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The Wealth-Building Sisters of 1978

share time: 2026-04-17 06:05:20

In 1978, as the winds of China's reform and opening-up first swept through a southern town, the Liu sisters, who made their living by working on collective farms, were seen as "oddities" in the village. Elder sister Liu Guiying was pragmatic and just wanted a stable life farming her small plot, while younger sister Liu Zhaodi had a sharp eye for business and was eager to seize any chance to make money, leading to frequent quarrels over their differing values. When the younger sister secretly sold handmade cloth shoes and peddled local mountain products, she was labeled "unproductive" by neighbors and almost denounced for "speculation". Worried sick, the elder sister ultimately chose to stand by her sister, secretly helping her hide her business and pitch in. Stumbling through the tide of the times, the sisters not only built a new life with their hands but also became the town's first "ten-thousand-yuan household" duo, carving out their own unique place in the era.

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