Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Sui Zhongliang looked around, then went into the wooden house and took out an enamel mug. It was one o'clock.

It's really just a tiny bit, only about two bites' worth.

He handed the wine flask to Jiang Sen, saying, "Keep it safe. It's a waste to drink it now. Save it for winter and take a sip; that's when it's truly delicious."

Jiang Sen didn't buy the liquor for his own winter heating; he bought it to cultivate relationships.

He then stuffed the wine bag into Sui Zhongliang's hand, saying, "Keep it here with you, squad leader. If you leave it with me, it won't last until winter."

Sui Zhongliang took a small sip, let out a "ha," and immediately burst out laughing. "No need, you can keep it! A sip when you're tired will help you relax! If I left it here, you might not be able to resist drinking it. Want a sip?"

"I can't drink this, the smell alone makes me faint!"

Jiang Sen can drink alcohol, but he prefers the smooth and easy-to-drink liquor like Moutai.

I only drank baijiu once in my past life, and I vomited for three days straight, even bringing up my bile.

However, there are many people from Northeast China in this forest area, and many of them like strong liquor.

The two ate before the others returned.

I had just finished eating when I heard voices coming from not far away.

Sui Zhongliang stood up and said, "You're back!"

Jiang Sen also got up and looked in that direction.

He wondered if these people had changed in his lifetime.

Along the way, there were too many people whose identities I couldn't match.

People slowly came up from the side slope, some carrying large axes, some carrying crowbars, and a few chainsaws.

"The squad leader's back?" someone greeted him with a smile and went to put away the tools.

One of them sniffed, "Mmm, smells good! Captain, what are you making?"

"You'll know once you try them!" Sui Zhongliang said, and began to introduce them one by one.

“He’s the new educated youth, Jiang Sen! Jiang Sen, this is Da Liu, this is Xiao Ma, that’s Xiao Liao, and that’s Da Shanzi…”

After the introduction, Jiang Sen was still surprised, even though he was somewhat prepared.

Great, nothing has changed!

Even that guy I hate the most was there.

That guy's name is Liao Zhongyi, and he's just as good as that Feng Chao. Luckily, Feng Chao wasn't assigned to the same place as him this time.

Liao Zhongyi was a veteran educated youth and also a seasoned veteran.

They especially enjoyed bullying the newly arrived educated youth.

In his past life, Jiang Sen had been bullied quite a bit by him. When he finally angered Liao Zhongyi, Liao Zhongyi casually remarked, "You're really not easy to tease!" and left.

It makes it seem like Jiang Sen is completely clueless.

He always took advantage of Jiang Sen, eating his food and smoking his cigarettes, giving others the impression that he and Jiang Sen had a very good relationship.

On another occasion, when he sent dried mushrooms back to Huang Liping, he took leave and went to the farm headquarters with the horse-drawn cart that delivered firewood.

When they arrived at the farm headquarters, they discovered that someone had made a hole under the dried mushrooms, and more than half of the mushrooms were missing.

To prevent him from finding out, they stuffed a lot of grass inside.

It's obvious who did it.

Jiang Sen thought to himself, "If you bully me again this time, I'll be your pet!"

In his past life, he was rather introverted and rarely mingled with others. He knew people but wasn't very familiar with them, and was the kind of person who was easily overlooked.

The deputy squad leader is the one called Da Liu, whose real name is Liu Aiguo.

He and Sui Zhongliang were both veterans, while the others were educated youth sent to the countryside.

Some of them came in the 1960s, and they were all unshaven and looked like wild men.

"Flatbread, roe deer meat?" Da Liu lifted the pot lid, overjoyed. "We'll have roe deer meat tonight!"

Everyone came over with their lunchboxes and started serving themselves from the big pot.

After serving, we found a place to eat heartily.

Sui Zhongliang said, "Jiang Sen bought the cornbread at the farm headquarters. We'll calculate the rations for him based on the two liang of grain coupons per person."

Nevertheless, everyone was very happy.

It's already 10:30. According to past habits, some people will just grab something to eat or skip a meal.

Now that they had some ready-made ones, including roe deer meat cornbread, everyone was eating with gusto.

Everyone says there's always meat to eat in the mountains, so when they have free time, Sui Zhongliang or Da Liu would take a few men out to hunt.

