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

So many! And there are even smaller ones!

“That’s right, we’ll keep them at home and raise them. When the little mountain rascals grow up, we’ll have meat to eat.”

Upon hearing Qin Qiming's words, Xia pursed her lips, tilted her head, and thought for a moment: "Then the smaller ones have to eat too? Can't we just not eat them?"

"Let's raise them until they're big enough to eat. Don't you want to eat meat every day? Stewed, stir-fried, braised, made into buns and dumplings..."

Qin Qiming described a whole bunch of ways to eat it, making Xia, who had just been feeling sorry for the rabbit, drool.

"Eat meat!"

Qin Qixiu clenched her small fist and shook it vigorously.

"Then you three will have to take good care of yourselves from now on, understand?"

"I heard."

Chen Xu stared intently at the little rabbit shivering in the hay in its den, whether from fear or cold, and felt an indescribable joy in his heart.

Qin Qiming carried two large rabbits out of the basket, intending to put them in the small hut outside the fence.

Tidy them up, cover them with something, and make them warm.

Let's give the big rabbits some more food, and once they're settled, we'll figure out how to move the little rabbits over.

It definitely wouldn't work indoors; the smell of rabbit droppings and urine is unbearable.

"Qiming, what are you doing?"

Liu Xiuqin happened to be bringing something over when she saw Qin Qiming carrying a rabbit towards the small house outside.

"We caught these mountain juveniles with Brother Hao, but when we looked around, we found a litter of baby juveniles in their nest. We were worried that if we took the big ones, the baby ones would freeze or starve to death, so we brought them all back with us. We can't eat the baby ones, so we were thinking about whether we could raise them first."

"Oh, you have an idea." Liu Xiuqin said as she stepped forward. "I'll do this job."

Qin Qiming didn't stand on ceremony and lent a hand to Liu Xiuqin from the side.

After the meal, Qin Qiming ran to the village chief's house to see if anyone had returned.

I had barely arrived, and before I even sat down, I saw the village chief returning, smoking his pipe.

"Have you got everything sorted out?"

"It's not all settled yet, but I've already reported it to the comrades in the People's Liberation Army."

The village chief caught his breath and took the water his wife handed him: "Today, on my way down the mountain, I happened to run into the leader. He was planning to head south, so I reported it to him in person. No matter how hard we common folk try, we can't compare to them."

Judging from his expression, this matter is probably no small thing. If the bandits who haven't been caught aren't completely wiped out, the local area won't be able to have peace.

"The fact that the Green-Faced Demon dares to come down the mountain means someone is colluding with them. Zhang Laosan is probably just a gofer; there are definitely bigger culprits hidden among them, and we can't handle those."

Qin Qiming's heart skipped a beat: "Uncle Tian, ​​do you know that comrade?"

"What? Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

“If you don’t know him, can you just tell him this? What if he’s up to something? Who can tell? You said it yourself, this is definitely not a small matter, and there’s more to it than meets the eye. If you’re going to dig deeper, you definitely can’t tell him unless you’re someone you trust completely.”

The village chief laughed: "Hmm, you're really smart, much better than my kids, especially the second one. All he knows is eating, drinking, and relieving himself, and he's all about brute force. He has nothing else to say."

"Father, I'm right here in front of you!"

“I know you’re standing in front of me. If you weren’t standing in front of me, how could I speak to you? If you’re not standing in front of me, you wouldn’t hear me anyway.”

Qin Hao was speechless for a moment; his status in the family was declining day by day.

Qin Qiming: "Uncle Tian, ​​this matter has nothing to do with us anymore, right?"

"We have nothing to do with each other anymore. Try to avoid going down the mountain recently. The village has a lot of people and they are familiar with guns. If you run into trouble down the mountain, you won't be able to help if you're outnumbered."

"The Green-Faced Ghost and his gang have been quiet lately, nobody knows where they've gone. Zhang Laosan probably won't make any rash moves; we're still counting on his lead to find the source. The point is, we need to wipe them all out in one fell swoop; we can't afford any more mishaps later."

Qin Qiming nodded. "If the military takes over this matter, then those guys, the Green-Faced Ghost, will probably be done for soon."

The village chief sighed, "I'm afraid it won't be quick. Those are some formidable bandits colluding with spies. This matter can't be rushed."

While the village chief was chatting with Qin Qiming, his wife reheated the food.

"Old man, hurry up and get ready, it's time to eat! Chicken stew with mushrooms, it smells so good you'll swallow your tongue!"

The village chief put the bowls, chopsticks, and flatbread on the kang table, and only then did he realize that a few people were missing.

"Where's the third son? And his wife? Why didn't they come out?"

“She went to her father-in-law’s house; she just left before you came back.”

Upon hearing this, the village chief immediately stopped eating the chopsticks he had just picked up.

"What's going on? Tell me, why are you running into the mountains so late at night? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

The old woman said, "It's because people from Baijia Village came looking for us. They said our in-laws are in trouble, but they didn't say what it is..."

"They didn't explain anything clearly, just called some people and left?"

The village chief pondered for a while and then started eating: "I need to go and see what's going on tomorrow. What urgent matter has happened?"

"You're going by yourself? Uncle Tian, ​​how about I come with you?"

"No need, just do what you need to do. By the way, each of you gets two hundred yuan for selling the wolf. As for your fish and wild boar, Zhang Laosan is very stingy; he only gave you one hundred and fifty. The money is with your uncle; I reckon he should be going to your house soon."

Just then, Min rushed over, "Qiming, something terrible has happened! Your father has come to the door, he's furious, he looks like he's going to kill someone!"

Qin Qiming's face darkened, and he abruptly stood up and rushed back: "Damn it, he still dares to come knocking on our door!"

The village chief quickly put down his chopsticks. "Quick, go check it out, don't let anything happen."

At this moment, at the station.

Qin Guozhu pounded on the door and roared, "Liu Xiuqin, you spendthrift woman, get out here! You eat my food, drink my water, live in my house, and now you ignore me? Do you have no shame?"

Qin Guozhu's curses were unbearable to hear.

After finishing his meal, Liu Qingsong and his second brother, Liu Qingfeng, carried over quilts, rice, flour, and the money from selling goods. Upon seeing this scene, they were enraged.

"Qin Guozhu, you bastard! You hit my sister, abused my nephew and niece, and you have the right to come here and curse?"

Qin Guozhu trembled, then looked in horror at Liu Qingsong, who had stopped his cart and was rushing towards him with his weapons.

Liu Qingsong always felt humiliated; his sister was being bullied, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

After all, every family has its own problems, and he didn't want to make things difficult for Liu Xiuqin.

Now that Liu Xiuqin wants to separate from Qin Guozhu, this bastard still dares to cause trouble. Does he really think Liu Qingsong is a pushover?

He wanted to kill Qin Guozhu.

Seeing that his elder brother was blinded by rage, Liu Qingfeng suddenly reached out, grabbed Liu Qingsong, and quickly snatched the weapon from his hand.

When Qin Guozhu saw someone blocking Liu Qingsong, he not only did not restrain himself, but became even more arrogant, pointing his finger at Liu Qingsong's nose and cursing loudly.