The story begins in the 1990s. People who have resettled from Xihaigu to Yuquan Ying are building their new homeland from scratch while Ma Defu (Huang Xun), one of the village leaders, is fretting over issues such as electricity and water supply. Despite all his hard work, he remains concerned about the future of the village. Defu's worries are laid to rest when Chen Jinshan (Guo Jingfei), Ling Yinong (Huang Jue) and other outstanding leaders and technical personnel arrive from Fujian to provide targeted assistance to Ningxia in line with new poverty alleviation policies implemented by the government. As they pull out all the stops for Minning Town, which is their pilot project in this collaboration initiative, Defu finally sees the light. Bai Maimiao (Huang Yao), Ma Debao (Bai Yufan), Li Shuihua (Rayza) and other youngsters in the village also regain their confidence as they channel their efforts back to the village and learn skills such as husbandry. In the process of development, there are continuous conflicts between tradition and modernity, materialism and inner well-being, as well as heritage and rootlessness. These changes and challenges keep bombarding the older generation like Ma Hanshui (Zhang Jiayi), Principal Bai (Zhu Feng) and Li Daiyou (You Yongzhi). Thankfully, these migrants from Xihaigu, who always remember their roots and origins, manage to entrench their sense of identity on this fertile land even as they embark on a journey towards a brighter future.