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Kanto Stick King

Kanto Stick King

Short Fiction

Yan Qicheng

35K0

Sun Shanqi stayed alone in Bangchui Valley for ten years, devoted himself to planting wild ginseng and looking for "big products". He found a big snake, and after tracking it, he found the seventh-grade leaf ginseng. On the way down the mountain, I learned that Xu Daocheng had appeared. Xu Daocheng had defrauded Sun Shanqi's wife of her ginseng and caused her to commit suicide. Sun Shan went to Qian Nanying's Guandong Council to help search for Xu Daocheng, during which he met Cheng Daoxu (disguised as Xu Daocheng) and others. Qian Nanying and others set up a trap to deceive Sun Shanqi into taking out ginseng. During the transaction, the back house caught fire. After putting out the fire, Sun Shanqi discovered that the ginseng had been dropped, and he suffered a sudden stroke. Zhao Beichuan acquired Guandong Ginseng Bank and exposed the scam of Qian Nanying and others, saying that they had replaced the ginseng with fake ginseng, while Sun Shanqi's ginseng was still there. Xu Daocheng was caught by the police for defrauding Li Fu. Zhao Beichuan was preparing to auction ginseng publicly. Sun Shanqi also came to the scene after recovering from a serious illness.

Excellent Chef

Excellent Chef

Short Fiction

Yue Yong

6K0

Imperial chef Tie Sanxian has been working as a prison cook for twenty years. When cooking his last meal, he discovers that death row inmate Xu Yiqing is an unjust young man. A dish of "decapitated soup" uncovered the shady curtain of corruption, and a plate of "cut into eight pieces" carrots revealed the truth. When the blade of revenge stabbed the real murderer, the roar of the iron spatula resounded throughout the execution ground: "I have been waiting for this bowl of soup for thirty years!" The imperial chef's desperate revenge, every spoon and every chopstick is justice forged with blood and tears!

Plankton

Plankton

Short Fiction

Banquet

48K0

This collection of realistic short stories written to countless "little people" in villages and towns reflects the humbleness and tenacity of life at the bottom in the gap between absurdity and reality.

First Sister

First Sister

Short Fiction

Yan Qicheng

28K0

Lu Binghui's husband, Ximen Liu, suspected that she was cheating on her. After discovering her affair with Dongguan Suosunlang, he claimed that it was to obtain real estate in Sanya. She took advantage of her position to help others obtain benefits, and was tough in the demolition work, subduing the "old lady" who obstructed the demolition. Facing the investigation, she had a conflict with Ximen Liu over the division of property. Lu Binghui refused and asked Xu Boyan to find Sun Lang to settle the matter. As a result, Sun Lang sent people to kill Ximen Liu in Yangjiao Village. In the end, Lu Binghui was brought to justice and was spurned by the people when he was taken to court.

A Generation of Gambling King

Yan Qicheng

37K0

When Yao Jianyun was 18 years old, he worked as a laborer at a construction site in Nanchang. He started gambling because of low wages, and was later arrested for participating in gambling. After leaving the construction site, he learned gambling skills from Yang Wusan and opened the "Da Laobiao" restaurant in Jinhua, where he gained both career and love. He gambled with Huang Qiangfeng and won eight million from the other party. Huang Qiangfeng found out that he had been cheated and took revenge, causing Yao Jianyun to break his fingers and legs. After Yao Jianyun recovered from his injury, his wife's expression changed and he decided to divorce. Later, he organized performances by a disabled singing group with Mali Liu and began anti-gambling propaganda. Although he was threatened, he insisted on persuading people to quit gambling, believing that this was the path he should take.

Pier

Pier

Short Fiction

Red Sun

10K0

This book contains the works of writer Hong Ri, which vividly reflects the people's spiritual characteristics of creating a better new life. These works are rich in local characteristics and have certain practical significance. They reflect the literary practice of contemporary Guangxi writers who go deep into life and take root in the people, as well as their practical actions to help fight poverty and their creative spirit of cultural development.

Mung Bean Soup for Two Yuan

Boat Trip

8K0

Our neighbors thought the things we sold were expensive and scolded us for being evil. The day we were kicked out of the alley, we said, "Who will buy your Dingxi? It depends on us?" Later, our business became an instant success and we became an Internet celebrity. They cried and begged us to go back, but we refused even to the death.

Seven Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty Seconds

Shen Xingyu

9K0

The mutual healing between a homeless man and a sled dog...

