? Introduction to the work: In Xiba Village, northern Guizhou, the spirited girl Xia Zhihua and the silent young man Yong Hao develop a secret love amidst the smoke-curing in the terraces and the fireworks in the wooden buildings. Faced with the pressure of betrothal gifts, the temptation of the city and the changes in the countryside, they used their ingenuity in weaving bamboo baskets and their skills in making tofu wine to protect their love. When plastic surgery is chasing urban fashion and Jian Bing is swinging back and forth, Xia Zhihua and Yong Yonghao plant the legend of Gu Yanhua into the fields amid the sound of chopping bamboo and the tune of folk songs - it is the local philosophy of "guarding the land and caring about face", and a simple promise not to be tainted by glitz. When the smoke rises from the kitchen, their love takes root in the mountains and fields like crisp red plums, turning into sweet memories in the busy farming seasons.
Purpose: to interpret the simplicity and perseverance of rural love and to show the life bond between land and people.