In her previous life, Jiang Wan was a top student in the Department of Computer Science, with rigorous logic and iron toughness. When she opened her eyes, she became an orphan from a poor family in the Dajing Dynasty. She was accompanied by a pair of twin siblings (Jiang He and Jiang Ji) who were so thin that they could collapse in the wind. The house leaked and it rained all night - the evil neighbor Zhang butcher's family wanted to take them to the mountain temple to freeze and starve to death in order to occupy the broken house!
"I, Jiang Wan, was able to gnaw down hard codes in my previous life, but in this life, I will not be able to earn a full meal and a stable home?" Jiang Wan gritted his teeth as he saw the eyes of his younger siblings crying red and feeling the despair of his hungry stomach. She has no golden fingers, only the "skill" of modern thinking, the "ruthlessness" of refusing to admit defeat, and the obsession to protect her family.
From racking her brains to exchange wild fruits and needlework for food rations, to improving her embroidery work, and starting a small business in the market; from being pointed out by village women and looked down upon by the squires, to stepping into a bookstore and attracting down-and-out scholars with her photographic memory and unique insights; around her, Chuntao, the fierce embroiderer, Liu Mingwei, a concubine with great talent and luck, Shitou, a silent and skillful carpenter apprentice... A group of "little people" who have their own struggles, gather together because of Jiang Wan's "difference", support each other, and illuminate each other.
The countryside is dirty, the county is strife, the city is shackles, the capital is treacherous... Jiang Wan leads her "fellow travelers" from the humble alleys to the rich and powerful. She wants to find a bright future for herself and her family!
