Ancient Scrolls of Mountains and Rivers: The Peasant Girl Shines Across the Dynasty with Her Ancient Books

On a snowy night in a woodshed, the orphaned Shen Zhiwei is reborn on the brink of death. She accidentally awakens the Ancient Scroll of Mountains and Rivers, which unlocks extraordinary abilities such as identifying people and basic agricultural knowledge. Living under another family's roof, she must escape her aunt Wang's plot to sell her off to pay a debt, while also dealing with a lecherous old widower who has gambled away everything and beaten two wives to death, and now wants to force her into marriage.

With the medicinal herb identification and survival skills granted by the ancient scroll, Shen Zhiwei trudges through the snow to dig up wild greens and search for herbs. From shepherd's purse paste worth a single coin to valuable codonopsis and bletilla, she carves out a way to survive against all odds. She outsmarts her spiteful relatives, evades thugs lying in wait, and navigates dealings with apothecary owners and her neighbors, gradually building up wealth and confidence.

From surviving in the wilderness to making her way through villages and towns, Shen Zhiwei uses her wits to overcome the powerful and rewrites her fate with her own hands. The secrets hidden in the ancient scroll gradually come to light, while the mystery of her journey across time unfolds amid the mountains and rivers as she struggles against her destiny. This is the blazing tale of a peasant girl who uses an ancient book to turn her life around and take the whole court by storm.