Fisherman's Spring and Autumn

Author: Guo Tongjiang / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: On the banks of the Pearl River, a fishing village is filled with joy tonight as a grand wedding banquet is about to begin. The fishermen cheerfully head towards the assembly hall. After the newlyweds exchange vows, everyone asks the bride to share her love story. The Party Secretary of the People's Commune, Chen Qiang, said, "This marriage is indeed extraordinary; she should tell us about it." Amidst a round of applause, the bride stood up, a little shy. The bride is a middle-aged woman named Dai Hao, the captain of the "March 8th" motor fishing team. The groom is a mechanic who has been demobilized from the army, named Zhang Cai. On this happy occasion, Dai Hao recounted her poignant past. Dai Hao, surnamed Liang, grew up fishing with her father and lived by the riverbank in Shiwu Village, leading a life of extreme poverty. Dai Hao's father, Shui Wang Bo, was a hot-tempered man who couldn't stand the unfairness of the old society. Due to excessive stress, his health deteriorated early, and the burden of life fell on Dai Hao at a young age. Through hard fishing labor, Dai Hao mastered skills in reading the wind, steering, casting nets, and swimming, and she was especially skilled in diving, so everyone called her "Fishing Cat." P1-P6