Recaps

Su Qiao gave Big Treasure new clothes and food, then promised to take him along the next time she left the village. Big Treasure asked to learn martial arts, and Su Qiao also gave him art supplies so he could draw on paper.

• Su Qiao told Big Treasure not to undress in front of other people, and he changed into the new tracksuit she had bought him.
• When Big Treasure started taking the clothes off to keep them clean, Su Qiao told him clothes were meant to be worn and promised to take him shopping next time.
• Su Qiao gave Big Treasure a hamburger, and he shared a chicken leg with her as he asked why she had returned over the mountains instead of by boat.
• Big Treasure warned Su Qiao that there were wolves on the mountain and insisted on going with her next time, so she promised to take him.
• Big Treasure asked Su Qiao to teach him martial arts, and she promised to teach him self-defense.
• Su Qiao told Big Treasure she had bought him picture books, drawing paper, paints, and brushes so he could draw on paper instead of stone or sand.

Su Qiao bought drawing supplies for Big Treasure, who revealed remarkable artistic skill while drawing a castle. The villagers worried that Su Qiao’s return meant their troubles would continue, and Widow Li appeared as Big Treasure finished his picture.

• Su Qiao gave Big Treasure drawing pencils, paints, and a sketchbook after promising to teach him.
• Big Treasure eagerly began drawing and made a detailed castle with a garden.
• Su Qiao noticed his skill and wondered about his forgotten past, but decided he belonged with her regardless.
• The villagers saw Su Qiao return and complained that Chen Ligeng had brought trouble to the village.
• Widow Li praised Big Treasure’s drawing and remarked that it was a pity.

Su Qiao spoke with Widow Li, who urged her to leave the village with the boy before Chen Ligeng and his wife returned. Widow Li explained why she could not escape herself, and Su Qiao offered to help her.

• Widow Li revealed that she had once been a teacher and warned Su Qiao to leave the village with the boy as soon as possible.
• Widow Li explained that the villagers and the two people watching her had repeatedly caught and brutalized her when she tried to escape.
• Widow Li warned that Chen Ligeng and his wife were ruthless and had many people who could help them.
• Su Qiao offered to help Widow Li, but Widow Li told her to focus on protecting herself and urged her to take the mistreated boy with her.

Su Qiao grew impatient with He Jianjun’s lack of progress in finding Chen Ligeng and his wife, so she put pressure on him by arranging for He Meili to be found at Wu Ping'an’s house. When He Jianjun and Liu Suzhen confronted her, Su Qiao accused him of stalling and plotting against her.

• Widow Li worried that Su Qiao might leave without Big Treasure and decided to wait before asking her for help.
• After more than a week without news of Chen Ligeng and his wife, Su Qiao decided to put pressure on the people responsible.
• He Meili ran out of Wu Ping'an’s house in disarray, prompting villagers to suspect Su Qiao was behind it.
• He Jianjun and Liu Suzhen confronted Su Qiao at Old Hu Er’s house, and Big Treasure took up a wooden club to defend her.
• Su Qiao told He Jianjun that his ten days of silence made her suspect he was stalling and looking for a way to deal with her.

Su Qiao told He Jianjun and Liu Suzhen that their children had earned the consequences she arranged, then agreed to wait three more days for the Chen Ligeng couple before leaving with Big Treasure. He Meili protested her marriage to Wu Ping'an, but the families went ahead with it after the village learned she had run from his home.

• Su Qiao taunted He Jianjun and Liu Suzhen over their son’s and daughter’s behavior and defended arranging He Meili’s marriage to Wu Ping'an.
• Su Qiao agreed to wait three days for the Chen Ligeng couple, and promised Big Treasure that they would leave together for a big city where she had bought a house.
• He Jianjun returned home, learned what his children had done to Big Treasure and Su Qiao, and furiously scolded them both.
• He Meili refused to marry Wu Ping'an and ran toward the river, but the village learned she had fled his home.
• The families chose an auspicious date, and He Meili married Wu Ping'an despite her protests.

