Because his elders in the family forced him to be the son-in-law of the young widow Duan Xifeng (played by Lyu Liping), Sun Wangquan (played by Zhang [Expand All]
Because his elders in the family forced him to be the son-in-law of the young widow Duan Xifeng (played by Lyu Liping), Sun Wangquan (played by Zhang Yimou), a young man from Laojing Village, intended to run away from home with his lover Zhao Qiaoying (played by Liang Yujin), who returned to the village to farm after failing the college entrance examination. However, due to his father being killed in an explosion underground, he had to put his plan on hold and became Duan Xifeng's husband as ordered. After that, Sun Wangquan devoted all his energy to digging Wells and eventually determined the location of the first well in Laojing Village by scientific methods. When all the villagers were working day and night to dig the well, a sudden collapse accident occurred, and Zhao Qiaoying and Sun Wangquan were trapped in the well by soil and rocks. When their lives were about to be lost, the two couldn't hold back and became husband and wife. However, they were rescued by someone.[Collapse]
