Northern Geese Flying South

[Romance at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China #The Sadomasochism of Talented Scholars and Beauties #The Tragedy of Feudal Ethical Ethics #Qingmei Zhiji #Double-line Woman's Destiny #Classical Vernacular Masterpieces] In Sanhu Town, an ancient town on the Ganjiang River, Li Xiaoqiu, a young man from a wealthy family, lives with his father. In spring, he meets Chunhua, a country girl at a ferry crossing. A branch of wintersweet stirs up the young man's thoughts. The two entered the private school of scholar Yao Tingdong and read together through the window. They recited poems across the corridor in the spring flowers and autumn moon. However, the feudal marriage contract has long locked up Chunhua's life. She was betrothed to a frail and dysentery boy named Guan since she was a child. The orders of her parents and the three obediences and four virtues were shackles between them. Rumors about the private school spread everywhere, neighbors gossiped, and servants took the opportunity to threaten. Aunt Mao secretly helped the two of them communicate, but she was repeatedly blocked by disturbances. The two could only express their love through poetry, private meetings in the vegetable garden, and sending letters on moonlit nights. Every time they met, there was a risk of being exposed. Etiquette does not allow for free love, and the family's reputation and worldly vision are pressing harder and harder. The people who love each other are so far apart, and the joy in their hearts eventually turns into endless sorrow. The whole article is written in a delicate style, describing the shackles of love that boys and girls in the old era could not break free from. It is full of meaning and has a long-lasting stamina.