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| | Variety.com - Reviews - Springtime in a Small Town |
 | | Yuwen is bored with life, and spends her time embroidering, while Liyan, who is sickly, thinks he might have TB ("My health is beyond repair, like this house," he asserts); though only 30 years old, he does little except putter about in the garden. |
 | | Indeed, he's startled to meet Yuwen, his first sweetheart; he hasn't seen her since she was 16. |
 | | Meanwhile, Zhang and Yuwen go for walks beside the old town wall, which is now in ruins, and the attraction they once had for one another re-emerges.Matters come to a head at Xiu's 16th birthday party, when both Yuwen and Zhang drink too much. |
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