Blind

Blind

Short Fiction

Shen Xingyu

8K0

Mr. Miao is old and sick, but he doesn't know it...

Oiran

Oiran

Short Fiction

Woman Who Steals Books

53K0

The time I am talking about is in the 28th year of Wanli, and the place is Suzhou City. When people talk about Suzhou, they first know about beauties and secondly, they know about silk embroidery. It seems that except for these two items, everything else is similar to the water network that crisscrosses the city. They are the same and nothing special - especially the water, which has long been smelly because everyone washes vegetables and flushes the toilet, so it is not allowed to be mentioned. Therefore, Suzhou is actually a stinky puddle wrapped in beauties and silk. And the beauties in Suzhou, when you strip off their silk, you will find that they are stinky, no different from the water in Suzhou, just the same.

Deaf

Deaf

Short Fiction

Woman Who Steals Books

15K0

Before daybreak and before the rooster crows, the deaf man started singing at the entrance of the alley. The deaf man was a shoe repairman, and his skills were said to be excellent, but he had a quirk and would never repair shoes for Portuguese people. Everyone says that the deaf are deaf, but the deaf say that they are all deaf...

Boiler

Boiler

Short Fiction

Woman Who Steals Books

56K0

The archway where my family helps people live is particularly majestic against the background of the green fields, overlooking everything below - when will the small blue flowers bloom in the stones? The stems are like platycodon, the leaves are like cypress, and the flowers are like small groups of wild flames in the swamp outside the village?

Beauty Big Manjing

Beauty Big Manjing

Short Fiction

Liu Xinyao

32K0

The work tells many stories that happened to a woman named "Da Manjing" in Pocheng from childhood to adulthood. "Big Manjing" is named Mu Linshan, and her father is a pig farmer. When Pocheng describes an ugly person, he often uses one word: Manjing. No one who knew them locally understood why her parents gave her this name. But although the name is not good enough, the person is beautiful. What happened to her was surprising, and the ending was a bit unexpected. What happened?

Being Old and Doing Something Good

Wang Shunjian

19K0

The middle-aged protagonist goes to the United States for a cross-border marriage, and has all kinds of dissatisfaction, conflicts, and homesickness. In fact, this sadness and dilemma comes not only from middle-aged people like the protagonist, but also from his elders who came to the United States earlier to start a business for a lifetime - his father-in-law. This kind of melancholy and the sorrow of having no place for the soul cannot be dismissed. We can only take pleasure in the misery, and even do harm to ourselves and play pranks on others.

Strict Story

Strict Story

Short Fiction

Zeng Zeng

20K0

Yan Shi was directly parachuted to Qingjiang City as the Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Acting Mayor. His previous position was the Director of the Planning Department of the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, which was half a level higher than the normal transfer. Qingjiang City, located in the south of Jiangxi Province, is the source of the Ganjiang River and is known as the first county in the thousands-mile-long Ganjiang River. It used to be a county, but it has just been upgraded to a county-level city. Qingjiang is actually no stranger to Yan Shi. His hometown is Qingjiang, where he spent his happy childhood and youth. It was only after he entered college that he left his hometown. After graduation, he has been working in Nanchang, the provincial capital.

Leaves Return to Leaves, Dust Returns to Dust

Double Payment Every Week

22K0

Taishun County, a mountainous county in southern Zhejiang, is a place with nine mountains, half water and half farmland. It is rich in stone, and masonry is a profession that many people here are engaged in. In the early 1960s, it was China's most difficult three-year period. The protagonist Aye grew up in a poor family with a divorced mother, four brothers, and only one father to earn work points. He learned the art from the master stonemason Asong, and later moved to Shaanxi to learn craftsmanship. After becoming a teacher in southern Shaanxi, a series of changes occurred, and finally he became a master of stone carving.

Blood Stone Soul

Blood Stone Soul

Short Fiction

Hunan Huijun

29K0

I wish that I was virtuous in my previous life; I wish that my merits are high in this life, so I will give you three drops of blood to achieve your wish... What wish do you have? If you die, die in Jiuhuang, and a drop of elixir blood will flow away. How to explain the fate? If you can hug me, I won't cry out in pain even if my blood is gone! Yufeng, a national geological team member, was ordered by the old leader to guard the chicken blood stone mine for ten years. In the end, she left behind her kindness in her previous life and defended her sacred duty. Her blood spattered the soul of the stone...

