As to why Xu Yao had to go to the countryside, this involves the life experiences of the heroine Xu Yuehua and the supporting actress Xu Yao.

Sixteen years ago, a nurse in a hospital mistakenly swapped the protagonist Xu Yuehua and the supporting actress Xu Yao, who were born on the same day. Afterwards, neither family noticed anything was wrong and each was immersed in the joy of having a daughter.

Afterwards, Xu Yuehua lived with her country parents in a small mountain village, while Xu Yao lived with her intellectual parents in the city.

Sixteen years later, Xu Yao's parents accidentally discovered that Xu Yao was not their child. After knowing this, they wrote a letter to the Xu couple who were far away in the countryside, telling them the truth and offering a suggestion.

Xu Yao's parents did not ask to swap the two daughters, nor did they take advantage of their good conditions to bring their biological and adopted daughters to Beijing to raise them. Instead, they said that they would let Xu Yao go to the countryside to be with her biological parents, and they would not take Xu Yuehua back for the time being.

This was actually a helpless but wise decision, because in the next ten years, Xu's father and mother, both intellectuals, were simply unable to protect their children. Instead, the Xu family in the countryside spent the ten years of ups and downs peacefully.

What shocked Lu Nong was that Xu Yao went to Qingcheng to work in the countryside, which meant that the heroine's family was in Qingcheng, and she was going to follow the army in Qingcheng, and Pei Zheng would also come to Qingcheng in a while...

Is this a coincidence or is the plot too powerful?

If you say it's a coincidence, it's too much of a coincidence. If you say it's because the plot is strong... In the original novel, "Lu Nong" did not give birth to a little girl, and Pei Ji'an stayed in the capital. Now all these have happened, which shows that reality can change.

Thinking of this, Lu Nong calmed down. Since the plot had nothing to do with her, it didn't matter where it happened. If it happened around her, she could also eat Pei Zheng's melon at the same time.

Well, she can also write a diary about eating melons, and the name of the diary is "My Daily Life of Eating Melons While Watching the Stepson Male Lead Fall in Love in the Period Novel"

(Pei Zheng: Are you polite?)

On the educated youth's side, since Xu Yao took the initiative to admit that Hu Meng was right and that she was neither pitiful nor miserable, the real culprit admitted it, so Zhang Zhaodi and the handsome man who were defending Xu Yao had to shut up.

Hu Meng won the verbal battle and looked very proud. He took advantage of the victory and said, "That's right, Zhang Zhaodi, did you hear me? Xu Yao has admitted it himself. Now you should know whether I am speaking sneers and taking advantage of others' misfortunes, or correcting your precarious values, right?"

After saying that, she glanced at the handsome man, but unfortunately the handsome man did not take Hu Meng's point of view with new eyes. Instead, his face became even more gloomy.

Lu Nong, one of the onlookers, let out a "tsk". If she guessed correctly, the handsome man was called Shang Chongli, one of the male supporting characters. He went to the countryside in Qingcheng with the female supporting character Xu Yao. In the early part of the novel, he admired Xu Yao, but later when Xu Yao's true identity was revealed, he was gradually attracted to the female lead and fell in love with the female lead Xu Yuehua.

The current situation is that Hu Meng likes Shang Chongli, and Shang Chongli likes Xu Yao. Hu Meng knows that Shang Chongli likes Xu Yao, so she makes things difficult for Xu Yao and refutes what Zhang Zhaodi and Shang Chongli say, hoping that Shang Chongli will notice her.

Unfortunately, judging from the result, the effect was counterproductive and Lu Nong lit a candle for Hu Meng.

When the train arrived at the next station, the conductor came over and told Lu Nong that a berth was vacant and they could be taken to that berth.

Lu Nong thanked the flight attendant, packed up her things with Wu Ma and Xiao Zhou, and followed the flight attendant out. Before leaving, she stuffed an apple into the pocket of the educated youth girl who had spoken up for her earlier.

