In the early Tang Dynasty, Dingding was settled, Longyou was still in peace, and the deserted plateau outside Jingzhou City was full of yellow sand. Ordinary farmers just wanted to find food and clothing in the wind and sand. However, the Liu family was hit hard by fate one after another: the locust plague devoured all the autumn grains, the old father passed away due to worries, the eldest brother fell into a woodcutter and became disabled, and the second brother joined the army with a sword to pay off the family debt. Twelve-year-old Liu Yaoqing, a naughty child, lost all his childishness when his home fell into decay, and he shouldered the family's livelihood on his thin shoulders.
He was an ignorant boy who picked up baskets in the market, and gradually became a Longyuan businessman who traveled through the sand and thickets. He always adhered to his original intention of "establishing oneself with integrity" and firmly took root in the dangerous business road. When his career was just beginning, he met Shen Qingyuan, the third lady in charge of the civil service department in Xi'an. A businessman from a poor family and a daughter-in-law, whose family backgrounds are so different, meet tit-for-tat for the first time, and are sternly opposed by the Shen family. However, this cross-class bond develops feelings for each other in the stumbling blocks, and they stick to each other amidst the traps of traitors and the tribulations of the world.
The military report that the second brother was killed in battle once brought the shaky Liu family to the point of collapse. Unexpectedly, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a veteran with a broken arm knocked on the courtyard door, and it turned out to be the second brother Yaozong who had returned home after escaping death. This unexpected reunion was a gift from fate and an unknown test. The return of the second brother also brought new variables to the Liu family's life.
The yellow sand in Longyuan hides the hardships of survival of the people at the bottom, and also witnesses the growth and transformation of young people, the life and death of family ties, and the touching emotion of the blending of windy sand and the fragrance of books. Those questions buried in the years and the perseverance hidden in the fireworks will eventually be revealed one by one in the long years of the Liu family's journey from bitter cold to prosperity.
Lin Rancheng
