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

"I'm going out tonight and I won't be coming back!" Zhang Yang said.

"Where are you going?"

"Yangyang, it's late at night, you can't do anything reckless. Are you going into the mountains again?" Li Huifang asked with a stern face.

"Oh, no, I'm just staying at Dongzi's place for the night. I haven't seen him in a while!" Zhang Yang didn't want his family to worry, so he gave them a few perfunctory replies and then picked up a rabbit leg before heading to Dongzi's house.

Zhao Dong is not from Zhangjiatun.

His parents died early, and he was taken in by a lonely old man in the village.

Later, the old man died, leaving him all alone.

He and Zhang Yang were about the same age and had played together since they were little.

He is generous and loyal.

Although he wasn't wealthy, he would always send some of his things to Zhang Yang's family whenever he had them.

At this moment, Zhao Dong was huddled on the kang (a heated brick bed), groaning from hunger.

boom!

Zhang Yang kicked the door open: "Dongzi, aren't you supposed to be the King of Hunters in Zhangjiatun? How come you can't even get meat and just sit here whining? Aren't you ashamed!"

"Damn it, Yangzi!" Zhao Dong was startled and cursed angrily, "You bastard, stop making fun of me. I've had really bad luck lately, I haven't been able to catch a single chicken feather!"

As they were talking, Zhao Dong suddenly got up. His dark blue short jacket was covered in patches, and the black trousers he wore underneath were probably those of a lonely old man; they were too short, revealing his grayish-white cotton socks.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Dong sniffed and got off the kang (a heated brick bed) in his cloth shoes.

"I'm pretty lucky, I caught a fat rabbit. Here, it's yours!" Zhang Yang tossed over the rabbit leg.

"Holy crap, meat! You're really something, Yangzi!" Zhao Dong's eyes were practically gleaming!

He quickly lit a campfire, then pulled a glass bottle from the cupboard and waved it at Zhang Yang, saying, "I traded this for a pheasant before, and I haven't been able to bring myself to drink it! You're lucky today!"

"Hahaha! Come on!" Zhang Yang plopped down on the floor.

The rabbit legs have already been cleaned; they can be roasted directly.

The hot oil sizzled and the aroma of meat filled the air.

Zhao Dong poured two bowls of corn stalk liquor and, without any hesitation, began to eat it in large mouthfuls: "Why aren't you eating?"

"I've already eaten!" Zhang Yang laughed. "Come on, let's have a drink. Brotherhood is beyond words!"

"What? You're nitpicking over words!" Zhao Dong scratched his head. "Yangzi, I feel like something's off about you this time. Something must have happened!"

"Is it because of our sister?"

"I've heard everything. The Wang family in Wulipu are scoundrels; they bullied our sister..."

"Sigh, that's true!" Zhang Yang sighed deliberately. "So, I'm planning to bring my sister home to live with me. She and the child will have two more mouths to feed, and I'll have to figure something out!"

"Dongzi, I'm going to Jiazigou tonight, do you want to come with me?"

"What?!" Zhao Dong almost spat out his drink. "Yangzi, are you crazy?! The roe deer in Jiazigou are notoriously fierce and reckless. They might bite people. Our crops have been ravaged a lot. You want to go and fight them?"

"Besides, the terrain there is bad. I know you're anxious, but you can't risk your life like that!"

When the old man was still alive, he often took Zhao Dong to Jiazigou, where there were many roe deer, but even more wild rabbits.

Later, Zhao Dong was the only one left, and he never went to Jiazigou again.

One reason is that he doesn't have as much hunting experience as the old man, and the other is that Jiazigou is indeed dangerous; many people go in walking and come out lying down.

In this day and age, if you're sick or injured, it's practically the same as waiting to die.

"I'm not kidding, I'm all ready!"

Zhang Yang immediately drew his gun, saying, "You know the terrain, and I have the best gear. If we go together, we definitely won't come back empty-handed!"

"This...this is Uncle De's hunting rifle, isn't it?" Zhao Dong's eyes widened, practically glowing with a green light. "You actually managed to get him to lend you his gun!"

He was truly moved this time!

If we could hunt down a roe deer, we could eat for a good while!

"Having a gun makes things much better!"

"Come on! Let me take a look... Tsk tsk, if only I had a gun, I could definitely become the king of hunters in Zhangjiatun!"

