Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

Li Siming kept his head down and remained silent.

The inspection team members looked at Li Mu, then at Li Siming, and said, "Alright, we understand what happened. From now on, you should all follow the rules and not make such a fool of yourselves again."

After saying that, the two team members left the village chief's house.

When the inspection team came to Li Mu's door for the first time, he felt a little uneasy, but mostly at ease. After all, he had a clear conscience about what he had done yesterday.

"Fourth Brother, I have a question for you. Have I wronged you in any way? Or have I, Li Mu, done something to offend you that you would do this to me?"

Li Siming felt a little guilty after being asked by Li Mu. He lowered his head and dared not meet Li Mu's eyes.

Tao Qingshan looked at the two of them and sighed, "Alright, stop arguing. Mu Zi, your fourth brother acted impulsively today, so don't hold it against him. Si Ming, what about you? Mu Zi is trying his best to help you make money, but instead of being grateful, you're causing trouble like this. In the future, you both need to tone it down and stop making a fool of yourselves in front of the villagers."

Li Siming blushed after being reprimanded by the village chief. He lowered his head and muttered softly, "I... I didn't mean it. I just feel uncomfortable."

Seeing Li Siming's appearance, Li Mu's anger subsided considerably.

"Fourth Brother, I know you're upset, but you have to understand that we're family, working together to earn money. We can't let this little thing cause a huge fight. If you don't respect me, then from now on we'll each go our own way, and I won't stop you."

"If you're willing, you can work with me from now on. I promise you won't suffer any losses."

"Okay, okay! I'll still work with you from now on! I promise I'll never argue about this again." Li Siming quickly agreed, his expression full of regret.

As the group dispersed, Jiang Xuefen, enraged, grabbed a broom and was about to hit Li Mu: "You child, how could you be so foolish? Li Siming treated you like that, and you still defended him and even asked him to work for you in the future! Aren't you afraid he'll cause trouble for you again?"

Li Mu dodged Jiang Xuefen's broom.

"Mom, please don't be angry. The matter has been resolved. Fourth Brother knows he was wrong and won't do it again."

Jiang Xuefen put down the broom, still looking dissatisfied: "What's been resolved? I think you're just too soft-hearted and easily bullied. Your father, that good-for-nothing, all he does is hide in his room smoking; he can't help with anything. Relying on your father, our family will never get ahead in this lifetime!"

"I'm going to talk to Li Siming! How can this guy be so unreasonable! Mu Zi gave him the money yesterday, and he still went to the village chief's house to cause trouble today. He's shameless!"

Li Mu had his own plans.

"I think Fourth Brother didn't really want to get back at me, it was Fourth Aunt."

"My fourth aunt always likes to take advantage of others. Yesterday, I received less money, so she must have been the one who instigated my fourth brother to cause trouble for me."

"Mom, please don't go. If you go, things will only get more difficult to resolve."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuefen became even angrier: "What? Are you afraid of Li Siming? He Yinglian has always looked down on him."

If our family doesn't talk to her about this, she'll become even more arrogant!

Li Mu quickly advised, "Mom, don't get agitated. It's not that I'm afraid of her, I'm worried that you'll suffer if you go. Think about it, if you argue with Fourth Aunt, do you think she'll get the better of you? In the end, it'll just be our family that gets upset."

He Yinglian is Li Siming's wife, and she is known in the village for being shrewish and unreasonable.

In his previous life, Li Siming was unable to get married because of He Yinglian's meddling. Even after he finally got married, they argued every few days.

After hanging herself in the house, He Yinglian turned around and remarried with the compensation money from Li Siming. She didn't even come back to attend Li Siming's funeral. It is said that she became the mistress of a rich man.

Li Mu didn't want his family to get involved with someone like He Yinglian over such a trivial matter.

He took Jiang Xuefen's hand and advised, "Mom, please don't go. The matter has been resolved, and we still have to live our lives in the village. If we really anger He Yinglian, who knows what she might say about us in the village."

Jiang Xuefen also knew that Li Mu was right; no one within a ten-mile radius of Lijia Village could out-argue He Yinglian.

"Mom, don't worry, trust me! Fourth Brother will soon suffer the consequences."

Jiang Xuefen looked at Li Mu with a puzzled expression: "What do you mean? What kind of hardship could he possibly suffer?"

Li Mu smiled mysteriously: "Mom, don't ask anymore, just wait and see."

Although Jiang Xuefen was curious, she didn't press Li Mu for an answer since he was unwilling to talk about it.

After this incident, although the relationship between Li Mu and Li Siming did not return to what it was before, there were no further conflicts.

They still needed to catch fish, so Li Mu called Tian Xiaohu and the others to gather by the river. He also specifically invited Li Siming, wanting to see what kind of attitude Li Siming would have today.

Once everyone had arrived, no one paid any attention to Li Siming; instead, they all surrounded Li Mu, asking about the inspection team's visit the previous day.

Li Siming was left standing to the side, his expression somewhat unpleasant, but he didn't lash out.

Li Mu saw this but ignored it. He called everyone to get ready to set off, as they were going to fish in the small river today.

Li Siming remained silent throughout the journey. Upon arriving at Xiaohetao, Li Mu selected a few people.

"Brother Chuzi, you take Dazhuang and Ergou to fish by the river. Set the nets first today. Here's some pesticide powder for you. Be careful not to spill it on yourself."

Li Mu handed a small packet of powder to Li Chuzi. He had messed up a lot of junior high school students yesterday and specially made this powder to sprinkle in the river to make the fish turn belly up, making it much easier to catch them.

Li Chuzi took the medicine powder: "So what are you going to do?"

“I took a few other brothers into the mountains. We need to get some wild game. We can’t just fish all the time. We need to make the most of our lives.”

Li Mu smiled and said nothing more. He led Tian Xiaohu and the others into the mountains.

There are plenty of wild animals in the mountains, especially now, when they come out to forage.

The group entered the mountain empty-handed. Tian Xiaohu scratched his head and asked, "Brother Mu, how are we supposed to grab anything with our bare hands?"

"Don't rush, come with me."

He led a few people through the snow.

The footprints continued deeper into the mountains. The mountains were quiet, with only the occasional bird calls and the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves.

As Li Mu walked, he observed his surroundings, but there was no one in sight.

"Strange, this is the place I'm supposed to be."

"Brother Mu, what are you saying?"

The deep mountains of Northeast China are home not only to wild animals, but also to a group of ethnic minorities hidden deep in the forests—the Oroqen people.

It is said that they have lived here for generations, making a living by hunting, and are skilled in riding and archery, making them experts in the mountains and forests.