Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

The next morning, when Jiang Sen woke up, it was just getting light.

He noticed he was wearing an extra military overcoat, the very one he had lent to Zhang Jianjun.

Looking up towards where Zhang Jianjun was, he was nowhere to be seen.

He got up, put his military overcoat and cotton-padded jacket into the trunk, locked it, and then walked to the window to look outside.

There was no sound outside; Zhang Jianjun had disappeared.

He glanced back at the others, who were all awake, then opened the door and went out.

The air in the Greater Khingan Mountains was very fresh. Jiang Sen stretched and walked to a tree to relieve himself.

Faintly, I seemed to hear the sound of bells.

He quickly pulled up his pants, fastened his belt, and ran towards the road outside.

As soon as I reached the roadside, I saw Zhang Jianjun waving at several horse-drawn carriages approaching from a distance.

He smiled and turned to see Jiang Sen, "Up so early?"

"Captain, are they here to pick us up?" Jiang Sen asked as he walked up to him, squinting at the approaching carriage.

Four horse-drawn carriages!

There were also two trucks carrying sawn tree sections.

These large logs, sawn into sections, are what Northeasterners call "firewood." When needed, they are then chopped into firewood with an axe.

Zhang Jianjun was clearly in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Didn't I tell you? At most, a carriage would come to pick us up in a day."

Jiang Sen then remembered that Zhang Jianjun had indeed said those words.

But then they encountered a pack of wolves and forgot all about what he had said.

The first two days were probably meant to give the educated youth a taste of the hardships here, a kind of intimidation.

Just when everyone was exhausted and on the verge of collapse, the carriage arrived.

high!

It’s really high!

What else could Jiang Sen say?

Having a carriage to ride in is much better than walking!

Hey?

its not right!

Jiang Sen suddenly remembered his past life. Did he ride in a horse-drawn carriage in his past life?

On the second day of their journey, they encountered heavy snow, and he developed a high fever from the cold. He vaguely remembered Zhang Jianjun calling his name while rubbing snow on him, and then carrying him on his back...

When I woke up again, we were already at the farm.

He had absolutely no recollection of whether he had ridden in a carriage or not!

"Are they here to pick us up?" Jiang Sen asked.

“That’s right!” Zhang Jianjun said. “We encountered wolf packs for two consecutive days, and today the temperature started to drop, which is even more noticeable in the mountains. I thought they would definitely come early. I waited here for a while this morning, and sure enough, they came! Hehehe…”

It was still a pity that the goal of training the new educated youth had not been achieved, but he was still very happy that he would no longer have to see those good-for-nothing young masters and ladies getting angry.

The carriage arrived.

"Whoa!" The driver stopped the cart, jumped down laughing, and shouted, "Captain, we're here!"

"You came out early?" Zhang Jianjun went over to shake hands with him, and then with the people behind him. "Come on, his name is Jiang Sen, a new educated youth. This kid is not bad, he took down a wolf!"

The driver, around thirty years old and burly, was about as big as Li Chaoyang. He laughed heartily and shook hands with Jiang Sen, "Impressive! Are all the women from Kyoto like this?"

"Serve the people!" Jiang Sen shouted a slogan, shaking hands with him. "It was the captain who shot and wounded me, that's how he succeeded. The captain is the real expert!"

Luo Yongcai expressed his fondness for Jiang Sen, who remained humble despite his achievements.

"His name is Luo Yongcai!" Zhang Jianjun introduced to Jiang Sen. "He's our deputy captain of the forest farm and also the captain of the youth commando team!"

Jiang Sen remembered him; when logging, he was as good as two people. One person could chop down a tree by swinging an axe, while others needed two people to take turns.

Nowadays, chainsaws are used for logging, but if he gets excited, he'll just swing an axe.

"Captain Luo, I hope to learn more from you in the future and contribute to the construction of our motherland just like you!"

"Good, good!" Luo Yongcai laughed heartily and patted Jiang Sen on the shoulder. "Captain, I like this kid, but he's too weak. He needs to exercise more."

