Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

The others returned with smiles on their faces, having forgotten their previous exhaustion.

After Jiang Sen finished his cornbread and drank some water, he looked at them as he put the lid back on, and his eyes met someone's.

Lu Xiu!

Her eyes held obvious curiosity, but when they met Jiang Sen's gaze, she quickly lowered her head shyly, her face turning red.

Jiang Sen: "..."

Are you alright?

Jiang Sen cursed inwardly, "At this time, they actually dare to pull this trick on me!"

This style of hers is comparable to Huang Liping's.

Back then, Huang Liping would glance at him every now and then, and he would just fawn over her like a stupid lapdog.

Zhang Jianjun stood up, went over and carried Lu Xiu's heaviest suitcase. "Alright, let's go!"

Lu Xiu also had a luggage roll and a backpack.

At first, Bai Qiang helped her carry it, but later they separated, and Zhang Jianjun went over to help her tie it up. Several male educated youths then helped carry it over.

Zhang Jianjun helped carry the suitcase, so Lu Xiu should have no problem carrying her own luggage.

But she didn't move, staring longingly at the others, especially Jiang Sen.

He never helped her. How could this male educated youth be so insensitive to women?

The other male educated youths avoided eye contact, shouldered their luggage, and walked forward with their heads down.

That stretch of road wasn't very long, but carrying something for someone else, in addition to your own belongings, would double the burden.

They meant well before, but how far have they gone?

If I have to help carry it the whole way...

Even the donkeys in the production team can't take it anymore!

Jiang Sen looked away, got up, slung his luggage over his shoulder, picked up his suitcase, and left.

Shao Jiajia and Sun Guohong could only look after themselves. After carrying their luggage, Sun Guohong said, "Lu Xiu, stop dawdling, come on! I'll help you!"

As he spoke, he picked up Lu Xiu's luggage and put it on her back.

Having no other choice, Lu Xiu tightened the straps and tied the luggage to her body.

With the shoulder bag on his body and the suitcase being carried by Zhang Jianjun, his luggage was already on his back. Anything he said would only invite criticism.

She smiled and thanked her, "Thank you, Sister Guohong!"

Shao Jiajia pulled her along, "Let's go!"

The three of them chatted and laughed as they followed behind the group.

Jiang Sen walked quickly and caught up with Zhang Jianjun, walking side by side with Bai Qiang.

As they walked, Bai Qiang suddenly asked, "I remember your name is Jiang Sen, right?"

"Correct!"

"My name is Bai Qiang, from Balizhuang, Kyoto."

If someone initiates a conversation, Jiang Sen will not ignore them, but he will not go into too much detail.

"I'm from Haidian District. If you keep going west, you'll reach Balizhuang!"

Kyoto is a large city, but living close to each other made Bai Qiang feel even closer to his fellow villagers.

He glanced back and asked in a low voice, "Of all of us, you're the only one who didn't help her."

Jiang Sen looked at him, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "My own things are heavy too, how can I have the energy to help others? It's a struggle to even get to the forest farm."

Bai Qiang had already realized what was happening.

"Yeah, that's right! I felt sorry for her when I saw her, so I reached out my hand, but then..."

He stopped talking; saying too much might make others think there was something wrong with him.

Helping someone to the end, and giving up halfway will make people think that the person is not capable.

Jiang Sen had seen everything that had happened, and he wouldn't say anything now.

"Following the team leader and not falling behind is the biggest goal we can achieve right now."

Neither of them spoke. The other educated youths, when they set off, pretended not to see Lu Xiu, thinking that others would help them and that they wouldn't be left out.

Surprisingly, others thought the same way.

The result was that nobody helped!

Lu Xiu carried her own luggage and followed at the back of the group with Shao Jiajia and Sun Guohong, gradually falling far behind.

Wang Dajiang and Ma Weiguo couldn't help but glance back every now and then.

Ma Weiguo looked up at Jiang Sen and Bai Qiang in front of him.

His eyes darted around, and he said to Wang Dajiang, "You know, we all went to help just now, but he acted like he didn't see us?"

Wang Dajiang looked in the direction he indicated. Jiang Sen's luggage looked bigger than the others', and he was carrying a camphor wood box and a bulging satchel.

There seems to be something else underneath the shoulder bag.

He said to Ma Weiguo, "He has a lot of stuff himself, how can he help?"

Ma Weiguo knew all this, but he just wasn't convinced.

Everyone else helped, and you, Jiang Sen, didn't even say a word. What's with your arrogance?

This isn't Kyoto.

Instead of stopping, he spoke even louder, louder enough for the people in front to hear.

"This isn't about the quantity of things; it's about mindset! Once we're here, we're all supposed to help each other, share hardships and difficulties! If you can't see this now, you'll definitely turn a blind eye to our plight later!"

He didn't name names, but Jiang Sen knew they were talking about him.

He wasn't one to take offense, so he just snorted and cursed inwardly, "One Pigsy is gone, another Monkey is here! Xu Lanlan is gone, but Ma Weiguo is here!"

Jiang Sen didn't even turn his head when Ma Weiguo launched into a veiled attack.

Wang Dajiang tugged at him, "Alright, stop talking. Maybe he wants to help, but he doesn't have the ability to!"

"He's faking it!" Ma Weiguo looked at Jiang Sen in front of him and raised his voice again, "I think he's faking it!"

Zhang Jianjun stopped and looked back. "What are you complaining about? You have energy to burn, so let's run forward now!"

Wang Dajiang pulled Ma Weiguo aside again, signaling him to stop talking and hurry up and leave!

But when Ma Weiguo saw Jiang Sen turn around and look at him with Zhang Jianjun, it was as if they were two leaders, even their eyes were exactly the same, and he instantly exploded.

"Captain, it's not that we're complaining, it's just that we can't stand the behavior of some people. They think that even though they're in the Great Northern Wilderness, they're still rich young masters from Beijing. Everyone helps each other when they're in trouble. Even the captain helps the weak female educated youth carry their suitcases. Why does he act like he can't see that? Isn't this just selfishness at play?"

With this serious accusation leveled against him, Jiang Sen decided he wouldn't tolerate it anymore.

"If you're not selfish, you can help; no one's stopping you! I have a lot of luggage and I'm too busy to help myself; getting to my destination is my goal! You don't like me, but aren't you the same?"

Zhang Jianjun could tell what Ma Weiguo was going to say the moment he opened his mouth.

The military emphasizes individual soldier quality and not letting anyone hold you back.

Female educated youth faced greater difficulties than their male counterparts when they were sent to the countryside.

However, if they can't even get to the forest farm carrying their luggage, they certainly won't be able to complete the work there afterwards.

I really don't know what the old commander was thinking. Why did he have to send a few women over to him?

"Are you done? Is there anything else?" he asked casually.

Ma Weiguo thought Jiang Sen had taken his words to heart, so he became even more enthusiastic, took a few steps over, and glared at Jiang Sen.

“Captain, I think everyone has helped out before, but he hasn’t done anything. This will create distance between him and everyone else. Why don’t we let him help Lu Zhiqing? It would also show everyone that he’s not the kind of selfish person who only cares about himself.”

Zhang Jianjun was so angry his nose was crooked. He hadn't even started working yet, and they were already pulling this trick on him.

“Like he just said, with your high level of awareness, you go first! Go help her carry her luggage, and take turns every two hours!” Seeing that Ma Weiguo was about to speak again, Zhang Jianjun added, “If she can’t handle the work at the forest farm in the future, you can also help out!”