Mu Jin is an ordinary college graduate. Before he can even start looking for a job, he's informed that he's inherited a fortune worth tens of millions.
When he returns to his hometown, all he finds is half an acre of salty, barren land, a shabby ten-square-meter brick house, and three adopted boys clinging to his legs and calling him Dad.
The village chief clasps his hand. "The village's prosperity is all up to you!"
Mu Jin: ...Yeah, right!
Later, Mu Jin discovers that the land is strange, the things grown on it are strange, and even the customers who buy his produce are pretty weird.
The three adopted boys are even more outrageous. One eats everything in sight and can even chew rocks when he's hungry enough.
One is always muttering to himself while holding a tortoiseshell up to the air. When he gets mad, he smashes it a couple of times.
One makes it rain whenever he cries. If he cries hard enough, his tears gush out like a fountain. Plant them in the field, and they're good enough to irrigate it.
Even scarier, it seems like he's not normal either.
Mu Jin thinks he's losing his mind and decides to see a doctor, only to find that he can't leave the village no matter what he does.
The inheritance contract he signed pops up again: [Please continue advancing the Shanhai Support Program. Current progress: 0.001%]
[Friendly reminder: Please believe that the village and its residents exist, or they will disappear.]
[Warning: Do not bleed carelessly. This may trigger a rampage among the spirit plants.]
Mu Jin: ???
If that's how it is, then I'll just have to test whether you're telling the truth. →_→
Then he sees the vegetables in the fields go berserk, and the whole village goes berserk.
Mu Jin goes berserk, too, because he sees his ex-boyfriend, missing for two years, struggling to crawl out of the ground. Feeling like he's gone into a rampage himself, Mu Jin swings a shovel: "Die, damn you!"
Later, Shanhai Village grows into a five-A scenic destination combining sightseeing, fruit picking, vacations, wellness, classical cultural experiences, a Shan Hai Jing-themed animal park, extreme sports, and more. Mu Jin tries hard to keep his tail tucked away while soothing his fans on his livestream: "You saw a pig with a fish head? You must have imagined it. Give me your address and I'll send you a hundred jin of carrots."
"There's no such thing as a three-eyed dog. It just ran too fast and got a scar!"
"Fifty mu of cherries are ripe in the east, there are fish weighing over a hundred jin in the pond waiting to be caught, and dozens of mu of ginseng in the west haven't been dug up yet. I'll draw fifty people to enjoy the harvest for free. Food and lodging included. First come, first served!"
That night, Mu Jin looks at his tail and sighs. "I'm becoming less and less human."
Someone eagerly wipes away nonexistent dust on his tail. "It's fine. I'm not human either."
Theme: We should contribute to society!