The Story of Third Madam Li 李三娘

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Liu Zhi-Yuan (Huang Ying) and Li San-Niang (Kong Fan) are a loving couple. Liu Zhi-Yuan accidentally causes a man's death and is forced to leave home to join the army. San-Niang endures cruel treatment from her sister-in-law, is forced into hard labor, and even gives birth in the mill, biting through the umbilical cord herself. When San-Niang learns that her sister-in-law intends to harm her son, she hastily entrusts the boy to an old nun, begging her to deliver him to Liu Zhi-Yuan. Years later, when the wars have subsided, the son returns to his hometown and meets his mother drawing water at the well. Mother and son are reunited, and San-Niang's suffering finally comes to an end.