Su Qiao prepared her home after learning that Chen Ligeng and Guo Caixia had returned with three men. When the four men broke into her courtyard, her traps surrounded them with snakes and centipedes, and she appeared with Big Treasure and a bound woman in red.

• Wu Ping'an's family regretted being tied to He Meili, whom they considered demanding and unable to work.
• Chen Ligeng and Guo Caixia returned to the village with three burly brothers.
• Su Qiao learned of their arrival from 444, called Big Treasure home, and spread medicinal powder around the house.
• The four men crept into Su Qiao's courtyard at night and were surrounded by snakes and centipedes drawn by the powder.
• Su Qiao and Big Treasure appeared under the courtyard lights, with Su Qiao carrying a bound woman in red and Big Treasure holding a wooden club.

Su Qiao trapped Chen Ligeng, Guo Caixia, and the three other men among venomous snakes and centipedes, terrifying them into staying still. She left them in the courtyard overnight, warning that the creatures would bite if they moved.

• Su Qiao revealed the snakes and centipedes surrounding the men and threw Guo Caixia onto a small patch of powder-free ground.
• Big Treasure pointed out that Guo Caixia had wet herself, and Su Qiao told him not to embarrass her further.
• Su Qiao cut Guo Caixia free and carried her through the creatures, which parted to let Su Qiao pass.
• Guo Caixia tried to move toward Chen Ligeng, but he ordered her to stand still as the snakes moved with her.
• Su Qiao left the group in the courtyard overnight and warned them that the snakes and centipedes would attack if they moved.

Su Qiao kept Chen Ligeng and four others trapped among venomous snakes and centipedes overnight, then hung them from a banyan tree surrounded by the creatures. When He Jianjun and the villagers arrived, the snakes chased them until Su Qiao used the sound of her chopsticks to make them retreat.

• Su Qiao left Chen Ligeng and the others among the snakes and centipedes overnight while she took Big Treasure inside.
• At dawn, Su Qiao and Big Treasure tied up the five men and hung them from a banyan tree, then used powder to draw snakes and centipedes around it.
• He Jianjun and the villagers rushed over after hearing the men scream, then froze when they saw the creatures covering the tree.
• The snakes chased the fleeing villagers until He Jianjun called for everyone to stop moving.
• Su Qiao tapped her bowls with chopsticks, and the snakes backed away to guard the banyan tree.

Su Qiao and Big Treasure frightened the villagers with their threats and revealed that Big Treasure had recovered his speech and clear thinking. Big Treasure rejected Liu Yufen as his mother and shared a few memories of a wealthy home, leaving Su Qiao wondering whether he had remembered his past.

• Su Qiao teased the villagers about her venomous creatures, while Big Treasure offered to hang them from trees.
• The villagers realized Big Treasure could speak clearly and suspected Su Qiao had cured him.
• Su Qiao asked Big Treasure whether he wanted to acknowledge Liu Yufen, and he refused, recalling how she mistreated him.
• Big Treasure told Su Qiao he was not an idiot and said his real mother lived with him in a huge castle.
• Big Treasure showed Su Qiao a castle drawing and remembered a butler, many servants, and people in black guarding them.

Su Qiao confronted the villagers and the traffickers hanging from a tree, challenging them to call the police and exposing their fear of being punished for their crimes. Chen Ligeng refused to call the police and tried to bargain with her to free them.

• Big Treasure told Su Qiao he barely remembered his father, and she comforted him by saying that her affection was enough.
• Su Qiao asked He Jianjun whether he dared call the police, but he and the villagers stayed silent.
• Su Qiao taunted Chen Ligeng about calling the police, and his men warned that doing so would expose their crimes.
• Su Qiao mocked Guo Caixia as she wept beneath the snakes and centipedes, condemning her for harming other women.
• Chen Ligeng admitted defeat and offered to have the others release Su Qiao if she let them go.

