The Yuanjia Almanac

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[Coming soon] The Great Merchant, the legendary life of a woman merchant amid the turmoil of a chaotic age.

[Coming-soon blurb] She is Anuhua, a flower born in a war-torn land, the daughter of the lowest-ranking military prostitute in Hede City.

She is also the little girl of Old Ma in Peishui Town, an abandoned child of a noble from the Kingdom of Xiao, left behind on the frontier.

Anuhua always wants to hold on to everything she has, but strangely, she can't hold on to anything. So she makes a wish to heaven: if you won't give me the warmth of human kindness, then give me cold copper coins instead.

She learns to scheme, to fight for what she wants, to be selfish. Little by little, amid the turmoil of the age, she seizes the means to survive, only to see it all vanish in an instant... Anuhua thinks: If that's how it is, then money isn't enough. She wants the power to shape this chaotic world!

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[Blurb]

At fifteen, Song Yaoyin suffers a devastating blow. Her parents are scattered, and she sets off alone to find them. The Lantern Festival is her birthday. Amid the fires of a midnight ceremony, Yuan Chong, disguised as a scholar passing through, picks up a dusty silk flower from the ground, raises his hand, and pins it beside her ear.

Their first gaze feels like destiny. Together, they cross mountains and rivers, traveling from the southern coastal frontier to the bustling capital, then drifting out to sea and heading north to Pingcheng. They seek the past they have forgotten, and hold fast to the understanding they share.

Later, they ride to Dunhuang and return to Chang'an. The ancient world has long since changed, and only after the dust settles does their story truly begin.

A hundred years of human life pass in the blink of an eye. Wherever they go, home or far away, they will go hand in hand.

[Little Scene]

Before entering the palace, Song Yaoyin says, "Sect Master Yuan, I've turned fifteen. I haven't had my coming-of-age ceremony or made any marriage promises, but I'm fifteen now, truly! Heaven is my witness!"

Yuan Chong nods. "Then I'll presume to arrange a coming-of-age ceremony for you."

"..." Song Yaoyin falls silent. Is that what she meant? How hard it is to understand a gentleman!

[Reader's Guide]

1. Set in the Liu Song dynasty of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Some characters really existed, and some events really happened, but this isn't a scholarly work. I'm not qualified to get into the historical details.

2. The male and female leads are born between times of peace and chaos, and their unusual backgrounds mean they have plenty of troubles they can't speak of.

3. The main characters are both smart and capable. They support and fulfill each other. Although there is plenty of bloodshed and turmoil, this is a warm, harmonious, and healing story.

4. The male and female leads are pure in body and mind, and their romance is sweet and smooth as silk, like Dove chocolate. The author is too soft-hearted to write angst.

Theme: The blessings and disasters of life are hard to predict. If you keep a warm, peaceful heart, you will surely find happiness.