Shen Congwen Series—Xiao Xiao Collection

Author: Shen Congwen
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: When Xiao Xiao became a wife, she was twelve years old and had a young husband who was less than three years old. The husband was nine years younger than her and had not been weaned for long. According to local customs, after the wedding, she called him her younger brother. With a new son, the grandmother had this five-year-old son as if it were exclusively hers. Whatever she did or where she went, the husband always followed closely. The husband was a bit afraid of her, treating her like a mother and not daring to cause trouble. They had a "good relationship."