Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

That evening, the two stewed a pot of mushrooms and pheasant, ate the flatbread that Jiang Sen had brought back, and had a couple of bites of strong liquor.

Even through two doors, Jiang Sen could hear the old cripple snoring like a chainsaw as he slept.

Sui Zhongliang and his men returned on the third day.

Each one looked like a wild man, but their baskets were always full.

Fu Chunsheng chuckled and said to Jiang Sen, "When we got to the back of the mountain, nobody expected there to be a big hole under the leaves. Well, we all fell in, covered in mud like mud monkeys. Isn't that funny?"

Jiang Sen chuckled at his words and asked, "It would be one thing if one or two fell down, but how come they all fell down together?"

Someone nearby laughed and exposed Fu Chunsheng, "Don't listen to his nonsense. He just stepped down and fell halfway down. The team leader told us to tie ropes to pull him up. Good heavens, we had just finished tying the ropes and hadn't even had a chance to pull him up when the whole place collapsed!"

"Haha!" someone nearby burst out laughing, then continued, "We were all terrified, thinking we'd hit a drain and were doomed! Turns out there was a hole underneath, and when it collapsed, we landed on our butts, haha..."

Fu Chunsheng continued, "Guess what we found down there?"

"Did you find it?" Jiang Sen's accent had been completely gone.

"Look!" Fu Chunsheng pulled over a basket and removed the sleeping bag covering it. "Look!"

Jiang Sen was overjoyed when he saw it. "Bracken fern! So much of it!"

He got up to look at the other baskets, and they were all full of them.

There are many of these things on the mountain, but I've never picked so many at once.

Besides, it's June now, the weather is still cool, so even if there are any, they've only just sprouted and aren't very big yet.

But the ones they brought back were all longer than the palm of their hand, and they were neatly arranged in the basket.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang also collected some and sent them to Kyoto twice, but not much, only about 20 kilograms each time.

It's much more expensive than mushrooms.

Moreover, bracken fern is a delicacy from the mountains, and it becomes even more expensive after being dried.

But this time, Sui Zhongliang and his four companions each carried a basket, each weighing twenty or thirty pounds, totaling nearly a hundred pounds!

Fu Chunsheng said that when they fell into the cave, the area around the entrance was full of ferns, just like a field of crops. They only managed to get a little bit, and they would go back and get more later.

Sui Zhongliang packed his things, came out with a smile, and asked, "These should make a good profit, right?"

Jiang Sen nodded. "This stuff is more expensive than other wild vegetables. Oh, by the way, I got quite a lot of things back this time!"

Jiang Sen went to the back warehouse and took the items out.

"Boots, raincoat, and salt, sugar, and stuff!" Jiang Sen pulled out another fifty yuan. "This is what we got in exchange for the rest!"

"Not bad! You're capable!" Sui Zhongliang laughed, then said to everyone, "See? This is the money we earned from these two trips!"

"Wow, fifty yuan, that's a lot!" Several people gathered around.

They weren't talking about the money; they were looking at the rain boots and raincoats in the baskets and tried them on.

"Squad leader, there's another barrel of kerosene in the warehouse."

"it is good!"

The old cripple chuckled as he looked at the group of young men, then stood up and said, "Jiang Sen, come on, let's go hunt a couple of pheasants! Xiao Liangzi, you guys have something to eat first, then we'll have something good to eat when we get back."

Sui Zhongliang smiled and agreed, then started packing his things with the others.

Rain boots and raincoats are indeed very necessary when patrolling the mountains.

Jiang Sen didn't carry the basket on his back, but picked up his gun and left with the old cripple.

The old cripple didn't go far with him; they crossed the mountain spring and headed towards Class Two.

If you walk to the middle, you'll find the place where Jiang Sen discovered the pheasant nest earlier.

It wasn't far from where he hid the things.

Jiang Sen didn't believe that the old cripple had no intention of finding Moutai.

The two walked slowly, looking back and forth.

The old cripple's behavior was a bit strange; he could tell whether there was prey inside just by glancing into the woods.

