Xizhou Fengyunlu

In 1966, in the ancient town of Xizhou deep in the mountains, seventeen-year-old Lin Yan lived with his frail and sick mother since he was a child. His father died young and the family had no supporter, so he could only live with tolerance. Zhao Qiang, a gangster in the town, has been making things difficult for him all year round, robbing him of the rations he saved for his mother, and resorting to punching and kicking, while others look on with cold eyes and no one is willing to help. Lin Yan was tired of working the land day after day and being tired of studying. He was unwilling to be trapped in this foggy town. As the New Year is approaching, my cousin Zhou Ye, who has been living outside the town for many years and has gained some respect, returns to his hometown. When he sees that he is covered in scars, and after listening to his aunt crying about many years of grievances, he immediately decides to take his cousin out of the town and seek life elsewhere. On the one hand, he faced the hard life of guarding his homeland and being trampled upon by others all his life, and on the other hand, he saw the way forward that his cousin could earn respectability and no longer be bullied. Lin Yan, who was rebellious and full of aggrievedness, resolutely chose to follow his cousin on the road to other places. From then on, he stepped into a completely unfamiliar world, and learned step by step to live with dignity.