Countless laborers died in the project, and the dangers involved were well known to all, including young Meng Jiang nu. Just seven days after her marriage, Meng Jiang nu's husband was conscripted into the construction of the wall.
建造萬里長城死傷無數，孟姜女和萬杞良結為夫妻才七天，萬杞良就被徵去築長城，孟姜女開始萬里尋夫。