Reborn as a capitalist's young master in the 1970s, he starts his life by being blocked at the

Huai Shu Village, brigade headquarters.

Wang Mancang sat at the head of the table, holding an enamel mug. He took a sip and then spat the tea leaves back into the mug.

Sitting below were several village officials from Huai Shu Village, including accountant Liu Neng.

Wang Mancang placed the enamel mug on the table before speaking slowly and deliberately. "The reason I called you all here today is to discuss the vacancy of the mountain guard. I'm planning to send that kid Chen Jianming, and I'd like to hear your opinions."

"No!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Neng immediately stood up, his fat face showing a hint of panic.

He was a little anxious; that kid Chen Jianming still owed him food!

Moreover, he always felt that the kid, being a capitalist's son, must be hiding something good, but he just hadn't found it yet.

"I know about your affairs, and I usually turn a blind eye. You know how dangerous the position of the mountain guard is. If he doesn't go, are you the one who should? Let's forget about the grain. Why bother with a dead man?" Wang Mancang glared at Liu Neng.

Liu Neng immediately went limp, buried his head, and dared not say another word.

Even if he was reluctant to part with the grain, he wouldn't dare to go against Wang Mancang.

"Mancang! I know that kid. He's so weak and frail, he could be blown away by the wind. Even the hunters who used to go there died. What good is it to let him guard the mountain? Isn't that just another death being wasted?" an old man with a wrinkled face chimed in, sounding somewhat reluctant.

This is Li, the village secretary of Huai Shu Village. He is highly respected in the village, but because of his advanced age, he no longer manages affairs.

Wang Mancang now makes most of the decisions regarding major and minor matters in Huai Shu Village.

"Old Party Secretary? Do you have someone else in mind?"

Wang Mancang glanced at the other man, then sneered, "Besides, the job of guarding the mountain is inherently dangerous. If that kid really dies, it has nothing to do with us. The town won't let us send anyone next time. We can just give him a few more pounds of grain."

Old Party Secretary Li's lips moved, but in the end he waved his hand and said helplessly, "You decide."

"Since everyone has no objections, then it's decided." Wang Mancang waved his hand, dismissing the meeting.

The village officials left one by one. In such a small place, there are no secrets. The news that Chen Jianming had been assigned to replace the mountain guard quickly spread throughout the village.

Before noon, Chen Jianming received a hunting rifle and twenty catties of grain.

"That old bastard Wang Mancang is pretty efficient!"

Chen Jianming fiddled with the hunting rifle in his hand, quite satisfied.

With a hunting rifle, he had more confidence to defend himself in the mountains!

As for the food? He knew very well that the position of mountain guard was extremely dangerous, and the pay was definitely good. Wang Mancang must have cut a lot off.

However, he didn't care much about it, since he had his own space and didn't have to worry about not having food.

There wasn't much to tidy up. After a quick glance, Chen Jianming put the usable tables, chairs, benches, and bedding into his spatial storage and decided to head into the mountains immediately.

He didn't want to stay in this awful place for even a day longer!

The mountain keeper's dwelling is in Heiyu Mountain, about 20 miles from Huaishu Village. The area is lush with vegetation and wild animals often roam there; there might even be snakes.

Chen Jianming had prepared a stick, and as he walked, he tapped the roadside weeds to scare away small snakes and venomous insects in the bushes, proceeding cautiously.

He walked from midday until sunset before finally spotting a small wooden house in the distance.

This place is very remote, and many strange things have happened in Heiyu Mountain. The rumors are very strange, and no one comes here except for the mountain guardian.

Even the hunters from the nearby villages who hunt year-round dare not set foot there easily.

Chen Jianming had heard people in the village say that there were unclean things in Heiyu Mountain, which was why no one wanted to come.

However, this is actually a good thing for Chen Jianming, as it saves him from being disturbed by others.

As Chen Jianming approached the wooden house, he saw a crooked wooden fence surrounding it, and inside the fence was a piece of uncultivated land.

The wooden house has been exposed to wind and rain for many years, and with no one to repair it, it looks very dilapidated. Even the door has a big hole in it, which must have been damaged by those wild boars not long ago.

"It stinks!"

As soon as Chen Jianming entered the house, he covered his nose. The stench was so strong that he almost vomited up his dinner from the night before.

Upon closer inspection, he froze, staggered back a few steps, and nearly cried out.

The body of the previous mountain keeper was still lying inside the house!

Judging from his physique, he was very strong in life, but he died a terrible death. Half of his face was gnawed off by wild boars, and there were several bloody holes in his body. The remaining half of his face still had a look of terror on it.

These beasts!

Chen Jianming cursed inwardly. It was still a human life, and one that died while guarding the mountain. Yet no one in the village came to collect the body.

Wang Mancang and those village officials are absolutely wicked!

Chen Jianming composed himself, looked at the mountain guard's corpse, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

It wasn't that he had any necrophilia; the village simply asked him to come and guard the mountain without giving him any instructions, clearly indicating they didn't care whether he lived or died.

He doesn't even know how to dig a hole; what he needs right now is knowledge about guarding the mountain and understanding the situation of Heiyu Mountain.

The guardian's corpse was practically a life-saving asset delivered to his doorstep, which he could conveniently absorb using his spatial abilities.

Chen Jianming excitedly stored the mountain guardian's body into his spatial storage. With this knowledge, he would no longer need to painstakingly dig the ground.

Then, they thoroughly cleaned the inside and outside of the cabin, and even found some planks to nail up the hole in the door.

After finishing all this, Chen Jianming surveyed the wooden house and nodded in satisfaction.

The cabin wasn't large; besides a bed in the bedroom, there was a kitchen and a few broken pots, which were probably left behind by previous guardians of the mountain.

The environment is much better than my previous place of residence.

At least here, I won't be bullied by those people in the village anymore.

...

In Huai Shu Village at the foot of the mountain, many people are talking about Chen Jianming being sent to guard the mountain.

Some people gloated, while others felt sorry for him, all believing that Chen Jianming should not escape death.

Night fell.

Despite his large size, accountant Liu Neng was surprisingly agile. Under the cover of night, he sneaked into Chen Jianming's house and searched the place thoroughly, practically digging three feet into the ground.

"Pah! What a damn capitalist's son! He's got a cleaner pocket than mine. What bad luck!"

Liu Neng wiped away his sweat and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

He searched high and low, looking in every nook and cranny, but in the end he came up empty-handed and could only leave in frustration.

Behind a large tree, Tian Jiangyue watched all this with a chilling look in her eyes.

Ever since Chen Jianming gave her some advice, she has been thinking about returning to the city.

Tonight, I was planning to go find those female educated youths to discuss submitting our applications to return to the city together. But when I passed by Chen Jianming's house, I unexpectedly saw Liu Neng.

Without even thinking, she knew what Liu Neng was there for.

"Pah! Not a single one of them is any good!"

Tian Jiangyue spat in the direction Liu Neng had left and quickly walked to the female educated youth's dormitory.

"Oh? It's Sister Jiang Yue! What brings you here so late at night?" A female educated youth asked, opening the door in surprise.

"Come in first, I have some news to tell you about returning to the city!"

Tian Jiangyue looked around mysteriously, then hurriedly pushed the female educated youth into the dormitory.