[A seemingly cold, battle-hardened veteran top x a sensitive craftsperson with an affinity for spirit wood]
A Shui was known throughout Puyang Village as a "sickly weakling." Living under someone else's roof, his only treasures were an old protective charm left by his mother and the carpentry skills passed down through his family. With his sixteenth birthday approaching and the army about to conscript him, a marriage contract bound him to Yang Shu, a discharged veteran at the end of the village with a scar on his face and a child in tow.
He'd left the Zhang household, but there was the Yang household now. A Shui had assumed he'd only be struggling to survive somewhere new, but then he discovered that the fragrant wood he'd found in the mountains might be quite extraordinary.
Yang Shu had returned from the army with a body full of injuries and secrets he couldn't speak of. He'd only wanted someone to look after his child and manage the household, but he hadn't expected that this taciturn, capable young contract husband seemed to carry the fresh, clear scent of the mountains and forests, easily soothing even the pain that tormented him at night.
North of the stream, beneath the shade of the poplars. From keeping their distance to relying on each other, from survival to truly living. On this land, infused with a faint trace of spiritual energy, they farmed, worked, raised a child, and cultivated together, building a warm life that flowed gently onward.
Reader's guide:
1. Low-magic cultivation setting with thin spiritual energy and Foundation Establishment as the highest realm. The focus is on using spiritual energy to improve daily life, with no battles between major sects.
2. A slow-paced, everyday-life story, focused on craftsmanship, farming, raising a child, and growing closer as a couple.
3. There is a little household and village drama, revolving around livelihoods and resources, but the overall tone is warm and healing.
4. Marriage before love, with a natural progression of feelings.
Theme: Live earnestly and enrich yourself
There is a novel in Tomato called "Swordsman: Practicing with Science" which has a pretty good setting, writing style, and story logic. You can take a look patiently, it is not advisable to take ten lines at a time.