Farming and Flocks in Luoyang

Synopsis: Fu Ruyi transmigrates to the Northern Wei Dynasty, settling in Luoyang, a place where nomadic and agrarian civilizations are deeply intertwined. She lives in the countryside, where literacy is still underdeveloped and physical strength is abundant. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, different ethnic groups live together, with the Hu and Han cultures intermingling. In the countryside, farming and manual labor are grueling, while taxes and corvée labor are burdensome. Fu Ruyi is deeply caught up in the hardship of slash-and-burn farming. She hates the exhausting life of bending over the earth from dawn to dusk. When she reaches marriageable age, she warns herself that she must find a husband who is strong and sturdy, knows farming well, and is willing to work hard—a husband as hardworking as an ox. But on the day she goes to meet a potential match, she encounters the newly moved-in neighbor next door to the man she is supposed to meet. He is a tall, large-built Xianbei man with golden hair, a high nose and deep-set eyes, and fair skin. His pair of gray-blue eyes are filled with tender affection. The moment their eyes meet, her heartbeat goes completely out of rhythm, and the standards she had set for choosing a husband come crashing down. The Xianbei man doesn’t understand the Han language, but he has a handsome face… The Xianbei man isn’t good at farming, but he has a handsome face… The Xianbei man doesn’t understand the proper farming seasons, but he has a handsome face… The matchmaking visit ends without accomplishing anything. After leaving, Fu Ruyi grabs the matchmaker’s hand and promises her a sheep, entrusting her to go next door and find out more about the promising young man. ＊ Although the Xianbei man isn’t good at farming, he is highly skilled at animal husbandry. He also has an excellent physique, great strength… And a handsome face! The one sheep Fu Ruyi promised away comes back as an entire flock of sheep. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Farming and Flocks in Luoyang — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