In the autumn of the twelfth year of Yongchang, when Shen Yunshu and his young nephew collapsed on the way to escape from the desert, they thought this was the end.
The big locust tree at the entrance of the village had seen too many refugees come and go, but Chen Shouzhuo was the first one to stand up and say, "Let her stay." This taciturn farmer could not even speak a complete sentence, but he fixed her leaky roof, took her up the mountain to get medicine, and taught her to take root in Chenjia Village.
The day begins with a Codonopsis pilosula, an old pot, and a bowl of brown rice porridge.
Some people in the village help, some watch the fun, and some make sarcastic remarks. Sister-in-law Zhou is sharp-tongued, Chun Xing is enthusiastic and hearty, Mr. Chen is hard-spoken and soft-hearted, and even those women in the village who like to gossip are won over step by step by Shen Yunshu. An orphan girl who escaped from famine, a farmer who worked quietly, and a group of villagers with their own thoughts slowly grew up in this land.
From digging medicine and going to the market to clearing wasteland and farming, from raising chickens and ducks to building a house and buying fields, the two people made their hard life a sweet one and turned a dilapidated house into a family. But the good days had just begun, and a sudden disaster came to the door——
People in the village said that this girl Shen Yunshu looked tougher than anyone else when Wenwen was really in danger.
This is a story about loss and gain, wandering and taking root. A home built brick by brick, days saved minute by minute, and two hearts slowly getting closer from being strangers to being together. There is hope that grows in the soil, and there is also human love that comes from the fireworks.
Beautiful and worth recommending.