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.
Our Unsatisfactory Winter
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The flowers in the woods had lost their brilliant spring colors. Dreams of summer and the winds of autumn had passed by too quickly as the Qing Kingdom entered another winter. It seemed that the temperatures had dropped overnight. Snow began to drift down on Cang Mountain in Jingxi, gradually turning the summit white. Within Jingdou, cold rains fell twice and added to the chilly feeling. The people on the streets were wrapped in thick cotton robes. They rubbed their hands together as they walked away with a hurried expression.
The carriage coming from Tianhe Avenue bumped against the ground, making an irritating monotonous sound. The horse huffed impatiently, twisting its head, as if it wanted this winter to end quicker. In a black carriage, Fan Xian huffed warm air into his hands and tightened the cloak around his body. He muttered a few things and thought to himself that winter had come a bit too hurriedly.