A Baby in Republican-Era China, Raising a Family with a Spirit Spring

In the freezing winter of 1933 in Beiping, baby Pan Zhiheng transmigrates and awakens, only to find himself the elder of twins whom his relatives are discussing abandoning. His family is poor and has no food, his mother has too little milk, and his younger brother is near death. At this critical moment, he activates the space inside his ancestral jade pendant, gaining a spiritual spring and black soil. He saves his brother with the spring water and grows crops to survive the famine. To keep his abilities hidden, he claims to have been a vegetarian since birth while secretly developing his powers. When jealous neighbors cause trouble, he uses his baby’s body to set clever traps, outwitting the worst of them and resolving each crisis. When influenza breaks out in 1934, he reveals his medical skills with a “fairy prescription from a dream” and uses herbs from his space to save people, helping his father establish a name as a physician and the Pan family gradually rise. As he performs good deeds, the space upgrades and unlocks food preservation. Out-of-season vegetables enter the market, and the family grows steadily wealthier. When the twins turn two, they reveal extraordinary abilities: one is brilliant, the other strong. They become known as the “Twin Treasures.” They sit in on lessons at a private school and astonish their teacher with their answers. By the end of this volume, the Pan family has bought a house and expanded their courtyard, establishing a firm foothold. The protagonist gazes toward the city and reflects: his rise has only just begun. A clue hidden in an ancient medical text foreshadows even greater opportunities ahead.