(1)
There is an unwritten rule for wealthy families here. The aunts and wives live in a small room in the backyard, and next to it is a sleeping place for the maids. There is nothing special about it, except that the copper ring on the door is quite particular. Turn over the signs in the palace, knock the copper rings here. Wherever the master wanted to rest, he ordered people to ring the copper ring there at dusk. Therefore, the brighter the copper ring, the more popular the owner is with the person living inside.
Every evening, the echo of the copper ring will come from the small town. In the lonely alley, it will be faint for a while and then gradually rise.
(2)
Because of his father's laziness and gambling, seventeen-year-old Li Nianqiu was sent to a half-buried old man as his concubine. From then on, the Pei Mansion became a prison for her. Although she was unwilling, she could only accept her fate. After living in the backyard for a while, the useless eldest son of the Pei family suddenly returned home, and a new chapter in her life began.
