Period setting + farming + cozy everyday life
The young master Wu Xie, a capitalist’s son × the taciturn farmhand Zhang Qiling
One believes love grows with time; the other fell in love at first sight.
They test each other, with farming as their main business and tomb raiding as their side hustle.
Wu Xie is a well-known young master for miles around. His family owns land and has plenty of grain, and he’s a spoiled rich kid who idles his days away, bird-watching and listening to opera.
But the Wu family also has a business that must stay hidden: going underground to rob tombs.
In these dangerous times, the Wu family has become increasingly cautious, afraid someone will catch them in the act.
But the autumn harvest is coming, and they’re short of hard labor. His third uncle brings home a young man from outside, silent as the grave. He says he found him at a mass grave, with nowhere to go. The young man seems honest and hardworking, so he brings him home as a farmhand.
The farmhand is called Zhang Qiling. He doesn’t say much, but he moves with a dexterity that doesn’t seem like that of an ordinary farmer.
Most importantly, he doesn’t want any pay.
Wu Xie’s mind races as he happily puts the new help to work, but he can’t help feeling that this new, free farmhand isn’t as simple as he seems.
“Wu Xie, what do you think of the farmhand I found for you?” Wu Sansheng asks smugly, cracking sunflower seeds. “Quiet, capable. Where are you going to find someone so honest these days?”
The tomb passage is pitch-black, and Wu Xie discovers his flashlight has stopped working. In the darkness, a large hand suddenly grabs him, and he stumbles into a warm, solid embrace. “I want a reward.”
“...We’ll talk about it outside.”
“You’ll run away once we’re out.”
Only later does he realize that after nightfall, this guy is anything but well-behaved.
Looks good, come on