A Huntress Picks Up a Handsome Man

A tall, strong, plainspoken and honest huntress seeks a kind, family-minded husband

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A fallen powerful minister who pretends to be meek and clever, only to be unknowingly reformed

A story about a strong huntress picking up a handsome man and turning him into a kind, family-minded husband.

Lin Lu is the best hunter in Quezhen. She started asking matchmakers to find her a husband when she was eighteen, but after years of searching, she still hadn't found anyone suitable at twenty-one.

Everyone said Lin Lu was too picky and would never get married.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Lin Lu found a handsome man from out of town by the river. He had no parents, just like Lin Lu, who was also an orphan. They seemed made for each other.

But Lin Lu was thoroughly unimpressed. The handsome man, Zhang Ying, was all looks and no substance: a lazy fellow who was also a picky eater.

Zhang Ying had heard some rumors and nodded, saying he was willing to give himself to her.

Lin Lu pointed an axe at him. "In your dreams! I don't want a lazy man. Go chop some firewood!"

In just three months, Zhang Ying had developed thick calluses on his hands. He learned to chop wood, boil water, wash clothes, cook meals, and even raise a dozen chickens.

Lin Lu was delighted. She and Zhang Ying registered at the local government office and started a little household together.

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Zhang Ying's real name was Ying Zhang. He was the only son of the current prime minister, clever from childhood, with an exceptionally refined appearance. He passed the palace examination as a third-place laureate at fifteen, and had a bright future in government.

After falling from grace in a single day, he was ambushed on the way to exile. Though he escaped by luck, he had no choice but to endure hardship under the rule of a crude village woman.

A gentleman should stay far from the kitchen, and yet he could now prepare three dishes and a soup in half an hour, feed the chickens, watch the house, estimate when Lin Lu would return, and have hot water ready for her in advance.

Giving himself to a village woman like her was like a cow chewing up an orchid.

Even so, she still dismissed him as all looks and no use.

Ying Zhang swallowed down his frustration and continued secretly drinking contraceptive soup.

Heaven rewards the diligent. Ying Zhang successfully overturned his case and left the place he'd lived for a year without looking back, returning to the capital to settle old scores.

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When they met again, Ying Zhang assumed Lin Lu had come to demand an explanation. He thought he might even take her as a concubine.

But Lin Lu merely glanced at him and turned away.

The next day, an astonishing story made the rounds in the capital: a tall woman was holding an archery contest to find a husband.

Ying Zhang turned green with rage. He went to confront Lin Lu, only to be thrown out.

"Lord Ying, my husband was killed by bandits half a year ago."

Reader's guide:

1. BG romance, no childbirth, and the male lead is a virgin.

2. The heroine doesn't take any nonsense, while the hero is left fuming.

3. The heroine is over 175 cm tall, muscular and powerful. The hero is over 180 cm tall, slim-looking in clothes and lean but a little more muscular without them.

Theme: Devoted to one another for life.