The Li family has gone through hundreds of years from common people to rich families, from ordinary people to officials, and has experienced many changes, vicissitudes, and ups and downs. No matter in good times or bad, our ancestors have always been kind-hearted and honest. My great-grandfather was devoted to public service, his grandfather was an honest official, and my uncle was diligent and loved the people and wrote numerous books...
Qiu Yun, an eighteen-year-old poor girl, married into the Li family. Her husband's ex-wife left behind five children. Qiuyun treats her stepchildren as if they were her own and loves them deeply. She has gone through many hardships and had a miserable fate. She was young and widowed. After experiencing the cruel struggles of political movements, her nature of charity, tolerance and kindness has not changed. Many of her descendants have worked hard to become talented.
Each chapter in the book is a touching and tear-jerking story that reveals great feelings, life philosophy, and historical trajectory through family ethics, the harshness of the world, and ordinary trivial matters.