Through the tragedy of a rickshaw puller in old Beijing, the novel expresses the author's deep concern and sympathy for the fate of the working people struggling at the bottom of society.

It reveals the dark society that drove Xiangzi into the abyss of depravity. It shows that it is not feasible to get rid of poverty through personal struggle alone.

Together: Came to Peiping to work as a rickshaw puller and worked hard for three years.

One fall: He and his car were arrested by the military police and made into young men. ideal

Second story: Selling camels, working hard to pull carts, saving money by living frugally

Erluo: Xiangzi’s hard-earned money was also confiscated by Detective Sun

Three cases: Huniu bought Xiangzi’s neighbor Er Qiangzi’s car at a low price

Sanluo: In order to arrange for Huniu’s funeral, Xiangzi sold his car again

Rain falls on the rich as well as on the poor, on the righteous as well as on the unjust. In fact, the rain is not fair, because it falls in a world without justice.

The bustle of troubled times comes from superstition, and the only comfort for fools is self-deception.

Experience is the fertilizer of life. The kind of experience you have will determine the kind of person you become. Peonies cannot be grown in the desert.

A lazy person's thoughts cannot coexist with his personality. Everything that can be exchanged for money will be sold sooner or later.

If a person sees through himself, he will not look down on others.

Lao She

novel

short story

script

collection of essays

Xiangzi

Mr. Cao, Mrs. Cao

Huniu

Xiaofuzi

Liu Siye

Er Qiangzi and Lao Ma