The Farmer's Widowed Husband

Advance notice: See below for "Your Majesty, I Raised Him!" Lin Qing woke up to find he had transmigrated into the body of a notorious, flirtatious man who had made a name for himself with his beauty. He had married a second time to a hunter, and after the hunter died, the man left him with two little burdens to raise. Before Lin Qing had even opened his eyes, he heard his cheap eldest son and daughter wondering whether he was dead. Lin Qing opened his eyes. Heh, not dead. Two little brats who looked like beggars stood beside his bed. The dark-faced boy gave a cold snort, then dragged the little girl away. Only then did Lin Qing remember that the original owner had become a stepfather after his second marriage, and in just six months had nearly ruined the family. Lin Qing reluctantly took over the mess. Looking at the dilapidated courtyard, bare of everything, he could only shake his head. The house was so clean it did not even have a single grain of rice. The family was so poor he wanted to run away, but what could he do? There were still two little brats to raise. When the fields grew weeds, he pulled them up. When there was nothing to eat at home, he went to dig wild vegetables. When he wanted meat, he took the two brats to the river to catch fish. He sold braised river snails and pork offal, cooked hot pot, and made cold noodles, chilled drinks, and little barbecues. He was determined to earn enough silver to fatten the two brats up. The little girl was sweet and adorable, and stuck to him all the time. The brat, on the other hand, wore a cold expression every day and would not even let his little sister cling to him. Later, the cold-faced brat did learn to behave, but by then he was so big and still insisted on sharing a bed with Lin Qing. Lin Qing kicked him off the bed. "Get lost. When you were little, you acted like sharing a bed with me was going to kill you." Qin Zhao insisted on squeezing back in. "My bed is wet!" Important notes: 1. There is very little about the imperial examinations. It is all made up by the author, so please do not scrutinize it too closely. 2. The gong has few scenes early on. He is just a little kid and cannot do much. 3. The gong and shou are not related. -----Advance notice: "Your Majesty, I Raised Him!"----- Six-year-old Qi Yan wandered into the countryside. Apart from knowing his name was Ming You, he could not remember anything else. Standing in the street, he stretched out his little hand and pitifully begged for food, only to be bullied and called a little beggar. When he ran into a fierce-looking older boy, Qi Yan followed him with a wronged little face. Gu Gousheng could barely feed himself. His father and stepmother had kicked him out, and he did not even have a place to stay. Feeling sorry for the little beggar, he gave him a steamed bun. He had no idea the little beggar would cling to him afterward. With no other choice, he took him home. After washing him, he found that the boy was quite pretty. From then on, the two relied on each other. Gu Gousheng worked for copper coins, and more than half of them went into that pretty little brat's stomach. He ate steamed buns himself and gave the pretty little brat eggs. He would sooner split a single copper coin in two, all to raise the child at home until he was soft and rosy-cheeked. Even when a sudden drought later forced them to flee their home, Gu Gousheng still took care of his precious little treasure and kept him fair and healthy. After they reached the capital, Gu Gousheng finally became an apprentice to a master craftsman. But just as he entered the prince's estate, his precious little treasure was snatched away. What little heir? That was his precious little treasure! Gu Gousheng was so angry his teeth itched. He protected the young heir from being bullied, then studied alongside him for two years before simply joining the army. When he came back, his precious little treasure had actually taken the throne! Though he had long since changed his name to Gu Zhaohe and become the powerful Marquis of Dingguo, he still had the same explosive temper. If I have my eye on someone, I do not care whether he is the emperor! Your Majesty, I raised him! So what if I sleep with him! PS: Farming and fleeing famine in the first half, court politics in the second half. Theme: Hard work leads to prosperity