Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

Today, Cheng Min and Xiao Qing and a few others got out of school particularly late.

It was already dark when they entered the room.

Cheng Min's face was not good. Xiao Qing, Xiao Mu, and Xiao Shui, the three girls, were standing against the wall, one after another, with their heads hanging low.

Xiao Qing's shoelaces were untied, Xiao Mu's sleeves were rolled up to her elbows, and Xiao Shui's hair was a mess, with a blade of grass still hanging from the end of her hair.

Chang Kun stepped forward to help Cheng Min hold the car upright: "What happened?"

Cheng Min glared at the third girl: "Ask them!"

"There was a fight at school today, three against one, they pinned the boy to the ground and hit his butt with a broom handle."

"The teacher saw it and kept me at school for the whole afternoon. I had to beg for ages before they let me go; otherwise, they were going to call my parents."

Chang Kun turned his head and glanced at Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing shrank her neck and moved her mouth but didn't make a sound.

Xiao Mu hid behind Xiao Qing, while Xiao Shui lowered her head and picked at her fingers.

Liu Meifen came out of the kitchen, carrying a broom handle in her hand.

"What?! Three against one?"

"You want to be like Xiuer, right!"

"Your butts are itchy, perfect timing to treat them. Get down on all fours!"

Xiao Qing and the other two were so frightened that they turned around and tried to crawl into the main room.

Liu Meifen slammed the broom handle on the table, and the three maids stood rooted to the spot.

Hearing the commotion in the east room, Xiu'er struggled to get up from the kang (a heated brick bed).

My butt still hurt, so I knelt down and moved to the window, then leaned over the windowsill to look outside.

Her eyes were wide open, her mouth was agape, and she had a look of anticipation on her face.

Hehe, you got beaten up yesterday, today it's the three of them's turn!

Xiao Qing was so frightened that tears almost welled up in her eyes. She turned to Liu Meifen and cried out, "Mom, I was wrong!"

Xiao Mu quickly followed up, "Mother, I was wrong too!"

Xiao Shui also shouted, "Auntie, I'll never do it again!"

"Wrong? Why didn't you think about your mistake when you hit someone at school today?"

"You almost embarrassed your mother at school, and she had to plead for you? Don't you realize your mistakes?!"

Cheng Min grabbed Liu Meifen's arm, saying, "Mom, that's enough. Let them off this time. Kids can be naughty sometimes."

"The teacher already scolded them today and made them stand as punishment."

"If you do it again, you can beat me then. Besides, you have to go to school tomorrow."

Holding the broom handle, he waited for the three maids, then glanced at Cheng Min.

After a while, Liu Meifen put down the broom handle and pointed at the three maids.

"I'll let you off this time for your sister-in-law's sake."

"If you dare to do it again, just try it!"

"Tonight, each person must copy ten pages of the vocabulary book. If you don't finish, you can forget about dinner!"

The three maids, as if granted a pardon, bowed their heads and hunched over as they slipped into the west room.

As soon as the door closed, Xiaoqing's hushed voice came from inside: "You scared me to death!"

Xiao Mu: "Looking at Mom's posture just now, I thought I was really going to get a beating."

Xiao Shui: "My palms are sweating."

Xiuer leaned on the windowsill, her little face downcast.

She didn't get to see the excitement, and her little mouth kept grumbling incessantly.

"Why did I get beaten up?! Xiaoqing and the others deserved to be beaten up too! They're even worse than me!"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got: "If only Sister Xiaomin had been there when I got beaten up yesterday, she definitely would have pleaded for me!"

"Ugh! My brother's useless. He just watched me get beaten up yesterday, and my butt still hurts..."

Chang Kun leaned against the persimmon tree, watching the three maids slip into the west room, close the door, and remain silent for a long time.

He shook his head. When these younger sisters first came to the city, they were as timid as mice, hiding behind everyone they saw.

