Zhao Ade, an illiterate country folk who makes a living by pulling carts. One day, Ade took his daughter Niu to the county town for medical treatment and to look for Niu's mother, but unfortunately, the money he had for their travels was fraudulently taken by the city ruffian Liu Xiaochun. Fortunately, with the help of Zhang Dage, who performs boxing on the street and sells bruise medicine, and Uncle Ming, a "highly respected" fortune teller, Ade's family settled in the "Tian Family Courtyard".