My Husband Called Me Home to Live Off Him

By late March, the evening wind carried the scent of early-blooming peach blossoms. Du Heng, as usual, placed a few […]

Du Heng returned home in the afternoon, having skipped lunch to prepare the enrollment gifts. He wanted to make an

“My father said Man Ge is about to give birth, and he made a few little clothes for the child

“Huh? What do you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you. Clinging to him won’t work—he gives all his

That night, the little one woke once, whimpering softly like a tiny kitten. Du Heng, flustered, fed him a bit

Du Heng watched Qin Xiaoman from the window. The colt had already been tamed after a few laps, lowering its

When the points were finally tallied, Du Heng advanced to the finals thanks to his scores in agriculture and sericulture.

Qin Xiaoman assumed Du Heng meant selling the bamboo to another buyer, and smiled wryly. He felt guilty. The hired

“I’ve heard that your household sells practice paper. I hope I’m not disturbing you. Please excuse my inquiry.” In the

When he was young, Li Lao Wu traveled far and wide, saving up some money. Now, after settling down, he

It was no surprise that the incident with Meng Huaishan being reprimanded spread quickly through the academy. Gossip isn’t just

Afternoon, the Shen hour. The gates of the exam hall opened, and the side doors in the corners followed suit.

In no more than a single day, the news of Du Heng placing on the academy examination list had spread

Du Heng called Shui Qincai and Da Zhuang over. These two young long-term workers had been steady and diligent ever

Another year of autumn harvest brought hard work in the fields. This year the weather was dry, and the crops

This summer had been fiercely dry, yet by late autumn, the cold had already approached that of the winter months.

Qin Xiaoman’s eyes flickered with a trace of light as he saw the figure emerge from the city gate. Though

Security for the provincial examination was strict, but in form it was much the same as the prefectural and county

On the fifth day of the ninth month, the notice board outside the prefectural yamen was packed with people, and

Old Physician Zhang was full of confusion, unable to understand how Wang Yikang had suddenly been seized by the authorities.