Village girl Li Xiuqin was fifteen when her mother married her off to a thug from the village, more than ten years older than her, for a huge bride price. Less than a year after the wedding, his family had tormented her to death.
Unexpectedly, Heaven took pity on her and brought her back to life. Li Xiuqin opened her eyes and realized she had been reborn, back to a time before she married the thug.
In this new life, she could understand birdsong. A magical bird gave her advice, telling her to split from her family and live independently. She fought with her parents and finally broke away to make a life of her own, but some people were as hard to shake as dog-skin plasters.
Her ability to understand birdsong turned everything upside down. The magical bird helped her overcome one crisis after another...
It's a good read, the writing is good, and the plot is exciting.