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

Zhang Yang understood it very well.

Given the family's demographic structure, it was inevitable that Lu Mingli would be the pillar of the family.

Once the main pillar falls, more troubles are bound to follow.

Aunt Lu will grow old, Huang Cuilan can barely take care of herself, and Da Ming and Xiao Ming are not growing up fast enough.

The only one they could count on was Zhao Dong, whose mind was entirely on patrolling the mountains and hunting, and who aspired to become the King of Hunters!

Therefore, although Lu Mingli's family may appear strong on the outside, they are actually already on the verge of collapse and in dire straits.

To fundamentally solve the problem, we need to get Lu Mingli back on his feet.

In Zhang Yang's mind, a list of tasks to be completed seemed to gradually emerge.

Originally, the only major task on this list was to get Zhang Yan, the older sister, to divorce Wang Jie and get rid of the Wang family's control as soon as possible.

But as time went on and he became more and more connected with the people around him, he wanted to do even more things.

Of course, the most important thing right now is to gather a set of powerful bear hunting tools and help Old Jiang kill the big bear in the mountains near his house!

The game on that hilltop is not under the jurisdiction of this production brigade.

Everything you get belongs to someone else!

This was a side job that Zhang Yang took on on his own.

Old Jiang was an honest man; he gave him the precious old ginseng in exchange for a bottle of rice wine!

If they manage to kill a bear, they certainly won't ask for much from it.

At least half of the bear belonged to Zhang Yang and his group!

Assuming the bear weighs 400 jin (approximately 200 kg), after dividing the spoils, he can at least take 100 jin (approximately 50 kg) to the black market to sell.

Just thinking about it made Zhang Yang feel like he had stumbled upon a hidden treasure trove!

He couldn't wait to drag this little treasure home!

To ensure the success of the hunt, Zhang Yang taught Zhao Dong what he needed to prepare, then took some wild boar meat and sugar from his home and went to visit Zhang Mingde.

"What are you doing bringing so much stuff again? The meat you gave me last time, I smoked it into cured meat, and I haven't even finished it yet!"

Zhang Mingde sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), with two cloth bags covering his knees.

Seeing this, Zhang Yang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Uncle Lao De, what are you doing?"

"It's an old ailment, rheumatism and bone pain." Zhang Mingde unwrapped the cloth bag, revealing the scorched tiles inside. "A folk remedy, just dry them in the sun and it'll be fine! It's nothing serious!"

Zhang Yang felt a mix of emotions.

In his heart, Zhang Minde was also considered a mentor.

If Zhang Minde hadn't agreed to exchange weapons for meat, he wouldn't have been able to expand his business so quickly!

"Your old leg pain needs some medicinal wine," Zhang Yang said.

Zhang Minde laughed heartily, "You know about this, kid?"

"Oh, I overheard them mention it a little when I was at the hospital in the city," Zhang Yang said, trying to evade the question.

He actually knew the recipe for medicinal wine to treat rheumatism.

And I remember it very clearly.

Because in their previous life, their shooting team coach also often had old injuries and ailments.

Later, he and a junior apprentice went to find a skilled old Chinese medicine doctor and bought the medicinal wine recipe for a large sum of money. However, the old doctor refused to let them take it away and only allowed them to take a look.

Zhang Yang memorized it thanks to his exceptional memory.

Unexpectedly, that prescription not only cured his teacher back then, but it can also come in handy now!

Just ...

The ingredients for this recipe are really hard to find.

Many of these raw materials would be considered highly illegal or prohibited items in later generations.

In this day and age, it should be easy to do, the only problem is the lack of money.

Zhang Yang silently noted this matter down in his mind, and then told Zhang Minde the purpose of his visit that day.

"Uncle De, have you ever hunted bears in the mountains before?"

"Wow!" Zhang Mingde looked at him with newfound respect. "You've got quite the ambition, kid! You've only had a gun for a few days, and you're already thinking about the bear?"

Zhang Yang scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, "You always have to have dreams!"

Zhang Minde rubbed the cloth bag on his knee and waved his hand with a smile, "There are no bears in the mountains around here."

Zhang Yang frankly said, "There aren't any in our mountains, but I saw bear footprints on the way to take Zhang Simao to the hospital in Zhenhai City."

"Oh?" Zhang Minde's interest was piqued.

Zhang Yang: "I've asked around, and there are no patrolmen on the mountains in the suburbs! Just think, if that bear runs into the city and hurts someone, wouldn't that be a huge problem? So, out of a sense of service to the people, I'm planning to go there to hunt bears!"

Zhang Mingde smiled with appreciation.

“Yangzi, you really have some luck! Your uncle has never hunted a bear in his life! However, my father’s generation did hunt them, and I’ve heard them talk about their experiences.”

“In winter, bears typically choose to hibernate because of the cold weather, difficulty finding food, and the need to conserve energy.”

"But there are also bears that don't hibernate; we call these bears 'walking hunchbacks'!"

"Even in the freezing cold, they roam freely in the snow and forests, and they are extremely aggressive towards people!"

"Moreover, if it is an adult bear, it is very likely that it has had experience eating people, so it is more dangerous than an ordinary bear."

"Tell me, how big was that bear paw you saw? Based on the size of the paw, you can roughly estimate the size of a bear!"

Based on the description given by Old Jiang, Zhang Yang answered truthfully: "A single bear paw is a size larger than my two feet combined."

Zhang Minde exclaimed in surprise, "That's at least three or four ounces!"

"The hunchback is tough and resilient. If I happen to run into him, don't engage him head-on! Don't be stingy with bullets at crucial moments, fire as many shots as you can!"

Speaking of being stingy with bullets, Zhang Mingde couldn't help but laugh again.

"You're really stingy! I gave you so many bullets, and you've only used a few?"

"Hunting wolves and killing wild boars was one thing, but this time you're going to deal with the hunchback, which is a big guy!"

"If you're really going, don't worry about those few bullets! Kill the bear and save your own life, then you've got the job done!"

"Also, you need to scout out the locations in the mountains during the day, firstly to set traps, and secondly to find places to hide."

"In the mountains on the outskirts of the city, there are vast birch forests, and it's not easy to find a big tree. Unlike in our mountains, where there are many old trees, you can lie down in a tree and stay there for hours without any problem."

"If you're not familiar with that area, take a stroll around during the day and find a good place to hide. Otherwise, the cold at night is unbearable; you could freeze to death!"

"Also, you need to prepare food before you go. If you want the hunchbacks to appear sooner, prepare some fragrant meat, like rabbit..."

As Zhang Minde spoke, he couldn't help but swallow hard, "Just talking about it makes my mouth water!"

Zhang Yang casually assured everyone, "As long as we catch the bear this time, you won't have to worry about meat for the New Year!"

He had already planned it out. With the Spring Festival just around the corner, he couldn't let everyone's New Year's stew consist only of corn, radishes, and cabbage, could he?

His family will no longer have to worry about food.

Once he gets his hands on the meat, won't every household have to come to him with grain in exchange?

Then, he will exchange meat for flour at a price that is reasonable for the villagers.

No household in Zhangjiatun would be short of this meat!