Reborn in 1965, I can obtain resources just by sweeping the floor.
Chapter 12 New Year's Eve Dinner
"Ding! Your heartfelt words have made Hu Xingming look at you in a new light. He has affirmed your performance when facing the wolf pack and has rewarded you with 100 catties of rice, 100 catties of wheat flour, 50 catties of pork, 20 catties of white sugar, 10 catties of White Rabbit milk candy... All attributes increased by 2."
The heavenly voice made Su Chen unable to resist opening his attribute panel separately.
Name: Su Chen
Talent: Alteration (F-rank 5%)
Skill: Archery (Beginner Level)
Power: 14
Intelligence: 13
Agility: 11
Constitution: 11
Spirit: 10
Luck: 2
Kung Fu Techniques: Fanziquan (Beginner Level), Bajiquan (Beginner Level)
Backpack: 12/200
Assets: 1100 yuan
His physical indicators finally reached the standard, and his strength and intelligence even far exceeded the normal values, which gave Su Chen a lot of confidence.
"Come sit down, I have something to tell you."
Grandpa Hu pointed to the stool next to him and said with a big smile.
After Su Chen sat down, Grandpa Hu began to slowly recount his story.
Grandpa Hu's real name is Hu Xingming. He loved martial arts when he was young and traveled thousands of miles to Zhili and Cangzhou to learn from masters. Later, he returned to Northeast China. Just then, the Japanese invaders entered the pass and he and several fellow disciples joined the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army. In the years of gunfire, several fellow disciples sacrificed their lives one after another. Hu Xingming never married and returned to his hometown after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
When Hu Xingming first returned to the village, he was full of enthusiasm and planned to carry forward his martial arts skills. However, due to the changing times and certain special reasons, he eventually gave up this idea.
Hu Xingming originally thought that his life would just pass by like this, until Su Chen's arrival made him feel as if he were seeing his younger self. However, he still needed to observe Su Chen's character further. Today, when they encountered a pack of wolves, Su Chen was able to jump down from the tree without hesitation and face the wolves with him, which made Hu Xingming very satisfied with Su Chen.
"Young man, this era is about breaking down the old and establishing the new, so I won't make you perform the apprenticeship ceremony. I will pass on all my skills to you. As long as you study diligently, I believe your future achievements will definitely surpass mine."
After receiving Su Chen's affirmative answer, Hu Xingming acknowledged Su Chen as his disciple.
"Master, you rest first, I'll go to the village committee to get our meat back."
Having finally gained his master's approval after so many days, Su Chen was overjoyed. As dusk approached, he didn't forget Village Chief Yang's request to collect the meat, especially since he had been involved in the entire process, which gave him an even greater sense of accomplishment.
"go Go!"
Hu Xingming knew what Su Chen was thinking, so he waved his hand dismissively and then took out some bones and internal organs as a reward for the three brave hunting dogs.
"Comrade Xiao Su, come here quickly. I've already set one aside for you. This one is for Master Hu. Take it with you."
Upon arriving at the village committee compound, I saw villagers lining up excitedly, receiving their share under the unified arrangement of the village accountant.
Today is arguably the most joyous day of the year for the villagers of Kaoshantun. Not to mention the pheasants and rabbits, just the few roe deer and wolves alone yielded several hundred kilograms of meat, which was about two kilograms per person.
A family of five weighs about ten kilograms of meat, no wonder everyone's face is beaming with a bright smile.
"Thank you, Comrade Xiao Su."
"Comrade Xiao Su, my home is not far from Grandpa Hu's house. If you have any difficulties, just come to my house and I will definitely help you."
Upon seeing Su Chen, everyone, whether they knew him or not, greeted him warmly. Many people smiled and greeted him, creating a stark contrast with another educated youth standing to the side.
“Brother, you are really capable. You have gained people’s recognition in less than two months. I heard from Sister Yumei that they have been here for three years and the villagers are still distant from them.”
Seeing how popular Su Chen was, Feng Lan came over with a piece of meat and said with an envious look.
"Hmph! What's there to be happy about? You didn't get any of that meat. You selfish little man, you don't care about your comrades after you've eaten your fill."
Looking at the meat in his hand that was mostly tendons and skin, and then at the good meat weighing twenty pounds in Su Chen's hand, Wang Fu was so angry that his teeth itched, and he gritted his teeth and said something.
