Source: Fu Six Chapters of a Floating Life.

Selected paragraph:

The daughter said, "You can see the moon from Taiwan Province." Is a window on the ladder door, winding out, that is, the top of the back tip. There are short columns on three sides, a bright moon and a vast sky.

Translation:

Joey said, "You can see the moon from the slipway." We pushed a window from the top of the ladder door and climbed out of the window. That was the slipway, which was the top of the stern. There are short railings on three sides of the stage, forming an independent small world. A bright moon, reflected in the water, the water is wide and the sky is clear.

Extended data:

In Six Chapters of a Floating Life, Sanbai and Chen Yun, the daughter of her uncle, fell in love with each other and finally got married. With lingering thoughts, the author recalls the happy life of the married couple, poems against each other, and mother's early death as a souvenir. The book is divided into six chapters, the first chapter is boudoir, the second chapter is leisure, the third chapter is ups and downs, the fourth chapter is galloping, the fifth chapter is the history of Zhongshan, and the sixth chapter is health preservation.

Delicate writing is one of the noble sentiments in romantic note novels, and it is unique in late Qing novels because of its joy in writing harps, deep understanding and elegance of mutual respect.