Making a Fortune on the Road to Fleeing Famine

On the road fleeing famine, when her whole family was nearly starving to death, Shen Maisui snatched half a bag of grain seeds from a wild dog. With those few seeds, she led the villagers in rebuilding their home amid the ruins, growing from one mu of wasteland to a thousand qing of fertile fields, and from a village girl fleeing famine to the richest woman under heaven. Along the way, she endured hardship with grit and turned it into hope, and with her kindness became a beacon for everyone. She said, “I’m not trying to repay a debt of gratitude. I want the villagers to know that if they follow me, they can build a life worth living.”