At the end of the village, the Lin family has a simple-minded girl whose parents are dead and who has two younger brothers to care for.
Everyone in the village says finding her a husband will be a real challenge.
Even the dogs shake their heads as they pass her house!
At the head of the village lives Jiang’s second son, a fool with no parents, but plenty of fertile land and a brick house.
Girls from all the nearby villages crane their necks to catch a glimpse of him.
Then one day, the official matchmaker shows up and pairs the village’s simpleton and its fool.
When Jiang’s grandmother hears the dreadful news, she nearly cries herself blind.
But once her grandson’s bride enters the house, Grandma Jiang can’t help exclaiming: “Wait, wait! Why isn’t she anything like I imagined?”
I'm halfway through, and there are so many awful characters! Although the female lead handles them quite well, there are just too many. She finally manages to deal with the awful characters in her own family, only to find herself married into the male lead's family, and then... Well, the male lead's sister-in-law and brother-in-law are also awful! Otherwise, given the author's decent writing, I wouldn't be able to continue reading.
The story is good, and the characters aren't too complicated. The female lead has a cheerful and flexible personality, like a lucky charm; everyone who is good to her gets a good outcome. However, the ending is too rushed, as if the story was abandoned before it was even finished.
Since I see that the male lead hasn't appeared yet, I'd like to raise the following points regarding the female lead's character. The author may have wanted to express the heroine's intelligence and adaptability. When the female lead's older brother demanded compensation from her grandmother, while the female lead only wanted to sever ties with her family, she pretended to faint because she…
It's very good; I think it's fast-paced and humorous.
It's well-written, but the male lead's side—that philanthropist who harmed others—was only mentioned briefly; his entire family was wiped out, and there was no detailed explanation of how he suffered retribution. The female lead's treasure bowl, besides doubling her wealth, had no other functions.
Only at the end did I realize that the female lead had traveled to the Ming Dynasty. Both the male and female leads had tragic fates; initially, they were either naive or foolish. If it weren't for the female lead's arrival, their original endings would have been miserable.
In ancient times, one jin (斤) was equal to sixteen liang (两), which is what the old saying "half a jin is eight liang" (半斤八两) meant. Everything else is alright.
That's beautiful! Keep up the good work, Lily.
Why is this score so low? But it's already higher than when I first started reading it, which shows that everyone has good taste; it's really good!!! The beginning is a farming story, and the later part is about the imperial examination. It's written in a very humorous way, the characters are quite well-developed, and the plot is very fun!
The author has a good sense of humor, and the plot is quite well-structured, making it a very enjoyable read.