This is a novel that contrasts rural realism, urban struggle, and human nature.
My name is Wu Sanyi, my cousin. As the name suggests, I abide by Sanyi, rules, bottom line, and craftsmanship. Born in a poor country, he talks little, has a steady hand, is attentive, and accepts death. He was said to be "dumb, rigid, and incapable of getting things done" since he was a child, but he has a set of hard skills that no one else can match - he understands mechanics and repairs, and later became deeply involved in medical devices/precision equipment. He has top-notch skills and a very upright person. "The best" is expressed as: the best is reliable, the best is true, and the best is true.
The cousin, Heifeng, has dark skin, wild temper, quick wit, and courage. He has been the devil in the village since he was a child. He is sweet-tongued, knows how to cheat, dares to intrude and dares to cheat, he does not recognize the rules but only cares about money, and believes in "supporting the bold to death and starving to death the timid". Along the way, he started working in construction sites and doing business, and now he has wandered into gray areas, exploiting loopholes to make quick money. His "best": the best shrewdness, the best speculation, the best unscrupulous means.
We are in the same village but separated by a wall. We grew up together and walked out of the mountains together, but our lives have gone to two extremes.
