Bathed in fire

Author: Jia Xing'an
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: A little boy who survives a disaster encounters a wandering folk doctor and becomes the master of "Jishi Tang." The story revolves around the entanglements of love and revenge between two close brothers, a bandit leader, and a woman. It depicts the northern rural customs and traditions in an oil-painting-like style. This is a long novel set against the backdrop of a renowned family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the North China Plain. A young boy who narrowly escapes a disaster encounters a traveling old folk doctor and becomes the master of Jishi Tang, gaining fame as a village doctor. His sons, Da Cao and Er Cao, are both exceptionally talented. However, Da Cao suddenly falls ill and becomes foolish, while Er Cao stands out as exceptionally gifted. The two brothers, along with a bandit leader, become entangled in complex love and revenge with the same woman. The story is full of twists and turns, rich in imagination and legend, with vividly portrayed characters. The work uses oil-painting-like colors and atmosphere to depict the traditional culture, folk customs, living habits, and humanistic spirit of the northern countryside.