Back to 1981: Farm Life

Xu Jinhe worked hard all his life, yet his family ended up scattered across three places: his elderly parents remained in the mountain village, he and his wife settled in town, and his children made their homes in the county seat. Unless it was a holiday, he still had to follow construction work from place to place. He couldn't care for his parents until the end of their lives, couldn't enjoy a devoted marriage with his wife, and couldn't retire to dote on his grandchildren. After all his years of toil, he had little savings, and despite devoting himself to his children, he hadn't raised a child of great promise.

What had all his hardships in this life been for?

After waking up back in the 1980s, Xu Jinhe resolves to live differently, and is delighted to discover that the farming simulation game "Farm Story" has become reality.

Fishing and hunting level up his fishing and hunting skills; chopping trees and gathering resources level up his woodcutting and gathering skills; farming and raising livestock level up his cultivation skills. Every level gained brings useful items and practical knowledge.

He can earn prestige by getting along with his neighbors, improving his hometown, and preserving its culture, unlocking miraculous buildings: homes that stay warm in winter and cool in summer, and resist pests and earthquakes; clean, tidy warehouses that preserve goods and kill germs; reliable, quiet workshops that boost efficiency...

Since Heaven itself wants him to make up for his regrets, put down roots in his mountain village, and live as his true self, how could Xu Jinhe refuse to follow fate's wishes?

His first move is to turn down the matchmaker with the silver tongue, changing the course of his life from that moment on. Young Xu doesn't want a wife...