In one day, Jiang Wu falls from being a young lady of the capital to a sent-down youth in the countryside, with a child nobody will acknowledge in tow. Everyone expects her to cry, to give up, to “accept her fate,” just as her ex-husband said she would.
Instead, she awakens a portable warehouse. Not only can she stockpile grain and cloth, she can also see how the supply market will shift six months in advance. By selling sauces, trading for fabric coupons, and running small businesses, she turns a life of poverty into one of prosperity.
Later, Zhou Yuqing, a demobilized factory director newly arrived at the commune, recognizes her at a glance and takes her under his protection at the factory.
But her ex-husband, who faked his death, is also in the city, changing his identity and preparing to come back and take a piece of her life.
