Although the military car was faster than the train, the ride was still too bumpy. The young Lu Nong could bear it, but the young and the old could not.

Mother Wu was the first one who couldn't bear it anymore. She vomited after eating and became very weak. Xiao Huai also felt uncomfortable soon after. Children have poor resistance and if this continues, they will probably get seriously ill.

So Pei Jinan decided to send Lu Nong and Wu Ma to take Xiao Huai and Xiao Xia to the train station and let them take the train to Qingcheng.

Early in the morning, Pei Jinan sent the four people to the train station, bought tickets and got on the train.

The people at this time are simple and honest. The train is noisy and lively. People are enthusiastic and talkative. People who don’t know each other can quickly communicate in just two minutes when sitting together. They all speak in their hometown accents, and sometimes even speak at cross purposes.

Lu Nong was good-looking, so it was inevitable that people would stare at her. As she walked to her seat, anyone who saw her would stop talking and remain silent for a while. When she walked far away, they would immediately start to whisper in surprise.

Pei Jinan was worried about Lu Nong and the other elderly, children, women and children traveling alone, so he left Xiao Zhou to protect them and told Lu Nong that the crew would take them directly to the berths after the next stop.

In fact, Pei Jinan himself had a sleeper berth for cadres, but unfortunately there was no berth available at this station. The conductor discussed with Pei Jinan and decided to let his family sit in hard seats first, and then arrange for them to sit in the sleeper berth when one became vacant at the next station.

There was no better way, so Pei Jinan told Xiao Zhou to protect the adults and children before getting off the train. He was the commander of the train fleet, and he had already delayed sending his family to the train station, so he could not delay any longer.

After Pei Ji'an left, Xiao Zhou saw that both adults and children were listless, so he took out a towel and a water bottle from his bag and said, "I'll go get some food. Comrade Lu and Aunt Wu are waiting here. If you need anything, just shout and I'll come."

Mother Wu held Xiao Huai in her arms and nodded weakly. She was an old woman and had been holding on for the past few days.

Only Lu Nong was still in good spirits. "Thank you, Xiao Zhou. Don't worry. I'll call you if there's anything."

"My dear, is the soldier who just left your family your husband? He looks so energetic. When my dear finds me a PLA soldier, I will wake up with a smile in my dreams."

After Xiao Zhou left, an old lady couldn't wait to come over and chat with him. She got on the bus later than Lu Nong and didn't see Pei Ji'an, so she thought Xiao Zhou and Lu Nong were a couple.

Lu Nong smiled and said, "Auntie, you're mistaken. That's my brother."

The old lady was embarrassed and smiled awkwardly, but the reason why she was an old lady was that she would only be embarrassed for a second. The next second, she started to ask Lu Nong, "So, are you taking your children with you? Why didn't your wife come with you?"

Lu Nong: "I'm going to join the army. My brother is sending me to my lover."

The aunt burst into great enthusiasm upon hearing this. If Lu Nong hadn't been sitting by the window with Aunt Wu between them, she would have come close to him, "Girl, is your brother married? If not, take a look at my daughter. She looks like a fairy, not worse than you. She has a blessed face, is hardworking, and can embroider... She's a perfect match for your brother!"

At this time, Wu's mother opened her eyes after hearing what the aunt said, and the aunt's eyes lit up, "Old sister-in-law, are you the mother of these two siblings? Did you hear what I just said? I tell you, my daughter will definitely be filial to you after she gets married..."

Mother Wu: “…”

Lu Nong: “…” It seems that she has too little experience.

Lu Nong looked in the direction the old lady pointed, and saw a fat girl of eighteen or nineteen years old sitting there. The girl was naturally not as exaggerated as the old lady said, but she was fair and tender. In that era of food and clothing shortages, to meet the standard of being fair, tender and plump was almost as beautiful as a fairy. No wonder the old lady was so confident.

"Auntie, my brother has to choose a wife he likes, and our family won't interfere with his thoughts." The lie had already been told, so he had no choice but to make up for it.

The old lady slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, that's easy. Let the young comrade come back and have a look at my daughter. Maybe he'll like her."

Lu Nong: “…” Comrade Xiao Zhou, I’m really sorry.

After Xiao Zhou came back, Lu Nong felt guilty and didn't dare to look at him. The aunt looked left and right, and after looking at Xiao Zhou with the eyes of a new son-in-law, she smacked her lips with satisfaction.

Xiao Zhou was completely confused. "What's going on?"

The old lady grinned and said, "Hurry up and give the food to your sister and mother, and come over with auntie to look for someone!"

Xiao Zhou: “…”? ?

Xiao Zhou was pushed away by the old lady, and Lu Nong finally calmed down. She breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was a bit unfair to Xiao Zhou, it was better to die with a friend in arms than to die in poverty. Maybe Xiao Zhou will have a happy marriage.

Xiao Zhou was thoughtful. Not only did he bring back food and hot water, he also rinsed the towel with hot water.

Lu Nong wiped Xiao Huai's face with a towel, opened the military water bottle, and fed him a mouthful of hot water. "Baby, do you want to eat?"

