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

When the villagers saw the educated youth return safely, they applauded and praised him, saying, "Qiming is really amazing!"

"Look at Xiuqin's son, he's been raised so well."

"Grandma Hu San went to their house, and she still listens to Qiming so much, there must be a reason!"

The villagers were talking about it, and most of them were happy for Qin Qiming.

Min rushed out from the crowd, grabbed Qin Qiming tightly, her pretty face slightly pale.

"Where are you injured? I heard you encountered a tiger!"

Qin Kang laughed and said, "Huimin, go back and teach him a lesson. This guy is trying to fight a tiger."

Someone teased, "What does a tiger's butt feel like? Is it softer than your Huimin's butt?"

Qin Kang glared at them and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense! There are women here! I told you to read more books, but you act like it's your life!"

After a burst of laughter, everyone ran away.

Listening to everyone's conversation, Tian Xiaozhao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Compared to city dwellers, rural people are more simple and sincere. He then went up to greet Min.

Min was one of the educated youth who went to the countryside earlier than the others, a few months earlier.

But judging from her interactions with Qin Qiming, it seems the two have gotten together?

A tall educated youth scoffed, "What are these people spouting? So vulgar!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ling immediately retorted: "Comrade Ma Liang, how can you say that? The working people are the most simple and honest. What you heard was swearing, but what I heard was everyone's love and respect for Comrade Qiming!"

Ma Liang was speechless after Lin Ling's retort, and could only shut up with a livid face.

Qin Qiming didn't care about Ma Liang's opinion at all.

Qin Kang put his arm around Qin Qiming's shoulder and said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. Come on, let's go to my house. We're going to drink until we drop. Huimin, Qiming will stay at my house tonight. We'll go up the mountain to hunt something tomorrow morning."

Min smiled and agreed, "Okay."

Qin Qiming drank with Qin Kangye until midnight, and the next day he even went into the mountains to hunt a roe deer.

When he returned to the courtyard, Min was busy washing his insoles.

"Min'er, I'm back!"

Upon hearing the sound, Min immediately rushed over from the well, gently patting her clothes with her hands: "Oh dear, what kind of wild animal is this? How come it's so big?"

"Hey, this roe deer must weigh at least eighty pounds!"

Just then, several children ran down from the second floor: "Wow, Brother Qiming is so amazing!"

Xia was so excited that she reached out and poked the roe deer.

"Oh my god, it's huge!"

Qin Qixiu put the white fox down and asked curiously, "Brother, why does this roe deer look so dull-witted?"

"Haha, it's a silly roe deer, but its meat is so delicious it'll make you dizzy!"

After saying that, Qin Qiming began preparing the roe deer meat in the yard.

After tidying up, a makeshift barbecue grill was set up outside the courtyard.

He skewered the whole roe deer with an iron fork, turning it over and roasting it constantly, brushing it with oil and applying a pre-mixed barbecue seasoning.

This attracted many children from the village to watch.

Qin Qiming told the children, "You can take the roe deer entrails next to you, skewer them with small bamboo sticks, and roast them here."

The children rarely eat meat, and when they heard that the offal had already been prepared, Chen Xu immediately said, "I'll take charge of cutting it."

The children each took a skewer of roe deer, dipped it in seasoning, and roasted it by the fire.

Watching the food in my hand gradually cook, I couldn't help but swallow hard.

After roasting for about ten minutes, Qin Qiming said, "Okay, your meat is cooked and you can eat it."

The children all asked Qin Qiming to check if their meat was cooked through.

"This needs to bake a little longer..."

One child's meat wasn't cooked yet, and he was so anxious that he squatted down and continued grilling it.

Seeing that the other children were eating while this child's meat was still raw, Qin Qiming said, "Xiuxiu, I'll grill your skewer for you."

Tian Xiuxiu, who was already sixteen years old, nodded excitedly: "Okay!"

Qin Qiming placed her meat skewers over a hotter fire, constantly brushing them with oil and seasonings, and they were soon ready.

"Xiuxiu, eat."

"Thank you, Uncle Qiming."

Qin Qiming patted the back of her head: "Eat."

Tian Xiuxiu was overjoyed. She took a bite, and it was hot, fragrant, and had a spicy kick. It was so satisfying!

Afterwards, Tian Xiuxiu carefully wrapped up the remaining two pieces of meat and took them home.

"Mom, this is some meat that Uncle Qiming grilled. Please try it."

Zhang Feng took a small bite: "Hey, what kind of meat is this? It smells so good!"

Tian Xiuxiu smiled broadly, her face flushed: "The roe deer offal tastes good, doesn't it?"

"Mmm, it smells delicious. Have you eaten yet?"

"I've already eaten it, a whole bunch of them."

Zhang Feng: "That's good. Go cook me some noodles, and put a few thin slices of meat in them. Remember to cook them for a while, they'll taste better when they're tender."

"Hey, good."

As Tian Xiuxiu walked into the kitchen, she couldn't help but feel disappointed when she thought about how Chen Xunnian was only fourteen years old.

She wanted to be with Chen Xu, but Chen Xu didn't seem interested in her.

Just then, her younger sister, Tian Yiyi, rushed back, holding two skewers of roe deer: "I found some meat to eat."

Tian Xiuxiu walked out of the kitchen and saw the meat skewers in Tian Yiyi's hand.

"How come you have two meat skewers too?"

"Chen Xu gave it to me!"

Tian Xiuxiu's heart tightened instantly.

"Little sister, you're so lucky!"

Tian Xiuxiu's eyes reddened, and she turned and went back to the kitchen.

Tian Yiyi looked puzzled and went into the house: "Mom, this is from Chen Xu, please try it."

Zhang Feng smiled and said, "Okay."

Tian Xiuxiu is sixteen years old this year, two years older than Chen Xu. Her family often doesn't have enough meat, so naturally she thinks that if she could marry Chen Xu, she could eat meat more often.

But Tian Yi didn't think much of it; she just ate whatever was available.

After sobbing in the kitchen for a while, Tian Xiuxiu came out with a bowl of noodles, her eyes red.

"Xiuxiu, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, I envy my second sister."

"Envious of her? Why?"

"I just envy her for getting Chen Xu's attention."

Zhang said, "Silly Xiuxiu, Chen Xu is only fourteen years old. Don't overthink it."

Zhang Feng knew this in her heart.

"Although Chen Xu's family is better off now, he is still an outsider. He doesn't own a single piece of land in our village. If you really marry him, you'll go hungry, don't you know that?"

Tian Xiuxiu sobbed, "But I just think Chen Xu is a really nice person, and he speaks very nicely."

“Silly girl, in another year or two you’ll be at the age where you should be getting married. It’s normal to like a young man, but Chen Xu is no good. He doesn’t own any land. You’re my daughter, and of course I hope you can marry a local family with land so that you can live a comfortable life in the future!”

Tian Xiuxiu suddenly became excited: "Mom, can Chen Xu go hunting like Uncle Qiming in the future?"