Her mother died young, and her father remarried. Twenty-four-year-old Chen An has long been bullied by her stepmother and stepsister, until she is finally sent back to the countryside to look after the family's old ancestral home. Returning to the village with an old wooden box left by her mother, she discovers that the indistinct voices she has heard since childhood have suddenly become clear. Jujube trees can show her the way, sparrows can share gossip, wild cats can serve as witnesses, and a ginseng-guarding snake knows the secrets of the mountains. The creatures can only provide clues; identification, bargaining, and overcoming challenges are still up to her. Starting with a dowry chest buried beneath a jujube tree, Chen An exposes dishonest merchants using fake scales, protects her mother's ancestral home, develops a medicinal herb garden and homestay business, and gradually becomes embroiled in her stepmother's property grab, a developer's land takeover, and online smear campaigns.