The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

The whole family came out and surrounded Li Qingqiu, their eyes all focused on the plump, juicy wild rabbit he was carrying. Compared to the adults, the younger ones were more expressive, especially the younger ones, who were excited and jumping around.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, are we going to have meat today?"

Li Xianqing was the youngest and most innocent, without much thought, asking whatever came to mind. Li Qingqiu smiled. "Of course, meat, rabbit meat."

"Very good."

Li Xianqing clapped his hands happily, and the other children also surrounded Li Qingqiu. As for what the adults said about staying away from their third uncle, they completely forgot about it. Li Xianshu, Li Xianye, and even thirteen-year-old Li Xianning all forgot what their parents said.

We finally have meat! It's real meat! You know, the last time we had meat was during the Mid-Autumn Festival, more than two months ago. The kids are really craving it. Actually, it's not just the kids who are drooling over the meat; the adults are craving it too, even the elders.

Li Xianjing, the eldest brother's daughter, is about the same age as Li Qingmei, both seventeen this year. She is usually a quiet girl, but now her eyes are full of joy and excitement, her lips are smacking slightly, and she is about to drool.

"Alright, alright, stop staring at it. Third brother, tell me quickly, how did you catch such a big rabbit?"

Li Qinghua thought to himself that this rabbit was probably two or three pounds, which could make a big bowl of meat. He would ask his wife to go to the kitchen to help out, and then see if he could get a piece of meat to taste first.

Eating an extra piece of meat is such a great happiness.

"Good luck."

Of course, Li Qingqiu wouldn't mention that the system had released a detailed dynamic map of the rabbit monster's cave, meaning even a cunning rabbit with multiple burrows couldn't escape. "Yesterday, when I was at work, I found a rabbit burrow in the bushes, so I thought I'd try setting it up as a hunting trap, and it actually worked!"

"What luck."

Not only was Li Qinghua envious, but everyone else was also extremely envious. Such a big rabbit could fetch at least one yuan and fifty cents. If you calculate ten work points a day, that would probably be equivalent to ten or half a month's worth of work points.

Li Qingqiu was quite pleased with himself. After all, he had captured the rabbit monster, which greatly improved his status in the family. He used to avoid his second sister-in-law, but this time he offered a few words of praise, not wanting to be embarrassed by the lack of meat.

"Alright, stop crowding around your third uncle, the eldest son's family, the second son's family, hurry up and cook, don't delay things, the team has a meeting later, don't be late." Shi Lanhua saw that everyone was gathered around the third son looking at the rabbit, and no one was cleaning up the dinner, so she couldn't help but speak up.

"Mom, I'll go cook right away."

The eldest son and daughter-in-law, Wang Yun, wiped her hands on her apron, preparing to go to the kitchen to cook. The second daughter-in-law, Lin Xiu, who was usually not very enthusiastic, was unusually eager today. "Sister-in-law, let me help you." They were going to cook rabbit meat, and they couldn't let their sister-in-law do all the work and get the benefit; after all, it was nice to smell the aroma of the meat.

Li Qingqiu had no idea that his second sister-in-law, Lin Xiu, and his second brother were planning to deal with the rabbit. They were smugly figuring out how to prepare it. Neither the original owner of this body nor the current one knew anything about cooking, let alone handling rabbits.

"Second brother, do you know how to handle a rabbit?"

Li Qingqiu was smug for a moment, then his mouth watered. He realized he had to hurry up and prepare the rabbit, or it wouldn't stew properly.

"Why bother cleaning it up? I think the rabbit isn't dead yet, let's keep it."

"No, Mom, I hit this rabbit with a stick. Even if it doesn't die, it's probably not going to survive. Let's just eat it." Li Qingqiu thought to himself that raising it was a joke. He had been craving it for the past few days. This was something he had never had before. In this day and age, people's stomachs are really too dry.

Psychologically, Li Qingqiu was actually fine, but physically he was extremely craving meat. He couldn't let the rabbit stay that way, so he took drastic measures and grabbed the rabbit by the neck. Crack! It was dead.

