Transmigration: The Troublesome Young Aunt — Starting by Reclaiming Her Golden Finger

Gu Yuan, a modern woman, transmigrates into the body of a twelve-year-old girl in the Great Xia Dynasty after being pushed by her cousin, Er Ya, who is possessed by Gu Liu, a vengeful transmigrator seeking revenge for the original host's death. The original Gu Yuan was the pampered daughter of Old Madam Gu, favored excessively compared to the hardworking and abused cousins. The conflict begins when Gu Liu, inhabiting Er Ya's body, steals Gu Yuan's bracelet, which turns out to be a trading system. Upon waking from her injury, Gu Yuan realizes she has entered a novel she once read and immediately confronts the situation, prioritizing the recovery of her system over familial harmony.

Old Madam Gu, fiercely protective of her only daughter, retrieves the bracelet from Er Ya through force and humiliation. Gu Yuan successfully binds the system, discovering it allows her to sell natural items for copper coins and purchase goods from a mall. She also finds that her modern agricultural skills, which allowed her to build a fortune in her previous life, have followed her into this new world. Her golden finger enables her to enhance the quality and value of any plant she touches, turning common wild vegetables into high-value commodities.

Gu Yuan begins her economic rise by selling cicada nymphs and wild purslane to the system. She uses the earnings to buy better food, such as meat and refined salt, which she secretly brings home to improve her family's diet. Her actions win the deep gratitude of Old Madam Gu and her honest third brother, while simultaneously inciting jealousy and resentment from the lazy second branch of the family, particularly Qian Shi and Gu San Ya. Gu Yuan handles their greed and threats with cold efficiency, leveraging Old Madam Gu's authority to punish those who dare to covet her resources.

As Gu Yuan's wealth grows, she faces opposition from Gu Liu, who remains in the family and plots further revenge. Gu Yuan exposes Gu Liu's strange behavior to her superstitious elders, leading to plans for her to be taken to a shaman. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan expands her business by organizing the collection of wild herbs like dandelion, paying village children for their labor and selling the enhanced produce to the system at significant profits. She uses her earnings to buy flour and salt, passing them off as purchases from a traveling merchant to explain their superior quality.

The story follows Gu Yuan's strategic navigation of family politics and economic survival. She balances maintaining her image as a filial daughter with her secret accumulation of wealth. The tension between her and Gu Liu escalates as both recognize each other's transmigration and hidden agendas. Gu Yuan's primary goal is to secure her and her grandmother's well-being while dismantling the threats posed by the original heroine's schemes, setting the stage for a prolonged conflict over resources, status, and survival in a harsh feudal society.