Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

The man in front of me was wearing glasses and looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was dressed in a dark navy blue outfit that had faded from washing, with patches on his elbows, knees, and buttocks.

He was carrying a bundle of straw, somewhat dazed.

Wang Haiyang and Jiang Sen were also a little bewildered when they looked at him.

So you just left them here?

Jiang Sen suddenly slapped his forehead. How could he have forgotten to go to the brigade first?

It would be much better if the brigade leader brought them over.

There was no need to fight, and I was inexplicably dumped here.

It's all his fault for being too familiar with this place and overlooking it.

"Hello, I'm Wang Haiyang, and this is Jiang Sen. We used to be from the second shift of the forest farm. The farm headquarters sent us here to help with the harvest." Wang Haiyang was the first to react.

"Oh, hello everyone! My name is Hu Zhiqing, and I'm the team leader of this educated youth settlement! Please come with me!"

As he spoke, he led the two forward.

"I haven't heard anything about anyone coming to help?"

By now, Jiang Sen had figured out the whole story.

The application was made by the village; the educated youth had no idea about it.

It's likely that Zhao Guangming and Sun Wenge didn't expect that only two people would come.

If more than ten people came, we probably wouldn't let them come to the educated youth settlement so easily, but would instead let them stay in the village to help out.

“The application was submitted by the village!” Jiang Sen said. “Other people went to several other brigades as well.”

Hu Zhiqing gestured for the two to follow him, saying, "The educated youth settlement is just ahead. They're all busy harvesting. I'll come back and get them some food."

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang followed him, and looking at his back, they saw that he no longer had the demeanor of an educated youth, but rather the image of an old farmer.

My feet were covered in mud, my trouser legs were wet, and my clothes were covered in mud splatters.

The only thing that could still prove he was aware of the situation was the pair of glasses with his legs wrapped in tape.

The educated youth settlement was very dilapidated, consisting of just a few mud-brick houses. One of them, with its door and windows blackened, served as their kitchen.

Ho Chi Thanh put down the straw and said, “The conditions are a bit poor. This is the kitchen, the canteen, and the woodshed. Some people have rented houses from the villagers, and we have also built a few rooms ourselves in the back. I will take you there to put your luggage first.”

After passing the mud houses, walk along a path in the woods to the back, and you will see several mud houses, which are low, narrow and small.

Jiang Sen thought, "It's not even as big as the toilet in the prison."

But this is the condition we have now.

It was already quite remarkable that the educated youth could build houses with their own hands that could keep out the wind and rain.

Hu Zhiqing went to the third house, opened the door with a key, and inside was a heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed), next to the door was a stove.

The floor inside the house was made of mud, which had been compacted and was somewhat damp.

There were two bedding sheets on the kang (a heated brick bed), rolled up and leaned against the back wall.

It's very rudimentary.

"I still have room here. If you don't mind it being crowded, you can make do."

"It's fine!" Wang Haiyang stepped inside and placed his luggage on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Jiang Sen also said it was fine, and he pushed Wang Haiyang's luggage to the middle and put his own luggage on the side.

"I'll just sleep on the side," Wang Haiyang said.

Jiang Sen said, "I'm used to sleeping against the wall. It's cold at the edge of the kang (heated brick bed), but it's warmer inside when we're all huddled together."

Wang Haiyang remained silent.

Hu Zhiqing watched the two finish packing, then bowed his head and left.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang quickly followed them out.

Jiang Sen said, "Let's go, I'll go with you to deliver food and see what we can do."

Hu Zhiqing smiled; his first impression of the two educated youths who came to provide support was quite good.

When they got to the front, a person came out of the kitchen, his face so blackened by smoke that his features were unrecognizable.

"Jiang Sen?" Unexpectedly, the man's eyes widened, and he looked pleasantly surprised.

Jiang Sen carefully examined the other man's appearance: a strong build, old steelworker work clothes, overalls...

"Are you Sun Guohong?"

"It's me! It's me!" Sun Guohong exclaimed happily, holding a large spoon in her hand. "What brings you here?"

Jiang Sen briefly explained the situation on the mountain and mentioned that the farm headquarters had arranged for the second shift to go down to the brigade to assist with the harvest.

