Synopsis

TongHuaqiongtransmigratedtoancienttimesintothebodyofthemaliciouswidowTongDajiaoandwitnessedtheexecutionscenewherethemaliciouswidowandherchildrenwerewipedout.ShereturnedtotheyearTongDajiaohadjustbecomeawidow.Attheageofforty,shewasalreadyagrandmother,embodyingtherolesofbothawickedstepmotherandmother-in-law.Naturally,thechildrensheraisedwerebadbambooshoots.Theonlyslightcomfortshefeltwasthat,asawidow,shedidn'thavetoserveanoldhusband.Inthistransmigrationstory,shelackedallthegoldenfingerslikesystemsornoblebirth.Shedidn'tevenhavethechancetorisethroughmarriage.Whocouldawidowmarry?Especiallywithabunchofburdens.Shecouldonlyrelyonherselfandherbunchofbadbamboosathome.Revitalizethefamilyreputation,correctthechildren'sbehavior.Treatstepchildren,daughters-in-law,andgranddaughterskindly,dismisstheplanofheryoungestsontosellhisgranddaughtertoawealthyfamilyinexchangefortuitionfees,forcetheyoungestsontostrivethrougheducationonhisown,useasticktoawakenthesecondsonfrombeinglazyandspoiledtobecomingthefamily'sbackbone,andridtheyoungestdaughteroflaziness,greed,andlove-brain.Reclaimwastelandandplantcropsusingmodernscientificknowledge,turningsaline-alkalilandintofertilefields,leadingthewholefamilytowardsamoderatelyprosperouslife;startabusinessfromstreetvending,sellingsteamedbuns,pastries,marinateddishes,raisingpigs,beekeeping...graduallyexpandingtheircommercialterritory.