Stockpile Grain, Build High Walls, Flee the Famine, and Raise the Kids as Queen

[No romance + fleeing famine + farming + infrastructure + adorable kids, a lighthearted and funny story about a strong female lead]

In her previous life, Ling Shuang, a female war god who preferred to settle things with her fists, met an untimely end and became a dim-witted peasant girl in a remote mountain village.

Her family consists of a father worn down by overwork, a haggard mother, a younger brother and sister who are skin and bones, and a pair of twin babies crying to be fed.

To make matters worse, a flood has forced the whole family to flee with the rest of the village.

Faced with her gaunt family, Ling Shuang can’t be bothered to overthink things. She clenches her fists and gets to work.

Not enough clothes or food? One punch takes down a giant wild boar, leaving them full and with extra meat to sell.

Her parents are terrible cooks? She hires an admirer as their chef, and soon everyone is eating three bowls of rice a meal.

Bullied for leaving home? Fists are the ultimate authority, and the worst troublemakers end up on their knees, begging to talk things out.

Their new home is desolate? She clears the land, builds infrastructure, and puts bandits to work.

And so Ling Shuang raises her little ones while expanding her territory and developing it...

One day, their village becomes famous, and even the young emperor personally asks her to become his chancellor.

Ling Shuang waves him off and firmly declines, casually tossing the young emperor a book instead.

Years later, neighboring countries can only marvel: Did the place next door get some kind of cheat code?