A Life of Land Reclamation

Xu Beiqi pointed to a short figure standing in the crowd and gently asked, “Child, what happened to your nose and ears?”

The short figure grinned foolishly and scratched his head. “Ma was giving birth to me right at spring plowing time, when everyone had to go to the fields to help the lord plant wheat.”

“Ma had no choice but to leave me at home. The mice in the house ate my nose and ears, but I was tough and survived.”

[Reclaiming the wilderness, farming, serfs, nobles, swords and magic.]

PS: Slow-paced story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read!