Abandoned by her birth family, she endured life's hardships in the mud.
Plagued by illness and misfortune in love, she had no one to turn to with all her grievances.
When she fell into the abyss with nowhere left to go, she found redemption in traditional Chinese learning and the world of plants.
She read ancient texts, grew medicinal herbs, cultivated herself, and made her way through the rest of her life.
Every scar from the past became a medal earned in her transformation.
In this life, she will seek no one's approval and dwell on no past regrets.
An ordinary country girl turns her life around against the odds, shines on her own, and gently heals herself.
All names and addresses appearing in this story are fictional. Any resemblance is coincidental.