Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

If you still don't understand after saying this, you're a fool.

The bear eats and can cause trouble, but it doesn't smoke or drink, and it certainly wouldn't take away two cookie boxes or two cartons of malted milk powder.

The saying "A bear picking corn, picking one and dropping one" refers to the fact that a bear cannot carry many things at once, and it is also used to describe a person's forgetful and careless nature.

The fact that Jiang Sen's things were stolen means that someone must have attracted a bear to cause trouble here in order to cover up the theft.

Sui Zhongliang strode toward the tent.

The fallen tent has been righted, and several people are using branches and sticks to secure it.

The tent leaning to one side is Jiang Sen's tent.

After Sui Zhongliang went inside, he looked around and immediately saw Jiang Sen's camphor wood chest wide open, with clothes and blankets thrown out, and a flattened malted milk powder can inside. Sure enough, there was nothing inside.

Sui Zhongliang turned around and looked at each person in the tent.

They all had their heads hanging down.

Liao Zhongyi turned his back to everyone and began tidying up his belongings.

Sui Zhongliang came out of the tent, "Let's hurry up and rest!"

After saying that, he returned to the front of the wooden house.

Dashanzi and Xiaoma went to help repair the tent, leaving Jiang Sen sitting there with his head drooping.

"Any suspects?" Sui Zhongliang sat down next to him and offered him a cigarette.

Jiang Sen took a puff, exhaled a long breath, blew out the smoke, and shook his head.

"I just arrived, and everyone's been taking care of me by letting me stay here and cook for them. Even if someone is jealous, they won't say it to my face. Squad leader, please let me go to work with everyone tomorrow!"

Jiang Sen's words were a strategic retreat.

But Sui Zhongliang didn't interpret it that way.

He felt that Jiang Sen was wronged but refused to wrongly accuse others. If it were someone else, they might have already revealed the person they suspected.

What a fine young comrade!

He already had a guess in his mind, but he had no evidence.

Just then, Da Liu returned, laughing heartily, "The criminal has been successfully killed!"

He and two other people laboriously carried a large black bear back using a single log. When someone saw this, they quickly went to help.

Upon seeing such a large bear, the group's initial gloom from being harmed by the bear quickly dissipated, and they all busied themselves with figuring out how to deal with it.

Sui Zhongliang seemed to be feeling a bit better. He exchanged a glance with Da Liu and immediately realized that something was amiss.

Big Liu shouted, "Hurry up! We're back early today, so let's take care of this guy!"

Forget about repairing the tents, everyone rushed over, some fixing the stove, some carrying firewood, some setting up platforms, all circling around the bear.

Da Liu went back and put the gun away, then sat down next to Jiang Sen and looked at Sui Zhongliang questioningly: What's wrong with Jiang Sen?

Are you scared?

Sui Zhongliang recounted how Jiang Sen had lost all his belongings.

Da Liu's eyes widened as he turned to look at the group of people busily working away.

He took something out of his pocket and handed it to Sui Zhongliang. When Sui Zhongliang saw it, he couldn't bear to throw it away, so he picked up the teacup next to him and casually tossed it in.

He patted Jiang Sen on the shoulder and said, "Alright, it's nothing now. Go get back to work with everyone. We'll definitely give you an explanation for this."

Jiang Sen achieved his goal and decided to stop while he was ahead.

"Hmm!" he replied softly, got up and went into the wooden house, and began to sort out the grain that had been destroyed. Fortunately, he was in a good mood and gave Liao Zhongyi an extra half shovel of soil.

Since the ground was covered in dirt, and everyone had some in their food ration bag.

Jiang Sen, given a second chance at life, doesn't want to be a kind and cowardly person again.

Therefore, after doing this, I felt no guilt whatsoever.

He then scooped out corn grits from several bags, explaining that the soil inside could be rinsed several times with water.

After bringing the basin out and rinsing it with water, I placed it next to the water vat, picked up the basket, and started picking wild vegetables right there.

The mountains are wonderful. In this day and age, there is no pollution, and edible wild vegetables are everywhere.

