A Little Husband in the Mountains

Song Song was sold by his mother, without her even taking payment.

He had nothing but his good looks. His mother kept him hidden away, hoping to fetch the highest price for him. But his little brother had ambitions bigger than the sky and offended someone he shouldn't have, so Song Song was sent to make amends.

A small sedan, with Song Song bound tightly inside, swayed its way up the mountain.

A kind couple from his village let him go in the mountains. Song Song ran about in a panic, then jumped into a river on impulse.

Who could have guessed he'd be lucky enough to be rescued?

The good news: He's alive.

The bad news: The person who rescued him was the one his brother had offended.

Realizing he's in a mountain stronghold and will have to face a gang of terrifying bandits, Song Song trembles with fear.

But the people in the stronghold are nothing like the fierce, villainous bandits he imagined, especially their chief.

The chief gives him a place to stay and food to eat, hires him as a long-term laborer, and is even willing to bring his younger sister up the mountain.

Watching the chief tip his head back to gulp down water, his Adam's apple bobbing, Song Song's heart pounds. He thinks, "I know the chief is handsome. I know he's a good person, too. But I still don't know what's under that bulging chest..."

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Zhou Quan's parents thought he ate too much and abandoned him in the mountains, but he was lucky enough to meet a kind chief.

The chief took him in and raised him. After the chief passed away, Zhou Quan became the new chief.

He leads the people of the stronghold on hunts, always taking the most dangerous position. His greatest wish is for everyone there to regain their household registrations.

Then a scholar surnamed Song arrived and told him he knew how to get them registered, but first they would need five hundred taels of silver to grease some palms. Zhou Quan believed him.

But after the five hundred taels were handed over, the scholar disappeared. Zhou Quan asked around and finally discovered that the scholar had cheated him.

He took his people to the scholar's village and made a scene, finally letting off some steam. But who would have thought the scholar would send his own family's young man up the mountain, saying it was an apology?

Zhou Quan scoffed. No matter what kind of young man they sent, he wouldn't be easily tempted!

Besides, he already had someone he liked: the person he'd rescued from the river that day. He'd fallen for him at first sight.

Coming soon:

[Cheerful, upbeat beauty bottom × laissez-faire, easygoing Alpha top]

Yun Xiu was sold by his aunt for eight taels of silver to a cripple from the neighboring village, to be his husband.

Before the wedding, Yun Xiu already knew he was only moving from one pit of fire to another, and that his husband's family didn't like him either.

But once he actually arrived, Yun Xiu discovered that his husband's family didn't merely dislike him. They didn't like his husband, either.

Because they kicked the newlyweds out on their wedding night.

When he left home, all Yun Xiu had was a battered wooden cart and his lame husband.

Yun Xiu: I want to cry.

But at least he wouldn't have to live at the mercy of others anymore.

Yun Xiu moved with his husband into an abandoned thatched hut in the village. He ate wild greens and dreamed of the taste of meat.

But one morning, to his surprise, he really did find meat right outside his door.

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Huo Yun is an Alpha who grew up in luxury. After finding himself stranded in ancient times with no way back, he simply gives up trying.

He's spent three years in bed. His older brother and sister-in-law don't like him, and after seeing his true form, they're so terrified that they persuade his new husband to move out on their wedding night.

Huo Yun: Whatever.

His husband settles them in a thatched hut.

His husband chatters away, mostly about the trivial country matters of this backward world. Huo Yun lies in bed, pretending to be lame, but suddenly finds himself thinking that maybe this kind of life isn't so bad.

Theme: Work hard at life, and it can still be full of flavor.