Reborn in 1963: I Hunted and Stockpiled Meat During a Famine

The next morning, Qin Qiming got up very early and went to the guard team to tell them that there would be no training that day, and that they would go to the fields together to weed and turn the soil.

Of course, not all the villagers can go; some must stay behind to keep watch.

Qin Kang had a hoe slung over his shoulder and a gun resting in his hand.

Qin Qiming asked, "Brother Kang, why are you dressed like that? Aren't you afraid of getting it dirty?"

"There's no difference. I've been farming for so many years, I don't get mud on my body," Qin Kang laughed. "You'll get used to it after farming for ten years or so."

As they were talking, the villagers gradually arrived.

After exchanging greetings, everyone shouldered their hoes and carried their guns, heading towards the fields.

Everyone chatted and laughed along the way, and was very happy.

After working for a while, Qin Qiming and a few others went to the edge of the field, where someone was boiling water, so they could take a break.

"Qiming, take Quanxue and Ma Liang back to the guard team first, hand over the duties, and let the guards come over."

Qin Kang held the bowl, gently blowing on the rim as he spoke.

Qin Qiming nodded: "Okay."

When the village delivered food, Qin Qiming called Ma Quanxue and Ma Liang, and they returned to the guard team.

They ate as they walked.

"Training is better; farm work is boring."

"You're spouting nonsense; you're only fit for farm work."

"If it weren't for Qiming being right next to me, I would have given you a real lesson."

"Come on, you were such a coward when you went into the mountains, your hands were shaking like leaves, I don't even know who you were."

Ma Quanxue was hit where it hurt, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Who said my hand was shaking? Didn't I carve my name in the old forest? Didn't I hit that bear with force?"

"Forget it, without Qiming you're nothing."

"Nonsense! If another wild animal comes, I'll be the first to charge!"

"I'm afraid you'll be so scared that you'll wet your pants if you encounter that again!"

Qin Qiming turned around and waved his arm: "Don't say things like that in the mountains. Aren't you worried something will happen again?"

"It's alright, it's impossible for it to attract..."

Ma Quanxue abruptly stopped speaking, his mouth agape, his body trembling as he pointed behind Qin Qiming.

"Oh no, danger!"

Qin Qiming quickly turned around.

Suddenly, a completely black animal appeared in the woods.

It is standing not far away, approaching.

"Bear!"

"Ma Quanxue!"

Ma Liang hurriedly raised his gun and fired a shot at the black bear not far away, but it went blank.

"Don't worry, it's not very big, it should be female."

Qin Qiming also raised his gun and fired a blank shot.

The intention was to intimidate the black bear and make it leave.

If it's a male bear, he will shoot without hesitation.

But this is a mother bear, and if she had cubs, the cubs in the den would likely die.

"Qiming, whether male or female, death is the only true safety!"

"I know, don't worry. If this thing really comes at us, just kill it."

Qin Qiming raised his gun and slowly adjusted his aim as the black bear approached.

If there is any danger, regardless of gender, they must be killed.

After all, excessive compassion in the mountains will eventually lead to one's death.

After hearing Qin Qiming's words, Ma Liang pulled back the bolt and aimed at the bear.

As the black bear approached, Qin Qiming's finger was already on the trigger, ready to fire.

The forest was so quiet that only the sound of a heartbeat and the running of a black bear could be heard.

The black bear ran, making frightening noises.

Just as Qin Qiming was about to press the button, only about thirty meters away, he suddenly noticed a small, dark, fleshy lump in front of him. He was slightly taken aback.

A black bear cub, completely black and resembling a dog, is slowly crawling.

"When did this thing appear?"

"Qiming, did you see that just now?"

Qin Qiming shook his head, his movements noticeably slowing down.

The black bear slowed down and stopped in front of the cubs.

With a fierce expression on his lips, he uttered a threatening tone.

It was clearly an attempt to intimidate Qin Qiming and the other two.

The bear cubs look like they were just born.

Firing now is an advantage.

"Qiming, we can't waste time here."

"Just fight it out; it's troublesome if it's blocking the way."

Qin Qiming looked at the bear cubs under the mother bear's protection and shook his head: "It won't slow us down too much. Let's go around it."

Qin Qiming led a few people to change their route and move forward.

As a result, after a short while, the mother bear and her cubs gave chase.

"What does this mean?"

Ma Liang's relaxed heart immediately tensed up again.

"We clearly let it go, so why is it still following us?"

Qin Qiming turned his head and stared at the black bear, gripping his gun tightly in his hand.

Even a thin female bear is still a bear.

The two shots just now only temporarily intimidated the mother bear, and with the bear cubs nearby, the mother bear was somewhat hesitant.

Otherwise, they would have pounced on them long ago.

But why follow closely behind with bear cubs?

Animals exhibit very strong protective behavior towards their young.

Even wild rabbits will fight you to the death for their young.

Qin Qiming saw the mother bear staring at him from afar and suddenly had an idea. He forcefully threw the food into the distance.

"Qiming, what do you mean?"

"Don't let it follow. If it does, we'll have to shoot, and the cubs won't survive either..."

Upon seeing the dry food, the mother bear hesitated for a moment, then ate it in large mouthfuls, and then remained still.

After confirming that the mother bear was not acting abnormally, Qin Qiming immediately led his men away.

“I said, let’s just shoot that bear, we can sell it for money…”

After walking for a long time, Ma Quanxue was still nagging.

“This is different, we can’t generalize. If it were a male bear without cubs, I would shoot without hesitation. But this is a female bear with cubs.”

Suddenly, Qin Qiming spotted a dark figure at the edge of the woods in the distance.

"What's wrong?"

Ma Liang followed Qin Qiming's gaze and discovered that something had appeared beside him at some point.

Ma Liang took a closer look and cursed, "'This is never going to end!' They even dare to take a detour to overtake us!"

"We've been targeted by this thing!"

"That's right, if we don't kill it today, it won't have any peace when it comes into the mountains!"

Qin Qiming squinted, looked again, and interrupted Ma Liang, who was still cursing: "It's not the one from before."

Ma Liang's cursing stopped abruptly as he carefully observed the black bear in the distance.

His eyes widened: "Another one so soon?"

"Could they be a family?"

"Hard to say."

Looking at the dark figures in the distance, Qin Qiming couldn't help but suspect that it was a family of black bears, and his brows furrowed.

"Qiming, this bastard is coming straight for us!"

Ma Liang watched the approaching black bear warily and said nervously.

"This thing is so hungry its eyes are red. It can't just stand there doing nothing. Give me a clear answer: are we going to fight or not?"

"beat!"

Qin Qiming watched the black bear moving through the woods and raised his gun to aim.

Aiming at a black bear that is much larger than the previous mother bear.

"This one is different from the last one. We don't need to follow any rules, just take it down!"

"The bear's fur is dirty and messy, it's nowhere near as good as the bear we hunted last time."

"Qiming, do you know what time it is? You're still thinking about the bear skin?"