Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Erluzi turned his head to the side.

Hei Zi lowered his head and dug at the dirt on the ground with his hands.

Zhao Erhu stared at Jiang Sen, then glanced at Wang Haiyang, his eyes filled with hatred.

"What are you looking at?" Jiang Sen asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

The next line will likely be, "What are you looking at?"

However, as expected, something unexpected was bound to happen. Zhao Erhu stood up and said, "You just wait! Let's go!"

After saying that, he left with Erluzi and Heizi.

"Hey! I have such a bad temper!" Wang Haiyang couldn't help but want to go over, but Jiang Sen stopped him.

"Forget it, he's a defeated opponent! Business comes first!"

The two men carried sacks of flour and walked quickly out of the village.

Once they reached the main road, where they got off the bus, they crossed the road, walked through a field of crops, and saw a row of houses.

This is the headquarters of the Fourth Battalion.

The team headquarters was a brick building with a few offices, a canteen, and a row of empty rooms at the back, which served as a guesthouse for people who came to do business or missed their train.

Further inside, there are several rows of single-story houses, some made of brick and mud.

Some of the educated youth and villagers from Gangtou Village live here.

Judging by its size, it is much larger than Jiazigou Village.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang whispered a few words to each other and then parted ways.

Wang Haiyang went to the communications room to mail something and make a phone call.

Jiang Sen went to the captain's office.

The captain of the fourth team is named Wang Weimin. He is short and thin, and he is sitting at his office desk writing something.

The door was open. Jiang Sen knocked, and Wang Weimin looked up. "Captain Wang, this is Jiang Sen. The farm sent me and Wang Haiyang to help with the harvest."

Wang Weimin stood up with a smile. "Welcome, welcome, come in and have a seat!" As he spoke, he went to the side to get a thermos and poured some water.

Jiang Sen had met Wang Weimin when he was at the farm headquarters, but he hadn't paid much attention to him at the time. However, today, when Wang Weimin opened his mouth, Jiang Sen's heart skipped a beat.

That figure, that voice...

His heart began to race, his fists clenched and then relaxed.

"When did you arrive?" Wang Weimin placed the water bottle on the corner of his desk and pointed to the stool. "Sit down!"

Jiang Sen sat down and said somewhat embarrassedly, "We arrived a few days ago and weren't familiar with the area. We went straight to Jiazigou and worked with the educated youth for two days before we realized they had no idea we were coming. We just happened to need to send something today, so we came over."

"Oh? Haha..." Wang Weimin paused for a moment, then laughed and waved his hand, "It's alright, it's alright! The situation there is a bit complicated. You should go there first, you should know by now, right? Did you come here today to apply to go to another place or..."

"No, no!" Jiang Sen quickly shook his head. "You misunderstood. We just came to report to the team headquarters, and everything is fine."

"That's good!" Wang Weimin said, a worry appearing between his brows. "The situation there is complicated, and it's been going on for a long time, especially in Jiazigou. The Zhao family and the Sun family had conflicts before the farm was built. Now that there is a farm and educated youth, they have reached an agreement. The situation is much better now."

Jiang Sen nodded without saying anything.

Wang Weimin continued, "The snow is heavier at the forest farm than here. The farm headquarters has already issued a notice that you and Comrade Wang Haiyang will stay in our Fourth Brigade this winter and go back in the spring. Your rations will also be allocated. If you have any difficulties, just let us know, and the brigade headquarters will try its best to help you."

That's all there is to say.

Jiang Sen said, "Captain Wang, if there's nothing else, we'll head back."

"Alright! From now on, if their village does anything outrageous, just come and find me!"

As he spoke, Wang Weimin helped Jiang Sen out.

“We are aware of some of the things the village does, but after all, the educated youth have settled in their village. If we interfere too much, their lives will become even more difficult in the future. Can you understand that?”

Jiang Sen guessed that by saying these things to him, Wang Weimin must know what had happened in the village.

What's the point of explaining all this to myself? She'll be gone next spring.

If you can't figure it out, then don't think about it.

After saying goodbye to Wang Weimin, Jiang Sen went to the communications room, where Wang Haiyang happened to be coming out.

"Have you finished saying hello?"

Jiang Sen nodded, glancing out of the corner of his eye as Wang Weimin turned and went back to his office.

Jiang Sen pulled Wang Haiyang aside to a secluded spot. "We need to find a way to report the situation in the mountains, but I don't know who we can trust."

Wang Haiyang said, "What level do you need? I'll find someone."

Jiang Sen said, "I don't know the others, but I can trust Director Li, it's just that he's too far away."

"That's easy! Come on, let's go inside and make a call!"

The two then went into the communications room, where there was only a middle-aged woman.

Their attitude wasn't good; they were cold and indifferent.

Their attitude changed slightly when they heard that they were going to call the farm headquarters to find Li Chaoyang.

He connected the wires and placed a telephone on the counter. "Connected. One cent per minute!"

too expensive!

Wang Haiyang picked up the phone and dialed immediately, "Uncle Li, it's me!"

Upon hearing this address, the woman inside changed her expression; the corners of her mouth turned up, and she actually smiled.

Jiang Sen thought she wouldn't laugh.

After hearing what was said on the other end of the phone, Wang Haiyang hummed in agreement twice, tapped the receiver unconsciously a few times with his fingers, and then said, "Uncle Li, Jiang Sen and I will go to the farm headquarters now. You must wait for me!"

After hanging up the phone, the middle-aged woman stood up and asked with a smile, "Is there anything else you need?"

Wang Haiyang took out a dime and placed it on the counter, asking, "Ma'am, we need to go to the farm headquarters. Do you have a bus that goes there?"

The woman said, "What a coincidence! There's a bus going to the post office soon. How about I tell the driver you can hitch a ride?"

"Thank you so much!" Wang Haiyang said. "Is there anything you need to take with you? We'll bring it back for you when we come back from the farm."

The woman was clearly tempted, but still declined, saying, "Thank you, but I don't have anything to take. Come on, I'll take you to find the driver."

As they left the communications room, Wang Haiyang raised an eyebrow at Jiang Sen, who in turn raised one as well, and the two turned away to chuckle to themselves.

"I'll go ask the captain for leave!" Jiang Sen said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the intersection! Tell the team leader that the manager wants us to pick someone up."

Jiang Sen understood; this was an excuse given by Wang Haiyang, or rather, Li Chaoyang.

"understood!"

Upon returning to Wang Weimin's office, he found him on the phone. Seeing Jiang Sen, he gestured for him to wait.

Jiang Sen stood at the doorway and waited for a while.

Wang Weimin said a few more words and hung up the phone. “It’s good that you haven’t left yet! The farm manager just called me and said that a few of you educated youths who were less seriously injured are also coming over, and he wants you to go and pick them up.”

Well, Li Chaoyang is quite fast.

"Huh? Go pick someone up?" Jiang Sen was somewhat taken aback. "Now? But we haven't told the village yet."

“It’s alright, I’ll call the village committee later and have them pass on a message,” Wang Weimin said. “No matter what their relationship is like, they still wouldn’t dare to delay matters at the team headquarters.”

"Okay, let's go now!"

"You can hitch a ride with the team."

"Ok!"

As Jiang Sen left Wang Weimin's office, he couldn't help but laugh again.

Wang Haiyang and I tried every means to get to the farm headquarters, but before we could even ask, Li Chaoyang solved the problem with a single phone call.

It was Wang Weimin himself who sent them to the farm headquarters.

No need to ask for leave, it's considered a business trip.

Okay, that's great!