The struggle of little people to survive in troubled times. There is no golden finger. It is the story of a girl's escape and growth. It is a look at the common people in troubled times from the perspective of the heroine.
The story is set against the background of the troubled times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The heroine Chen Aping witnessed her parents being used as food rations, while her brother disappeared. In order to find her only relative in the world, she experienced hunger, military disasters, separation and death, and lost her relatives, lovers and companions. Along the way, she saw the dangers and brilliance of human nature, struggled to find the glimmer of survival in despair, and finally moved from the Central Plains to the relatively stable Houshu, where she established her own business.
Although troubled times are never chosen by the people, it is your own decision to live! Even if the world is not peaceful, Chen Aping will earn peace for himself!