This novel tells the story of an unfortunate handmaid, Xiao Ai. With compassion, Zhang created several different female images in the decaying old family, described their different life experiences, and explored and pursued the significance and value of women in a specific era from the perspective of women. Although Baidu said that it had made a major change, it was changed at that time in order to get the opportunity to serialize Shanghai Ipoh, but it did not hinder reading.
Xiao Ai is a maid bought by a big family. She comes from a humble background and doesn't even know her last name. She forgot where her family was and how many people there were. She was bullied by her family since she was a child, and no one cared about her, not even her lover. 14 years old was violated by the old master who went home. The worst thing is that the child who was pregnant with the old master was aborted by the old master's favorite concubine, and he got sick for it. This matter was not helped by his fifth wife, but was beaten and rejected. Life at Xi's house is basically bitter and tiring. Life didn't have some color until two men appeared.
The first is the son of another domestic worker, Ma Tao. He wants to pursue her, but she is not interested. Because Ma Tao also serves in the room of Wutai, she is even the direct supervisor of Xiao Ai. She was impressed by her fetal experience and thought she was enchanting and seduced her master, so she liked her for her son's sake. As for Xiao Ai, although Ah Gen is keen on showing love and Xiao Ai knows Ma Tao's psychology, she also thinks Ah Gen has no future, so she ignores it. Then she met another man and ignored her.
Second, Feng Jinhuai, Xiao Ai's later husband. I used to be a neighbor and worked in a printing factory. She wanted to see him several times and fell in love with him. At the same time, she thought he was promising and fell in love with each other. Later, with the help of Ma Tao's eagerness to get rid of his son's thoughts, they got married smoothly.
However, marriage does not seem to bring happiness to Xiao Ai. Shanghai soon fell, the printing factory moved to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong also took advantage of the situation, and her husband wandered in the mainland, and there is no news at this stage. Xiao Ai supports the whole family by herself, such as being a servant, running goods and transporting rice, and taking care of her mother-in-law. Mrs. Feng helped her husband's younger brothers and raised a large group of people. The most terrible thing is that when Fei Yi had a miscarriage, the old injury recurred and the whole person collapsed. Fortunately, her husband didn't betray her to find another lover as the neighbors said, but came back at a critical moment and took care of her wholeheartedly.
It is worth mentioning that the situation has reversed. Tao Yougen, who was not favored at that time, married a wife because she made a lot of money from goods, while her favored husband Feng ran around and ended up poor.
Throughout the whole article, my favorite is probably the enviable love between Xiao Ai and Feng Jinhuai. Feng really loves him. Don't forget your active heart. After learning about her life experience and abortion experience, you still love her despite the persuasion of your family after Xiao Ai was infertile. She did not hesitate to take what little money she had left to cure the disease she knew could not be cured, and adopted a newborn girl next door according to her own wishes.
The most picturesque scene is the scene of confession. Under the street lamp in the evening, Feng Jinhuai stuffed the painting engraved with Xiao Ai's new name "Feng Yuzhen" into Xiao Ai's palm. You don't have a last name. My last name is * * * having an affair with you.