Chapter 1

In the first year of the Zhen Guan era, in the outskirts of Chang'an City, in Lan Tian County, there were two houses in an extremely remote field.

Inside one of the houses, Qin Yi was scratching his head in frustration.

Recalling the hardships before and after his穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越" in English, but in this context, it means "time travel"), Qin Yi felt extremely annoyed.

He was originally an ordinary student who graduated from a third-rate university and went south to look for a job after graduation. Who would have thought that on the day of his interview, he encountered a once-in-a-century typhoon and was accidentally swept into darkness.

When he woke up, the world had changed dramatically—it was the first year of the Tang Dynasty's Zhen Guan era.

Qin Yi discovered that his family seemed to be a small landlord, but before he could even start dreaming about the future, something happened at home.

His father, who had already squandered the family fortune and was deeply in debt, passed away, leaving behind an old mother and two younger sisters for Qin Yi.

This was bad enough, but the family still had several hundred acres of good land. As for the old house, Qin Yi didn't care much about it and could sell it to pay off the debts. As long as the family could be happy together, that was all that mattered.

But fate didn't give Qin Yi any time to react.

The next day, his mother also passed away, and before she died, she said, "Xiao Yi, there's something I have to tell you before I die. Actually, you were picked up by me from the roadside..."

The already bankrupt small landlord family was now in even worse shape.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. The more he stepped back, the more he felt he was losing out.

Qin Yi, who had hoped for a bright future, gritted his teeth, sold the good land and the old house, and moved into the small house on the remaining six acres of good land with his two younger sisters.

The two rooms in the field, though small, were kept clean and tidy by Qin Yi and his two sisters, and they finally settled down in the Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, Qin Yi was muttering to himself, looking out the window at the six acres of farmland, his anger boiling.

"Why is it that when others time travel, they become emperors, generals, or nobles, and I just get a mediocre landlord? And he's even bankrupt."

"Why is it that others start off invincible, either with invincible siblings or a mother who gives birth to multiple invincible children, while I only have six acres of land?"

"Why is it that others' fathers are either hidden bosses or have endless private funds, while I have to take care of two sisters who love to spend money and two clumsy tenant farmers?"

"Where is the system? Where is the golden finger?"

"Others' systems can conquer the world, but after three months, I haven't even heard a single word in my dreams."

As he spoke, a strange, mechanical voice slowly echoed, as if a huge machine was slowly unfolding.

The voice was piercing and filled with a strong sense of eeriness.

Qin Yi's hair stood on end, and he recalled many legends from the Tang Dynasty.

With the family's decline, he and his two sisters were left to fend for themselves. They lived in the fields, and with two tenant farmers, they could survive as long as there wasn't a disaster year.

But this year, there was a disaster. The Guanzhong region was suffering from a severe drought, and Qin Yi hadn't seen a single rain since he time-traveled.

He had heard that during drought years, strange creatures like chimeras and demons were more likely to appear...

The six acres of land were located in a place that was neither urban nor rural, similar to the outskirts of a modern city, right in the area with the most graves in Lan Tian County. There were people living both above and below the ground...

As the eerie voice sounded, Qin Yi felt his scalp tingle and his hair stand on end. He began to mutter, "I'm just passing by, great sages of Lan Tian, please don't come for me..."

A gentle voice came again, and this time Qin Yi understood it clearly.

"Host's resentment is full, system activated."

"Super Landlord System binding... binding successful!"

A huge control panel appeared in Qin Yi's mind.

[Landlord Name: Qin Yi, courtesy name Le Tian.]

[Age: 16.]

[Landlord Points: 0.]

[Items: Super Farmland, six acres.]

Qin Yi was stunned, and his youthful face lit up with joy.

"Waiting for the stars, waiting for the moon, you finally came! Come on, bring all the beginner's gifts, all the treasures that can make me rise to the top, and throw them at me!"

"After enduring so much hardship before time-traveling, now that I have the golden finger in the Tang Dynasty, shouldn't I enjoy it?"

The system remained silent for a moment, "Host, there are no beginner's gifts, only six acres of super farmland."

"But the host can exchange money for landlord points, one tael of silver can be exchanged for one point."

Qin Yi nodded, "What can points be used for?"

System: "Points can be used for shopping. The point mall will open once the host has any points."

Exchanging money? What's the difference from not having it at all?

Qin Yi looked at the less than one tael of silver under his pillow and fell into deep thought.

After a long sigh, he decided to let it go.

He now had nothing, and the family's silver was almost gone. The landlord's family had no surplus grain, and it was a disaster year. He needed to think about how to keep his two adorable sisters alive.

Why worry so much? It was already the first year of the Zhen Guan era. He had heard that Li Er successfully broke into the Xuanwu Gate and seized the legitimate imperial throne on the day his family was in dire straits.

The Tang Dynasty was a good era, with green mountains and clear waters, and the sounds of birds and insects. With his hands and feet, he shouldn't worry about not having enough to eat, drink, or wear.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi smiled.

"Brother, there's something outside."

A voice came from outside the window. It was Qin Yi's younger sister, Qin Ruoyun, who was fifteen years old.

The other sister, Qin Ruoyu, was fourteen years old.

Both were young and mischievous, and they relied on Qin Yi a great deal.

"Ruoyun, go back inside first, I'll go check it out."

"No, brother, I want to go with you."

Qin Yi climbed out of the window. The two houses, one for his two sisters and one for himself, were now also his kitchen and storage room, with a variety of farming tools.

Holding Qin Ruoyun's small hand, Qin Yi frowned and started to feel his way forward.

For some reason, after time-traveling, Qin Yi found that his eyes were different. He could see clearly even in the dark.

Was it because the wormhole changed his body, or was it because of the system?

The six acres of land were not large, but something astonishing was happening.

"Damn! This is too crazy!"

Qin Yi's mouth dropped open, and his heart raced.

He saw that the rice plants, which had been withered and lifeless, were now growing at an incredible speed, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

The seedlings planted three months ago had not grown due to the severe drought.

Qin Yi had already prepared to take his sisters and seek refuge with the government, relying on his half-remembered five-thousand-year history and a basic understanding of science and math to survive. With a bit of luck, he might even get a minor official position.

But now, those thoughts were long gone.

Qin Yi burst out laughing. In less than ten minutes, the six acres of farmland were filled with golden rice stalks, swaying in the breeze, as if waving to him.

"System, what's happening?"

Qin Yi only needed to think, and he could communicate with the system.

"Host, this is the super farmland. Any crop planted will mature in just seven days."

"Right, this is what the golden finger is all about!"