The Little Gnome Is Three and a Half

[This story has been revised before. The only complete version is on Jinjiang.] Whenever the villagers of Niushigou heard about the Cui family, they all shook their heads. What a miserable lot. Of their four sons, some had died and others were crippled. Even the old man had lost his iron rice bowl. It looked like the family was about to go hungry. Who could have guessed that the youngest Cui daughter would suddenly develop an amazing eye for treasure? She watered the vegetable patch and dug up an orchid. She gathered wild vegetables in the mountains and unearthed a wild ginseng root. She did laundry by the river and found a sea coconut. Even her "dad" was someone she picked up herself. But the youngest daughter, who got rich by eating dirt, could only shrug. It wasn't that she had an amazing eye. She was actually a little earth spirit with three hundred years of cultivation who had failed her tribulation. By eating dirt to replenish her spiritual energy, she could understand what the little plants were saying. For example, the foxtail grass beside the latrine said, "There's an orchid behind your house. It's about to die." The bermudagrass on the field ridge grumbled, "There's a big idiot in the river who says it's a sea coconut." The sterile rice plant mixed in with the seedlings was furious. "I told you, I'm child-free. Keep away from me... All right, all right, little ancestor, I'll tell you! There are two ancient ginseng roots in the ravine across the way." [Next Story] The Little Bride of the Seventies Lin Zhen, a university student, was in a car accident on her way back from a rural teaching assignment. When she woke up, she found herself in a room with earth walls covered in newspaper, a chipped enamel basin, and a yellowing certificate praising a "Model Soldier"... Wait, wasn't this the home of Ji Xiaoniu, one of her students at Daxiang Mountain? Ji Xiaoniu was the best-looking and smartest kid in her class, but also the most unfortunate. His parents had died in a construction accident, and his aunt had married far away and lost contact. His only family was a photograph: his grandfather, with sharp brows, bright eyes, and an air of righteousness, handsome enough to make all the female university students on teaching placements swoon. Lin Zhen was stunned. She had become Lin Zhenzhen, Ji Xiaoniu's prematurely deceased grandmother! She was already married and had a baby on the way. To keep her future grandson from becoming an orphan, she had no choice but to work with his grandpa to escape poverty and build a better life. Lin Zhen (Lin Zhenzhen) shrugged. "You might not believe this, but I became the grandmother of one of my students." Story Description 2 Ji Yuanming had put off getting married to serve in the army, and was now the "old" age of twenty-six. His mother threatened to kill herself unless he married a young bride. She was fair-skinned and pretty, with two shiny black braids. Not only was she a high school graduate, but she was only nineteen! This was ridiculous! He had only attended literacy classes for two years and was much older. He'd be like a pile of cow dung with a beautiful flower planted on top! He decided that on his next leave, he'd help his young bride "escape her misery." But when she heard he wanted a divorce, she flew into a rage. "Ji Yuanming, you don't want your grandchild anymore? Do you want to die without an heir?" Ji Yuanming's gaze darkened. Did his young bride mean... she wanted to have a baby with him and fill their home with descendants? [Several completed stories by Lao Hu, all ready to binge] Marrying the Coal Boss: He really does own a mine Back to When My Ex-Husband Had Just Died: A construction foreman raises a baby Spring River Enters the Old Year: A stuffy, straight-laced scholar-official x a young girl Reborn as the Short, Dark-Skinned Younger Sister of the Female Lead: The comeback story of an older factory worker Theme: