[No Romance + Farming + Raising Children + Food + Alternate History + Infrastructure]
Ji Yanshu transmigrates from the apocalypse to the Jin Dynasty, a kingdom unknown to history, and becomes the mistress of the Marquis of Zhongyi's household. She assumes she can lie flat and spend the rest of her life living comfortably off the marquis's estate.
Unexpectedly, the emperor issues an edict exiling the household to Luzhou, at the southernmost tip of the Jin Dynasty. Conditions there are harsh, and foreign enemies raid the region from time to time.
To enjoy the good life she had at the marquis's estate,
Ji Yanshu leads her family in reclaiming farmland, growing crops, cooking delicious food, brewing wine, and building infrastructure...
Want to get rich? Build roads first.
With her own efforts, Ji Yanshu propels impoverished Luzhou into the Jin Dynasty's top three in GDP.
Ji Yanshu knows full well that only by clearing Shen Zhiwei's name and making the Shen family powerful will she be able to return to a wealthy, carefree life.
“Mother, can we eat this?”
“Madam, should we eat it raw or cook it first?”