Chu Sangning is a wealthy heiress from S City who possesses a mysterious jade pendant containing a time-frozen storage space. Following the death of her mother, she was neglected by her father, who remarried and focused entirely on his new family. Despite receiving financial support, Chu Sangning lacks emotional security and begins hoarding supplies in her hidden space. After purchasing bulk quantities of food, clothing, and equipment, she falls into a deep sleep and awakens on a train bound for the countryside during the Chinese Educated Youth movement. She has transmigrated into the body of another girl named Chu Sangning, whose father, Chu Yuanlin, is a low-level manager in Lu City. The original Chu Sangning had secretly volunteered for rural labor to protect her father’s position, carrying packages of biscuits and clothes provided by her loving but grieving father.
Upon arrival at Changxing Village, Chu Sangning encounters a group of educated youths, including Zhao Jiayun, who has retained memories of her previous life. In that past timeline, Zhao Jiayun suffered a miserable existence due to a bad marriage and died young, while Chu Sangning had married a farmer who later became a millionaire, allowing her to return to the city in prosperity. Driven by jealousy and a desire to rewrite her fate, Zhao Jiayun resolves to steal Chu Sangning’s opportunities, particularly targeting Luo Yiping, the man Zhao Jiayun believes will become wealthy in the future. The village team leader, Jiang Zongzheng, assigns the new arrivals to labor, with Chu Sangning choosing the easier task of collecting pig grass, though she secretly hunts for food using her modern knowledge and space supplies.
Tensions rise quickly within the dormitory. Zhao Jiayun and her follower, He Yueyang, isolate Chu Sangning, forcing her to sleep in a small firewood shed. When Zhao Jiayun steals Chu Sangning’s fine grain rations, Chu Sangning exposes the theft and demands compensation, causing the other educated youths to distance themselves from the manipulative pair. Chu Sangning begins cooking elaborate meals in secret, drawing envy and resentment. She builds a rapport with the village elders, particularly Lin Xiuzhi, the team leader’s mother-in-law, who recognizes Chu Sangning’s kindness after the boy Jiang Pan’an receives candy from her. Lin Xiuzhi offers Chu Sangning a cooking pot and canned fruit, viewing her as a potential match for her military-serving son, Jiang Xingyan.
As Chu Sangning establishes a comfortable life through her hidden resources, Zhao Jiayun attempts to ingratiate herself with Luo Yiping’s mother by bringing gifts. However, her efforts are met with suspicion and coldness. Meanwhile, Chu Sangning continues to navigate the hostile environment with calm detachment, refusing to engage in the petty conflicts orchestrated by Zhao Jiayun. The story follows her adaptation to rural life, her strategic accumulation of resources, and the growing rivalry with a reincarnated antagonist who underestimates the modern woman she has replaced.
