In 1980, in a mountain village in Northeast China, Lu Zhenshan lives in extreme poverty, and his wife and daughter suffer countless hardships alongside him. An extraordinary encounter deep in the mountains unexpectedly grants him the ability to understand animal speech. From then on, foxes guide his way and brown bears help him find ginseng. The mountains that others dare not enter become his treasure trove for supporting his family and turning his life around. He sells mountain goods, buys a tractor, and builds a new house, using his own abilities to transform their difficult lives into prosperous ones. But the village bully grows jealous, his brother and sister-in-law scheme against him, and fierce rivalries lurk within the mountain-goods business. Facing one challenge after another, Lu Zhenshan refuses to back down. He ventures into the mountains to make a fortune for just one reason: to protect the warmth of his home, ensure his wife and daughter always have food on the table and a roof over their heads, and never let them suffer again.