In the late winter of the 14th year of the Republic of China, outside the "Yimei Hall" in Yandai Xiejie, Peking, there was a heavy snowstorm. Five-year-old Jiang Yiyi was pushed into this second-class brothel by her biological father as a gambling debt. All the women in the hall were like duckweeds in troubled times, but they saw unbroken hope in this young girl - they hid it from their elders.
The bustard taught her how to read, and gave her the ability to read people's hearts. In exchange for a collective petition, she shaved her head and dressed in men's clothing, assumed the pseudonym "Ayi", and avoided the world of work as a handyman.
Ten years passed in the rouge mist and the fragrance of tea soup. Ayi, who was dressed in men's clothing, was forced to flee Yimeitang due to a provocation by officers and soldiers, and has since been involved in the torrent of turmoil in his family and country...
Intention: The status of "prostitute" in Yimeitang is a shackle imposed by troubled times, but it cannot trap the women's sincerity. They taught A Yi not only the skills of survival, but also the belief of "protecting oneself and protecting others"; they used their weak bodies to run for their home and country in the sensual field, letting the word "fengchen" fade away from the humiliation, and be dyed with the heavy background of sacrificing one's body to the country.