Lin Yuzhu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Yuzhu (林玉竹)
Alias(es)	“Little Shorty” — male Black Market disguise 25
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Lin family; Kindwater Village Educated Youth
Occupation/Role	Sent-down Educated Youth; host of the Kailuo Farm System; clandestine Black Market seller
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Kailuo Farm System activated	4	Gains access to a farm space, cultivated land, seed shop, warehouse functions, and a Pasture. The system upgrades through Contribution Points earned by selling farm produce to Caesar Continent. 4
Farm Level 5	18	Receives a Thatched Cottage as a system prize; the Pasture unlocks cattle, alongside previously available rabbits, sheep, geese, and pigs. 18
Five additional farm levels	30	Wins a grand-prize draw that unlocks the supermarket’s side-dish section, additional seasonings, and further seeds, including apples, strawberries, lotus roots, and red roses. 30

Background

Lin Yuzhu was a successful professional in her previous life before transmigrating into the body of a 1970s girl of the same name. The original Lin Yuzhu died from a fever, leaving the newcomer without her memories but burdened by her family circumstances and filial obligations. 1 3

The youngest daughter of the Lin family, she grew up under a sharp-tongued mother who favored her older children. Although she initially regarded her parents with mixed feelings, Lin Father quietly gives her ten yuan for the journey, while Lin Mother provides money and grain coupons. Yuzhu resolves to fulfill the original owner’s filial duties without pursuing revenge for her grievances. 2 3

Because she meets the requirements for rural assignment, she is sent to Heilongjiang as an Educated Youth. On the train, she meets Li Xiangwan, Li Xiangbei, and Zhang Yanqiu, whom she recognizes from a novel she once read. Rather than treating them as predetermined fictional characters, she decides to judge them as real people and protect her own secrets. 5 6

Appearance

Lin Yuzhu is a delicate-looking young woman whose appearance often causes others to underestimate her.

• Fair and clean-looking before prolonged rural labor, though later sun-darkened. 10 26
• Large, watery eyes; oval face; and cherry lips. 10
• Appears frail, young-faced, and easy to bully despite her strong temperament. 10
• Approximately 1.6 meters tall. 32
• Uses masculine clothing, a wig, chest binding, makeup, and altered speech to pass as a skinny young man during Black Market trips. 24 25

Personality

Lin Yuzhu is practical, guarded, and fiercely unwilling to endure humiliation. After years of workplace pretence in her former life, she tries to live more honestly in this one, even when bluntness damages her relationships. 37

She avoids needless attachments and refuses to gamble her safety on others’ goodwill. Although she gets along with Li Xiangwan, she maintains emotional distance from her because both women possess unusual secrets and unconventional perspectives. 19

Her self-protective nature does not prevent compassion. She worries about Wang Xiaomei’s impulsiveness, takes her to the hospital when she falls ill, and offers advice when Wang Xiaomei becomes isolated after Zhang Yanqiu’s suicide attempt. 23 43 44

She has a sharp tongue and enjoys gossip more than she admits, but she generally refuses to spread rumors herself. When provoked, she prefers direct retaliation, strategic intimidation, or sarcastic counterattacks over passive submission. 23 28 38

Abilities & Skills

Kailuo Farm System

Lin Yuzhu is the host of the Kailuo Farm System, a farm-management space that can be entered by either her spiritual body or physical body. Its produce may be sold to Caesar Continent for Contribution Points, which fund upgrades, expansion, animals, and goods. 4

• Purchases seeds, raises livestock, processes crops, and stores produce in the system Warehouse. 4 18 19
• Uses accelerated crop growth supported by Energy Wafers and Energy Blocks. 11 20
• Keeps system-grown food for herself or covertly sells rough-processed grain and other goods outside the village. 18 19
• Must spend Contribution Points on land reclamation, Pasture expansion, livestock feed, store goods, and system services. 24 32

Thatched Cottage

Her Level 5 reward is a modern cottage within the farm space. 18 20

• Contains a kitchen, bathroom, toilet, shower, and electrical outlets. 20
• Uses Energy Blocks capable of fueling its gas stove for ten years. 20
• Unlocks the Household Goods Shop, including cookware, appliances, hygiene products, and furniture. 20
• Lets her cook, clean herself, and rest away from the village’s poor facilities. 20 43

Risk Detection

The system can assess danger and warn Yuzhu when it detects malicious people or dangerous items. 46

• Warned her after she was struck by a bag of gold connected to armed thieves. 45 46
• Identified that the two men involved carried knives. 46
• Charges Contribution Points for successful risk-avoidance services; refusing payment would end future access to the service. 46

Black Market Trading

Yuzhu covertly sells system goods to build personal savings and secure long-term independence. 18 25

• Sells cornmeal, rice, hens, cooking oil, flour, and eggs. 25
• Alters her appearance and voice to trade as a boy, reducing the risk of being identified. 25
• Remains alert to surveillance and uses her space to evade pursuit. 26 27
• Understands the need to avoid selling overly conspicuous goods, such as lotus roots not grown locally. 30

Cooking and Household Management

System ingredients and appliances allow Yuzhu to maintain a far better diet than her work points would normally permit. 19 20

• Prepares rice, steamed buns, chicken soup, braised eggplant, egg-drop soup, and other meals. 19 20 23 39
• Uses the Small Robot to manage chores such as tending the fire and preparing food. 20 39
• Deliberately conceals the quality and origin of her supplies to avoid suspicion. 19 20

