Their main claim to fame is ... nothing, actually, and that is precisely why their story typifies the experiences of so many. So lend your attention, dear reader, as we recount the ups and downs of an average family from a quiet little backwater called Taihsi Township. Wu Tsung-sheng and his older sister have come to meet me at the train station in Touliu, administrative seat of Yunlin County.
僻處台灣中部雲林縣台西鄉海口地的吳家，歷經滄桑興榮，是其中極平凡、極普遍的故事；也正因其平凡、普遍，更能見證台灣豐沛的生命力。