Rebirth 1979: Hunting wild boars and saving educated youth

At this time, Chen Yufen also walked out of the kitchen. She saw that the yard was full of people, even the village chief was standing there. She was suddenly shocked and almost dropped the plate in her hand.

As she walked out of the door, the aroma of pheasant stewed with matsutake mushrooms in the kitchen seemed to be carried by the wind and rushed into her nose.

The villagers outside, including the village chief and Chen Dali, swallowed unconsciously, and their stomachs started to growl.

Li Ergou wiped the saliva that was about to flow out of the corner of his mouth and jumped up and down, shouting, "Look, everyone! I told you they had matsutake mushrooms hidden at home! These matsutake mushrooms are the treasure of our village and belong to everyone. How could you take them all by yourself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers were in an uproar and started talking about it at once.

Someone shouted, "That mountain belongs to our village, so everyone has a share of what's on it."

Someone else said, "You should share the tiger you killed last time with everyone."

Some people even started cursing Chen Feng, saying that he was a thief and that if he didn't hand over the things, they would send him to the police station.

Chen Feng's face darkened as he heard these words, and he was so angry that he couldn't express it in words.

He really didn't expect these people to be so shameless.

So, without any hesitation, he started to call out the names one by one, and singled out those who had just gossiped.

"Ma Guoxing, you said everything on the mountain is collective? Then isn't your kang also built with mud from the mountain? Do you want me to go to your kang and smash it today?"

Before Chen Feng finished speaking, Ma Guoxing's face turned green.

"And Liu Hongqi, I've seen your wife and children go up the mountain to chop firewood every day. I'll tear down your stove right after I get home. Do you believe it?" After hearing this, Liu Hongqi was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

After Chen Feng spoke like this, the villagers' voices became much quieter.

Li Ergou and Zhang Mazi wanted to shout more, but when they were glanced at by Chen Feng's cold eyes, they remembered the incident when they were pointed at with a gun on the mountain. They shuddered and shut up.

Then, Chen Feng looked at Chen Dali again, his voice cold enough to freeze someone to death: "Chen Dali, you are my father, but who doesn't know your character? You eat, drink, gamble, and whore outside, and then you take it out on us mother and daughter when you get home."

He glanced at the villagers, "Everyone is familiar with Chen Dali. Don't you know what kind of person he is? What have you been making up behind his back? Now let's hear it out loud. Do you believe what Chen Dali says? I think you've all been blinded by greed!"

Chen Feng's words made Chen Dali and the villagers blush and turn pale.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on the village chief, waiting for him to speak.

The village chief smacked his lips and said, "Chen Feng, how about this? You hand over all the matsutake mushrooms, tiger mushrooms, and other things you picked from the mountains to the collective. The collective will make its own arrangements for how to distribute them. We can't let your family monopolize all the benefits. Of course, we will consider your family's actual situation and give you more. This is also the organization's care for you."

Chen Feng curled his lips into a cold smile, looked directly at the village chief, and said bluntly: "What if I don't want to?"

The village chief's face darkened, and his tone was somewhat threatening: "Your father, Chen Dali, has reported you for stealing. The village can't ignore this matter. We have no choice but to send you to the police station. They will then charge you with theft, and you will be shot. Think it over carefully."

Chen Yufen, who was standing by, was shocked when she heard the village chief's words and felt extremely anxious.

She was a weak woman who was most afraid of causing trouble. She quietly tugged at the corner of Chen Feng's clothes and whispered, "How about we return the things to them? Don't make things worse."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng frowned and said firmly, "Mom, we can't just let this go. If we back down today, they'll be able to bully us even more in the future. We're not at fault, so why should we be afraid of them?"

After hearing this, Chen Yufen's tears welled up in her eyes and she was extremely anxious.

Chen Feng turned to face the village chief and said in a cold voice, "You want me to take the things out? No way. If you want something, go up the mountain and dig for it yourself. If you want to eat meat, go up the mountain and hunt it yourself. You can't get anything from me."

He glanced at the villagers. "I'm telling you, I'm a man who even dares to fight a tiger. Do you know what that means? I'm not afraid of death. If any of you really feel you've had enough of life and want to die with me, then come on."

After saying that, Chen Feng glanced at the two hooligans standing next to the village chief and continued, "Li Ergou, Zhang Mazi, aren't you just relying on the fact that the village chief is your uncle? What? Are you trying to scare me by bringing up your uncle? My hunting rifle doesn't recognize uncles or aunts."

Li Ergou and Zhang Mazi were so frightened by Chen Feng's words that they quickly took a step back. Then they pointed at Chen Feng and said to the village chief, "Uncle, listen, Chen Feng is clearly threatening us. Everyone, hurry up and send him to the police station."

The village chief's face turned pale with rage. He had always been an authoritative figure in the village, and he had never met anyone who dared to disrespect him like this. He clenched his fingers into fists and said through gritted teeth, "Chen Feng, since it has come to this, I will not be polite. Will you voluntarily go with us to the police station, or will you let us take you there by force?"

Chen Feng knew that he couldn't avoid going to the police station today.

He took two steps forward, pushed the person blocking his way, and said in a cold tone, "Go ahead. I'm a man of integrity. Am I afraid of you? Get out of my way. I'll go on my own."

After saying that, Chen Feng took a step forward and walked forward with big strides.

The onlookers couldn't help but follow Chen Feng's footsteps and moved towards the police station.

In fact, these villagers have very complicated feelings towards Chen Feng. They secretly admire him but also feel a little afraid.

Killing a tiger with one's own hands is not a feat that ordinary people can accomplish, just like Wu Song in Water Margin, who is also a heroic character.

"You said, this kid Chen Feng is really ruthless. He can even knock down a tiger."

"Yes, he is also a hero who kills tigers in the storybooks, but a hero is a hero. His family has meat to eat every day, but we can hardly even have a full meal. How can we not feel uncomfortable?"

These days, going hungry is the norm and everyone’s life is hard.

But it is precisely this common suffering that makes the mentality of "not worrying about scarcity but worrying about inequality" increasingly prominent.

Chen Feng's family's improved life due to hunting wild game naturally made them the object of envy of everyone.

Li Ergou and Zhang Mazi walked at the end, whispering with the village chief from time to time, then looked at Chen Feng's back with smiles of success on their faces.

Today's show is inseparable from their "contribution".

If it weren't for their instigation and the authority of the village chief, the villagers wouldn't have followed so enthusiastically.

I thought: If Chen Feng wants to blame someone, he should blame himself for being born into the wrong family and having a bastard father!