The opening of the novel introduces the protagonists: Cui Cui and Grandpa, and their yellow dog. It mainly describes the living environment of the protagonist's family and leads an ordinary life.
Chapter 2:
The second chapter introduces the location of the story-Tea Cave, and leads to the life of the residents in the city with the guidance of Baihe. It also describes the life of soldiers stationed in the city. And the harmony of this town and the business atmosphere it embodies. The people there are also very simple and honest, even those prostitutes.
Chapter III;
Described the local customs of the Dragon Boat Festival. These interesting things aroused the interest of Cui Cui, who grew up in the mountains.
The fourth chapter:
Grandpa took Cui Cui to see the dragon boat, but he left halfway because he had to steer and didn't pick up Cui Cui. There are many strange ideas in the pure Cui Cui's heart. She also came into contact with others for the first time and experienced the life outside the mountain.
Chapter 5:
Two years later, Grandpa and Cui Cui spent a Mid-Autumn Festival together. Because ducks remember the past time.
Chapter VI:
With the growth of age, Cui Cui gradually began to contact with the outside world. But these things are completely different from her childhood life. I found that not everyone in the outside world is as simple as a mountain man.
Chapter 7:
Cui Cui grew up and became a beautiful local girl, just like her mother. Grandpa began to worry about Cui Cui's growth. He didn't want Cui Cui to leave himself like her mother.
Chapter 8:
The festival is coming to an end, but Cui Cui cannot forget it for a long time. Grandpa began to let Cui Cui take the helm. Cui Cui began to pay attention to this little girl about her age, and saw all kinds of things in her heart, and compared them with each other.
Chapter 9:
Shunshun's second son said that Cui Cui and grandpa would go to their house to watch the boat. Cui Cui doesn't know this man, but he thinks he is very nice. Later, I learned that it was he who said by the lake many years ago that Cui Cui would be eaten by big fish. Grandpa told Cui Cui that the man also thought she was excellent.
Chapter 10:
Cui Cui and grandpa went to Shunshun's house to see the boat. Shun Shun's boss praised Cui Cui in front of everyone. When they were on the boat, the waitress called them to their seats to do it. After leaving, Grandpa told Cui Cui that the second child praised her for her beauty, and Cui Cui was embarrassed to say that Grandpa was drunk.
Chapter 11:
Shunshun's eldest brother and second son fell in love with Cui Cui and sent someone to fix him up. Cui Cui blushed to the neck when she knew this. Grandpa can't help feeling sad when he sees such Cui Cui. Thinking of Cui Cui's mother.
Chapter 12:
The matchmaker has come to propose marriage again. Cui Cui dare not speak her mind. Grandpa guessed that Cui Cui loved the second child, but not the eldest. The two brothers knew each other was in love with Cui Cui, so they began to compete with each other.
Chapter 13:
Grandpa went to pick up Cui Cui late, and Cui Cui cried. Grandpa told Cui Cui to be strong and brave, and not to cry. Learn to face things by yourself. Cui Cui knew her mother well, but grandpa began to feel sad.
Chapter 14:
Cui Cui can't forget what grandpa said, and grandpa didn't tell Cui Cui what happened last night. But the song that Cui Cui listened to with grandpa at night was actually sung by his parents, but grandpa made a mistake. He had a quarrel with the old man when he went to town, but he didn't tell Cui Cui.
Chapter 15:
Cui Cui and grandpa are chatting under the stars. Grandpa made fun of Cui Cui, and Cui Cui smiled. She was not angry with Grandpa. The two men then talked about their parents. Grandpa thinks a lot about his parents, and his heart is in a mess.
Chapter 16:
Something happened to the old man who went to the beach by boat. When the old boatman was startled, the marriage was blown up. The matchmaker said it was wise for Grandpa not to agree to this marriage, but parents thought this kind of thing was arranged by Grandpa and Cui Cui. Cui Cui was very sad after hearing this.
Chapter 17:
Grandpa's smile is decreasing day by day. Cui Cui thinks grandpa is cold to her, but she doesn't know why. After a long time, Ye and Sun got back together and took the helm together. Parents went to look for their poor brother's bones, but found nothing. Cui Cui went up the mountain to pick whipping bamboo shoots, but only picked a handful of Saxifraga.
