A little cathartic, a little sweet, perfect for a quiet read when you're out of books.
Others farm the land; she farms the sea. After transmigrating into the Southern Song dynasty as an orphaned girl in a fishing village, A Yue has only A Man, her quiet childhood friend, to rely on. While her clan waits to laugh at her, she uses iron sand to secure orders, fermented fish to make a start, and the sea's boundaries to claim her rights. She takes the silent boy with her, from the winter solstice to the Lantern Festival, from a dilapidated house to a boat full of catch. This isn't a legend about a great heroine. It's about two ordinary people turning their lives into poetry amid the ebb and flow of the tides. He asks, “What are you afraid of?” She says, “I've already paid it all back.” He says nothing, but answers with his whole life.
Come on and write! I hope Ah Yue and Ah Man live a good life.