During an ancient-era drought, a widow named Wang Lianhua accidentally falls off a cliff while trying to snatch precious ginseng seedlings. Unexpectedly, an immortal herb comes to her aid, granting her the ability to travel freely between ancient times and a modern film studio. In the modern world, she earns money as an extra while stockpiling large quantities of food, medicine, and other supplies to take back to the past and help her family. After returning to her village, she cleverly devises plans to fight the tyrannical village chief who oppresses the villagers. She also takes the lead in organizing an irrigation project, guiding the entire village out of drought and poverty. While bringing prosperity to her neighbors in ancient times, she works hard in the modern world, carving out her own path as an ordinary aspiring actress.