Jiang Sen was indeed very thin at this moment. At eighteen or nineteen, he was at the age when he should be growing. However, Bai Jing secretly gave all the good food and drinks at home to Jiang Lei.

When they came to him, they felt it was an extraordinary favor to be able to see meat once a month.

“Okay!” Jiang Sen agreed happily. He really wanted to regain the physique he had in his previous life when he was in prison.

At that time, we won't even need an axe to give Ma Weiguo a good beating.

It wasn't just out of respect for Zhang Jianjun; he was also exhausted at the time. Although he could beat him up, it certainly wouldn't be enough.

"Just him?" Luo Yongcai asked Zhang Jianjun.

Zhang Jianjun gestured with his chin toward the hunter's hut, "There are still six inside, probably still sleeping!"

The drivers of the two horse-drawn carriages carrying firewood came over.

"Captain, let's head to the field headquarters first!"

"Squad leader, watch out for wolves on the road, and hurry back! I think the weather's about to change!" Zhang Jianjun looked up at the sky.

The sky was a clear, deep blue, without a single cloud.

"Understood!" the driver replied with a smile, glanced at Jiang Sen, jumped onto the carriage, and cracked his whip, "Giddy up!"

"Let's go!" After the two carriages had gone some distance, Zhang Jianjun pulled Luo Yongcai, "We can have breakfast together."

"I brought cornbread!" Luo Yongcai said, turning around and pulling the horse's reins forward.

They could only park the carriage by the roadside, leaving the person behind to watch over it, and walk towards the hunter's hut.

Luo Yong took a cloth bag off the carriage, slung it over his shoulder, and followed Zhang Jianjun into the woods.

Jiang Sen smiled and waved to the driver behind him, then followed him back to the hunter's cabin.

Jiang Sen recognized the driver behind him, but couldn't quite place him.

Inside the room, the six people groggily opened their eyes and, seeing two tall, burly men standing in the center of the room, immediately became alert.

Luo Yongcai laughed and shouted, "Get up! Get up! The sun's already high in the sky!"

The people at the forest farm often made these kinds of jokes, but the newly arrived educated youth were unaware of them and were somewhat frightened.

The three female educated youths, in particular, were a little scared when they saw Luo Yongcai, who looked just like Da Xiong. They quickly got up and tidied their blankets.

Zhang Jianjun and he stood there talking, introducing everyone to each other.

Jiang Sen walked to the stove, scooped up some water, threw in a handful of coarse grains, and then put the lid on.

He opened the flour sack that Luo Yongcai had brought, took out nine cornbreads, put them on top, and started a fire.

Behind the woodpile at the hunter's cabin, there were dried vegetables. Jiang Sen washed them with water, chopped them up, salted them, added a little water, opened the pot lid, and placed them in the middle of the mat.

We'll eat it like pickled vegetables when we eat later.

Luo Yongcai is the kind of person who is bold yet meticulous. He may seem carefree on the surface, but he is actually very careful.

Jiang Sen's every move seemed unnoticed by him, but it was all observed by him, as were the actions of everyone else.

After all six of them had gone out to wash up, he took out a cigarette and offered one to Zhang Jianjun.

"Take mine!" Zhang Jianjun pushed his hand back. "That toad head of yours choked to death!"

He pulled out the half-pack of Daqianmen cigarettes that Jiang Sen had given him.

"Daqianmen? You stole the commander?" Luo Yongcai took it, smelled it twice, and then lit it.

"Just take it, why ask so many questions!"

"hey-hey!"

Jiang Sen remained silent, and certainly wouldn't reveal that he had given him the cigarette.

Zhang Jianjun didn't say that possessing a treasure is a crime, which was precisely to protect him.

Protect the cigarettes in his hand from being snatched away by their men.

After the group of people outside finished washing up, they quickly came back to put down their things and then ran outside to use the restroom.

The three female educated youths were whispering to each other, and it was unclear what they were saying. In the end, Sun Guohong came over.

"Captain!" Sun Guohong called out, "Could you come with us to the side? We're a little hesitant to go by ourselves!"