The Tea People Trilogy, consisting of the first book, 'A Prosperous Tea House in the South', and the second book, 'The Lord of the Sleepless Nights', both winners of the 5th Mao Dun Literature Prize, with the third book titled 'Building Grass into a City'. The trilogy revolves around the fortunes and changes of four generations of the Hang family, who are the owners of the Blissful Tea House in the green tea capital, Hangzhou. The novels portray the diverse and meaningful characters of Hang Tianzui, Hang Jiahe, Zhao Jike, Shen Lvai, and others, showcasing the enduring spirit and charm of tea people in Hangzhou who persevere through hardships, cleanse impurities, and strive forward with blood and sacrifices in their life journeys. It symbolizes the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation in seeking survival and development, as well as the yearning for freedom and longing for enlightenment. The intertwining of tea's fragrance, blood's vapor, heart's collision, and love's entanglement is beautifully weaved by the author's eloquent and potent writing. The trilogy also incorporates the historical events of the century, the shadows of Hangzhou's history, the rise and fall of the tea industry, and the sentiment of tea people, creating a remarkable narrative that showcases the author's meticulous historical knowledge and skill in depicting social phenomena on a large scale.
The Top Husband's Family, Madam Never Wanted to Marry into a Wealthy Family
Ancient Martial Madness
I Seized the Demon Emperor's Body
Weird Arrival? Luckily I'm the King of the Underworld.
Comic Translation: Beginner's Guide to Batman
Beast Mastery from Zero Points
The Necromancer Who Just Wants to Plant Trees
Journey of the Shadow Immortal
Rules and Oddities: Urban Legends that Don't Exist
Cerulean Star, also a Pokémon Master!
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Farewell to VivianWords constantly emerge and disappear, as if written on an empty lake. And I am convinced that I am writing a novel in the water. The first book about the shadows of the city and illusions. Only by reading it with the same posture as loneliness can one understand the loneliness within. This is an era of farewells, continuously ending to embrace new beginnings. But where is the new beginning? Ahead lies a darkness without dawn...
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Interstellar Bandit is a Little SweetWhen female police officer Chen Beilei travels through the stars while apprehending a petty criminal, she gains the identity of a fugitive. As an immobilized waste who lost her ability to use psychic power and drive mecha, Beilei, with high IQ and low EQ, claims that with her hidden weapons, she can conquer the world! Being in a wheelchair doesn't necessarily make one disabled, it could also be a badass woman who is just too lazy to walk. Travelling into the future doesn't mean she can't be awesome without mecha! Wait, where did this little rascal come from? A sweet and satisfying story of dual crossing in an interstellar setting! A leader guy versus a strategist woman, our motto is: Professional hitting with a club without wavering for a hundred years!
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The Song of Snow DepartureThe Song of Snow Departure, Author: Mao Xianxian.
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The Silly Husband Spoils His WifeOriginally the wife of the top scholar, but she became a substitute wife. Shen Zhuru says as long as he spoils her, it doesn't matter who she marries. "Fool, if someone slanders me, humiliates me, belittles me, mocks me, bullies me, disrespects me, how should I handle it?" "My wife, just watch how I ruin him, humiliate him, belittle him, mock him, bully him, disrespect him, in just a moment, you'll see." "Fool, why do you pretend to be a fool when you're clearly not?" "My wife, as long as you are my wife, nothing else matters." When the silly wolf husband spoils the modern medicinal cuisine master, this small life is bound to be full of excitement.
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Moon Waning Over a Thousand FloorsRevolving through reincarnation, countless lifetimes pass by, yet unable to change the serendipitous encounter of this lifetime. With no remorse or love, decades of passing travelers in the mortal realm, and still seeking a heartfelt connection in the next life. A red thread entwined on her white gown, she is the Moon Goddess from the Nine Heavens. Moon Sister, you have calculated countless matrimonial fates, but have you found your destined love? Never before... Everyone knows I bind countless destined souls with my red thread, yet I can't mend my own marriage, nor can I break free from it. Destined for solitude in this lifetime, the threads of fate on her body have long formed an unbreakable knot, and now she encounters an unexpected deity. Thinking she had long seen through the affairs of the mortal realm, when she saved him in the desolate wilderness that day, she had unknowingly deeply planted the seed of affection. Believing her own fate to be indifferent, she had planned to merely close her eyes and turn away at their parting, but she couldn't resist the tears of longing. Moon Goddess: Su Lou, after years of separation, the cycle of reincarnation, and the River of Oblivion, have you truly forgotten about me? So be it... after all, we are destined to be strangers. Che Kong: Moon Goddess, how much more wine of dream reunion must you brew? Why do you torment yourself unnecessarily?
