A Yi chieftain's servant, she later becomes his housekeeper. She carefully plots to punish the two murderers who beat her niece's husband to death. To avenge her niece and the many Yi women, she finds a way to poison the chieftain with herbs. Influenced by the underground Party, she takes part in propaganda and organizing the people, leading her Yi compatriots in various struggles against reactionary forces.
When a Kuomintang district chief abducts her for interrogation, thousands of Yi people rise up at Wutaipo, creating a spectacular scene.
She arranges for her niece to marry a wounded Red Army soldier who has been sheltered by the people. Together with the soldier, she works alongside the Border Column to encircle and wipe out a Kuomintang security regiment. She also helps the People's Liberation Army eliminate bandits and rescue the newly established district government.
After liberation, she successively becomes a township head, county women's director, and deputy county magistrate. To protect the people, she stands up to the powerful without fear, even if it means losing her position. When the people are hit by disaster and face food shortages, she serves as the head of a work team and shares their hardships. Together, she and the people engage in a clever battle of wits with the county Party secretary, making for a thrilling scene.
She is deeply devoted...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
