The Little Husband Farms to Support His Foolish Husband

My upcoming novel, The Chief Minister's Little Husband, is introduced below.

Sheng Yu is reborn as the cannon-fodder bottom in a farming novel, a universally despised nuisance who causes trouble wherever he goes.

He throws his scholar husband down the stairs and leaves him an idiot, gives his sister-in-law to someone as a concubine, and angers his mother-in-law so badly she dies with her eyes open. In the end, he is cut to pieces.

To avoid being cut to pieces, Sheng Yu decides to be a decent person and stop making trouble. He clings to the male lead's coattails and enjoys the good life.

Step one in earning goodwill: open a little general store, help the Shen family get rich, and make the male lead his own dependable backer!

The villagers are all snobs. When they hear that a husband is going to open a shop, they laugh their heads off.

Sheng Yu doesn't care. He runs a general store in ancient times, selling instant noodles, fizzy soda, and fried chicken. He fills his pockets to the brim and buys fields and land in the village, then builds a house.

He buys new clothes for his silly husband, gold bracelets for his mother-in-law, and pretty hairpins for his sister-in-law.

The villagers are all envious. This... isn't just taking a husband, it's marrying a God of Wealth!

Sheng Yu works hard every day, earning goodwill and working like an ox for the System, until he expands his little store all the way to the capital.

Thanks to his shrewdness and shamelessness, Sheng Yu not only becomes an imperial merchant, but also wins over all the powerful people in the capital.

The ordinary old man queuing to buy luosifen is actually a fastidious Minister of Rites.

The ordinary old lady who likes to stock up on crispy noodles is actually the Empress Dowager, whose teeth aren't what they used to be.

The strawberry lollipops are always kept in the bag of the cool and aloof Chancellor.

Sheng Yu: I don't want to make money either, but they insist on giving it to me. What can I do?

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A little scene:

When he was little, Sheng Yu bribed the other children with lollipops so they wouldn't bully his little husband.

The children held their lollipops and trembled. Are you telling us you never saw your little idiot beat people up?

When they grow up, Sheng Yu thinks his husband is wooden and can't talk, so he sends hot pot soup base to his colleagues.

His colleagues are speechless. You don't know that your husband made an envoy from an enemy country so angry he coughed up blood? And you say he can't talk? But the hot pot base really is delicious.

After Shen Zishu smiles and sees Sheng Yu off, he takes back all the hot pot base one by one and says with a fake smile, "Want some? Get in line and buy it yourself!"

Content warning: The author's writing is limited. It's at an elementary school level!!!

Thanks to Bichui Gugu for the cover art.

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The Chief Minister's Little Husband

Rong An is the son of the wealthiest family in the provincial capital. Unfortunately, he's a concubine-born son, and his concubine mother is a fool who can't see straight. At a young age, he's sent to the family estate.

He's frail and sickly. The people at the estate are all crafty, and the mother and son live worse than the tenant farmers. Though his mother is technically a concubine, her young master is treated worse than a servant. The two of them nearly fail to survive the winter.

Unexpectedly, the next year, the little illegitimate son has a soft, white little shadow trailing after him. The estate's residents say, "One person can barely manage to stay alive, and now there's another one."

The family even starts farming, raising fish and chickens, and eventually makes a fuss about opening a shop.

The villagers say, "That young master from the city must have gone mad!"

Everyone says the young illegitimate son of the Rong family won't live through the winter.

The following spring, the Rong family's shop opens, and even the county magistrate comes to show his support.

The next year, Rong An passes the xiucai exams and is accepted as a student by a renowned teacher.

After that, Rong An begins his studies. This proper young gentleman makes a name for himself in the capital and takes first place in the imperial examinations.

On the day the examination results are posted, everyone is ready to recruit a husband from among the successful candidates, only to discover that the most handsome top scholar is already taken.

Everyone wonders why the top scholar chose a husband.