If you're lucky, even if a rabbit runs into a tree, it might improve the situation a bit.

Even wild vegetables and mushrooms were just picked casually on the way back.

"I told you, let one person stay home to cook," Da Liu said to Sui Zhongliang while eating. "I think this little guy... he's not cut out for much work, so why don't we let him cook? Hey, Xiao Jiang, can you cook?"

Jiang Sen nodded, "Yes!"

Sui Zhongliang thought about it for a moment.

There weren't enough people to do the work to begin with, and now that we've finally managed to get one person, wouldn't it be a waste to keep them at home to cook?

But if, as Liu Aiguo said, someone is left at home to cook, then when the workers come back, they can have a hot meal, save time to sleep a little longer, and might have more energy to work the next day.

He looked at Jiang Sen and said, "Jiang Sen, cooking is not an easy task. You have to get up early in the morning to cook for more than a dozen people, and you also have to prepare extra food for everyone to take with them. You also have to cook another meal in the evening. Can you handle it?"

It wasn't that he didn't trust Jiang Sen; after all, in his eyes, Jiang Sen was still a teenager.

Even though I often do chores at home, there are only a few people in my family, while there are more than ten people here.

Jiang Sen thought about it for a moment, and realized that cooking was indeed not as easy as others imagined.

Each person only has so much food, and we have to make extra for them to take with them, and we also have to cook another meal for them in the evening.

Oh, and we also have to fetch water and chop firewood. Although it's not cooking, it's still the work of the cook.

However, if I stay to cook, I can go into the woods to find wild vegetables and mushrooms, and maybe I'll run into her earlier.

"I can do it!" Jiang Sen said after thinking it over. "Just make sure it tastes bad so no one complains!"

In prison, he worked as a cook in the kitchen. The meals for hundreds of people were cooked by just a few people.

A soft chuckle rippled through the crowd, and someone remarked, "As long as it's edible!"

"Yes! Even the worst-tasting potatoes can't be worse than frozen potatoes in winter!"

In winter, many people prefer to stay indoors and not get up early to cook, so they grab a frozen potato and eat it, saying they are learning from the hard-working spirit of the soldiers on the front lines.

Sui Zhongliang waved his hand and said, "It's settled then!"

Cooking was originally a woman's job, but after thinking about the three female educated youths in his mind, Sui Zhongliang silently shook his head.

Even if Sun Guohong with his thick eyebrows and big eyes came, it wouldn't be appropriate; it would be like a fat sheep entering a wolf's den...

Jiang Sen was steady and reliable, and Zhang Jianjun kept praising him behind his back. Since everyone was thinking the same thing, and he also wanted to come back and have a hot meal, he readily agreed.

After the decision was made to have Jiang Sen stay and cook, some people started making sarcastic remarks.

Liao Zhongyi said with a grin, "Xiao Jiang, you've only just arrived and you're already able to stay at the camp without having to work in the woods. Many older educated youths have been here for years and haven't had your luck."

After he finished speaking, several people looked up at Jiang Sen.

They all knew that staying at the camp, even if it meant just cooking for everyone, would allow him to rest while they went to work.

For them, the only rest they get is a quick bite to eat at noon, after which they have to get back to work.

Either you get injured, but not too seriously, otherwise you'll have to go to the hospital.

I was able to rest while recovering from my injury, but I still had to keep working after I came back.

Not only does it take a toll on my body, but after a period of rest, I can no longer handle the work I used to do.

If they suffer minor injuries, they'll say things like "a minor injury won't keep me off the front lines," but only they know the true extent of their suffering.

So, it's really enviable that Jiang Sen was able to stay and cook as soon as he arrived.

Jiang Sen saw that Liao Zhongyi was trying to trip him up as soon as they met, and he wouldn't stay silent like he had in his previous life.

He laughed and said, "How about we switch? I'd really like to go to the front lines and get some experience."

Sui Zhongliang, smoking a cigarette, glanced at Liao Zhongyi and said, "Besides cooking, you also have to find wild vegetables and mushrooms for everyone, chop firewood and fetch water. If you want to do these things, you can switch with him."

Several former educated youth chuckled, all knowing that Liao Zhongyi was up to no good.

Liao Zhongyi chuckled sheepishly, "I was just joking, you're too easily amused!"