In the fourteenth year of the Republic, heavy snow fell in Suixian. When their opera troupe disbanded, three girls made their way to Jiangcheng. The stage lights flickered on, then went out, and they staked their youth on this city. One waited, one kept watch, and one hid her feelings among the neon lights.
Peach blossoms are rouge blooming on branches; rouge is peach blossoms fallen among the people. The blossoms may fall and the rouge may fade, but when spring comes again next year, the tree will be bright red once more.