The lunch boxes contained stir-fried pork with green peppers and rice. Needless to say, the lunch boxes on the train tasted bad, but they were enough to fill the stomach. But at least they were hot. Most people were reluctant to buy lunch boxes and could only eat dry food with hot water.

Xiao Huai shook his head and clung to Mother Wu listlessly. Lu Nong didn't have the heart to force him to eat, so she just put the lunch box aside, took out some instant biscuits, and let him eat them when he was hungry.

Xiao Xia is still breastfeeding, and it is inconvenient to do so on the train, so Mother Wu took out the milk powder, rinsed it with hot water that Xiao Zhou had brought, and fed it to Xiao Xia.

To others, this meal was actually extravagant. Fortunately, Xiao Zhou was by his side, otherwise Lu Nong would not have dared to be so revealing.

They have to show it off, Xiao Xia needs milk powder, and Xiao Huai can't eat and can only eat with soaked biscuits. Sooner or later, these two will be seen by others. There is no need to worry if there are too many lice, because they will go to the berth next stop anyway.

Trouble still came. A couple with a child a few seats away saw Lu Nong offering biscuits and milk powder. The woman nudged the man, who understood and walked over to Lu Nong with a flattering smile, "Sister, my family is in a similar situation to yours. My son is about the same age as your son, and I have a baby who is only a few days old. He can't eat the dry food we brought home. Can you give me a few biscuits and a bag of milk powder?"

Not to mention Lu Nong, even Wu's mother was stunned. A few biscuits were nothing, but a packet of milk powder... It was his greedy face. Milk powder was very expensive in that era, and even relatives were embarrassed to ask for it. A stranger asked for milk powder and biscuits right away. He was really shameless.

Lu Nong took a quick look and saw that the couple did have a baby, but their son looked to be seven or eight years old. How could he be as old as Xiao Huai, a three-year-old child?

She was definitely being taken advantage of, and then she saw that everyone around was looking at her, and she understood. They saw that they were taking advantage of the fact that they had boxed lunches, biscuits, and milk powder, and that their family conditions were good, and they thought that Lu Nong, as a young daughter-in-law, must be shy. Even if Lu Nong didn't want to give anything in her heart, she would still give her a little if she was afraid of losing face in front of everyone.

Is Lu Nong a shy young wife? She is definitely not.

She said regretfully, "I'm sorry, big brother. I don't have much milk powder. The child only has enough for two meals. I can't give you any extra."

Hanzi refused to do so. "Wouldn't it be possible to save on biscuits if you eat one less meal? And milk powder...if you feed your baby two meals of milk, you can get more, right?"

Mother Wu was so angry that she was speechless, while Lu Nong laughed out of anger: "Brother, your sister-in-law has milk too, why don't you feed the baby twice a day yourself instead of asking others for milk powder?"

"That's right, that's right. The young wife has said that it's enough for two meals. Your wife has milk too. Why are you dreaming of asking her to save her own children's food and share her milk powder with you?" Some passengers couldn't stand seeing a grown man asking for food from a woman and a child, and laughed at the man.

The man choked, but still refused to give up. "Where are the cookies? You should at least give me two cookies, right?"

"There are only two pieces. The child is eating them. How about letting the child spit them out for you?" Lu Nong did not lie. There were really only two pieces of biscuits left, and Xiao Huai was eating them.

Xiao Huai's innocent wink was so cute that it made everyone in the car fall in love with him, especially a group of young girls wearing big red flowers who were preparing to go to the countryside. One of the girls with pigtails said, "Some people are so shameless that they don't even blush when they snatch snacks from a three-year-old child. Those biscuits and milk powder are so expensive, but they don't have the guts to buy them but have the guts to ask strangers for them. How thick-skinned they are."

"You, you..." The man's face turned red after hearing this. No matter how shameless he was, he couldn't take food from a child's mouth. Seeing that the people in the car looked at him as if he were a blood-sucking worm, he looked at his wife, who glared at him. The woman turned around and glared at Lu Nong fiercely.

When Xiao Zhou saw someone bullying Lu Nong, he immediately broke away from the old lady and returned to his seat, "Comrade, what can I do for you?"

The man was shocked. He thought that Wu Ma and Lu Nong were the only women who dared to come and take advantage of the young wife because they were taking care of the children. Who knew that there was a man with the young wife, and he was wearing a military uniform. He stammered, "I, I came here to borrow milk powder and biscuits."

Xiao Zhou: "I'm sorry, comrade, we're out of biscuits and I only have enough milk powder for two meals. I can't lend it to you."

When everyone saw that Xiao Zhou said the same thing as the young wife, they knew that Lu Nong was not lying, and they looked at the man with even more contempt. After all, who has enough milk powder? There isn't much, and yet people are asking for it. What if the young wife gives it away and lets her own child starve? That would be stupid, right?

The man ran back to his seat in shame. The train was about to start, so the couple huddled in their seats holding their child and dared not make any more trouble.