The little girl looked a few years younger than Lu Nong. She was flattered when she received the apple from Lu Nong. She stood there in a daze until Lu Nong walked away. She came to her senses and fell into a dream with her face in her hands. "Oh my God, she talked to me and gave me an apple. Hehe. She is so pretty. What kind of man can be worthy of her?"

"Of course she's a man worthy of her," Hu Meng rolled her eyes. "Didn't you notice that her luggage bags, biscuits and milk powder are all for military use?"

Some people were puzzled: "So what? Her brother is a PLA soldier. It is said that she is going to join the army this time. Her husband is also a PLA soldier. It is not surprising that she has this kind of thing."

Hu Meng sneered, "What brother? I think he looks more like a guard who takes care of the leader's family."

Hu Meng revealed the secret, but unfortunately few people believed her and thought she was just making a wild guess.

The attendant brought them to a single room. The corridor was very quiet, without the hustle and bustle of the hard seat car. It was quite clean.

After opening the door of the private room, there were four beds inside, located on the upper, lower, left and right sides. After some discussion, they decided to let Lu Nong and Xiao Xiazi sleep on the lower bunk, Wu Ma and Xiao Huai sleep on the lower bunk, and Xiao Zhou sleep alone on the upper bunk.

There was nothing to do on the train, and Xiao Huai and Xiao Xiazi both felt sleepy after dinner, so Lu Nong held Xiao Xiazi and Xiao Huai and began to catch up on their sleep. Thus began a train journey of eating and sleeping for the three of them.

Four days later, the train arrived at the station. Compared with the grand train stations of later generations, the facilities of train stations in various places at that time were relatively simple. However, as the only means of transportation for long-distance travel, the train station was crowded with people coming and going in a hurry.

They had to take a bus before dark and reach the mountains where Pei Jinan's troops were stationed.

The car bumped along the way for nearly three hours, passing through various surrounding villages before finally reaching the end point. However, this was not their destination. Going further in was under the jurisdiction of the army and cars were not allowed to pass.

As soon as Lu Nong got off the car, he saw Pei Ji'an. He walked over quickly, took Xiao Xia from Lu Nong's hand, and said to Lu Nong, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lu Nong waved her hands, not in the mood to talk. She hadn't showered since she got on the train and had been sitting in a bumpy car for two or three hours. The car was filled with all kinds of smells, which were indescribable. She was afraid that she would vomit if she spoke.

Pei Ji'an and Xiao Zhou put their luggage away and got in the car as a family. Xiao Zhou was new there and didn't know the way, so Pei Ji'an drove to the destination himself.

The mountain road was not very rugged. Perhaps the troops had widened and repaired the road to facilitate the transportation of supplies. Driving on the mountain road was more comfortable than taking a bus.

The car finally stopped at an open area. Lu Nong got out of the car and looked around. He saw open farmlands nearby with people working in the fields. On the path, women wearing hats and carrying loads were walking in groups of three or four.

In the distance, there is a small bridge and flowing water. The clear river comes from afar and flows to other villages at the foot of the mountain.

Apart from the nice natural environment, the infrastructure here is very simple and the quality of life is obviously not comparable to that of Beijing. But to Lu Nong, it is somewhat like a paradise.

"The land is flat and the houses are neat. The roads are connected and the sounds of chickens and dogs can be heard."

This comfortable environment is more reassuring than staying in Beijing.

The path further in was too narrow to accommodate a large vehicle, but luckily they didn't have much luggage, so Xiao Zhou was able to carry it all by himself with one hand.

On the way, they met several women who were out washing clothes. They were all wives of soldiers following the army. The highest position of their husbands was regiment commander. They were somewhat restrained when they saw Pei Jinan, and when they saw Lu Nong was younger than them, the word "sister-in-law" was stuck in their throats and they couldn't say it out. They all looked at each other. The new deputy division commander was already young enough, but they didn't expect his wife to be even younger.

