In the past sixty years, food and money were precious, and the days were so long that people could hardly breathe.
The orphan Jiang Ruoyi has nothing in her hands, so recruiting workers in state-owned factories is her only hope for survival.
The unemployed young man has to do street labor in shifts, and she divides her duties into bookkeeping and running errands, all she wants is a good word on her file.
But being able to keep oneself to himself only made others jealous. There were constant gossips in the alley, stumbling upon her at every turn, both overtly and covertly.
She didn't make any fuss, swallowed her grievances back into her stomach, and lit up a lamp to study questions when she was hungry.
I met Gu Chuan by chance. He was a man of few words and an honest nature. He was willing to give her a hand during the years of hunger and cold.
No space, no adventure.
Rumors, written examinations, and political review are all one after another.
She could only rely on her own hands to earn a stable meal and find a solid love in the famine years.
Purpose: In the barren and turbulent 1960s, ordinary people did not rely on the halo of adventure, but fought against suffering and criticism with their sincerity and hard work. The male and female protagonists stand on their own, without attachment or redemption. They keep their conscience and innocence in the tide of the times, and gain career and two-way equal love.