Su Qiao refused to leave Chen Ligeng’s village, claiming she had a comfortable life there and nowhere else to go. She rejected his offers of money and demanded 300,000 yuan to leave, leaving Chen and the villagers stunned.

• Su Qiao told Chen Ligeng she had no reason to leave because the village provided food, drink, and a pleasant place to stay.
• Chen Ligeng offered Su Qiao 1,000 yuan, then raised his offer to 2,000 and 4,000 yuan, but she refused.
• Guo Caixia suggested Su Qiao could stay with her cousin and find a job, but Su Qiao said she preferred village life.
• Su Qiao demanded 300,000 yuan to leave, and Chen Ligeng and the villagers were shocked by her price.
• When Chen Ligeng accused her of breaking the law, Su Qiao pretended to be ignorant and said she knew bank robbery was illegal from television.

Su Qiao pressured Chen Ligeng and the other traffickers to pay three hundred thousand yuan, then sent the villagers away. She took Big Treasure to the riverside to teach him to swim, but he refused to go near the water.

• Chen Ligeng pleaded that he could not pay three hundred thousand yuan, but Su Qiao refused to believe him and told him the five men could stay hanging until they made up their minds.
• Su Qiao admitted privately that she had only been teasing the men, then warned the villagers to leave or risk being hung up too.
• The villagers, including Village Chief He Jianjun, dispersed, and Su Qiao took Big Treasure to the river to teach him to swim and help him overcome his fear of water.
• Big Treasure resisted and threw himself onto the grass, insisting he would not go even when Su Qiao threatened him.

Su Qiao coaxed Big Treasure into facing his fear of water by promising she would keep him safe and take him traveling with her. He reluctantly followed her to the river, where she gradually led him into deeper water.

• Big Treasure refused to get into the water and accused Su Qiao of falling out of love with him when she insisted.
• Su Qiao asked Little Four how to handle Big Treasure, and Little Four advised her to coax him rather than force him.
• Su Qiao reassured Big Treasure that she would protect him and reminded him that they would need to travel by boat together.
• Big Treasure admitted he was scared but agreed to play in the shallow water after Su Qiao promised not to throw him in.
• Su Qiao played with Big Treasure by the river and patiently guided him toward deeper water whenever he shrank back.

Su Qiao taught Big Treasure to swim, then discovered that Chen Ligeng and the other men had escaped by cutting their ropes with hidden razor blades. She captured Guo Caixia and brought her to Old Cripple at Black Mountain Pass, whose connection to Hejia Village she had learned about while making plans.

• Su Qiao helped Big Treasure learn to swim, and he eventually let go of her hand and swam by himself.
• Little Four warned Su Qiao that the men had escaped, and she found only Guo Caixia still trapped in the tree.
• Su Qiao stopped Big Treasure from pursuing the men, then took Guo Caixia down, chained her, and carried her away in a sack.
• Su Qiao reached Old Cripple's hut near Black Mountain Pass and presented him with Guo Caixia.
• Su Qiao recalled that she had learned Old Cripple and his younger sister had left Hejia Village after being bullied, and that Chen Ligeng had introduced him to a beautiful woman.

Su Qiao rejected Old Cripple’s money and warned him to keep Guo Caixia under close guard. After learning how Guo Caixia had ruined Old Cripple and his sister’s lives, Su Qiao promised to look after his sister, who was working away from the village.

• Old Cripple offered Su Qiao the money he had brought, but Su Qiao refused it.
• Su Qiao warned Old Cripple that Guo Caixia was dangerous and urged him to keep her from harming their child or escaping.
• Old Cripple recalled how Guo Caixia had stolen his money, burned down his shack, and destroyed the future he and his younger sister had hoped for.
• Old Cripple said he had later learned Guo Caixia and Chen Ligeng had used marriage scams to cheat others.
• Su Qiao promised to look after Old Cripple’s younger sister, and Old Cripple entrusted her to Su Qiao’s care.

