Feng Menglong “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger”

The story “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger” summarizes the relationship between love and money. Throughout the story, we see that Du Tenth fell in love with a master named Li Jai, who used to love to be with him. But, Li Jai used the money to get respect and impress his family. Not only that, he was trying to make as much money as he can to love Du Tenth, who did not care about how much money he was making. He was obsessed with money that he used it for himself to buy Du Tenth’s love. Du Tenth and Li Jai were married, and she was helping him make three hundred taels of silver to impress the madam. Then, Li Jai met up with his friend Sun Fu to sell Du Tenth to make thousands of money. After that, Du Tenth sacrificed herself for Li Jai after he made lots of money. It proves that Li Jai used her to make as much money and did not care about their relationship. The article explains that the relationship between money and love is that you cannot buy love with money because it is a feeling in your heart.