Reborn in 1977, starting with severing ties with family.

This snow came suddenly.

Moreover, the snowflakes were getting bigger and bigger, falling in large flakes like goose feathers.

Jiang Sen walked back entirely on his intuition.

It was fine at first, but coming down from the mountain was all downhill.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, everything around us was a vast expanse of white, and we couldn't tell which way was which.

Several female educated youths exclaimed in surprise from behind.

"So beautiful!"

"I've never seen such heavy snow before!"

"We can build a snowman and have a snowball fight!"

Jiang Sen was speechless. He decided to go back first and talk about it later.

He's not even sure he'll find the right way back.

Wang Haiyang walked over, looking back and forth, "Which way are you going?"

Jiang Sen exhaled a cloud of white mist as he descended the mountain. As long as he followed the path to the left at the foot of the mountain, he should be on the right track.

"Let's go!" He walked to the left.

The snow piled up very quickly; after only a few steps, it was already above my ankles, and after less than half an hour, it was almost up to my knees.

Behind them, no one said the snow was beautiful anymore, and no one had any thoughts of building a snowman or having a snowball fight.

Even the person who had wanted to stay and dig for more wild vegetables earlier kept quiet.

Fortunately, there was no wind, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome if the white feathers had been blown up.

Even if they wanted to go back, they'd probably be frozen solid.

The temperature isn't too low right now; it only gets cold after it snows.

They walked forward, one step at a time, their eyebrows covered in frost. Clumps of white mist fell on their faces, melting and freezing quickly, then melting and freezing again. Before long, everyone's faces were frozen stiff.

"Aren't we there yet?" Wang Haiyang asked. "It's almost time."

Jiang Sen was also very anxious, having already realized that they might have gone astray.

But we can't stop. We have to keep moving forward. The general direction is right. Even if we don't get back to the educated youth settlement, we'll be around the village.

After walking for about an hour, he stopped.

"Aren't we there yet?" someone asked from behind, their voice already tinged with undisguised exhaustion.

Jiang Sen smiled and pointed forward, "Look!"

Everyone crowded around, straining to look ahead.

The heavy snowfall obscured the view, but the faint outlines of houses could still be seen in the distance.

"came back!"

"Great!"

"I thought we were lost!"

"Let's go! Give it our all!" Jiang Sen shouted. "Victory is just ahead!"

Wang Haiyang led the way, continuing towards the house, while Jiang Sen stayed behind to see if anyone had fallen behind.

The four female educated youths lagged behind, supporting each other.

Shao Jiajia was being helped along by Sun Guohong, who was limping.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Sen asked.

"I twisted it!" Sun Guohong replied, she was also quite tired.

"I'll do it!" Jiang Sen took over from Sun Guohong and led Shao Jiajia forward by the arm.

"I'm sorry!" Shao Jiajia said, "It's all my fault, I've dragged everyone into this."

Jiang Sen felt that this scene was familiar, but the absence of Feng Chao made it much more comfortable.

"It's alright, as long as we can get back!" he said. "When we get back, we can rub ourselves with snow so we don't get frostbite."

He noticed that Shao Jiajia was still wearing single-layer shoes.

"Ok!"

The group, pulling a long queue, finally arrived at the house.

But when they got closer, they were all dumbfounded; it wasn't their mud-brick house youth settlement at all.

"Where did this come from?" someone asked, looking back and forth.

Jiang Sen glanced around and said, "We've reached the other end of the village! Hurry up, don't stop, the village committee is just around the corner."

Although the route was a bit off, we were still in Jiazigou Village, very close to the educated youth settlement.

The group walked along the middle of the houses on both sides, passing through the entire village to the front.

I finally recognized this place.

When they reached the front door of Zhao Guangming's house in the middle, the inner door opened and Zhao Erhu came out.

He came out to carry a bundle of firewood inside.

"Where have you been?" He ran to the gate after seeing Jiang Sen and his group, and asked while leaning against the gate.

Jiang Sen said, "We encountered heavy snow on the mountain, and when we came down, we took the wrong turn and ended up here."

