Wedge: 1978, Spring and Rain in Wuzhou
In the spring of 1978, Wuzhou was immersed in the endless misty rain. The moisture seemed to be able to wring out water, entwining the old factory buildings and Bai Zhi's heart. At the age of eighteen, she had just used her weak shoulders to carry the house that was in turmoil due to the untimely death of her father. The matchmaker came through the wet puddles on the bluestone road and brought a marriage that she could not refuse - to marry the technician who had just been transferred from the north, Gu Cheng.
It was an unfamiliar name, and like the dry and cold north he came from, her imagination was full of hard and cold textures.
It was a strange name, and like the dry and cold north where he came from, her imagination was full of hard and cold textures.
