《庶民春秋》以阎书柏的个人坎坷经历为主线，从"城管"体制之是非切入，以反映社会最基层人民生活状况为基点，把作者的一些深入思考糅合于人物性格的塑造之中，使艺术形象的塑造更为厚重与丰满。 《奔腾东流水》讲述的是发生在改革开放初期西北某农村的一个小故事。With the tough life of the protagonist Yan Shubo, and starting from issue arising from the "city inspector" system, and focusing on the living condition of the basic-level people, this book blends the deliberateness in the character shaping, which enrich the personalities of the figure. The Torrential River Water Running to the East tells a story in the countryside in Northwest China in the initial stages for reform and opening-up.