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A four-act, song-filled folk drama set in a rural community where family loyalties, matchmaking, and local rivalries intersect. A housekeeper's daughter and the farm's young heir confront competing marriage plans as neighboring wealth and social ambition threaten established bonds. Elder relatives, servants, and local officials trade gossip, songs, and scheming, revealing tensions between pride, practical needs, and romantic longing. Musical interludes and comic scenes punctuate negotiations over property and status, and the ensemble cast shows how personal desires collide with communal expectations, ultimately examining how pride and social maneuvering shape relationships and village life.
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