Water Margin, Chapter 23: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Wu Song meets Wu Dalang, learns about his marriage and move, and accepts an invitation to live with him.
2. Pan Jinlian waits on Wu Song and flirts with him, but he treats her as his sister-in-law.
3. During snowy weather, she arranges drinks alone with him; he rejects her advances and angrily warns her.
4. She accuses Wu Song of approaching her improperly, and he moves back into the county office.
5. Before leaving for Dongjing on the magistrate’s business, Wu Song advises his brother and challenges his sister-in-law’s conduct.
6. Wu Da shortens his working day despite his wife’s complaints, and she begins closing the house before his return.

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Wu Song refuses to expose his sister-in-law’s behavior to his brother. His departure protects his brother from an explicit account but leaves the household conflict unresolved.

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