

Ode to Yao Niang of the Market
Yao Niang, a pretty widow who makes a living by selling tofu, is fretting as the county yamen urges her to remarry, when suddenly she bumps into three peach blossoms of impressive backgrounds: Zhou Quan, a considerate traveling merchant; Magistrate Jiang, a pro-people county magistrate hidden in the market; and Cui Yu, a down-and-out young general with handsome martial arts skills, each sincerely seeking to marry her. But Yao Niang sees things clearly and thinks things through, single-mindedly guarding her family business, raising her child, and serving her parent, refusing to climb high branches or disturb others, successively declining their affections. Who would have expected Magistrate Jiang to revise new policies to solve her tax puzzle, and Cui Yu to take the initiative to transfer locally, stepping firmly toward her.
Main characters: Yao Niang, Zhou Quan, Magistrate Jiang, Cui Yu
Also known as: 市井瑶娘赋
市井の瑶娘の賦 (55話)
豆腐売りで生計を立てる美貌の未亡人・瑶娘は、県衙から再婚を急かされて頭を悩ませていた。その矢先、身元確かな3人の魅力的な男たちと出会う。気配り上手な行商人の周権、市井に身を隠す親しみやすい江県令、そして武芸の腕が立つ落難の若き将軍・崔钰。誰もが真心を込めて娶ることを求めている。しかし瑶娘は物事の道理がよく見えており、…
豆腐売りで生計を立てる美貌の未亡人・瑶娘は、県衙から再婚を急かされて頭を悩ませていた。その矢先、身元確かな3人の魅力的な男たちと出会う。気配り上手な行商人の周権、市井に身を隠す親しみやすい江県令、そして武芸の腕が立つ落難の若き将軍・崔钰。誰もが真心を込めて娶ることを求めている。しかし瑶娘は物事の道理がよく見えており、ひたすら家業を守り子供を育てて親に仕え、高望みもせず他人格も乱さず、次々と好意を断る。ところが江県令は新政を改正して彼女の税金の難問を解決し、崔钰は自ら現地への転任を申し出て、しっかりと彼女に向かって歩み寄ってくるのだった。
市井瑶娘赋 · Ode to Yao Niang of the Market