Daily Farming and Family Life in Ancient Times

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After floods devastate her hometown, Fang Zhu flees with her family. Penniless and desperate to buy medicine for her sick younger sister, she has no choice but to sell herself to a hunter as a bride meant to bring him good fortune.

The hunter is gravely wounded and unconscious. Everyone in the village thinks Fang Zhu is a fool for not finding a good family to marry into and choosing to become a widow instead.

Fang Zhu doesn't care. She never expected much from this marriage. She just wants a place for herself and her sister to live, so they no longer have to wander from place to place.

Every day, she cooks, raises chickens, hauls water, chops wood, and helps her mother-in-law keep the household in perfect order. She thinks there's nothing wrong with living this way.

But to her surprise, the hunter really does wake up!

Some say Fang Zhu's good days are over. The hunter is cursed with ill fortune and has a violent temper, so she's bound to get beaten.

But before long, the hunter is taking Fang Zhu into the mountains to hunt birds and into the water to catch fish. He brings home treats, jewelry, and clothes every few days. Their life together is warm and happy. It's nothing like the chaos everyone imagined...

[Reader's Note] This is a completely fictional setting, though most crops found in the modern world exist here. Please don't nitpick. No imperial exams, no government careers, and no golden finger. Just ordinary people living ordinary, peaceful lives. A very idealized slice-of-life story.

Theme: Self-reliance and strength.