In the second year of Chongzhen’s reign, in Jingzhou County, Hejian Prefecture.
After failing the provincial examinations three times, watching his family fall into decline, piling up debts, and having his betrothal contract called off, the life of scholar Zhang Guangze has hit rock bottom.
At the point of despair, a mysterious old man gives him the Supermarket System User’s Guide.
By merely willing it, he can cross through time and purchase modern goods. Fine rice and crystal balls cost just a few dozen copper coins, while submachine guns, tanks, and aircraft carriers are all available.
As the chaos of the late Ming era descends, the Tartars’ cavalry rides south, the court rots with corruption, and the people suffer in misery.
How will a man born and raised in ancient times, with neither the male nor female lead having transmigrated, use his cross-time supermarket to carve out a path to survival in this turbulent age?
