After losing both her parents, Shen Qinghe is married off by her uncle to Lu Zheng, a hunter rumored to be cursed with a hard fate that brings death to his family. The bride price is high.
No sweet nothings, no promises. On their wedding night, they sit in silence across the table. They agree: they're only joining forces to get by.
Who knew that even getting by together would be so hard in these times? Princes vie for the throne, war breaks out everywhere, bandits raid villages for food, and the authorities go door to door rounding up men for forced labor. With survival looking impossible, heading into the mountains is their only option.
They chop trees to build a house, clear land to grow crops, make charcoal and weave cloth, brew wine and raise silkworms. Starting with nothing, they go from a single battered pot to more grain than they can eat, and somehow a lively little village takes root in the mountains.
Down below, emperors keep changing. Up in the mountains, the people have learned to make a life for themselves with their own hands.
At last, Shen Qinghe understands: that taciturn man had quietly draped his only animal-hide blanket over her during a snowy night.
From a marriage forced upon them to standing by each other through life and death, from merely getting by together to making a home.
No matter how vast the chaos of the times, it can never be greater than a thatched cottage and the glow of a single lamp.
Finding a place to call home in this world is no easy thing. How fortunate to find refuge in the mountains.
The writing style is natural and simple, and the character descriptions are vivid and realistic. What a great book! 👍👍👍
It's really a good book to write. The whole process is logically rigorous and there is no nonsense. It is definitely above 9 points. It has the background of natural disasters in troubled times and the lives of Orions and peasant girls.
It's beautiful, the author's writing is delicate,
Come on, keep updating
Nice! I like this kind of farming article without huge golden fingers
Love the storyline of this book. Very well written. I really hope the author writes more. Looking forward to the update.
The writing is true and realistic, and the story is fascinating. I really enjoyed reading it.
It looks good, keep updating