I Picked Up a Child Bride on the Road to Fleeing Famine

Chu Cha was reborn as a six-year-old girl.

Her family ran a general store, so they had plenty to eat and drink.

She was even engaged to the young son of the scholar next door.

But a severe drought struck. Her parents fled with the family money and her little brother, and her sickly fiancé didn't survive the famine. In the blink of an eye, she became an orphan among a crowd of refugees.

On the road fleeing famine, Chu Cha found a little boy dressed in fine silks. Her eyes lit up.

He was a walking gold ingot! Once she found his family, she could trade him for a pile of silver and live comfortably.

Who could have guessed she would end up raising him for eighteen years?

The delicate little boy of yesteryear had grown into a tall, handsome young man.

His black hair was tied high, and he wore fine robes. The childishness had faded from his features, leaving only refinement and sharpness.

After placing first in the imperial examinations, he became the new top scholar, the focus of everyone's attention.

Chu Cha eagerly waited for her reward.

But he played dirty and declared,