Preface
Ⅰ. Mom and Dad, Dad and Mom
My Mom and Dad
Mom's Bound Feet
Nap Time
The Last Coffin in the Coffin Shop
Old Cupboard
A Life of Hard Work
Dumplings and Buns
"A Cat Has Nine Lives"
Shaping Timber
A Father's Wisdom
Stories Told from Donkey's Back
Overhauling the Main Gate and Building a New House
Large Courtyard and a Large Wicker Basket
Mom and Dad in 1999
Ⅱ. Tender Love of Mom and Dad for Sons and Grandsons and Between Brothers
Mom and Her Children
Farewells
Grandfather and Grandsons
Mom Can Read Only One Word
Love Between Sisters and Little Brother
Mom and Dad and Their Disabled Son
Four Bananas
Birthday Party
III. Folkways
Enjoying an Opera Performance
The Kitchen God
Yaohuo Ridge
A Haircut
Grave, Graveclothes, Dog-beating Stick
Joy Balls
Wedding Bread and Cake
Cutting the Stumbling Thread
Birthday of Grandma Houtou
"Road to West" and "Road to East"
IV. Climbing Mount Tai and Visiting Beijing
Climbing Mount Tai
Being Serious in Beijing
"Morn, Let Me Hold You"
Afterword