It is an account of the life of Shen Fu and his wife, which is a story of their ordinary but interesting home life and their travels around the world. The work describes the author and his wife Chen Yun's love for each other and their desire to lead a life of art while being clothed and fed, but the oppression of feudal rituals and the torment of a life of poverty eventually led to the destruction of their ideals. The book is written in a fresh and honest manner, without any trace of ornamentation, and the plot is about a couple who love each other to death; it begins with joy and ends with sorrow, and it is sad and moving as they drift away from home.