The Fierce Eldest Princess of the Ming Dynasty Starts by Butchering Pigs

[The Zhu siblings are now in the middle of starting their own business. This part hasn't been going as smoothly, so expect at least 15,000 characters per week!] Thank you all for your support ^ω^ The Fierce Elder Sister of Zhu Yuanzhang / The First Butcher of the Late Yuan Dynasty Yuan Xi, a powerful wood-type esper from the apocalypse, transmigrates into the chaos of the late Yuan Dynasty and becomes a young widow! Her hapless husband, Wang Qi, was seized by Yuan troops to work on the river embankments, then accidentally fell into the raging Yellow River and died young. Her parents-in-law had long since passed away, and there wasn't even a single grain of rice in their impoverished, dilapidated thatched cottage! Faced with this hellish start, Yuan Xi's eyes light up. No matter how hard life in the late Yuan Dynasty is, could it be worse than an apocalypse crawling with zombies and choked with pollution? She inherits the original owner's memories and plans to follow them back to her family home. But after Yuan Xi goes through a great deal of trouble to finally return home, she finds that her family members are either dead or scattered. Her only surviving younger brother, Zhu Chongba, has also gone missing. The villagers say he may have gone to Huangjue Temple. When Yuan Xi finds Huangjue Temple, an old monk inside sighs softly. "You've come too late, benefactor. Chongba has been out begging for alms for three years." The world is in chaos, and there's no other way. Where could a young widow like Yuan Xi go to beg for alms? She can only rely on her strength. She makes her way to Haozhou and wields her butcher's knife so skillfully that not a drop can get through. In just three years, she becomes the renowned "Zhu the Butcher" of Haozhou! Until one day, a gang of red-turbaned soldiers bursts into her butcher shop to cause trouble. Yuan Xi kicks them down one after another, then grabs them one by one and hurls them out of the shop. The young officer in charge comes running when he hears the commotion. His gaze is sharp as an eagle's. The moment their eyes meet, he shudders all over, his eyes welling with tears as he blurts out, "E-Elder Sister?" The young soldier at the officer's side immediately puffs out his chest and arrogantly calls to Yuan Xi, brazenly acting tough on his commander's behalf. "Hey, you vulgar butcher woman! Scared yet?! This is Zhu Gongzi, the adopted son of our Marshal Guo! Zhu Yuanzhang!" At those words, the butcher's knife in Yuan Xi's hand immediately drops to the ground with a "clang" in fright. Well, well! So her little brother "Zhu Baji," who had run off hungry and gone missing, turned out to be such an incredible "treasure"! Later, beneath the setting sun, Chen Youliang's enemy forces advance in a furious tide, besieging the city. The generals of the Wu army are terrified. Yuan Xi, clad in armor, swings onto her horse with her knife in hand and waves boldly to Zhu Yuanzhang, who watches anxiously behind her. "What's there to be afraid of? Chongba rules the realm, and Elder Sister handles the fighting! Even if we really lose in the end, we'll just go back home. Elder Sister will butcher pigs and support you!" Much later, the history books record in clear ink: "Princess Zhaoyang, the Taizu Emperor's eldest sister, of the Zhu clan, personal name Yuan Xi, was from Zhongli, Haozhou. She was bold and forthright, and steadfast in character. In battle, she often led the charge, knife in hand, and none could stand against her. The Taizu Emperor often said, 'The princess was instrumental in founding the Ming. Having a sister like her is a gift from Heaven!'" [Note]: 1. The blurb was posted on February 17, 2023, and revised on January 22, 2026. Screenshots have been saved for the record. 2. This is a novel, with the plot as its main focus. Some dates will be altered. Official history and unofficial accounts are mixed together, and there are many invented details, so don't expect rigorous historical accuracy. Theme: Work hard and build a better home together.