In order to make a living, the 7-year-old Axin (played by Ayako Kobayashi) was sent to a lumber store as a child laborer. In addition to working hard, Axin did not miss any opportunity to learn. After the "stealing money incident", Axin escaped from the lumber store and entered the Kagaya rice store. Under the strict supervision and training of the boss's wife, she gradually became a capable assistant to the rice store. Axin (played by Yuko Tanaka), who grew up to be a big girl, left the rice store because of emotional frustration. Since then, in that turbulent era, she has studied hairdressing and business, and experienced various setbacks in life. But no matter what, this tough and stubborn girl has never stopped moving forward, and step by step, she ushered in her own glorious era... Adapted from the novel of the same name by Sugako Hashida, it is a commemorative work for the 30th anniversary of the launch of NHK TV. It premiered in 1983 and then set a record of 62.9% of the highest ratings for TV series in history. It was then translated into more than 20 languages and broadcast around the world, all setting extremely high ratings records.