“Hey… Connie? Everyone…?”
Because her eyes were not yet accustomed to the darkness, nothing was visible.
Brody quietly rolled his eyes with a calm expression but a mind that closed his eyes tightly.
Then, it happened.
Bwoooong!
As if a compressed air gun had been fired, Brody shrank his body.
A gun? No way, is there a gun?
Unfortunately, she hadn’t thought of any way to prepare for a gun.
However, what hit her body was not a bullet but droplets. Slightly sour and sweet-smelling.
Splash!
Almost simultaneously, the surroundings began to shine brightly.
From nearby to far away, it began to light up.
The candles on the candlesticks illuminated the hall.
Brody’s dilated pupils, shaking in the light, quickly surveyed the suddenly bright surroundings.
“Wow!”
Along with the view inside the hall, what welcomed her was a sudden cheer.
In front of the candlesticks, numerous women stood, simultaneously lighting the candles. Some women, including Connie, burst the bottles, shooting bubbles into the air, including Brody.
Like slow-motion, droplets, no, droplets of alcohol scattered light in front of Brody’s eyes.
Brody stared blankly at the scene.
“Welcome, madam!”
“Please come in!”
“We’re glad to see you again!”
“Wow!”
Without thinking, Brody was led by many hands to a seat in the middle of the banquet hall.
Prepared as Brody’s seat, the area was decorated with fresh pine leaves, red berries, and white winter flowers.
As the women gathered around her, clapping and cheering, the atmosphere in the banquet hall heated up instantly.
Brody glanced around at each person with trembling pupils.
They greeted her warmly.
Under the pouring gaze, Brody’s cheeks quickly blushed.
The cheers gradually subsided, and people began to look at Brody.
As a result, Brody began to feel more and more tense.
“Now, now, it must be now. Something… Something needs to be said.”
Brody swallowed her saliva and opened her mouth with difficulty.
“Uh, well, um… Thank you for the warm welcome, everyone?”
Thankful for the warm welcome. No, I’m not someone who gets singled out like this. Why does such a remark come out?
Tee-hee.
Brody just smiled awkwardly.
Then, standing next to her, Connie, with a thud, hit Brody’s shoulder and said boisterously.
“Thank you for the warm welcome! Why are you saying that? Isn’t that something we should say?!”
“That’s right!”
“Exactly!”
In response to Connie’s shout, the women cheerfully agreed.
“Now, now, without much talk. Let’s have a toast! You’ve suffered a lot, so let’s have a real blast today!”
“Oh, village chief! What’s going on today? Can we have some fun today?!”
“That’s right, let’s not do anything tomorrow! Let’s scratch the bottom of the liquor today!”
“Ooh! Well, let’s play when Connie-nim gives us a chance! No tomorrow!”
“Sob, there’s no tomorrow~.”
Listening to their banter, Brody slowly looked around at the people.
Seeing the hands lifting the cups, they all seemed rough.
There was a person with something smeared on their cheek as if they had painted a wall.
No one had unburned skin, and most of them tied their hair tightly for easy movement.
Nevertheless, as if it were a special day, their clothes were clean and beautiful.
Having different clothes than the ones worn as captives meant that the environment had improved to some extent.
Feeling touched and happy, Brody couldn’t help but smile subtly.
“Now, now, madam, have a drink too! We have to toast!”
A woman beside Brody handed her a cup and cheerfully poured an overflowing amount of alcohol.
While watching the liquid flowing down her hand in confusion, the woman who had been pouring the alcohol suddenly spoke.
“Oh, right. Before that, madam! Please give our village a name.”
“That’s right. It’s called a temporary camp, so it doesn’t have a name. If you could name it now, it would be an honor.”
A, a sudden name? Brody blinked her eyes while lifting her glass to toast.
“Can I, uh, suggest a name?”
“Who else would name the village with a potato field if not the madam? I’m sure the Duke couldn’t come up with anything.”
Brody quickly began to turn her head under their momentum.
Then, there was a word that quickly passed through her mind. Would this be okay?
“Potato…”
“Po… What?”
“Potato Village. How about that?”
It’s easy to pronounce and looks pretty good, doesn’t it? Brody asked, glancing at their reactions.
Or is it a little too plain? Knowing that she lacked naming sense, Brody was prepared to be rejected.
“Potato. Potato. What’s the meaning?”
Ah, it does have a meaning. So, what should I call this? It’s just a pronunciation shortened from the English word “potato”…
While Brody was contemplating, an idea suddenly flashed in her mind.
