In the ninth year of the apocalypse, Su Li transmigrated into the body of a widow.
From the start, it was the end of a dynasty, with natural disasters, human calamities, and bodies strewn everywhere. The moment she opened her eyes, she had to lead a family of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people on a journey to escape famine.
Su Li: It's fine. I've spent nine years fleeing disasters and hardship! At least there aren't any mutated zombies here...
Su Li quickly packed everything and set out with the others.
At first, everyone worried that a woman with five elderly and infirm people in tow would slow them down.
That was until they saw her identify medicinal herbs and edible wild plants, tell directions, find water, and take down bandits with a single slash each!
Everyone said in unison: We're following Madam Su!
Su Li crossed dusty plains, climbed over barren mountains, and endured winter's frost and snow.
Her goal was simple: find a safe place with mountains and water, reclaim a few acres of land, and build a courtyard house. With the rooms full of grain and meat, and a handful of friends and relatives by her side, she'd have everything she needed!
*
Years later, Su Li had achieved her goal and was relaxing in the courtyard, eating grapes that a young man had washed and fed to her. Suddenly, her eldest son rushed in from outside, looking as if he'd seen a ghost.
"Mother! Mother! Father... Father! I just saw Father!"
When Su Li didn't believe him, Cui You turned to Cui Zhuo beside her. "Little Uncle, Little Uncle! I saw him clearly. It really was my father. He's still alive!"
Su Li: "You were mistaken. Your father died a long time ago."
*
Cui Mancang hadn't just survived. He had become a commandant and taken another wife.
When his new wife found out Su Li was alive, she insisted that Su Li become the principal wife!
Su Li: "No, no, no. He's all yours; I'm not going to fight you for him. I can divorce him, but he has to give me half his private farmland and a year's salary."
The woman and Cui Mancang agreed on the spot.
Once everything was settled, Su Li held the divorce papers in one hand and the land deed in the other, grinning from ear to ear.
Cui Zhuo walked beside her and asked softly, "Do your feet hurt today? Want me to carry you?"
Su Li smiled and expertly climbed onto his back. "Cui Zhuo, the sunset is so beautiful today."
Cui Zhuo looked up at the sunset on the horizon. It wasn't as beautiful as the person on his back.
Theme: Always hold on to hope and do your best to live
