Nobody talks about this one. A novelist stumbles into a mountain village where people still have animal ears and tails, and the show just... lets you sit there with them, watching someone catch fish and argue about vegetables like the rest of the world doesn't exist. The comedy doesn't punch, it settles. By episode three you've stopped waiting for the plot to start, and that's exactly when it gets you.
Su Bai, a novelist gathering material for his next book, travels to the hometown of a good friend: Xiaoshuijing, a secluded terraced village high in the mountains. In this fantasy world, everyone looks human but keeps animal features, and people live peaceful lives. There he meets the cheerful, charming Cu Nian Nian. Days in the mountains are filled with farming, harvesting, eating good food and catching fish, and this gentle comedy finds plenty of fun in that everyday country routine.
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