Wind Blowing North

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the vast northeastern land experienced a century of rise and fall of honor and disgrace. The story begins in 1879, the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu. In the main hall of the Liu family's mansion in Baima County, Fengtian Province, an old man with a black and white beard was sitting on the imperial chair, ordering the servants, and drinking from Longjing before the rain. This old man's long-lasting eyebrows were opened to the corners of his eyes, with clear outlines and bright eyes. He is holding a cane of nanmu faucet with double dragons playing with pearls, wearing a Yun brocade robe, lined with Songjiang cotton, a collar lined with pearl buttons, a platinum ring set with sapphire on his finger, and a braid hanging straight down the waist, with three gems at the end of the braid. He is really rich. The main wife, Bai, is sitting on the side chair. The old lady has almond-shaped eyes and plump and round cheeks. She wears a sable cloak and the hem is inlaid with exquisite pearls. She has a Suzhou bun on her head, a hairpin, pearls and green flowers, and a Canaan incense wood inlaid gold bracelet on her hand. The old lady's movements are full of grace, luxury, and dignity. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.