After a busy afternoon, Master Xue picked someone up by the roadside. He had delicate features, tattered clothes, and looked utterly pitiful.
"Stay," said Xue Helou, whose heart rarely softened.
The next second, the young man curled up at the foot of the bed spoke in a gentle voice: "My husband."
?! Xue Helou nearly fell apart. What on earth had I picked up?!
Xue Helou worked hard to support his family, thinking he'd brought home a little brother, until
Xue Helou had just finished watering the seedlings with satisfaction when he turned around and saw He Jun doing exactly the same thing behind him.
Stop! You're going to drown the seedlings!
He Jun looked confused and innocent. "My husband, am I doing it wrong?"
Xue Helou: "…"
Never mind. This little ancestor was the one he'd picked up, so he could just keep him himself!
And so
He Jun: "My husband, I'm hungry."
Xue Helou: "Coming right up. Dinner will be ready soon!"
He Jun: "My husband, I worked hard today, and my hands hurt."
Xue Helou held out his hand. "Come here. I'll put some medicine on them."
He Jun: "My husband, can I have a kiss?"
Xue Helou: "…"
What do you do when the little brother you picked up thinks you're his husband? Asking online, and I'm kind of desperate!
Then one day, He Jun vanished without a trace, and Xue Helou, who had been living quietly in a secluded corner of the world, finally left the little mountain village.
City gate guard: "What are you coming into the city for?"
Xue Helou, carrying a bundle: "…To look for my wife."
Farming * political intrigue (You can put these two together!)
Theme: There's always another path in life.
