At the beginning of the 20th century, there was Bailuyuan in Zishui County, Weihe Plain, where a group of ordinary but extraordinary people lived. The Bailu family merged into a village, and they were interdependent and had a delicate relationship. The young boss Bai Jiaxuan (played by Zhang Jiayi) and Lu Zilin (played by He Bing) secretly compete for the position of the patriarch. Jiaxuan married Xiancao (played by Qin Hailu) who had fled and gave birth to three children, Xiaowen, Xiaowu and Bai Ling. Lu Zilin likes to follow evil ways and wants to make his two sons Zhaopeng and Zhaohai Guangzong proud of their ancestors. Born in troubled times, the king's flag changed on the city wall. But no matter who is an official, there will always be people at the bottom of the society. Bai Jiaxuan resisted the pressure from all parties and became a strong and strong figure in Bailuyuan. But when the children grow up, they each have their own ideas. Zhaopeng (played by Lei Jiayin), who refused an arranged marriage, joined the Communist Party, and his younger brother became an officer in the national army. Bai Ling followed Zhaopeng and joined the party. Xiaowen was bent on pleasing his father, but gradually deviated from the right path. The picture scroll of half a century shows the life of all living beings in China's troubled times... This film is adapted from the novel of the same name by the late writer Chen Zhongshi.
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