A Couple's Money-Making Days in Exile

The completed novel next door, The Bright Blue Sky, follows a young man and woman as they solve mysteries together and rise through the ranks. It’s adorable and a great read! Blurb: Resilient, clever, and fiery noblewoman x sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, sensitive pup Xie Yingyu, the only daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, ate from golden bowls and bathed in milk. Her life was easy and everything went her way. Except for her engagement to Wei Qin, a spoiled heir raised in a wealthy family who spent his days fighting crickets, chasing dogs, and hunting on horseback. They had never gotten along. Then, on their wedding day, a rebel prince launched a coup, and the entire family was sentenced to exile in the northern desert. On the journey west, her relatives tried to take advantage of her. Xie Yingyu grabbed one of them by the hair and slammed them to the ground. In the northern desert, an official tried to molest her under cover of darkness. She picked up a brick and smashed his head until it bled. Faced with a dilapidated shack with not even a cup of hot water, Xie Yingyu refused to accept her fate. She gritted her teeth, picked up an embroidery needle, and earned her first real money by embroidering handkerchiefs and making felt hats. Then she set up a stall and dragged Wei Qin along to hawk their wares in the bitter wind. The couple hunted wild beasts, collected raw ore, built a good reputation, and opened a shop. Before long, they had turned their difficult, bumpy life into something comfortable and satisfying. From prosperous Chang’an to the desolate northern desert, from commoners with nothing to their names to well-known business owners... One day, she gazed out at the endless trade route and smiled brightly. “This is where I belong. This is my Chang’an.” Wei Qin had once been a headstrong, pampered young master of the Wei family in Chang’an. Then his family fell, and he was exiled a thousand miles away. Dazed and overwhelmed with guilt, he was determined to die. In a moment of anger, he threatened Xie Yingyu: “If you think my family has wronged you, we’ll divorce once we reach the northern desert!” Their marriage was nothing more than an arrangement forced on them by their families. Wei Qin thought they could go their separate ways once she found a new home. But later... From hunting for pelts to opening a shop, learning martial arts and doing business, tanning hides and seeking mountain goods, Wei Qin protected Xie Yingyu from dangers both open and hidden, and helped her forge an endless trade route. Until one day, an old acquaintance from Chang’an came to visit. A young lord in fine clothes stood outside their courtyard. “Yuniang, come back to Chang’an with me. The new emperor favors me, and my Gu family now stands at the top of the nobility. I promise to give you a life even better than the one you had before.” Wei Qin, a gold hairpin he had brought back for Xie Yingyu tucked in his arms, blocked her in the room with red-rimmed eyes. “Are you really going to marry him?” A few things to know: 1. One-on-one romance, both leads are sexually inexperienced, happy ending 2. Sweet story about building a life and making money. No power struggles, and no need to overanalyze. 3. An exiled couple starts from nothing and works their way to prosperity. Blurb captured on 9.6 Theme: Life always gets better. Never give up hope