1970s Military Marriage: Orphan Hoards Supplies and Watches Drama in the Countryside

In the third year of a post-apocalyptic world in 2135, a survivor named Iron Orchid finds herself in a desperate situation while on a mission to collect a thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum. Hanging upside down from a tree above a horde of zombies, she realizes her only possession, a jade pendant space, is useless because it contains only barren black land and no food. As a zombie climbs toward her, she chooses to jump into the abyss rather than be eaten. Upon dying, she awakens not in the underworld, but in a parallel 1975 China, possessing the body of a seventeen-year-old orphan with the same name who had starved to death after her parents died in a car accident. The orphan’s home has been usurped by her distant relatives, Zhang Cui, Hu Zhuzi, and Hu Xiaolian, who locked the girl in a utility room to force her to hand over her father’s savings.

Iron Orchid quickly discovers that her jade pendant space has traveled with her and has transformed into a fertile sanctuary complete with a bamboo forest, a clear stream, and arable land. She also retains her combat skills from the apocalypse. After eating the noodles offered by the original owner’s spirit, she confronts the relatives who had been tormenting her predecessor. Using her martial arts prowess, she brutally beats Zhang Cui, Hu Zhuzi, and Hu Xiaolian, locking them in the utility room as revenge for the original owner’s suffering. She then retrieves the hidden savings of the Iron family, totaling over four thousand yuan, along with property deeds and a collection of antiques her parents had stashed away.

With her new capital and a clear goal to build a comfortable life before the historical reforms begin, Iron Orchid sets out to stockpile resources. She navigates the rationing system of the 1970s by borrowing coupons from a neighbor and visiting the black market. There, she meets Big Fat Niu and a dealer who introduce her to the underground economy. She purchases large quantities of meat, poultry, grains, and fruits, utilizing her space to store the perishables. Her most significant find is a Flying Dragon Gold Coin and various silver dollars at a back-alley stall, which she acquires for a fraction of their future value. She also buys medical books and other antiques, planning to sell them later for immense profit.

Iron Orchid’s retaliation against her enemies escalates as she uncovers their plot to send Hu Xiaolian to the countryside and sell her father’s job. Disguised as an elderly woman, she registers Hu Xiaolian for assignment to a harsh border region. That night, she breaks into Zhang Cui’s family home and empties it of all valuables, including cash, gold, and furniture, leaving the relatives with nothing. Upon returning home, she finds that the stolen money and gold have replenished her losses from the day’s shopping. She continues to expand her stockpile, buying seeds for her space and establishing a routine of cooking, training, and planning her future. The story follows her transition from a desperate survivor to a calculated entrepreneur in a bygone era, leveraging her knowledge of history and her supernatural space to secure wealth and safety.