"What do you mean? If you're so capable, go hunt and share with the villagers. You'll get a bigger share too."
Wang Fu's sarcastic remarks immediately drew a barrage of criticism from the crowd.
"Hmph! How do you know I can't do it? I'm telling you, I'm just too lazy to do it. Sooner or later, I'll show you what I'm capable of."
Knowing he was disliked, Wang Fu muttered something stubbornly. As he passed by Su Chen, he glanced at the piece of meat in Su Chen's hand with a flickering look, then quickly picked up his own piece of meat and walked away angrily.
"Ding! The villager has voluntarily given up most of the harvest, and each villager will receive an extra half catty of meat. The talent change has been successfully triggered. The reward is 100 catties of rice, 100 catties of wheat flour, 20 catties each of white sugar and brown sugar, 100 catties of pork, 20 catties each of beef and mutton, 50 catties of grain coupons, a case of soy sauce-flavored liquor, a number of liquor coupons, sugar coupons, meat coupons, a two-stone copper-backed iron-core bow, and a number of arrows."
As Su Chen was carrying two large pieces of meat back home, a pleasant sound suddenly rang in his ears, startling him. He hadn't expected this to count, and the rewards were even more generous than before, especially the bronze-backed iron-core bow, which made Su Chen eager to take it out and examine it immediately.
Is it because there were so many people this time? It seems I need to broaden my goals in the future.
After checking the supplies in his backpack, Su Chen shook his head helplessly. He had accumulated over a thousand catties of rice and flour in just a few days. How long would it take to eat that? Selling it was out of the question. Things were tense right now, and it would be troublesome if he got caught. Besides, they all lived in the same village and would run into each other all the time. Selling grain secretly was impossible to hide.
"Master, I'd like to have some good wine with you today."
Before they knew it, it was New Year's Eve. At noon, Su Chen stewed a pot of roe deer meat, took out a bottle of soy sauce-flavored liquor from his backpack, and eagerly approached his master.
"Hmm! That's good. I didn't expect you to be able to get your hands on this wine. I heard it's not cheap."
Hu Xingming had initially been puzzled by his apprentice's frequent unexpected gifts, but he had now become accustomed to them. However, he never questioned Su Chen about the origins of these items.
"Master, is everything you said true? Are there really mountain spirits, willow ghosts, and other such spirits in the forest?"
Sipping his wine and listening to Hu Xingming recount his past hunting experiences in the mountains, Su Chen asked a question with a curious expression.
"How would I know? These are all legends. Besides, now we're breaking down the old and establishing the new, fighting against all sorts of monsters and demons. Even if those things really exist, they wouldn't dare to come out. I've had my drink, I'm going to take a nap. Don't worry about me tonight, you go to the educated youth settlement and spend the New Year with them. It's not good to always have you keeping an old man like me company."
Hu Xingming chuckled, downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, stood up, and walked back to the kang (heated brick bed) with slightly unsteady steps.
Two days ago, Bai Peiyao came over and told Su Chen to come to the educated youth settlement on New Year's Eve to have a reunion dinner together.
After tidying up briefly and adding some new firewood to the stove, Su Chen carried twenty catties of flour, ten catties of pork, and a large bag of milk candy, heading straight for the educated youth settlement.
"Ah! Little brother, why did you bring so much stuff? No, no, we agreed to have a family reunion dinner today, so I can't let you bring so much stuff all by yourself."
When they saw what Su Chen brought, the dozen or so people at the educated youth settlement widened their eyes at the same time. They hadn't managed to gather much white flour, but they did have some meat. They hadn't been willing to eat the meat that had been distributed before the New Year, and they were just waiting for the New Year.
"Dear brothers and sisters, you don't seem to consider us family. We came together for a common goal, so we should help and support each other. Actually, I just want to eat some cabbage and pork dumplings, but unfortunately I don't know how to make them. So I've brought the ingredients here to beg you all to let me have some ready-made dumplings."
"You're quite the smooth talker. Since you've said it like that, we won't be coy anymore. But little brother, where did you get so much heroin? You didn't go to the black market, did you?"
What was meant as a joke was taken seriously by the listener. Wang Fu suddenly grasped something and stared at the white flour in Su Chen's hand with shining eyes.
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