Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Fight back if anyone gets close.

This is a reaction memory that Lu Yao has developed through years of training.

But they realized something when they flung the person into the air.

The slender wrists indicate a girl.

Judging from the voice, it's my mother-in-law, Ding Mei.

He quickly twisted his waist and reached out to catch her as she was about to fall.

Lu Yao also lost his balance, and the two of them rolled together.

"Ouch, you little country bumpkin, you're hurting me!"

"I almost hurt you! You suddenly jumped out, and if I hadn't reacted quickly enough, I would have broken your bones. Don't ever do this again!"

The two started blaming each other.

Ding Mei rubbed her chest in anger.

Lu Yao just grabbed me, it hurts so much!

Lu Yao thought to himself, it doesn't look very big, but it feels pretty good to the touch.

Why haven't you gone home yet?

While helping Ding Mei brush the snow off her, Lu Yao asked her a question.

"If I went home, you'd be stuck in someone else's house all night! I saved you by letting the chickens out."

It turned out that Ding Mei hadn't gone far before she turned back.

They wanted to see what Lu Yao was planning to do by staying.

From afar, I watched as Lu Yao took a chicken and threw it against someone's window.

At first, I didn't understand, but when I saw Xilian come out to catch chickens and Lu Yao sneak into the house, I knew that Lu Yao was using a feint to deceive me.

But I don't know what Lu Yao went in there for.

Could it be that he has some feelings for Aunt Xilian?

She didn't dare to show herself rashly, so she squatted outside the wall and watched.

It wasn't until Zhang Mazi returned and the couple went inside that Lu Yao came out.

Ding Mei was worried for him.

The lights inside were all out, but there was still no movement.

I knew that kid must have been hiding.

Otherwise, given Zhang Mazi's temper, there would have been a huge fight between the men in the house long ago.

Ding Mei tiptoed into the yard and listened from under the window.

After a few hurried breaths inside, the lights came on.

Then Zhang Mazi began to tell a story.

Ding Mei tried to help Lu Yao out of his predicament.

Following Lu Yao's example, he went back and opened the chicken coop, grabbed the hen, and threw it against the window.

Upon hearing that it was Ding Mei who had come to his rescue, Lu Yao gave her a thumbs up:

"Alright, you're quick-witted. You're definitely up to the task of becoming my apprentice!"

Ding Mei, competitive, put her hands on her hips and said:

"Who's your apprentice? I'm just your partner."

Upon seeing the gun in Lu Yao's arms, he was taken aback:

"Where did you come from...?"

Then it dawned on him: "Does Uncle Ma's family have guns?"

Lu Yao pulled her along quickly for a while, until they found a shady spot under a tree.

"Ding Mei, this is something only you and I know. Don't tell anyone, okay? Otherwise, we won't be able to go hunting together in the mountains."

In fact, Ding Mei is also a very wild girl.

At this moment, I actually felt a bit excited.

Touching the gun in Lu Yao's arms:

"Since I also helped you steal the gun and cheat for the bullets, I have a share in this gun!"

"Okay, we're all family, no need to distinguish between you and me..."

"Who says we're family? What nonsense are you spouting? Your family is so poor, I would never marry you!"

Under the dim moonlight, Lu Yao stared at her expression, momentarily stunned.

It's like when Zheng Shuang throws a tantrum at me.

Whenever this happens, I always hug Zheng Shuang and kiss her a few times. She then nestles shyly in my arms like a little quail.

"Bang"

Ding Mei punched him:

"What are you grinning about? When are we going into the mountains?"

"Wait for my news, I need to go into the city first tomorrow."

Ding Mei nodded: "By the way, tomorrow the production team's horse-drawn cart will be delivering mountain products to the supply and marketing cooperative in the city. I'll go to the city with the cart to buy spinning tops, so you can ride in the cart. Don't tell anyone I asked you to go."

"All right."

Lu Yao agreed and started walking back.

Ding Mei greeted him, "You country bumpkin, why don't I keep the gun?"

"Get lost, don't even think about hitting my gun."

