During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Jiang family, a wealthy silk merchant in Qiantang County, had a well-known "prodigal son" Jiang Hui. Jiang Hui was stubborn and conceited, soft-hearted and hard-spoken. He liked to act on his own initiative, but he was eager to prove himself and wanted to go on a business trip to the Western Regions.
Shen Dun is the only daughter of the Shen family, a tea merchant. She is thoughtful but slow to respond, proficient in arithmetic, conservative in thought but simple in heart. Her father has been betrothed to Jiang Hui as his wife since she was born because of his good relationship with the Jiang family.
In order to get rid of the label of "prodigal son", Jiang Hui began to oppose all his father's "arrangements" and breaking off the engagement was the first thing he had to do.
By chance, Jiang Hui failed to break off the engagement. Instead, he had to take the "crybaby" of the Shen family with him on the business trip. Jiang Hui put his forehead on his hands and sighed...
In this way, Jiang Hui and Shen Dun took the Jiang family's caravan all the way north and west. On the way, they met Danzhu, an exotic beauty with a complicated life experience, Song Qiaosheng, a timid and superstitious but proficient in local languages, and Zhao Mingxuan, a "child of others" who suppressed Jiang Hui in various fields...
Several people grow up together, from immature to mature, from conservative to pioneering. In the hardships and dangers again and again, the young people understand the meaning of love and being loved, explore the true meaning of love and friendship, and reap the fruits of bravery and perseverance.
The brightly lit prosperous age of Chang'an, the endless yellow sand of the desert, the sweet golden bells on the girls' feet, the gorgeous scenery of the Western Regions, the fantastic and grotesque border legends, deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes... All together create the fantasy dreams of young people.
Purpose: growth, inspiration, emotion, business