Half a Life in the Countryside, Half in the City

The fertile riverside fields his father had spent half his life reclaiming were the very foundation of survival for Li Sheng's family in Lijia'ao. But when his father suddenly fell gravely ill and their savings were drained, his uncle seized the opportunity to covet the fields and press them at every turn.

Young Li Sheng couldn't understand how cold and ruthless people could be. Only after shouldering the burden of making a living and wandering between the countryside and the city did he finally realize:

The petty feuds and quarrels of one village after another came together to form the turbulent, arduous life story of ordinary people at the bottom of society!