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

Liu Xiuqin suddenly spotted the wild boar and clicked her tongue.

"You went hunting wild boar? Wild boars in the mountains are impossible to kill even with a gun. How dare you go alone? You've been ignoring your mother's warnings!"

Qin Qiming laughed and made up an excuse: "No, I didn't hit it, it was given to me by Grandma Hu San Tai."

Liu Xiuqin's eyes widened: "What? Really?"

Qin Qiming smiled and waved his hand: "Really."

Liu Xiuqin looked at the wild boar, then at the white fox.

"Mom, don't just stand there. I still have to go break the ice and catch fish later. Old Zhang wants some. I'll bring wolves and fish down the mountain tomorrow and the day after. I'll also deal with the wild boar today and take them with me. We'll sell one and eat the other."

Liu Xiuqin nodded: "Okay."

Qin Qiming helped her process the wild boar, feeding the white fox its offal, including its entrails.

The white fox ate with relish, and after finishing, it found a place to curl up and go to sleep.

Afterwards, they got another piece of meat. Min made steamed buns, while Qin Qiming took a wild boar leg to the village chief Qin Tian's house to borrow an ice-cutter.

He had just borrowed something and walked a short distance when he bumped into Liu Qingsong.

"Qiming?"

"Uncle?"

Liu Qingsong asked curiously, "What are you doing with that ice pick? Fishing?"

"Uncle, have you forgotten?" Qin Qiming asked curiously. "Didn't Zhang Laosan say yesterday that he'd catch about a hundred catties of wild fish and buy them at a high price?"

Liu Qingsong was taken aback!

Qin Qiming leaned closer and lowered his voice, "Uncle, ever since you saw that scarred man yesterday, you've been so distracted that you forgot about business. Do you two have a grudge? You said you'd tell me when you got back to the village yesterday."

Liu Qingsong sighed.

"If I'm not mistaken, that scarred man should be the one from Changbai Mountain, known as the Green-Faced Ghost."

"The name 'Green-faced Ghost' sounds ominous."

"The Blue-Faced Ghost was a vicious bandit and traitor! When he was a bandit, he robbed and killed people at will, harming the people. When the Japanese army came, he offered up his own younger sister in order to gain their trust. He helped the Japanese army seize grain and also brutally massacred several villages, cutting off the villagers' heads to claim credit, falsely claiming that he had eliminated the Japanese army. As a result, he climbed to the position of commander of the puppet army."

At this point, Liu Qingsong paused, then continued, "Have you ever seen a village where everyone, regardless of age or gender, has had their heads chopped off? I have. That happened when I went to contact the stronghold... My sworn family was among them, and they were all gone."

Qin Qiming was stunned, unable to imagine what had happened in the past.

"After the Japanese surrendered, those people became bandits, occupied the county town, and became local tyrants. They burned, killed, looted, increased taxes, and did all sorts of evil things! Can you believe that you have to pay taxes for drinking water and defecating? How are people supposed to live like that?"

The key is that they have appointment letters and are under the jurisdiction of the Southern Border, so no one can touch them.

Later, the People's Liberation Army arrived and stormed into the county town. The Blue-Faced Demon's residence caught fire, and many charred corpses were pulled out.

The other bandits were either killed or captured.

I thought they'd all been wiped out, but I didn't expect the Blue-Faced Demon to still be alive!

Qin Qiming suddenly realized why his uncle had been so distraught yesterday.

Liu Qingsong suppressed his anger: "He dared to show his face because he thought the danger had passed. He wouldn't appear for no reason; there must be something going on. I'll go home and get my ice axe first. Let's fish first, and then we'll go to the village chief."

"Alright, let's use the fish we caught tonight to nourish my aunt and uncle, and also send a couple to my grandparents."

Liu Qingsong laughed: "You little rascal, you know how to be filial, just you wait!"

He quickly went home and soon reappeared with an ice axe and a fishing bag.

Qin Qiming followed Liu Qingsong home first.

At this moment, Liu Xiuqin was tidying up.

As soon as Liu Qingsong entered the courtyard, he saw something rushing towards him, baring its teeth and growling at him.

Liu Qingsong was so shocked that his heart almost stopped; the white fox that appeared before him nearly scared him out of his wits.

Qin Qixiu gently stroked the white fox's head: "Don't bare your teeth, that's my uncle, he's not a bad person."

Qin Qixiu's innocent voice seemed to have an effect, and the white fox immediately made way for her.

Liu Xiuqin greeted him with a smile: "Big brother is here."

Liu Qingsong pointed at the white fox and asked Liu Xiuqin, "Sister, what are you planning to do? Open a shrine and perform rituals for people?"

Liu Xiuqin couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Brother, what are you talking about? She came back with Qiming on her own. Maybe it's because it's too cold in winter and she has nowhere to go, so she came here to escape the cold."

Liu Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister, you are so lucky to have such a son. Even the fox spirits in the mountains protect you."

Min was steaming wild boar meat buns in the kitchen when Liu Qingsong went over.

"Min'er."

Min raised her head, her pretty face smeared with soot.

"It will be ready to eat in a little while."

"middle."

Qin Qiming saw the soot on her face and reached out to wipe it off.

There's dust on your face.

Min smiled: "Is there any more?"

Qin Qiming shook his head: "That's all."

The family then sat down together to eat steamed buns.

Qin Qixiu held one in each of her little hands, her mouth greasy as she ate: "Sister Huimin, the meat buns you made are so delicious, so fragrant!"

Liu Qingsong nodded as he ate his fifth steamed bun: "Indeed, this meat bun isn't greasy at all!"

Chen Xu proudly raised his head: "My sister cooks very well, her skill level is just like a professional chef!"

Xia chuckled, "Sister's blushing!"

After the meal, Liu Qingsong and his sister, along with Qin Qiming, went to the lake by the forest on the front of the mountain.

Qin Qiming carried the items on his shoulder and looked around to determine the location.

After determining the location, we took out our ice axes and broke the ice to create a hole with my uncle.

They need to make a hole big enough.

Once the ice hole opens, air circulation will significantly increase the oxygen content in the water, causing the fish to become less active and move more sluggishly.

When oxygen levels increase, the fish will gather around.

Liu Xiuqin was carefully tidying up the fishing nets.

After making three holes in the ice, put the fishing net into the holes, lay the bait, and wait.

The wait was quite long, so the three of them sat on the ice and chatted idly.

Qin Qiming took out the wire he had prepared beforehand and began to make hooks.

Soon, the wire was covered with hooks.

He then used an ice pick to make a hole in the ice, sprinkled in the remaining cornmeal, and then put the fishing line into the hole, keeping his eyes fixed on the line.

Soon after, with a sudden pull, many small fish were caught from the water.

While hauling in the nets, the fishing yielded a bountiful harvest, mostly small fish, but regardless of size, they were all spoils of war.

With each hook, before the net was even pulled in, Qin Qiming had already caught quite a lot.

As Qin Qiming was happily processing the fish, Liu Qingsong felt that the time was almost up and said with a smile, "Now we can haul in the first net."

Qin Qiming nodded and assisted him in closing the net.

Closing the net sounds simple, but it's actually very physically demanding.

However, all the hard work paid off when the net was pulled out of the water, because it was full of fish.