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Literature always has to pass the double test of the people and the long river of time. The temporary noise and scenery cannot prove the real value and cannot explain any problems. I firmly believe that after ten years and one hundred years, looking back, the dust of the twentieth century has settled and the hustle and bustle has dissipated. Many of the people who are now famous for their time will disappear with the wind and disappear, but Zhou Keqin, this majestic tree, will still stand in the wasteland of history.

The novel is set in the social life of a remote rural area in Sichuan in the winter of 1979. Through the life stories of the old farmer Xu Mao and his daughters, the novel truly records the catastrophic damage caused to agricultural production and the severe mental trauma caused by the "Cultural Revolution" to the farmers. It profoundly reflects the changing social outlook of the late 1970s and foreshadows the bright and beautiful prospects that will emerge after the turmoil ends. The novel won the first Mao Dun Literature Award.

"Xu Mao and His Daughters" describes the fate of Xu Mao's family, a farmer in Huluba, a remote mountain village in Sichuan. It reviews the twists and turns of rural life since cooperatization and reflects the contest between the masses and the "Gang of Four" in the late period of the "Cultural Revolution". In 1975, the "Fourth National People's Congress" was held, Comrade Deng Xiaoping presided over the work, and good news of rectification came from all fronts.

The novel is set in the social life of a remote rural area in Sichuan in the winter of 1979. Through the life stories of the old farmer Xu Mao and his daughters, it profoundly reflects the changing social landscape of the late 1970s and foreshadows the bright and beautiful prospects that will emerge after the turmoil ends. The novel won the Mao Dun Literature Award.