The little flower spirit says, "Of course there's a reason."

Everyone says, "Please enlighten us!"

The little flower spirit says, "You have to raise your husband from childhood."

Everyone says, "Yeah, right."

Only later do they discover that this little husband is no simple character. His shops have spread across the country, the soap he invented is used in the palace, the Ministry of Works comes to learn how to make his tools, and even the Empress Dowager adores him.

Everyone says, "Could it be... the top scholar is a kept man?"

The little husband says, "I clearly found my husband with my good looks!"

The cold-faced Chief Minister nods indulgently and smiles. "My husband is absolutely right!"

The Fluffy One Becomes Everyone's Favorite Through Farming, also known as The Little Prince Won't Be a Fool

Gu Tuan is of phoenix blood, the youngest prince of the Heavenly Emperor, and the apple of everyone's eye. He descends to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, but someone assigns him the wrong fate and he accidentally ends up in the demon realm, where he turns into a little bald bird.

The people of the Celestial Realm think the poor little bird must be cold and hungry down below, struggling every day just to get by.

What they don't expect is that Gu Tuan gains three pounds within a few days of descending.

Demon kind have very few offspring, so Gu Tuan becomes everyone's darling from the moment he's born.

His cool and aloof Crown Prince brother builds him a house.

His God of War brother sews him clothes.

His cultivation-obsessed brother makes him soup. Gu Tuan's life is so comfortable it couldn't be better.

To repay the villagers of the lower realm for taking care of him, Gu Tuan picks up a little hoe and insists on farming.

In the Land of Abundant Harvest, whatever Gu Tuan plants grows, and before long he becomes a little lucky star.

Just as Gu Tuan is happily growing ginseng and harvesting huge snow lotuses, he suddenly realizes this place might be the demon realm...

Tuan Tuan runs away that very night, leaving behind the demon realm where even immortals are devoured without a second thought. He doesn't even bring his little pot or his little bag.

The penniless little prince runs into Gu Changjue, a fearsome man radiating murderous intent.

Gu Changjue has looks where he ought to have a personality, and looks where he ought to have skills.

Perhaps it's because seeing beautiful things makes him happy, but Gu Tuan notices that feathers are starting to grow on his bald tail. He's overjoyed.

For the sake of a beautiful, fluffy tail, the little prince holds a huge radish in his mouth and manages to trick the newly lovestruck God of War of Dayuan into falling for him.

To succeed in his trial, Gu Tuan dies in the most tragic way, leaving Gu Changjue alone to guard his grave for decades.

A little scene:

When the little prince returns to the Celestial Realm, he suddenly hears that the demon clan has invaded.

Terrified, he falls asleep and dreams that all the plants he worked so hard to grow in the lower realm are gone.

Gu Tuan immediately bonks his ex with his little pot. "Hey, you scoundrel! I was the one who died. What do you mean by plucking my precious feathers? If you're so tough, pick on me!"

The next day, the war between immortals and demons begins.

The Demon Realm's God of War charges straight in, storms into Gu Tuan's palace, smashes the little pot the prince uses to cook porridge, and carries the little prince out like a chick.

The immortals fighting fiercely cry, "Let go of our little prince!"

The little dumpling looks at the immortals, then pitifully at the God of War from the Demon Realm, and finally covers his head and says quietly, "This is... a personal grudge. You might not believe me, but... he's my ex-husband."

A few days later, when the little prince is forced to read out a confession of his crimes, he says, "I was wrong! I shouldn't have abandoned my husband... I mean, let my looks go to my head!"

The demon clan shows up too, joining in on the fun.

The Demon Realm's eldest prince, who spoils his younger brother rotten, says, "Dad, why does that fool of an immortal prince look so much like our Tuan Tuan?"

An upcoming novel: The Little Top Scholar Can't Farm

Gu Ran is a young scholar from Xiaoxi Village. He's been frail since childhood, has no strength to catch a chicken, and even walking is a problem, let alone working in the fields.

