This book is also known as The Mute Farm Girl Quietly Works the Fields, Through Hard Times and Better Days.
(No golden finger, just the simple farming life of a local smallholder. The pace is slow and it can be pretty boring, but feel free to take a look if you have nothing better to do.)
Everyone in the village said that Zhao Laosan's daughter was a useless mute, and that her future would surely be miserable. But no one expected his family to become increasingly enviable.
Their leaky thatched cottage was replaced by a grand house with green-tiled roofs and tall walls. Their few acres of farmland turned into golden fields that seemed to spit out money. Even Zhao Laosan, who had failed the xiucai exams for three years, passed them at last.
There must be some reason behind all this. Hurry and ask Zhao Laosan and Madam Cen to tell us about it.
Zhao's father and Madam Cen said in unison, "With a blessed daughter in the family, we have nothing to worry about."
So Zhao Qinghe, the mute girl people had called that for years, became the most sought-after bride for miles around. The threshold was nearly worn through by all the suitors coming to ask for her hand.
But she already had someone in her heart, and she would decide for herself whom to marry.