Su Qiao left Guo Caixia with the scarred cripple to face the consequences of what she had done to him and his sister, then struggled to find Chen Ligeng and the other men. The village remained tense as the men stayed hidden, and Hu Dalong was beaten by Wu Yingxiong.

• Su Qiao reassured the scarred cripple and pulled the cloth from Guo Caixia's mouth.
• Guo Caixia recognized the cripple, who confronted her over the money she had taken and the injuries and hardship she had caused him and his sister.
• Su Qiao left with Big Treasure while the cripple vented his anger on Guo Caixia.
• Su Qiao spent two days trying to devise a way to find Chen Ligeng and the other men, who remained in hiding.
• Wu Yingxiong, drunk out of his mind, beat Hu Dalong in front of Widow Li's house.

Su Qiao learned that Hu Dalong and Wu Yingxiong had both been involved with Widow Li, and that Big Treasure had engineered their confrontation. As the men’s families fought over the affair, Su Qiao considered using the chaos to her advantage.

• After Old Hu Er and his wife confronted Wu Yingxiong, he broke Old Hu Er’s leg and villagers carried him back to the old house.
• Su Qiao and Big Treasure went to the Ancestral Hall, where the village chief was handling the dispute.
• Su Qiao learned that Hu Dalong had stolen money and a Silver Bracelet to court Widow Li, while Wu Yingxiong had secretly pursued her too.
• Su Qiao realized Big Treasure had lured Wu Yingxiong to Widow Li’s home, causing him to catch Hu Dalong in bed with her.
• Big Treasure admitted he hated Hu Dalong, and Su Qiao watched Widow Li’s battered face as she considered what to do next.

Su Qiao intervened when the village decided to imprison and drown Widow Li, who had fought back against her abusive mother-in-law. She drew her knife and told Widow Li to escape by boat while she held off the villagers.

• Widow Li argued with her mother-in-law and accused her of forcing her into a life of exhausting labor and abuse.
• The village women beat Widow Li, and Village Chief He Jianjun ordered her locked in the Ancestral Hall before being drowned the next day.
• Su Qiao challenged the villagers when they tried to stop her from interfering.
• Su Qiao drew her knife, Big Treasure brandished a fruit knife, and Su Qiao urged Widow Li to find a boat and leave.

Su Qiao helped Widow Li escape the village and threatened He Jianjun when he tried to stop her. She left Widow Li with a clear route out, but the guards at the road and river still needed permission to let her pass.

• Su Qiao urged Widow Li to search her in-laws’ house for money and told the villagers she would kill anyone who tried to interfere.
• Su Qiao sent Widow Li to take a boat downriver, find transportation in town, and use an ID card from another house if needed.
• Widow Li changed clothes, retrieved her hidden ID card and money, then warned Su Qiao that He Jianjun would not let her leave alive.
• Su Qiao grabbed He Yongqiang and held a knife to his neck, demanding that He Jianjun order the guards to let Widow Li through.

Su Qiao forced He Jianjun to let Widow Li escape, then kept He Yongqiang at knifepoint until she was sure Widow Li had gotten away. Afterward, the Hu Family took Dalong to the hospital, and the village settled into a tense quiet as he recovered.

• He Jianjun agreed to let Widow Li go after Su Qiao held his son, and a villager blew a horn three times to signal her escape.
• Widow Li thanked Su Qiao, left with her bundle, and headed toward the river in a faded black tracksuit.
• Su Qiao kept her knife at He Yongqiang's neck for over an hour before releasing him and heading home with Big Treasure.
• He Jianjun dismissed the villagers and arranged for Old Hu Er and his wife to take Dalong to the town hospital.
• Wu Yingxiong recovered within days, while doctors saved Dalong's injury but could not say whether it would function properly in the future.

