After the Whole Family Transmigrated to Escape Famine, My Dad Was Forced to Ascend the Throne

Lin Jinyue, a history graduate student and aspiring novelist, wakes up in a mountain forest during a chaotic, war-torn era, having transmigrated into the body of a starving eight-year-old girl named Er Ya. She finds herself in the midst of a desperate family dispute where her new father, Lin Shucheng, is being pressured by the clan to sell her for twenty taels of silver to buy grain for his sick wife and son. The original host was destined to be sold not as a servant, but as food for a cannibalistic warlord, a grim reality that shocks Lin Jinyue. Just as the family prepares to execute the sale, Lin Shucheng, who has also transmigrated and recognizes his daughter in the child before him, violently intervenes. Armed with a shovel, he threatens to kill anyone who approaches, forcing his own father, Lin Youliang, to disown him and cast him out of the clan. Despite being expelled and stripped of all resources, Lin Shucheng refuses to abandon his daughter, creating an immediate rift between the loyal third branch and the rest of the greedy Lin family.

Lin Jinyue discovers she has brought her family’s modern Farm System with her, a golden finger that allows her to grow crops in accelerated time and store items in a spatial dimension. After treating her mother and brother, who were poisoned by insects during the escape, she reveals the system to her family. Realizing the dire political situation with Prince Jing’s army advancing and the capital falling to corruption, Lin Jinyue uses her historical knowledge to argue against fleeing north. Instead, she proposes a journey to Lingnan, a desolate region plagued by miasma but safe from the immediate threat of war. The family agrees, and they begin their arduous trek south, utilizing the Farm System to produce food and medicine while hiding their advantage from the other refugees.

As they travel, the family encounters the remnants of their village, now reduced to a desperate group of fifty survivors. When Prince Jing’s army approaches Nan’an County, causing panic and chaos, the Lin family hides in a cave with the villagers. Lin Jinyue negotiates a truce, allowing the villagers to join them on the condition that they sign a severance letter and agree to strict rules of conduct. The family’s survival depends on their ability to produce food and defend themselves, leading Lin Xueqing to construct crossbows based on Lin Jinyue’s memories. They successfully hunt game and raise livestock within the Farm System, gaining a significant advantage over the starving refugees.

Tensions rise when Lin Youliang and his branch of the family track down the group, attempting to claim resources and demand food despite having signed the severance agreement. Lin Jinyue and her father firmly reject their demands, rallying the other villagers who have grown dependent on the Lin family’s medical and agricultural contributions. The conflict highlights the brutal moral landscape of the era, where family bonds are tested by starvation and survival instincts. Lin Jinyue’s quick wit and the family’s newfound self-sufficiency allow them to repel the harassment, solidifying their position as leaders among the refugees as they continue their perilous journey toward Lingnan.

The story establishes a survival narrative where the protagonist leverages modern knowledge and a supernatural system to navigate the horrors of ancient warfare and famine. The core conflict revolves around the Lin family’s struggle to maintain their humanity and safety against both external military threats and internal familial betrayal. Lin Jinyue’s role shifts from a helpless child to the strategic mind of the group, directing her father and brother in resource management and defense. The narrative sets the stage for a long journey south, fraught with dangers from bandits, wild beasts, and the relentless pursuit of Prince Jing’s forces, while the family works to establish a secure haven in the miasma-filled south.