Linjiang Old Stories

In the 14th year of the Republic of China, Linjiang County in central Hubei. Shen Hongyun, the shopkeeper of Shenjia Clothing Store, feeds the family with a piece of cloth. The eldest son Yanzhou joins the revolutionary torrent, the second son Yanqing takes up the family business, and the youngest daughter Wanmei moves from the boudoir to a new woman. Ah Qiao, the daughter of a dockworker, works as a helper at Buzhuang and is childhood sweethearts with Yanzhou, but she secretly falls in love with Yanqing in troubled times. The teacher Zhou Jingzhi guards the school, and his son Mingyuan admires the inkstone boat traveling far away. The three families lived next to each other. Amidst the gunfire of the Northern Expedition, the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, and the beacon fire across the river, their fates were crushed and put back together again and again. Some people held poles to face the bayonets, while others died calmly, leaving a lingering sound. No big shot's name was written into the history books, only the fireworks by the Qinghe River were blown away by the storm and rekindled at dawn. As humble as dust, at a certain moment, blood spattered five steps.