In the autumn of the first year of Kaiyuan, seventeen-year-old Lin Nuan touched a rusty bronze key under the millstone in a tofu shop in Qingshi Town. He just wants to cure his mother's illness, let his sister have enough to eat, and live a normal life of "three warm meals and four seasons of peace".
However, the cold jade in the well involves the secrets of the previous dynasty, the mysterious tips point to the underground palace, and even the soybeans ground every day seem to be imbued with the undercurrent of the prosperous age. Without spiritual roots and no chance to achieve immortality, he could only hold on to the hatchet that was similar to cutting tofu and struggle to survive in the gaps in the wheel of history.
From the prosperous age of Kaiyuan to the Anshi Rebellion, from the Suiyang War to the Jingkang Incident, the land of China sank and its spiritual veins collapsed. When immortals and Buddhas retreat and demons run rampant, who is guarding the last human light?
This is a long road that starts from Mopan and ends in the sea of stars. A young man who sells tofu, without the blessing of the system, without relying on unexpected encounters, just relying on his persistence in "one porridge and one meal", he can see the universe in the dust, and refine his Taoist heart in the fireworks. See how he wrote his own "Tao" with mortal wisdom and human feelings in the vast epic of three clans coexisting.
Reader comments
"The Tofu Boy Will Not Live Forever" is a brave and sophisticated literary work. It abandons the intense conflict and rapid advancement that are common in business writing, and chooses a more difficult path - to dig out the deepest resonance in the smallest events.
The real value of the work does not lie in the bizarre plot, but in that it provides a way of thinking against time anxiety: eternity may not be in the length of life, but in the depth and connection of every moment. Just like the tofu that the boy makes every day in the book, the most perishable may also be the most permanent - when a taste becomes the common memory of several generations, it acquires another form of immortality.
If readers can let go of their expectations for traditional narrative rhythms and immerse themselves in this small and complete world constructed by the author, they will gain a unique reading experience - it will not stimulate your adrenaline, but it may gently touch a fundamental question about "how to live" deep in your heart.
Rating: ★★★★☆ (Four stars, one star deducted because the narrative rhythm may not be suitable for all readers)
Recommendation index: Readers who like literary and ideological works are recommended to read first
"At a young age, I have been swimming hard in the torrent of human feelings and sophistication. The innocence that should belong to the youth has been eroded little by little by the wind and frost of reality. The youth has learned to observe words and emotions prematurely, learned to hide his emotions, and learned to use his small shoulders to carry responsibilities that do not belong to the youth. The coldness of this world , The young man has already understood most of it. But the young man believes that God will not let down everyone who works hard. Everything he experiences today will become his most precious treasure in the future. I hope you and I can still maintain an innocent heart after going through many vicissitudes, and hope that you and I will be treated gently by the world.
The writing is elegant, the words are gorgeous, and the story is suspenseful. Good-looking and good-looking.
A very good perspective, I hope the author will be more generous and stick to it
"The Tofu Boy Will Not Live Forever" is a brave and sophisticated literary work. It abandons the intense conflict and rapid advancement that are common in business writing, and chooses a more difficult path - to dig out the deepest resonance in the smallest events. The real value of the work does not lie in the bizarre plot, but in that it provides a way of thinking against time anxiety: eternity may not be in the length of life, but in the depth and connection of every moment. Just like the tofu that the boy makes every day in the book, the most perishable may also be the most permanent - when a taste becomes the common memory of several generations, it acquires another form of immortality. If readers can let go of their expectations for traditional narrative rhythms and immerse themselves in this small and complete world constructed by the author, they will gain a unique reading experience - it will not stimulate your adrenaline, but it may gently touch a fundamental question about "how to live" deep in your heart. Rating: ★★★★☆ (Four stars, one star deducted because the narrative rhythm may not be suitable for all readers) Recommendation index: Readers who like literary and ideological works are recommended to read first "At a young age, I have been swimming hard in the torrent of human feelings and sophistication. The innocence that should belong to the youth has been eroded little by little by the wind and frost of reality. The youth has learned to observe words and emotions prematurely, learned to hide his emotions, and learned to use his small shoulders to carry responsibilities that do not belong to the youth. The coldness of this world , The young man has already understood most of it. But the young man believes that God will not let down everyone who works hard. Everything he experiences today will become his most precious treasure in the future. I hope you and I can still maintain an innocent heart after going through many vicissitudes, and hope that you and I will be treated gently by the world.
The writing is elegant, the words are gorgeous, and the story is suspenseful. Good-looking and good-looking.
A very good perspective, I hope the author will be more generous and stick to it