The villagers all say Gu Ran was sent by Heaven to collect a debt, and that the Gu family will never prosper with him around.

Gu's parents have gone gray from worrying about him, and his older brother has spent years unable to marry because of him.

But Gu Ran refuses to believe it.

Looking at his dirt-poor family, he resolves to farm well and provide for his parents.

On the first day, he drags a hoe to the fields and faints from weakness in less than half an hour.

On the second day, he goes to pull weeds and pulls out the rice seedlings instead. On the third day...

Gu's father: "Son, just focus on your studies! I'm begging you."

Gu's brother: "Little brother, you're frail. Don't go to the fields and make things worse."

Gu Ran thinks the past few days were just accidents. This time, he'll definitely manage it. As it turns out, he doesn't faint or pull up the wrong weeds that day.

But... he brings home a mute man. He's good-looking and useless in every other way.

The villagers say, "The Gu family really is finished. Now they've got two more mouths to feed."

Unexpectedly, the mute man may not be able to talk, but he's hardworking. He hunts in the mountains, farms the fields, and can do anything. Later, he even brings a few helpers home, and they make a thriving life for themselves.

Gu's parents put on some weight, and Gu's brother gets married.

The little mute may not be able to speak, but he's incredibly good to Gu Ran. Of course, with the little mute around, Gu Ran's farming plans get even harder to carry out!

Gu Ran: "I think I'm completely useless now. Fine, I'll just study hard!"

He advances through the imperial examinations, from child licentiate to xiucai, provincial graduate, metropolitan graduate, and finally top scholar.

A little scene:

On the day of the palace examination, Gu Ran looks at the emperor on the throne and wonders why he looks more and more like his own mute husband.

The prince standing beside him also looks like his husband's troublesome younger brother.

And the general guarding the hall... why does he look like their house's long-term worker?

A second little scene:

After passing the imperial examinations, Gu Ran shares his study tips with other scholars.

"You might not believe me, but since I couldn't farm, all I could do was study!"

An upcoming novel: The Little Flower Spirit Just Wants to Eat

Gu Yuan is the son of a wealthy family. When he was little, he fell into the water and became an idiot, with the mind of a five-year-old. He's been pampered and adored since childhood.

The little idiot has only one hobby: growing flowers.

But he waters them with piping-hot chicken soup.

The famous peony of the capital dies!

The orchid worth a fortune dies!

The wildflowers he picked by the roadside die!

Yu Ning is a little peach blossom in the back garden of Gu Yuan's house. Thanks to Heaven's mercy (he's so scraggly and ugly that Gu Yuan keeps mistaking him for firewood), the little flower spirit manages to stay alive and well.

Thanks to Gu Yuan's attentive care, Yu Ning is the only flower left in the garden. Gu Yuan starts tending to him with chicken soup, bird's nest soup, and more...

The result is a soft, squishy little dumpling with wet hair, who leaves Gu Yuan stunned and gives him a big slap across the face.

The little dumpling glares fiercely with soft, sweet eyes. "If you pour hot water on me again, I'll bite you! I'm a little monster!"

The little monster's sudden appearance gives Gu Yuan a fright. He stares at the little monster in a daze, then recklessly pinches his chubby cheek.

A friend says that little monsters like Yu Ning are sure to suck people's life force, and warns Gu Yuan to be careful.

But then...

The little flower spirit eats three meals a day: abalone, bird's nest, and chicken soup, never the same thing twice.

Gu Yuan thinks this little imp eats so much that surely he won't have a chance to drain his life force, so he patiently looks after him.

Gradually, the little peach tree's belly gets bigger, and the little peach tree stops being fierce. He cries and begs Gu Yuan to take responsibility.

Gu Yuan looks at his dwindling stash of private money and says nothing. He's gotten fat, and now I have to take responsibility? Is there any justice in this world?

