Shen Zhiyi, a modern agricultural technology extension worker, accidentally traveled to the fictional Zhou Dynasty and became the eldest daughter of a poor farm family in Qingxi Village. At that time, her father was seriously injured, her mother was frail, her siblings were young, and the family was in debt. She was also faced with the dilemma of being offered a wedding gift by her grandmother.
In order to keep his family alive, Shen Zhiyi started by collecting mountain products, making food, and improving planting. He gradually paid off debts, purchased fields, built new homes, and gradually developed industries such as soy products, pickles, restaurants, and workshops. At the same time, the originally weak mother began to run her own business, the younger brother returned to school, the younger sister showed her talent for business, and the whole family gradually grew as life improved.
As his business expanded, Shen Zhiyi began to promote water conservancy construction, agricultural product purchase and rural workshop development, leading more villagers to improve their lives. In the process, she also met the calm and reliable Gu Yanzhou, and eventually built their own home together.
The novel takes farm life, business prosperity and female growth as the main lines, depicting the story of ordinary people changing their destiny step by step amid the difficulties of land, family and times.