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With Southern Hubei as the background, this book panoramicly presents the evolution of China's rural "land" policy and the ups and downs of farmers from the eve of "Land Reform" to the present. It depicts the struggling soul on the land. Take Bengke Ridge as the background and farmers as the perspective. It outlines a panoramic view of the historical changes in rural areas in New China. It uses the first person perspective to show the misfortunes of farming experts and long-term workers of Xu Land at various critical periods in the historical process, as well as the difficult journey of survival and development. The protagonist treats historical grievances with great tolerance and lives tenaciously through hardships, demonstrating his ability to withstand suffering and his tenacious vitality. At the same time, he reflects the farmers' desire and helplessness for land autonomy. The novel combines the political situation with pictures of customs and sentiments, and interprets the changes of the times through the fate of the characters. It has both a sense of historical depth and a strong sense of reality. The novel outlines the changes in the history of our nation with the story of the "land" of Bengkeling, making it a microcosm expression of the fate of Chinese farmers. The novel uses a realistic style to grasp the rhythm of contemporary rural changes. Through the tortuous and tragic story of the separation and reunion of farmers and the land, the novel reveals an unbreakable truth: treat the land well, cherish the land, and let farmers truly own the land.

This book is composed of two works: "Dangui" and "Land". "Dangui" describes the thrilling and tortuous life experience of the protagonist Liu Dangui, showing the psychological process of people's ideological struggle, confusion and resistance in today's cities and villages in the transition period between the old and the new. The author takes Guihuaping, his hometown of Liujiaqiao, as a literary landmark, and uses traditional realism artistic techniques to depict typical characters in typical environments. He focuses on describing Dangui, who was forced into the city to survive by the bad luck of life, and then returned to her hometown to start a business and build a new female image in her hometown after many setbacks. "Land" takes southern Hubei as the background and panoramicly shows the evolution of China's rural "land" policy and the ups and downs of farmers from the eve of "land reform" to the present. It depicts the struggling soul on the land. Take Bengke Ridge as the background and farmers as the perspective. It outlines a panoramic view of the historical changes in rural areas in New China. It uses the first person perspective to show the misfortunes of farming experts and long-term workers of Xu Land at various critical periods in the historical process, as well as the difficult journey of survival and development. The protagonist treats historical grievances with great tolerance and lives tenaciously through hardships, demonstrating his ability to withstand suffering and his tenacious vitality. At the same time, he reflects the farmers' desire and helplessness for land autonomy.

Shaojiping is located in the deep folds of the Mufu Mountains. Climbing up from the foot of the mountain, after walking up the 299 winding steps, you arrive at a Shau Kei-shaped platform, so it is called Shao Kei Ping. After the first lunar month, all the people who went out to work in the village left. The young people did not want to tinker in the fields, but only wanted to go out and work hard to earn cash. Spring Dog didn't leave, he couldn't leave. It has been four years since my father passed away in a car accident. Once my father passed away, the family's life became bleak. Chungou dropped out of high school and returned home before graduating from high school, and failed to take the college entrance examination. His mother, Zaoyu, is blind again. Her younger sister, Erya, is studying in high school in the county town, and there is no one to take care of her. His mother asked his sister to go home and stop studying, saying that she would fight ghosts by reading so many books. Chun Gou insisted on letting her study, saying that he had no chance to go to college, and would let her continue studying as long as Erya could get into college. Zaoyu said nothing anymore.

As the days cross the threshold of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the new year begins. Occasionally, two or three firecrackers are heard in the village, bringing some life to the cold countryside. It's a rare sunny day. The sun shines on the snow, and the sky and earth are dazzlingly white. Farmers in the twelfth lunar month are not idle. Men have to take care of farm tools that have been used for a year, such as plows, harrows, and hoes. They need to repair what needs to be repaired, mend what needs to be mended, and quench what needs to be quenched. Women are busy washing quilts, drying cotton wool, and beating dust. Three old women were washing clothes at the laundry port under the ancient covered bridge in front of the village. Niu Yuejin's mother-in-law, Cao Guilan, beat the quilt with a mallet, then shook it out and rinsed it in the river. Wave after wave of water spread to the other side of the river, shaking the water plants. At this time, Wen Xiangzi walked down the steps and shouted: "Aunt Guilan, Sister Danli, and Aunt Jintao, you are all here. The village chief's father is celebrating his seventieth birthday and he is here to pick you up. This is an invitation."

By describing the thrilling and tortuous life experience of the protagonist Liu Dangui, the novel shows the psychological process of people's ideological struggle, confusion, and resistance in today's cities and villages in the transition period between the old and the new. The author takes Guihuaping, his hometown of Liujiaqiao, as a literary landmark, and uses traditional realism artistic techniques to depict typical characters in typical environments. He focuses on describing Dangui, who was forced into the city to survive by the bad luck of life, and then returned to her hometown to start a business and build a new female image in her hometown after many setbacks.

This book is a summary of the author's many years of rural life. It is a history of the emotional flow and changes of farmers. It is a group portrait of simple, kind, hard-working and capable farmers in southern Hubei. It shows the perseverance and tenacity of the bottom farmers in struggling in difficulties, fighting against the current, and fighting against fate. The author restores the true state of rural life in a calm and plain way, writes the characters in light ink, and attempts to express the author's strong humanistic care for the bottom farmers by describing both their real life and spiritual life.