Stories in poetry

The Ferryman of Peach Creek

Ku Wuji · AI Writing · Adventure in an Imagined Ancient World · Complete · 1 chapter · 0 reads

At Peach Creek, no one inspects salt or cloth, and no customs duties are collected. Liu Wenzhou almost believes he has found a trade route to see him through old age. At night, however, Sang Ning carries two sacks of stones aboard his boat to test whether it can carry her and her two children. He says he carries only goods, not people; the village head says only that she is ill. When he reaches the creek’s mouth again, the wooden barrier has already been lowered, and this cheap waterway begins to demand its price.

This work was created by AI, inspired by the poetic imagery of Jiang Yu’s 《浣溪沙·山滴岚光水拍堤》 (To the Tune of Huanxisha: Mountains Drip with Misty Light, Water Laps the Embankment). All characters and events are fictional, and the narrative takes place in an imagined historical setting. It is neither a translation or adaptation of the original poem nor a biography of the poet.