Lu Nong stared at them thoughtfully, then leaned over and whispered a few words in Xiao Zhou's ear. Xiao Zhou nodded, then stood up and walked to the front of the car.

Ten minutes later, the conductor came to check the tickets. When he checked the couple, the couple suddenly started arguing with the conductor. The conductor asked them to show their tickets, but the couple said they had lost their tickets.

The conductor asked them to buy new tickets, but they refused and said why should they spend another penny? It's not like they lost their tickets and bought new ones. It just so happened that a pair of brothers got on the train and the seats on their tickets were exactly where the couple was sitting.

The couple thought the train was about to depart, and since no one had arrived yet, they thought the seats were empty.

Finally, the family of four was taken off the train by the conductor, and the whole carriage became much calmer.

Mother Wu smiled happily and said, "Amitabha, God has opened his eyes."

Lu Nong thought to himself, I opened my eyes.

Xiao Zhou walked back slowly, hiding his achievements and fame. He gave Lu Nong a thumbs up and asked Lu Nong in a low voice: "Comrade Lu, how did you know they evaded the ticket?"

"They are guilty of their own behavior. Since these two people dared to come over and ask for milk powder, it is obvious that they are used to taking advantage of others. How could they be afraid of being criticized? They became quiet as soon as they saw you coming back. It is very likely that they were scared by the military uniform you were wearing. They are guilty of their own behavior. In addition, the train was about to leave, and they were afraid that if they made a fuss, the crew would come over."

Mother Wu opened her mouth in shock, "They, they are you..."

"Tsk." Lu Nong winked mischievously and put his index finger on his mouth, signaling Mother Wu not to say it out loud.

Mother Wu swallowed the words that were about to come to her throat.

The train started slowly, and the young people who had gone to the countryside to work began to sing. The young man wearing glasses played the accordion. When the sound of the accordion started, not only the young people started singing, but everyone in the train was moved to sing red songs together, praising the motherland and the great leader.

This was a simple and passionate era, with people having unlimited enthusiasm and rising faith.

After the song, the atmosphere in the carriage became even better. The young people mingled with their fellow villagers. Someone asked, "Girls, where are you from? Where are you going?"

"We are all from Beijing, and we are going to Qingcheng to provide support to the countryside!" said the girl who stood up for Zaizai happily.

"What a good young man!" The person who asked the question praised him with a thumbs up. "Wearing a red flower on your chest brings honor to your whole family."

The large-scale Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement would not begin for another two years. These educated youth should have voluntarily gone to the countryside to realize their dreams. Once they went there, they would take root in the countryside for half their lives and devote half their lives to it.

Lu Nong's expression changed. Are the educated youth also going to Qingcheng?

"Xu Yao, please eat something. How can your body handle it if you don't eat anything?"

Lu Nong heard the conversations of several girls among the educated youth. It was not that she was eavesdropping on purpose, but their voices were really loud and many people in the carriage looked over.

The pretty girl named Xu Yao shook her head and said, "Thank you, Zhaodi. No, I can't eat it."

Seeing this, a girl wearing a red headband snorted coldly: "Zhang Zhaodi, are you addicted to being a follower of a young lady? Oh, I was wrong. Xu Yao is no longer the eldest daughter of the principal's family. She is the daughter of an old farmer."

"What are you talking about?" Zhang Zhaodi was furious. "Yaoyao is already so pitiful, and you are still saying such frivolous words!"

A handsome young man sitting next to the girl also felt sorry for Xu Yao and coldly rebuked the girl with the red hair rope: "Hu Meng, it's really ugly to kick someone when he's down."

"I'm adding insult to injury?" Hu Meng didn't care about Zhang Zhaodi's retort, but the handsome young man's words made her blush and she shouted, "What's wrong with what I said? Yes, your Yaoyao is miserable. She was so miserable that she enjoyed other people's lives for 16 years, while the principal's real daughter worked for her in the countryside, looking dirty and dusty, and maybe she didn't even go to school."

"Where is your Yaoyao? Look at her tender skin and flesh, she doesn't even have a coil on her hand. You are all so heartbroken just to let her go back to her real home. Compared to the one in the country, how can she be so pitiful?"

Zhang Zhaodi and the handsome man were speechless. Xu Yao lowered her eyes and said softly, "Hu Meng is right. I have mistakenly occupied the real Xu Yao's life for 16 years. Now we are just going our separate ways. There is nothing to be pitiful about, and nothing tragic either."

Lu Nong, who was secretly watching the scene, was shocked. Oh my god, he bumped into a character from the original novel while riding a train. What kind of shitty fate is this! ?

Xu Yao, no wonder she sounds familiar, she is the number one female villain in the novel, and she and her own Zi Zi are known as Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix. One focuses on trapping the female protagonist, and the other focuses on trapping the male protagonist. But the more they trap, the more they push the male and female protagonists together. It can be said that without Xu Yao in the early stage, the male and female protagonists could not be together, and without Zi Zi in the later stage, the relationship between the male and female protagonists would not be so good.

Wait, Xu Yao is going to Qingcheng, no way no way no way? The original story takes place in Qingcheng?