Qinhuai Bayan, all women whose talents and looks are amazing in the world, also have their own reasons. Dong Xiaowan, the protagonist of this story, is no exception. Dong Xiaowan was born in a rich family. She was from a good family, but in the end she became a famous prostitute. All this is a trick of the world.
Suzhou embroidery is a treasure in China today, and people all over the world are amazed by its beauty and exquisiteness. Dong Xiaowan was born in Dongjiaxiuzhuang, a Suzhou embroidery family in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Dongjia Xiuzhuang is a famous Xiuzhuang in Suzhou, which has a history of more than one hundred years since Dong Xiaowan's father's generation. Although Suzhou embroidery is embroidery, it is close to the art of painting, so Dong Jia is quite scholarly.
Dong Xiaowan's mother, surnamed Bai, is the only daughter of an old scholar. The old scholar was frustrated all his life and accidentally passed on his knowledge to his daughter. After Bai married Dong Jia, she gave birth to a daughter named Dong Bai. Dong Bai was later Dong Xiaowan, named Zi. The husband and wife are very fond of Xiaowan, teaching her poetry, calligraphy and painting, needlework and needlework, and educating her very well.
At this rate, Dong Xiaowan's future will not be perfect, but it will not be bad. Unfortunately, fate played a trick on Xiaowan's father, who later died of illness. The heartbroken mother took care of Xiuzhuang with a buddy, while she lived in seclusion with Xiaowan. Later, when the war broke out, Xiaowan's mother wanted to sell Xiuzhuang as money to avoid the war, only to find that Xiuzhuang had been greedy by the man. After all, we not only have no money, but also borrow a lot of foreign debts. Xiaowan's mother fell ill with anger.
Xiaowan was only fifteen years old at that time, just a girl. The sudden change made her fall from the clouds into the mud. Heavy debts and her mother's illness weighed on her. Debt can be temporarily ignored, but mother's illness is in urgent need of money. In desperation, Xiaowan agreed to others' recommendation and went to the painting boat on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing to perform art, and changed its name to Xiaowan. From then on, there was no Dong Bai in the world, only Dong Xiaowan.
Dong Xiaowan seems to be a touch of violet in muddy troubled times, with an innocent connotation. The world is still in a state of war and chaos, and they all live in their own world. Dong Xiaowan, who has experienced coquetry, was completely immersed in it after marrying Mao Bijiang. Her love for him came so suddenly and so violently. She tried her best to chase him and be good to him. Dong Xiaowan was listed as a famous chef in ancient China by later generations because he cooked for Mao Bijiang and developed dishes.
Dong Xiaowan himself is a calm temperament, and he doesn't care what he eats every day. A pot of green tea, a dish of side dishes and a bowl of plain rice are also considered as a meal. However, Mao Bijiang is different. The Shuaijiang family has some status in the local area, so they have been particular since childhood, and they like sweets, seafood and smoked food. Dong Xiaowan's "Dong Rou", which is as famous as Dongpo Ri, was written for crossing the border. The fire meat she cooked smells like pine and cypress, wind fish smells like muntjac, drunk mussels are like peach blossoms, pine shrimps are like dragon beard meat, oily pomfret is like sturgeon, and roasted rabbit crisp chicken is like cake bait, which is wonderful.
Plus Pi Bijiang likes sweets, so Dong Xiaowan made him winter candy. Chongchuan records that Dong Tang was made by Dong Xiaowan, the concubine of Mao.
According to legend, Dong Xiaowan returned to Qinhuai and went to Zhihu Lake from Maobijiang alone. Because I miss the brush river so much, and I think that the brush river likes sweets, I try my best to develop the East Tang Dynasty. Winter sugar is made of flour such as fine white sugar, shelled sesame seeds and pure maltose. After the completion, Dong Xiaowan specially sent Dong Tang to Maobijiang as a token of his heart.