"You."

Shilan Hua is really good to look at. This third one is really delicious. I wish it could have two litters of baby rabbits.

"Mom, look, this rabbit is dead now. It would be a waste if we didn't eat it."

When Li Qingqiu first noticed the little guys who had been surrounding them, and even Li Qingmei who looked worried that they wouldn't get any meat, their smiles widened as they saw the rabbit had been killed by Li Qingqiu. The smaller ones even clapped and cheered.

When Grandma said she was going to raise them, Li Xianshu, Li Xianqing, and even the two twelve- or thirteen-year-old boys, Li Xianye and Li Xianning, almost burst into tears, filled with disappointment.

Now, they're all beaming with joy, waiting to eat meat. Shi Lanhua sighed as she watched. "Oh well, dad, you clean it up. The hides are good, not a single one is damaged. Once they're peeled and cleaned, they can sell for three or five cents."

"Okay, I'll take care of it."

Li Fuhai put down his pipe. He had just squatted down beside him. As an elder, he couldn't act like a child, but he was happy from the bottom of his heart. After all, his third son had made something of himself, and the old man was happy.

"Sir, I'll go get you a knife."

"I'll fetch you some water."

The children were overjoyed when they heard that their grandfather was to prepare the rabbit. They grabbed knives and fetched water, and the whole family busied themselves with the task. Laughter and cheerful conversation filled the house and outside as they waited for the rabbit meat to be cooked and stewed before they could eat it.

This was the first time Li Qingqiu had ever seen someone so happy eating meat, with a genuine, heartfelt smile. Such a sight was rare in later generations. Let alone meat, even the finest delicacies couldn't compare to the happiness one felt now. It had to be said, eating meat was truly a blissful experience.

For the first time, Li Qingqiu felt welcomed in this family. Previously, everyone seemed to be deliberately avoiding him. This was a worthwhile catch; he gained points, showed his face in front of Aunt Liu and Sister-in-law Big Foot, and even won the support of several children at home.

Even the little sister who usually rolls her eyes at her is much nicer today. Li Qingqiu is quite pleased with herself. She thinks about going to the hillside to sign in again tomorrow. She is quite tempted. But then she thinks, forget it, forget it. She'll just experiment first.

He'd get +5 points for signing in at school. He suspected that the first sign-in at a special location would yield relatively higher points, but he needed to verify that. Li Qingqiu had already decided to sign in at the brigade headquarters tomorrow. If he got +5 points again, that would be great.

He now has 27 points, which is not far from the 50-draw lottery. Li Qingqiu is full of expectations and can't let a piece of meat delay his important matters.

Besides, it's not too late to check in on the mountain after we've finished checking in here and drawn the prize; the rabbit can't escape anyway.

Li Qingqiu brought up the cultivation system panel.

[Host: Li Qingqiu (Lazy Eater Destiny)]

Cultivation Sect: A collateral descendant of the Li Clan (who has gained the attention of the clan elders)

Cultivation Techniques: Basic Immortal Cultivation Method (Beginner), Lazy Eater Method (Beginner).

Cultivation Techniques: Spirit Plant Cultivation Technique (Beginner), Beast-Trapping Spirit Rope Weaving Technique (Under-the-table)

Magical items: Beast-catching rope (beginner level), Spirit-enhancing talisman (basic level)

Elixir: One bottle of Blood-Replenishing Pill (91/100)

Items: Gold Spirit Coupon 1.36 yuan, Silver Spirit Plant Coupon 2 taels

Physical condition: 6+

Agility: 7

Power: 6

Spirit: 8

Points: 27

Sign-in requirements: 0/120 (One sign-in opportunity is granted for practicing the Lazy Eater Method for one hour each day)

Points-based lottery: Eligible participants can enter beginner, intermediate, and advanced lottery draws.