Confrontation and Self-Defense

Yuzhu refuses to appear weak in an environment where female Educated Youth are vulnerable to bullying and harassment. 10 14

• Publicly confronts He Yuanfang after he puts food into her bowl without permission. 10
• Threatens to report inappropriate conduct to the commune. 10
• Keeps a knife in her space for self-defense. 10
• Intimidates the scorekeeper into not harassing her while he handles grain distribution. 41
• Exposes Aunt Li’s attempt to shift work onto her and falsely claim credit for Yuzhu’s labor. 38 39

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Kailuo Farm System — her concealed farm-management space and principal source of food, Contribution Points, and goods. 4
• Thatched Cottage — Level 5 system reward containing modern living facilities. 18 20
• Small Robot — rented and later available in the cottage; assists with farming and cooking-related tasks. 5 20
• Knife — kept in her space for personal protection. 10
• Men’s wig and altered clothing — used for her male Black Market persona. 24 25
• Private house — built near Li Xiangwan’s house for nearly fifty yuan; fitted with windows and custom furniture. 17
• Black Market earnings and industrial coupons — accumulated through secret sales. 26

Relationships

• Lin Father — Her reserved father quietly gives her ten yuan before she leaves for the countryside, changing her impression of his concern for her. 3
• Lin Mother — Initially demanding and openly preferential toward Yuzhu’s older siblings; nevertheless provides travel money, grain coupons, and later sends winter clothing and bedding. 2 3 40
• Lin Second Sister — Shares a bed with Yuzhu before her departure and gives her practical advice about dealing with Lin Mother. 2
• Li Xiangwan — Fellow transmigrator and nearby neighbor. They cooperate in building homes and sharing meals, but Yuzhu deliberately keeps their relationship from becoming too intimate. 17 19
• Li Xiangbei — Li Xiangwan’s partner. He provides game and window glass during the house-building period; Yuzhu consistently treats him and Li Xiangwan as a pair. 17
• Wang Xiaomei — Initially clashes with Yuzhu over food, boundaries, and communal life. They gradually become close companions despite Yuzhu’s blunt honesty and Xiaomei’s impulsive behavior. 29 37 43 44
• Zhang Yanqiu — Train companion whose jealousy, illness, and conflicts increasingly distance her from Yuzhu. Yuzhu sympathizes with her misfortune but avoids becoming involved in her problems. 7 22 35 41
• Zhao Xianglan — Fellow Educated Youth whom Yuzhu increasingly suspects of subtly worsening Wang Xiaomei’s reputation and manipulating conflicts. 19 21
• Shen Bojun — A postman connected to the Black Market figures who recognizes Yuzhu’s voice and later delivers her parcels and letters. Fatty Li claims Shen followed Yuzhu and Wang Xiaomei home to protect them. 40 43 47
• Zhou Nan — The novel’s second male lead. Yuzhu recognizes his attachment to Li Xiangwan and finds him attractive but overly cold and uncommunicative. 13 28 46
• Aunt Li — A village work partner who repeatedly attempts to exploit Yuzhu’s labor; their conflicts make Yuzhu more assertive in the fields. 37 38 39

Story Role / Major Arcs

Transmigration and Rural Assignment

After taking over the deceased original Lin Yuzhu’s body, Yuzhu adapts to the Lin family and accepts her assignment to the Northeast countryside. Her discovery and activation of the Kailuo Farm System transform her outlook, giving her a path toward eventual financial security. 1 4 5

Arrival at Kindwater Village

Yuzhu arrives with Li Xiangwan, Li Xiangbei, and Zhang Yanqiu, then confronts the poor living conditions of the Educated Youth Dormitory. She establishes early boundaries by opposing He Yuanfang’s unwanted behavior and Wang Xiaomei’s attempts to dominate the newcomers. 8 10

Independent Living

Refusing to remain dependent on communal arrangements, Yuzhu chooses to eat separately and builds her own house near Li Xiangwan’s. The move gives her privacy, greater control over her food, and a plausible cover for her improving circumstances. 15 17 18

Black Market Enterprise

Yuzhu develops a male disguise and begins selling farm-space goods in town. Her sales earn money and coupons but draw the attention of Shen Bojun, Fatty Li, and other suspicious figures, forcing her to become increasingly cautious. 25 26 27

Village Conflicts and Reputation

Yuzhu repeatedly resists exploitation by villagers, especially Aunt Li, while navigating gossip surrounding female Educated Youth. Rather than rehabilitate her reputation as fierce and unsuitable for marriage, she decides that the village’s opinions do not matter to her future. 29 38 39

Friendship with Wang Xiaomei

Despite their frequent arguments, Yuzhu becomes one of Wang Xiaomei’s few reliable supports. She gives Xiaomei practical advice after the conflict with Zhang Yanqiu, accompanies her to the hospital, and shares food while Xiaomei gradually becomes more considerate of her. 23 43 44

Trivia

• Lin Yuzhu suffered severe menstrual cramps in her previous life and considers the original body’s infrequent periods a personal blessing. 3
• She considers health more important than earning maximum work points and openly accepts lower earnings rather than work herself sick. 11 19
• Her farm-work performance is initially poor, commonly earning five or six work points per day. 19
• Although she dismisses herself as not especially skilled, she repeatedly proves adept at bargaining, deception, disguise, and verbal counterattacks. 25 28 46 47