The end of the Han Dynasty is approaching, and there are still the last days of peace in Chenliu Township.
Cai Zhaoji (Cai Wenji), a talented lady from a noble family, stayed in a study to play music, and Liu Zhao, a young merchant, went to the market for business. The two families lived next to each other and studied together since they were young.
In Zhao Ji's life, her elegant family background was crushed by the troubled times, and amidst the chaos and displacement, only the boy she met when she was young remained stable in her heart.
On Liu Zhao's side, the order of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce made him stagger, but the world was broken, and he found his own way. But he couldn't let go of the neighbor's sister who was playing the piano in front of the pavilion that year.
The sound of the piano and the account books are powerless to reverse the torrent of history. They can only rely on each other's clear minds to contend with the involuntary flow of the times.
The book is pure and pure love throughout, with no bloody sadomasochism and no deliberate estrangement. It is narrated in parallel from two perspectives. On one side, it is the ups and downs of the noble character, and on the other side, it is the growth of the merchants in the market. On the thick background of the late Han Dynasty, it writes a two-way journey that never wavers year after year.
Intention: In troubled times, all life is like duckweed, but sincerity and sincerity can withstand the wind and frost of time. In the torrent of the times, we can't help ourselves. With the persistence of mortals and two-way redemption, we can achieve a perfection that will not be crushed by the troubled times.