Ye Feng, a doctor of modern chemistry, traveled through time and became a young farm boy in the Darong Dynasty. It happened that the Ye family was selecting students. He won a place to study with his extraordinary wisdom, but the family was separated due to family disputes. Using modern knowledge to make refined salt and open a coal shop, he earned his first pot of gold. He made friends with powerful people and punished evildoers. He accumulated wealth and connections along the way through counterattacks. Finally, he was recommended to a top academy and made steady progress towards the imperial examination.
