Unlike other Qinhuai beauties, Dong Xiaowan’s most unique feature is “elegance”. This woman leads a colorful life, and no matter how trivial her daily life is, it becomes romantic and interesting when she comes to her. Dong Xiaowan likes elegance and does not like rich and sweet food. She likes to cook rice with tea and pair it with two small plates of light water vegetables and black pepper.
Dong Xiaowan’s pursuit of food is almost paranoid. In the author’s opinion, this strange woman can be called the most outstanding “female gourmet” in the late Ming Dynasty. Whether it's the "fat pork" that's comparable to Dongpo pork or the sweet but not greasy "Cunjin Dongtang", they are all made by this woman. Of course, these are only part of Dong Xiaowan's life style.
According to Pijiang’s recollection, the happiest time in his life was given by Dong Xiaowan. It can be seen that Dong Xiaowan’s life was meticulous and exciting. Huang Yuji once wrote a poem to commemorate Dong Xiaowan, saying: "The coral pillow is thin and bright red, and the osmanthus cold frost clears the night sky. I am worried that there are many people and I can't sleep, but it doesn't matter that there will be mourning at the end of the day. Half of the bed is full of bright moonlight and there are books, and the whole room is dim. The lamps and fog are closed, and the most desolate night is when the cold blows Qian's red shirt
A proud woman like her, in order to get into the Mao family, she uses tricks, tricks, and rogues... She She is a woman who wants to put flowers in her tea, but she makes a fool of herself in front of an unworthy man and is extremely embarrassed. However, whether this marriage will be a "quiet time" or "indifferent", only she can decide. I know. This is the man she chose. He is rich, talented, and ambitious...
No matter how heart-warming it is to brag about the love between the two, when the battle is about to begin, Mao Bijiang thought However, he asked Dong Xiaowan to stay in Rugao and look after his house while he escaped with his mother, wife and children. Dong Xiaowan said that he would flee with him, but Mao Bijiang had a good idea. He asked Dong Xiaowan to follow an old friend of his, and they could also be considered mutual friends. There was someone to take care of him. Mao Bijiang was so cold that he was always being served by Dong Xiaowan, but he couldn't bear to leave Dong Xiaowan. 29 years old.