Fine Rice: Young Adult Novel Series

Author: Cao Wenxuan
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: With an extraordinary pen, Cao Wenxuan writes about ordinary people, making the ordinary immortal; with an extraordinary pen, he writes about ordinary events, making the ordinary move the heart. Xiemi is a boy who blushes easily from birth. He grows up with his cousin Hongou, and their days flow like clear water. However, one day, a group of enormous white alum floats down the river, and beneath the alum drifts a group of girls who seem to come from heaven. These female Red Guards sent from Suzhou to the village bring a fresh and enchanting atmosphere to the peaceful countryside. Among them, Meiwen, with her pure and gentle emotions and spiritual strength, leads the unruly village boy Xiemi into a new journey of growth. When they first meet, they both feel an extraordinary connection. In the years that follow, filled with hardship and warmth, Xiemi, guided by Meiwen, moves forward while secretly falling in love with her voice, her mannerisms, and everything about her. Meanwhile, she becomes even more deeply attached to him in her lonely and helpless moments. A non-romantic romance unfolds in a water world surrounded by rivers and reed marshes, moving and poetic in every corner. The novel deeply understands the subtleties of human emotions, crafting a story of love that can stand alongside the sun and moon in the universe. With an elegant pen, it completes a sculpture of a young boy's heart. The peaceful village, the quiet wheat fields, the spinning windmills, the small boats on the river, the colorful pigeons, the snow-white reeds, and the, along with the beautiful rural scenery of all four seasons, participate in the coronation of this Eastern boy's real world.