"Little Feet in Mountains and Rivers" is set against the backdrop of a century of turmoil from the Republic of China to the end of the century, and tells the story of the ups and downs of Wang Xiuyun's life, a daughter of a wealthy family. She was born into a wealthy royal family, but was forced to have her feet bound at the age of seven. She experienced family destruction, exile, and was sold as a maid, experiencing all the hardships of the lower class. Later, she married Li Tiezhu, a loyal blacksmith. Although she was poor, she was blessed with a lifetime of tenderness.
She experienced war, rape, land reform, famine and the Cultural Revolution. She was accused of being a "landlord's family" and suffered humiliation. She raised her children alone and waited for her husband to be reunited for many years. After her husband passed away, she stayed in her old home and spent her old age peacefully, surviving all the hardships with perseverance.
Xiuyun has been trapped by the times throughout her life, from a well-dressed young lady to a duckweed in troubled times. She lives to the age of ninety with forbearance and kindness, witnessing the changes in her family and country and the warmth and warmth of the world. The novel uses small feet as marks and fate as clues to describe the struggle, suffering and perseverance of women in the old era, and to describe the joys and sorrows and dignity of ordinary people in the great era.
