Every Meal Is a Feast [Farming]

(I’ll revise the story twice. I’m not responsible for pirated copies, and I’m not responsible for pirated copies.) Everyday family life, saving money and getting by, with no golden finger. Xiao Ge’er Bai Yu was almost driven to desperation by his older brother and sister-in-law. After running away, he went to a village in a neighboring prefecture to seek shelter with distant relatives. On the boat ride there, he met a broad-backed, burly laborer. Since he knew no one and was unfamiliar with the area, he was lucky to have the kind man’s help, and Bai Yu brought him meals for several days in return. After they reached the shore, Bai Yu thought he’d never see him again. But in the village where his distant relatives lived, a tall, sturdy local man took a liking to him and sent a matchmaker to ask if Bai Yu would become his husband. Bai Yu said nothing. He hadn’t planned on getting married. A few days later, the man personally came with the matchmaker to propose. This time, Bai Yu didn’t refuse. He nodded and agreed. Since it was him, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. Though they married quickly, the two made a happy life for themselves in the mountains. Drizzle in the hills, mist all around, one oil lamp, two people inside Completed historical farming romances: Three Meals in the Countryside, I Picked Up a Pretty Young Husband Completed modern farming romances: Him and His Stomach, Him and His Stomach: Jiang Kaichu’s Story. Upcoming novella: Him and the Mountain >3< Upcoming historical farming romance: A Prosperous Household A few tiled-roof houses, a square courtyard, family seated together, warm lamplight. The Zhu family is the wealthiest household for miles around, with a comfortable fortune. Yet they have never arranged a marriage for their son, because the Zhu family has worked as corpse seamers for generations. (Corpse seamers stitch up the dead. If a body is incomplete, a corpse seamer must be called in to sew it back together.) People in the area consider the trade taboo and avoid associating with the family. The elder Zhu couple have a son and a daughter. Their elder daughter married at seventeen, leaving their younger son, Zhu Jishan. He is tall and fierce-looking, and works as a blacksmith. People say he likes beating others and has an unpredictable, cold temperament. He’s now well over twenty and still unmarried. As they watch their son grow older, his parents can’t take it anymore. They send a matchmaker to find him a wife, saying they’ll pay whatever bride price is needed. After a while, the matchmaker actually finds a suitable match. The servants of a powerful family have been put up for sale after their master was convicted and the household confiscated. Among them is a well-mannered, good-looking Xiao Ge’er born into the family’s service. He can be bought for ten taels. The Zhu couple clap their hands. They’ll buy him! When Sui An is bought and hears what his future in-laws do for a living, he’s so frightened that he won’t leave his room for three days. He’s even more afraid that his future husband will snap his neck! But as time passes, it turns out that life isn’t so bad. He has nice clothes and meat with every meal, and even his fearsome husband knows how to care for him. People often see the Zhu family’s husband rubbing his waist and shoulders, and assume he gets beaten at home. They don’t know that Zhu Jishan won’t even touch him with a finger, let alone hit him. His only real trouble is that nearly every night, the fierce Zhu Jishan pins him down on the kang… Theme: Make a good life together