In the autumn of 1986, in Wangpo Village in the Wumeng Mountains, orphan Lin Shi, wishing to repay Uncle Shen's kindness, helps Shen Ying escape Ma Laosan's debt collection and takes on her debts. To repay them, Lin Shi climbs Eagle Beak Cliff to gather medicinal herbs, where he discovers Uncle Shen's tobacco pipe, learns the truth behind his disappearance, and rescues a young eagle. He meets Professor Chen and exposes Ma Laosan's illegal land occupation. Once the trouble settles, Lin Shi and Shen Ying happily marry. After their wedding, Lin Shi gathers herbs to improve their living conditions and repeatedly resolves conflicts in the village. He even risks his life to collect a rare lingzhi mushroom. But when an accident leaves Lin Shi seriously injured, Shen Ying climbs the cliff in search of medicinal herbs to save her husband.