[Matriarchy] The Hunter’s Beloved Husband

Jiang Hong transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing in Sanjia Village, a scoundrel with an empty house and nothing to his name.

Fortunately, there was a bow and a few arrows at home. Even better, women held the power in this world. Jiang Hong went into the mountains to hunt for a living. Once things started looking up, his aunt came by to arrange a marriage.

"You're not young anymore. You ought to have someone who cares for you and makes your life better. Someone to look after the home, do the laundry and cook, and give you a couple of chubby daughters. Then I can report back to your mother!" His aunt said in a conspiratorial whisper, "If you ask me, don't be picky. You can't afford the bride price for a good match, and the Xu family wouldn't have considered you if our Jiang clan didn't have a little influence."

Jiang Hong had only his clan's reputation to his name, and his hunting still earned enough only to support himself. But he listened to the advantages of marriage, and the next day, at his aunt's home, he met the Xu family's shy, delicate young man, Xu Yingying. So it's you? Jiang Hong remembered how Xu Yingying had trembled in his arms a few days earlier, after nearly being bullied outside the village. He felt his heart stir.

The Xu family were outsiders, and the elderly couple had no child but Xu Yingying. So the condition for the marriage was that Jiang Hong would support his in-laws in their old age. Fortunately, they weren't old at all. On the second day of the marriage, Madam Xu took out twenty taels of silver she had kept hidden away. "Ahong, we have no worries entrusting Yingying to you. You can use these twenty taels however you like, whether to build a new house or start a business."

And so Jiang Hong went from hunter to shopkeeper, and unexpectedly became a low-ranking military officer as well. Xu Yingying managed the household, virtuous and gentle, and their life grew happier and more prosperous by the day. In the end, they moved to the county seat and built a life of wealth and comfort.

Before you read:

1. Male pregnancy. Married first, love later. They have feelings for each other before the wedding.

2. The male lead was engaged before. He's a traditionally virtuous and considerate man, a delicate, refined husband, and a hopeless romantic in the best sense.

3. The female lead's career ends with her becoming a military officer in the county seat. She buys the position and has no official rank. There are no royals or powerful nobles, no sudden prestigious identity, and no trip to the capital or imperial examinations. The business environment is favorable.

4. The female lead is a strong, capable woman who does not take concubines.

Theme: Three meals a day, through every season, with you by my side.