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.
Living in Jiangnan was challenging. How deep was the snow there? The Qing court's series of secret edicts sank all of Jiangnan into chaos as the not-so-heavy snowfall brought a chill to millions of people for no reason. All of the giant merchants felt the pressure and killing intent from Jingdou. Lingnan's Xiong family and Quanzhou's Sun family had always been on good terms with Fan Xian. Under the court's pressure, they did not dare move. As for those salt merchants who had long been under the protection of the powerful figures of the court and had peeked at all the wealth under heaven, they began to slowly grow restless.