Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Seeing this, Mao Jun couldn't help but ask, "Is this what you call studying? What's the point of studying now!"

Hu Zhiqing looked at Jiang Sen questioningly and said, "Mao Jun is from Shanghai, and his family was originally considered intellectuals, but unfortunately..."

"Mao's intellectuals!" Mao Jun didn't care about his background at all. "My mother was just a concubine of a big capitalist. After the Japanese came, the old man ran away, and my mother, pregnant with me, hid in the countryside. My maternal grandfather was a schoolteacher, and his family was dirt poor! If no one had known about my mother's situation back then, she would have been sent to some cowshed somewhere long ago!"

"Shh! Keep your voice down!" Hu Zhiqing nervously went outside to look, but all he saw was white, and there wasn't a soul in sight. He then closed the door again. "Don't tell anyone about your past. If someone reports you, you'll definitely be sent to the livestock farm!"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Mao Jun said. "Even if I told you about these stupid things, no one would believe me. I'd rather die than admit it, and they'd never find out!"

Jiang Sen never expected that Mao Jun, who seemed so effeminate, would have such a story.

Hu Zhiqing's original intention was to ask Jiang Sen whether he should also talk to Mao Jun about the college entrance examination.

The fact that he approves of Mao Jun means that there's nothing wrong with Mao Jun.

Whether you're herding one sheep or a flock of sheep, it's all the same.

Jiang Sen wouldn't mind befriending another person.

He smiled and nodded to Ho Chi Thanh, "I don't know anything. You can tell him your thoughts yourself."

Hu Zhiqing smiled, knowing in his heart that Jiang Sen was doing him a favor.

I will remember this favor and repay it no matter what.

“Mao Jun, you don’t have to work now. If you want to study, we can study together.”

Mao Jun blinked several times, looking at Hu Zhiqing, not understanding.

He then looked at Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang and asked, "What's the point of reviewing now?"

Hu Zhiqing walked up to him and said, "Mao Jun, listen to me, if the country were to reinstate the college entrance examination, would you be prepared to take it?"

"Exams! I was number one in the whole school back then!" Mao Jun answered instinctively, then realized what he meant, "What did you say? College entrance exam? What college entrance exam?"

Ho Chi Thanh laughed, and Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang laughed too.

"Ah!" Mao Jun suddenly exclaimed, then lowered his voice and asked excitedly and urgently, "Are you saying that the college entrance examination is going to be reinstated? Huh? Is it going to be reinstated?"

Seeing that they were all laughing, Mao Jun suddenly grinned, plopped down on the stool, and started crying.

This crying stunned all three of them.

Hu Zhiqing quickly went over to ask what was wrong.

Wang Haiyang scratched his head. Why are so many people prone to crying?

Jiang Sen thought to himself, "Oh no, another huge shock has happened!"

It has been snowing heavily for a week now.

Jiang Sen and his group began their hibernation period.

Aside from necessary activities like going to the toilet, fetching water, and chopping firewood, they almost never leave the house.

Hu Zhiqing and Mao Jun began reviewing their high school courses, and Wang Haiyang and Jiang Sen also listened to a lot of their lessons.

Back at the forest farm, the experience of the second shift made the farm headquarters take the consequences of heavy snow blocking the mountains very seriously.

Especially with a large wolf pack, staying on the mountain would definitely not be safe.

On the very day the heavy snow fell, we notified both Class 1 and Class 3 to come down the mountain.

Some people helped load the large timbers onto the train in the fourth shift, while others followed the farm staff to deliver firewood to various brigades.

Then they stayed in their respective brigades to spend the winter.

On that day, the snow seemed to lessen a bit.

When Jiang Sen went outside, he saw that as far as the eye could see, everything was covered in a blanket of snow.

The houses, the ground, and the trees were all covered with a thick "cotton blanket".

Fortunately, they would occasionally go out to clear the snow.

Otherwise, the snow would have been almost as tall as a person, burying most of the houses and making it impossible to open the doors.

He stayed indoors for over a week, and his joints felt like they were about to rust.

