Reborn in 72, I hunt to support my family and spoil my younger sister rotten.

Without waiting for daytime, Li Xiangyang went into the mountains that very night with a sharpened machete, ropes, wire, and a bag of crushed corn kernels.

It was already November, and the Xingan Mountains had long been sealed off by heavy snow.

Temperatures even plummeted to nearly -30 degrees Celsius!

It's a place rarely visited by people!

Li Xiangyang was wearing three layers of cotton-padded clothes, and his shoes were filled with soft, pounded Ula grass. Even so, his body trembled with every step he took.

"call......"

Based on his memories from his previous life, Li Xiangyang knew he couldn't last long in this environment.

After all, his current physical condition isn't very good; if he only eats whole grains and no meat, he won't accumulate much fat.

Li Xiangyang acclimatized himself to the snow for a while, then began to identify various traces in the snow.

He soon spotted a large, plum blossom-shaped footprint in the snow, which he knew without a doubt was left by a Siberian tiger.

Although it's dangerous, it's also a good thing, because tigers are large carnivores and their presence here means there's plenty of prey around.

As long as he doesn't collide head-on, Li Xiangyang can avoid it.

Then he carefully lay down on the ground and began to examine the marks. The rabbits' fur had changed from the yellowish-brown of autumn to white in this season, making it difficult to spot by sight alone.

Unlike in later generations, where rabbits are usually hunted using electricity via a high-voltage motor, where a single electric shock triggers the rabbit's leg.

However, Li Xiangyang currently has limited resources, so he can only use traditional methods.

Li Xiangyang quickly found a rabbit trail using his extensive hunting experience from his previous life, and easily found a rabbit hole by following the rabbit tracks.

Li Xiangyang broke the wire in half with his hands, tied one end to a short tree trunk, measured the size of the rabbit hole with the other end, tied a slipknot, placed it at the entrance of the rabbit hole, and covered it with snow for camouflage.

Rabbits have small heads and large bodies, and they are very sensitive and easily stressed.

As soon as it senses the wire, it will struggle, and the slipknot will tighten even more as it struggles.

In this way, the rabbit will inevitably lead itself to its death no matter which way it goes in or out.

Li Xiangyang then found several more rabbit holes, disguised them in the same way, and marked them one by one.

Because rabbits are clean animals and have a habit of not eating the grass near their burrows, they go out every day to pull grass roots to eat, and the rest is left to time.

But Li Xiangyang hadn't finished what he was doing next. He found a flat patch of snow, then used a machete to cut off a branch and clear a space, before scattering crushed corn on it.

Then, using the remaining wire, I made several more slipknot traps, supported them off the ground with branches, disguised them with a thin layer of soil, and sprinkled corn kernels on top. That was it.

The principle is similar to catching rabbits, and the habits of pheasants are similar to those of domesticated ones. They can only see the corn kernels on the ground, and by the time they look up, they are already trapped.

Although pheasants are not fat in winter, they are still meat.

After arranging everything, Li Xiangyang found a sheltered mountain hollow. There was a lot of dry grass under the snow around him. Without any regard for appearances, Li Xiangyang grabbed a few handfuls and put them under his bottom. He then ate a mouthful of the dry food his mother had brought him, along with the snow water.

After finishing his meal, he closed his eyes to rest.

During this time, he curled himself up into a ball, remaining motionless to reduce heat loss, as if he had become one with the environment.

In his previous life, his hunting footprints covered the entire world. The longest time he went without sleep was two days in order to ambush a leopard.

Given his current physical condition and clothing, he can probably only stay here until noon the next day.

If left any longer, there is a risk of hypothermia.

Soon as the sun rose, Li Xiangyang opened his eyes, stood up, and stretched his stiff body.

He scooped up some snow from the ground and wiped his face to refresh himself.

He didn't sleep a wink last night, after all, this is the territory of the Siberian tiger.

Next came the moment to check the harvest. When Li Xiangyang arrived at the first trap, he saw a large, plump white rabbit lying stiffly at the entrance of the hole.

Li Xiangyang was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward, picked up the rabbit by its ears, and weighed it in his hand. It was a good six or seven pounds.

Rabbits in this season are not only plump, but their fur is also in excellent condition.

Rabbit fur from summer and autumn cannot be used to make clothes because it is not warm enough.

The rabbit pelts are intact; if I get a few more, I can make a pure white rabbit fur vest for my mother.

It's both warm and lightweight.

Then the next few traps also yielded results, while the traps at the entrances of a few caves were not triggered.

I wonder where the rabbit in the hole went.

Li Xiangyang went to the place where the corn kernels had been scattered again. In the desolate wasteland, two pheasants with colorful feathers lay motionless.

Li Xiangyang took stock of his catch that night: six rabbits and two pheasants.

The wire clips used before can be restored and corn kernels can be placed on them again when you come back tomorrow, and you can harvest another batch.

Li Xiangyang then set up another trap, strung the rabbits together, carried his harvest home, and headed back.

Several villagers saw him on the road and greeted him with envy when they saw that Li Xiangyang was covered with rabbits.

After all, meat was very precious in this era, and only capable people could get their hands on it.

As soon as he got home, he saw his mother, who looked worried, and his younger sister, who looked expectant.

Wow! Brother, when did you become so amazing?!

Li Xiaohua's face was flushed, whether from the cold or excitement, she hopped in front of Li Xiangyang and reached out to touch a few rabbits.

Wow, their fur is so soft!

Li Xiangyang smiled and rubbed his sister's head before preparing to skin the rabbit.

"Brother, can I have a pair of gloves?"

"Okay, whatever, make a rabbit fur shawl for my little princess too!"

As they were talking, Li's mother went inside and brought out a basin of cold water.

Li Xiangyang tied the rabbit's two feet with wire and hung it on a clothesline, then began to skin it with a sharp knife.

He was very careful during the process because rabbit blood is difficult to wash off, and if it stains the fur, the clothes cannot be made.

A few minutes later, Li Xiangyang peeled off the last bit of the rabbit's skin and body, and then chopped off its two feet.

Then, following the same method, all the rabbit skins were peeled before dark.

Next comes the tanning process. He first peels off the fat layer under the rabbit skin by hand, then rubs it repeatedly with laundry detergent, and finally wipes each skin clean and hangs it up again. This process is repeated several times to soften the rabbit skin.

Li Xiangyang's actions today greatly surprised his mother.

Li Xiaohua was also captivated by the sight, and only cheered when Li Xiangyang said that once the fur was tanned, he could make her a shawl.

For the first time in a long time, we had meat at home that evening. Two plump wild rabbits were chopped into pieces and put in a pot to simmer over high heat.

By the time it was cooked, it was already so tender that it melted in your mouth.

The younger sister and mother, who hadn't tasted meat for over half a year, had their eyes light up.

But Li's mother still held back and let her younger sister eat first, while Li Xiangyang ignored her and used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of rabbit meat and put it to his mother's mouth.

The scenes he had fantasized about countless times in his previous life now finally had a chance to come true.

"Delicious, it smells so good!"

Li Xiaohua feels happier today than during the Chinese New Year.

"Mmm, it smells good. Son, you should have some too."

Li's mother took a bite of the rabbit meat, and the smile on her face couldn't be held back; she laughed and then tears streamed down her face.

The laughter of the three carried far and wide through the cold winter night.