Chapter 18:
Grandpa knows that Cui Cui doesn't hate his parents, but he doesn't know how they are. My parents came back and wanted to ferry, so Grandpa put Cui Cui at the helm. Cui Cui didn't go for a long time, and parents complained that their speed was too slow.
Chapter 19:
People are saying that the boss of Shunshun's family drowned in the water, which touched grandpa again. Grandpa is in poor health, but he is thinking about going to the city. Later, grandpa was very unhappy when he learned that his parents had left Taoyuan by boat.
Chapter 20:
When Cui Cui found the White Tower collapsed on a rainy night, she was surprised and scared. She went to call grandpa, but grandpa was dead. When people heard the news, they all came to comfort Cui Cui.
Chapter 21:
Watching Yang preside over grandpa's funeral. Since then, I have lived with Yang as if she had only one uncle and one grandfather. The White Pagoda was rebuilt with people's fund-raising, but parents may not come back.
Extended data:
Creative background:
Border Town was written in 193 1 year, which was the season of Shen Congwen's love career. 193 1 year, although the society is turbulent, it is still slightly peaceful on the whole. At this time, China's conscientious literati were thinking about the essence of human nature, and Shen Congwen was naturally at the forefront. Therefore, he hopes to describe a small town in Xiangxi similar to the Peach Blossom Garden through his own impression of Xiangxi, and point out a bright road for the confused humanity in urban civilization. There is still pure and natural love in the world, and life needs to convert to the nature of nature.
Character introduction:
Qusai
Cui Cui is an innocent, kind, gentle and pure little girl, and is the ideal artistic image of the author devoted to "love" and "beauty". When Cui Cui came into this world, she was an angel of love and a spirit of love. Her grandfather brought her up and lived with all ages. She is both the daughter of love and the daughter of nature. In her, "Heaven and Man are one", she is the spirit and embodiment of beauty. Cui Cui's "beauty" is gradually manifested through her love story: the first stage: the enlightenment stage of Cui Cui's love. When she first saw the dragon boat in the town, the seeds of love sprouted. The second stage: the awakening stage of Cui Cui's love.
Two years later, she went to the city to watch the dragon boat, and her love consciousness was completely awakened. The third stage: Cui Cui's persistent love stage. After she fell in love with Northson, she didn't expect Northson's brother to fall in love with her. Out of loyalty to love, she explicitly rejected grandpa. However, her love with Nuosong suddenly suffered a serious setback. Northon ran away from home and her grandfather died, which made her "grow into an adult" overnight. Finally, she guarded the ferry like grandpa, and her lover waited for promise to come back, which fully showed her strong character.
grandpa
Grandpa Bao has the traditional virtues of China, and he has infinite love for his granddaughter. Worried about Cui Cui's marriage, trying to make Cui Cui's love come true. In my life, I am also very concerned about Cui Cui. I don't want Cui Cui fidgeting for fear that Cui Cui will get sick. Emotionally, I try my best to understand Cui Cui's thoughts. When Cui Cui is sad and lonely, I tell her stories, tell jokes and sing songs. He is also a simple but stubborn old man. He is confident and proud of the beauty of Cui Cui. In order to marry a good family for Cui Cui, he is poor regardless of his position, and his inner worries and responsibilities are intertwined.
Tianbao
Tianbao is generous. He is the eldest son of the boatman, but he falls in love with the granddaughter of the poor ferryman. He knew that his younger brother loved Cui Cui, too. They sang Duel, but he kissed first because of himself. "Be the brother's leader", so he insisted that his brother sing first. As soon as his brother "spoke", he knew that he was not an "opponent", so he generously fulfilled his brother and fully showed brotherhood. Later, he went to the seaside, not only for his brother's happiness, but also to dispel his disappointment and sadness, "so as to forget everything above." In the end, he died unexpectedly. It can be said that he died for affection and love.
Nuo song
Northon has his mother's beautiful personality and delicacy. Nuosong pursued love alone, "dueled" with his brother, and sang love songs in the middle of the night, but it was not known to his sweetheart. Finally, I ran away alone and drifted somewhere.
Shunshun (supporting role)
Shunshun, a former exiled official of Qing Dynasty, managed wooden boats, had a certain savings, and his career was booming. Because of generosity and loyalty, he is known as a heroic gentleman on the side of "Zhangshui Wharf".
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-border town