Sharon Lee, the mother-in-law, is biased. Flora Shaw, the daughter-in-law, endures injustice. She settles in a dilapidated house, enduring hardships: mother-in-law's bullying, competitors' sabotage, brother-in-law's theft. Her sister-in-law, Jade Lewis, joins her. They establish the Mountain Goods Cooperative, leading village women to prosperity. Her mother-in-law and family repent. Grievances resolved, a story of female independence and self-reliance.