The 3-Year-Old Blessing of the 1970s! Riding a Goose to Bring Prosperity to the Whole Village

[1970s Era] + [Beloved Lucky Charm] + [Farming and Turning Her Life Around] + [Satisfying Face-Slapping]

Her former in-laws blamed her for not producing a son. Song Maisui left with nothing but her three-year-old daughter, Dongzhi, and moved into a shack at the foot of the mountain. The whole village waited to laugh at her.

But no one could have guessed that Dongzhi was born with a gift for bringing good fortune. When she clapped her hands, neat rows of wheat shoots sprang up in the wasteland overnight. When she rode a big white goose through the market, honking away, every stall she passed sold out. Anyone she smiled at found good luck coming their way. From a penniless abandoned wife, Song Maisui relied on her daughter’s good fortune and her own iron will to turn wasteland into fertile fields, a shack into a brick house, and their poor life into a model for the entire commune.

Her former in-laws grew jealous and wanted to take Dongzhi back to trade her for a bride price. Someone in the commune envied Song Maisui and tried to seize her land. Even people from the county had their eyes on the secret behind this “auspicious land.” Song Maisui grabbed her carrying pole. “If anyone dares lay a finger on my daughter, I’ll fight them to the death!” The whole village, young and old, stood behind her with hoes in hand.

Dongzhi sat astride the big white goose, her pockets stuffed with candy and peanuts, and shouted in her childish voice, “Charge!”

Just how far can this abandoned mother and daughter go in making a good life for themselves?