The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

Li Kaixin pushed his brand-new bicycle out of the store, looking somewhat dazed.

The sales clerk processed his paperwork just as quickly as when the manager was present last time.

If he hadn't spent almost an hour buying a bicycle at another department store, he would have almost thought that buying a bicycle was such a simple thing.

After parking the bicycle in the bike shed.

Li Kaixin went to the side and secretly took out the handbag containing the receipts that he had bought from Hei Laoliu from the secret space.

Then, he turned around and went into the other counters of the department store.

About half an hour later.

When Li Kaixin came out of the department store again, she was carrying quite a few things in both hands.

People shopping around them turned their attention to the shop, and many even looked on with envy.

Carrying his things back to his newly bought bicycle, Li Kaixin couldn't find a suitable opportunity to put the items into his secret space because of the constant flow of people in the area.

So, he had no choice but to tie the large and small packages to the back seat of the car and ride away quickly.

Only after riding to a secluded spot did Li Kaixin put all the things he had bought into his secret realm space.

Because I bought a lot of tickets on the black market last time.

This time, Li Kaixin visited four different department stores and only managed to use up half of the receipts.

It's not that Li Kaixin doesn't want to spend all the tickets at once.

But doing that would be too conspicuous and easily arouse the suspicion of department store sales staff and other customers, and someone might report it.

Even though only half the tickets were used, the amount of things bought was already quite a lot.

The White Rabbit milk candy in the secret space was almost gone, so this time I bought ten pounds.

The number of Daqianmen cigarettes, including the ones we already had, suddenly increased to twelve.

Because I hadn't touched the Zhonghua cigarettes before, I now have more than Daqianmen cigarettes, a total of fifteen cartons.

In addition, there were more than 20 kilograms of cotton, sesame oil, Moutai liquor, Fenjiu liquor, and so on...

I bought all sorts of things, and it cost me about three hundred yuan.

It was nearly 11 o'clock when we came out of the last department store we visited.

Li Kaixin put the things she bought into her secret space and then rushed to the vehicle management office.

Just before the staff at the vehicle management office were about to go off duty for lunch, I finally arrived at the window and successfully got the license plate for my newly purchased bicycle.

After pushing the car out of the vehicle management office, Li Kaixin looked at the time again; it was almost noon.

Li Kaixin ate something quickly and then rode his bicycle towards Lijia Village.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the entrance of Lijia Village.

Li Kaixin tied the things he had prepared in advance to the back seat of his bicycle.

There were 30 catties of dried fish, 20 catties of wheat, 20 catties of cornmeal, 2 catties of White Rabbit milk candy, 2 catties of sesame oil, two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, two bottles of Fenjiu liquor and two bottles of Moutai liquor, as well as two cotton overcoats.

Carrying these things, we had just passed the village's threshing ground when we discovered that the entire village seemed to have gathered there.

The older villagers stood on both sides, while the younger ones gathered in the middle, facing the stage.

Third Grandfather stood on the platform, facing a group of young people below, his face serious:

"This trip up the mountain is voluntary. Those who have concerns or don't want to go will not be forced."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the young faces in the audience, and raised his voice slightly:

"However, let me make this clear: if you sign up and then back out, don't blame this old man for being ruthless—I'll tie you up and drag you into the mountains!"

"Village chief, don't worry!"

Li Qiang, the militia captain in the audience, took over the conversation in a loud voice:

"If anyone signs up but then chickens out, you don't need to do it yourself; our militia can handle it!"

Then, turning to the militiamen behind him, he shouted, "Brothers, don't you agree?"

"Yes!" Li Yong, the grandson of the third grandfather, and a group of militiamen responded in unison, full of vigor.

The young men nearby who weren't militia members were unhappy and started shouting:

"Hey militia, don't underestimate us! Once we're in the mountains, who knows who'll be the first to back down!"

"Exactly! Village Chief, just tell us how to register!"

Grandpa San looked at the group of young people below the stage, a look of satisfaction on his face, and pointed to Li Wen, the accountant standing by the stage:

"Now, if you want to go, please register your name with Accountant Li Wen!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young people in the village flocked to Li Wen, not wanting to be outdone.

Only then did Li Kaixin, who was in the distance, spot his grandparents from the side of the crowd.

Without saying a word, he parked his bicycle and walked towards his grandparents.

The two elders were completely focused on the platform and did not notice that their eldest grandson had arrived.

"Grandpa! Grandma!" Li Kaixin walked over and called out with a smile.

Hearing the shout, the two elders turned around.

Upon seeing that it was Li Kaixin, his face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Oh my, my grandson is back! You haven't come to see your grandma in a while."

Grandma reached out and grabbed his arm, looking him up and down.

Li Kaixin gently patted his grandmother's hand and explained with a smile:

"Grandma, I've been so busy with work. So as soon as I got a day off, I came straight to see you."

"Old woman, stop nagging. Kaixin's here now!"

The old man standing to the side chimed in with a smile.

Grandma realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes! It's good that you're back, come on over."

At this time.

The third grandfather on the stage also walked over to Li Kaixin and said with a smile, "Kaixin, you're back from your vacation."

He spotted it as soon as Li Kaixin rode his bicycle into the village.

"Yes, Third Grandfather."

Li Kaixin responded, then pointed somewhat doubtfully to the crowd surrounding Li Wen and asked curiously:

"What are you all busy with? Why is it so lively?"

He was too far away before, and there was too much noise in front of the stage, so he couldn't hear clearly what his third grandfather and the villagers were saying.

"Oh, they're registering people over there. Our village is organizing a hunting trip up the mountain tomorrow," Grandpa San explained without hiding anything.

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin immediately became interested, his eyes gleaming with eagerness.

"Third Grandfather, can I go with you tomorrow?"

Grandma got anxious as soon as she heard this, and tightened her grip on Li Kaixin's arm slightly.

"My dear grandson! Don't be foolish. This mountain isn't a place to play. One careless move and someone could die!"

"Yes, my grandson, this time we're going deep into the mountains, unlike usual," Grandpa advised from the side.

Li Kaixin felt the force coming from his arm and realized that he had been so excited that he had forgotten that his parents were still next to him.

Then, realizing that he had already told his parents about hunting, and that his grandparents would find out sooner or later, he simply confessed:

"Grandpa, Grandma, don't worry."

Then he recounted his hunting experiences in Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, as well as what he had hunted.