Everyone in Liushugou knows that He Erlaizi is the most unpromising bachelor in the village - he works hard to fish, is lazy and poor, and is so poor that even a mouse comes into the house and leaves crying.
Qin He also knew.
But she also knew something else: the iron box in his kang hole contained enough money to buy half the village.
The poorest person in the village is actually the richest, and the weakest person in the village is actually the greediest.
She stole his money and he blocked her way.
She bought medicine and wanted to tie him up, but he thought she was going to run away with someone.
One couldn't speak, and the other couldn't hear the explanation.
An iron box, a package of herbs, a disturbed marriage——
In the late autumn of 1978, the biggest secret in Liushugou was that two people, looked down upon by the whole village, were secretly planning their whole lives.