Jiu'er, a 19-year-old girl, is simple, kind and intelligent, but is sold by her father to a leper as a daughter-in-law. After a series of ups and downs and tribulations, Jiu'er gradually grows into a woman with a distinct personality.

In terms of her emotions with Yu Zhanyao, she dares to love and hate without fear of bondage, and is brave enough to break through the feudal cage and pursue true love at all costs. At the critical moment of defending the country, she used her life to defend her homeland.

Because of a mule, Jiu'er's parents want to marry her to a leper who owns a brewery. While traveling in a sedan chair to get married, Jiu'er is intercepted by a bandit on the way. When Jiu'er's husband died, Jiu'er took over the wine shop.

Later, the Japanese army invades China. An old friend of Jiu'er's was killed by the Japanese, so Jiu'er wanted to take revenge on the Japanese, and she asked her workers to help. In order not to let the workers go hungry, Jiu'er brings a Chinese meal to treat everyone, and she is killed by the Japanese.

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. p>When Jiu'er's son was 9 years old, the Japs came to Qingsha Kou and burned and looted. Nine children moved out by the Japs killed Uncle Luo Han year brewed eighteen miles red for the fellows to drink, everyone fighting spirit to fight the devils.

Jiu'er went to reward Yu Zhan'ao and his men with a good meal, but was killed by a machine gun on a ghost army truck. Angrily, Yu Zhanao and his gang rushed towards the Japanese military vehicle holding fire cans and earth mines. After the dust clears, Yu Zhan'ao pulls his son's hand and struggles to the body of Jiu'er.

The movie portrays a group of ordinary Chinese people, such as "My Grandma", "My Grandpa" and Uncle Luohan, and glorifies their national spirit of daring to live, dare to die, dare to love and dare to hate, as well as reflecting on the history, character, psychology, culture and way of survival of the Chinese people. It also reflects on the history, character, psychology, culture and way of life of the Chinese nation.

The film's most distinctive feature is that it captures the boldness of the Chinese people, which is very different from the traditional mournful and heavy-handed style of Chinese mainland movies. Cinematographer Gu Changwei did an excellent job with the scenery and the use of color, and the scene where the hero and heroine have sex in the sorghum field has the rare beauty of "scenery and people together," making it a joy to watch

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