At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the Otoda family in Qi County, Shanxi. Tian Yaozu (played by Hou Tianlai), who is addicted to gambling, actually lost all his family property and his wife Shuzhen (played by Wang Jing) when the Tian family held a weekly celebration for his son Tian Qing. Shuzhen was fortunate to be rescued by the revolutionary Xu Carpenter (played by Chu Zhibo) and saved herself from being raped. Carpenter Xu engaged in revolutionary activities on the one hand, and helped Shuzhen's mother and son to live a difficult life, which made Tian Qing determined to revive the family business since he was a child.