From the Start, All I Had Was a Seed

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Blurb:

She transmigrates to a dynasty where everyone, from the streets to the markets, wears flowers in their hair.

The flower markets are packed with people, and men and women, young and old, are all enthralled by them.

Fang Jingyue, an utterly ordinary wasteland plant researcher, becomes the foolish daughter of a flower farmer. Her stepmother doesn't care for her, the good farmland has been sold, and all she has is a handful of mutated seeds that came with her.

From the start, she has nothing but seeds, and whether the flowers thrive depends entirely on her skills. Every day, she plants and plants in her little garden, growing all kinds of fresh flowers and earning more money than she can count.

Hydrangeas, peonies, daisies, Chinese peonies...

Night-blooming cereus, musk roses, climbing roses, sunflowers...

A riot of purples, reds, oranges, yellows, and greens takes the whole capital by storm!

Her garden house and afternoon tea become famous. Literati, refined scholars, officials, and nobles from all over the city flock there to eat flowers, drink tea, sip wine, and paint. It even turns into a huge matchmaking venue for a while.

The first time a young master visits the Fang family courtyard, he whispers to his friends, afraid of showing his ignorance: "I've never seen these flowers before. If I bring some home, won't my old man be thrilled?"

By their umpteenth visit, the young ladies are as familiar with the place as fledglings returning to their nest, and point out their choices with confidence: "I want this one, this one, and this one!"

An old scholar returns to his happy place and composes a poem that spreads throughout Chang'an, making the Fang family courtyard famous to every man, woman, and child. Its reputation may last a hundred years.

Fang Jingyue watches it all with delight, earning money until her hands ache. When she's not going up the mountain to forage or wandering through the flower market, she's playing with cats and dogs, eating, drinking, and enjoying herself.

She can't make herself work harder, but she can't quite relax, either. Why not fall in love, then?

A seemingly dead but lively, money-loving guy x a wonderfully alive, happy woman

A beautiful, frail, and pitiful doctor x a flower farmer who can't quite bring herself to take it easy

Reader's guide:

1. Fictional setting!! A mishmash of Tang and Song influences, with a mountain of authorial inventions. No need to check historical accuracy~

2. Flower information comes from online sources or reference books. Corrections are welcome! Please don't criticize if you're not a professional!

3. Farming and business, everyday food, slice-of-life, with a romance plot.

4. SC, HE, 1v1

References: The Flower Mirror, Detailed Notes on Cultivation, The World of Flowers: Traditional Chinese Floral Arrangements, and others.

Theme: Love life, and hard work creates beauty!