Xiao Man, a poor young boy, encounters the Earth God by chance while accompanied by his yellow dog, A Huang, and receives a magical bowl with strict rules. His greedy second uncle joins forces with a local bully to steal the bowl, but the bully ignores the warnings and smashes it. He then forces Xiao Man to ask the Earth God for another bowl. The Earth God cleverly teaches him a lesson by giving him a strange bowl that punishes greed. After suffering the consequences, the bully returns the farmland he had seized, the evildoers are brought to justice, and Xiao Man regains a peaceful life.