During a year of famine, Zhao Changsheng, a young man with a lame leg, is pushed off a cliff by his own relatives. As he lies on the brink of death, a white deer he saved ten years earlier brings him a miraculous fruit in repayment for his kindness. The fruit heals his broken leg, greatly increases his strength, and grants him the ability to understand animals. Riding the deer back to his village, Zhao Changsheng discovers his parents attempting to sell his wife and daughter in exchange for grain. He saves them in front of everyone, exposes his family's lies, and demands a fair settlement. He then uses guidance from wild animals to establish a mountain-hunting team, hunt wild boars, and find drought-resistant wild wheat. After rescuing the young offspring of the Ape King and saving the Tiger King, he stands up to unscrupulous grain merchants. Insisting on earning grain through hard work and preserving seeds for future harvests, he establishes a grain association serving fifteen villages. Ultimately, his wicked relatives lose the people's trust, while he grows into the leader of White Deer Ridge, protecting his wife, daughter, and the livelihoods of all fifteen villages.