Bitter Earth, Golden Harvest

When shy botanist Qiu Lingshan wakes up in 1979 Mubei Ridge, she finds herself trapped in the body of the village's most notorious shrew. Worse, she is sitting at her own forced engagement banquet. Her abusive sister-in-law, Meifang, has spread vicious rumors of Lingshan's infidelity to justify selling her off and claiming her children’s inheritance. But Lingshan has a secret: when she closes her eyes, she enters a boundless expanse of black soil where crops mature in minutes. She begins hoarding grain to trade in the dangerous underground markets, silently and ruthlessly cornering her in-laws into financial ruin. Told through third-person perspectives alternating between Lingshan and Wan Shenghao - a wealthy overseas businessman returning to his roots - a bittersweet, unspoken love unfolds as he watches the woman he once admired transform into a fierce survivor. Meanwhile, Clan Head Mingsheng offers Lingshan protection, but only to exploit her sudden wealth. As the face-slapping escalates, Lingshan uncovers a chilling truth: Meifang’s cruelty stems from a desperate attempt to pay off a triad ransom for her kidnapped son. Will Lingshan show mercy, or will she let the black earth swallow her enemies whole?