Qin Mu, a local loafer, was living his best life—until he smacked his head and everything went sideways. Just as he was starting to recover, he was forced onto the road to escape a famine. He had every intention of keeping up his lazy, drifting ways, dreaming of the day he could go back to being a town bum at his destination. So, how on earth did he end up becoming the backbone of the entire village?
Li Ye’er was a pitiful girl—unloved by her stepmother and ignored by her own father. But ever since the exodus began, a certain someone in the village suddenly started treating her with kindness. As a humble farm girl, how did she manage to end up a General’s wife?
“Look, I really just want to be a slacker,” Qin Mu grumbled, waving a hand dismissively. “Who decided I was the one who had to save this village?”
Li Ye’er followed close behind him, her eyes bright as she looked at his back. She whispered, “Even if you say you’re a slacker, you’re still the only one who actually looks out for us.”
Qin Mu paused, his expression shifting into a rare, exasperated smirk. “Listen here, little missy. If you keep following me around like a lost puppy, don’t blame me if you end up stuck with a troublemaker for the rest of your life.”
She didn’t shrink away. Instead, she stepped closer, a quiet, stubborn hope in her voice. “If the ‘troublemaker’ is the only one willing to share his last bite of porridge with me, then maybe that’s exactly where I’m meant to be.”
