Wang Guilan dies from anger caused by her three unfilial sons during a famine, then is reborn before the tragedy unfolds. Teaming up with her husband Zhang Maolin, she takes decisive action to rectify the family conduct. She splits the household and cuts off supplies to discipline her ungrateful sons. Together with her daughter Zhang Mingxin, she makes hawthorn cakes and digs wild kudzu roots to seek business opportunities. With the help of General Kong Lin, they build up their family fortune. In the end, her sons turn over a new leaf. She prepares a generous dowry for her daughter and makes up for the regrets of her past life.
