Chen Fan is humiliated and has his engagement broken off by the Wang family because he cannot afford the 3,000 yuan bride price. He turns around and buys an unwanted abandoned courtyard and the barren hillside behind it. During a stormy night, he discovers hidden gold belonging to the Shen family and the secret of an ancient water channel. Rather than keeping the treasure for himself, he reports it to the authorities and uses the legal reward to develop the land and grow fruit. When Wang Fugui blocks his roads, smashes his water pumps, spreads rumors, destroys his seedlings, and sets fires, Chen Fan fights back with evidence and the law. Along the way, he uncovers the truth behind his mother's old case. In the end, he restores Dragon King Well, establishes a fruit-growing cooperative, and leads the entire village in transforming barren hills into orchards and achieving prosperity together.