Mountain Village Sisters

In 1963, there was a village called Haitangyu in the deep ravine in the outer suburbs of Beijing. There was a farmer in the village who had two daughters. The eldest daughter was named Jin Yan, and the second daughter was named Jin Ling. They were both middle school graduates. Jin Yan works as a primary school teacher in the city. One day, she returned to the village on vacation and saw great changes in the village. The members of the commune were investing in vigorous agricultural production and construction with great enthusiasm. She was so excited that she started working with everyone without even returning home. She remembered the call of the party and the country and the people's expectations for young people, so she decided to apply to return to her hometown and participate in agricultural production and labor. The younger sister Jin Ling grew up under the pampering of her mother. She was influenced by the bourgeois ideas of her rich peasant cousin Qian, who was afraid of labor and coveted enjoyment. She disliked the life in the mountains, so Qian took the opportunity to find her husband's family in Mafang Village in the plain area and got married. After Jin Ling married into Majiafang, Fucun Village, everything was not as easy as she thought. The members of Mafang also have to work hard to get a good harvest. Her husband, Zhao Mingli, was a confused young man. Rich farmer Qian asked him to give Jin Ling a betrothal gift, so he borrowed a lot of debt to buy the betrothal gift and send it back. In order to pay off his debt, he listened to Qian's advice and sold grain. As a result, he was criticized by the village leaders and members.