Heroine

During the Xianfeng period, the mountains and rivers were in turmoil. Su Nianjin, an official daughter who was accused of being an imperial prisoner, kept her name hidden and struggled to survive in the desperate situation of the Wuxi rice merchant Shen family; while Lu Hanjiang, a grassroots tycoon who had experienced the harshness of the world, was burdened with a blood feud and was waiting for an opportunity in the mud. A bag of rice brings out the grievances that last for two generations; a rice warehouse witnesses the turmoil of Wuxi's business world. This book takes the Taiping Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty as the background and revolves around the rise and fall of the Shen family, a giant in the rice industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and depicts a magnificent picture of troubled times. As a woman, Su Nianjin relied on her extraordinary wisdom and courage to deal with internal strife in the family, business wars, and official intrigues. She grew from a dependent concubine to a leading female figure in charge of the industry. Lu Hanjiang started from the bottom of being a mermaid, tempered in the fire of revenge and protection, gradually uncovered the mystery of his life experience, and embarked on the road of heroism. The two knew and cherished each other amidst conspiracies and wars, but they were struggling due to the disparity in status and the tide of the times. Family feuds, shopping mall games, gang fights, political and military struggles... Are intertwined at all levels. When the Taiping Army's war broke out in Wuxi, the old order collapsed, new forces emerged, and all the characters were involved in the whirlpool of fate. "How many decades does life have? The most important thing is to live happily!" In this turbulent era, they used rice as a guide, wisdom as a blade, and love as a boat, and together they wrote a legend about survival, dignity, love and redemption. This is not only the history of the rise and fall of a family, but also a generous tragic song of sticking to one's heart and moving forward in troubled times.