本书系李洱作品系列之一种。小说描写了当下农村生活图景——村级选举。现任村委会主任繁花巾帼不让须眉，一心为村民谋福利，论功劳论苦劳，都是连任的最佳人选。但就在选举前夕，横生枝节——关乎上台下台的计划生育工作出了岔子，一个妇女计划外怀孕，继而失踪。事出突然，繁花的部署全部打乱，她决定将这起事件查个水落石出。就在进展中，秘密接二连三浮出水面：不但村委会班子里的几个人背着她四处拉票，而且她最信任的接班人竟然"在背后捅她一刀"，这是致命的一刀。（This book is one of works by Li Er. This novel describes the village-level election, a contemporary rural life scene. As a saying goes, "women are not inferior to men". The incumbent head of the village committee, Fan Hua, wholeheartedly seeks welfare for villagers. From the perspective of either contribution or toil, she is the best candidate for another term of office. On the evening before the election, however, an unexpected trouble happens. That is, there is something wrong with family planning work concerning accession or resignation. A woman becomes pregnant beyond the plan, and disappears. This incident disturbs the deployment of Fan Hua. She decides to investigate this incident thoroughly. As the investigation proceeds, secrets are uncovered one after another: Not only do several members of the leading team of the village committee seek votes secretly, but also her most trustful successor "stabs her in the back" at all. This is a deadly attack. ）