The 1970s | Frail educated youth | Pocket dimension | Period life | Everyday family drama
The moment Lin Qiuhe opens her eyes, she finds herself reborn in the autumn of 1977.
Her predecessor was a frail, soft-spoken educated youth who had only just been sent to the countryside in Hongliugou. Barely able to look after herself, she was pushed into the small courtyard of the Han family as soon as she arrived.
The three Han brothers are not easy to get along with.
The eldest, Han Weidong, is quiet and steady, always taking stock of the situation before acting.
The second, Han Weimin, is refined and good with figures. His tongue is sharp, but he knows exactly what he's doing.
The youngest, Han Weiguo, is silent and capable, quick at any job, and fiercely protective of his family.
At first, they think Lin Qiuhe is nothing but trouble.
But in time, they realize that beneath her delicate appearance, she is more clear-eyed than anyone.
She knows how to make a household run, keep the kitchen in order, and stretch their food supplies. Even in the hardest times, she grits her teeth and carries on.
A bowl of hot porridge, a handful of dried greens, a drafty little courtyard.
Little by little, Lin Qiuhe builds a life for herself and finds her footing in Hongliugou.
In this life, she doesn't ask for wealth or status.
She only wants to stop being controlled and assigned wherever others please.
She will make her own way in this windblown decade of the 1970s, carving out a path she can walk in peace.
