Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

Hu Zhiqing brought the person over and then left.

Wang Liang greeted them warmly and even gave them the seats at the head of the kang (heated brick bed) and in the middle.

Xiao Ma declined, but Feng Chao simply put his luggage on the kang (a heated brick bed), turned around and went out, saying, "I'm going out for a walk!"

Xiao Ma and Wang Liang were both stunned, especially Wang Liang, who could tell that Feng Chao was emotional.

"he……"

Xiao Ma quickly said, "It's okay, he's just like that, very kind-hearted. Something happened when he came today, but he'll be fine tomorrow."

"Oh, is that so! Come on, hurry up, stop pushing, just sleep here!"

No matter what arrangements they made, Feng Chao was not foolish enough to sleep on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).

Given his original personality, he would never have acted this way.

He's good at adapting his approach to people and can chat with anyone.

But after hearing what Lu Xiu said today, he looked down on the people of the Fourth Brigade.

Besides, he won't stay here for long; he'll leave in the spring at the latest, so he doesn't have the inclination to maintain the relationship.

That's why he deliberately kept a cold face and acted like he was not to be trifled with.

After he went out, there was a path leading into the mountains. He hadn't walked far along the path when he saw a pretty figure standing under a tree.

He immediately smiled and quickly walked over there.

……

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang drove the horse-drawn carriage to the livestock farm.

Jiang Sen really wanted to see the scenes described in Wang Jianguo's letter.

Although he had never been there, he knew the way.

If you continue east along this road, you will see vast stretches of wetlands.

The area is rich in aquatic products and has many water birds, and it will become the most famous rice-producing area in Northeast China in the future.

When he and Wang Haiyang left, they took all the cornbread they had brought down from the mountain, as well as the bottle of soybean paste.

I used two spoonfuls when stewing the wild boar meat, and there was still a lot left.

He was close to both the team headquarters and the farm headquarters, so buying things there was easy; it would be much harder to buy things from the livestock farm.

On the way, Jiang Sen told Wang Haiyang about Wang Jianguo's situation.

After hearing this, Wang Haiyang said, "Fortunately, they went down late and will be able to return to the city soon. Now the country is starting to pay attention to talent cultivation. Hey, you asked me if we're going to reinstate the college entrance examination? I think it's hard to say."

Jiang Sen smiled and said, "I think he's a good student. He's the one who wrote to me to tell me about the resumption of the college entrance examination."

Wang Haiyang gave Jiang Sen a strange look. "How could he know things I don't even know?"

Jiang Sen also had this question.

"It's possible that rumors had already started circulating when he left Kyoto! After all, his parents are both professors, so it wouldn't be difficult for them to hear the news first."

"possible!"

The two chatted all the way and didn't realize how far the journey was.

They had already covered half the distance from the farm headquarters to the Fourth Brigade; they only needed to walk the remaining half.

The carriage moved at a steady pace, and around 3 p.m., we began to see vast stretches of wetlands, with waterbirds circling overhead in the distance.

The wetland waters, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, are exceptionally refreshing.

"This place is so beautiful!" Wang Haiyang said.

"Yes! It's beautiful!"

Soon, they saw a path in the distance that cut through the middle of the wetland and connected to several houses in the middle of the wetland.

Not far from the house, several oxen were leisurely grazing and strolling around.

"Didn't you say it was a livestock farm?" Wang Haiyang asked, "Why are there only a few cows?"

Jiang Sen was also a little puzzled. Could a few cows really be called a livestock farm?

When they reached the fork in the road, the carriage headed towards the house in the middle of the wetland. From a distance, they could see a person coming out of the house and looking in their direction.

He turned around and said something to the people inside, and then another person crawled out.

Judging from his build, he looks a lot like Wang Jianguo.

Jiang Sen waved to the two men, and they waved back and ran towards them.

As they got closer, Jiang Sen finally saw clearly that it was indeed Wang Jianguo.

"Wang Jianguo!" he shouted.

"Jiang Sen!? What brings you here?"