"Oh!" Zhao Erhu didn't say anything, his eyes darting back and forth between Shao Jiajia.

Jiang Sen frowned. He had finally managed to change Zhao Erhu's ways, and he absolutely couldn't let him set his sights on Shao Jiajia.

Otherwise, the tragedy of the previous life would probably be repeated.

"Alright, you can go inside now, we're leaving!"

Zhao Erhu agreed and was about to go back when, unexpectedly, the door inside opened and Zhao Guangming came out.

"Erhu! Where are you? Where did you go to carry the firewood?"

"Father! It's Brother Jiang and the others. They got lost on their way down the mountain and ended up here!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guangming jogged over and slapped him across the face.

"Then why don't you let them in?" He turned and opened the door, laughing, "Look at this snowy landscape, hurry up and come inside to warm up!"

Having received commendation, Zhao Guangming's attitude towards the educated youth changed drastically.

Jiang Sen didn't want to go in, but someone behind him had already spoken to him.

"Thank you, village chief, we're all freezing!" the educated youth said as he entered the room.

As soon as he went in, the others followed.

Seeing that Shao Jiajia's face was already red from the cold, Jiang Sen knew that if they continued walking back to the educated youth settlement, it would take at least another half hour, and she might not be able to hold on. So he gritted his teeth and followed her inside.

With him watching over things, I don't believe the Zhao family can cause any more trouble.

Once inside, both the east and west rooms were packed with people.

Zhao Guangming urged Zhao Erhu to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed) and boil water.

He then told his wife to quickly prepare some hot food.

Zhao Guangming's wife was a very shrewish rural woman.

Normally, they wouldn't even let you in the door, but today they were surprisingly very hospitable, urging the female educated youth to quickly get on the kang (heated brick bed).

Jiang Sen kept an eye on their every move. After helping Shao Jiajia onto the kang (a heated brick bed), he whispered a few words to Wang Haiyang and then went to find Zhao Guangming.

He was scooping hot water from a large pot into a washbasin.

"Village chief, thank you for your help! We'll leave once they've calmed down a bit."

Zhao Guangming scooped another ladle of cold water into the basin, tested the water temperature, and said, "What's the rush? Look at you kids, you can't even take care of yourselves. How can you go into the mountains in this weather? Hurry up, let them wash their hands and faces with hot water and calm down!"

Jiang Sen quickly took it and carried it into the house, telling the female educated youth to wash her hands first.

He saw Sun Guohong showing Shao Jiajia her sprained ankle.

My ankle was swollen up quite a bit, and my whole foot was red; it was quite frostbitten.

"It's best to apply some medicated oil, but avoid hot water," Jiang Sen said. "Who brought any medicated oil?"

The educated youth all shook their heads. They had also asked around in the west wing, but no one had any information.

“I have one!” Zhao Erhu said, taking a small bottle from the cabinet in the west room. “I used to twist my ankle all the time, I’ll go help.”

Jiang Sen dared not ask him for help and quickly took it, saying, "Let the female educated youth help wipe it!"

Zhao Erhu looked at Jiang Sen's back with some disappointment, walked to the door of the east room, and leaned against the door frame to look inside.

Shao Jiajia's little feet are very pretty, with round toes, but now they are bright red and her ankles are swollen.

"What are you doing? Go get some coffee for them to eat first!" Zhao Guangming came in carrying a thermos and took a cup from the cabinet to pour water.

A female educated youth standing nearby quickly took over, saying, "Village chief, let's do it ourselves. You've already gone to so much trouble!"

Zhao Guangming chuckled and stepped aside, glancing at the female educated youth on the kang (heated brick bed), then turning to look at Zhao Erhu, his eyes flashing a few times.

Jiang Sen saw their reactions and exchanged a glance with Wang Haiyang.

Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.

Potato and eggplant stew, a whole big pot.

They also made flatbread and steamed a bowl of chili sauce.

There was a large table in the room, and the educated youth were so moved that they didn't know what to say, so they all ate in silence.