"Gui Lian Meng" has twelve chapters in total, and is titled "Compiled by the master of Su'an" and "Correction by the layman of Baixiangshan Mountain". The author's true identity and name are no longer known. It was produced around the late Ming Dynasty. The novel is about Bai Shuangshan and his wife, a villager in Tai'an Prefecture, Shandong Province in the Ming Dynasty. Due to drought and no harvest, they both starved to death, leaving behind a twelve-year-old daughter.
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The characters in this book are distinct and the plot is engaging. Master Lian'an is kind and generous, but also has extraordinary wisdom and scheming. She took in those two bachelors, which was actually a trick. I think this book not only shows the complexity of human nature, but also makes me understand that I must be good at observing people in life and not trust others easily. At the same time, like Master Lian'an, we must have kind thoughts and use wisdom to help others.
The characters in this book are distinct and the plot is engaging. Master Lian'an is kind and generous, but also has extraordinary wisdom and scheming. She took in those two bachelors, which was actually a trick. I think this book not only shows the complexity of human nature, but also makes me understand that I must be good at observing people in life and not trust others easily. At the same time, like Master Lian'an, we must have kind thoughts and use wisdom to help others.