Lin Suihao, a PhD in agricultural sciences, and her family of eight travel through time to the Great Qi dynasty.
Disaster follows disaster: her biological father's identity as a fake young master is exposed, and he is driven out of the Song residence. Her maternal relatives are all exiled.
They flee to the countryside to escape trouble, only to face a severe drought, famine, and the authorities' forced conscription of able-bodied men. The whole family flees under cover of night.
Along the way, they rescue Shen Junji, a wronged man fleeing into exile.
After escaping the famine, they settle down, reclaim wasteland, build dams, boil salt, and cultivate seeds, struggling to put down roots in the depths of despair.
With her agricultural expertise, she wants to protect her family. More than that, amid the widespread drought, she hopes to find a way for the displaced people to survive.
But beneath the court, dark currents are surging, and every step along the way is a perilous move.
