Having studied at an agricultural high school, Li thought she was fully prepared to farm. But facing it firsthand, she quickly discovered that farm work wasn't as easy or as laid back as she had imagined. And after becoming more closely involved with Chiungchiao Keng's people, she gradually came to understand the town's problems as well.
讀過農校的她，原本自認可勝任農事，實際體驗之後，卻發現農家生活不如想像中的悠閒恬適；而和居民的深入接觸往來後，也讓她逐漸瞭解當地問題。