In a famine year after losing her husband, Chen Wanxia takes her five children to rely on her maternal family, only to encounter a plight of food and water shortages. In the desperate situation, she accidentally gains the ability to travel back and forth between ancient and modern times, getting to know the warm-hearted modern boss Wang Lan, exchanging handcrafts for food and supplies. She leads the fellow villagers to weave hand ropes, plant potatoes, run workshops, and wholeheartedly resist external harassment. From a mother worried about a mouthful of rice to the backbone propping up the livelihood of the whole village, with diligence and wisdom, she makes the famine year have a barn full of grain and meat, and also lets the children walk into the school.