After Zhou Changhe's father is laid to rest, his biased grandmother joins forces with his second uncle to seize the family's farmland, new house, and stored grain, leaving him with nothing but a leaky cowshed in the mountains and a skinny yellow ox. At his lowest point, he awakens the ability to empower living creatures, granting animals extraordinary talents. The old ox can find mountain springs and dig up medicinal herbs, swallows can locate beehives, field mice can unearth ancient coins and antiques, a lynx can hunt and intimidate predators, and an otter can catch fish underwater. With the help of his spirit beasts, Changhe collects and sells mountain treasures, meets a female medicinal-herb business owner, leases barren mountains, and buys a Dongfanghong tractor. He repeatedly strikes back against his bullying second uncle and grandmother while protecting his young sister, rising from absolute poverty to become a prosperous rural entrepreneur.