The Hunter's Spicy Little Wife tells the story of Shen Zhiyi, who suffered endless abuse from her stepmother, and was half-sold and half-given away for three taels of silver to marry Lu Lin, a hunter in the deep mountains. Bold and decisive by nature, she refuses to be manipulated by others. After marriage, she rebukes toxic relatives, puts gossiping neighbors in their place, and joins forces with her honest, wife-protecting husband Lu Lin to reclaim wasteland, farm, and build up their family business, going from a mud-brick thatched hut to owning their own grocery store. The two come to know and love each other, weathering storms together, raising children, and harvesting a lifetime of complete happiness.