Transmigrated into the Stepmother of Three Little Villains

Bai Lu, a modern agricultural bureau employee, is killed in a landslide while on a rural inspection trip. She awakens in the body of a sixteen-year-old girl in the Southern Tang Kingdom, who had just attempted suicide by drowning after being sold by her gambler father to a widowed hunter named Su Jingchen. The original Bai Lu was distraught over becoming a stepmother to three young children at such a young age. Bai Lu, facing the reality of transmigration, decides to accept her new life since returning home would mean facing abuse from her biological family. She finds herself in a thatched hut with Su Jingchen, a tall but impoverished man who is deeply in debt after paying eight taels of silver for her. Despite the dire financial situation and the presence of three children—Su Wenhao, Su Wenyu, and Su Yunxing—Bai Lu resolves to survive and improve their living conditions.

Upon settling in, Bai Lu discovers she possesses a "2nd Generation Farming System" that rewards her with points for completing household chores and manual labor. These points can be exchanged for seeds, recipes, and agricultural guides. Realizing the immediate threat of starvation, she uses her points to acquire sweet potato seeds, which she hides and later cooks for the family, introducing a new food source that delights the children. Bai Lu also identifies her lack of practical farming experience as a weakness and begins to apply her modern agricultural knowledge to their small plot of land. She plants long bean seeds and tends to the household with a pragmatic approach, establishing a routine that includes cleaning, cooking, and caring for the children, who gradually accept her as their mother.

The family's financial situation begins to change when Bai Lu ventures into the mountains to gather wild herbs. Using her knowledge from her previous life, she identifies valuable panax notoginseng and digs it up. Simultaneously, Su Jingchen discovers a nest of wild boar piglets and brings them home. Bai Lu convinces him to keep two of the piglets to raise for future profit rather than selling them immediately as suckling pigs. The couple travels to the nearby Anping Town to sell their goods. Bai Lu takes the lead in negotiations, selling the notoginseng to the Hall of Hundred Herbs for 600 coins and successfully bypassing the usual middleman to sell a wild boar directly to a restaurant chef for 800 coins. This direct sale earns them significantly more money than they would have received from the regular supplier, Li Sheng.

Throughout these events, Bai Lu navigates the social dynamics of the village, dealing with gossiping neighbors and establishing a rapport with helpful figures like Aunt Lin and Zhao Laosan. She also addresses the educational needs of the eldest son, Su Wenhao, promising to send him to school once they have sufficient funds. The narrative highlights the growing partnership between Bai Lu and Su Jingchen, who evolves from a silent, shy hunter into a supportive husband who respects his wife's decisions. As they accumulate their first real savings, the family moves from the brink of starvation toward a more stable existence, with Bai Lu planning to expand their agricultural output and secure a better future for herself and the children.