(Traveling between past and present + fleeing famine + family life + building a fortune + two timelines + infrastructure building)
Chen Qiuyue had worked herself to the bone her whole life, only to be abandoned by her second son while fleeing famine in her final years.
Her eldest son was missing, her eldest daughter-in-law was frail, her youngest son was still a boy, her granddaughter had a fever, and she herself was old.
How could a group like this possibly survive the depths of winter?
Chen Qiuyue figured she might as well be struck dead by lightning!
But then she tripped on flat ground and somehow found herself in another world.
This other world was strange in all sorts of ways. Even cleaning ladies earned generous wages.
White rice and flour were as common as cabbages, while the worthless copper coins in her possession turned out to be antiques.
Chen Qiuyue didn’t understand any of it. She just focused on making money and getting food.
But as she went about it, a crowd of descendants somehow appeared behind her, chasing after her and calling her Ancestor. They were willing to give away all their wealth to help her through the long journey fleeing famine.
Later, Chen Qiuyue sat atop the city wall amid ice and snow, eating hotpot and dipping mutton.
Below the wall, ragged refugees fought tooth and nail over a single steamed bun.
So what if the world is in chaos and we’re fleeing famine? I’ve got an entire other world’s worth of food. Who’s afraid of whom?
What, that ungrateful son is crying and begging on his knees for forgiveness? Who even are you? Get lost!
I’m the Empress Dowager now!
