The Village in the south of China

The Normal School's students studied for their future teaching career, and some of them were in love with each other; the bravery of the youngster who swam across the river at night was commendable; life in the countryside was simple and hard, but people tempered themselves through manual labour, living there with wisdom and vitality; the shoe shop keeper was a typical merchant who turned a tough face to life and seized any opportunity for pleasure...