It's Madness! On the Famine Road, the Impoverished Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her

Name: It's Madness! On the Famine Road, the Impoverished Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her
Author: Zhuge Lemon

疯了！逃荒路上清贫首辅以身相许

by Zhuge Lemon (诸葛柠檬)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.0M Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Slice-of-Life Farming
Updated: 1y ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

[Fleeing famine + farming + imperial examinations + business + devoted husband]

[They flee famine at first, then settle into a cozy farming life; the male lead takes the imperial exams. One-on-one romance, both leads untouched.]

Shu Wan transmigrates onto an ancient road filled with famine refugees.

She's a poor little thing whose mother died, whose father remarried, and whom nobody cares about. She's about to starve to death.

With no rice left to cook at home, her stepmother suggests selling her off for food.

Shu Wan surveys the crowd, her eyes landing on the sickly young scholar near the back of the line. Him, then.

He's handsome but a good-for-nothing. She can just wait for her husband to die of illness, become a pretty widow, and enjoy a carefree life with the supplies in her storage space.·

Only, somehow, her good-for-nothing husband's health keeps improving, and the look he gives her grows more and more curious.

Then one day, her good-for-nothing husband closes the door, climbs onto the kang, and says shyly, “Come on, my dear. I'm ready.”

She thought she'd found a little lamb, but by day he's a perfect gentleman, and by night he turns into a wolf.

At first, Shu Wan just wanted a handsome face to look at while she ate.

Later, that handsome face became a ravenous wolf, dragging her back to his den to eat her up.

By the time her poor husband has become the most powerful official beneath The Outcast,

Shu Wan still feels that something isn't right.

Wasn't her husband supposed to be frail and die young, leaving her a carefree, pretty widow?

Xie Huaiqian pins her against the kang, looking aggrieved and dangerous. “Were you hoping I'd die young, my dear? Do you want to be a pretty widow?”

Other names

She Only Wanted to Be a Widow, but the Grand Secretary Swept Her Off Her Feet她只想当寡妇，却被首辅撩疯了Alternate title on Fanqie

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I've finished reading it. This is the first book I've read where the male lead is incompetent. The female protagonist transmigrates from a post-apocalyptic world into a novel and nearly starves to death. She possesses martial arts skills and a spatial ability. In the original novel, the female protagonist is the younger sister born to her stepmother.
35 likes1y ago
The female lead is highly skilled in combat, acts freely and decisively, is independent and strong, and has a clear and insightful understanding of relationships. The male lead is an adorable, gentle, and sickly young man, exceptionally pure-hearted. The female lead always likes to tease/flirt with the male lead, who then blushes and tries to escape.
32 likes2y ago
This is so good! It's exactly what I wanted! The female lead is strong, and her laziness is just right; she doesn't become the male lead's sugar daddy/mommy. 😏 Her way of handling things is exactly what I admire. The male lead is weak—so weak he's practically impotent—but he never forgets his duties as a husband.
17 likes2y ago
The story is engaging, with a shrewd female protagonist who transmigrates with a spatial ability, and a handsome but sickly male protagonist. The writing style could be even more captivating.
13 likes2y ago
I really like the male lead's character; the female lead isn't a saint, she's very capable.
12 likes2y ago
The female protagonist is a woman who transmigrates into a book after the apocalypse. She is a strong woman with a storage space. She is skilled in martial arts and can destroy Korea (ultimately receiving the treatment of a top-ranking national protector general and a princess). She is also a pure and innocent woman with readers ranging from emperors to commoners.
10 likes2y ago
4.5 Stars The male and female leads are both well-developed. What I like most is that the male and female leads progress together, step by step, rather than the male lead having a particularly impressive background at the beginning. The male lead acts like a doting husband to the female lead, but is actually a cunning and manipulative person.
9 likes10mo ago
The character development didn't fall apart, which I'm very satisfied with! The male lead is one of those rare characters who is physically weak but very likable, intelligent yet a little funny and not at all greasy. He's the best male lead I've read this year!! He's absolutely devoted, giving no chance to anyone else, and he's incredibly virtuous.
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Very good. What I liked was the female lead's initial aloofness, cold exterior, and cold heart – that's what a normal person is like, not someone who suddenly becomes deeply in love. The male lead is also very frank and cute, with a touch of quirky charm. Oh, and the "stomach-soothing" male lead trope is also very appealing. The relationship between the male and female leads develops gradually.
8 likes1y ago
Great, great, very entertaining and funny! The husband-and-wife duo barely separated! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ So good, I love it! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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