Because of Qiao Zhiyong’s wife Lu.

Tie Xinshi left home to learn martial arts from an expert when he was young. Once he was in trouble, in the play, Tie Xinshi became a hungry man and was rescued by Miss Lu. Tie Xinshi worked as a coachman in Qiao Mansion and wanted to avenge his family. He didn't do anything for Lu's sake, so he was rescued by Qiao Zhiyong's wife Lu and adopted as a groom. Because of his high martial arts skills, he always protected Qiao Zhiyong. Finally, he died protecting his master while accompanying Qiao Zhiyong to help Zuo Zongtang regain Xinjiang.

Creative background:

"The Qiao Family Courtyard" is based on the experience of Qiao Zhiyong, the representative of the third generation of the Qiao family in Qixian County, Shanxi Province. Qiao Zhiyong was the head of the Qiao family during the Xing Dynasty and was also a representative figure of Shanxi merchants' business philosophy.

The period when Qiao Zhiyong was in charge was also the most prosperous period for the Qiao family's business career. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qiao family had more than 200 bank accounts, banks, pawnshops, and grain stores across the country, with a working capital of tens of millions of taels. Including land, houses and other real estate, the capital amounted to tens of millions of taels.

Hu Mei said that she made this TV series not only to tell the development history of a generation of Shanxi businessmen Qiao Zhiyong, but also to let people understand that the success of Shanxi businessmen lies in the Confucian spirit, and the Confucian spirit lies in The word "integrity".