绣湖中学

A journalist, Daniel Parish, arrives in Lark Rise with news that Emma Timmins is set to inherit a large amount of money, enough to change the family's life forever. Daniel plans to write their story for his newspaper, but Dorcas is suspicious of his motives,. Can Laura and Daniel's friendship survive this?。鸦片战争后，西方列强用枪炮打开了中国的门户，肆无忌惮地用各种手段对中国进行残酷的掠夺。尽管世界上贩卖黑奴的活动已逐步衰退，但是贩卖华工这一罪恶行径，却在中国东南沿海兴盛起来。英国驻厦门的领事查理士，接到威廉爵士的一封密信，要他从中国运送500名华工到澳洲去开掘金矿……。