Zhang Xian, a modern veteran travel companion, travels through the Eastern Jin Dynasty and places his soul on Chen Caozhi, a young man from a poor family. At that time, the Chen family was in a desperate situation, and their property was about to be usurped by Chen Man, the elder of the family, and the virtuous widow Ding was forced to remarry. With the obsession of the original owner and the wisdom of modern people, Chen Caozhi faced family prejudice and clan power, vowed to protect his family and property, and struggled to find a way out of the poor family in the hierarchical troubled times of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.