The third child of this novel's protagonist is born feebleminded after crows encircle the house on the day of her birth, an ill omen.  
The third child of this novel's protagonist is born feebleminded after crows encircle the house on the day of her birth, an ill omen.  The central family abandons their farm to beg in the city, but is able to return after they loot some rich people's homes during military action.  During a time of drought, the fourth child of the protagonist is strangled to death by her mother.  The male protagonist addicts his aunt and uncle to opium and takes in the concubine Lotus Blossom.  The female protagonist has unbound feet that show she was once a slave; her name is O-lan. For 10 points, name this work that begins with the marriage of Wang Lung, a work by Pearl Buck.
The third child of this novel's protagonist is born feebleminded after crows encircle the house on the day of her birth, an ill omen.  
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