In the dusk in Chengcun, ten-year-old Cheng Ran lost her rattle and met Cheng Yan, a young man in a blue cloth coat who chanted "A little mole in cinnabar, a hundred times in the world" - at that time he was regarded as an anomaly with a "bad brain".
Ten years later, Cheng Ran returned to her hometown and ran into the arms of the grown-up Cheng Yan. She also met Cheng Pingle, who was clutching the soil and protecting her as before.
The old rattle beside the altar table was stained with incense ashes, and the cinnabar mole on Cheng Yan's forehead was still astonishingly bright. He took her to see the chains of "rules" locking her drawings, and also made her see Cheng Pingle squatting on the edge of the field to draw a crooked chessboard, just to accompany Xiao Man, who had a dream of painting but was suppressed by the "public examination".
When the smoke from the old house mixes with the sandalwood in her heart, and when the sound of rattles shatters the illusion, Cheng Ran understands: Hidden in the wind of her hometown is her true nature that has not been lost, and also the unspoken sincerity of everyone.
Intent: Use bonds and fantasy imagery to interpret the meaning of where the soul belongs, and make simple love great again