Song of Peaceful Joy: Village Life (Farming)

Su Wan transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old little girl. Her main job is to take her two little siblings out and about.

Her parents are both alive, and the family isn't so poor that they have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.

She has an older brother who studies hard to support the family, but isn't rigid or stuffy, and a gentle older sister who keeps busy with the housework.

Below her are her younger twin sister and brother, who keep her entertained and sometimes help her come up with ideas behind the scenes. With a little help from favorable national policies, they can build a comfortable life.

No grinding away as a corporate drone, no pressure to have kids and push them to succeed, no mortgage or car payments.

Four seasons, three meals a day, half the warmth of daily life and half the peace and contentment.

Su Wan says, “Give me a hundred years of this kind of life!”

Special note: This is an ensemble story, an ensemble story, an ensemble story. You can skip the blurb, but you must read this line.

[Qingping Le: The Farming Series, Upcoming Story The Four Seasons of Farm Life. Please add it to your favorites.] Blurb below:

Though Jiang Li has memories of her past life, she feels no different from the other women of this era. As a child, she basked in her parents' love. When she came of age, she would get engaged and marry, support her husband, raise children, and care for her in-laws... Wait, she has no in-laws. Her fiance is just as short on family as she is.

Well... maybe her fiance isn't quite as short on family. She's the only one left in her family, while he has an older sister, two younger brothers, and a younger sister. When she thinks about it that way, Jiang Li doesn't feel so short on family after all. Once they're married, they'll all be one family!

Since they're family, Jiang Li grins as she scratches her chin. At last, she won't have to pay someone to do the backbreaking work of cleaning the pigsty. Her four-year-old brother-in-law can handle little errands and messages.

Her eight-year-old sister-in-law is sweet and thoughtful, so she'll make her some steamed egg custard tomorrow morning as a reward. As for her second younger brother-in-law, well, he's quick-witted. The Dragon Boat Festival is coming up, so she'll make some mung bean cakes for him to sell at the market...

What? Her older sister-in-law is being mistreated by her husband's family? Hmph! Do they think her birth family has no one to stand up for her? Get a divorce. My family can afford to take care of her!

In a little farmhouse, the big watchdog lets a tabby cat perch on its head. Beneath a lush grape arbor, a little child crouches beside a stone mill, eyes wide with curiosity. “Big sister-in-law, have you had sweet tofu pudding before?”

“Mm-hmm. I'll make you some sweet ones tomorrow morning.” As Jiang Li grinds the beans, she thinks to herself: She's had more than sweet tofu pudding. She's even had mooncakes filled with dumpling stuffing!

P.S. This is a pure farming story, centered on the everyday family life of the male and female leads: farmers who work the land and find little sidelines to keep busy with during the off-season.

The leads come from ordinary backgrounds and have no secret identities. They won't become wealthy merchants and move to the prefectural city, nor will they become high-ranking nobles. They live in the village throughout the story.

Through the changing seasons, the cold and heat, the petty squabbles and domestic chaos, the family ups and downs and the daily necessities, this is a pastoral tale of rural life.

Theme: The extraordinary in an ordinary life