Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Jiang Sen followed Sui Zhongliang's gaze.

A kang mat is an ordinary mat woven from sorghum husks.

In Northeast China, this is the kind of thing most families use.

However, the longer it is used, the kang mat will become increasingly shiny, and some of them will even be soaked through with sweat and turn red.

However, the kang mat in this small house is brand new.

This indicates that someone recently replaced it.

Jiang Sen visited many hunters' lodges.

Most of the kang mats have become very thin, and some are even damaged.

Unless someone specifically buys a new one to replace it, no one will ever bother to replace it.

Some hunters' huts had only a layer of straw on the kang (heated brick bed), without even a mat.

This hunter's cabin is located deep in the mountains, which is somewhat unusual.

People must come to stay here often.

But the hunters in the mountains... won't!

They would use animal hides.

Hunters passing by... well, they wouldn't. They might just stop for a rest, but they wouldn't bother with anything else.

Or perhaps he is the owner of the hunter's lodge.

But no one knows who the owner of the hunter's cabin is.

Jiang Sen looked at Sui Zhongliang.

After thinking for a moment, Sui Zhongliang said, "Let's spend the night here."

"Okay!" Jiang Sen agreed, then asked, "Should I call them up?"

"No need! Let's go down, have a meal, and then hunt some game before coming back."

The two returned quickly.

They were all delighted to hear that Sui Zhongliang said they could spend the night at the hunter's cabin.

Since there was no need to continue patrolling the mountain and it was still early, everyone relaxed.

After a quick meal, two people were sent upstairs while the others began searching for game and mountain produce in the vicinity.

Not far ahead in the stream, there was a bend. Jiang Sen went over to take a look, then turned back and waved to everyone: "Hey! There's a pool here, come and take a bath!"

Fu Chunsheng was the first to run over.

The others quickly followed.

Even Sui Zhongliang was tempted.

I hadn't showered all winter, and I was so dirty that it looked like I was wearing a shell.

It was midday, and the sun was shining warmly.

Although the pool water was very cold, it couldn't stop the group of young people who wanted to wash away the mud and grime.

They left their belongings on the shore, took off their clothes, and jumped in.

The icy spring water sent shivers down everyone's spines. They yelled and jumped out of the water, then, after a moment's rest, jumped back in.

The poolside in the deep mountain canyon suddenly became lively.

The pool is not large, only about ten square meters. A stream of water cascades down from a rock above, falls into the pool, and flows slowly down a riverbank on the side.

There was a protruding rock nearby, and several people took turns jumping from it down, their laughter never ceasing.

Everyone was having so much fun that they forgot all about it until Sui Zhongliang shouted, "Alright, let's go up! We're hungry!" Then they all laughed and went to the shore.

Jiang Sen wasn't in a hurry. He took a deep breath and dived down. After only a few meters to the bottom, he stepped on the ground and floated back up.

By the time he surfaced, everyone else had already come up and were gathered around the stream, ready to eat.

Jiang Sen swam toward the shore with a smile, when suddenly, a "splash" sounded behind him, startling him. He quickly turned around to look.

Beside the pool, there's a recessed section on the side of a protruding rock, where tree branches are swaying, indicating that there are people or wild animals in that area.

Jiang Sen glanced back at Sui Zhongliang and the others, who were already eating. After considering his options, he slowly swam towards them.

He was very careful, not standing too close to the rock, but slowly looking over from a distance of several meters.

"Don't move!" A stern voice rang out, striking Jiang Sen like a thunderbolt.

Yingzi was wearing a thin red floral jacket, the buttons of which were not yet fastened, and her hair was wet.

She was just taking a bath here when a group of uninvited guests arrived. In her haste, she could only hide behind a rock and wait for them to leave.

But he accidentally bumped into a tree branch and was spotted by Jiang Sen.

Yingzi's eyes were still bright, but they were filled with vigilance and danger.

"If you dare to shout, I'll shoot you dead!"

Jiang Sen was so excited that he stood there stunned.

The person he had been longing for appeared before him without warning, causing his eyes to swell slightly and his mouth to move, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Plans can't keep up with changes!

Before he could even look for the person, the person appeared in front of him.

"I..." Jiang Sen was about to go over when the gun barrel was raised a few more times.

"Come any closer, and I'll shoot!" Yingzi wasn't joking; she pointed the gun at him. "Come on!"

Jiang Sen was taken aback, then laughed. "Are you sure?"

"Cut the nonsense!"

"Okay, don't regret it!"

As Jiang Sen spoke, he slowly swam towards Yingzi. Once on shore, he asked again, "Are you really sure you want me to come up?"

"Try talking nonsense again?" Yingzi pointed the gun at Jiang Sen's head.

Jiang Sen thought Yingzi was absolutely adorable.

Slowly walking out of the water, when the water reached her waist, Yingzi's face flushed red. "Stop!"

"You let me come up."

"Don't move! Don't move!" Yingzi panicked, thinking to herself, how could this man be so shameless.

"I told you, you won't regret it!" Jiang Sen pretended to continue walking uphill.

Yingzi instinctively took a step back. "You...you...you...don't move! Just stand there!"

"Jiang Sen!"

Jiang Sen heard a shout from behind. He turned around and saw Sui Zhongliang walking towards him, looking back and forth to see if something had happened to him.

"Coming!" Jiang Sen replied, then turned around and Yingzi was gone.

He felt a mix of disappointment and satisfaction, but at least he had finally seen the person.

This place is still far from her Xie Renzhu (a sacred pillar), but I will go find her someday.

"Hey!" Jiang Sen called out in the direction Yingzi had left, "My name is Jiang Sen! Come find me sometime!"

No one answered, but he knew that Yingzi had heard him.

He grinned, glanced at it again, and turned to swim back.

Seeing that he had returned, Sui Zhongliang was relieved and didn't come over again. "Come up and eat quickly!"

After getting ashore and changing my clothes, I jogged over.

"Jiang Sen, are you this happy just from taking a bath?" Sui Zhongliang found it amusing.

While eating, Fu Chunsheng asked, "What were you shouting about just now? There are so many flowers and plants on this mountain. If you told them your name was Jiang Sen, would they remember it?"

Jiang Sen laughed and said, "Would you believe me if I said I saw a fairy?"

“I believe it!” Fu Chunsheng grinned. “I dream about it every night, that fairies cook for me, wash my clothes, and give birth to my children…”

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed, and Sui Zhongliang laughed along, asking, "Jiang Sen, are you looking for a girlfriend? If you like any female educated youth, just write a report, and I guarantee the higher-ups will support you!"

Jiang Sen shook his head, "You wouldn't understand even if I told you!" He took a bite of his food, pointed into the distance, and said, "Squad leader, should we walk over there?"

Sui Zhongliang followed his hand and looked over there. "Over there... it's best not to go. That's where the Oroqen people live, and they're very xenophobic. If we go there with guns, it might cause misunderstandings."

Everyone else was very curious.

When you come to the Great Northern Wilderness, you've probably heard that the Oroqen people live in the mountains.

They make a living by hunting, and even ten-year-old children can fight wild wolves with their bare hands.

"Squad leader, have you seen them?" someone asked.

Sui Zhongliang said, "I saw it once. I took a peek from afar. It was a hunter wearing a bear skin. If you don't have good eyesight, you would think it was a bear."

Jiang Sen said, "Squad leader, what should we do if we run into them?"