Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1

The Dwelling of the Chia Family and Some of Its Occupants

CHAPTER 2

Chia T'ai-ching, the Householder

CHAPTER 3

The Marriage of Chia Ku

CHAPTER 4

The Two Marriages of Chia Hao-tz'u

CHAPTER 5

The Passing of Chia T'ai-ching

CHAPTER 6

The Establishment of the Monument

CHAPTER 7

Separating the Family Property

CHAPTER 8

The Birth of a Male Heir

CHAPTER 9

The Newborn Came on New Year's Day

CHAPTER 10

The Continuous Accidents in Chia Chen's Childhood

CHAPTER 11

The Espousal of Chia Hao-tz'u's Eldest Daughter

CHAPTER 12

The Last Child of Tu Hua

CHAPTER 13

The Two Younger Siblings

CHAPTER 14

The Jubilant Celebrations

CHAPTER 15

The Small New Year's Day

CHAPTER 16

Spring Outing

CHAPTER 17

The Festival of May Fifth

CHAPTER 18

To Go on a Pilgrimage

CHAPTER 19

The Seventh Evening of the Seventh Lunar Month

CHAPTER 20

The Mid-autumn Festival

CHAPTER 21

The Betrothal of Chia Wan

CHAPTER 22

To Compose Poetry on a Snowy Day

CHAPTER 23

The Indelible Pain of Chia Chen's Heart

CHAPTER 24

Chia Min's Disillusionment

CHAPTER 25

The Japanese Invasion Begins

CHAPTER 26

The Cause of China's Later Weakness

CHAPTER 27

To Seek Refuge from Calamities

CHAPTER 28

The Marriage of Chia Min

CHAPTER 29

Going Home

CHAPTER 30

The Unfolding of Chu Liu's Illicit Affair

CHAPTER 31

Disaster Before Dawn

CHAPTER 32

Chia Min, the Drug Addict

CHAPTER 33

The Marriages of the Chias' Younger Girls

CHAPTER 34

The Death of Chia Lan and Her Daughter

CHAPTER 35

The Matriarch Returns to Heaven Aftera Long Life

CHAPTER 36

Winding up the War

CHAPTER 37

Civil Strife

CHAPTER 38

The Plight of Refugees

CHAPTER 39

Tu Hua Longing for Home

CHAPTER 40

A Midnight Dream