[Farming, beloved by all, history, political intrigue, comedy, gossip, unhinged characters, women's growth]
After waking up, Mu Rong, a sixty-year-old retired overachiever, found herself in the Great Liang dynasty as the daughter of a county magistrate. At two hundred jin, she was mocked by the whole city, and her fiancé publicly broke off their engagement.
“I put up with enough in my last life. No one's getting away with anything this time!”
Her modern office-worker spirit blazing, she swung an inkstone at the scumbag's head with her left hand and poked him in the chest with her right. Then she tore up the marriage contract in front of everyone. “Emotional distress, damage to my reputation, and wasted years: that comes to two hundred taels.”
She had planned to go wild and laze around, but she was forced to get to work:
She helped her bumbling magistrate father govern Qingzhou, compiled a Disaster Relief Register, and organized an agricultural contest.
She taught her maid Xiaotao Arabic numerals and turned the brothel into a women's business incubator.
Along the way, she exposed the secret identities of four “ordinary” uncles:
The eldest, a farmer, crushed a locust in his hand and sneered, “This year's grain prices should give them a good scare.”
The second, a butcher, chopped ribs as he remarked, “The southern salt tax ought to be lowered.”
The third, an herb gatherer, casually tossed out a Gu King. “This stuff's great steeped in liquor.”
The fourth, a shepherd, flicked his whip, and the enemy army fled overnight, carrying their tents on their backs.
The capital called her crazy. She laughed and called everyone else stupid:
When a princess made a snide remark, “I'm so jealous of how broad-minded and well-rounded you are, Sister,” Mu Rong promptly fed her poisonous mushrooms. “Red umbrella, white stem. Eat them, and we'll both lie flat.”
When a powerful official accused her of letting a woman rule the roost, she threw down a list of the top students at the women's academy. “Open your eyes and look! The top student is your own daughter!”
The history books would later record that…
The marquess who had made three emperors cry
loved watching people squabble and eating sunflower seeds,
and lived by the motto, “Instead of wearing yourself down, make everyone else regret crossing you.”
Even on her deathbed, she was still cracking seeds. “Don't write a biography about me. If you have to write something, call it A Brief History of the Great Liang Going Off the Rails.”
Very nice! It is a very simple and wonderful novel. The plot is not procrastinating. The heroine is a group favorite. She grew up in a simple family. She has a father who loves her, four uncles who dote on her, and a doting grandpa "Shennong" who dotes on her endlessly. There is not much intrigue at home. The engagement is broken off at the beginning, there is a flood, then there is a mulberry competition, and then there is an attack by the Huns... The prefect described the people of Qingzhou County as unscrupulous, but the heroine felt that they were simple and kind-hearted, and their understanding of each other was different. The heroine must be working hard to adapt to ancient life, right? It felt like too many things were happening one after another, and she hadn't really thought about the direction of her life. As I watched, I suddenly felt that the heroine, who usually smiles, always felt a little lonely, trying to adapt to this era... I hope she will become stronger and stronger, and I look forward to the next plot. The author will update it soon! 💕💕💕
The writing is good, but the heroine feels so miserable! As soon as I arrived in ancient times, I encountered all kinds of things, hahaha. The author's writing in big words is very suitable for ancient county life. The agricultural and mulberry competitions and the county magistrate's salary are written very carefully, and you can learn some knowledge. Update soon. I feel this is a book about the growth of the heroine. The plot is very compact and not too procrastinating. I like this type of book. The design is reasonable. [Sending my heart] Update soon. I look forward to the following plot.
Taking the county as the starting point, it explains various things encountered in ancient county life, interactions with the people and getting along with family members. Sometimes it is funny, sometimes it is crazy, and sometimes it is serious. Everyone starts to follow and trust the heroine as they get along. How thick are the fourth uncle's thighs? Let us gradually uncover it together...
The writing style is okay, and the content is okay, but there are very few plots that show the heroine's intelligence. I feel that many places that could expand on the heroine's intelligence have been mentioned in one stroke. The heroine has no chance to express herself, and the exciting plot is gone. The author will work hard to write, and hope that the subsequent content will become more and more exciting 😄!
The author is so talented. Jingran wrote about a county so wonderfully. I hope it will be updated soon 👍👍👍👍