Rust Turns Green

Shen Qing was selected by the elders of the Shen family since he was a child and was raised as a "spiritual priest" in a side room in the backyard of the ancestral hall. She wears plain clothes, eats vegetarian meals, and "prays" for the clan's incense all day long - in fact, it is a bargaining chip used by the clan elders to "sacrifice" to the wealthy gentry in the neighboring village, and they will be given to her for marriage as soon as she is old enough. Shen Qing does not have his own name, only one sentence: "The Shen family has raised you for sixteen years, you owe it to the Shen family." The story begins on the eve of her sixteenth birthday. The clan elders reached a deal with the Liu family, the largest iron dealer in Heshui County: Shen Qing married the Liu family's only son in exchange for an exclusive supply of pig iron for three years. Shen Qing learned through accidental eavesdropping that he was not a "blessed" spiritual priest, but an exchange item with a clear price tag. Her only option is to escape. Her first resistance was to steal a small copper sacrificial knife from the corner of the ancestral hall, hide it in her sleeve, and prepare to escape into the back mountain on the eve of the wedding ceremony. But the Liu family came to welcome her three days in advance. She had no time to run and was put into a sedan covered with red cloth.