Letter Guest
by Tianya
About This Novel
Two generations of letter carriers conveyed old stories of Ningbo and Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, as well as the conditions of the family and the country during a difficult period. A messenger is a person who delivers a message, also called a courier or courier. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, as Ningbo, Shanghai and other places were opened as "five trade ports", the "Ningbo Gang" rose rapidly. At that time, more and more people from Qiyi in Siming Dynasty traveled to Shanghai to make a living and do business, and goods, letters, and money came and went more and more frequently. Letter customers who specialized in delivering goods between Ningbo and Shanghai gradually appeared in the society. Chang Zai is such a believer. After his wife passed away after a long illness, Chang Zhong was deeply aware of the uncertainty of fate, and was determined to make his son Chang Xing independent as soon as possible. After much thought, he decided to let Chang Xing also become a letter guest. One winter morning in the 19th year of Guangxu's reign (1893), Chang Zou carried two baskets of goods and took his son Chang Xing, who was traveling far away for the first time, on the road to Shanghai...
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