Northeastern China and Rural Stories 东北故事、乡村类的

1. 201 七 The 1970s: I Became the Last Shamanic Medium in Northeast China 七零：我成了东北最后一个出马仙 Jia Mu迦牧Mystery662k WordsCompleted In 1970, in a remote mountain village in Northeast China, educated youth Chen Shanhe has barely arrived in the countryside when he stumbles upon a weasel seeking a divine title. The beast rests its forepaws on its knees and asks in an old man's voice, “Do I look like a human or a god?” Born with a pure yang fate and the ability to see what ordinary people cannot, he nearly dies in the encounter. At death's door, the village's last spirit medium gives up his life to pass on his spirit altar. The —Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   Is this feasible?

2. 202 乡 Keeping House Alone in the Depths of the Countryside 乡野深处守空房 Clear Streams of Yuze渔泽溪流清Urban408k WordsCompleted In a bitterly cold mountain village in Northeast China, all the able-bodied young men have gone away to work, leaving behind women, the elderly, and children. The long winter and empty courtyards wear people down. Loneliness isn’t some romantic affair; it’s a real, grinding ordeal for the living. A group of unfortunate women lean on one another, while Da Fei, a simple, honest young man, is the only one in the mountains willing to lend a hand. There are no sordid entanglements, only the vulnerabi 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Away from the indifference of the city's asphalt roads and the smoke of intrigue in the workplace, come here to breathe the fresh air.

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