The Bride Who Was Swept into the Past

Green grass grows by the river, while the endless sky stretches on. Wildfires cannot consume it, nor can wind and rain beat it down. Green grass grows by the river, spreading all the way to the edge of the sea. The road to the horizon has no end, and neither does this longing. When I was little and watched Auntie Qiong Yao’s drama Green Grass by the River, I would get so excited I couldn’t even eat. I’d often sneak off to the department store after school to catch a bit of it instead of going home. The scene that stuck with me most was the heroine being rocked back and forth in a sedan chair. I dreamed of riding in a sedan chair myself one day, being carried along and rocked back and forth. At last, my chance has come…