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

These fabrics were prepared for Liu Xiuqin to make clothes recently.

Once work begins, the only option is to work through the night by the light of an oil lamp.

But what is called staying up late is actually not late; it usually happens before 9 p.m.

People back then were reluctant to use oil lamps, so they would usually go to bed early after dinner.

Therefore, families typically have five or more children, and some even have more than ten, which gives a glimpse into the burden on these families.

This also explains why Qin Qiming, even when faced with such a beautiful and alluring woman, only dared to take a small taste and not get too deeply involved.

After all, given his physical abilities, Min would likely get pregnant every year.

The two rode their bicycles back to the village and went to the village chief's house.

"Uncle Tian, ​​this bicycle is really nice. It's back in its place. Here are the keys."

The village chief took a puff of his pipe and said, "You rascal, you've already traveled all the way from the county town so quickly?"

The village chief was filled with envy. He rode his bicycle to the farm alone, which would take him all morning to make the round trip.

Qin Qiming, however, carried Min and completed the same journey in just over two hours.

Qin Qiming and **Min walked home.

What do you want to eat today?

"Let's stir-fry wolf meat!"

Qin Qiming's voice carried a hint of excitement.

"okay!"

Min went into the inner room and brought out a piece of wolf meat. Chen Xu had already started steaming rice in the pot, and the flames in the stove were roaring.

Min saw that the rice was almost cooked, so she called out, "Xiao Xu, put a stick in the rice, then go do your homework."

"Hey, good!"

Chen Xu added a wooden stick and stuffed it in, then patted the dust off his clothes. "Sis, I'm going to do my homework now."

"Well, let's go!"

Min had already cut the wolf meat and some winter melon, and was busy as a bee.

Just then, Xia came downstairs after finishing her homework: "Sister, shall I help you start the fire?"

"Hey, Huixia's here. Okay, you sit down and watch the fire. I'll cook a dish, and we'll be eating in a little while."

"Hey, okay, so I can have meat today?"

"There's meat in it."

Qin Qiming sold off all the prey he had hunted last winter.

With the arrival of spring, hunting becomes a carefully planned activity.

We can't hunt too many prey at once.

Because spring is the season when prey begin to mate.

Therefore, large-scale hunting should be avoided, and hunting should be done in moderation.

Otherwise, overhunting will negatively impact the ecosystem of deep mountains.

Qin Qiming was making snares to catch wild rabbits in the yard, because rabbits are fattest and most delicious in spring.

In the evening, the family gathers around the table to eat the meal prepared by Min, which is one of their happiest moments.

After dinner, Qin Qiming went up the mountain to set up rabbit traps.

Traps were set in about ten locations, and it is expected that at least half of them will yield results.

At five in the morning, I went to collect the snares. The first three snares each caught three plump gray wild rabbits, all of them alive.

These rabbits can fetch a good price.

After checking other areas, the last two snares also caught several rabbits.

Qin Qiming tied the rabbit up with a rope and went down the mountain.

It was still early, so he decided to go to the county town to sell the rabbits first.

After selling the rabbit, Qin Qiming specifically mentioned the bicycle ticket to Lao Liu, saying that he wanted to get one.

Wang Laoliu said that although tickets are hard to come by, he would take care of it.

Qin Qiming was relieved to hear this; having a bicycle would make future travel much more convenient.

After finishing the business, we returned to the village.

Liu Xiuqin's face was glowing.

Clearly, something good is happening.

Qin Qiming stared wide-eyed at Liu Xiuqin with curiosity: "Mom, what's the good news that makes you smile so brightly?"

Liu Xiuqin feigned mystery: "Don't ask such questions!"

Qin Qiming frowned and joked, "Oh dear, Mom, has someone tried to set you up with someone? Trying to find you a companion?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiuqin reached out and pinched Qin Qiming's cheek, causing Qin Qiming to howl in pain: "Mom, I was wrong, please let go."

"If I don't pinch you, you'll start talking nonsense!" Liu Xiuqin said, feigning anger.

Qin Qiming was in so much pain that he kept waving his hands, his face turning bright red.

Liu Xiuqin then let go of her hand.

Qin Qiming rubbed his face, looking aggrieved, and said, "I was just joking!"

Liu Xiuqin snorted and said, "Even if it's a joke, you can't talk about your mother like that!"

Qin Qiming rubbed his cheeks and said aggrievedly, "So what good news is it that makes you so happy?"

Liu Xiuqin smiled again and said softly, "You know Xiao Wu from the village, right?"

Qin Qiming nodded: "I know, what's wrong?"

"He has a younger brother who just got married, but he's not very good in that area. His mother came to our door, saying she was willing to exchange a piece of tiger bone for a cloth coupon so she could soak it in wine to help her son improve his health!"

Qin Qiming suddenly realized: "Starting tonics at such a young age? Then tomorrow, I'll go up the mountain and see if I can find some epimedium or something..."

Liu Xiuqin frowned and grabbed Qin Qiming, saying, "Where did you hear all this nonsense? Do you have some kind of problem in that area? What does Huimin mean by this?"

Qin Qiming cried out in pain, "Mom, you've misunderstood. I'm fine. I just learned a little bit from Uncle Yao when I had nothing else to do."

Liu Xiuqin breathed a sigh of relief and released Qin Qiming, "You don't learn useful things, but you insist on learning these things..."

Qin Qiming rubbed his ears and muttered, "Mom, can't we just talk things out? Don't get physical. I'm all grown up now!"

Liu Xiuqin snorted: "Even if you're eighty, you're still my son. If I don't take care of you, you'll turn the world upside down!"

Seeing that Liu Xiuqin was going on and on, Qin Qiming hurriedly made an excuse to go up the mountain and went out again.

He went up the mountain and waited until He Changzhao and the others left before secretly heading to Qingshuigou.

Upon examining the traces, it was discovered that all of these people were dead.

He couldn't help but shiver, dug open the cave entrance, and crawled inside.

The cave was furnished with tables, chairs, and bedding, and all the necessities were quite complete.

He selected some items that he could use at home and that were in good condition to take with him.

He wasn't interested in bedding; he couldn't use other people's because he thought it was dirty.

Tables and chairs are acceptable, and he wouldn't mind taking tools like axes and pickaxes.

However, Qin Qiming unexpectedly discovered that there weren't many bullets in the cave, only a few hundred, and they were all Mauser pistol bullets.

They also found many grain coupons, meat coupons, and cloth coupons of unknown origin.

Qin Qiming took the mirror-finish box pistol from the fanged corpse.

He didn't really want the gun because he had a better fire selector, and this gun was clearly in poor condition.

However, knowing that his uncle needed it, he decided to give the gun to Liu Qingsong.

They continued their search and found another item.

bayonet.

Moreover, it was the bayonet of a Type 38 rifle.

This discovery surprised Qin Qiming.

"Holy crap, they have this too?"

Qin Qiming tried to install it, and it installed perfectly!