First of all, we need to introduce some old stories about Chen Nan, and then express our feelings. "Old Things in the South of the City" mainly tells the story of Lin's childhood to his later years. He mainly presents the pictures of the past in the form of narration and memory.
What we can feel from this story is that his childhood is happy and his old age is unsatisfactory. After his father died, he and his mother supported several younger brothers and sisters, and the family lived a relatively difficult life. In this story, we see his life and his attitude towards life.