O-lan Timeline and Summary

O-lan marries Wang Lung. That’s the end of her being an official slave.
O-lan takes over all the household duties and makes the house better than it ever was.
O-lan becomes pregnant, and nine months later, she gives birth to a boy. She’s a proud mom.
O-lan makes mooncakes for the New Year and presents her son to the Old Mistress.
O-lan's second son is born.
O-lan gives birth to her first daughter. Wang Lung's uncle takes the family's money, and there is a famine.
The whole family heads to the South. O-lan teaches the children how to beg for food and money.
When the rebellion hits the South, O-lan steals jewels from a wall. She knew they'd be there because she used to live in a great house like this one. She’s got a good head on her shoulders, huh?
The family heads back home.
Wang Lung buys more land, the family becomes rich, and O-lan gives birth to twins.
Lotus replaces O-lan. Wang Lung doesn't know what he’s missing.
After their first son is sent to the South, Wang Lung notices O-lan again.
A doctor says that O-lan is about to die. She demands that her son get married.
O-lan's first son gets married, and O-lan dies.