The Warmth in Old Books

Lin Xia, an ancient book restorer who lives alone, was sorting through a batch of donated old books when he found a "Collection of Poems" from the Republic of China period, sandwiched with yellowed letter paper and half a piece of dry and hard osmanthus cake. The letter was written by the young scholar Shen Qinghe to his sister Su Wan. The words contained concerns about the war years - he was going to teach at the Southwest Associated University, and they agreed to meet again next to the old locust tree in Osmanthus Alley after the war. Lin Xia followed the clues and found Su Wan, who was already an octogenarian. The old man has been blind for a long time, but he has kept the empty letter box, firmly believing that Shen Qinghe will come back. Lin Xia discovered that Shen Qinghe encountered an accident on the way to his appointment. Before his death, he asked someone to send his last letter, but it was not delivered because the address was damaged. In the end, Lin Xia used the skills of restoring ancient books to restore the blurred handwriting, and under the old locust tree, she read the eighty-year-late letter to Su Wan. The wind blew the sweet-scented osmanthus down, and the old man's skinny hands trembled slightly, as if they were holding the warmth that spanned the years. Purpose: Use ancient books as a carrier to restore the concerns of the war-torn years and interpret the tenderness and regrets that span the years.