"Once we get the money, we'll each buy one!" Zhang Yang put his arm around his shoulder. "But let's make it clear beforehand, I'll use the gun tonight, and you bring a machete to help me!"

"You?" Zhao Dong looked at him with disdain. "Can you even use a gun?"

"Whether it works or not, we'll find out tonight. Trust me!"

"Alright, let's get started now!"

"Don't you have a flashlight at home? Bring two handfuls of corn while you're at it!"

The night was dark.

The cold wind is biting.

Using the dim light of their flashlights, Zhang Yang and Zhao Dong trudged through the snowdrifts to reach Jiazigou.

Jiazigou is located at the foot of the village. It is a natural crack gully with shrubs and thorns growing on both sides.

Every year when the crops are harvested, herds of roe deer emerge from the fields and wreak havoc.

"hurry up!"

The two divided the work: one dug a hole, and the other whittled a wooden stick.

After digging to a depth of about one meter, bury the sharp wooden sticks upside down, cover the surface with leaves, sprinkle a few kernels of corn, then tear the leftover roasted rabbit leg into several pieces and hang them above the trap with grass vines.

The double lure means that if you step on a roe deer, you're sure to get caught.

Zhao Dong felt very distressed: "Yangzi, just scatter some corn, why use meat as a starter? What a waste!"

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. You've already eaten most of it, haven't you?" Zhang Yang rolled his eyes. "Let's climb the tree and wait. If we catch a roe deer, we won't have to worry about not having meat to eat!"

Roe deer are herbivores, but they also eat meat. Especially during the winter famine, the aroma of meat is undoubtedly a huge temptation.

"Too!"

Zhao Dong scratched his head, and the two of them each climbed up a big tree.

This was a pre-selected location.

Looking down from the tree, you can clearly see the surrounding area.

The cold wind howled, making the two of them shiver.

Fortunately, I brought some alcohol with me before leaving home. When I felt I couldn't hold on any longer, I took a couple of sips to warm myself up.

After staying up until late at night, Zhao Dong shivered and said, "Yangzi, how about we call it a day? I'm freezing!"

"Even livestock know to hibernate, so roe deer certainly won't come out!"

"Go back if you want, I won't go back until I catch a roe deer!" Zhang Yang was freezing, but he firmly believed that he would definitely get something.

In this freezing weather, the roe deer in Jiazigou are having a hard time finding food.

The aroma of meat is irresistible; there's no way you can resist coming out.

"Ah..."

Just as Zhao Dong was about to speak, a howl suddenly rang out.

He jolted, immediately turned on his flashlight, and exclaimed excitedly, "Holy crap, Yangzi, speak of the devil and he appears! We have to listen to you! This thing must weigh at least 60 or 70 pounds... Wait, no, the trap is too shallow, it won't hold it, it's going to escape! Shoot, shoot now!"

Zhang Yang had already gripped the gun and, under the beam of his flashlight, aimed at the roe deer.

But the roe deer struggled too violently, jumping back and forth, and he never fired.

Zhao Dong was getting impatient: "Yangzi, do you even know how to use it?!"

"If you don't know how, let me do it!"

"This roe deer is so big, we mustn't let it get away!"

boom!

A gunshot shattered the silence of Jiazigou.

The roe deer, which had been struggling frantically just moments before, collapsed with a thud and fell silent.

Zhao Dong slid down the tree in a flash, turned around and gave a thumbs up: "Yangzi, you're awesome! One shot to the forehead! When did you learn that? I didn't know!"

"I learned this skill while I was in my mother's womb, do you believe me?" Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief and climbed down from the tree.

"Tch, why don't you just say you're a natural-born sharpshooter!" Zhao Dong scoffed, then continued, "We're rich, we're rich! A wild roe deer weighing sixty or seventy pounds, enough for us to feast on for half a month..."

Zhang Yang also had a smile on his lips.

With this roe deer, at least the food problem at home can be temporarily alleviated.

"Dongzi, watch out!"

Suddenly, the bushes swayed, and Zhang Yang's expression changed drastically.

"what!"

Another robust roe deer suddenly charged out, its sharp teeth like two pointed cones, viciously lunging at Zhao Dong.

"My God!" Zhao Dong gasped in fright, wanting to run away, but his legs wouldn't obey him and trembled uncontrollably.