At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, a wealthy family once enjoyed all the glory in the world. The girl was fifteen years old, dressed in a phoenix crown and harem, and carried a forty-eight dowry and ten miles of red makeup, witnessing the family's most prosperous splendor. Things in the world are unpredictable, prosperity is gone in an instant, family status is gradually declining, and the wealth of the past is no longer there. The tribesmen can only make a living by telling stories and survive the vicissitudes of time in the fireworks of poverty.
Mountains and rivers are in turmoil, and wars are raging everywhere. In troubled times, ambitious men stepped forward to join the army, shouldering the heavy responsibility of sitting at Hulao Pass and leading troops to defend against the enemy. There was a huge disparity between the enemy's and our equipment. We had only 407 casualties, but we were able to defeat the powerful enemy and annihilate more than 2,500 Japanese invaders, creating a legendary chapter in the history of the Anti-Japanese War in which the weak defeated the strong.
This book tells the story of a century-old family's ups and downs, from marrying into a wealthy family to being poor in the marketplace, and then serving the country on the battlefield in troubled times. It describes the ups and downs of the times and the joys and sorrows of the world.