I gathered half a basket of wild vegetables, washed them, chopped them, and steamed them with corn grits.

We have bear meat to eat today, so we don't need to eat too much staple food. It's steamed, and although each person gets a smaller portion than with corn porridge, it's still very satisfying.

When it comes to bear meat, many people only know about bear paws, but few people mention bear meat.

In fact, bear meat is edible, but it's a bit drier than beef. As long as it's cooked properly, it's just as delicious.

In the forest, when people see a bear, they usually hide or scare it away with a hunting rifle; very few people have actually eaten one.

While the others were dealing with the bear, Jiang Sen started cooking the rice. After a short while, it was cooked, so he took it out and put it in a basin. He then took another clean basin and scooped out the rice water, which was also a good thing, with a thick layer of rice gruel on top.

I washed the pot, added water, soaked the mushrooms, and also prepared a dozen or so potatoes.

The standard accompaniment to chicken stew with mushrooms was used by him to stew bear meat. As soon as the pot was opened, the aroma immediately filled the air, making everyone's mouths water and their stomachs rumble. But no one was in a hurry; they were all waiting for it to be cooked so they could have a big meal.

Da Liu's marksmanship was not as good as Sui Zhong's; he hit the bear in the heart.

However, the bear skin that was peeled off had very minor flaws and did not affect its appearance.

Da Liu laughed heartily, spread out the bear skin to dry, and turned to Sui Zhongliang, saying, "A lot of the rations have been ruined. Why don't you go to the team headquarters tomorrow and exchange the bear skin for some rations?"

Sui Zhongliang also had this idea; he still had a complete roe deer skin in his possession.

He originally planned to trade with the Oroqen people in the mountains for some frostbite ointment or other herbs.

Now, this bear, along with its head, can be traded for not only a lot of food but also a lot of medicine.

He glanced at Jiang Sen and said, "I'll oversee the work tomorrow. You can take Jiang Sen with you!"

Jiang Sen nodded, then suddenly remembered something and quickly ran back into the tent.

This startled Sui Zhongliang and Liu.

"What's wrong? Are you angry?" Da Liu asked.

Sui Zhongliang was also baffled. They were talking perfectly fine, so why did he suddenly turn and run away?

Jiang Sen returned to the tent, lay down on the ground, and reached under the wooden platform to pull out the wine flask.

so far so good!

He had nowhere to put it, so he stuffed the wine bag underneath.

Either the bear has rhinitis, or its paws are too big to reach.

He returned with the wine flask and handed it to Da Liu, saying, "Luckily it was hidden down there, otherwise this would have been lost too."

Overjoyed, Da Liu opened the stopper and took a sniff. "Huh? Strong liquor!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at them, their faces filled with surprise and delight.

"Xiao Jiang, are you planning to take it out and let everyone drink it now?" Da Liu asked, taking another sniff of it with a hint of reluctance.

Sui Zhongliang smiled and didn't interrupt; he had already tasted it beforehand.

Jiang Sen said, "I originally planned to give it to everyone to drink during the winter, but I'm not keeping it. What if it gets destroyed by a bear someday? It would be a waste!"

"Good!" Da Liu slapped Jiang Sen on the shoulder, making him cough.

With wine and meat, this is the life I could ever have.

After eating and drinking their fill, and before it got dark, everyone was still picking their teeth with straw sticks, rubbing their bellies with one hand as they strolled off to continue repairing the tents.

Sui Zhongliang pulled Da Liu into the wooden house, and they muttered to themselves for a while before coming out.

"Xiao Jiang! Xiao Liao! You two go to the team headquarters with the vice squad leader tomorrow! There's too much stuff; one person probably can't carry it all back!"

Liao Zhongyi pointed to his nose in disbelief, "Me?"

When did such a good thing happen to him?

"Yes! You haven't been there in a long time! And all of you, do you send any letters home? Tell them to take them with them!"

After a noisy argument, everyone hurried to repair the tent and, taking advantage of the last bit of light, began writing letters home.