Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Before leaving, Jiang Sen went to the cafeteria again and bought corn cakes.

He traded a bottle of strong liquor for a jar of pickled vegetables.

Zhang Jianjun modified the "sliding pole" that came with them.

Two people pull from the front, and one person supports from behind. After a while, they switch people to pull from the front.

We set off in the morning and didn't arrive until late at night.

Jiang Sen sometimes marvels at how much better things are now than when he first arrived.

When they first arrived, they climbed the mountain as if it were their life, and even stayed overnight at the third shift before finally reaching the camp the next day.

Now, things are much better. I walked all the way to the camp and didn't feel tired at all.

Like I said before, exercise less!

When Zhang Jianjun arrived, he looked at the few rooms in front of him and then at their inventory, nodding repeatedly.

"Not bad!"

Sui Zhongliang smiled happily, "Let them get some mountain products and exchange them for something, so as to reduce the trouble for the team headquarters."

“I think it’s a good idea!” Zhang Jianjun said. “Other work teams can also learn from this method, but they probably don’t have the same advantages as you, given the heavy workload!”

"We should take whatever we have; we can't always keep asking the team headquarters for more, can we?"

Zhang Jianjun nodded, glanced at Wang Haiyang who was whispering with Jiang Sen beside him, and tilted his head slightly.

He asked, "Has that kid behaved himself?"

"You're incredibly honest! You already made a contribution in the Fourth Brigade, didn't you tell the old commander about it?"

"Of course he said it! But he only replied with one sentence."

"what?"

"Hmph! Let's see what tricks he can pull!"

"Heh... I still feel sorry for her!"

Zhang Jianjun said, "I estimate that we'll have to send them back before the end of the year."

"So fast!?"

“The military is short of manpower too! Besides, we may need to form a special team, and the children of several senior officers will definitely take the lead. Not one of them will be left behind.”

"This... are you willing to part with it?"

Zhang Jianjun let out a breath and didn't continue speaking. He only told them to take good care of him in the future and then ended the conversation.

That evening, the old cripple stewed a large pot of wild boar meat, which Zhang Jianjun greatly envied.

"With the old cripple around, you'll have meat to eat every meal, that won't be a problem."

Jiang Sen had been watching him talk to Sui Zhongliang all morning and couldn't hold back any longer.

"Captain! Look! Can we take our extra lard and trade it with other work groups for some other things?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Jianjun burst out laughing, pointing at Jiang Sen and Sui Zhongliang, saying, "Look, youth makes you smart, no problem! Actually, everyone has done this before! You take your own things and go there, as long as they're willing, you can exchange them for anything. The team headquarters can't manage the affairs of your various teams on the mountain."

Jiang Sen brought up this topic because he had been discussing it with Wang Haiyang for a long time.

Although the entire Class 6 is helping them collect mountain produce, the quantity is still small.

If they trade mushrooms, nuts, wild vegetables, or other things with other work groups, they'll have the energy to get more good stuff.

He remembered that there was ginseng in the mountains behind the camp.

In Kyoto, you can't buy ginseng even if you have money, let alone genuine wild ginseng.

People from other work groups might have dug it up, but they were reluctant to eat it and didn't have time to sell it for money.

If they could bring their extra items, they might be able to exchange them for a lot more.

Then there's Old Cripple, who knows everything and is an expert at digging ginseng.

But he said that if you want to dig for ginseng, you have to go out and dig, patrol the mountains and collect mountain products. You might be lucky enough to find some, but the probability is very low.

Ginseng grows in very secluded places with complex terrain; you might be able to find it by walking along the ridge.

Also, when you see ginseng, don't speak to it casually. First, shout "Bang chuang!" three times, then quickly tie a red string around it, otherwise it will run away.

Whether ginseng can escape or not is unknown, but many ginseng diggers have been doing this for generations.

After resting for a day, Zhang Jianjun didn't stay long. He followed the sixth patrol route and stopped at the logging site.

