Auspicious Inn (Farming Novel)

Blurb: Zhou Laosan was pushed into studying whether he liked it or not. After fourteen years poring over the Confucian classics, his mother finally realized, when he turned twenty, that her son wasn't cut out for books. He went back home to farm, but Zhou Laosan was too soft and pampered to work the fields. He couldn't even find a wife, and it looked like he was destined to remain a bachelor for life... Luckily, a girl named Jixiang was willing to marry him. The only problem was that Jixiang had an enormous appetite and could eat as much as four or five strong men in one sitting. Zhou Laosan immediately thought it wouldn't work, but to his surprise, after they married, the two were as sweet as honey and built a thriving life together. They started out with a street stall, then opened a restaurant and a grand tavern. Their reputation eventually spread far and wide, and they grew a tiny shop less than three zhang across into dozens of large taverns. Their name became so renowned that even the authorities bestowed a plaque upon them. Theme: Build wealth through hard work and create a happy life with your own hands.