Everyday Romance in an Ancient Village

This is a farming novel with a cozy, everyday feel and no court politics. The hero and heroine fall in love in the early chapters, then build a life from scratch in a picturesque village, working hard to make their fortune.

Wang Ajiu has been cherished and spoiled by her family since childhood. All she has ever known are the kind smiles of others.

But He Jinsong never indulges her, and Ajiu thinks he is a very strange man.

He just doesn't seem normal!

He Jinsong is exceptionally handsome, a young hero skilled in both letters and arms. Yet at school, he only associates with men and never gives the girls a kind word. Ajiu has no interest in an icy, wooden fellow like him.

Then one day, she notices that this unsociable block of wood has started appearing around her again and again. Is he trying to win her over?

Ajiu is astonished. "What? Don't tell me you came here especially to see me?"

Jinsong's face turns bright red. "Of course not! I just came to discuss poetry with your brother..."

At the Dragon Boat Festival poetry gathering, the village's beauties compete for attention.

Chen Xue'er, the village beauty who likes Jinsong, hears rumors that he and Ajiu have something going on and starts making things difficult for Ajiu at every turn.

Xue'er: "With your delicate, spoiled looks, Ajiu, no decent man would ever want you!"

As soon as she finishes speaking, hoofbeats ring out. Jinsong rides up, dusty from the road.

"Ajiu, I made these walnut pastries for you. Hurry and try one! They're still warm. They won't taste as good once they've cooled!" The young man beams.

Everyone is stunned. Is this really He Jinsong, the one who always gives girls the cold shoulder?

When he was eight, his stepmother brazenly demanded that his father remove his birth mother's memorial tablet. Little Jinsong did everything he could to stop her, only for his father to arrive and slap him without even asking what had happened!

He ran away from home without a second thought, galloping through the icy snow all night. At last, just as he was nearing Wushan Village, he fell from his horse and lost consciousness.

When he woke, the first thing he saw was a little girl's innocent face, her cheeks marked by a pair of deep dimples.

Eight years later, when he realizes that Ajiu is that little girl, his feelings for her finally undergo a profound change...

He secretly vows, "Ajiu, I'll make you happy for the rest of your life. I'll make sure the smile you wore when we first met at eight stays on your face forever..."

The characters in this novel won't have romantic storylines, intimate interactions, or marry until they are at least fifteen.

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A farming novel with an everyday feel, marriage first and love later. Please don't read if that's not your thing.

Xiangyun and Luo Wen grew up together and were childhood sweethearts for many years. They once vowed to spend their lives together.

But after Luo Wen failed the imperial exams, he quietly married a prominent young lady from the capital.

After lying in bed for three days and three nights, Xiangyun, whose reputation had been ruined across the surrounding villages, decided to accept her fate and marry Jiang Laosi of Xinghua Village.

Mother was right. Not every woman in this world can marry the man she loves. But life still has to go on. Even widows without a man can make a good life for themselves, and Jiang Laosi is handsome, gentle, and well-read.

What Xiangyun doesn't know is that although Jiang Laosi's parents are mild-tempered, his family is desperately poor!

His three sisters-in-law are each more formidable than the last. They swallowed up all of his parents' property, leaving Jiang Laosi with nothing but a leaky thatched hut. Even the new clothes he wore to meet his prospective bride were borrowed by his mother.

Unwilling to accept her fate or admit defeat, Xiangyun decides to farm hard and build a fortune. But simply working the fields doesn't seem enough to get rich. Fortunately, although Jiang Laosi is a scholar, he isn't a stickler for rules. The two of them will build their fortune and study for the imperial exams at the same time, pursuing both paths and excelling at both.

Notice: This novel will begin VIP serialization on November 5, starting with Chapter 31.

Theme: Pure love amid idyllic countryside scenery