Brothers of Heaven and Earth

Tian Chunyu

24K0

Liu Zhu is a sensible and well-behaved child. His mother gave birth to a younger brother named Liu Long, who was regarded as the "pearl in the palm" by his parents. Liu Zhu's academic performance was excellent and he was admitted to the University of Science. However, due to the family's financial constraints, his father hoped that Liu Long would serve the Liu family well in the future, so he gave up Liu Zhu's opportunity to go to college and gave Liu Long the opportunity to go to high school. This made Liu Zhu feel extremely sad and lost. What he could not forget was his teacher's daughter. It was her innocence that moved her; it was her love that moved him. But after thinking calmly and soberly, I decided not to go to college. I told my parents that I had not passed the exam. I worked hard at home and served my parents well. Liu Long did not disappoint his parents. He successfully entered high school and college, graduated in a blink of an eye, and served as a cadre in a township, which was full of glory. He pursued the daughter of his elder brother, Mr. Liu Zhu, and finally got married as he wished. However, he flattered and flattered in the officialdom and climbed up to the position of mayor. He gradually forgot about his roots, his parents, and neglected his wife. He spent all day drinking and playing with women, and finally ended up being crippled and died in a car accident. Liu Zhu did not forget the brotherhood and always protected him. Although he later learned that he and his brother were not biological, they never left her.

Emergencies

Emergencies

Short Fiction

Liu Xinyao

27K0

It tells the story of Bi Dafa, a migrant worker at the construction site, his wife Wang Lan, Zhang Hanshui, the contractor, Gong Datou, the boss, and many other small characters. Their emotional entanglements in the past and present, right and wrong, were emergencies from the beginning, or were they hidden secrets? What will be the final outcome?

One Person Village

One Person Village

Short Fiction

Liu Xinyao

30K02

The work tells the story of the heroine Mi Xiang and the hero Wang Shuanxiao in the village, from their youth until they separated. The two people were in love but did not get together for some reasons. They each had families. Finally, as fate arranged, the two people died together in a flood.

Aunt

Aunt

Short Fiction

Xue Mingzhang

22K0

Since ancient times, it has been difficult to be a stepmother. This is not a secular prejudice, but a real fact. Even though her aunt Qi Qiu gave her heart to her eldest son Xiao Gui (nephew), she still couldn't exchange his hatred for his stepmother. After the death of her sister Qi Wan, Qi Qiu considered many aspects and decided to follow the plan. With pressure from all aspects, she wanted to maintain and run the family well. Conflicts and conflicts continue, one after another, pushing the story to a climax. The family turmoil had just subsided and her husband, Da Zhuang, died for the factory. Wang Cheng, an enthusiastic fellow villager, helped to arouse public outcry, saying that she was an immoral woman. Her eldest son, Xiao Gui, was even more resentful and could not get rid of the knot.

Encounter at a Noodle Shop

Guo Damao

25K0

In a small northern town, two young people who are about to graduate are worrying about their dreams. In a small noodle shop, they meet unexpectedly. How do they solve the obstacles on the road to their dreams? If it is a difficulty, they may try their best to break it. However, the obstacle they face is the love of their families. Dreams and love, how do they choose?

Actually I'm Not as Bad as You

Zhang Qiqin

24K0

When Jia Fugui walked out of the gate of the Provincial No. 1 Prison, he realized that the sunshine today was so dazzling, with bright lights everywhere. His eyes hurt like needles, and he felt dizzy and thirsty. He rubbed his little eyes, which had not seen such bright light for a long time, and half covered his sallow forehead with his hands. A few strands of light yellow curly hair lay weakly on the top of his head, looking miserable. He unconsciously looked into the duty room at the door. Officer Zhao on duty didn't pay much attention. When he looked up and looked at him, he waved his hand to signal him to leave quickly. When Jia Fugui turned sideways, he still inadvertently discovered the newly published "Binzhou Evening News" in Officer Zhao's hand. A large black headline burst into Jia Fugui's field of vision: A mentally ill woman died in a car accident yesterday, and the search for the whereabouts of her family has begun...

Three Oilseed Trees

Three Oilseed Trees

Short Fiction

Mid-autumn Festival

23K0

The speed cannot keep up with the changes. With the materialization of rural civilization and urban civilization, social civilization will impact people's moral bottom line and red line as their emotions, feelings, and sentiments fluctuate. The novel "Three Oil Trees" uses the first-person method to "documentary" analyze the soul collision of human nature in the period of social change through the movement of several generations in their hometowns in different periods...

