Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

As soon as he opened the door, Jiang Sen saw Lu Xiu standing outside, looking somewhat reserved and shy.

He asked irritably, "What are you doing here?"

Lu Xiu said softly, "Jiang Sen, such a big thing happened last night, and I was very worried about you when I went to work today. As soon as I got back, I wanted to come and see if you were alright."

Jiang Sen was speechless.

Whether I'm okay or not is none of your business.

You're really meddling in things that don't concern you, always doing useless things!

"I'm fine!" Jiang Sen said, and then tried to close the door.

"Jiang Sen!" Lu Xiu called out quickly, "I was just worried about you. I'm glad you're alright. I'm going back now."

After saying that, she really turned around and left.

Wang Haiyang groggily got up and asked, "Who's here? What time is it? I was wondering why I was so hungry!"

Jiang Sen frowned as he watched Lu Xiu's retreating figure, thinking to himself, "He came here on his own initiative, and he said such nice things, but he probably just came to gather information."

Feng Chao didn't get what she wanted, and then the farm headquarters came to arrest Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang, but they were arrested by the farm headquarters people again.

She woke up early in the morning and didn't see Feng Chao, Jiang Sen, or Wang Haiyang, but she heard from Xiao Ma and Wang Liang, who lived with Feng Chao, that he hadn't come back.

She got anxious and rushed over to see if Jiang Sen and the others had returned.

Seeing it made me even more anxious.

The person has disappeared, and we don't know where the things were lost. How am I going to explain this to my superiors?

It's a shame there was no internet or mobile phones in this era.

Otherwise, the fact that Wang Weimin was arrested would definitely not have been kept secret.

Nobody knows he's in trouble right now.

Lu Xiu was nervous!

If you can't find anyone or anything, what should you do next?

She panicked and even wanted to run away.

But no!

If she fails to complete the task, the consequences will be unbearable for her.

She was preoccupied and wasn't paying attention as she walked, when someone walked towards her.

In the instant the two passed each other, Lu Xiu seemed to hear the man say to her, "Time is running out! Three days!"

When she came to her senses and turned around, she only saw one person turn into the alley.

She chased after it, but there was no one in sight, even though the path was lined with houses where educated youth lived.

She wondered if it was just her imagination, because she was too anxious.

But I was absolutely certain that the words and the voice were spoken in Japanese.

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then turned and quickly left.

After seeing Lu Xiu leave, Jiang Sen quickly washed up and called Wang Haiyang to go to the canteen in front for lunch.

Wang Haiyang said, "I'm so hungry right now I could eat a whole pig."

Jiang Sen laughed and said, "Shave the fur first before eating, otherwise it will irritate your throat."

They chatted and laughed as they arrived at the front.

Many of the educated youth had already eaten, and Hu Zhiqing was just about to tell Mao Jun to bring food back for the two of them when he saw them arrive.

"Awake?" he asked with a smile. "Did you get some rest this time?"

Jiang Sen laughed and took out his lunchbox to get some food. "I woke up because I was hungry, otherwise I could have slept for three days and three nights."

Wang Haiyang added, "It's not like we haven't slept with them before."

"Oh? You can sleep for three days and three nights?" Ho Chi Thanh was greatly surprised. "I can't sleep."

"I encountered a pack of wolves on the mountain, followed them down, and was so tired and sleepy that I fell asleep while eating," Wang Haiyang explained. "I've never slept that much before."

"No wonder! Go eat!"

The two men didn't go far with their lunchboxes; they sat down on a rock next to the cowshed.

Behind us was the cowshed, where the cows were eating fodder.

Xiao Ma leaned closer and asked, "When did you get back? Are you alright now?"

Jiang Sen glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing.

Wang Haiyang replied, "It's nothing, I'm just going to help the farm headquarters..." He felt Jiang Sen bump his foot and immediately changed his words, "I'm helping the farm headquarters to recognize people. There are many educated youths in the team headquarters that they don't recognize."

Xiao Ma nodded. "Oh, that's good. We were worried all night. By the way, the village chief came looking for you during the day."

