Joyful Thief: Selected Short Stories by Zhang Da Chun: Selected Short Stories by Zhang Da Chun

Author: Zhang Dachun
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: It's a common occurrence for thieves to cause trouble during the New Year. My mother used to say, "Who doesn't celebrate the New Year? Thieves are also human." This reasoning wouldn't hold up in the city, though. A few years ago, when my mother was working as an official matchmaker in the county government office, Aunt Huaixie, who was in charge of the office, couldn't stand it and immediately retorted, "Is there even such a thing as a rule? Be careful, or Ding Sanye will tear your widow's mouth to shreds if he hears this!" She then shoved me and, with a serpentine waist, hurried off to spread the word to other households.