The Lucky Lady and the Mountain Man

The first time Ji Yuan was married off, the groom died just as the wedding sedan arrived.

The second time Ji Yuan was married off, the groom's grave was struck by lightning right as the auspicious hour arrived.

After being rejected twice, her ill omen became famous across the neighboring villages, and it looked like she'd be stuck on her family's hands.

Her grandmother, who favored boys over girls, slapped her thigh and wailed, "What sins did we commit in a past life? We can't even sell you for one tael of silver!"

Ji Yuan said, "...You might not believe me, but the fortune-teller said just yesterday that great fortune awaits me."

Fine, if no one wanted to marry her, then so be it.

Her top priority was to split off from the family, ditch all those bloodsucking relatives, then find a way to get rich and raise the younger brother she'd picked up on a whim.

Oh! And there was that rule that anyone unmarried by seventeen had to be assigned a husband by the local magistrate?

No need to panic. She'd just find a fake husband to get around it.

That beggar at the village entrance would look decent enough after a bit of cleaning up. He'd do!