My Mother-in-Law Sold Me to a Brothel. Lucky for Her, I'm an Escapee

Historical farming + devoted couple and sweet romance + cozy everyday life + building wealth + family squabbles + no golden finger

Clear-eyed runaway courtesan versus capable, pure-hearted mute hunter

The courtesan Mudan was about to receive a customer.

At 180 pounds, she fled the brothel and landed in a farming household.

The Xiao family was a lively bunch: a miserly, biased mother; a mute eldest brother who was a hunter but couldn’t hunt; a second sister who saw right through people but willingly let them take advantage of her; a third brother with the makings of a prime minister who couldn’t even recognize the character for “fool”; and an adorable, innocent little sister.

And then there was Mudan herself, whom everyone said was fatter than a pig and ate even more than one.

There were plenty of people in the family, but no money.

They sold Spring Festival couplets, cut paper window decorations, and stood up to troublesome neighbors. They dug bamboo shoots and gathered herbs in the mountains, and broke through the ice to catch fish in the river. The whole family put their strength together and earned money together, and their noisy little life grew brighter by the day.

Then one day, Mudan opened her eyes and felt the sky fall. Why had her mother-in-law sold her back to the brothel again?

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Xiao Rong: “I have the marriage contract. I’m the lawful wife.”

Yun Ting: “We grew up together. I’ll fight tooth and nail for you.”

Mudan: “Don’t sully our pure business arrangement with feelings. Let’s make money together!”

(PS: The male lead isn’t mute; his speech disorder will be cured. There’s rivalry between men, not women. It’s lighthearted, with no angst or weird characters.)