Starting with a Spirit Spring, I Turned My Village into a Paradise

Hua Qingqian, an unlucky agriculture student, transmigrates into a novel as a doomed cannon fodder character who was just pushed into a river by a scumbag ex and the scheming female lead. Surviving through sheer willpower, she drags herself ashore, slaps her ex across the face, and reclaims her family's jade pendant. Her victory is short-lived when debt collectors arrive at her door, demanding ten taels of silver within five days or she will be sold off to settle the debt. Fortunately, the retrieved pendant holds a miraculous secret: a spatial realm containing a magical spirit spring. Its waters can cleanse impurities, heal severe wounds, and even regenerate broken bones, while the space itself allows her to store items freely. Armed with this cheat, she strengthens her frail body, cultivates cassava on the mountain to earn money, and pays off her debt right on schedule, exposing the vile schemes of her enemies in the process. Her life takes another turn when she rescues a dangerous-looking man on the mountain. Despite his intimidating aura, he quietly follows her, handing her better blades and cleaning up her messes, claiming it is merely interest paid for her spirit spring water. When enemy armies eventually press upon their borders, Hua Qingqian strikes a deal with him: his protection in exchange for her building their fortifications. As the newly raised walls stand tall over Qinghe Village, its cooking smoke rising peacefully below, the man offers her a waterskin and asks if she will share the rest of her life with him, through all glory and hardship. Brushing the dust from her hands, she takes a long drink and grins, telling him they should eat first because she is starving. Within the walls lies warmth; beyond them, peace.