Lin Wei is transported to an ancient famine era, where she binds to a food livestream System and finds herself with only her eight-year-old little sister. The villagers, gaunt and starving, huddle in their ruined village and wait to die. Gritting her teeth, she starts teaching them to forage for wild greens, tame wild boars, make compost, and dig root cellars. As her livestream audience slowly grows, the village gradually comes back to life. But whenever she’s busy, a silent boy in black watches her from the shadows. He’s followed her for months, and she can’t shake him. Then, as she cooks a pot of red-braised pork, he finally rushes out and shouts, “Sis, add more sugar!” That’s when she realizes her little brother has been transported here too. The siblings join forces: one makes sure the whole village has enough to eat, while the other tames wild beasts and clears the land. Just as they’re getting life back on track, a powerful grain merchant from the neighboring town sets his sights on the land beneath their feet. More than twenty men come charging in, while only seven or eight of the village’s elderly and infirm are able to fight. They probably can’t win this battle with the System and the livestream alone. But as everyone grips their last hoes, Lin Wei suddenly understands something: people two thousand years ago didn’t survive on strength alone.
