[Satisfying Period Drama]+ [Three Generations of Women Coming of Age]+ [An Ensemble Portrait of Country Life]
One is a childhood sweetheart, the other a match arranged by the families. Should she follow the desire in her heart or obey her family’s wishes?
One is a country girl, the other an art professor. The twenty-year age gap is a chasm almost impossible to cross.
One is a stage star, the other a down-and-out scholar. Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of it; wherever life leads them
The three sisters of Wolong Bay join hands to face an extraordinary life together…
Many of the characters and plots in the novel were ones I had seen or heard about when I was a child, and I didn't pay much attention to them at the time; some of them were artistically processed. Years later, when I think back on it, I find it particularly interesting. However, many people will no longer be seen, many things will never be repeated, and many places will lose the taste of the time when revisited. This is probably because "people cannot have youth and feelings about youth." The novel is more realistic, insists on daily updates, refuses to be unfinished, and accepts all affirmations and corrections. After passing thousands of sails, looking back on the past brings different discoveries and feelings.
People who have experienced rural life will definitely resonate with this novel. Boys go to the river to fish and catch shrimps and bathe, while girls have to help with housework and taking care of their younger siblings. Women in that era were really hard-working and had endless farm work and housework. If you are unable to give birth to a son, you will be blamed by your family and ridiculed by outsiders. They are suffering in their hearts, just like Xiuying in the story, but they never say it out. They just endure and pay hard, and live a very hard life. Alas, I really can't tell. It's so hard and so weak. Would it be different if she was tougher like Han Meijuan? Worth a look!