Dragonwings by laurence yep chapter 11/29/2024 ![]() ![]() Black Dog (Uncle's son) enters, and the mood is immediately tenser.Moon Shadow nearly wets his pants (OK, not literally). Windrider presents Moon Shadow with a butterfly kite.Moon Shadow gives a brief history of the queue and its origins from the Manchus as a sign of submission for the people they ruled over (2.72). After Windrider references the Emperor, we learn that each of the Tang men referenced have a long braid of hair called a queue.Lefty presents him with a black hat, White Deer gives a tunic and trousers, and Uncle offers a pair of boots (2.64-69). After dinner, each of the Company members gives Moon Shadow a present.We learn that Uncle Bright Star does not support Roosevelt's policy against big business. Over dinner, conversation turns to politics, including the Boxer Rebellion and President Theodore Roosevelt's reelection.The Company toasts Moon Shadow and the Company.We learn that he cut off his own right hand to punish himself for gambling away his Return to China fund. White Deer cooks up a feast that will make you salivate.Uncle Bright Star is clearly the one in charge, though. Moon Shadow lays out the structure of the Company: White Deer, Uncle Bright Star, and Hand Clap are the partners, while Lefty, Black Dog, Father, and Moon Shadow are wage workers (2.54).A vegetarian, he is also the one who cooks for the crowd. White Deer, the second oldest of the Company, is a devout Buddhist.The bottom floor is for the Company business of laundry. ![]()
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