The sun rose, reflecting off the scattered snowflakes. Jiang Sen shouted into the room, "The sun is out!"

The three of them ran out of the door to see what was happening.

Ho Chi Thanh, his beard now long, said, "It's finally stopped!"

"Isn't it still snowing?" Wang Haiyang caught snowflakes in his hand.

"This is the end!" Hu Zhiqing said with a smile. "Let's go to the village committee; it's time to organize the educated youth to clear the snow."

A moment later, the village committee's loudspeaker emitted a strange sound. Zhao Guangming sat in front of the loudspeaker and blew on the microphone.

"Villagers! Educated youth! The snow has stopped, so... everyone, don't stay huddled up! Grab your shovels and come out to clear the roads! Ah, don't just pile up the snow on the roads, shovel it towards the base of the walls! Ah, once the roads are clear, people can walk, and once people can walk, cars can walk! Ah, then we won't be delayed in visiting relatives and friends! Ah, villagers! Educated youth! Let's carry forward the revolutionary spirit of not being afraid of hardship, fatigue, or even the cold, and make Jiazi Village even more presentable! Ah, villagers! Educated youth..."

The village loudspeaker is rarely used, but once it is, Zhao Guangming talks on and on.

Hu Zhiqing didn't compete with him. He cheerfully organized the educated youth to divide the work into sections and take responsibility for each section. They opened up the road between the educated youth settlement and the village committee, and then divided some of the work together with the villagers to clear the road leading to the team headquarters.

Jiang Sen and his men were also busy; the militiamen carried colorful flags and planted them along both sides of the road.

Zhao Guangming's speech finally ended, and the music started playing again.

The rousing music blared from the loudspeakers, somewhat distorted, but it still managed to create a lively atmosphere.

From afar, you could see a large group of people shoveling snow at the team headquarters.

With many hands making light work, the snow on one road was cleared away, and high snowdrifts were piled up on both sides. In the middle of the road, they met up with the people from the team headquarters.

Several enthusiastic educated youths cheered loudly, "Jiazigou Village and the Fourth Brigade Headquarters have successfully joined forces!"

"Ow..."

Cheers erupted instantly, and hats, gloves, and scarves flew everywhere.

Luo Yongcai walked over with a smile and shouted, "Well done!"

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang ran over.

"team leader!"

"Haha, good lad! The roads are blocked by heavy snow, and two people have been staying at the team headquarters for a week. You can take them back later!"

"Who is it?" Jiang Sen asked quickly, looking behind him. "Brother Shan!"

Jiang Sen was overjoyed; Da Shanzi had actually come too.

Dashanzi was delighted to see him and Wang Haiyang, and ran over with a smile, calling out, "Xiao Jiang! Xiao Wang!"

The three men laughed and patted each other hard, but when they saw the person behind them, Jiang Sen was stunned.

It was Liu Hongzhi!

This guy wasn't embarrassed at all. He smiled and rushed over to hug Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang, patting them on the back.

Haha, you didn't expect it to be me, did you!

Wang Haiyang was also surprised.

They had previously suggested that he come to the Fourth Brigade with Liu Hongzhi, but he refused, saying he wanted to go with Jiang Sen instead.

Why is this guy here again?

Dashanzi said, "We arrived a while ago and brought a lot of firewood, but the heavy snow blocked the roads, so we stayed at the team leader's place! Now it's all good. Come on, let's go get some firewood!"

"Wait a minute!" Jiang Sen turned to Hu Zhiqing, "Captain, the farm headquarters has sent firewood!"

Hu Zhiqing was not far away when he heard Jiang Sen's shout and quickly ran over.

"Great! We were just about to run out of firewood."

“This is Dashanzi from our second class, and Liu Hongzhi, they’ve also been assigned to our side,” Jiang Sen introduced him.

"Welcome, welcome! My name is Hu Zhiqing, and I am the team leader of the educated youth."

"Hello, my name is Li Yuanshan."

This was the first time Jiang Sen had heard of Dashanzi's name.