Xu Moqing, a water transport official, revolves around "responsibility" and "affection" throughout his life.
In his early years, in order to open the canal, he jumped into the icy water and suffered an old injury on his lower back. This was his responsibility for people's livelihood; when protecting food at Yongding Gate, he galloped towards the city, but he always held on to the scratch on Shen Wei's wrist, full of love.
He was often on the road. When he was supervising transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, the osmanthus bag with a slight seam in his cotton coat was a comfort. Before leaving office, he painted "Water Transport Pictures" and specially painted an embroidered sachet in the corner to hide his thoughts.
When he retired from office in his later years, he would most often hold Shen Wei's hand and walk around the courtyard, watching the osmanthus fall and the plum blossoms blooming. When his grandson was around his knees, he would spoon lotus seed soup and feed it to her as he did in the past, whispering "It still tastes the same". Throughout his life, he was responsible for his family and country, as well as his affectionate protection of one person.
