poverty

  • Fairy Su

    A girl named Su, in Chenzhou, Hunan, was washing clothes one day by squatting on a huge rock in the river. Some lovely green water plants drifted over and circled the rock three times, arousing Su’s curiosity. After that she found herself pregnant.

  • Protected: The Chivalrous Girl

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  • The dilapidated official boats

    When Hu Li Zi was returning to his native home from the capital, the prime minister ordered his superintendent to see him off. “If you want to go by boat, choose whichever official boat you like,” he told Hu Li Zi.

  • Ancient Books for Ancient Bronze

    A scholar, hard-pressed for money, listed a few hundred of his books, packed them up, and set out for the capital, intending to sell them.