The Female Merchant

How to survive in a strange era? Especially in that heart-wrenching era of humiliation and oppression. As a modern person, Chan Chan used her own life to tell us the answer. In the late Qing Dynasty, which was extremely turbulent and decadent but also bred vitality, she suffered too many hardships and setbacks under the heavy oppression of feudal forces, patriarchal society, and foreign imperialism. She was hit, discriminated against, targeted, suffered, and failed, but she also bravely explored and opened up her own business in this ocean that was basically closed to women. The most valuable thing about her own route is that even if she is not recognized or understood by the world, she still sticks to her bottom line and thoughts, and is unwilling to be assimilated by the society at that time. No matter when she is weak or strong, she is willing to do what she can for the oppressed people, for the cause of national salvation, and for the revolutionary cause. It was unfortunate to come to the late Qing Dynasty alone. Fortunately, Chanchan also met someone who would stay with her throughout her life during this era. Xiaobai's personal destiny, like everyone at that time, had its ups and downs in the tide of the times, but he was very special and quite deviant in that era. His insistence on his oath, his acceptance and tolerance of Chan Chan, his distinction between public and private affairs, his unreserved love, his arrogance... Are all very moving. There are two things that moved me most about Xiao Bai: First, he sacrificed almost everything to save Chan Chan, and he usually takes every inch of profit in the business world; second, his various insights into the new era in the extra story. In fact, he was moved by this because The sense of loss that comes from darkness to light and that time and space are messed up (many people in the old age, represented by Xiaobai, must have felt hesitant in their hearts when they were groping forward in the darkness. I hope those people can have more hope in their hearts), is not entirely because of Xiaobai. Let's talk about the author again. Her meticulous writing paints a picture of the late Qing Dynasty in which all living things coexisted with the old and the new. The book contains a lot of small knowledge of modern history, as well as clearer picture scrolls of the times in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and other places. It makes us feel as if we can really breathe the atmosphere of ancient China that was forced to open its country more than a hundred years ago, instead of reading many cold, lack of warmth and non-dimensional text in books. The streets and alleys at that time and place, every drink and every meal, every word and every move of the people - the picture scroll in my imagination was slowly unfolded by the author's pen.

I have to say that the author is really brave for daring to challenge this era. The decadent Qing Dynasty, the declining empire, and the rotten feudal system made it difficult for ordinary people to survive. Above their heads were the yamen, the bureaucrats, the great powers, the thousand-year-old Confucian ethics, and all kinds of compradors and traitors. In such a suffocating environment, it is not easy for women to go upstream and build a career, especially for women. Chan Chan is undoubtedly a legendary heroine, with a strong will and will continue on no matter what hardships she encounters, never forgetting her original intention and ideals. The living environment for women in that era was really like hell, so when they see beautiful and vivid flowers blooming in hell, readers will be so moved that they shed tears. I like this article very much, not only because of the unique background and realistic research, but also because it is rare to see such a touching emotional line in a heroine's growth story. There is a generation gap between modern people and ancient people between Chanchan and Xiaobai. There is a collision of ideas and entanglement. But at the same time, they are friends of life and death, close friends and support each other. This may be because their souls are kind and persevering, and they also have a romantic and chivalrous feeling in them. I read the whole article in one go and had so many feelings that it's hard to describe. A small legend in the tide of the times may only be a few scattered sentences in the corners of history books, but it was countless such sparks in that era that gathered into a force that changed the world and finally brought us the safe and stable life we ​​have today.

After reading it, I had a very sad feeling, like an old friend I had known for a long time was suddenly parting ways. That's what makes a truly good novel, even a million words is not enough. For this kind of literature that combines ancient memories with the modern world, there is a wonderful feeling of intertwining time and space. The writing is very good, the business battles and emotions are well written, and it is the kind of slow-burning emotional line that I like. What attracts me to the male protagonist in this article is that his thoughts are incompatible with the people around him. His thinking is very advanced and completely unlike people of this era. He is also extremely shrewd on the outside, but in front of the female protagonist, he has a young mentality. The female protagonist just finished her college entrance examination and traveled back in time to a little girl who had just been thrown into a mass grave in the Qing Dynasty. She happened to be saved by the male protagonist who was passing by to send her to the Tiandi Hui family for her last journey. The heroine was taken to the church by the hero and survived with a dose of quinine given by the foreigners in the church. . In this era of cannibalism, the heroine has to try her best to find a job that can take in girls. After getting a job, she worked hard to redeem herself, during which she and the male protagonist helped each other. Later, when they arrived in Shanghai, the relationship between the two became a little closer, but the male protagonist had vowed not to marry or have children, so he kept pushing the female protagonist away. He believed that if that line was crossed, the two would get married. But the heroine is a modern person, and two people who like each other do not necessarily have to get married. However, the concept of falling in love did not exist in that era and was too shocking, so it took the male protagonist a long time to accept it. But even when it comes to falling in love, two businessmen must settle their accounts clearly and refuse to lose even a penny. After the heroine made money, she built a shelter to adopt abandoned children and funded many girls to study. In the end, the heroine took the girls she supported to study abroad at her own expense. It was super touching.

I don't know what to say, but this is a book worth staying up late to read. Modern history has always been unpopular. The dark ages of losing power and humiliating the country actually had unyielding souls. Thank you for taking us through this period. We may not have awakened yet, but it is also a past that countless people have struggled with.

Very powerful! The male and female protagonists are not very lucky. They are struggling to make a living in the cruel and difficult old society. The ups and downs of the business world, the party, court, merchants, foreigners and compradors are intertwined with the turbulent late Qing Dynasty history. The big and small characters are vividly described, which makes people empathize. The emotional scenes are also very delicate and touching, with slow and reasonable pulls, and the sweet parts also make people blush and their hearts beat. The two people support each other and redeem each other.

A very, very good book. The male and female protagonists have known each other since they were young, and they are both full of charming personalities, with tenacious vitality like strong grass, and a sincere temperament that is not afraid of the test of fire. Many characters in the story can still be found in history books. I really like how these great little characters appear in a reasonable way. It would be better if there were more sweet extras hehe

It's great, it's really a solid masterpiece.

The natives of Lao Guang expressed their tears after reading it. They were grateful for the historical inevitable path of old Guangzhou from prosperous commerce to the center of revolution brought out by Xiao Bai Chan Chan. Looking at Guangzhou's current city with many high-rise buildings, they can somewhat recall the elegant environment of Cantonese heroes at that time.

I read Tang Detective during the Chinese New Year and thought of this book. Suddenly I had a real feeling. I sighed and left a message when I came back.

I finished reading it on four to five hours of sleep every day for a week. So well written. (Extreme collapse. Jpg), I need to have a good sleep first. At an age where I can't stay up late, I stayed up for a week and felt like I was going to die suddenly at any time.