Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

After this ordeal, everyone was so frightened and scared that they couldn't fall asleep.

After the long journey from Kyoto, everyone was exhausted, and Jiang Sen gently patted his slightly swollen legs.

He took off his shoes to relax his feet.

The soles of the liberation shoes were almost worn flat, and the toe area was almost split open, with only the horizontal stitching holding them in place.

The sock had two holes, and the big toe poked out and moved.

It can't be changed now; we can only wait until we get there to sew it up again.

He raised his feet on the stove so that they wouldn't swell up and be too big to wear shoes the next day.

In a daze, as if she had fallen asleep or had just closed her eyes, Zhang Jianjun's voice came through.

"Wake up, everyone!" he said. "It's about time to get up. We'll leave after we finish eating."

Jiang Sen opened his eyes and put his legs down from the stove.

After a night of tension, my legs are still a bit bent and I can't straighten them.

He put on his shoes, stood up and jumped a couple of times, then stretched his neck back and forth.

The door opened, and it was already daylight outside. Zhang Jianjun took a teacup from the back shelf, filled it with cornmeal, turned around and walked to the stove. He lifted the pot lid, scooped out the water left over from last night with a ladle, added water again, and sat down to prepare to cook.

“Captain, let me do it!” Jiang Sen said.

"No need, you guys hurry up and pack up, just make some porridge! By the way, do you have any cornbread? We can put it on top and steam it."

Jiang Sen took out the last one and placed it on the curtain. The three female educated youths each took one out, and the remaining three men actually became a little embarrassed.

They had big appetites, and when they ate in the cafeteria, only one was left, and now they're all gone.

Zhang Jianjun said, "Let's share this later! You guys go out and see if there are any wild vegetables or fruits around, and bring some back."

Jiang Sen didn't waste any time. He took his toothbrush, toothpaste, and towel, scooped water from his teacup, and went out to wash up.

There was a dry toilet partitioned off by wood next to it, and the three female educated youths went there together.

Wang Dajiang was getting anxious and kept looking in that direction.

Jiang Sen pointed to the woods opposite, "Over there!"

Wang Dajiang then realized what was happening and quickly ran over there.

Ma Weiguo and Bai Qiang came out of the house and saw this scene, so they followed.

After washing up, Jiang Sen put his things back and went out into the woods.

I grabbed a carrying pole and a bucket. By the way, in Northeast China, this is called a "shui shao" (pronounced "shao" in the first tone).

Zhang Jianjun watched him leave with surprise, his eyes filled with even more doubt.

Is this your first time here, and all you know is to fetch water?

Do you know where the water-fetching station is?

Jiang Sen knew.

There is a small stream not far to the side.

When you stay overnight at the hunter's hut, please help fill up the water tank when you leave, and leave any extra food, money, or food coupons. This is a custom that only those who frequently travel this route understand.

Jiang Sen did it completely subconsciously. Only after he finished fetching the water and met Zhang Jianjun's scrutinizing gaze did he realize that he had forgotten to hide it.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on my back.

In this day and age, once someone discovers that you are a reincarnated person, they'll definitely pack you up and send you to a lab to be used as a guinea pig.

Jiang Sen's mind raced, and he laughed, "It would be impolite to just leave after accepting their hospitality."

Zhang Jianjun looked away, smiled, and nodded. "That's right! It's rare that you have this thought!"

During the meal, the three female educated youths kept tapping their legs with their hands.

One by one, their legs were swollen, and even the tops of their feet were much higher than their shoelaces.

The female educated youth wore black cloth shoes with a single lace and a multi-layered sole, which many of them were reluctant to wear.

They must have put them on because they were going to the countryside.

After finishing their meal in silence, everyone packed their things, shouldered their luggage, and left.

Zhang Jianjun was the last to leave, leaving behind one yuan and five jin of grain coupons.

He closed the door and said, "Alright, let's go!"

Zhang Jianjun said that the wolf pack wouldn't appear during the day, but it still terrified the educated youth, who kept peering into the woods.

