Wang Zhihun, a graduate student in ancient Chinese who was frustrated with his job search, traveled back in time to the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and became a helpless young tenant farmer. In the face of harsh government and poverty, he relied on his ancient literary skills developed in his previous life, delved into Confucian classics, broke through the shackles of class, and used his pen as a blade to find a counterattack in the desperate situation of a poor family.