"Great! Wait a minute!" Sun Guohong turned around and went into the kitchen, bringing out two water buckets filled with wild vegetable porridge.

They went in again and brought out two baskets, lined with cloth and filled with steaming wild vegetables and dark-colored steamed buns.

Ho Chi Thanh said, "So you two know each other! That's great. Let's go deliver the food together first, and you can chat later."

There was a carrying pole right next to him, so Wang Haiyang grabbed it and picked up two water buckets. It looked perfectly natural and even quite good.

Jiang Sen glanced at it, feeling a pang of jealousy.

It took him several days to regain the feel of carrying water with a shoulder pole; this kid is actually quite skilled at it.

Jiang Sen snatched the basket from Sun Guohong's back, "I'll do it!"

Hu Zhiqing smiled and carried the other one on his back.

"Okay! That's perfect, I won't have to make two trips. I'll bring the hot water with me."

Sun Guohong brought out two thermos flasks with slightly damaged outer shells from the kitchen.

"go!"

The four people walked towards the farmland.

On the way, Jiang Sen heard a lot of information from Hu Zhiqing and Sun Guohong.

It’s exactly the same as in the previous life.

Because of the conflict between the two surnames in Jiazigou Village, many problems could not be solved after the arrival of the educated youth. In the end, they simply separated the village and it became the "third surname" that had settled there.

This "third surname" does not have a fixed surname; it simply refers to everyone else in the village besides the Zhao and Sun families.

All the educated youth were responsible for their own work points and farm work. The village would only notify them when there was a large meeting in special circumstances; otherwise, they were left to fend for themselves.

The farm headquarters or brigade must be aware of this situation.

However, since the educated youth have already settled here, they will take care of matters related to them, such as the upcoming resumption of the college entrance examination and returning to the city.

You can buy and sell mountain products at the supply and marketing cooperative, and if you get sick, you can go to the brigade clinic. All other issues are handled by the village.

No wonder it took so many years for Shao Jiajia's accident in her past life to be discovered.

Upon reaching the edge of the field, Hu Zhiqing put down his water bucket and basket, cupped his hands to his mouth, and announced, "Lunch is served..."

The fields are vast, with patches of white snow covering the fields on the left and yellowing cornfields on the right.

The people who were bent over in the field straightened up and looked this way. Many people also emerged from the cornfield, put down their baskets, and walked together towards the edge of the field.

Wang Haiyang quietly asked Jiang Sen, "Did you come together?"

Jiang Sen nodded, "Yes!"

"The only person I knew who came with me was that idiot Liu Hongzhi. He's so annoying, I wish he'd been eaten by wolves!"

Jiang Sen couldn't help but laugh, "You!"

"What's wrong with me?"

"nothing!"

Soon, the educated youth working in the fields gathered around. Hu Zhiqing served them food, and Sun Guohong heated water in their kettles.

"Jiang Sen? What brings you here?" Shao Jiajia exclaimed in surprise as she ran to Jiang Sen. "Weren't you up the mountain?"

Jiang Sen was surprised to find Shao Jiajia there, so he had to repeat what he had said earlier.

"Great!"

Wang Haiyang secretly stabbed Jiang Sen in the back.

Jiang Sen: "...He is Wang Haiyang, and he's in the same class as me."

"Hello!" Wang Haiyang greeted Shao Jiajia with a smile. "You're from Kyoto too, right? Where do you live?"

Shao Jiajia was very happy to see Jiang Sen, and her attitude towards Wang Haiyang was also very good. "My family lives in the soy sauce factory's residential compound."

"It's not far from my house! We're neighbors."

Hu Zhiqing cleared his throat and handed over the food he had prepared for Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang. "Everyone, eat while you listen to me. The farm headquarters has sent two educated youths to help us with the harvest. Their name is..."

“Jiang Sen!” Jiang Sen quickly said.

"Yes! His name is Jiang Sen, and his name is Wang Haiyang! Let's welcome them!"

Everyone was holding a lunchbox, so they could only greet each other verbally.

"Welcome, welcome, a warm welcome!"

"Ha ha……"