When they arrived at the spot where Jiang Sen had caught the pheasant and found the wild eggs, the old cripple lingered for a while, looked inside, and nodded, "Here!"

Jiang Sen found it amazing. "Old cripple, how did you know there were pheasants here?"

"Look at the surrounding environment, there are lots of thorny grass and bushes. Pheasants can nest here to keep foxes and wolves away. Shh!"

He suddenly reminded Jiang Sen, and at the same time, he slowed his pace, took the gun from his back, and slowly pulled back the bolt.

Jiang Senming knew there were pheasants inside, but he was still very nervous.

He had never seen the old cripple's marksmanship.

Suddenly, a tree branch moved in front of them, and the old cripple's gun shifted to the right, firing a shot with a "bang".

Just as Jiang Sen was about to ask if it had hit, he saw the gun muzzle move slightly to the left, and then another shot rang out.

"Alright, go pick it up!" The old cripple put down his gun, leaned against the tree, and reloaded.

Jiang Sen was very curious and ran ahead.

I found a pheasant under a tree on the right, and then found another one not far away on the left.

Both pheasants had injured wings and were still flapping their wings on the ground.

He picked up the pheasant and walked back, exclaiming, "Old cripple, you're amazing! They're still alive!"

"Get down!" The old cripple pointed his gun at Jiang Sen.

Jiang Sen reacted quickly and immediately lay down.

Then another gunshot rang out. Turning around, I saw a plump roe deer lying stiffly on the ground, its limbs still kicking.

The old cripple laughed, "You think a silly roe deer can run away from me?"

Jiang Sen got up, grabbed the pheasant, and followed the old cripple to the roe deer.

This marksmanship is comparable to Sui Zhongliang's; he shot right into the eye.

"Haha! A roe deer!" Jiang Sen laughed heartily. "Let's go back!"

He tied the pheasant's feet with straw rope, threw them into his basket, and then grabbed the roe deer's legs and dragged it downwards.

The old cripple followed behind with a smile.

Once they reached the path, he said, "You go back first, I'll go take another look."

Jiang Sen, dragging a roe deer and carrying two pheasants on his back, started shouting from a distance, "Two people come and help! Hurry up!"

Fu Chunsheng was incredibly fast; he was the first to run over, and when he saw the roe deer, his mouth practically watered.

"You caught it so quickly? We're in for a treat tonight!"

Another one was an educated youth transferred from Xiangyang Brigade who had never seen a roe deer before.

While dragging the deer along with Fu Chunsheng, he asked, "This deer must weigh over a hundred pounds, right?"

Jiang Sen laughed heartily, and Fu Chunsheng laughed along with him.

"Huh? Did I say something wrong?"

"What? This is a roe deer, not a deer!" Fu Chunsheng exclaimed. "In these mountains, this is the best-tasting animal!"

That evening, after the roe deer meat and roasted pheasant were ready, the old cripple finally returned.

He was also carrying two rabbits in his hand; their fur was intact, but their legs were broken.

He didn't shoot it with a gun; it must have been shot with a grenade.

He tossed the rabbit in front of Jiang Sen, saying, "Go to the farm headquarters when you have time, and find someone to make you a hat and gloves or something."

Many people envied him, and Jiang Sen was also somewhat tempted.

He said, "Take this and exchange it for something else for everyone!"

The old cripple didn't speak, but nodded with a smile. He wasn't without the idea of ​​testing Jiang Sen's character.

Sui Zhongliang took a roasted pheasant and tore off a leg for each of Jiang Sen and the old cripple.

"Here you go, you two great contributors, have some chicken drumsticks!"

A bonfire crackled and popped at the entrance, and the students of Class Six were enjoying their meal when a person walked over from a distance.

"I could smell the aroma from the camp! You guys are so unfair! You got some good food but didn't even share any with us!" Big Liu said loudly, and without any hesitation, he grabbed a piece of roe deer meat and started gnawing on it. "Squad leader, you've already forgotten about us after you left! I still have your stuff with me!"

Jiang Sen slapped his forehead. "Squad leader, let's go! Bring that bottle of Moutai back!"