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

"Even I wouldn't dare to venture into the deep mountains so easily!"

Wang Tiantian realized that Qin Qiming clearly didn't want to talk to her, and she became somewhat frustrated.

Qin Qiming then left; he had to go into the mountains to set traps.

Wang Tiantian felt a pang of sadness as she watched him leave.

Not long after he became a monk, Qin Kang rushed over, saying that Zhang Yao and his apprentice Xiao Yao had gone up the mountain to collect herbs all day and hadn't returned, but they were found late last night.

"Is it okay?"

"Uncle Yao broke his arm and hit his head. The man they found on the rocky slope was about ten feet tall. He saw something and wanted to pick it, but it was at the bottom of the slope. He thought he could just tie a rope down and pick it, and then come back up, but the rope broke and he got into trouble. Luckily, there was a big rock in the middle that stopped him, otherwise he would have definitely died from the fall."

"Why didn't he call out? Doesn't anyone pass by in the mountains?"

"I was knocked unconscious, but thankfully the villagers went out to look for me at night, specifically searching those remote places, hoping that Uncle Yao wouldn't have gone to gather herbs again. Otherwise, no one could find that place. It was the first time I'd ever been there in my life."

"If we had waited another night, Uncle Yao would have frozen solid. He was completely dazed when we found him."

"Where is Uncle Yao now?"

"After finding it, we brought it back to the village."

“He can cure other people’s illnesses in the mountains, but no one can cure him.”

"What could be worth taking the risk for Uncle Yao? Although he often goes into the mountains alone, he always thinks things through carefully before acting."

"That's a real treasure, red Ganoderma lucidum! There are quite a few growing in the cracks of those rocks, the biggest one is much wider than our head."

"How many years of refinement?"

"I didn't have time to ask; Uncle Yao's health is the most important thing."

"What about the medicine?"

"They fell in different places. Xiao Yao is in better condition and is basically fine. She has woken up and is resting at home."

"Let's go take a look at the medicine first."

After saying that, the group went to Xiao Yao's house.

Xiao Yao fell and got bruised and swollen, with a large swelling on her head.

"How are you? Is anything wrong with your body?"

"It just hurts, it hurts so much that I toss and turn and can't get a full night's sleep."

Xiao Yao quickly perked up and asked, "How is Master?"

"They were taken down the mountain to the city for treatment."

Qin Kang looked him over and, seeing that he seemed alright, finally felt relieved.

How are your injuries?

"We don't know yet, let's wait for a reply."

After confirming that Xiao Yao was alright, Qin Kang felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he suddenly became extremely tired.

"I haven't slept a wink all night, just helping to search for people in the woods, and I've been holding on until now."

"Once I relaxed, all the strength I had been putting on was gone, and my body felt weak and limp."

"Brother Kang, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Hurry up and find something to eat."

"Xiao Yao, Uncle Qing Song is taking you down the mountain this time, so don't worry about your master. Just focus on recovering."

If you're really worried, I'll find a car to take you there, and we can also have a doctor in the county check you out, so we can both feel at ease.

"The car can be quite bumpy driving in the mountains, so I hope nothing goes wrong."

Qin Qiming nodded: "Brother Kang is right, but it's not good for you to recover here. This place doesn't get any sunlight and there's no one to take care of you. How about we send you to Baijia Village, which is the closest village to here, and ask someone to take care of you?"

Qin Kang considered Qin Qiming's suggestion and thought it was a good method.

"Xiao Yao, would you like to go to Baijia Village? You can recuperate there without worry. We all know your background, and we can take good care of you wherever you go."

"I'm not picky about the place, but I'm afraid of causing trouble for my fellow villagers."

"Why cause trouble? We're all of one mind from this whole area."

Xiao Yao: "I'll listen to you."

"Okay, then you can stay for two more days while we make the arrangements."

Afterwards, the two left and returned to their village.

Qin Qiming didn't go home; he just ate at the village chief's house.

Qin Xiaotian's noise during dinner startled Qin Qiming.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she came from a famine-stricken area!

He hugged the bowl so tightly that his head was buried in it, and ate it with gusto.

Qin Qiming looked at the rice in his hand and bowl; there was nothing special about it.

At most, I cooked a dish this time, which contained a little meat that I caught from the mountains, but not much.

Besides, the taste is just so-so, edible but not really. It's not like we're eating anything fancy, and it's not very oily. How did we end up like this?

Qin Qiming stared in disbelief as he put down his chopsticks, finally understanding why the village chief's wife disliked Qin Xiaotian...

“Brother Kang, I’m full. You rest for a while. I’ll find a few people to go into the mountains and see what we can fight, to improve the food for the villagers, and also see what we can send to Baijia Village. The medicine needs to be sent over. Forget about food, we need to make sure there’s meat to help them recover sooner.”

"Okay, you can decide for yourself. Take a few people with you later."

"I'll go with Qiming." Qin Xiaotian put down her chopsticks. "There's not much work to do right now, and I'm just idling around anyway, so I'll go with you."

"Count me in, I'll go too!" Qin Hao shouted.

"You two don't need to join in the fun. I'll just take Ma Quanxue and Ma Liang from the guard team. That's settled then. We'll set off after dinner, or it'll be dark by then."

After the meal, Qin Qiming called Ma Quanxue and Ma Liangjin from the guard team to go into the mountains.

Just as the three finished setting the trap, they discovered the carcasses of two wolves not far away. They had been torn to pieces, their internal organs and flesh ripped out, leaving not even a complete wolf pelt. The scene was extremely gruesome.

There aren't many animals in the mountains that can kill wolves or drag away their carcasses.

After all, even the thinnest wolf weighs several dozen kilograms.

"What a waste of this thing, even the pelt is ruined like this, it'll barely keep you warm." Ma Quanxue said as he picked out the bones and cleaned the wolf pelt.

"I can make a few pairs of wolfskin underwear." Qin Qiming picked up a wolfskin. "I'll make you underwear with the fur facing in; it'll definitely be very warm."

Ma Quanxue touched the wolf fur, which felt prickly like needles, and imagined himself wearing wolf-skin shorts with the fur facing inwards. He couldn't help but shiver.

There's something here.

"What else is there?"

Qin Qiming stepped forward and went to Ma Liang's side.

What came into view was a hole, about waist-thick, with traces of blood and claw marks from struggling and digging at the entrance.

“Why does this cave entrance look so much like a badger’s burrow?” Ma Quanxue frowned. “It’s pitch black inside, you can’t see anything.”

After observing the marks at the entrance of the cave, Qin Qiming looked down to examine the inside of the cave.

Just half a meter from the entrance of the cave, a badger lay quietly, motionless, as if it were sleeping.

"A badger!" Ma Quanxue followed Qin Qiming's gaze and asked curiously, "Why isn't this thing moving?"