Task: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, never underestimate a young man's potential. Task completion rate: 15/1000; Dual cultivation partner task completion rate: 0/100.

Li Qingqiu glanced at the extra beast-catching rope weaving method and the extra magic weapon spirit-connecting talisman. This trial of capturing rabbit demon beasts had yielded pretty good results, especially since his physique seemed to be improving. He had been taking blood-replenishing pills for the past few days, two a day, and the effect was quite good.

As for the elders' concern, Li Qingqiu didn't care. In fact, he was a little worried. If they paid too much attention to him, how could he cultivate the Lazy Eater Technique? Wouldn't the probability of him being caught slacking off be even greater?

"The most important thing at this stage is still the lottery."

Li Qingqiu hoped to find something good, preferably a skill-based item. Having a skill would allow him to do some easy work, making it easier to slack off. With that in mind, Li Qingqiu made a plan for his cultivation over the next period of time.

First, solve the food problem, then the clothing problem. Travel can be put on hold for now. As for accommodation, a thatched hut can still do the job. Solve the food and clothing problems first, then sign in to explore the map. The initial map is similar to a production team. A small area of ​​mountain forest requires 100 points. Although the exploration of the commune is not shown, it will probably require at least 500 points, which will be quite difficult in the short term.

Then there's the matter of a Daoist partner. Originally, there wasn't a rush, but the system reported that binding a Daoist partner doubles the sign-in points, and the Lazy Eater Technique makes cultivation twice as effective. That means that as long as you cultivate for half an hour, you can complete the sign-in requirements for the day in an hour.

This sounds pretty appealing. Besides, completing the dual cultivation partner quest will definitely allow you to complete at least one-third of the "Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River, Don't Underestimate the Young" quest, which will increase your score by at least three to four hundred points.

Li Qingqiu had made up his mind that after solving the problem of food and clothing, finding a cultivation partner would be his top priority.

"Knock knock knock".

Li Qingqiu, who was planning his grand scheme of cultivating immortality, slightly raised his head, opened the door, and saw Li Xianshu with an excited expression. "Third Uncle, Third Uncle, dinner's ready."

"Pretty fast."

"Is the meat cooked yet?"

"Okay, it smells so good, so good."

As Li Xianshu spoke, a trickle of saliva escaped his lips. Li Qingqiu chuckled upon seeing this and patted Li Xianshu's head. "Hurry up and wipe it off, you're drooling."

"whee."

Upon arriving at the shack, dinner was laid out on a large wooden board. There was a large bowl of meat, more than usual. Li Qingqiu glanced at everyone and noticed that almost everyone's eyes were fixed on the meat. To be honest, the amount of meat wasn't much. This was because Li Qingqiu had just seen Shi Lanhua only chop half a rabbit, but insisted on chopping the whole thing. He thought half a rabbit wouldn't be enough for anyone, and Shi Lanhua had even slapped him a couple of times and scolded him for being wasteful.

At the time, Li Qingqiu made up an excuse, saying that he wanted to show some respect to his grandparents, since it was his grandfather who taught him how to use hunting traps. This made Shi Lanhua relent and chop up the whole rabbit and burn it.

"Give your grandparents half a bowl."

Shi Lanhua divided some of the rabbit meat and handed it to Li Qingqiu amidst the smacking of everyone's lips. "Hurry up and take it to your grandparents."

"I'll go right away."

Li Qingqiu smiled, pinched a piece of rabbit meat, and stuffed it into his mouth. "It's delicious. Don't just stare, eat first. Mom, Xianshu and the others are hungry. I'll be right back."

"Let's eat later."

Shi Lan Hua said, "After all, the rabbit was caught by the third brother, so it wouldn't be right to eat it when he's not around."

"Yes, third brother, wait a minute, it's okay, hurry up and take it to grandpa and grandma."

Although Li Qinghua was extremely greedy, he knew who had hunted the rabbit. The others chimed in, and although the little ones were drooling and couldn't stop, they also knew that their third uncle had hunted the rabbit.

