After an earthquake and a drought, Lin Xiaoman and her younger brother were cast out by their paternal grandparents and moved into an old house that was half-collapsed.
How had the wardrobe at home become a portal to the modern world?
There were abundant goods in the modern world, and making money was easy. But why did everyone love eating wild vegetables and mushrooms that people back home only gathered in the mountains during famine years?
The siblings had a bright idea and set off on a trading venture, buying and selling goods across the two worlds.
They grew corn and potatoes and promoted cotton, so the people of the world could eat their fill and stay warm!
They planted chili peppers and fruit, and made delicious food, bringing in piles of gold and silver!
Their fame and abilities made them a favorite of the emperor, who offered them their pick of princes and princesses.
Goodness, that scoundrel of a county magistrate who came to their house every day to mooch food had the nerve to charge into the palace and steal someone away?
Lin Erhu was so frantic he was about to go bald, but the county magistrate transformed in an instant. Dressed in an embroidered dragon robe and wearing a purple-gold crown, he was addressed as “Little Imperial Uncle” by the princes and princesses...
