The Old Cook of Weinan (Hungry Corpse: A Thousand-Mile Journey at the End of the Ming Dynasty)

He brought Mansui, who was sleeping under the inn's eaves, into the house, hired her as a helper, and taught her cooking for six months. When she returned to the inn again, the cook had already passed away, leaving her a pair of cloth shoes.

Starving corpse: an identity during the late Ming dynasty's thousand-mile journey

He brought Mansui, who was sleeping under the inn's eaves, into the house, hired her as a helper, and taught her cooking for six months. When she returned to the inn again, the cook had already passed away, leaving her a pair of cloth shoes.

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References

• Ruan Xingzhi: Review of 'The Hungry Corpse: A Journey of a Thousand Miles at the End of the Ming Dynasty' (Full Text Reread of 113 Old Text)

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