Lin Zhao died in a laboratory explosion. When she opened her eyes again, she was lying on a creaking old wooden bed.
In the Great Yan Dynasty, women held power and men were subordinate. Women married husbands, took concubines, and entered government service; for men, the proper path was to marry into a good family.
And she was the eldest legitimate daughter of the Lin family in Qinghe Village. Her father was dead, her mother had run off, and her three younger brothers were counting on her to feed them. She was the biggest joke in the village: "A good-for-nothing who can't even afford to marry a husband." To make matters worse, the only family she'd been betrothed to had just broken off the engagement yesterday.
Lin Zhao looked at her scrawny body, then at her three younger brothers gazing up at her expectantly. The eldest was simple-minded, the second sharp-witted, and the youngest called her "Sis" in a babyish voice.
She'd been an agricultural science PhD and a discharged special forces soldier in her previous life. How could a few shrews possibly get the better of her?
The broken engagement? She didn't care. Poor? Then she'd make money. They laughed because she couldn't afford a husband? She'd make all of Great Yan line up to marry her.
She had high-yield seeds in her magical space, technical know-how in her head, and fighting skills at her fingertips. She grew crops, traded goods, opened a restaurant, and built a business empire, rising from a dilapidated hut to a grand mansion.
And then, four men came into her life.
Shen Yulou, a cool and aloof scholar she bought out of a dungeon, clutched her sleeve with red-rimmed eyes. "A Zhao, don't send me away."
Xiao Tiezhu, a six-foot-two hunter who was fierce enough to silence a crying child in front of others, turned into a giant puppy around her, nuzzling into the crook of her neck. "Sister A Zhao, could you look at me a little more today...?"
Su Jinnian, a smiling fox of a merchant, said, "Don't worry, my dear. I'll make sure you earn a fortune every day."
Pei Jiu Si, a sharp-tongued imperial physician, scoffed as he pricked her with needles. "Without me, you'd have ruined your health by now."
Watch this farm girl spread her wings and soar against the wind.
