Reborn at 60: I Helped My Sister Get Rich Starting from Hunting

As Zhang Yang led Lin Qiushui home, another piece of news spread like wildfire through the nearby villages.

Wulipu.

Several militiamen in their forties were sitting around Qian Weiguo's earthen stove, rubbing their hands together to warm the firewood.

"Have you heard? The militia squad in Zhangjiatun next door has been formed again."

"Absolutely! I ran into a few people from their village this morning, and they smelled so good, like meat!"

Qian Weiguo raised an eyebrow and said nonchalantly, "The smell of meat? Are you still half asleep and smelling something wrong? This squad of theirs has only been together for two days at most, and they don't even know if they have any guns. How could they possibly shoot meat?"

"Captain! It's true!" A young man walked in, wearing the armband of the Wulipu militia squad. "They hunted a wild boar in Zhangjiatun next door last night!"

He smacked his lips, his face full of lingering enjoyment.

"My mother heard from somewhere that my family had married into the family of my third sister in Zhangjiatun and got a pound of wild boar meat! My mother immediately took me there for a meal!"

The young man sat down next to the others, his eyes shining brightly.

"My third sister chopped the wild boar meat into pieces almost as thin as hair! But even so, our whole group of us ate a full meal with just shredded potatoes!"

The young man was still reminiscing about the taste, "It smelled so good, it really smelled so good..."

The others tilted their heads, listening intently to the details he described.

Their stomachs were rumbling with hunger!

Meat!

Who doesn't want to eat meat these days!

As they thought about it, they all became angry.

"Why did the people from Zhangjiatun manage to hunt a wild boar?"

"How come we've been patrolling the mountains for so long and all we've caught are old spotted chickens and a few medium-sized rats... Wild boars? We've never even seen one!"

"Those idiots from Zhangjiatun, do they even know how to use a gun? You can't catch a wild boar with a knife! Those things are tough and thick-skinned, they're not that easy to kill!"

Snapped!

Suddenly someone slammed their hand on the bench, like striking a gavel.

Qian Weiguo glared at his militia brothers, "Damn it! We haven't even gotten our share of the food yet, and those bastards from Zhangjiatun are already eating meat!"

This angry outburst instantly ignited everyone's anger and resentment!

Yes, what makes Zhangjiatun so special?

In the past, when the two villages got into a quarrel, they still had the nerve to start the fight and injure their old gunman from Wulipu!

Later, it caused them to spend a long time training newcomers in Wulipu!

Although the militia squad in Zhangjiatun was disbanded after that conflict, they all looked at it with disdain and said they didn't expect the militia squad in Wulipu to take care of them!

Someone started cursing, "Those guys from Zhangjiatun are all ingrates, heartless and treacherous!"

"Before they had their militia squads, they were all protected by us! Now that they have new squads, they not only don't thank us, but they also secretly hunt pigs from the mountains!"

This only intensified everyone's resentment.

"The Jiazigou area next to Zhangjiatun and the other hills have always been the poorest in terms of resources! Even if new wild boars appear on the mountains, they won't go there because there's simply no food there!"

"If you ask me, it's because they broke the rules and ran off to another mountain, where they killed pigs from another village!"

Qian Weiguo was the first to stand up. "Then why should we put up with it? Let's go! Let's go find them and get to the bottom of this!"

Qian Weiguo was not only the captain of the Wulipu militia squad, but also Wang Jie's maternal uncle.

A few days ago, he overheard his family discussing something on the kang (a heated brick bed), mentioning that the wife from Zhangjiatun who had married into Wang Jie's family had run away!

It stole the eggs and ran away!

Having a worthless daughter is no wonder you're ashamed to face anyone.

And to make matters worse, that woman even stole eggs to eat!

Not only did she steal the eggs, but she also dared to take her child back to her parents' home. It is said that when Wang Jie's family went to demand an explanation, the people from Zhangjiatun beat them up and sent them back!

This is absolutely outrageous!

Qian Weiguo never interfered much in family matters. He would wait until the younger generation needed him and bring them good food and drink to ask for his help.

But this time, Wang Jie didn't come looking for him.

Qian Weiguo cursed Wang Jie in his heart, calling him a coward and useless!

But when he looked at the barren fields covered in snow, he realized that he could understand his cousin.

After all, the family had been eagerly anticipating this for so long, and in the end, a baby girl popped out of the wife's belly!

If we had a son, we could consider having him work in the fields in a few years, so the family would have another laborer who could earn work points and share food rations.

What use is a girl?

After raising them with great care, all they get in return is ten pounds of flour.

Wang Jie's family was definitely dragged down terribly by this woman from Zhangjiatun who couldn't give birth to a son!

As a result, even he, the eldest uncle, lost a piece of meat to eat!

Qian Weiguo became angrier the more he thought about it.

He used to dislike Zhangjiatun because he thought the people there were petty, vengeful, and unlucky, and he didn't like going there!

I have no choice but to go today!

Let's settle all our old and new scores today!

A group of people from Wulipu rushed to Zhangjiatun.

Before even entering the village, a gust of wind blew in our face.

It definitely smells like meat!

In this freezing weather, who wouldn't go crazy from the smell of this?!

Moreover, we could smell it as soon as we reached the village entrance...

Doesn't this mean that every household in Zhangjiatun is eating meat?

Why?

Why should this bunch of good-for-nothings get to eat meat before them?!

Qian Weiguo quickened his pace.

He was even more convinced that it was those bastards from Zhangjiatun who had stolen the meat that should have been in his mouth!

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At this time, Zhang Yang was unaware that a group of people outside the village were coming to cause trouble.

He deliberately walked slowly, chatting with Lin Qiushui along the way to get a general understanding of her situation.

She came from Linchuan City in the south, grew up on the Nanhu Plain, and was a girl who was used to eating rice.

She has a younger sister and a younger brother in the family; Lin Qiushui is the eldest daughter.

"When I first came to Zhangjiatun this summer, I really wasn't used to it. But it's much better now!"

When Lin Qiushui smiled, her eyes curved like two poetic moons.

In this year of famine, this was the first time Zhang Yang had ever seen such a temperament in someone else.

Her demeanor was clear and calm, like still water. Without delving deeper, one could easily guess the kind of refined and courteous family she came from.

"Don't look at me like that. I know what that look means... Don't you all think that girls from the city can't endure hardship? Don't underestimate us!"

Lin Qiushui patted her left arm with her right hand, "After half a year of hard work, I have proven myself with my actions! People from the city are no less physically fit than you native-born people!"

Zhang Yang smiled warmly, "I don't think you're incapable, I just think you seem a bit different from the others."