This book includes three short stories by Zhou Daxin: "Silver Ornaments," "Stepping Out of the Dense Forest," and "Left Vermilion Bird, Right White Tiger." "Silver Ornaments" tells the tragic story of Bilan, the daughter-in-law of Lü Jingren, the prefect of Nanyang City during the Republican era. Unable to tolerate her psychologically disturbed husband, she falls in love with Zheng Shaoheng, a silversmith. When Lü Jingren discovers this, he plots to poison Zheng Shaoheng. The old silversmith, seeking revenge for his son, also kills Bilan, ultimately committing suicide. "Stepping Out of the Dense Forest" tells the story of Xun'er's family, farmers in the Nanyang Basin, who make a living by catching, training, and performing with monkeys. However, they encounter numerous difficulties and tragedies along the way. Ultimately, Xun'er decides to abandon his ancestral craft and lead his family out of the dense forest to start a new life. The novel reflects the conflicts and transformations in the relationship between humans and nature, and between humans themselves, in a closed and backward environment. "Left Vermilion Bird, Right White Tiger" uses ancient...
本书收录了周大新的《银饰》《步出密林》《左朱雀右白虎》三篇小说。《银饰》讲述了民国年间, 南阳城知府吕敬仁的儿媳碧兰, 因无法忍受心理畸形的丈夫, 转而与小银匠郑少恒相爱, 吕敬仁发现后施计毒死郑少恒, 老银匠为子报仇也害死了碧兰, 最后老银匠自杀身亡的悲剧故事。《步出密林》讲述了南阳盆地农民荀儿一家, 以捕猴、训猴、耍猴为生, 但过程中遭遇重重困难与悲剧, 最终荀儿决定放弃祖传手艺, 带领家人步出密林, 开始新生活的故事。小说反映了闭塞落后环境下人与自然、人与人关系的冲突与转变。《左朱雀右白虎》通过古代
本书收录了周大新的《银饰》《步出密林》《左朱雀右白虎》三篇小说。《银饰》讲述了民国年间, 南阳城知府吕敬仁的儿媳碧兰, 因无法忍受心理畸形的丈夫, 转而与小银匠郑少恒相爱, 吕敬仁发现后施计毒死郑少恒, 老银匠为子报仇也害死了碧兰, 最后老银匠自杀身亡的悲剧故事。《步出密林》讲述了南阳盆地农民荀儿一家, 以捕猴、训猴、耍猴为生, 但过程中遭遇重重困难与悲剧, 最终荀儿决定放弃祖传手艺, 带领家人步出密林, 开始新生活的故事。小说反映了闭塞落后环境下人与自然、人与人关系的冲突与转变。《左朱雀右白虎》通过古代
