A young woman becomes the fourth wife of a wealthy lord, and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household.
Guan Jian wants to report the murder of his father who died 10 years ago. The alleged murderer whom Guan Jian accuses of the crime is his own mother.
Struggle for leadership of the Dongshanwu Cooperative.
Orphan Xiao Song is wounded in the Japanese attack that kills his parents and after recovering he joins the army and becomes an excellent soldier.
Counter-revolutionaries oppose Gao Daquan and the progressive production cooperative union efforts at improving flood control.