Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

When she saw Jiang Sen, her eyes immediately turned red, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Jiang Sen quickly went over and removed the towel from her mouth, and Shao Jiajia burst into tears.

Jiang Sen raised his finger and shushed her. Shao Jiajia immediately shut her mouth and nodded.

Jiang Sen untied the ropes from her, helped Shao Jiajia to her feet, and asked in a low voice, "How are you? Can you walk?"

Shao Jiajia nodded repeatedly, and Jiang Sen said, "Let's talk outside!"

Wang Haiyang squatted down on top and asked in a low voice, "Hey, are you done yet?"

"She's here! Pull her up!"

After leaving the cellar, the three walked to the doorway and peered out through the glass.

The village chief's wife and Erluzi's mother were already fighting.

Erluzi tried to mediate the fight from the sidelines.

Fortunately, Zhao Guangming had tricked everyone in the village into going out to help the educated youth search for people in the mountains.

None of the village women at home came out; they just peered over from a distance.

Jiang Sen opened the door a crack and said, "Wang Haiyang, take her back the way you came. Remember, whatever you do, don't let anyone see us."

"What about you?"

Jiang Sen chuckled, "I'll leave them some souvenirs."

Shao Jiajia looked at Jiang Sen with teary eyes, "What are you still doing? Let's go together!"

"You go first, I'll be there soon."

Wang Haiyang crouched down, pushed open the door, and ran out with Shao Jiajia, crouching low. They went around Fangshantou, reached the back garden, and climbed over the wall that led in from the back.

But they didn't leave; they hid behind the wall, anxiously waiting for Jiang Sen.

The two women in front of them, exhausted, sat on the snow with disheveled hair, cursing at each other.

"Your son is a corrupt official, and your husband is a corrupt official too! Your whole family are corrupt officials! Bah!"

"Your son is an animal, your husband is too, your whole family is! Animals! Bah!"

"Corrupt official!"

"Animals!"

"Corrupt official!"

"Animals!"

……

Jiang Sen chuckled as he came out, climbed over the wall, and saw Wang Haiyang and Shao Jiajia still there. He quickly said, "Let's go!"

The three of them turned and ran, running all the way back to the educated youth settlement.

After taking Shao Jiajia back to her place and telling her not to leave, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang turned around and ran towards the mountains.

He and Hu Zhiqing had already discussed it. If he found Shao Jiajia at the village chief's house, he would immediately come over and signal them to come back.

If we don't find it, we won't signal; we'll continue searching with everyone else.

However, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang will still continue their search in the village.

The two ran very fast, out of the educated youth settlement area, and onto the path leading into the mountains. In the distance, they could see a dense crowd of people struggling to make their way into the mountains through the snow.

Jiang Sen cupped his hands around his mouth and said, "Hey! You're back!"

Wang Haiyang also called out, "Hey! Time to go home for dinner!"

Some people who were nearby turned around and looked over, then turned back to talk to the people in front of them.

Soon, more people turned to look.

Upon hearing this, Hu Zhiqing immediately waved and shouted to everyone, "Stop looking! Let's go back!"

Zhao Guangming paused for a moment, glanced at Zhao Dahu, and Zhao Dahu asked, "Aren't you going to look anymore?"

Hu Zhiqing said, "There's not a single trace ahead, so it might not be on the mountain. Let's check other places. Everyone's tired, let's go back and eat first, then continue searching!" Without waiting for Zhao Guangming and the others' reactions, he called out, "Let's go back! Everyone go back!"

The educated youth were very anxious, but what Hu Zhiqing said made sense.

They came all the way here without leaving any trace on the snow.

If there were any, they would be tiny footprints left by sparrows. It's impossible for them to carry a grown person into the mountains!

One by one, the educated youths called out to each other, and then all turned around and walked back.

"Father!" Zhao Dahu walked up to Zhao Guangming and called out.

Zhao Erhu also came over, "Not looking anymore? Did you find out...?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Zhao Guangming glared. "If you don't want to look, then don't. It's not like we're not going to help. Go home!" He turned and waved to the villagers. "Go home, all of you! Go home!"

Some villagers protested, "What the hell is this? In this freezing cold, everyone came looking for someone who was missing, but now they're not looking anymore. Did the person never even go missing? Are they just playing around here? Let's go! We're nothing!"

Seeing that they were all heading back, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang quickly ran back as well.

When I made the trip, I overlooked the distance, and now it's exhausting!

As they approached the village entrance, they saw Dashanzi leading Luo Yongcai and a few others.

After parting ways with them, Dashanzi also found an excuse to separate from Hu Zhiqing and went to the team headquarters.

"Over here!" Jiang Sen waved.

Once they were close enough, Luo Yong asked, "Have you found the person?"

"Found it! Just sent it back."

Luo Yongcai nodded. "You sent Dashanzi to find me. Is the place where you found him special?"

"Yes! It was found in the cellar of village chief Zhao Guangming's house!"

"His house?" Luo Yongcai narrowed his eyes. "Looks like his time as village chief is up! Let's go!"

The group marched menacingly toward Zhao Guangming's house.

After Hu Zhiqing and his group returned, they first went to Shao Jiajia's place. Seeing that she was alright, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he couldn't delay, so after exchanging a few words with Shao Jiajia, the group led her back into the village.

At the gate of Zhao Guangming's house, Erluzi's mother and the village chief's wife had stopped fighting and arguing. One leaned against the wall, and the other propped up the gate, pointing at each other and glaring at each other, neither willing to give in.

When Erluzi's mother saw Luo Yongcai and his group arrive, she perked up.

"Look, look! The team headquarters is here to arrest you! Serves you right for being so cocky and loud all the time! This is your retribution!"

The village chief's wife seemed flustered, but managed a forced smile. "My husband isn't home. He's out looking for someone. If you need anything, go to the village committee and wait for him!"

Luo Yongcai snorted coldly, "Kick the door open for me!"

"Boom!"

"Ouch!"

The gate was kicked open, the village chief's wife fell to the ground, and Erluzi's mother clapped her hands and cheered.

"You just wait!" the village chief's wife said fiercely, then quickly got up and ran inside. "What are you doing? You're coming in without being invited!"

Luo Yong didn't care about her, and Jiang Sen wouldn't tolerate her either. He opened the door and went inside, heading straight for the cellar at the back.

The village chief's wife panicked, pushed through the crowd, and stood in front of the cellar with her arms outstretched, demanding, "What are you doing?"

"Get out of the way!" Luo Yongcai's eyes widened. "On official business!"

"What official business are you doing at my house? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're a team leader! This is... this is trespassing!"

Jiang Sen was immediately amused. How could a village woman say something like "trespassing"? It was clear that Zhao Guangming had given her a lot of education before.

"What's in the cellar?" Luo Yongcai asked with a stern face.

"What could be in a cellar? Radishes, cabbages, potatoes—everyone has those! If you want to see, go look at someone else's house!"

"that's it?"

"What? You think there's a living person hiding here?"

"That's right!"

The village chief's wife visibly panicked, but in the blink of an eye, she plopped down on the cellar entrance.

"Oh no... I can't live anymore! The brigade cadres are bullying me! Oh no! I can't live anymore!"

"If you don't move aside, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Just kill me! Come on, kill me! Oh no, the brigade cadres are going to kill someone... hiccup... This is outrageous!"

Zhao Guangming returned with the villagers, but before they even got home, they saw a group of people gathered at the door. He quickly took his two sons and headed back.

"What are you all looking at? Nothing to do at home? Come on! Let's disperse!"

"Village chief, the brigade cadres have come to your house with guns. Are you still trying to drive us away? Let's go inside and see what's going on!"