In Times of Chaos, Times of Poverty
by Jiang Shumei
About This Novel
"In Troubled Times, Poor Times" is a legendary work written over the course of a lifetime by Jiang Shumei, a legendary grandmother who only started to become literate at the age of sixty, got rid of her illiterate status, and started learning to write at the age of seventy. It is a unique civilian history in Chinese history, and the first history of troubled and impoverished China written by grassroots people and ordinary people! The irreproducibility of the text makes this book destined to attract intense attention. The book is divided into three parts: "Chaos Times", "Poverty Times" and "Family People", which tells the story of the "Chaos and Poverty Era" that the author personally experienced over the past hundred years during the Republic of China, the Anti-Japanese War, and after the founding of New China. The language of the whole book is popular and concise, with a strong local flavor. It is very easy to read, each chapter is wonderful and vivid, and each chapter is thrilling!
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Official(13)Scraped 20d ago
Literate at sixty and write books at seventy
The old man calmly told stories about the past. Bit by bit, frightened
Peacock flies southeast
The peacock flies southeast and lingers for five miles. Wandering under the tree in the courtyard, hanging from the southeast branch.
It was a terrible time, it was complete hell.
Although the thoughts of that era were so dark, there were still some people who were like those raised by Bodhisattvas. We are so lucky in this era. I hope that kindness, love, and innocence can be preserved forever.
It turns out that colorful stories can be exciting even with the most ordinary sentences.
The stories told by the old lady are so powerful!
The old lady has such a good memory! There are not many gorgeous words, plain language, and vivid descriptions. Everyone in the story seemed to be standing in front of me alive. It was really shocking!
A native of Tongshan, Xuzhou, not far from Longgu.
The story is a good story, and the storyteller is also very simple. Many of the words are in our local dialect, which makes them enjoyable to read. The old grandma should be younger than my grandma. My grandma also likes to tell others about her past things. However, my grandma's memory is not as good as grandma Shen's. She can remember so many things so clearly and write in such an organized manner.
I really admire this grandma! I feel like the women of that era were so tough and the people were so simple~
This book is good.
I started writing a book when I was seventy. I hope I can write until I am seventy. It will be a great joy in life!
What a wonderful book
Great old man
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Official(13)Scraped 20d ago
Literate at sixty and write books at seventy
The old man calmly told stories about the past. Bit by bit, frightened
Peacock flies southeast
The peacock flies southeast and lingers for five miles. Wandering under the tree in the courtyard, hanging from the southeast branch.
It was a terrible time, it was complete hell.
Although the thoughts of that era were so dark, there were still some people who were like those raised by Bodhisattvas. We are so lucky in this era. I hope that kindness, love, and innocence can be preserved forever.
It turns out that colorful stories can be exciting even with the most ordinary sentences.
The stories told by the old lady are so powerful!
The old lady has such a good memory! There are not many gorgeous words, plain language, and vivid descriptions. Everyone in the story seemed to be standing in front of me alive. It was really shocking!
A native of Tongshan, Xuzhou, not far from Longgu.
The story is a good story, and the storyteller is also very simple. Many of the words are in our local dialect, which makes them enjoyable to read. The old grandma should be younger than my grandma. My grandma also likes to tell others about her past things. However, my grandma's memory is not as good as grandma Shen's. She can remember so many things so clearly and write in such an organized manner.
I really admire this grandma! I feel like the women of that era were so tough and the people were so simple~
This book is good.
I started writing a book when I was seventy. I hope I can write until I am seventy. It will be a great joy in life!
What a wonderful book
Great old man
