Poor maiden Chuntao carefully and kindly treats a stranded spirit crow, Moyu. To cure her mother, she takes only one share when facing a rare treasure, and amidst danger she risks her death to save the spirit crow again. The spirit crow, appreciating her for not being greedy for wealth and for valuing affection and righteousness, bestows upon her a magical black feather, which can produce silver taels every day to help her pay debts and support her family. The local squire Zhou Wancai covets the treasure, and under the pretext of repairing a canal plots to seize it forcibly, disrupting the village. When famine strikes, Zhou Wancai falls into a desperate situation, and Chuntao puts aside past grievances to reach out a helping hand. After the turmoil settles, Chuntao returns what was wrongfully seized, keeping a portion of the silver to fund the construction of a public canal, turning personal kindness into a blessing that benefits the neighboring villagers.