Ninety Days of Spring: Crossing Through Fleeting Years

Cui Ying told Nan Xiu that his heart was in utter turmoil, all because the wind and rain would not cease and willow catkins kept flying. Nan Xiu stuffed a candied fruit into his mouth and said with a smile, “It has nothing to do with the wind and rain, nor with the willow catkins. It is because ninety days of spring have come to an end, and you cannot bear to part with these fleeting years.”