I Helped the Kamado Family Escape Poverty

[This story will be added to the paid section next Tuesday, January 20. There will be a 10,000-word update then.]

Story blurb:

Chen Feng was thrilled to attend an in-person event for Onmyoji. She had put on her prettiest hanfu for the occasion, and even had her makeup and hair done and booked a photographer. But she never expected to get into a car accident on the way there. She thought she was going to die. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unfamiliar forest.

The good news: a kind charcoal-selling boy had rescued her.

The bad news: his family was desperately poor. The boy’s father looked gravely ill, as if he could pass away at any moment. His mother was gentle and capable around the house, but she couldn’t support the whole family on her own.

And that wasn’t even counting all the younger brothers and sisters who depended on the boy. He alone shouldered the family’s expenses, and now he had to support her too, a battered burden with nowhere else to go...

Thinking of how the boy had been working day and night in the mountains, cutting wood and making charcoal to feed everyone and pay for her medicine, Chen Feng felt faint.

No! Absolutely not! Chen Feng had to help this family escape poverty and make a fortune!

Tanjiro’s point of view:

Tanjiro had a very happy family. They lived simply, but his parents were kind and his younger siblings were well-behaved. As the eldest son, of course he had to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family.

To make sure his family had enough to eat, he went into the mountains to dig for coal as usual. He thought it would be an ordinary day, but fate had other plans: he found someone unconscious in the snow.

What a beautiful girl she was. Her gorgeous, fiery-red clothes seemed to burn like flames. Her dark hair spilled across the snow, and pearls and hair ornaments lay scattered around her. She looked like a beautiful phoenix...

At that moment, Tanjiro felt as if his heart were about to leap right out of his chest.

An alternate Demon Slayer period piece, with farming, childhood sweethearts, a coming-of-age story, family life, and rustic romance [struck through].

[IMPORTANT!] This story mainly focuses on everyday life, making a fortune, and living well. It’s a farming story, so it has a lot of original plot. Please don’t read if that bothers you!

Starting from [Chapter 75], the story connects with the original main plot! The main plot begins in earnest from [Chapter 153]. If you don’t like the original storyline, you can skip ahead.

[Warning!!!] This story takes a completely different direction: Tanjiro becomes a demon, while Nezuko follows the path of the swordsman!!!!

[Content warning!!!] Tanjiro does not join the Demon Slayer Corps!!!

[Please note!] The heroine’s perspective is grounded in the realities of survival. She is personally wary of the Ubuyashiki family, and the story offers a nuanced interpretation of them, including some personal extrapolation. It does not fully follow the original work’s idealized portrayal of the family. Fans devoted to the Ubuyashiki family and readers who prefer strict adherence to canon should be cautious to avoid disappointment later.

[If you don’t like it, just click the X. There’s no need to tell the author. Thank you!]

Key points: The other Kamado family members survive, expect some emotional gut punches, and it has a happy ending.

Here’s a recommendation for a new upcoming story: “I’m Starting a Recruitment Alliance in the Cultivation World.”

Fu Rui had lived in this world for ten years before discovering that it was a world of cultivation.

It all started when an immortal in white and a demon lord in black fought in the sky. With a casual hand gesture, one of them destroyed most of Fu Rui’s village, making her question everything she knew about life.

The village was destroyed, and everyone left. As an orphan, Fu Rui left too.

The village was destroyed, and everyone left. As an orphan, Fu Rui left too.

The ten-year-old set out on her journey with her one and only companion, a tabby cat, in her arms.

This was a world of cultivators, and without a spiritual root, Fu Rui might never reach the very top.

But did you have to stand at the top to see the world? She had no spiritual root and couldn’t cultivate, but that didn’t stop her from exploring the vast world.

Along her journey, she met many people and found many reliable friends.

Lao Dou, a clever, strong tabby cat who never left her side.

Hurricane, a tiny little sparrow no bigger than a fist, with dreams of conquering the storm.

Mino, a jade sword orchid she rescued from a cultivator of the Beast Taming Sect. Its foundation was damaged, and it might never bloom.

More companions will join them later...

This is a heartwarming travel story about adorable pets, passion, adventure, and bonds!

It’s neither a traditional cultivation story nor a traditional beast-taming story. Think Pokemon in a cultivation world.

The heroine has no spiritual root and can’t cultivate, but that doesn’t mean she can’t become powerful. Chirp~

I don’t know if there’ll be a male lead. There might be one, or there might not... So I’ve temporarily tagged it as romance. If there isn’t a male lead, I’ll change the tag later.

Theme: No matter how hard life gets, you have to keep looking ahead.