Qiuyue is the child of Liu Cui, the head of the brothel. Although her mother treats her very well, she is still cast aside by the people in Rougegou because of her special profession as a prostitute. She is a child without a father. Liu Cui tries her best to escape with Qiuyue, but the brothel's old madam She is always in trouble, and other young girls in the brothel are also struggling to survive. In that cannibalistic society, where officials are inactive and bandits are infested, Qiuyue seems to be a small candle running desperately towards the light in the dark night. Will she escape in the end, or will she be swallowed up?
Purpose: An elegy for women struggling to survive under the tragedy of the times