"They can only eat if Uncle San is here," Li Qingqiu thought, seeing how much the kids were drooling over the snacks. "Alright, I'll take two more pieces. Mom, let the kids eat while they're hot, don't let them get cold. Dad, eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, little sister, Xianjing, hurry up and start eating."

"Alright, eat up, eat up. Third brother is right, don't let it get cold."

As she spoke, Shi Lanhua took a chipped earthenware bowl, put a few pieces of rabbit meat in it, and carried it into the kitchen. She then added a bowl of water to the pot, placed the earthenware bowl inside, and covered it with the wooden lid. Li Qingqiu saw this but didn't say anything. He told everyone to eat first, and then quickly ran towards his grandparents' house with his bowl in his hand.

In the old house, Li Shishan and Han Lishi were drinking cornmeal porridge. They were too old to work normally, but instead helped the team with light tasks such as weaving grain pens or bamboo baskets, or chopping grass for cattle.

"Grandpa, Grandma."

"Sanzi's here. Have you eaten yet?"

When Grandma saw Li Qingqiu, she smiled happily and beckoned for Li Qingqiu to sit down.

"We're just about to eat."

Li Qingqiu put the bowl down. "Grandma, look, what's this?"

"Hey, there's still meat here?"

"Rabbit meat?"

Li Shishan recognized the meat immediately upon seeing it. "Did you get it?"

"Good luck."

"Well done, Sanzi, that's quite an achievement."

"Grandpa, Grandma, eat it while it's hot."

Li Qingqiu was about to leave to go back for dinner when Han Lishi hurriedly stopped him. "This child, how much can a rabbit cost? And you're giving it to your grandfather and me. Quickly take it back for the younger ones to eat, and you should eat more too, to replenish your strength. You lost blood a few days ago, so you can't be careless."

"Grandma, we have plenty at home."

Li Qingqiu said with a hint of pride, "Your grandson caught a big one this time, weighing two or three pounds. I had Mom chop it all up. It's a big bowlful. This half bowl is for you and your grandfather. Eat it while it's hot."

"This child."

Han Li was delighted; her love for him hadn't been in vain. Although he was sometimes a bit unreliable, he was filial and a good child.

"Grandpa, Grandma, I'm going back."

"Have a piece of meat before you go."

Han Li insisted on giving Li Qingqiu a large piece of meat, and Li Qingqiu reluctantly ate it before returning home.

"I'm back."

Li Qingqiu glanced at the bowl and saw that there were only a few pieces left. "Why didn't you finish them? What are you keeping them for?"

"Mom and Dad haven't eaten yet."

Li Qingmei whispered, and Li Qingqiu immediately understood. This was deliberately saved; no wonder the greedy little cats hadn't touched it yet. Shi Lanhua had already gone inside and brought out several pieces of warm rabbit meat. Li Qingqiu took the steamed buns and quickly devoured two of them with the rabbit meat.

Feeling better, Shilanhua wanted to give the remaining pieces of meat to the younger children, but her eldest and second eldest brothers quickly stopped her. "Mom, you and Dad eat it. The younger ones can't eat anymore; they'll get diarrhea if they eat too much."

The little ones definitely want some; meat is something these days, kids only get to eat once every few months, and even then, it's not much. They're probably craving it. "Mom, you and Dad eat it. I'll try to catch another one later."

"This child, wild rabbits are easy to catch."

"You're lucky to have encountered this once, but don't be like those rabbits waiting to run into trees."

"Grandma, you're talking about waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, right?" Li Xian'an was in junior high school and knew this story.

"That's right, isn't it?"

Shi Lan Hua was ultimately uneducated. Although she managed her large family very well, ensuring that no one went hungry or cold, she was still uneducated and couldn't say certain things.

"Mom, I know."

Li Qingqiu didn't say much. No matter how much you talk about it, it's not as powerful as doing it first.

"Huh?"