My Heart is at Peace

Gao Shulan

26K0

What made an old Japanese woman leave a will on her deathbed, hoping to return to China to rest in peace? She said: My peace of mind is my home. This is a love story that is not afraid of life and death, and a love and hatred between family and country that travels through time and space. The imagination is strange and stunning, mixing the two worlds of Yin and Yang, China, Japan and the United States, and linking up rich character relationships and historical depth.

The Big River Flows Eastward

Lengjiang

31K0

The work describes the love and conflict between rural areas and cities, agricultural civilization and industrial civilization after the reform and opening up. A river traces back the history of a family and a country; a river flows through the changes in the duality of urban and rural areas. The six rural youths went from farmers to vagrants, and from vagrants to wage earners; the clerk Liu Jianguo went from a primary school teacher to a government civil servant, and then from a government civil servant back to a university teacher. In the endless stream of time, through each vivid little person, as well as their psychological conflicts and persistent pursuit, the meaning of life and the abstract concept of society are concretely expressed.

Bran Cordyceps

Bran Cordyceps

Short Fiction

Wu Xiangdong

19K0

Lao Yi, a nationally renowned professor at G City Academy of Fine Arts, suffers from a strange disease and must eat cordyceps from the Bran area every day. For this reason, Lao Yi and his wife have to go to Bran every Cordyceps production season. This spring, Lao Yi and his wife drove to Bran again. When passing Ramatso (also known as Ghost Lake), I encountered the rare scenery of blue sky, green lake and mountains, so I got out of the car excitedly and took pictures. When he was approaching Bran, Lao Yi realized that his pocket was gone. A story about faith, integrity and gratitude is elicited through a lost wallet. The ups and downs of the plot and the truth buried deep under the surface weave a complicated narrative scene. The intersection of fate and human nature is thought-provoking.

Flying Beer Bottles

Flying Beer Bottles

Short Fiction

Xianlong Scholar

20K0

After Cao Yi left his post, he completely thought through the troubles Liu Sheng had planted for him. After all, it took him almost thirty years to figure it out. However, his efforts and struggles were never rewarded. His political ideals were shattered, but he unexpectedly gained a pot of gold. Otherwise, he would really feel that he was a freeloader who had made no contribution to society. From then on, he wanted to take revenge on Liu Sheng. He thought about it and finally found an exit on the court. Liu Sheng's evil retribution was repaid one after another through Wu Fugui. While lamenting his own inaction, he discovered Wu Fugui's kind side.

Encounter

Encounter

Short Fiction

Li Mingchun

34K0

This is a relatively mature novel on poverty alleviation. The work depicts various stories that poverty alleviation cadre Lan Zhe encountered in the process of poverty alleviation. Xia Lian's family is a standard poor household. Her husband has passed away, and her two children and two elderly families are all supported by her alone. But she was unwilling to accept relief and insisted on being independent. Another wealthy household, on the other hand, lamented the misery of life and spent all day looking for a poor household in the town. The two families have completely different attitudes towards life, which makes reading interesting.

House

House

Short Fiction

Lu Hanwen

13K0

Human life is like building a house, built brick by brick. Qin Xianlin is a mason who usually does odd jobs. An unexpected car accident brought countless changes to him.

The Beauty That Can Never Be Reached

Mao Daqing

139K020

White sneakers, old popsicles, the Arctic Ocean, little books, book covers... In Beijing at that time, in that kind of childhood, everything in the past seemed to be rimmed with gold. In medicine, a person who has lost all memory can remember his childhood experiences very clearly. Sadly, rejuvenation is destined to be a script for film and television dramas and cannot become a reality. The beauty of childhood has thus become forever out of reach. The only thing we can do is to remember, whether in dreams, deep at night, writing, or thinking. The "Children's Dreams in Beijing" series is a collection of essays by the author Mao Daqing recalling his childhood life in Beijing, and "The Unattainable Beauty" is one of the volumes.

Got a Free Lunch

Got a Free Lunch

Short Fiction

Shao Huoyan

129K03

"Free Lunch" is the first collection of novels by Hubei writer Shao Huolan. It includes 100 works published by the author in 2009 and 2010 in "Reader", "Yangtze River Literature and Art", "Selected Short Novels", "Selected Micro Novels", "Selected Essays", "Yangcheng Evening News" and other newspapers and periodicals.

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