In the middle of the 1920s, Ge Siye from the upper reaches of the Yellow River forcibly kidnapped the young girl Xinghua to be the thirteenth concubin[Expand All]
In the middle of the 1920s, Ge Siye from the upper reaches of the Yellow River forcibly kidnapped the young girl Xinghua to be the thirteenth concubine. As a result, Xinghua fled before entering the bridal chamber. The Fourth Prince led a troop of horses in a tight pursuit. At the critical moment, the raft rider Heiniu, who had gone into the river, rescued Xinghua. When Ge Si Ye learned that it was the rafters from Ma Jia Town who had saved Xing Hua, he, relying on his power, cut off their livelihood and handed over the raft to the rafters on the upper river, which led to a fight among the rafters. The master, with a profound sense of justice, stopped this fierce fight. Xinghua, in order not to drag the rafters who went into the river into trouble, resolutely came before the Fourth Prince of Ge. When Ge Siye brought Xinghua to the wilderness to commit violence, Shitou, who had been following him, rushed over and engaged in a fight with Ge Siye. During the struggle, Ge Si Ye fell off the cliff and landed in the surging Yellow River. The stone also fainted on the ground due to serious injuries and was carried back by Xing Hua with great difficulty. Xinghua fell in love with the kind and brave Shitou because of this matter. Shitou also had a crush on Xinghua, but when he thought of the black ox also loving Xinghua, he wanted to leave this place with a heavy heart, yet he couldn't bear to part with these brothers who were as close as brothers. When the master and his wife, Grandma Liu, learned of this, they agreed to let the heavens decide their marriage. At night, Xinghua personally stuffed a copper coin into a cake. Whoever ate the cake with the copper coin hidden inside would be betrothed by Xinghua. However, both the black ox and the stone claimed that they had not eaten the copper coins. The rafters began their life of venturing through rapids and gorges. In the midst of rushing through the rapids and dangerous shoals, to save the lives of their brothers, Shi Tou sacrificed himself at the Ghost Head Gate. On his bloody chest, the black ox saw the copper coin that could be used to marry apricot blossoms. People along the Yellow River hold a grand public memorial ceremony on the riverbank to express their reverence for the stones. Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince of Ge, who had narrowly escaped death, arrived with a troop of horses, attempting to seize the opportunity to snatch the apricot blossoms. In the confrontation between the two sides, the most fearless master decided to break the rules left by his ancestors. He and the other rafters protected Xinghua and got on the raft, leaving Ma Jia Town. On the riverbank, the drums of Taiping and Taiping resounded in unison, shaking the Yellow River[Collapse]
