When dividing the family, Zhou Nian's family only got a broken pot and an abandoned ancestral hall. 18-year-old Zhou Nian did not accept her fate; she led her family to pick matsutake mushrooms, raise black-bone chickens, press tea oil, and open a mountain goods store. Facing the obstruction of her uncle's family, she used wisdom and courage to protect her family, investigated old matters, and finally the family lived a prosperous life. The story conveys not bowing down in adversity, kindness with an edge, and striving to create happiness.