It hasn't been long, and they're all baring their teeth and brandishing their claws, acting like they're fearless.

That's good too. At least we won't be bullied. In this day and age, it's good enough if you don't bully others or be bullied!

Cheng Min was still standing in the courtyard, her forehead covered in a thin layer of sweat. Chang Kun walked over and wiped it off for her with his sleeve.

"Alright, stop being so angry. All kids are like that. They'll grow out of it."

Cheng Min sighed, "Raising a child is really tiring!"

"That's different! Look at my older sister's little baby, he's so cute. He's got a few little teeth now and he wants to chew on things all the time."

Cheng Min rolled her eyes at him: "Give me a break!"

"Sister Changmei told me that Xiaobao has grown some teeth and bites her a lot when he nurses."

"After I have children, will I have to do the same?"

Chang Kun put his arm around her shoulder and led her inside: "Don't worry, our child will definitely be very well-behaved."

"Come on, come to my room, I need to talk to you."

"Pah! I know exactly what you're thinking!" Cheng Min slapped his hand away. "We haven't eaten yet! If Mother sees this, I'll be so embarrassed!"

"Well, what about after dinner? We can exercise afterwards."

"Oh dear! Let's talk about it later!" Cheng Min said shyly, quickly avoiding Chang Kun and heading towards the kitchen.

The courtyard was unusually quiet. The three maids hid in the west room, not daring to make a sound. Xiu'er lay on the kang (heated brick bed) in the east room, sulking. Liu Meifen was preparing the food at the stove. The family ate a quiet meal.

By the time we finished eating, it was completely dark.

Chang Kun put down his bowl and hooked Cheng Min's little finger with his own: "Want to go?"

Cheng Min glared at him, her ears turning bright red: "The dishes haven't been washed yet."

"Let Mother wash it."

"you……"

Chang Kun pulled her towards the west room. Cheng Min struggled twice but couldn't break free. She muttered a curse under her breath, but still followed him.

Liu Meifen was washing dishes in the kitchen without looking up, pretending not to see anything.

The door closed, the lights went out, moonlight streamed into the water, and it seemed as if the sound of rushing water could actually be heard from inside...

The next morning, Chang Kun went to his workplace to ask for leave.

Section Chief Zhang Qingfeng glanced at him: "Xiao Kun, you've been taking a lot of leave lately."

"Hehe, my good buddy's getting married, and he asked me to be the host. I can't refuse!"

Zhang Qingfeng waved his hand: "Go ahead, go ahead, if you have important business to attend to, then go."

As Chang Kun left his office, he thought to himself that he had indeed been taking more leave than usual recently.

But there's nothing I can do. The company has so little work that they don't even send a few thieves for me to catch, just to make me feel a little more important.

After taking leave, I rode my bicycle straight to my hometown.

Under a big tree at the village entrance, several people were squatting, smoking and chatting. When they saw Chang Kun approaching, someone looked up and greeted him, "Little Kun's back?"

"I'll come back to help Qu Hun with his wedding arrangements."

"That's good. Qu Hun is finally going to settle down."

Chang Kun responded with a couple of words and then rode his bicycle to Qu Hun's house.

The courtyard gate was open, and Qu Hun was squatting in the courtyard moving tables and chairs. Next to him was a stack of bowls, two bundles of chopsticks, and a stack of plates on the ground.

After parking the car, I went over and offered a helping hand: "Where are your dad and older brother?"

"He went to the fields."

Qu Hun moved a table upright. "The autumn harvest is almost over. The commune needs to collect the grain, so everyone's scrambling to work these days."

These days, the autumn harvest and grain delivery are major events, and every village is in a rush to complete them.

Fortunately, their own village provided some food, so at least the villagers didn't go hungry.

There was no one else in the courtyard, so Chang Kun squatted down and helped him put away the bowls and chopsticks.

"Cricket, I thought about your sister-in-law stealing meat all night and came up with a plan. What do you think?"