Awakening from a long dream, Chen Yingxi, whose family had been farmers for five generations, faced her elder brother’s grave illness, an ex-husband determined to force her into marriage, and parents who cared only about money and wanted to sell her as a concubine for a betrothal gift. She refused to spend her whole life as a farmer’s wife.
With the help of Chen Yuanyuan, a widow in the village, the two women launched an impulsive escape from their mountain village.
New to Jinzhou City, she went from selling wontons door to door to running a little eatery by the docks. Later, she obtained a salt-trading license and became an imperial merchant. After eight years, an ordinary farmer’s daughter had transformed into Jinzhou’s famous wealthiest woman.
Then an accident took Chen Yuanyuan, who had always stayed by her side and guided her. She was utterly heartbroken to see her go.
It was not until ten years later, when she received a letter from Chen Yuanyuan, that she learned her true identity was actually...
