During a year of famine and severe drought, 27-year-old widow Chen Wanxia and her five children are on the verge of starving to death. To make matters worse, her awful in-laws throw them out of the house. Just when all hope seems lost, she unexpectedly gains access to the modern world and meets Wang Lan, a sharp-tongued but kind-hearted shop owner. By trading goods between the two worlds, she uses modern water, food, medicine, and farming tools to transform life in ancient times. Starting with a bucket of water and a bag of flour, she leads the entire village in making beaded bracelets and soap, fighting bandits, and building infrastructure. Watch how this down-and-out widow turns her fortunes around and becomes the backbone of the entire village, finally welcoming a long-awaited downpour with storehouses overflowing with grain and meat!