In 1976, Lin Yanqiu was a "special" educated youth in Kaoshantun, southwest Henan. His father was once a famous Feng Shui master in the South. Before his death, he gave him the compass and handbooks passed down by his ancestors, and told him repeatedly to "hide your skills and save your life." After joining the team for three years, Lin Yanqiu abides by the rules. During the day, he works in the fields with the commune members to earn work points. At night, he reads Feng Shui's letters by a kerosene lamp, keeping his skills well hidden.
Until the captain's baby kept crying in the middle of the night, and seeking medical advice was to no avail. Someone remembered Lin Yanqiu's father's name and went to him with the intention of treating a dead horse as a live doctor. Lin Yanqiu looked at the crooked door frame of the captain's house facing the fork in the road, and moved a stone mill to block it, so the baby slept peacefully that night. This incident gave him the reputation of "Little Half Immortal" in the village, and also allowed him to meet the most beautiful girl in the village, Su Wan.
Su Wan's parents left early and lived with her grandmother. They were soft-tempered but determined, and their hands were so dexterous that they could sew patterns out of coarse cloth. She doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but she believes in Lin Yanqiu's reality - he helps households with five guarantees to repair stoves and save firewood, helps neighbors guard their homesteads to avoid flooding, and never asks for more benefits. The two secretly fell in love while helping each other again and again, but with the label of "feudal superstition" hanging over their heads, and the policy fluctuations of educated youth returning to the city, the future was unpredictable.
Lin Yanqiu used Feng Shui skills to secretly help his neighbors and build a reputation as a favorer; at the same time, he protected Su Wan and helped her ward off malicious harassment. He knew that if he wanted to live a stable life with Su Wan'an, he not only had to hide his skills, but also seize the opportunity. When the quota for returning to the city came down, Lin Yanqiu was faced with a dilemma: should he return to the south and regain his ancestral business, or should he stay in Kaoshantun and guard the beloved girl and the land that he could no longer let go of?
