The protagonist Ye Qiufeng is the perspective character of this work. The whole book is narrated based on his hearing, seeing, and feeling. After Ye Qiufeng became a private teacher, he met three female teachers. One was Li Caifeng, whom he had liked since he was in junior high school, the other was Bai Lan, a female teacher from the city, and the last one was the outspoken Yu Suzhen. In his daily work, he and Bai Lan gradually got closer, but she eventually left him. Li Caifeng also fell in love with him, but ended up marrying a semi-literate man for family needs. Under the introduction of the matchmaker, he went on a blind date, but due to a misunderstanding on the part of the woman, there were twists and turns. Only three days later, he married Yu Suzhen, a woman he did not like, but they eventually divorced. Many years later, he accidentally met Bai Lan, whom he had always missed, but at this time she had changed her career to selling clothes. The work mainly tells the behind-the-scenes work and life of a group of rural teachers. The time span is from the 1980s to the present. It not only shows the characters of the times but also includes the changes in rural education. Although this work is also a campus novel, the content shown is the most authentic behind-the-scenes look of a rural teacher. You can see content that cannot be seen in other similar works with a novel perspective. It contains a large section about the growth process of young teachers, which is very suitable for young people to read; there are also many middle-aged teachers, and it is also very suitable for middle-aged readers; readers who like to read romance novels will not be disappointed either. This novel is a thoughtful and profound work.
Purpose: Looking back on the history of the development of education in the Republic, we should not forget those figures that are gradually drifting away.