Today I read pages 443-445 of Snow in Midsummer. This play starts with Mrs. Cai as the narrator. She is a widow with a eight year old son. Today is the day that Mr. Dou, the man that Mrs. Cai leant five taels of silver to last year, brings his daughter to Mrs. Cai so he wont have to pay her back. Mrs. Cai wants to make his daughter her daughter-in-law.
Dou then enters and now he is the plays narrator. Dou is the master of all learning in the world. His wife died and all he has left is his only daughter, Duanyun. Much like Mrs. Cai. Dou is selling his daughter to Mrs. Cai to get rid of his debt and get some cash for his journey. At first I thought he didn't really care about his child but then he said, " Ah, child, your father does this against his will.!" Mrs. Cai bought Dou's daughter for two extra taels then what his debt had been.
Doctor enters stage and is now playing the narrator. Dr. Lu was his name and he wasn't a very good doctor. I cannot bring dead men back to life, and the live ones I treat often die." He borrowed 10 taels of silver from Mrs. Cai and with interest now owes her 20. She keeps coming to collect the money but Dr. Lu doesn't have it.
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