In 1958, famine made it hard to breathe. When Lin Qingqing woke up, the original owner had already starved to death. Her five-year-old sister had a fever and was crying from hunger, while their awful relatives took advantage of the crisis and tried to snatch away their last chance to survive. Clutching a chipped clay jar of salted vegetables, she accidentally activated an Exchange System. Old things could be traded for food, cloth, ration coupons, and even a chance to change her fate.
She used flawed fabric to secure her first deal, a bowl of hot-and-sour noodles to win over the state-run restaurant, and half a pig to get the whole village invested in her cause. Her father returned and awakened to the truth, the family split was decided, and overnight their new home became a
