During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Gesheng, a boy from Bozhou, lost his mother at birth. His father went out to make a living, encountered a fire, and his life and death were unknown. His stepmother, Zheng, did not observe the rules of women and cruelly abused Ge Sheng in childhood. After suffering many hardships, Ge Sheng met Cao Baili, a businessman in Bozhou. With the help of Cao Baili, Ge Youchang, a coppersmith in Datong Lane, adopted Ge Sheng. The Ge family has only one daughter, Tong'er, who has grown up with Ge Sheng's childhood sweetheart. Just when everyone thought that Ge Sheng would marry Tong'er and jointly provide for Ge Youchang and his wife, Ge Sheng met Hongshao, the daughter of Shanxi businessman Liao Hongshun.
Purpose: Through the short life of Ge Sheng, reveal the difficulties of life for the people at the bottom of the Qing Dynasty in the middle and late Qing Dynasty
