On a stormy night, Li Chuntao transmigrates as a discarded wife and flees famine with her sick four-year-old daughter in her arms.
When a dog gnaws on a wild yam to save its master, she discovers that the black dog can predict danger through its dreams.
Flash floods, drought, and government oppression: the dog is the one who draws maps to guide them through it all.
Mother and daughter clear land and farm, turn the tables on those who frame them, build canals, raise livestock, and fight corrupt officials.
From ostracized outsiders to leaders of the farming cooperative, she leads the villagers to make a fortune against all odds.
The dog carries twigs to draw circles, and little Niuniu translates its meaning in her childish words. Warm, funny moments accompany their steady rise.
A lighthearted comedy of everyday life, with a divine dog lending a paw. Watch a single mother defy fate and change her life!
