A cannon is fired on Lugou Bridge in 1937, kicking off the all-out Sino-Japanese War, and disrupting the peaceful life in “Little Sheep Fold” Hutong, Beiping. In troubled times, industrious and honest average citizens have their lives getting worse and worse. Some of the people are a rickshaw boy CUI, amateur opera performers WEN and his wife, warm-hearted Mr. LI, CHENG Changshun, who has his grandmother as his only relative….They are different from one another in experiences, but they all are deprived of their most basic dignity and hope.
Poet QIAN Moyin, who is indifferent to fame and wealth and lives in harmony with the rest of the world, becomes homeless with all his family members killed in the war. However, this intellectual throws away his cowardice and laziness and becomes a courageous fighter.
In contrast, some opportunists choose to scramble for power and profit in those turbulent days. GUAN Xiaohe and her husband Dachibao are an example. They lead a prosperous life, which is, however, not recognized by the rest members of the GUAN family.
The QI Family is the most honest and even-tempered family in “Little Sheep Fold” Hutong. Faced with turmoil, members of the QI Family take different stands. Mr. QI’s third grandson Ruiquan has gone out to battle and there is no news of him; second grandson Ruifeng finds a cushy job in the government at the instigation of his wife; eldest grandson Ruixuan is a middle school English teacher, who is anguished at not being able to “fulfill his filial duty” and “pledge loyalty to the country”. When struggling mentally, he and his wife Yunmei work to support the whole family. Can Mr. QI hold on to his dream of having four generations live under one roof and celebrate his 80th birthday? That’s what he is most concerned about in his last days.
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