The episode opens with a mother and child preparing to eat a hotpot meal with no intention to save any food, sparking resentment among other villagers who feel excluded and hungry. The mood shifts when meat unexpectedly arrives from Serena’s house, surprising everyone since meat is scarce. Serena reveals she found a dead boar near the village entrance and collected its meat, which reignites hope in the starving community. However, this revelation quickly escalates tensions as villagers rush to the boar's location, threatening to plunge the group into conflict over the scarce resource.