It tells the story of Xi Ning, who is well-versed in agriculture, coming to the barren Hezhu Village. She rents poor farmland that has suffered consecutive years of crop failure, improving the soil and growing beans and wheat using scientific farming methods such as crop rotation, composting for soil improvement, and precise seeding. From initially being doubted and mocked by the villagers, she wins their trust with solid harvests, drives farmers in her own and neighboring villages to improve their farming methods, and even distributes good seeds to ten impoverished families in the village. Ultimately, she takes root in the countryside, bringing barren fields back to life and warming the local neighbors.