Blind Engagement

Adapted from a true story. In the isolated and sweltering Baiyang Valley, 16-year-old Mo Jian has a reckless and impulsive temperament, and secretly loves Lan Juan, a 15-year-old girl who is studying quietly. He doesn't know how to show kindness by gentleness, and he only knows how to fight and get closer. An ordinary romp in the July grain drying farm leads to an irreparable tragedy. The companion accidentally slipped the Yanggu Cha and was kicked away by Mo Jian. The sharp iron teeth pierced Lan Juan's left eye, causing her to permanently lose half of her sight. The rice on the ground was stained with dark red blood, and the blood-stained old book "Water Margin" became a yoke nailed to Mo Jian's heart. The young man witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes and ran after the medical tricycle with bare feet, filled with only regret and panic. Lan Juan's eyes were red and desolate, and she looked at the embarrassed man at the back of the car. She had no regrets or hatred. The accident that was only half an inch completely changed the rest of their lives. After the accident, the two families were swayed by village public opinion. In order to make up for their mistakes and heal the pain, the elders made a marriage contract, binding Mo Jian, who was burdened with sin, with Lan Juan, who was blind. It was called a marriage contract, but in fact it was repayment for the rest of his life. For many years after that, Mo Jian devoted himself to atone for his sins, taking good care of Lan Juan's daily life, holding an old book stained with blood, and was trapped in the shadow of the grain drying field. Lan Juan could see all the warmth and coldness with one right eye, and her incomplete eyes could see through the guilt that Mo Jian couldn't hide. The two are trapped in a marriage contract woven by trauma and human affection. There is no youthful joy, only a long and forbearing companionship. The novel uses the countryside as its background, describing the lifelong regrets caused by the misbehavior of young people, and describing the scars and long-lasting emotions that are difficult to heal.