My Daily Life Writing Novels in Ancient Times

During the Baoqing era, the emperor was benevolent, and ordinary families had enough grain stored away to tighten their belts and send their children to school to learn to read and write. The literary arts flourished, but entertainment was scarce.

The young women who loved reading popular fiction had grown up hearing stories about devoted women who gave everything to win their husbands' affection, becoming virtuous wives and loving mothers who served their whole families.

Chun Miao quietly brings out a book called The True Heiress' Cultivation Journal. A true-versus-fake heiress, a female lead who takes charge and acts decisively: countless people from the past are thrilled by it, and young wives who had obediently worked and given everything to their families discover the appeal of independence.

A book called The Concubine Only Wants to Escape brings the groveling-after-the-breakup trope, with a clearheaded, money-loving heroine focused on making a fortune. It awakens the women readers' fighting spirit for good, turning them into Chun Miao's devoted fans.

Some people say she has no shame or feminine virtue, and swear they'll never read another thing she writes. Chun Miao counts the money in her hands and looks at her family, who support her without question. After a moment's thought, she puts out another book: I Can Hear Criminals' Thoughts. A mystery and investigation story about a coroner's daughter who gradually makes her way into officialdom, with cases so ingenious that readers can't put the book down.

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People gradually realize that her writing is convincing and thought-provoking. Some learn to focus on themselves. Some follow her recipes and open restaurants in the prefectural city. Others use the disaster-relief methods she writes about to save countless victims.

Reader's guide: A slice-of-life story about an ordinary household in an imagined ancient setting.

Theme: Set a clear goal and persevere.