In the apocalypse, Shen Dongsheng used up all his powers searching for medical supplies and died at the hands of zombies. He transmigrated to ancient Yuqian Village, where he became the eldest Shen brother, who had caught a chill and been killed by a quack doctor after trying to earn two silver taels.
His parents had died young, leaving the family destitute. Shen Dongsheng was the pillar of the Shen family.
His younger brother Shen Beichen was clever, and his younger sister Shen Nanxun was quick-witted.
His clever brother had no way to study, because the family couldn't afford a teacher's tuition. His quick-witted sister couldn't afford new clothes or jewelry, or even a short piece of ribbon for her hair.
The only good thing about the family was that before Shen Dongsheng died, he'd married a young man from another region.
The dead were gone. The transmigrated Shen Dongsheng looked at his disfigured wife, still in her wedding clothes, and his younger siblings, their hands covered in chilblains.
He thought, Well, I'll take this on. I'll walk the streets and alleys, ringing my bell and practicing medicine. I won't let the four of us starve.
Later, the family built a new house and opened an apothecary in town, and they always had enough to spare.
Later still, the couple grew devoted to each other, the Shen family welcomed a child, and their apothecary became an imperial merchant house. Joy filled their home.
1. The protagonist is the gong.
2. Includes the young-man spouse setting and childbirth.