Lu Yao took off running.

My whole family's future depends on this gun. I'm keeping it safe for you.

If Ding Dahu sees this, will I still have a share?

Lu Yao not only distrusts Ding Mei, but he can't even keep the gun at home.

Although hunters were not prohibited from owning guns at this time, they at least had to have a source for the guns.

You suddenly have an extra gun, and the militia will treat you like a hidden bandit.

Moreover, Zhang Mazi, that old bandit, lost his gun. Knowing that I have a gun, he'll definitely come looking for trouble.

So this gun needs to be hidden.

Lu Yao headed straight for the back mountain outside the village.

There is a grove of locust trees on the hill.

There is a large locust tree there that is over a hundred years old.

There was a crack and hole in the tree, and only Lu Yao knew about it.

He climbed up and hid the carbine, ammunition pouch, and the military dagger inside.

Then break off a branch and stuff it in to cover it up.

They slid down from the tree and cleaned up their footprints.

Only then did he go home.

The door wasn't locked; it was left open for Lu Yao.

Mom and my younger sister are already asleep.

Lu Yao brought in a gust of cold wind, and Jiang Guizhi immediately woke up.

The kerosene lamp was lit.

The little girl is sleeping with Lu Yao's cotton clothes in her arms, her little face flushed.

Jiang Guizhi hugged Lu Xiaoqian to make room for Lu Yao.

"No need, let her sleep here. I'll be fine when I have a spare moment."

Lu Yao lay down on his side.

I didn't get into bed, afraid that my cold body would wake my little sister.

In my previous life, my mother and sister suffered terribly.

This time, reborn, Lu Yao will do his best to make them happy.

They made everyone in the village who looked down on the Lu family look up to them!

……

The next morning, it started to snow lightly again.

The road surface, which had already been melted and frozen by the sun, was like a mirror. With a layer of light snow added, it was as if a lubricant had been applied.

Young people have to clench their buttocks and tighten their thighs when they walk on it, or they'll fall over if they're not careful.

Older people, especially those with mobility issues, are less likely to go out.

We need to wait until the snow melts a little.

Lu Yao drank a bowl of porridge, ate half a pancake, put on his tattered overcoat, and went out.

Jiang Guizhi didn't ask him anything.

At this time of year, it is the off-season for farming in the countryside. Diligent people hunt, gather firewood, and lazy people play cards, drink a little wine, and boast.

Most children like Lu Yao, who are just growing up, play on the ice sleds and fly kites.

So mothers have become accustomed to their children running around outside.

In families with many children, the only way to remember that some children haven't come home is to see gaps in the kang (a heated brick bed) when they go to bed at night.

Lu Yao, carrying two wild ginseng roots, headed straight for the brigade headquarters.

The owner of the car shop was called Cao Erdan, and he was a good-for-nothing.

When he was asked to work in the fields, he was cunning and deceitful, and his work performance was even worse than that of the female commune members.

But he just happens to enjoy taking care of livestock.

Ding Dahu then assigned him to drive a cart for the production team, and he was given the task of driving the red horse cart.

Cao Erdan becoming a car owner was incredibly impressive.

When he went to the city, he said that whoever he brought could ride the bus, and whoever he didn't bring couldn't ride it.

If you provoke them, they'll whip you.

Apart from Ding Dahu, he claimed to be fearless of no one in the village.

Upon seeing Lu Yao arrive, he asked:

"Hey kid, what brings you here?"

"Brother Erdan, I'm going into town, can I hitch a ride with you?"

"No. We need Captain Ding to give us a pass; otherwise, we can't just ride in official vehicles. That's a waste of collective resources!"

Just then, Ding Mei rushed in.

He was wearing a brand new bright red cotton-padded coat.

A long, thick, black braid swung back and forth behind her head:

"Brother Erdan, I need to go into town, can I get a ride with you?"

"Fine, Captain Ding isn't going?"

"My dad isn't going; he's having a meeting with Militia Company Commander Ge today."

"Get in the car, we're leaving now. You can sit on top of the sack, it'll be warm!"