A time-slip drops her into the life of a greedy farm girl, and from there, she drags the entire household out of poverty. Disdained by her sister-in-law, mistreated by rude relatives, and burdened by a freeloader of a husband, she answers with a butcher knife slammed onto the table and a fearless challenge to anyone who wants trouble. They all laugh at her—until a year later, when the house has been relocated, the food stores are overflowing, and even the dog has grown three pounds heavier.