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

"Qiming, I remember you have musk, right? I'll need some later."

As Zhang Yao walked, he said, "For madness, musk is still somewhat useful."

"Use it, we're all from the same village, we should help each other out." Qin Qiming didn't care at all. "I'll go up the mountain to get more when I need it."

Zhang Yao readily agreed, then turned to the young man beside him and said, "See? Isn't that what I said?"

"Indeed, that's why Qiming is so capable. I couldn't do it."

The young man nodded.

After that, there was silence, but Qin Qiming felt something was wrong. The way the young man from Baijia Village was looking at him made him feel strange.

He slowed his pace and deliberately walked at the back of the group.

The journey was relatively peaceful. We occasionally encountered familiar mountain sights, and chatting as we walked made it less tedious.

"He's back! Fentong is back!"

As they approached the village, someone suddenly shouted loudly and waved at Qin Qiming and his group.

As they approached the village, several people came out to greet them. The one leading them was an old woman who knelt down immediately upon seeing Zhang Yao, tears streaming down her face.

"Old Yao, please save my son, I beg you. His wife is pregnant, and she fainted from fright after the accident. She's lying in bed unable to move now. He can't afford to have anything happen to him."

If something were to happen to him, I'm afraid my daughter-in-law's baby would also be in danger!

I'm begging you, please save my poor child!

"Get up quickly." Zhang Yao hurriedly helped him up, and Qin Qiming also rushed forward to help, managing to pull him up.

"I will definitely save you if I can. Don't block the way, I'll go take a look first."

Hearing the mournful cries coming from the village, Qin Qiming felt a chill run down his spine.

Baijia Village only has about a hundred people. The sudden loss of four young people, relatives and friends, is truly devastating.

Zhang Yao asked the other villagers, "Do you know what bit you?"

"It's a brown bear. There are traces of a brown bear. It must have entered the village!"

Qin Qiming was suddenly startled – a brown bear!

How did a brown bear get into the village?

"Who knows? I haven't heard of any brown bear caves nearby."

Zhang Yao sighed, "Baijia Village is really unlucky. A brown bear from who-knows-where has broken into the village."

Qin Qiming did not go into the house with Zhang Yao. He stayed alone on the edge of the village, searching for any trace of the brown bear.

"Qiming, what are you doing?" Qin Hao looked at Qin Qiming with great curiosity. "Why don't you come inside and check with Uncle Yao to see what's going on?"

"With Uncle Yao keeping an eye on things over there, why would we need me?"

Qin Qiming didn't even raise his head; his eyes were fixed on the footprints in the mud.

The footprints wound their way into the depths of the dense forest.

"So, this trip of ours is just to accompany Uncle Yao on this journey?"

"We brought Uncle Yao here. If there's nothing wrong with him, we can leave immediately."

"The person has already been delivered, wouldn't it be better if we left now? Why are we still wasting time here?"

Qin Kang then came over and asked, "Qiming, are you planning to go into the mountains to find that brown bear?"

"We must find it. That's a dangerous bear. Once it starts killing, it will continue to harm people whenever it has the chance."

After observing the brown bear's tracks, Qin Qiming already had a plan in mind.

A brown bear broke into the village at night, and it's probably sleeping now, with a den nearby.

“This bear that came into the village and bit people must not be allowed to live.”

"Uncle Yao, how is it?" At this moment, Zhang Yao came out, and Qin Qiming hurriedly stepped forward. "Is that brother alright?"

Zhang Yao sighed, "Alas, he'll need to recover slowly; the injury is quite severe."

"Why would someone suddenly go crazy?" Qin Qiming was full of doubts.

"He was just scared." Zhang Yao shook his head.

Then, leading Qin Qiming to a nearby house, he said as they walked, "I heard from the villagers that when they heard the commotion and rushed to check, the house was covered in blood, and the two people's faces were mangled beyond recognition. The house was a mess of blood and gore, so it seems the brown bear had eaten its fill and hadn't continued its attack..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's face turned deathly pale.

"Let's go check on his wife quickly. She's pregnant and quite frightened. We need to prescribe some medicine to help with the pregnancy, otherwise the baby might not survive," Zhang Yao urged.

As Zhang Yao walked, he suddenly stopped and turned to Qin Qiming, saying, "Your musk might come in handy this time."

"Uncle Yao, I already told you, you can use it as you like. Last time my little sister got drunk, it was thanks to your medicine."

"Thanks."

"There's no need for formalities between us."

Standing at the door, Qin Qiming was about to go inside to see what was going on when Qin Hao grabbed him.

"Qiming, that's no ordinary brown bear, it's a man-eating brown bear!"

"What about the man-eating brown bear?"

Qin Qiming patted Qin Hao on the shoulder: "It doesn't matter if it's a man-eating brown bear or an ordinary brown bear."

"Yes, who cares if it's a man-eating, murderous brown bear, we're going to kill it today!" Qin Kang nodded.

Qin Qiming waited a while before going inside.

Qin Kang and Qin Hao hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not follow them inside.

They knew nothing about treating someone's wife and couldn't help at all.

At least Qin Qiming can administer some medicine.

Moreover, if anything happens that requires help, Qin Qiming can lend a hand.

After all, when Qin Kang had his accident in the mountains, it was Qin Qiming who personally stitched him up, and everyone in the village knew that.

Zhang Yao carefully placed the young woman's arm back under the covers, then went out into the inner room and instructed, "She needs to be kept calm and not frightened again. Make sure she has something to eat at home to nourish her; the baby is due soon, and we can't afford any mishaps at this crucial time. If you can find meat or eggs in the village, cook them for her if possible; if not, we villagers should help each other get them."

"Hey, don't worry, we're listening to everything you say."

At this moment, Qin Qiming suddenly entered the room. Everyone frowned, but didn't say anything and continued to listen to Zhang Yao speak.

Seeing Qin Qiming enter the house, Zhang Yao waved to him and said, "Qiming, you'll have to protect me when we go into the mountains later. We need to find some medicinal herbs."

Then he said to the people in the room, "The musk we're using this time was provided by Qiming."

"Let's not talk about this anymore."

"It's good to mention it."

The people around Zhang Yao nodded in agreement: "Then name your price, and we'll calculate it for him later."

Qin Qiming looked at everyone and said, "Let's not talk about money, just arrange a meal for Uncle Yao."

Before anyone else could speak, Qin Qiming looked at Zhang Yao and said, "I won't go with you to gather herbs. You can find someone in the village."

"What do you mean? Are you going back?"