Remnants of Dreams Illuminate Mountains and Rivers

In the twenty-sixth year of the Republic of China, Peiping fell, the mountains and rivers were shattered, and the people of the country were like falling into hell. The grain merchant Liu Gan was imprisoned, but he had a hot dream on a cold night - in the dream, red flags were flying, there were tall buildings, the people were healthy, and there was no more bullying. The red flag with five gold stars became the only light in his despair. When I woke up from my dream, I was faced with the musty smell of the prison, the cruel smiles of the Japanese soldiers, and the numb eyes of my compatriots. He remembered the phrase in his dream, "Countless people sacrificed their lives for this country", so he clenched his fists: Even if he is trapped in the quagmire, even if the road ahead is dim, this breath must not be broken. With the faith given by his residual dream, he crawled out of the bloody prison and walked through the hail of bullets. He has seen the despair of defeated troops, listened to the cries of the common people, and met people who share the same ideal of saving the country - businessmen who have lost their wealth, students who have devoted their lives to the army, and soldiers who have fought bloody battles. They didn't understand the "future" in his words, but they were ignited by the light in his eyes. This is the story of an ordinary person carrying fragments of the "future" and looking for sparks in the darkness. He used the savvy of a grain shop owner to raise food, used the tenacity of survival in the market to evade pursuit, and used the belief in "equality" in his dream to unite everyone. He may not be a hero, but he must plant an incorruptible seed for the raising of the red flag in this trampled land. Because he believes that the light in dreams will eventually shine into reality; the broken mountains and rivers will eventually return to beauty.