Ye Lingyan (modern soul transmigrated into another world, resilient and clever, fiercely protective of family)
Cruel mother: Cheng Jinhua (vain and selfish, became the concubine of the wealthy town merchant, Master Zhao, and abandoned her husband and children)
Father: Ye Dashan (honest and timid, emotionally and physically devastated after being abandoned, and sunk into despair)
Eldest brother: Ye Tie Zhu (16, once the family's main breadwinner; his spine was injured by falling rocks while saving his younger siblings, leaving him paralyzed in bed)
Younger brother: Ye Xiao Shi (8, quick-witted but frail)
Younger sister: Ye Xiao Yu (10, sweet, sensible, and skillful)
Golden finger: the "Shan He She Ji Tu" space (initially includes one mu of spirit farmland, a spirit spring, and a small jade granary. The spirit farmland accelerates growth and improves crop quality; the spring strengthens the body and promotes plant growth; the granary initially contains a small supply of emergency seeds, basic medicinal herbs, and a few ingots of silver. It can be upgraded later to unlock more functions, such as simulating weather, storing living creatures, and even mapping the terrain outside.)
* **Core conflicts:** The humiliation of the cruel mother's remarriage and her later efforts to oppress the family; poverty and the struggle to survive; leading the marginalized Ye clan branch to rise; and restoring the family's fortunes.
Core pleasures: Growing rich through farming in the space; outsmarting the cruel mother and the Zhao family; improving the family's quality of life; uniting the clan; building infrastructure to strengthen the clan through land reclamation, irrigation, clan schools, and workshops; helping the younger siblings thrive; and ultimately eclipsing the cruel mother in status and standing.
With space in hand, the eldest sister can carry the family, and a poor family can leap over the dragon gate.