Candle Dragon Bill: How Many Days of Banquet
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The novel "The Candle Dragon Bill: Yuan Datou Feasted for Several Dynasties" is set in Tongguan from the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928) to the 18th year of the Republic of China (1929). Through the perspective of the playboy Zhao Jizu (nicknamed "Ji Zi"), it shows the rise and fall of the family and the transformation of human nature under a natural and man-made disaster. The opening chapter begins with the extravagant life of the shopkeeper of Jiang Yuan in "Ancient Living". He is addicted to listening to operas and squandering his family wealth, and is completely unaware of the crisis of drought. As the drought in Guanzhong intensified, food prices soared, and bandits plundered, the Zhao family fell from prosperity to desperation. Jiazi was forced to flee the famine with ten yuan. On the way, he met the orphan Cui'er and experienced the hardship of survival amid hunger and cold. This book combines historical events and fantasy elements. Because Jiezi accidentally touched the ancient magic "Taotie Lock Technique", he was punished by Zhulong and traveled to the Dadiwan primitive tribe 8,000 years ago and the Banpo matrilineal clan 6,000 years ago. In the wilderness, he gradually lost his dandy habits, learned farming, pottery making, and grain storage, and established a deep relationship with the tribal women Ahe and Ayao. The work explores the redemption of human nature in troubled times through the dual-line narrative of "food, sex" and "love": from the extravagant banquets in the sauce gardens of the Republic of China to the warmth of food shared by primitive tribes, Jiazi finally understands the true meaning of "fireworks in the world". The full text uses vivid language and is full of details, such as the salty aroma of the sauce vat, the golden color of the millet fields, and the vividness of the fish patterns on the painted pottery, creating a fireworks picture that spans time and space. It contains both a realistic description of the social turmoil of the Republic of China and a poetic imagination of primitive civilization. In the end, "Yuan Datou" is used as a link to connect Jiazi's redefinition of family, love and survival.
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