They Called Me a Burden, but Watch Me Farm and Trade My Way to Riches

[Business and Farming + System + Adorable Kids + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Yu Bailu's plane crashes. When she opens her eyes, she's become the unfortunate niece in Heishigou who was nearly sold off. Her relatives are mean, and her parents are spineless. After the family splits up, all she has are two mud-brick rooms with drafts coming in from every side. Making a fortune should be easy enough, right? The women of China never admit defeat. But she never expected disaster after disaster: drought, snowstorms, war... Luckily, she has a research System. Ding! Natural sorghum: 50 copper coins! Ding! Wild goosegrass: 50 copper coins! Ding! An ancient Mongol: 50 copper coins!? At first, Yu Bailu only wants to help her family live comfortably. Before she knows it, she's become the richest woman in the Northwest, and everyone who sees her respectfully calls her “Miss Yu.” An extra scene: Years later, Yuan Chongzhou returns to the capital to wish Emperor Sheng a happy birthday. It's just as cotton-growing techniques are being promoted across the country, thanks in no small part to Yu Bailu. Delighted, Emperor Sheng prepares to issue an imperial decree rewarding her, but Yuan Chongzhou hears of it and immediately objects. The emperor is puzzled and asks why. Yuan Chongzhou looks troubled. “Your Majesty, if you reward her again, I'm afraid I'll truly end up alone for the rest of my life.” The emperor laughs and teases him, “Why not marry into the Yu family, bringing your fief along, and let your children win you favor?” Yuan Chongzhou's eyes light up.