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In the summer of the 23rd year of the Republic of China, in Jiangwan Town, Mrs. Hua, the proprietress of the Four Seasons Clothing Store, came back from playing mahjong and found the wet nurse lying on her husband's bed. She took the child back to her parents' home in anger. Hua Aliu was afraid that the old house would bring bad luck to his only son Hua Rongsheng, so he had no choice but to fire his nanny. The younger daughter died as a result. During the quarrel, the physical defects of the eldest daughter Hua Yingyi were involved. As compensation, Ah Liu lets Ying Yi study. She became good friends with her classmate Gu Guozhen. Hua Linghai was the bridal son-in-law of Mao Yuhai, the owner of the Yellow River Leather Shoe Factory. One day, someone sent an invitation to invite his cousin Ah Liu and his family to a banquet. It turns out that my father-in-law is terminally ill, so the birthday wish is actually a happy occasion. Hua Linghai, Mao Caidi and his wife fell in love with Hua Yingting, a six-time girl, and wanted to marry their children. Ah Liu was confused. Mao revealed that her son Hua Zhidie was not her biological child. When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in Songhu, Ah Liu defected to his senior brother Ping Guisheng. When the war broke out in Pudong, Ah Liu decided to take refuge in the concession, but his senior brother refused to leave. Hua Aliu swore that if she survived, her daughter Ping Yanyan would be her daughter-in-law.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Xincao opened the "Good Mood" glass door. Take your seat. Menu. Barley tea. Shincho's cold fingers turned the hot teacup bit by bit. This cold and long winter is really too much to bear. The cup is made of celadon glaze and looks antique. It looks great when placed on a Chinese-style table. The most expensive thing is not the noodles, but the fineness, everything is fine. Many people say that food depends on the environment. Environment? Why don't you just take a look? See if you still need money! It's really heartbreaking. Why did the boss Jin Ping think of a treat? What I asked for was breakfast, and I was still in a "good mood." It is the Rolls-Royce of hundreds of noodle restaurants in this city, and it is very expensive. Well, there are quirks.

Zhu Hongmei is from Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. He started writing novels in 2005 and has published dozens of short and medium-sized stories in such journals as "Mountain Flower", "Great Wall" and "Novel World". In 2010, he published a collection of short and medium-sized stories "The Temperature on Fingertips". Member of Jiangsu Provincial Writers Association and member of China Financial Writers Association. Hua Linghai's garden is still the same as it was three months ago, except that the holly on the two walls is old and the leaves look thick and fleshy. Rongsheng lay on the ground, inserted his entire upper body into the gap between the trees, and kept twisting his legs back and forth. An earth-colored cricket jar sits quietly next to the holly tree. Screaming, screaming - Rongsheng's voice seemed to come from underground. Come out quickly! The dirty ones come from the West. Where did the crickets come from in the cold weather? My sister Hua Yingyi stood on the bluestone steps and shouted.

More than a hundred years ago, under the impact of reinforced concrete buildings, traditional Chinese wooden structures, represented by the Xiangshan Gang, which had been dominant for thousands of years, began to decline. With this as the background, the novel describes the rise and fall of a family workshop, reflecting the social changes, industry changes and the resulting individual destiny during this period. The story consists of two clues. One is the story between the left-behind women represented by Huang Shuigu, and the other is centered on the traditional craftsmanship represented by Mei Chen and Zhu Hongsheng and the new craftsmanship represented by Jiang Dalin and their social relations. The two lines are intertwined, and the tragedy ends in the same place.