Signing In, Farming, and Raising a Husband

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Synopsis:

Qi Cang transmigrated after dying.

The original owner was honest and decent. Had he been born in peaceful times, his clan leader younger brother's status would have let him enjoy a comfortable old age.

Unfortunately, his wife died young, and her family bullied him by throwing their weight around.

To make matters worse, drought, famine, refugees, and war came one after another. The granaries were empty, his loved ones kept running into trouble...

As an ordinary barbecue-stall owner, Qi Cang was ready to work things out!

Who could have guessed that the original owner, despite being such a decent man, would play dirty? As soon as Qi Cang was reborn, the original owner voluntarily yielded his body, left behind a few words, and vanished.

After Qi Cang reluctantly took over the mess, he dealt with his troublesome in-laws and the Bai family, who had broken off an engagement.

The men who came to recruit soldiers and collect grain were already poised to set out.

So,

Time to flee the famine! Head south! Let's go!

*

Fortunately, while others had pocket dimensions and all kinds of golden fingers, he had a sign-in System.

Qi Cang was pleased, but only a little.

Because was this sign-in System really refusing to let him squeeze out even one more perk?

[Ding! Sign-in successful! Reward: One snack gift box, twelve bottles of Happy Fat House Water.]

Delighted Qi Cang: ...His smile slowly disappeared.gif

Stubborn to the end, he kept signing in. He wouldn't give up. If he couldn't get rice or flour, he could at least get oil and salt!

[Ding! Sign-in successful! Reward: Fifty durian candies.]

Qi Cang, whose smile disappeared all over again: ...You really are something! /Raises a thumbs-up.jpg (through gritted teeth).

[For content warnings, see the author's note in Chapter 1. Thanks.]

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"The younger Xie brother looks nice. Is he betrothed?"

At the matchmaking meeting, Jiang Xun passed over Xie Youtao, who had a face like a peach blossom, and took a liking to Xie You'an, a shabby-looking, blank-eyed young man.

*

In his previous life, Jiang Xun repeatedly failed the imperial examinations and was tricked into marrying a disaster of a man. Not only was he cuckolded, but his family died horribly, and his mentor's whole family was sentenced to death.

When he opened his eyes again, a young and beautiful ger was sitting in front of him, looking bashful.

Jiang Xun: "..." He had returned to the day of the matchmaking meeting.

He didn't want to live such a tumultuous life all over again.

Jiang Xun was just about to refuse when he heard another ger's thoughts in the room:

[...That guy across from me is so handsome, but he's apparently destined to be a cannon-fodder character? Then again, Xie Youtao's lover is the real protagonist. From powerful noble families to ordinary people, no one who opposes the protagonist gets a happy ending. What a shame, what a shame...]

Jiang Xun raised an eyebrow. The protagonist? He refused to believe in fate. Wasn't he reborn to turn things around?

Only, this little ger seemed to know a little too much...

[Wow! This guy has a strong, toned waist and long legs. I heard people like that are really good in bed. I wonder if that's true...]

Jiang Xun's temple twitched. He gritted his teeth and smiled warmly. "I've taken a liking to this ger. How about we set a date for the betrothal gifts?"

#After we're married, you'll find out if I'm any good#

*

Xie You'an transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder younger brother of one of the protagonist's harem members.

His original self lost his father at a young age. When he was eight, he followed his mother into a new marriage. Later, after discovering his stepbrother's affair with the protagonist, he was tricked into falling into the water and died.

After barely escaping with his life, Xie You'an had planned to keep his head down, save some money, and leave the Xie household, that den of vipers, as soon as possible.

After getting engaged,

Xie You'an discovered that Jiang Xun wasn't the honest, simple-minded man described in the book. He was actually full of schemes, and anyone who tried to take advantage of him had a bad end.

After thinking it over, Xie You'an packed his bags and ran in the middle of the night. If he couldn't win, he could at least run, right?

Jiang Xun blocked his way at the village entrance, smiling. "Where are you going so late at night? I'll go with you."

Xie You'an: "..." I said I was going to the outhouse. Do you believe me?

[Bonus scene]

The new top scholar, Jiang Xun, entered court as a sixth-rank compiler and was soon promoted to lecturer. His future looked bright, but his husband was dull and boring.

The public eagerly awaited the day he would cast off his humble husband.

Then, after a banquet one day, the drunken top scholar sat waiting nearby.

A carriage approached from the distance. A slender figure stepped down, and the top scholar, who had still been a little tipsy, suddenly smiled and hurried over. "Why are you wearing a scarf? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xie You'an shook his head and said he was fine.

[Ahhh, this bastard did it to me yesterday! How else am I supposed to go out without a scarf? No, when we get home, I'm throwing away that stupid waist chain...]

"My dear husband, please don't throw it away..."

Xie You'an: o.O?

Had he... not actually said that out loud?

Everyone: O▽O!!

Theme: Face hardship head-on and tackle life's struggles.