Name: Past Events in Nantang
Author: A River of Moonlight

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Synopsis

My name is Chen Damao. When I was seventeen years old, Liu Tietou, Zhou Xigou, and Zhao Xiulan and I squatted on the ridge of the field in Nantang and shared a bowl of cold porridge. Tietou said he wanted to buy a big iron pot, Xigou said he wanted to buy a nice chair, and Xiulan said she hadn't thought about it yet. I said I was going to study. Later we all did it. I went to the county seat and put on my Chinese tunic suit. Tietou bought an old red tractor and repaired it. Xigou learned from the carpenter and made a chair that fit perfectly with the mortise and tenon joints. Xiulan married someone, not to any of the three of us. Later, Nantang dried up. I drew a drawing of a water channel and brought it back. Tietou took one look at it and said, you have changed. I say people change. He said I can't. I said you can't either, that's your problem. When Xigou left, he still held the carving knife in his hand and had not finished carving the rice ears on the back of the chair. Tietou helped him build a coffin, which was engraved with: Zhou Xigou makes the most beautiful chair. Tietou was ninety-one years old when he passed away, and his last words were "Thirteen". That was the ripples he made with stones in Nantang one night in 1958. Xiulan left first, lung disease. She had a camphor wood box with things belonging to the four of us inside. That night she dreamed of Nantang, which was filled with water and the moonlight shone on it. Four shadows squatted on the field ridge, sharing a bowl of cold porridge. The fireflies flew up, flying farther and farther. This is a story about being separated. No bad guys, no big deal, just a slowly drying pond

Reader comments

"Once Upon a Time in Nantang" hides the nostalgia of a generation. Four teenagers shared porridge by the pond and made a wish. After half a lifetime, their dreams came true one by one, but their old friends were separated one after another. The dry Nantang, the unfinished wooden chairs, the distant fireflies, the ordinary and trivial daily life are full of tender regrets as time passes and old friends are separated.
5 likes2mo ago
The story is quite interesting and eye-catching! The author's writing is concise and touching, making it catchy for readers to read. The plot is exciting, exciting, fascinating, and thought-provoking. The concept is ingenious and the mind-blowing twists and turns make people watch it again and again and can't bear to put it down! The characters are also portrayed in a three-dimensional and full way, with a special sense of the picture. What is even more rare is that all the members have online IQs, sincere feelings, no forced sensationalism, and natural presentation. Highly recommended, just go in and watch it, I guarantee you won't say anything after watching it!
4 likes3mo ago
The author uses delicate and gentle writing style to inject the depth of everyone's soul into the book. Although there is no thrilling storyline, it is still very addictive.
2 likes3mo ago
It is a novel with clear structure and rich content. I like it very much.
2 likes4mo ago
It's a very real book. The only drawback is that it doesn't tell the ending of the protagonist Da Mao. It should be regarded as a group portrait novel.
2 likes3mo ago
The writing is smooth and the plot description is interesting and rich.
3mo ago
The beginning is exciting and the characters are delicately and vividly drawn. I recommend watching it.
3mo ago
The plot of the story is compact, the characters are detailed, the writing is exquisite, and the narration is deep. It is worth savoring in detail.
3mo ago

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