Desperate? Be friendly to the world

Shanie 2022-11-10 00:50:37

The protagonist Fugui is the young master of a landlord's family during the Republic of China. When he was young, he lost his fortune due to gambling and debauchery. His father was mad at him, and the wealthy family became farmers. He was soon captured by the national army, and then involved in the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. With the civil war, the three antis and five antis, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and other social changes. His life and family also continued to suffer. All the relatives left him one after another. In the end, only the old man and a scalper were left.

There is despair in the air, and the pillar of the spirit seems to be disintegrated at any time, and it will disappear in the blink of an eye. But he didn't complain, he still maintained his friendship with the world, he still maintained his friendship with the world.

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  • Little Bun: [playing with chickens] When will they grow up?

    Xu Jiazhen: Very soon.

    Little Bun: And then?

    Xu Fugui: And then... the chickens will turn into geese... and the geese will turn into sheep... and the sheep will turn into oxen.

    Little Bun: And after the oxen?

    Xu Fugui: After oxen...

    Xu Jiazhen: After oxen, Little Bun will grow up.

    Little Bun: I want to ride on an ox's back.

    Xu Jiazhen: You will ride on an ox's back.

    Xu Fugui: Little Bun won't ride on an ox... he'll ride trains and planes... and life will get better and better.

  • Xu Fugui: What did you name our son?

    Xu Jiazhen: "Don't Gamble".