The Emotion of Erhai Lake

Wanghaizhuang is a small fishing village by Erhai Lake. In recent years, it has become wealthier, with every household building new homes and purchasing furniture. As a result, the village chief invited a young carpenter named Zhao Mutao from Jianchuan. Unbeknownst to anyone, Mutao's arrival would stir up a storm in Wanghaizhuang. Zhao Mutao is a gentle, optimistic, and humorous young man with excellent skills. He quickly crafted a three-stringed lute overnight, winning the admiration of the entire village. Miss Swallow is vibrant and enthusiastic, gifted at singing and dancing, and she secretly fell in love with him after he arrived. However, Mutao pretended not to notice because he had already fallen for a girl named Yang Haicui, who resembled the Guanyin statue. He carved a statue of the Guanyin from his hometown of Jianchuan to present to the one he loved. Yet, Haicui already had a boyfriend, Ma Chengxing. Ma Chengxing had a business failure and had gone missing, causing Haicui to often cry in longing for him. Haicui's mother was eager to find a son-in-law who could earn money and mistakenly regarded Mutao as a wealthy man, thus trying every possible way to set up this marriage. The indecisive Haicui also believed that Mutao was rich, so, with the villagers' congratulations, she held an engagement ceremony with Mutao. Miss Swallow kept her pain buried deep in her heart. When Haicui and her mother found out that Mutao was not wealthy, they were greatly disappointed, leading to cracks in their relationship. One day, Ma Chengxing, who had been missing, suddenly turned up...