A widow by the name of Lee Jiu Jin, willingly sold herelf to a farway outskirts village without knowing that she is to be shared by 7 men, so as to raise the money for her son's wedding. As these villager are extremely poor, the men could not afford to keep a wife. This kind of tranaction was common in China for women to be sold as brides, but the Government intend to put a stop to such practices by enforcing laws which results in the exile of lawbreaker. Bearing this in mind, Lee and her 7 husbands lived in contant fear of being caught and as for Lee the sufferings and hardships were more than she could bear. As the time passes, Lee grew to undertand all 7 men's background, and her hatred for them turn into pity. This relationhip at last ended in tragedy.
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