Su Qiao prepared to leave the village with Xiao Bao, but a heavily armed group seized the villagers while searching for someone. The group found Chen Ligeng and demanded that the villagers hand over the person he said was at Old Hu Er’s house.

• Old Hu Er endured his broken leg without hospital treatment, while Su Qiao prepared medicines and packed to leave after Chen Ligeng failed to return.
• Su Qiao took Xiao Bao toward the village chief’s house, but thirty or forty black-clad men arrived and gathered the villagers at the Ancestral Hall.
• A tall man in black told the villagers to stay quiet and said his men were searching for someone.
• The men dragged the beaten Chen Ligeng onto the platform, and he said the person they sought was at Old Hu Er’s house.
• After one of the men reported that they had searched every house without finding anyone, the leader demanded that the villagers hand the person over or face a search.

Armed strangers arrived in the village looking for Big Treasure, and Su Qiao confronted their leader to find out why. Big Treasure emerged to protect Su Qiao and declared that he was her man, while the leader studied him closely.

• He Jianjun told the strangers that Big Treasure lived with Su Qiao and rarely associated with the villagers.
• Su Qiao left Big Treasure hidden in the cornfield and approached the strangers’ leader.
• The leader asked Su Qiao about her relationship with Big Treasure, and she called him her Little Brother.
• Big Treasure rushed out with a Fruit Knife, claimed he was Su Qiao’s man, and threatened anyone who might harm her.
• The leader examined Big Treasure’s face as Big Treasure ordered him to stay away from them.

Su Qiao showed Ran Yundong that Big Treasure could speak and had not simply been an idiot, then encouraged him after he cursed He Jianjun. Ran Yundong objected that her way of teaching Big Treasure could influence him badly.

• Ran Yundong asked Big Treasure whether he recognized him, but Big Treasure shook his head and said he had no memories of him.
• He Jianjun told Ran Yundong that Big Treasure had arrived unable to speak and that a Chinese doctor had been unable to cure him.
• Su Qiao called the doctor a quack and said Big Treasure had only refused to speak to people like them.
• Su Qiao asked Big Treasure to say something, and he loudly cursed He Jianjun.
• Su Qiao praised Big Treasure for standing up to He Jianjun, while Ran Yundong worried that her encouragement would have a bad influence on him.

Ran Yundong revealed that he was Ran Jingyu’s biological uncle and said he had come to take him home. Su Qiao let Ran Jingyu decide for himself but warned Ran Yundong not to take him by force, leaving the two men to talk while she remained unwilling to give him up.

• Su Qiao defended her fierce way of surviving, and Big Treasure agreed that it helped them get meat to eat.
• Ran Yundong introduced himself as Ran Jingyu’s biological uncle and clarified that Big Treasure’s Chinese name was Ran Jingyu.
• Su Qiao questioned why Ran Yundong had waited so many years to find Ran Jingyu and warned him not to take Ran Jingyu away against his wishes.
• When Su Qiao moved away, Ran Jingyu grabbed her hem and accused her of breaking her promise not to abandon him again.
• Su Qiao reassured Ran Jingyu and told him to hear Ran Yundong out, though she still had no intention of sending him back.

Su Qiao taunted the captured Chen Ligeng and told him that Guo Caixia was alive and had been sent to a good husband's family. Big Treasure faced his biological uncle, Ran Yundong, while the two struggled to begin their conversation.

• Big Treasure and Ran Yundong stared at each other without speaking as Ran Yundong wondered whether Big Treasure had forgotten him.
• Su Qiao mocked Chen Ligeng for running away, while Chen Ligeng said he would rather have been beaten than face her snakes and centipedes.
• Su Qiao insisted she had not intended to kill Chen Ligeng and asked why he did not want to know what had happened to Guo Caixia.
• Chen Ligeng assumed Su Qiao had killed Guo Caixia and regretted targeting her and abducting Big Treasure.
• Su Qiao told Chen Ligeng that Guo Caixia was alive, that she had released her, and that she had helped her find a good husband's family.