The Five Charming Guests from a Poor Family Travel Through Time

Transformed into a poor scholar in Wenjia Village, Luzhou, Bei County, Wen Tian faced the desperate situation of living with nothing but wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger. What's even more troubling is that the government's forced marriage orders are overwhelming - wars continue for years, men are scarce, and unmarried people are either sent to the army or have their homes confiscated. While the whole village was waiting to see what would happen to this down-and-out scholar, Wen Tian unexpectedly took back five "losers" in one breath: the "concubine girl" whose engagement was broken off three times, the lame Orion daughter, the mute embroiderer, the guilty minister, and a foreign woman whose origins were a mystery. "Wen Xiucai is crazy! It's hard to raise one, but five? Wait until next year to go to jail!" Amidst the ridicule, Wen Tian rolled up his sleeves. Farming? He has knowledge of modern agriculture. Make money? He understands industrial principles. Bandits coming? The gunpowder and tactics he developed made it impossible for bandits to come back. Buildings with blue bricks and large tiles were built, textile mills and paper mills were set up, and remote rural areas became prosperous market towns. When the special envoy of the imperial court entered Wenjia Village, they saw only five women performing their respective duties - one was managing accounts, one was training escorts, one was famous for weaving brocade, one was curing diseases and saving lives, and one was debugging improved artillery. "Ms. Sir," the five wives said with smiles as bright as flowers, "Today, should we kill the remaining bandits in the Western Mountains first, or should we meet the Lord Shangshu from the capital?"