Peaceful Farm Life: Sweet Romance in a Traditional Role

Jiang Yuanman is a nine-year-old girl living in Shanqian Village at the foot of Yunwu Mountain in the Daxia Dynasty. Although she appears to be a normal village child with a large extended family, she is actually a transmigrator from modern China who arrived in this world eight years ago. She possesses a magical farming space inherited from a family jade pendant, which contains generators for seeds, fertilizer, and animal feed. After years of waiting to collect enough wild plants to activate the space, she successfully unlocks these abilities at the start of spring, gaining supernatural physical strength alongside her agricultural tools.

The Jiang family is a large, multi-generational household led by the patriarch Jiang Daxi. The family consists of three brothers, their wives, and numerous children, all relying on thirty mu of land for survival. Jiang Yuanman’s father, Jiang Wandi, is the eldest son, while her uncle Jiang Wannian is a promising scholar who has passed the entrance exam for scholars. The family’s livelihood is precarious, dependent on high-yield crops like sweet potatoes introduced during the previous dynasty. Jiang Yuanman uses her space to improve their agricultural output and provides for the family through hunting, often bringing back pheasants, wild boar, and deer from the nearby mountains.

The central conflict arises when the local magistrate imposes a sudden increase in corvée labor duties, requiring every adult male to serve twenty days or pay ten taels of silver to buy out the service. This demand threatens the family’s finances, as they are already saving for Jiang Wannian’s upcoming provincial examinations. Jiang Daxi initially refuses to pay, insisting on doing the labor himself to save money, causing tension within the household. Jiang Yuanman resolves the financial crisis by hunting in the mountains, killing a massive wild boar and several deer, which she sells in the county seat for a significant profit. This income allows the family to pay the corvée fee and purchase additional land, securing their economic stability.

Key turning points include Jiang Yuanman’s first solo hunt of a wild boar, which demonstrates her enhanced strength and marks her transition from a helper to a primary provider. She also receives a dagger from her uncle Jiang Wannian, who recognizes her potential and supports her activities. The family’s social standing improves as they sell game to wealthy households and restaurants in the county. Jiang Yuanman also adopts a puppy named Huang Mao and begins planning to buy a larger estate, setting a long-term goal of accumulating seven hundred taels of silver.

The story direction follows Jiang Yuanman’s efforts to balance her dual life as a village girl and a hidden provider. She continues to hunt and farm using her space abilities, improving the family’s diet and income. The narrative explores the challenges of rural life under the Daxia Dynasty, including tax burdens, corvée labor, and the importance of education for social mobility. Jiang Yuanman’s relationship with her family deepens as they come to rely on her contributions, while she navigates the constraints of her gender and age in a traditional society. The story sets the stage for future adventures in the mountains and the challenges posed by the political and economic landscape of the dynasty.