Yu Ning knows he eats a lot, so he decides to work off his debt.

He plants radishes: they wilt.

He plants corn: it wilts.

He plants cabbages: they wilt.

The little vegetables, their bodies scalded, scold Yu Ning, who is fast asleep.

"Doesn't it hurt when you splash chicken soup on us? Splash us with chicken soup again and we'll beat you up!"

The little flower spirit is confused. He really likes drinking chicken soup.

A little scene:

The son of the Gu family's wealthy household is an idiot who waters the flowers with chicken soup every day, until a soft and adorable little dumpling appears by his side.

Year one: Gu Yuan passes the child licentiate exams.

Year two: Gu Yuan expands the family's business to the capital.

Year three: Gu Yuan becomes friends with the Great General.

Only then does his friend realize that this isn't some little monster who sucks people's life force. He's a little lucky carp!

An upcoming novel: The Delusional Little Fox Focuses on Good Husbandly Conduct

The aloof Immortal Venerable Qingyu finds a spirit pet. The little pet is hideously ugly, and everyone thinks it won't survive three days.

On the first day, the little pet is sent to the back mountain to cultivate. It gets exhausted and beaten until only two little bald hairs remain, fluttering in the wind.

The little fox proudly pats his big head. "Man, you've fallen for my beauty, haven't you?"

On the second day, the little pet sneaks off to eat the Immortal Venerable Qingyu's precious fruit, which he has been searching for for eight hundred years.

The little fox gloats, "Man, I ate the rotten fruit for you. You should thank me!"

On the third day, the little pet turns the Immortal Venerable Qingyu's cave into a doghouse.

"Man, don't thank me! Your bed smells like me now. You should be secretly delighted."

Great. The little pet gets slapped flying, then sneaks back on his own.

The little pet... Ugh, if I didn't need to recover from my injuries, every Immortal Venerable in the cultivation world would be dead.

One day, a Demon King appears in the demon realm and is slapped to death by the Immortal Venerable Qingyu's spirit pet.

Only then do the people of the cultivation world realize this isn't some bald fox. It's the divine beast that protects the mountain!

The little fox says haughtily, "Is it possible that I just wanted to kill the ugly impostor pretending to be me, and had no interest in protecting you at all?"

The Demon King returns to the demon realm, and everyone in the cultivation world lives in fear. The Immortal Venerable Qingyu also cultivates day and night.

The little fox says, "Master, I hear the Demon King is a lecher. Why don't you offer yourself to him and bring peace to both realms?"

The Immortal Venerable Qingyu gets furious and throws the little fox off a cliff on the spot.

Later, the cultivation world really does send beauties to the little fox. He goes to check them out excitedly, only to find "a group of dark-skinned, muscular men."

There's even a rumor in both realms that the Demon King likes men with eight-pack abs, and the darker the better.

The little fox: "Ugh, I really can't thank you enough!"

The mastermind, Immortal Venerable Qingyu, merely smiles and gives the little bald fox another vigorous scritch.

A little scene: The Demon King collects rare books from all over the world. Everyone in the cultivation world is on edge, wondering what this scourge is up to now, so they send the Immortal Venerable Qingyu to investigate.

The Immortal Venerable Qingyu arrives at the Demon King's cave and sees someone who looks like his own little bald fox, lying on a beauty couch with a book in his hands called Men Who Don't Love Themselves Are Like Rotten Cabbages.

Another book is titled How to Trick an Immortal Venerable into Spiritual Cultivation, and a third is titled Learning Good Husbandly Conduct Starts With Me.

The little fox looks up, sees his cheap master, and trembles.

"I... I was kidnapped. Do you believe me?"

The Immortal Venerable Qingyu smiles coolly. "I hear the Immortal Venerable Qingyu is indifferent to love, but has a soft spot for fluffy things. Would the Demon King care to offer himself to me?"

Theme: Building a prosperous family through farming and the imperial examinations