Rebirth in 1972: Redemption in Changbai Mountain

"Second brother, what should I do then?"

Seeing that everyone else had something to do but she didn't, An'an felt a little anxious. After all, An'an wasn't one to just sit around doing nothing.

"You? You stay here and keep Second Brother company, and talk to Hai Dongqing."

"Okay, Big White, you have to be good. If you're good, I'll give you meat to eat; if you're naughty, you'll get a spanking, okay?"

At some point, this gyrfalcon suddenly acquired a name.

"Second brother, what do we do?"

Zhou Ping pulled out all the medicines and dumped them on the ground.

"That one, the one with the label saying 'alcohol,' let's wash it and disinfect it first..."

Half an hour later, the group was walking back to the village.

Zhou Rui carried An'an on his back, holding a rifle in one hand. There were still too few prey, so he planned to hunt a few more on the way back.

Liu Qingguo carried the wolverine on his back. After removing its internal organs, it wasn't actually that heavy, only thirty or forty pounds, which he could easily carry by himself.

Zhou Ping was carrying an ugly cage, the branches on it were woven so badly that they were crooked and had no aesthetic appeal whatsoever.

The gyrfalcon inside had lost its majestic appearance and was wrapped in gauze by Zhou Rui, looking like a big rice dumpling.

The main problem is that the gyrfalcon has multiple injuries, the most serious being the blow to its wing root, which is what prevented it from taking flight.

The gyrfalcon lay obediently in its cage, its eyes half-closed, no longer moving. A trace of blood stained its beak, indicating it had just been fed badger meat.

It was because the gyrfalcon was willing to eat that Zhou Rui felt at ease.

This at least shows that the gyrfalcon is in good condition and can survive.

Liu Ping'an, Liu Shunli, and Xiao Huaishu all followed behind Zhou Ping, not for any other reason than to keep an eye on the gyrfalcon.

At this time, the gyrfalcon was rather ugly, but Liu Ping'an and the other two thought it was beautiful and never got tired of looking at it.

They are even fantasizing about the scene where, after the gyrfalcon recovers, Zhou Rui will take them hunting deep in the mountains, and the gyrfalcon will catch a small animal with each catch.

"Ping-ge, brother, are you tired? How about I help you carry it for a while?"

Liu Ping'an bent his legs slightly, the wild rabbit hanging from his waist swaying back and forth, and with the smile on his face, he looked just like a treacherous minister.

Liu Ping'an and Zhou Ping were the same age. They usually called each other by their first names, and Liu Ping'an never called Zhou Ping "brother".

Zhou Ping immediately switched the cage in his hand, moving it further away from Liu Ping'an.

"I'm not tired at all. I can carry it all the way home."

Zhou Ping smirked, thinking to himself, "Do you think I'm someone who can be swayed by just being called 'brother'? Don't even think about making a move on my darling."

Liu Ping'an's smile froze instantly, as if something important had left him.

It was a little after 2 p.m., not long after we had eaten lunch.

At Zhou Rui's home, Xiao Niangao was already asleep, which was her necessary afternoon nap time every day.

Lin Qiuyue and her friends were chatting. Several cups of hot tea and a plate of melon seeds were on the table.

These sunflower seeds were roasted by Zhou Rui himself using a special seasoning, and they smelled much better than the ones that other people roasted themselves like that.

There's no work in winter, so he occasionally reads books, and Zhou Rui helps him take care of the kids when he's busy. With food and drink to his name, life couldn't be better.

Yang Ping thought that if life could continue like this, it would be quite nice.

However, she has recently developed a sense of crisis.

That day was Xiao Niangao's birthday, but a girl who arrived in a car seemed quite special, and her attitude towards Zhou Rui was also somewhat different.

Is she Zhou Rui's girlfriend?

If Zhou Rui marries that girl in the future, then she'll have no excuse to come to Zhou Rui's house for meals.

I don't want to, but I absolutely cannot.

"Qiuyue, do you remember that woman from the city who came a few days ago? She seemed to have a thing for Zhou Rui."

"Yes, I remember. That comrade's name was Qin Rui. I heard that Zhou Rui rescued her in the mountains."

Lin Qiuyue nodded in response, but she didn't understand why Yang Ping was bringing her up at this time.

He Wei and Yu Sitian also turned to look over, wondering why they were having such a nice chat when they suddenly brought up unrelated people.

"Did you notice that Qin Rui looked at Zhou Rui a little differently the other day?"

"Different? How are they different?"

Lin Qiuyue opened her eyes wide, looking rather adorable.

Yang Ping scratched her head. How could Lin Qiuyue be so stupid? Wasn't what I said obvious enough?

"I mean, I mean, have you noticed that this girl named Qin Rui seems to have a bit of a crush on Zhou Rui?"

"Like? You mean she likes Zhou Rui?" He Wei's voice suddenly rose a few octaves.

Lin Qiuyue quickly covered He Wei's mouth.

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't wake up Little Rice Cake."

After saying that, she turned around and looked at Xiao Niangao. Seeing that she had only moved her lips and showed no signs of waking up, she removed her hand from He Wei's mouth.

She was one of the first people here to come into contact with the little rice cake, and she really cherished this little sprite that brought her joy.

Even without Zhou Rui's request, she would still do her best to take good care of Xiao Niangao.

"What do you mean by 'like' or 'dislike'? I don't see it."

Lin Qiuyue spoke, but her voice was much softer.

Yang Ping looked at Lin Qiuyue and felt that she was just a blockhead.

"Aren't you afraid Zhou Rui will be snatched away by someone else?"

Yang Ping's words were always shocking, like a bomb dropped among the group.

"What? Yang Ping, what do you mean by this?" He Wei's pupils dilated, as if she had heard some earth-shattering news.

Yu Sitian pointed her trembling index finger at Lin Qiuyue: "You, you mean, Qiuyue is dating Zhou Rui?"

Lin Qiuyue's face flushed instantly, and she quickly denied it: "Yang Ping, what are you saying? I'm not dating Zhou Rui! Don't talk nonsense."

"I didn't say you two were dating. I just said you're interested in Zhou Rui, and Zhou Rui likes you too."

Yang Ping ignored Lin Qiuyue and continued speaking to herself.

He Wei glanced at the composed Yang Ping, then at the blushing Lin Qiuyue, and suddenly realized that Yang Ping might not be talking nonsense.

Yu Sitian also seemed lost in thought. She and Lin Qiuyue had grown up together, and she knew Lin Qiuyue better than Yang Ping.

I hadn't thought about it that way before, but now that I think about it, sometimes when my friend Lin Qiuyue talked about Zhou Rui, she was indeed a little different.

Where?

Lin Qiuyue lowered her head, her voice became much softer, and her tone was no longer so resolute.

"Let me tell you, if you're interested in Zhou Rui, you need to be more proactive, otherwise, he'll really be snatched away by someone else."

Yang Ping was going all out for her future happiness, doing her best to bring Zhou Rui and Lin Qiuyue together.

"How could that be? Zhou Rui is just a farmer from this village. What city girl would be interested in him?"

Yu Sitian didn't believe it. She herself came from a big city and naturally knew the standards of city girls; they would never be interested in a farmer.