Master Qi, who is nearly 80 years old, is the oldest person in the whole hutong and a representative of four generations living under one roof. Son Qi Tianyou, in his fifties, was the shopkeeper of a cloth shop, and later committed suicide by throwing himself into the river because of the humiliation of the Japanese. Daughter-in-law, sick in bed all the year round; Sun Tzu Qi Ruixuan, middle school English teacher; Mei Yun, the eldest grandson's wife, is 28 years old and is in charge of housework. Qi Ruifeng, the second grandson, was an ordinary servant in middle school and later became the director of the Education Bureau. Forced by the situation, he was expelled as an unemployed person and finally killed by the Japanese. Agatha, the wife of the second grandson (later remarried to Lan Dongyang), finally became a prostitute in Tianjin and died miserably. Third grandson Qi Ruiquan, a student (later fled Beiping City to join the underground party); Great-grandson Xiao, son of Qi Ruixuan; Great-granddaughter Xiaozi, the daughter of Qi Ruixuan, died of gastrointestinal diseases on the day of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.