He checked on the work progress here before heading back to headquarters.

As before, Jiang Sen and his men, carrying guns and field supplies, continued forward.

And so, every time they returned from their mountain patrol, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang would go down the mountain to the farm headquarters.

From then on, the quality of food in Class Six improved dramatically.

Not only did they have meat at every meal, but they also had more seasonings, new clothes and shoes, and even new blankets.

They would drink alcohol every now and then, and they even smoked Daqianmen cigarettes.

It's clear that things are getting better and better thanks to Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang's efforts.

Even class monitors from other classes who don't usually visit would come over every now and then, grab a bite to eat, and then, by a combination of whining and sweet talk, take away quite a bit of food.

May will be over soon.

By June, there were even more mountain products everywhere.

When Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang went to the farm headquarters again, they were stunned by the several large sacks in the post office.

Upon closer inspection, they found that it was sent to them by Lao Zhang and Wei San from the Fourth Brigade.

Even Erluzi sent a sack.

Jiang Sen wired money to them; they would be more motivated if they could make a profit.

This time, nearly twenty sacks of mountain produce were sent to Kyoto.

This even alerted Li Chaoyang.

"So many? Can our family handle so many?" he asked with some concern.

Although I knew Wang Haiyang was sending them to the Kyoto Military Region compound, once every few days was already quite a lot.

Today we suddenly received twenty sacks of mountain produce.

He was afraid that Wang Haiyang was engaging in speculation and profiteering.

Even though there are people in higher positions who don't speak up and those below don't report it, there won't be too much of a problem.

But he was worried!

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

With so many people in the field, it's easy for them to be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives, who might try to do something to the old leader.

Wang Haiyang said, "Uncle Li, don't worry. If anyone asks, just say it was ordered by the military compound canteen."

Li Chaoyang was relieved.

The military compound canteen can purchase these items from the military supply and marketing cooperative, but there is no rule that they must be purchased from there.

Everyone knows it.

Turning back, Jiang Sen asked, "Are you sure everything's okay? Have we made too much of a fuss?"

Wang Haiyang said, "This is big? Back when we were in Kyoto, we even traded sweet potatoes in the nearby countryside! We had several truckloads, and nobody cared!"

Jiang Sen thought for a moment. Given Wang Haiyang's background, unless this person had a deep-seated grudge against him, it would be difficult for him to cause trouble.

Jiang Sen's eyes darted around, and he said, "Running back and forth like this isn't a solution. Do you think we could find someone to run between the team headquarters and the farm headquarters for us?"

Wang Haiyang also had this idea.

After all, the distance from the team headquarters to the farm headquarters is so far that even if they travel by horse-drawn carriage, it would take them more than a week to make a round trip.

"Let's go back and discuss it, see who can help us with this!"

“No need to discuss it!” Jiang Sen laughed, looking at the supply and marketing cooperative. “Sister-in-law Ma is quite suitable.”

Mrs. Ma worked at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Officer Ma worked at the farm headquarters. Behind the scenes, the couple did quite a bit of shuffling around.

If given a chance to make money, they definitely wouldn't let it go.

"Her?" Wang Haiyang didn't know much about Sister Ma. "Is she capable?"

"You wait here, I'll go tell them!"

After Jiang Sen finished speaking, he went into the supply and marketing cooperative.

Less than ten minutes later, he came out smiling, gave Wang Haiyang an OK sign, and said, "All done! Let's go!"

With Ma's wife, and also Lao Zhang, Wei San, and Erluzi from the Fourth Brigade, plus several shifts from the forest farm.

Jiang Sen felt that the entire sales chain was now complete.

Wang Haiyang asked, "She agreed? What did she say?"

"We can spread the word that the supply and marketing cooperative will buy up large quantities of mountain products. In the future, not only the Fourth Brigade, but other brigades can also come and exchange money and goods with her. She's much more useful than our small group!"

"Wang Haiyang!" Li Chaoyang called from behind, "Come here for a second! Yes! Just you!"