After the founding of New China, many young people actively responded to the national call and devoted themselves to national construction.He Changsheng and his wife Liu Meixin are one of them. They resolutely left their hometown in Jiangdu, Yangzhou, went to Huainan, Anhui to settle down, and finally took root on the bank of the Huai River.After three years of difficult times, the He family finally ushered in the moment of reunion. The old lady He Wen and his eldest granddaughter He Jiali came to meet on a boat.

In 1962, Tianjia'an Wharf was crowded and lively.There were endless pedestrians, either rushing to the road or stopping to watch.However, among the bustling crowd, He Changsheng was never seen.It turned out that he wanted to come to pick up the station, but his wife Liu Meixin suddenly failed to get married.Fortunately, the little girl from the neighbor's house led by Zhang Qiufang, the grandparents and grandchildren were able to arrive at the health care hospital smoothly.

During this reunion, He Jiali met her father who was both familiar and slightly unfamiliar, and her second sister He Jiawen, who was completely unfamiliar.He Changsheng was deeply influenced by traditional patriarchal ideas and had always longed for a son to pass on the incense.In addition to the prediction of coworker Zhu Deqi, he had high hopes for his third child.However, fate is a big deal, and the final one is still a daughter.

Da Lao Tang, who had always had a rift with He Changsheng, was even more gloating when he saw this and mocked him in the factory.However, He Jiali's performance in the new school is eye-catching. She showed a set of military fists in the classroom, which attracted Tang Weimin's attention.After school, Tang Weimin gathered a group of little boys to find trouble, but was easily subdued by He Jiali.

In that era of material scarcity, there were very few people who could afford to eat meat.He Wen felt sorry for his daughter-in-law who had just given birth, so she specially boiled pork residue to reward her.Unexpectedly, this rare delicacy was stolen by He Jiali.Faced with her parents' blame, He Jiali felt wronged, but He Wen's patient teaching made her suddenly enlightened.

Soon, Tang Pozi brought Tang Weimin to make a big fuss because his son was pushed by He Jiali.She cursed in the yard, not forgiven.He Jiali argued with reason, but her father just wanted to settle things.In order to calm the situation, the family had to take out precious lard and give it to the Tang family.This is undoubtedly a worse injury for families who are not well-off.

In order to improve the food, He Wenshi took He Jiali to dig wild vegetables and pancakes to satisfy her hunger.He Changsheng knew very well that this was not a solution, so he handed his fur coat to Boss Zhu to exchange for the meat ticket.Boss Zhu generously helped him and gave He Changsheng the only pound of meat tickets he had left to emergency.

After taking over the task of changing meat, He Jiali suffered repeated setbacks due to the scarcity of pork.After Tang Pozi played a rogue again and successfully switched meat, He Jiali had to settle for the second best and bought a pig tail and went home.Seeing this, He Changsheng couldn't help but sigh that his daughter was not as good as his son. This heartless statement deeply hurt He Jiali's heart.She went to ask Tao Pozi for an explanation in anger, but returned in vain.

In order to prove that he is no worse than a boy, He Jiali found out that he wanted to protect the whole family.Her sensibility touched He Changsheng deeply, and he led her to Boss Zhu to eat sausages as a reward.That night, the father and daughter returned with a lot of loads, and He Wen was also very pleased when he learned about He Jiali's deeds.

Time flies in the blink of an eye and it is early 1965. In order to satisfy his family's cravings, He Jiali went to the river to catch fish early in the morning.It happened to be that Tang Weimin came to help, and the two caught two turtles and divided them into one.However, good things have gone through, and Tang Weimin's younger brother was accidentally bitten by a turtle and led to Tang Pozi making a big fuss.