Wang Jianguo's voice was filled with surprise as he and another person ran over and jumped onto the carriage.

"He's Guan Haiping! Old Guan, he's the Jiang Sen I was talking about, this..."

"My name is Wang Haiyang, and I'm also from Kyoto!" Wang Haiyang introduced himself.

Guan Haiping was about the same age as Wang Jianguo. He was dark-skinned and thin, with a bright white smile, and looked quite like Zhang Zhiqiang.

"It's a long story!" Jiang Sen said. "I'll tell you the details when we get back. Today I mainly delivered two packages to you, and I'll be heading back soon."

"Go back?" Wang Jianguo was unhappy. "We've come all this way, we should stay for a couple more days!"

"Something's really going on!"

Upon arriving at the house, Jiang Sen stopped the carriage and finally saw the livestock farm house that Ma's wife had mentioned.

It was indeed similar to a cowshed.

The house was made of wood, covered with mud on the outside, and had a roof covered with straw.

To the left of the three houses was a long row of cowsheds.

"Come on in!" Wang Jianguo warmly invited the two inside.

Guan Haiping and Wang Haiyang each carried a package and came in.

Inside, there was a strong smell of cow dung, but the room was very clean, and the windows were sparkling clean, much better than the mud-brick houses of the Fourth Brigade.

"We usually clean when we have nothing to do!" Wang Jianguo said, a little embarrassed, as he busied himself pouring water.

After sitting down, Jiang Sen explained why he had come here.

Wang Jianguo and Guan Haiping's eyes widened in astonishment.

Wang Jianguo said, "So nobody's going to take care of that? Just hand Zhang the accountant's son over to Director Li, and one shovelful and he'll behave!"

Jiang Sen laughed heartily.

Wang Haiyang and Guan Haiping also heard about what happened when Jiang Sen and his group came here.

“Difficult!” Guan Haiping said, “Although the farm manager has a fiery temper, beating him up is no big deal, but he won’t easily do something that could kill someone.”

Wang Haiyang felt somewhat regretful that he hadn't witnessed the incident firsthand.

Seeing that Wang Jianguo was in good spirits, Jiang Sen was also quite pleased and left the cornbread he had brought for them.

Guan Haiping was overjoyed and said, "Wait a bit, I'll go haul in the nets and bring you some fish and shrimp back."

"Are there fish and shrimp here?" Wang Haiyang asked curiously. "I'll go with you."

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Sen also became interested. In the end, the four of them took two large baskets and went out together, heading deeper into the wetlands.

After walking about 500 meters, we saw a puddle with a rope tied to a wooden stake.

Guan Haiping went over, untied the rope, and started pulling upwards, though it was still a bit difficult.

"Quite a haul!" Jiang Sen said, going up to help.

The four of them worked together and finally managed to pull the net in.

The harvest was indeed plentiful, with five or six large green bream that were about a meter long, as well as many small fish and shrimp.

The four of them laughed and joked as they picked out the larger ones and put them into the big basket.

After selecting the items, they put the net down and carried a basket back home.

Wang Jianguo was also very happy, "We don't usually have this many people, maybe they knew you were coming."

"That's what I wanted to ask you too! How come there are only two of you and just two cows on your livestock farm?"

"They've all gone to help with the harvest at their respective brigades!"

It turned out to be the case.

"Hey? Those two oxcarts from the Fourth Brigade are also from your livestock farm?" Jiang Sen asked.

"Yes! We'll be back after the harvest is finished."

Back at their lodgings, Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang knew they couldn't delay any longer and had to get back quickly.

So, they were given two large baskets of fish.

"Then we won't stand on ceremony!" Jiang Sen jumped onto the carriage and bid farewell to Wang Jianguo.

Guan Haiping said, "You should come often!"

Wang Jianguo was overjoyed. "Are you trying to say, 'Come on, corn tortillas!'"

"You're too straightforward!"

Jiang Sen smiled and said, "No problem! We're leaving now, but we'll come see you again when we have time!"