Wen Qiao, a modern doctor with dual doctorates in Chinese and Western medicine, opens her eyes to find herself in an impoverished village in an alternate dynasty, inhabiting the body of a gambling-addicted farmwife.
At thirty-five, her husband has been seized for military service and his fate is unknown. Her three sons are so starved they are barely recognizable, and the original owner is dragging the youngest toward a gambling den to sell him and pay off her debts.
Wen Qiao snatches the child back on the spot.
With nothing but bare walls at home, she relies on her miraculous medical skills to save lives and establish her reputation. She takes on gambling dens, treats emergencies, and opens a clinic. Soon, everyone within ten miles calls her "Doctor Qiao."
She raises each of her three sons into capable men:
The eldest joins the army and earns military honors on the battlefield, rising to a rank no lower than his father's.
The second opens a shop, selling milk tea and egg tarts throughout the capital and building a business that reaches every corner of the land.
The youngest is obsessed with farming and devotes himself to making sure everyone in the world has enough to eat.
Years later, her husband, long presumed killed in battle, returns in fine clothes and walks in demanding a divorce.
Wen Qiao slaps a separation agreement down on the table. "Divorcing me is a humiliation. Separating is the dignified option. You choose."
Later, he resigns from office and follows her to the countryside, growing buckwheat and serving her tea and meals, calling her "wife" more cheerfully than anyone.
The day the buckwheat blossoms, she finally says yes.
Theme: This was reposted under a new account because the previous account was not mine.