“Oh, that’s the scientific name for a potato. So, it means ‘potato.’ Isn’t it easy to pronounce and beautiful?”
‘Wow, I really… Seems like I have some wit.’
She calmly smiled and explained.
“Wow! Potato! Scientific name!”
The women started to buzz. Judging by their expressions, they seemed to like it.
‘Well, it was a world without potatoes, so there was no scientific name, but from today on, it is.’
Connie summed up the situation.
“All right! That’s perfect! Is there a name that suits our village better?”
“Good!”
“Sounds good! Potato Village, Poteto!”
“Poteto!”
“Poteto!”
“Now, Village Chief Poteto! If we delay any longer, the alcohol will run dry! Let’s propose a toast quickly!”
Connie felt fully prepared now and stood up on her chair, lifting her glass halfway.
People looked at her with expectant expressions.
“Now, for the endless development of Poteto Village, cheers!”
“Cheers!”
“Cheers!”
People raised their glasses refreshingly.
Brody also raised her hand among them.
“Let’s become the Northern Region’s No. 1 singing region!”
“Ooh! Let’s get rich, get rich!”
They were sincerely passionate. They revealed their growing aspirations without reservation. The strong hope was palpably jumping around among the people.
Seeing that, a gentle sense of joy filled Brody’s heart.
The flickering yellow candlelight, crimson fruit wine, and the blush that tinged their cheeks red. The humming that laid like music.
Everything felt like a dream.
She didn’t expect this. She had never thought it would turn out like this.
It was just something done to survive in that moment.
I never expected anything like this. It was an unimaginable event.
Overcoming the pressure and sharp scrutiny at that time, the daily efforts seemed to be rewarding.
‘Efforts can come back more than you expect.’
As if trying to attribute the tingling sensation on her nose to the alcohol, she gulped down the fruit wine.
Joyful cheers erupted around her.
“Cheers…”
Is the alcohol in the North so strong? Brody wrinkled her nose, feeling a fiery sensation for the first time from the potent drink.
People refilled Brody’s empty glass.
Connie looked deeply at Brody, chuckling. Then, in a calmer voice, she opened her mouth to propose the second toast.
“Now, for the second one,”
As her voice tone lowered, the surroundings fell strangely silent, and a subtle silence flowed.
Connie’s resonance began to fill the empty air.
“The second one is for our madam.”
Male lead is a Destined Young Husband (Female-dominant)
One-sentence summary: Wife-master, listen to my explanation!
Li Ruantang, a young lady from a prestigious family, stumbled and fell. When she woke up, she saw a noble and beautiful young man sitting by her bedside, wiping away tears.
The young master had slightly reddened eyes, and his every move exuded charm.
The sight made Li Ruantang’s eyes hot and her heart flutter. After all, she had made a bet with the young master Meng from the neighboring family. If she couldn’t marry a husband before the end of the year, she would have to admit defeat and give up the jade she had worked so hard to obtain.
Outside the window, the flowers were in full bloom.
Rather than losing the bet, the jade, and her face, Li Ruantang calculated that it would be better to seek marriage with the young master in front of her, killing three birds with one stone.
…
Meng Jun never thought that an accident during a spring outing would lead to them rolling down a cliff and into a river, yet still survive.
Now they were trapped in an unknown village, and Meng Jun had overheard that the family who had rescued them had their own intentions.
After all, it was Li Ruantang who had lost her mind and sought marriage first. He was only trying to protect himself!
Glancing at Li Ruantang, who was listing her own merits, the young husband’s voice softened, and he blushed as he lied, “W-wife-master, Wife-master, don’t you remember me?”
The young husband’s voice was clear and handsome, coaxing Li Ruantang’s heart to be soft and sweet, and she spared no effort to protect him.
It wasn’t until they returned to the capital that Li Ruantang suddenly remembered.
When they had fallen off the cliff, in order not to implicate Wei Yunruo, whom he secretly admired, the young husband had instead pulled her, who was slightly farther away, down the cliff with him…
Short summary by Yuushi L: Initially, the male lead (ML) liked another girl, while the female lead (FL) liked the ML. Both fell off a cliff. The FL temporarily lost her memory, and the ML, fearing others might take advantage of him, claimed FL was his wife while they were staying in a village. Later, when they returned home, the FL regained her memories and remembered that the ML liked someone else, so she kept her distance from him. However, during their time living together in the countryside, the ML’s view of the FL had completely changed. From this point, his pursuit of the FL begins.
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