The Village's Cooking Smoke and Fragrance of Books

Name: The Village's Cooking Smoke and Fragrance of Books
Author: Lotus Wind Bone Broth

村口炊烟书香漫

by Lotus Wind Bone Broth (荷风骨头汤)

Status: Completed
Length: 696k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient-Style Life
Updated: 8mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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[No golden finger + no transmigration + no System] [Ancient setting + everyday life] [Secret crush + both leads have no prior romantic or sexual relationships] [Lin Xiaoya, a young woman at a baked-pancake stall + Li Wenshu, a scholar in a blue robe] Her hands are always wet with spring water, yet she dreams of reaching for the osmanthus in the Moon Palace? Lin Xiaoya is the best dough kneader at the entrance to Xinghua Village, yet she clings to the utterly mismatched dream of becoming a proper lady. She envies the delicate hands of the young ladies in their carriages and steals glances at Li Wenshu, the handsome, taciturn scholar in a blue robe. But she only dares to knead her feelings into the dough. Fate offers her no romance. Her mother falls ill, and a heavy burden lands on her shoulders. Faced with mockery and the grinding hardships of life, she can only grit her teeth and fight fate with her own strength. Failure after failure, she starts over again and again. At her baked-pancake stall, she sheds her fantasies and forges a resilient glow. Her transformation catches the eye of the man she once thought beyond her reach. Li Wenshu sees the grace and stubbornness beneath her calloused hands, and uses his humility and wisdom to break through society's prejudices for her. This is no fairy tale about a gifted scholar and a beauty, but the story of two ordinary people helping each other weather the currents of society. She is the warmth of everyday life beyond his ideals; he is the poetic horizon in her carefully planned life. From black hair to white, from the village entrance to the ends of the earth, they finally understand: The warmest place to return to is still where the cooking smoke rises, with their hands clasped tight and a book shared beneath the lamplight. A woman of humble origins carves out her own future with her hands; a poor scholar preserves his integrity with brush and ink. The most beautiful sight in this world is the years when the warmth of home and the fragrance of books walk side by side.

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