The Snowy Night·The Chronicles of Zhao Yuling/风雪之夜·赵玉玲本纪

<p>Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies School & Representative Bestsellers of Republican China</p><p>鸳鸯蝴蝶派代表作品</p><p></p><p>The Night of Wind and Snow is a highly symbolic short story in modern Chinese literature usually considered to be the work of Zhang Henshui or a contemporary Republican writer (the specific author is controversial). This novel takes a closed space under extreme weather conditions as the stage and through compact narrative and profound psychological description showcases the struggle and redemption of human nature in desperate situations.</p><p>《风雪之夜》是中国现代文学中一部极具象征意义的短篇小说，通常被认为是张恨水（Zhang Henshui）或同期民国作家的作品（具体作者存在争议）。这部小说以极端天气下的封闭空间为舞台，通过紧凑的叙事和深刻的心理描写，展现人性在绝境中的挣扎与救赎。</p><p></p><p>The Night of Snowy Snow tells a series of stories about the five sons of the Grand General and their mother who are struggling in their family life. In the winter of Beiping the Deng family who were not backward lived in a rented quadrangle courtyard and ran out of food in the cold weather. The fourth son Yulin committed suicide by hanging a beam due to being ridiculed by the cook's mother Hong. Fortunately he was saved. The mother wanted to divide the family of her five sons but was unable to do so due to different situations in each room. Deng Yushan the eldest son raised money everywhere and was hospitalized due to mental illness under severe living pressure. Patrol officer Tian Desheng was a former subordinate of the Deng family. After being hospitalized due to a mental illness in Yushan he developed feelings for Yushan's wife Tian Shi which caused Tian Shi to change his heart. Sanzi Yufeng is a teacher with a certain income. He has fallen in love with the daughter of a businessman Liang Shangzhen and wants to divorce his wife. The second son Yulong was stopped by his family for finding a job that was considered indecent so he spent his days drinking and killing time. Later he left a suicide note and took poison to commit suicide. His wife Huang returned from the cemetery and insisted on going back to her parents' home. Under various changes Wuzi Yubo made up his mind to break through his previous dignity and work hard together with his brothers.</p><p>《风雪之夜》讲的是大将军的五个儿子在家族没落后与其母亲在生活困境中的一系列故事。北平的冬天，没落后的邓家住在租的四合院里，天寒家中绝粮。四子玉林因被厨娘洪妈讽刺，羞愧得悬梁自尽，幸被救活。母亲欲给五个儿子分家，但因各房情况不同未果。长子邓玉山四处筹钱，在严重的生活压力下得了疯病住院。巡警田德胜是邓家以前的下属，在玉山疯病发作住院后，对玉山的妻子田氏表示好感，田氏因此变心。三子玉峰为教员，有一定的收入，喜欢上了商人的女儿梁上珍，欲与妻子离婚。次子玉龙因托人找寻的工作被家人认为不体面受到阻止，因此整日喝酒消磨时间，后来留下遗书服毒自杀。其妻黄氏从坟地归来，坚持要回娘家。五子玉波在种种变故之下，下定决心冲破以前的体面，兄弟们一起努力工作。</p>