[Building up the pre-release following]
The little ginseng spirit Qin Shenshen spent a thousand years waiting for a Taoist priest at a temple, only to arrive in the modern era.
Then a flash of lightning struck, sending her into a melodramatic period drama she'd just watched, where she became a vicious, universally hated cannon-fodder character.
The moment she opened her eyes, she heard everyone excitedly talking about farmland being divided among the households.
Qin Shenshen was distressed. She'd spent a thousand years waiting for the Taoist priest in the soil. How was she supposed to know how to farm?
Even worse, the original owner had bullied the heroine in all kinds of ways and sold off her younger brother, making the heroine's life miserable. In the end, the brother returned, consumed by hatred, and took brutal revenge...
Qin Shenshen's knees trembled. She had to find an ally, fast!
She immediately set her sights on the educated youth Lin, the village doctor on the commune. He looked clever and reliable. Most importantly, the aura around him was so much like that of the Taoist priest she'd waited a thousand years for!
Qin Shenshen decided he was the one.
Can't farm? No problem. She'd build up his strength first, then cling to him until he helped her work!
As the days passed, Qin Shenshen stood on the ridge with her hands on her hips, eyeing Lin Zhichen, whom she'd badgered into helping her farm. She'd made him stronger and stronger. Now he could haul sacks without breaking a sweat, and Qin Shenshen felt a great sense of accomplishment.
As the educated youths returned to the cities, Lin Zhichen, who chose to stay in the village, noticed that ever since Qin Shenshen hit her head, she'd become a different person.
Her eyes were clearer, she was gentler and easier to get along with, and she was even a little spoiled... He kept finding himself looking at her.
He hurriedly shook off the frightening thought.
But strangely, there was always a sweet, fresh scent drifting from Qin Shenshen that made him want to get closer.
Lin Zhichen felt deeply conflicted. He knew something was off, yet he couldn't help being drawn to her.
Extra scene:
In his previous life, Taoist Priest Lin was gravely injured while saving the little ginseng spirit.
In this life, Lin Zhichen was born with heart disease and could drop dead at any moment. His older brother and younger sister treated him like something fragile, so Lin Zhichen, unable to take it anymore, volunteered to go down to the countryside and join the rural workforce.
He'd hoped to make his final years count. But after marrying the delicate Qin Shenshen, Lin Zhichen discovered that he was growing stronger and stronger.
He used to struggle to carry a bucket of water. Now he could let his wife sit on his back while he did push-ups.
Lin's mother, her pockets stuffed with tonics, made the tearful journey from the capital to the countryside to visit her son. When she found him working in the fields, she was so shocked she nearly fell over. Was that sun-blackened, muscular young man on the field ridge, carrying a girl on his back, really her own son, who used to get out of breath after walking a few steps?
Content warnings:
1. Mutual firsts, single-couple romance, one-on-one.
2. A story about raising a child.
3. Reforming the original heroine's self-sacrificing ways and preventing the powerful character from turning evil, without vilifying the original protagonists.
Theme: A harmonious family brings success in everything