Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

They went to the countryside to work, supported the construction of the border areas, and received re-education from poor and lower-middle peasants.

This is the purpose and significance of the "Down to the Countryside Movement".

Xu Lanlan previously criticized Li Chaoyang in public for abusing his power to prevent mistakes, and now she's publicly saying it's unfair. She's ignorant and foolish.

She had no idea who Li Chaoyang was, let alone who Captain Zhou, who came to pick them up, was.

They were all veterans of war, and they still bore the gunshot wounds from their past experiences.

Li Chaoyang didn't indulge her either, but his displeasure was undisguised.

"Let's go!" Captain Zhou said calmly. "Anyone who doesn't want to go can say so now, so they don't become a burden over there! I only need people who can work; I don't keep idlers!"

Xu Lanlan was about to speak when the female educated youth next to her tugged at her sleeve and desperately gave her a meaningful look, which made her shut her mouth indignantly.

"Manager, we're leaving now! We'll come find you for a drink again next time!"

"Be careful on the road!"

Li Chaoyang gave a brief instruction and stood there watching the team depart.

Jiang Sen believed that the remaining ten people should all be going to the forest farm.

The person who came to pick them up was Zhang Jianjun, the captain of the forest farm. He was in his thirties, not very old, but had a lot of beard and was wearing a faded and patched military uniform.

Like Captain Zhou, he was originally one of Li Chaoyang's soldiers.

"Commander!" He saluted as soon as he arrived, still addressing him as such.

"Haha, good lad!" Li Chaoyang went over and shook his hand firmly. "Did you come alone?"

"Yes! August is a good time. Everyone is thinking of cutting more wood before summer ends so that we won't lack firewood in winter. So everyone is working overtime. I'm the only one here."

"Was the journey alright? Did you encounter any wolves?"

"I've got my gear!" Zhang Jianjun patted the hunting rifle he was carrying.

Everyone listened to them with curiosity.

The hunting rifle that Zhang Jianjun was carrying made the male educated youth, who had never seen a gun before, extremely envious.

Jiang Sen had handled a hunting rifle in his previous life and was very familiar with it; he was also a very accurate shot.

Therefore, he wasn't too surprised.

Wang Jianguo's eyes lit up as he asked, "Can we handle guns at the forest farm?"

Jiang Sen said, "Don't even think about it. Only the captain and vice-captain have guns, and that's to protect against wild animals in the mountains."

"Oh!"

Seeing Wang Jianguo's disappointment, Jiang Sen added, "However, there are exceptions."

"Oh?" Wang Jianguo's hope was rekindled.

No man dislikes a gun. If he could handle one and fire a shot, he'd be happy for at least a year.

At that time, the country had not yet banned guns, but the farm was still strictly managed, and ordinary people were not allowed to touch guns easily.

It is to prevent people from doing bad things or other uncontrollable things from happening.

When Zhang Jianjun arrived, it was already midnight. All ten people, including Jiang Sen, were extremely sleepy, yawning incessantly.

"Alright! We're not leaving tonight, we'll leave first thing tomorrow morning," Li Chaoyang said. "Officer Ma, go arrange accommodations for them! Jianjun, let's go grab a bite at the canteen!"

Li Chaoyang pulled everyone away, and then Officer Ma came over and said, "Everyone, rest at the farm headquarters tonight, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning! Okay, come with me!"

Someone voiced their dissatisfaction, "What kind of mess is this? They should have said we'd leave tomorrow! We've been standing here all day! Damn it!"

Jiang Sen didn't speak, and neither did Wang Jianguo. They followed Officer Ma inside until they reached the last room on the right. They opened the door to find a large dormitory-style room.

"The men stay here!" Officer Ma said. "Get some rest and don't wander off. There are wolves in the woods at night. Lock the door when you go to sleep; bears can open it! Understand? Follow me!"

After saying the same thing, Officer Ma led the three female educated youths to the next room and left.

Among these three female educated youths were Shao Jiajia, the girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the young girl who was sexually assaulted by Zhang Xiaobing at the supply and marketing cooperative.

The three of them turned pale after hearing what Officer Ma said, and they were so frightened that they quickly went inside and locked the door.

Jiang Sen entered the room first, put his luggage on the kang (a heated brick bed), pushed it to the foot of the bed, and lay down on it.

"That feels good!" He relaxed his body, feeling pain all over.

Although I spent my past life in prison and often got into fights, which made me very strong.

But in this life, I'm too young and too thin, so I can't quite handle it.

It seems I need to find a way to exercise more in the future.

With that small frame, I'll be exhausted sooner or later.

Wang Jianguo followed his example, pushed his luggage inside, lay down, and let out a sigh of relief.

The others weren't much better off; one by one they lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and soon began snoring.

Everyone is exhausted.

Those who set off ahead will probably be exhausted when they arrive at their destination.

They can still get some sleep.

However, Jiang Sen was still awake. He got up to close the door, bolted it, and propped it up with a broken stool from the floor before lying back down.

He didn't open his luggage because it was still full of things; he just took out a thick coat from the suitcase and covered himself with it.

He reached under the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and found the light cord, then turned off the light.

At night, the Greater Khingan Mountains are completely silent, except for the occasional call of an animal or bird.

The crickets chirped rhythmically, which was very soothing, and soon Jiang Sen drifted off to sleep.

He felt as if he had just closed his eyes when he was woken up.

It was already daylight outside. Officer Ma knocked on the window, "Get up! Get up! Go to the cafeteria for breakfast and then we're leaving! Hurry up!"

Jiang Sen was already awake when he reached the door, but he didn't open his eyes until Jiang knocked on the glass.

The others, still half-asleep, reluctantly got up from the kang (a heated brick bed).

Jiang Sen nudged Wang Jianguo, who was still half asleep, and said, "Get up!"

Wang Jianguo was woken up. "Huh? Oh!"

Jiang Sen ignored him and took out his toothbrush and towel from his backpack before jogging to the side of the house.

There is a row of public water taps on the side of this row of houses.

When horse-drawn carriages come, people usually fetch water here to water their horses, and people also collect water here.

Only in winter are these areas bound with hemp rope to prevent freezing.

However, the faucet still freezes, and in winter, the only way to use it is to pour boiling water on it.

This is an underground water tap that the farm management team modified themselves.

There are several here, one in the canteen, and the companies below have to dig their own wells and fetch water themselves.

In the sweltering summer heat, the tap water was icy cold to the touch. Jiang Sen grimaced as he brushed his teeth and washed his face before hurrying back home.

When Jiang Sen returned with a towel and toothbrush at the door, Wang Jianguo quickly asked, "Where did you brush your teeth?"

Others also came out one after another.

Jiang Sen didn't hide anything, pointing to the side, "It's right next to the house, hurry up and go!"

Everyone rushed to grab towels and toothbrushes, and then rushed over there in a swarm.

Just as Jiang Sen was about to enter, the door next to him opened.

Shao Jiajia poked her head out and asked, "You, educated youth, you just said there was a place to wash up?"

"Go there quickly!"

Shao Jiajia turned around and said something. After the door opened, three little girls walked over with towels and toothbrushes.

Jiang Sen went back inside, tidied his things, and then went to the door to wait for everyone.

He wouldn't stay in the house alone; he was afraid someone might frame him.

Ten years in prison taught him a lot, and even if he were to be reborn, he would find it difficult to shake off his cautious and meticulous nature.

In the distance, Officer Ma arrived again, standing there and shouting, "What are you dawdling for? Should I feed you?"