Modern corporate drone Lin Wanxing time-travels to Zhangjiacun in ancient times during a severe drought, becoming an orphan whose family property was usurped and ruined house abandoned by her uncle. Using her agricultural expertise, she leads the desperate villagers step by step to carve out a path for survival. Along the way, she meets Xiao Che, a dormant general with a mysterious identity, and the two go from strangers saving each other to mutual allies, joining forces to handle a greater crisis.