"Looking for us?" Jiang Sen looked up, somewhat surprised.

"I don't know either, you should ask the captain."

Hu Zhiqing had already heard this and walked over, saying, "I was just asking if you've returned yet. I also said that because you went to find them, they were able to come over in time and help the farm headquarters capture the enemy who had infiltrated us. I also said that once you return, you must go there."

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang exchanged a glance.

He wondered what Zhao Guangming was up to.

Looking for them?

Director Li has already spoken, so why are we looking for them?

"Okay, we'll go take a look after we eat," Jiang Sen mumbled in agreement.

Wei San sat opposite him and, seeing that most of the educated youth had left, walked over.

He didn't say anything, just sat next to Jiang Sen.

Jiang Sen didn't say anything, but took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it to him.

He chuckled.

Jiang Sen glanced around and, seeing no one else, whispered to Hu Zhiqing as he entered the kitchen, "Do me a favor!"

He whispered a few words in Wei San's ear.

After saying that, Wei San nodded, said nothing, and left.

“This person…” Wang Haiyang looked at Wei San as he left, somewhat puzzled.

“His name is Wei San!” Jiang Sen explained. “He’s one of the educated youth who came with us. He doesn’t like to talk, but he has some skills. We asked him to keep an eye on people for us.”

Jiang Sen didn't say who he was targeting, but Wang Haiyang assumed he was referring to Lu Xiu.

In reality, Jiang Sen had him keep an eye on someone else.

After eating, they washed their lunchboxes and asked Hu Zhiqing to take them back. The two then headed towards Jiazigou Village.

On the way, they ran into Zhao Erhu and Erlvzi.

"Brother Jiang, Brother Wang!" Zhao Erhu was so impressed with the two of them that he was practically ready to swear an oath of brotherhood and acknowledge them as his elder brothers. "Where are you two going? If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll take care of you."

He had already decided that Zhang Shuibing was nothing but a piece of shit, completely worthless.

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang from Kyoto are truly capable.

They even managed to catch spies, and they benefited from it too.

For such a small task as bringing the people from the farm headquarters over from the main road, Farm Manager Li rewarded each of them with one yuan, five jin of grain coupons, and a pack of cigarettes.

I don't have much money, but cigarettes are hard to buy even if you have the money!

When he came back, his father, Zhao Guangming, praised him profusely, and he was so proud of himself!

"Is the village chief home at your house?"

"Yes! Yes! I'll take you there!" Zhao Erhu said, leading the way with Erlvzi. He turned back and asked with a smile, "Brother Jiang, will the higher-ups give the village any reward later?"

Jiang Sen chuckled, "What's it to you?"

"Of course I am! I'm from the village too!"

"Alright, just wait and see!"

Wang Haiyang said, "If you're not satisfied with the reward, you won't go to the farm headquarters with a knife to settle scores, will you?"

"Look at you, saying that again. What happened last time was just a misunderstanding. It was all Zhang Shuibing's fault. We've already told him we're not going to hang out with him anymore. Let him find someone else!"

Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang were both amused.

Upon arriving at the Zhao family home, Zhao Erhu opened the gate, gesturing for Jiang Sen and Wang Haiyang while shouting, "Dad! Brother Jiang and Brother Wang are here!"

As soon as the door opened, Zhao Guangming appeared at the entrance and stretched out his hands to greet him from a distance across the courtyard.

"Hey! Come on in, come on in! Erhu, go get some water! Erluzi, go inside and grab some melon seeds! Come on, sit here, sit down!"

In the east room of the Zhao family's house, a kang mat was laid on the kang, and at the end of the kang was a kang qin (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) that had been there for many years.

There was a round table and a few chairs on the ground.

Against the inner wall were two cabinets, supported by stacked bricks, with a dirty curtain blocking out the space below.

On the cabinet were water glasses, a tea tray, and an old grandfather clock.

Two picture frames hung on the wall, each containing a one-inch black and white photograph.

"Village chief, is there something you need from us?"

"Ah, right! Something's up!"