The military wives said hello vaguely and left in a hurry. After they walked away, they gathered together to talk about the new deputy division commander and his wife.

Lu Nong and his friends continued walking for half an hour, passing several houses of different sizes on the way. Finally, the family stopped in front of a secluded two-story building. There were houses of similar style on the left and right of the building, which were far apart.

Lu Nong is satisfied with living not too close to his neighbors, but also not too far away. It protects the privacy of each family and allows them to seek help in case of emergency.

Pei Ji'an picked up Lu Nong and hurried back to the troops. Before leaving, he said to Lu Nong, "You and your godmother should take care of the children first. If you need anything, come back and let me know in the evening."

Lu Nong waved her hand perfunctorily in agreement. She was so anxious to visit her new home that she didn't care whether Pei Jinan went or not.

Pei Jinan flicked Lu Nong's head, and Lu Nong glared at him. This time Pei Jinan walked away contentedly.

Lu Nong: Childish!

After Pei Ji'an and Xiao Zhou left, Lu Nong brought Mother Wu and the children, opened the door and walked straight in.

There were traces of soil turning and weeding in the large yard. It must be said that this yard was much larger than the yards in Beijing. Lu Nong pointed and said to Gu Xiaohuai, "Baby, Mommy's secret garden is being prepared. You have to help when the time comes. Do you understand?"

Zizi tilted his head and asked, "Where is the secret garden?"

"Hey, isn't this it?" Lu Nong opened his arms to encompass the entire yard.

Mother Wu rolled her eyes at Lu Nong and said to Gu Xiaohuai, "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense. Let her tell your Uncle Pei about this. He's the only one who can get used to your mother. We won't get involved."

Lu Nong curled her lips. How could her son not support his mother?

Also, what does Pei Ji'an mean by "getting used to her"? That was her wise decision, and Pei Ji'an agreed and supported its implementation, okay?

As they were talking, four people, two adults and two children, entered the house. The house was empty. There was only a square table in the middle of the living room, a long bench on each side, and a pile of luggage in the corner. There was nothing else.

Fortunately, the kitchen was well stocked. There was a large pot on the stove, neatly arranged bowls and chopsticks in the cupboard, fresh rice, grains, meat, eggs and vegetables on the chopping board, and a full jar of clean water.

Lu Nong visited several bedrooms one after another. The first-floor closet was arranged as a bedroom. There were two beds, one large and one small, and the clothes and luggage of Wu Mama and Xiao Huai were piled up. Lu Nong turned to Wu Mama and said, "Mom, how about you and Xiao Huai living in this room from now on?"

Mother Wu nodded with satisfaction: "When people get old, they are afraid of climbing stairs. Living here saves us the effort of climbing up and down."

There are two large bedrooms and a small attic on the second floor.

One of the bedrooms and the attic were empty, and only one bedroom had furniture, which was obviously her and Pei Jinan's bedroom.

What made Lu Nong happiest was that there was a wooden crib in the bedroom. She had only mentioned it to Pei Ji'an when she was in Beijing, but she didn't expect that it would be made on the first day of her new home.

The baby crib is neither too big nor too small and has a Gulu under it, which makes it easy to push it around, greatly facilitating the person taking care of the baby.

Lu Nong wiped the surface of the crib, and her hands were clean and free of dust. Then she walked to the corner, unpacked the luggage that had been brought in advance, took out Xiao Xia's bedding and spread it on the crib, and then put the sleeping Xiao Xia in it.

Mother Wu then came to the second floor and was full of praise after seeing the crib. Then the two of them moved the crib downstairs together. The crib was just right so that Xiao Xiazi and Gu Xiaohuai could be within their sight at the same time.

After working for most of the day, everyone was hungry, so Mother Wu went to the kitchen and cooked two dishes, made a dozen pancakes with cornmeal, and made egg custard for Xiao Huai alone.

Just as the dishes were served, there was a knock on the door and a woman's voice came from outside the door: "Is sister-in-law home?"