On the day the family property was divided, Lu Mingyuan received nothing but a dilapidated shed with a leaking roof. With his wife about to give birth and only 2.3 yuan left in his pocket, even his second uncle and aunt refused to lend him the thirteen yuan needed for her hospital deposit. But beneath the abandoned shed, a jar of dark red, aged cellar mud gave him a chance to turn his life around. He revived sour, failing fermentation pits, mastered high-temperature summer koji-making, exposed a scam involving counterfeit enzymes, and endured the challenge of cellars frozen by extreme cold. With his own hands, he turned waste into gold. From a broken shed to a model production base, he rose from poverty and helped his fellow villagers earn a better living. Lu Mingyuan protected not only his craft but also his conscience. A poor man must never lose his ambition. Work honestly and diligently, and heaven will not let you down.