After an earthquake followed by a drought, Lin Xiaoman and her younger brother were cast out by their paternal grandparents to fend for themselves, moving into an old house that had mostly collapsed.
But how did their wardrobe turn into a portal to the modern world?
With abundant supplies and easy money in modern times, why did everyone have a craving for the wild vegetables and mushrooms that, back in their world, only got foraged during famines?
The siblings had a stroke of inspiration and embarked on a path of buying low and selling high—a business of arbitrage.
They planted corn, grew potatoes, and promoted cotton, ensuring that the common people across the land could have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear!
They cultivated chili peppers, grew fruits, and crafted delicious foods, amassing vast fortunes as gold and silver rolled in!
Their fame grew too great, their abilities too formidable—they became the apple of the emperor’s eye, with princes and princesses theirs for the picking.
Oh my, how did that good-for-nothing, freeloading little county magistrate, who lazed around their home all day, dare to storm the imperial palace to snatch someone away?
Lin Erhu was frantic with worry, but the little county magistrate suddenly transformed—donning a python robe and a purple-gold crown, now addressed as “Little Imperial Uncle” by even the princes and princesses…
