The hunter's leisurely life begins with marrying a female educated youth.

Zhang Yun and his family returned to their house.

The kerosene lamp was lit.

During this period, kerosene was very precious and could only be purchased from the supply and marketing cooperative with ration coupons. One lamp was used by the whole family, so family members would gather around the kerosene lamp, doing their own things.

Chen Wan lit the kerosene lamp and pulled Zhang Yun to sit with the family of five around the eight-immortal table.

"You brat, you said I was going to be a mother-in-law at noon today. Tell me honestly, when did you manage to win over Han Zhiqing?"

Although the kerosene lamp was turned to its lowest setting and the light was somewhat dim, Chen Wan's anxious expression was very obvious.

Upon hearing Chen Wan's words, Zhang Zhongli, Zhang Yanhong, and Zhang Yanli all looked at Zhang Yun in surprise.

"Xuemei has been in our village for three years. She is the work recorder for our fifth team. She also has to do chores. I have been helping her secretly all along. That's how we developed feelings for each other."

Zhang Yun replied with a smile, which was part of the truth.

But Zhang Yun, of course, couldn't reveal the real reason why Han Xuemei wanted to marry Zhang Yun—that she was being forced by her family to marry a middle-aged widowed man and was unwilling to accept it.

Since he was determined to marry Han Xuemei and make up for the regrets of his past life, Zhang Yun would not let Han Xuemei suffer any more harm.

Once the real reason is revealed, even if Zhang Zhongli and Chen Wan accept Han Xuemei, they will inevitably have some lingering resentment.

"You're quite clever, aren't you?"

Chen Wan looked at Zhang Yun with approval and spoke happily, clearly having accepted Han Xuemei as her daughter-in-law.

Han Xuemei is a city dweller, but she was sent to the countryside as an educated youth. However, according to policy, she is allowed to return to the city.

Chen Wan was naturally very satisfied that her son had married a beautiful city girl.

Ugh……

Suddenly, Zhang Zhongli sighed.

"Why are you sighing? Your son is getting married, aren't you happy?"

Chen Wan immediately expressed her dissatisfaction.

“I’m naturally happy that Zhang Yun wants to get married. But given our family’s circumstances, what right do we have to get a wife? Can Han Zhiqing really endure hardship with our family?”

Zhang Zhongli's face was full of sorrow, his eyes were dim, and he was filled with self-reproach.

The house had three rooms: a main room for meals, a kitchen, and a living room divided into two floors. The two girls, Zhang Yanhong and Zhang Yanli, lived on the upper floor, while the lower floor was divided into two parts. The parents lived in the lower part, and Zhang Yun lived on a bamboo bed facing the door.

In addition, due to Zhang Zhongli's serious illness, the family had accumulated a lot of debt.

Even if Han Xuemei doesn't ask for a bride price, where will she live after she marries into the family?

Especially when she thought of the note she had written to her elder brother Zhang Boshu, which stated that if she couldn't pay for the living expenses of supporting their parents, she would have to give these three rooms to Zhang Boshu as a way to support their parents in the future.

Zhang Zhongli was thinking about these things at the moment, and he couldn't help but sigh, feeling truly at a loss.

Not to mention being penniless, they were heavily in debt.

"Dad, getting married is my business. You don't need to worry about it. I'll take care of it myself."

Zhang Yun immediately realized his father Zhang Zhongli's concerns and hurriedly spoke up.

In his previous life, Zhang Zhongli had too many worries and poor health, which led to his untimely death.

Now that he has been reborn, Zhang Yun is determined to prevent these things from happening.

"You're making the arrangements yourself? Sigh..."

Zhang Zhongli naturally didn't believe that Zhang Yun had the ability to solve the problems of the wedding dowry, food, lodging, and transportation. He himself was powerless to do so, and wanted to scold him, but didn't know how to start.

"Third brother, don't worry. If the bride price isn't enough, I'll swallow my pride and borrow some money from your uncle's house."

Chen Wan also spoke up to guarantee that she certainly couldn't let her son's marriage fall through.

"Brother... I've saved up 5 yuan, I'll give it all to you."

Fourth Sister Zhang Yanhong whispered, her feelings already made clear.

"I also have 3 yuan."

Fifth sister Zhang Yanli then revealed all of her family's assets.

Hearing her two younger sisters' words, Zhang Yun couldn't help but gaze at them with affection. These two sisters were very sensible; at the tender age of eighteen or nineteen, they had already begun to contribute to the family.

In her previous life, after Tang Tiantian married Zhang Yun, she began to dislike her fourth and fifth sisters in various ways, forcing them to marry hastily and resulting in tragic marriages.

Hearing her two younger sisters' heartwarming words, Zhang Yun felt a pang of regret, realizing how much she had failed her family in her previous life.

“Listen to me, I will take full responsibility for my marriage. You just focus on your work. I will find a way to make money and I will marry Han Xuemei in style.”

Zhang Yun spoke firmly and resolutely, leaving no room for his family to refute him.

After saying that, Zhang Yun got up, took down a fertilizer bag hanging on the wall of the main room, and walked outside.

Reaching the doorway, Zhang Yun turned around and said with a smile, "Dad, Mom, I'm going to find Uncle San. I want to catch some frogs tonight."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yun had already run away, and Zhang Zhongli and Chen Wan couldn't stop him no matter what they tried.

In the rural areas of the 70s, there were no entertainment activities late at night. Catching frogs, loaches and eels in the fields was a popular pastime, not only for fun but also to improve the family's meals.

Zhang Yun's reason for catching frogs at night was naturally to use his spiritual spring space to capture a large number of frogs and release them into the space.

These frogs can be sold for money, but of course they can't be sold openly. After all, the crime of speculation and profiteering was still very serious at this time, with penalties ranging from imprisonment to being punished severely.

Zhang Yun knew that there was a mine near Qushui Town, where there was a black market where he could sell his wild rabbits, frogs, and other items.

Of course, you can also take these items to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell, but the price will be half the price.

Not long after, four figures appeared in the field.

"Brother Yun, the flashlight shouldn't last long. If we can catch twenty frogs tonight, that'll be enough."

A boy about the same age as Zhang Yun was shining a flashlight along the ridge of the paddy field, hoping to spot the frogs that came to the ridge to hibernate at night.

Zhang Jiwu had two sons and a daughter. His two sons were twins, Zhang Yixin and Zhang Yiyi, who were a year younger than Zhang Yun. These two got along very well with Zhang Yun and respected him a lot.

The reason Zhang Yun asked Zhang Jiwu to help catch frogs was twofold: first, he wanted to help his third uncle's family; second, Zhang Yun's family was poor and didn't even have a flashlight.

At night, if you shine a flashlight on them, the frogs lying on the ridges of the fields will be temporarily blinded, which is the best time to catch them.

The one holding the flashlight was Zhang Yixin.

"Don't worry, since Brother Yun called you here, you definitely won't leave empty-handed."

"We won't go back until we catch a hundred frogs tonight."

Zhang Yun replied with a smile.

Listening to the croaking of frogs across the vast field, Zhang Yun couldn't hide his smile. As he spoke, he released the spiritual spring.

The sacred spring water was sprinkled on the ridges of the fields along the way.