A Commoner's Daily Struggle to Survive in Chaotic Times

After finishing the last report of her life, Zhou He opened her eyes and found herself in a village called Xiahe, a gaunt country girl so thin she was barely recognizable.

Her family was destitute, her mother had died young, her father was a spineless good man, and there was a brother even thinner than she was.

The only upside was that no one here talked to her about KPIs.

She accepted her fate. With a patch of vegetables and a battered pot, she went into the mountains to dig up bamboo shoots, fished in the river, and used methods from her old life to make novel snacks to sell for a few copper coins. Little by little, life grew warmer, and she almost believed she could carry on like this forever.

Until the court's decrees came down one after another, taxes grew heavier every year, and people in the village began to starve to death.

Then came the refugees, then the siege, then the heavy snow that sealed off the mountains.

She took her brother and fled into the mountains.

This is the story of an ordinary girl in a world that devours people, trying to keep everyone around her alive.

[Content Advisory] Slow burn, ensemble cast. The first half is about farming and village life, the second half about survival. No golden finger, and things won't go smoothly all the way through. The romance is restrained, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing.

Coming next: "My Rugged Husband Was Reborn in the 1980s, and I Got Rich Along the Way"

Song Chengjun died in an accident, his life snuffed out in an instant.

His parents and siblings, his future and career, along with the truths and regrets that came too late, all vanished with his death.

As his spirit drifted in the air, he watched with his own eyes as the family members he had valued bullied and schemed against his wife and daughter. His eyes nearly burst with rage, but he was powerless to help.

He was reborn! He shed the foolishness and ignorance of his past life, coldly flipped the table, and cut ties with his hypocritical family without a moment's hesitation.

He handed all his wealth to his wife, his eyes bloodshot and his voice trembling. "Ningning, from now on, you run this household..."

Lin Ning seized the opportunities of the 1980s, setting up stalls, reselling goods, opening a factory... Everything went smoothly, and she became a well-known businesswoman in the area.

When someone asked how she'd made her fortune, Lin Ning pointed to Song Chengjun, who was peeling shrimp beside her. "It's all thanks to how he spoils me."

Song Chengjun, who doted on his wife to an absurd degree, fed her a peeled shrimp and whispered, "I don't think I'm doing enough."

One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first and only, a doting romance about being reborn and a satisfying tale of getting rich.

The male lead was a blindly filial fool in his past life; the female lead is clear-eyed and independent in this life.

In this life, he'll give her everything and love no one else.

Theme: Staying alive is the most tenacious act of defiance in times of chaos