Siheyuan: From the Start, Someone Stole My Slot and Sent Damao to Prison

[Siheyuan] [Countryside Film Projectionist] [Turtle Treasure Hunting] [Hunting in the Mountains] [Fishing in the River]

Zhao Jianxiong opens his eyes in a Siheyuan in 1958 and finds himself in a new identity: the orphan of a fallen soldier, a technical-school graduate assigned to work as a film projectionist at a steel mill. But Xu Damao's family paid to take the position for themselves.

The original owner went to the factory to demand an explanation, only to be thrown out. When he returned to the courtyard, several neighborhood elders tried to guilt-trip him with moral lectures. He was so furious that he died in his room.

As soon as Zhao Jianxiong takes over this body, he discovers that an heirloom left by his grandfather in his previous life, the Turtle Treasure, has transmigrated with him too.

This treasure can see three feet underground, pierce through anything, identify all kinds of rare treasures, and contains a blessed pocket dimension.

Its spiritual spring heals injuries; its storage room keeps things fresh; its Bone-Strengthening Art trains the body; and its Water-Breathing Technique protects him.

Zhao Jianxiong looks down at the Turtle Treasure in his palm.

“What belongs to me, I won't give up an inch of. What the original owner was owed, I'll settle one account at a time.”

Xu Damao stole his film projectionist position?

With the Turtle Treasure's help, he goes straight to the military commander's door.

By the time the investigation team arrives at the factory, everyone realizes:

He was never trying to win an argument.

He was trying to get people sent away.

Later, Zhao Jianxiong gets his projectionist job back and travels from village to village showing films.

In his spare time, he heads into the wilderness to hunt game and stockpile food; dives into deep rivers to retrieve sunken treasures and appraise antiques; and explores old houses to find hidden compartments and collect valuables.

While everyone else is scheming over half a steamed bun, his pocket dimension's storeroom is piled high with food and meat.

While everyone else has their eyes on the courtyard's few meager scraps, he has already used the Turtle Treasure to see the real treasure buried underground.