Tongzi Town

Author: Huanshen
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Publish Date: 2005-04-12
Features: The Republic of China, 20th year. At the age of twelve, Tonghua followed her mother to a wealthy family, the Zhou household, to do needlework. She was noticed by the guest from the Zhao household, Madam Zhao, who wanted her to become the child bride of the nine-year-old young master, Ming, of the Zhao family. When Tonghua was seventeen, a shocking bloodshed occurred in the Zhao family. The second mistress, Yulian, unable to bear solitude, had an affair with an illegitimate child, which was discovered by Madam Zhao. She was confined. Yulian's lover, Li Shaojun, to rescue Yulian, conspired with bandits to raid the Zhao household and abduct someone. On a dark and stormy night, the Zhao household was surrounded by bandits, who looted the family's wealth and set the mansion ablaze, reducing it to ashes. The entire Zhao family was burned alive. Seeing that Tonghua was delicate and handsome, the bandits abducted her to their mountain stronghold.