The Young Husband from the Prefectural City

A city boy came to Liushan Village. The young man was exceptionally handsome, with sparkling, smiling peach-blossom eyes and skin as delicate as white jade. Yet he was so poor that he could only live in the Zhong family's dilapidated old house, and he had a sick mother to care for. The villagers all said that the Zhong family had kicked him out for some misdeed. No one wanted anything to do with him, and the eligible young men were warned by their families not to let him seduce them. The first time Pei Mu met Zhong Yizhu, he was washing clothes by the river. He used soap nuts as if they cost nothing, but couldn't even rinse the clothes clean. He was a complete fool. The second time Pei Mu met Zhong Yizhu, he was gathering firewood on the mountain. His dazzlingly white hands were already covered in scratches and cuts. When he spotted the wild fruit in Pei Mu's basket, his eyes lit up. Smiling, he asked if he could trade some firewood for a couple of berries. Pei Mu glanced at the half-dry, half-damp wood in his basket, tossed him two berries with a cold expression, then turned and strode down the mountain. The third time Pei Mu met Zhong Yizhu, the slender young man was standing in front of his house, the corner of his tightly pressed lips marked with blood. His voice trembled, but his tone was remarkably calm. “Pei Mu, will you marry me?” · The city boy and Pei Mu, the village's dreaded bad omen, got married, leaving everyone in the village dumbfounded. Down by the creek at the village's edge, the women and young men gathered to wash clothes and gossip about this family and that. They had plenty to say about the Pei family, who had just held a wedding at the eastern end of the village. Everyone in Liushan Village knew that Pei Mu was an ill omen who had outlived his mother and grandfather after surviving a wolf attack. Even his father feared him and refused to live under the same roof. Later, when the court conscripted soldiers, several men from Liushan Village went, but Pei Mu was the only one to return alive. The village elders said he had an iron fate, and that people should keep their distance so he wouldn't bring them bad luck. Everyone privately thought the young man had chosen a path to certain death. With his delicate skin and slender build, he would surely be killed by Pei Mu, if the bad luck didn't get him first. It was only a matter of time. With a thud, someone set a huge basin of clothes down on the rocks by the bank. Everyone turned around and saw the dreaded Pei Mu. They immediately fell silent. Pei Mu didn't even look at them. He simply squatted down and started washing the clothes. Everyone exchanged astonished glances and hurried to scrub faster. At last, the village head's wife plucked up the courage to ask, “Pei Mu, why are you doing the washing? Where's Zhuger's?” Pei Mu carefully scrubbed the blue robe in his hands. After a long pause, he answered in a cold voice. “It's cold. He can't handle it.” “Good heavens!” Once Pei Mu finished the laundry and strode away, everyone by the creek burst into excited chatter. This is unbelievable. The bad omen must be possessed! … Later, Pei Mu and Zhong Yizhu's life together grew better and better, and the couple became the envy of everyone. Only then did the villagers finally understand. He wasn't possessed at all. He'd simply fallen for someone. My next story~ I Woke Up and My Ex-Boyfriend Had Become a Wild Man [Farming] Yu Wan was an ordinary office worker who'd been beaten down by society for years. He'd always believed that keeping a low profile made life go smoothly. He kept a low profile at a class reunion, politely said goodbye to his former classmates, then waited for a ride by the road. Without warning, a car speeding onto the sidewalk sent him flying. When he opened his eyes again, he found a broken-down shack, ragged clothes, a frail body, a stomach cramping with hunger, a leg in excruciating pain… and memories in his mind that weren't his own. He'd transmigrated, and things had gone horribly wrong from the start. Yu Wan closed his eyes. I'm done. I don't want to live anymore. In a daze, he caught sight of a face passing by the shack's window. It looked just like a wild man's. His heart seized with fear, and he frantically groped around for a weapon. Even if I have to die, I can't die like this. It'll hurt so much. The next moment, the wild man burst through the door. Yu Wan faced him in despair, holding up a rotten plank. After a moment, the wild man slowly approached and called out, sounding unsure, “Yu Wan?” A familiar voice, a familiar tone. Yu Wan: … The good news: I met someone I know after transmigrating. The bad news: He's my ex-boyfriend. My home is completely bare, and he's a wild man. *Both leads transmigrate. A story about working hard to build a better life.* Core theme: Live life earnestly