In 1929 AD, the 18th year of the Republic of China, a severe drought that had never happened in a century occurred in the northwest. Some people say that this drought is rare in three hundred years. This severe drought has brought an unprecedented New Year's famine to the people of northwest China. As an orphan of the Tong family, Tong Lushu came to the house of her maternal grandfather Jin Weili in Beiping Mansion. Her uncle had moved across the sea, and her uncle was the only one left in the family. Her grandmother had passed away, and the current head of the household was the Chang family that her grandfather remarried. His youngest son, Jin Ke, was an outstanding graduate of the Ivy League school and had been unwilling to participate in family affairs. Now the eldest brother Jin Qiong, who is a concubine, acts as the agent for family affairs. Jin Ke and Tong Lushu warmed each other and had a good impression of each other during the 360 days of fierce confrontation. But compared to the twists and turns of love, blood ties are a shackles that two people cannot break away from. After the July 7th Incident, everyone separated, and when they meet again, things have changed and people have changed.
Time: In the 18th year of the Republic of China, there was a severe drought in the northwest
Location: Shanxi, Peking, Hong Kong
Characters: Tong Yiyun, Tong Jinshi, Jin Weili, Jin Changshi (Chang Wanping), eldest uncle Jin Hu, eldest aunt, Jin Lishi (Li Lin) second uncle Jin Lian, second aunt Jin Hongshi (Hong Caijuan), third uncle Jinhuan and third aunt Jin Zhaoshi (Zhao Yingzi), fourth uncle Jin Ke (the illegitimate son of Chang and his uncle), Jin Ke's fiancée Dong Weina
Characteristics: Grandfather, wily and scheming; Jin Ke, from the proud son of the emperor to a double agent.
Main events: revenge, love, war between home and country.
Difficulty: The Anti-Japanese War.
Meaning: Woman breaks through the shackles of the cage
Result: Freshman
The first point of interest: the inside story of the old society revealed for the first time in the novel
The second point of interest: the so-called "wisdom of life" expounded by women in the old society in the novel
Intention: Women break through the shackles and cages