Where Dongsheng Shenzhou and Huaguo Mountain face each other across the sea, there is a densely populated small town called Haizhou. Near Nanmen Street, there is an alley called Yusi Lane. Next to the alley, there is a round arch bridge. There are three hundred and twenty steps on the high bridge. The stone lions carved on the stone railings beside the bridge have been caressed by passers-by into a smooth surface. The inland river flows under the bridge, and boats pass by from time to time. The boats carry rice, flour, grains, oils, fruits and vegetables, which are an indispensable source of three meals a day for people in the small town.
The arch bridge has been around for more than 300 years. Although it is a little lonely in the wind and rain, it still carries the hurried passers-by from north to south. Next to the bridge, there is a teahouse that is more than a hundred years old. Opposite the teahouse, there is a studio named Fang Yuzhai. In the studio, there is a young and beautiful woman, wearing plain clothes. Her paintings of lotuses are unique in the small town.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.
