Xiangzi married Huniu so that he could buy a car. As a result, Huniu died in childbirth, so he could only sell his car to use it for Huniu's funeral. When his ideal was shattered again, his most beloved woman, Xiao Fuzi, also committed suicide, and Xiangzi collapsed completely. He began to give up on himself, not working or pulling the cart, and was in a state of confusion all day long.

This article denounces the unscrupulous people who oppress the people, exposes the exploitation and oppression of simple and kind-hearted workers by the dark old society, accuses the evil of the old society of "turning" people into ghosts, and expresses the author's love for labor. The deep sympathy of the people; it criticized selfish and narrow individualism, and also revealed that personal struggle is not the theme for working people to get rid of poverty and change their situation.

Together: Came to Peiping to work as a rickshaw puller, worked hard for three years, scraped together 100 yuan, and bought a new rickshaw.

Yilu: One time, he and his car were arrested by the military police and made into young men. The ideal was shattered for the first time.

The second episode: selling camels, working hard to pull a cart, scrimping and saving money to buy a new cart.

Erluo: When he was working on a monthly basis, Xiangzi's hard-earned money was also robbed during a raid, and his hopes were shattered for the second time.

Three incidents: Huniu bought Xiangzi’s neighbor Er Qiangzi’s car at a low price, and Xiangzi had a car again.

Sanluo: In order to arrange for Huniu’s funeral, Xiangzi sold the car again.

For example: "There are seven or eight families in the courtyard; there are seven or eight families of old and young living in one room. Some of these people pull carts, some do small business, some work as patrolmen, and some work as servants. The furnace is dusty. The dirty water was poured into the courtyard, and the middle of the courtyard was filled with ice. The most miserable people were the old people who had no food and clothing, waiting for the young people to come back and have a bowl of porridge. The women had to take care of both the old and the young, and they had to deal with the young men who were making money. The houses were small and dilapidated, and the cold wind blew away the warmth in the women's arms. Even if they are pregnant, they have to work as usual, and they have to eat as much as possible. They are all sick, and they have lost their hair before they are thirty. Those girls who are ugly will inherit everything from their mothers; Those who look good will be sold by their parents sooner or later to "enjoy their happiness"!

Such as: Xiangzi's persecution by the soldiers, Liu Si's exploitation, detective robbery, Yang family's driving, Xia family's humiliation

For example: Detective Sun chased Mr. Cao; Ruan Ming was shot

For example: Lao Ma: "No one who is made of iron can escape from our dragnet." "It is harder for those who work hard to do well alone than to reach the sky." "A grasshopper can jump very far by itself. But if you teach a child to catch them and tie them up with a string, they won't even be able to fly. If they gather into a group and form a formation, they will eat up the entire acre of crops in a short time, and no one can control them. !" Criticism of Individualism