A small sweet-scented osmanthus street maintains the livelihood of so many people, including those who collect second-hand goods, some who open small supermarkets, some who open laundries, some who open small restaurants, some who open foot bath shops, and some who publish small advertisements... The author uses compassionate feelings and delicate brushwork to vividly describe It depicts the living conditions of the low-level people in contemporary urban life, shows their struggles and tenderness in the torrent of the times, and constructs a microscopic ukiyo-e of urban life. It is nothing short of a masterpiece of contemporary realism and can be called the contemporary continuation of Yu Hua's "To Live".
Purpose: Using the streets and streets as a mirror, we can see the glimmer of humanity and the resilience of life blooming in the cracks of existence of the lower class groups in the torrent of the times, and write a song dedicated to the dignity of the small people at the bottom in the process of modernization.