Joy of Life
A family inclined to kindness and charity would grace the descendants. Thanks to one small act of kindness, by providence she comes across a grateful friend; Fortunate that her mother, has done an unperceived good deed…. Men should rescue the distressed and aid the poor… Who would have guessed that kindness in this world ultimately would be the road that one must choose, that proverbial fork in the road? Clouds of rain float on eastern winds as new vines start to blossom. Though drums of war roar too loudly and their brilliance has been lost, a green grass carpet greets the sun by the break of morning. Let us wait for the yellow leaves, a few gourds are harvested.
Loushang Tower, People Beyond People
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Aunt Song? Everyone was surprised. Did the commissioner have acquaintances in Hangzhou? Overwatch Council members knew that in matters of the heart, Fan Xian was an official in Jingdou who rarely boasted of such things. Despite his youth, he rarely went out to find the attention of women. Preceded by his reputation, his people's thoughts must have gone crooked.
Of course their thoughts went crooked. Fan Xian was only thinking about whether this Hangzhou would be the same as that Hangzhou and have an aunt with a surname of Song who sold fish soup. In this West Lake, there was no Su Causeway or Bai Causeway, but he wondered if there were Jiangnan women as gentle as Xi Zi.
Having traveled the world, he finally arrived at the Jiangnan fondly written about by literati and scholars. Fan Xian felt a little excitement in his heart. He squeezed his legs and directed the horse to enter the city.