Fish and Grain Bring Peace to All

Peach and plum blossoms fill the gardens through all four seasons. Wine fills the cups, grain fills the barns, the world is at peace, and the realm stands firm as a rock.

Wang Ruxin has always thought herself lucky: she is the only daughter in a family with countless servants and a thousand acres of farmland. But she also thinks herself unlucky: the servants are disloyal, the land is barren, and she has no brothers.

Wang Ruxin considers herself fortunate to have gained a handsome fiancé without lifting a finger. But she also considers herself unfortunate, since her handsome fiancé is good at neither letters nor arms.

The handsome young master of the An family is going to marry a country girl, leaving the young ladies of the capital dumbstruck and breaking countless hearts.

“I heard that country girl has dark, rough skin and a face full of pockmarks.”

“I heard that country girl has thick legs and a voice like a great bell.”

“Truly, I pity our Third Young Master.”

In a golden field, the handsome young master plucks a sunflower. “Look how lovely this flower is. It’s just like my wife.”

Wang Ruxin narrows her eyes. “How many sunflower seeds will one flower produce, and how many more will we get by planting them? Go on, calculate it. Calculate it carefully.”