Half a River of Tears

As the seasons turned, the waters of the Ban River froze and thawed again and again. After his father died, the burden of supporting the family fell entirely on Wang Wenkai. He stayed by his mother and stepfather, relying on his own strength to get them through their years of hardship. Liu Yu lived in the same village. Though they were close by, he could only quietly hide the love he felt for her. There are no dramatic twists here. This is simply a record of the everyday lives and private thoughts of ordinary country folk in days gone by.