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

As a sent-down youth, this was the first time I had been treated with such care by the villagers in Zhangjiatun!

Lin Qiushui felt her whole body warm up.

This winter doesn't seem so cold and biting anymore.

"Sister, drink your soup!" Zhang Wen reminded her again.

Lin Qiushui quickly brought the bowl to her lips and took a small sip.

"Does my sister like it?" Three-year-old Zhang Fei couldn't control her drooling like the adults.

When she asked this question, drool was practically dripping from her mouth!

Upon seeing this, Li Huifang quickly pulled her youngest daughter into her arms, exclaiming, "You silly child!"

Zhang Fei wiped away her drool, but didn't think she had done anything wrong.

Seeing that Lin Qiushui had already drunk her drink, she tugged at Zhang Wen's sleeve, "Sister, it's our turn!"

"The soup is here!"

Zhang Yang and Zhao Dong brought in the soup.

"One bowl per person, everyone gets a share!"

The soup, glistening with oil droplets, was an invigorating sight.

Zhang Fei hugged the large bowl and gulped it down in a few gulps. Even through her thick cotton-padded coat, you could see her little belly bulging!

Lin Qiushui quickly handed over her half-bowl of soup, "Little sister, you have such a good appetite! Would you like some more?"

"That won't do!"

Zhang Fei politely declined Lin Qiushui's offer, saying, "Sister's soup! Sister, drink it!"

The little girl's voice was soft and sweet, but she spoke with such a righteous tone that it made Lin Qiushui laugh heartily!

She relaxed without realizing it and laughed with Zhang Yan.

As they laughed, they realized that Zhang Fei had frozen in shock again.

"Is this food-induced dizziness?" Zhang Yang squatted down, hugged his little sister, and teased her about her dizzy appearance.

Zhang Fei didn't look at him; her big, watery eyes seemed to be a part of Lin Qiushui.

"You're so pretty, sister...and even prettier when you smile!"

"You've got a sweet tongue!" Zhang Yang playfully pinched his sister's nose.

Zhang Fei had finished her drink and, while sensibly clearing away everyone's empty bowls, said, "Brother, what your sister said is right. This Sister Zhizhi is really pretty, much prettier than the two we had last time!"

Zhao Dong laughed heartily, "What 'Sister Zizi'? It's 'Educated Youth Sister'!"

Lin Qiushui noticed something else and looked at Zhang Yang, asking, "Who came before?"

Zhang Yang: "Du Shujun and another woman came uninvited."

Zhang Yang's smile immediately vanishes whenever those three words are mentioned.

"She accompanied Shen Yiming to register for the militia team."

Lin Qiushui nodded thoughtfully.

Zhang Yan carried her younger sister back to the kang (a heated brick bed) and sat her down, while whispering to Lin Qiushui.

"Our two younger sisters may not be very worldly, but they have a sharp eye! They can tell the difference between good and bad!"

Lin Qiushui felt that she had been secretly praised again, and quickly shook her head slightly.

At this moment, Li Huifang took out the grass seeds and carefully explained to Lin Qiushui how to use them.

Lin Qiushui listened intently, while Zhang Wen and Zhang Fei stood beside her, gazing intently at her profile.

Zhang Yang pulled up a section of his sleeve and wiped away the drool that Zhang Fei was about to drool over.

"Is this woman really that pretty?"

"Brother, are you blind?" Zhang Wen asked earnestly, her eyes wide. "My sister looks just like the fairy goddess in the production brigade's pictorial magazine, how can you not see that?"

Zhang Yang: "..."

He was speechless after being retorted by his sister when someone knocked on the door again.

Zhao Dong cursed, "Who is it this time?"

Everyone in the room was on high alert.

Zhang Yang also hurried to the entrance of the main house.

"Squad leader!"

"We're here to find our squad leader!"

"Can we two brothers come along tonight?"

"We want to night hunt too!"

The two young men who arrived looked a bit unfamiliar.

Zhang Yang wasn't familiar with the person, so he asked Li Huifang to identify them.

"No need to trouble you, Auntie. Let me introduce myself!"

The man with the round face spoke up, "My name is Gao Wen! I'm from Gaojiatun next door! This is my younger brother, Gao Wu! We've come to deliver steamed buns to our aunt today. We heard that your village's militia team is really good! They even hunted a wild boar!"

Zhao Dong touched his nose. "Well... the heroic deeds of killing the wolf didn't spread, but the story of killing a wild boar has become known for miles around."

"Killed wolves?!" Gawain's eyes widened in disbelief. "You actually killed wolves?!"

Gao Wu jumped up, "Wow, that's amazing! How did you kill it? What did you use? How big was the wolf? How many people were there? Incredible... Absolutely incredible!"

Gao Wen pressed his advantage, "Brother! Take us in! We want to learn too!"

Zhang Yang was both amused and exasperated.

These two men both look older than him, and he really can't accept being called "brother."

But Gao Wen and Gao Wu were genuinely interested in becoming Zhang Yang's disciples. Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't express his opinion, they suddenly started rolling up their sleeves.

Zhao Dong rushed forward, shouting, "What are you doing? What do you mean by this?! You can't become my apprentice, so you want to fight?"

"No, no, no! We're here to help with the work!"

Gao Wen quickly explained, "We're strong! We can chop wood! We can carry water! We can repair houses! We can move things! We can do anything, just take us into the mountains for a night hunt!"

As they spoke, the two brothers began to search for work to do in the Zhang family's courtyard.

“You don’t need to work.” Zhang Yang stopped them. “After dinner, come over and I’ll take you there.”

"Row!"

"okay!"

"Thank you bro!"

The two brothers left happily, and Lin Qiushui also came out of the house carrying an earthenware jar filled with grass seeds.

"I should go back too, I haven't fed the rabbits yet." Lin Qiushui looked at Zhang Yang, her dark eyes gleaming. "Zhang Yang, you..."

She hesitated.

Zhang Yang assumed she needed his help with something, so he escorted her to the door.

After walking a few steps out of the courtyard, Lin Qiushui stopped, lowered her head, and whispered, "No need to see me off, I know the way..."

"Okay." Zhang Yang pulled her cotton hat down a bit. "It's windy, so wear it tight so you don't get a headache from the wind."

Lin Qiushui raised her eyes.

In that instant, their eyes met, and Lin Qiushui's shy gaze suddenly struck Zhang Yang's heart.

"Zhang Yang, you...you need to be careful when you patrol the mountains at night! Be careful!"

That short sentence seemed to have exhausted all of Lin Qiushui's strength.

After saying that, she ran away as if fleeing.

Zhang Yang watched her until she could no longer see Lin Qiushui before turning back into the house.

Remembering her words of advice, Zhang Yang suddenly smiled.

Is Lin Qiushui worried about him?

……

As the last rays of the setting sun lingered on the horizon, Gao Wen and Gao Wu arrived at Zhang Yang's house as promised.

This time, they didn't rush to knock on the door, but instead listened carefully to what was happening inside.

"They look like they're eating!"

"Then let's not go in yet, let's wait outside for a while!"

"Yes, it's not easy to get meat these days, we can't go and compete with others for it."

"Let's put in some effort later and try to get a share, to show our parents what it's like..."

After finishing their meal, Zhang Yang and Zhao Dong headed to the foot of the mountain to meet up with the militia patrol team that night.

To my surprise, as soon as I opened the door, I saw the Gao brothers, Wen and Wu, smacking their lips, probably having some sweet dreams.