Marrying an eunuch

Author: Sa Su
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Among the countless people, there was once an eunuch whose legendary life is endlessly memorable. The author's writing is skillfully balanced, shifting between humor and melancholy. Through the life of an eunuch, the book reveals the intertwining joys and sorrows of life. With a narrative as effortless as flowing clouds and water, it pours deep sympathy for the hardworking masses, moving readers to tears.
A fifth-rank official eunuch, personally bestowed with an imperial name by Empress Dowager Cixi: married a wife, engaged in business, and even called brothers with gangsters and bandits; incredibly clever, daring to outwit Zhang Zhidong in riddles and wit; deeply compassionate and loyal, supporting each other with a needlewoman in the palace. This book tells the old story of an eunuch and a girl who married him. "Xia Yitiao" can only be considered an ordinary eunuch—he knew a bit of martial arts, could cook, had friends like "Yangbangzi," and even met a bandit who claimed to rape Empress Dowager Cixi—but he lacked the wealth of "Little De Zhang" or the legendary status of Kou Liancai. If there’s anything special about him, it’s that he actually had a girl willing to marry him. And this marriage lasted through decades of storms and sunshine.
Sa Su’s "Old Beijing Storytelling Series" is humorous, engaging, and captivating, with vivid legendary tales that leave readers laughing.