Gu Ci, a modern PhD in Chinese Language and Literature, travels through time to the impoverished farming household of the Great Feng dynasty. The elders in his family have spent half their lives studying but have failed to pass the imperial examinations, leaving the entire family to survive on wild greens and tree bark. To feed his family, he uses his literary talent to help the wealthy student Xue Mingyang out of a difficult situation. While earning money to improve their living conditions, he keeps a low profile and steadily deepens his knowledge. Caring for the women in his family, he teaches his sisters to read and write and protects their dignity. After entering an academy, he conceals his abilities while honing his skills, revealing his true talent through classical interpretations, poetry, painting, and couplets, and resolving conflicts among his peers. With the ambition to use learning to serve the world, he advances steadily toward the county-level imperial examination. Through his talent and virtue, he brings warmth to his family and wins the respect of others. In an era that reveres scholarship, he breaks through the barriers facing the poor through his own efforts, writing a story of youthful growth and perseverance.