Even Lu Xiu, who lagged behind yesterday, gritted her teeth and carried her luggage closely behind.

Her little schemes were utterly insignificant compared to the ravenous wolves in the primeval forest.

The journey went smoothly today; no one complained or grumbled, and everyone kept moving forward in silence.

During the lunch break, everyone was in a low mood.

Because there was no food left.

Zhang Jianjun told everyone to wait a moment, then went into the woods alone.

After a long while, he finally came out, carrying two pheasants and a rabbit.

Jiang Sen pulled Wang Dajiang and they started picking up dead branches. When the others saw this, they knew what was going to happen and got up to look for wild vegetables and fruits at the edge of the woods.

In the morning, Zhang Jianjun told them to find some wild vegetables and fruits.

But who among the people from Kyoto would recognize them?

Knowing at most that you know dandelions is already quite good.

While Jiang Sen was picking up tree branches, he discovered a bunch of mushrooms.

This is a hazel mushroom unique to the forests of Northeast China.

At this time, hazel mushrooms are everywhere, unlike in my previous life when they were ridiculously expensive.

"Wang Dajiang!" Jiang Sen called over Wang Dajiang, who was not far away, and handed him the tree branch he had picked up. "Take this back first, I found some mushrooms."

Wang Dajiang was very excited and ran out holding the tree branch.

Jiang Sen took out the cloth bag that Aunt Zhao had given him for cornbread from his satchel and started packing mushrooms into it.

The hazel mushrooms now are plump and large, unlike the small and thin ones in early spring.

He brushed aside the grass around him and found that it had grown into a continuous patch.

You can never have too much of this stuff. Even if you can't finish it all, it's delicious dried and eaten.

The bag was quickly filled.

Just as he was about to take off his clothes, Wang Dajiang returned, along with three female educated youths.

"Ah! Mushrooms! So many!" Shao Jiajia's eyes lit up.

When they arrived, they had prepared a piece of cloth, which they spread out on the ground and began to pick the fruit.

Seeing that they liked it very much, Jiang Sen got up and went back first.

With a smile on his face, Zhang Jianjun decided to make a wild vegetable and mushroom soup when he saw the mushrooms.

They propped up all the lunchboxes for several people with branches, put the cleaned wild vegetables inside first, and then put the cleaned mushrooms inside.

Soon, the moisture from the wild vegetables and mushrooms came out, so he opened the kettle and poured some water into a lunchbox.

Liu Weiguo and Bai Qiang, standing nearby, watched the roasting pheasant and rabbit, their mouths watering.

Back in Kyoto, it was rare to get a bite of meat, but now we can actually eat pheasants and rabbits.

They twirled the branches in their hands back and forth.

The aroma wafted through the air, and several people could be heard having rumbling stomachs.

Although there wasn't much, it was enough for everyone to have something to eat.

Moreover, there's meat in it.

Zhang Jianjun took a paper packet out of his pocket, carefully opened it, and found it contained salt.

I squeezed a little bit into a lunchbox.

Even Jiang Sen started swallowing hard.

The female educated youth who went mushroom picking returned, and there was a huge pile of mushrooms placed to the side.

Zhang Jianjun said, "Spread them out to dry, the drier they are, the better."

What a meal!

Jiang Sen looked up at the sky, savoring the moment.

I don't think I've ever eaten this deliciously in either of my two lifetimes.

However, the reason for this is also because everyone is hungry!

There were only two pheasants and one rabbit, and each person only received one or two pieces.

The wild vegetable and mushroom soup in the lunchbox brought tears to the eyes of several people.

After eating, Zhang Jianjun stomped out the fire, grabbed some moist soil from the side and covered it up, before leading everyone to set off again.

Perhaps it was related to eating wild game, but in the afternoon everyone seemed to have more energy, and their pace quickened considerably.

Even Zhang Jianjun became more talkative.

"Don't worry, we'll only be walking for another day at most, and someone from the forest farm will come to pick us up."