Chen Ping, a demobilized youth returned to his hometown, guards his family's 20-mu old Fuji apple orchard, seeing through speculative traps and refusing to follow the trend of planting Shine Muscat grapes touted as a money-tree. Under the agitation of the "capable person" Wang Daqiang and the instigation of the village head, the entire village does not hesitate to borrow money, destroy forests to build greenhouses, and crazily chase a dream of getting rich quick. Chen Ping becomes the village's laughingstock, suffering alienation from relatives and rumors and criticism; his well-intentioned advice is met with public rebuke. In the end, the bubble bursts in an instant, grapes are plagued by diseases and market prices plummet, villagers bear heavy debts, and greenhouse fruits rot all over the ground. In contrast, Chen Ping concentrates on tending his orchard, signs a fresh produce distribution contract, and purchases a property in full in the county town after a bumper harvest. Neighbors in desperate straits come to his door in groups.