Lin Xiaoru, a top student specializing in plant protection at a modern agricultural university, falls off a cliff in an accident and transmigrates into Li Ruoyi, an agricultural official in the state of Chu Yu. When she wakes, she finds herself accused of adultery by her scumbag husband, Xu Xiaotian, and sentenced to death by drowning in a pond. With the help of her System and its golden finger, she escapes, returns to the Li family, and exposes Xu Xiaotian’s schemes. But Xu Xiaotian has the governor of Yunzhou backing him, while the Li family is too weak to fight back.
Feeling guilty toward Li Ruoyi, whose body she now inhabits, and responsible for her son, Xu Yichen, Lin Xiaoru resolves to take revenge. Using the agricultural knowledge and spatial storage provided by her System, she improves the Li family’s farmland and leads the villagers to prosperity. But one disaster follows another, while Xu Xiaotian secretly conspires with corrupt officials to undermine her. With her intelligence and the System, Lin Xiaoru gets through one crisis after another.
As she rises to prominence, powerful court officials set their sights on her. Lin Xiaoru is drawn into court intrigue, using the System to solve agricultural problems and earn the emperor’s favor. Yet behind the officials’ schemes and the natural disasters lies an even greater crisis. Lin Xiaoru faces off against her enemies in a decisive battle, eventually exposing the mastermind and becoming a renowned agricultural expert.
This novel combines transmigration, farming, political intrigue, and revenge. After being reborn from a watery grave, Lin Xiaoru uses modern knowledge and her System’s golden finger to make her way to the top in an ancient society. She uncovers one conspiracy after another and ultimately secures justice for Li Ruoyi, becoming a legend in her own right. Full of suspense and twists, the story offers the warmth of a farming tale, the tension of political struggles, and moving scenes of a mother and son’s deep bond. It’s well worth a read.