In the 1980s and 1990s, life in an ordinary mountain village began with the little everyday squabbles between a few families.
Father and son, mother and child, brothers and sisters, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, sisters-in-law: how should they get along, and what choices should they make?
“Hah, hahaha, hahahaha…”
Li Cuifeng’s laughter grew more and more frenzied.
“Oh dear, has Feng’er gone mad?”
“She was beaten in front of so many people. How can she ever live in the village again?”
“Exactly! Wang Chunhai is such a bastard, hitting her just like that.”
“Poor Feng’er.”
“I’m telling you, she had it coming. What kind of age is this? If they can’t live together, they can get divorced. It’s not against the law.”
“How can she get divorced? She can’t even have children. Who would want her after that?”
“She can’t just put up with this, can she? She’s got most of her life ahead of her. How is she supposed to live?”
“How pitiful…”
“Sigh…”