VỪA LY HÔN ĐÃ XUYÊN KHÔNG, CHỒNG CŨ ĐỪNG MONG HÙ ĐƯỢC TA

Summary

After a divorce ends in a deadly car crash, the heroine wakes up in an impoverished ancient household. Her former husband is there too—now her bickering spouse. They inherit the debts and terrible reputations of their new identities: he has a gambling problem and a badly injured leg, while the family is so poor that the heroine’s younger sister, Xiao Yun, is at risk of being sold.

Determined to turn things around, the heroine puts her modern agricultural knowledge to work. She gathers wild plants and mushrooms, then turns the frightening-looking cassava worms she finds in the mountains into a surprisingly tasty, crispy snack. Her first attempt to sell it to ordinary townspeople goes poorly, but she does much better in the wealthier district. A running joke is how hard it is to persuade people that the “meat-like” treat is actually edible. She also tries to activate a mysterious “golden finger” system by shouting increasingly embarrassing magic phrases, with mixed results.

Other opportunities come through clever improvisation. She uses calligraphy and famous poems under a friend’s name to raise money, and diagnoses a serious illness in a scholar’s mother, earning the family’s gratitude and a useful business connection. Her ideas eventually help a restaurant improve its menu and attract customers.

Along the way, the couple argue over money, sleeping arrangements, and whether they can trust each other. Even sharing a cramped bed becomes a source of awkward, jealous banter.

The biggest immediate threat is Xiao Yun’s fate. When the girl is taken away to work as a servant on a distant estate, the heroine and her family scramble to raise the ransom. The heroine sells snacks, then travels to Qingzhou, where she wins money in a lantern-riddle contest despite a smug young scholar trying to dismiss her answers. With help from a powerful young master, she gets Xiao Yun back.

There are plenty of chaotic mountain and village scenes, too. While collecting food, the group survives a wild-boar encounter thanks to a snake that ends up strangling the animal. The adults then argue over who deserves the meat, and the heroine deftly prevents the dispute from turning into a full family feud. Meanwhile, the villainous Ha Thang tries to rob and assault her. She fights back, exposes him publicly, and rallies the village against him.

Characters

• The heroine: Resourceful, practical, and quick-witted; determined to keep her family safe.
• Her husband/former husband: A prickly, argumentative partner who begins helping her despite his injury and past failures.
• Xiao Yun: The younger sister, hardworking and frightened of being sold, but increasingly willing to trust the heroine.
• Lin Ye: A scholar who becomes an ally through calligraphy, medicine, and business.
• The Li family’s young master: Wealthy and influential; helps secure Xiao Yun’s release.
• Manager Phung: A restaurant owner who recognizes the value of the heroine’s ideas.
• Ha Thang: A predatory troublemaker who targets the heroine.
• Trieu Xuan Sinh: A kind-hearted hunter who helps guide the heroine through the mountains.