Whose child is this? Li Qingqiu was about to put the last piece of rabbit meat into his mouth. He hadn't given any to the children. One reason was that it was really not good to eat too much. If you don't eat meat for a long time, eating too much meat will really give you diarrhea. He was not joking.

Another reason is that he also has a sweet tooth, and it wouldn't be good to give the piece to anyone else, so he might as well eat it himself.

"This is behind our house, the youngest and oldest of your sister-in-law Jiang Mei's family, have you forgotten?"

Jiang Mei, Li Qingqiu recalled memories of her. She was a widow whose husband had died fighting in the north a few years ago. The family had been doing quite well, with a soldier by their side, and their lives were better than most. But after her husband died, the family was left with the elderly and the young, and life became very difficult. Fortunately, the brigade arranged for Jiang Mei to work at the brigade's pig farm, which was considered a good thing. But there was still no one to take over the household labor, and the family struggled to make ends meet.

Speaking of Li Qingqiu's family, the third son even bought meat on the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's considered good to be able to eat meat during the festival. But Jiang Mei's family probably doesn't eat meat more than twice a year. "Xiao Yan, right? Here, Uncle will give you this piece of meat."

Xiao Yan was quite young, looking only three or four years old, but she was actually six. She usually liked to play with Li Xianshu. "I've already eaten..." Although Li Xiao Yan was drooling with desire, the little girl was sensible; even in later generations, she would have gotten plenty of candy.

"Eat it, it's from your third uncle, so just eat it."

Shi Lanhua wasn't unsympathetic towards the child, but everyone was struggling financially these days. If Li Qingqiu hadn't said so, she wouldn't have given the meat to another family's child. Sympathy was one thing, but she had to make sure her own family was doing well before considering anything else.

Li Qingqiu used the last bit of cornbread to finish the meat broth, then put it in his mouth. He felt much better and finally slept soundly that night, having eaten meat after all.

The next morning at work, several women, including Dajiaosaozi, looked at Li Qingqiu with slightly different expressions.

News of Li Qingqiu's family eating meat yesterday spread early this morning, and many children looked at Li Xianshu and his family with great envy.

Who wouldn't want an uncle who can catch rabbits and eat meat? This made the children of Li Xianshu, who was always ridiculed for having an unreliable third uncle, extremely proud!

Yesterday, Li Qinghua went to collect his work points. His mouth was greasy, and he smacked his lips and boasted for a long time about how fatty and fragrant the rabbit meat was, making a group of young men swallow their saliva!

Sure enough, early in the morning, Li Qingqiu was unusually pleased with himself. The system notification reminded him that most female cultivators envied the host's luck, which made Li Qingqiu secretly proud.

Only Aunt Liu kept saying that Li Qingqiu had gotten lucky and bumped into a silly rabbit, but Li Qingqiu couldn't be bothered to pay attention. Little did he know that at noon, this old woman somehow found out that Li Qingqiu had given Jiang Mei's daughter, Xiao Yan, a piece of rabbit meat.

Good heavens, Li Qingqiu was shocked to hear that his sixth aunt was spreading rumors that he had feelings for the widow Jiang Mei. He could tolerate this, but the person who couldn't tolerate it the most was Li Qingqiu's mother, Shi Lanhua.

"I'll tear your filthy, latrine-like mouth apart... and make you spew filth everywhere..."

Shi Lanhua was furious. Jiang Mei was several years older than Li Qingqiu, and she was a widow with three children and an old woman. She couldn't get involved with her. She could sympathize with her, but she couldn't get involved in this matter.

"Where did I lie? Did your son give the meat to Xiaoyan?"

Han Caihua shouted as she dodged, "I'm just asking you, which family would let someone else's child eat their meat?"

"That's true. We have enough meat at home for ourselves, and it's meat, you know."

Good heavens! As soon as Han Caihua said that, everyone started discussing it. Li Qingqiu was dumbfounded. It was just a piece of meat. How could it have such a great effect? ​​He forgot what era this was. Many people could only eat meat twice a year. There was not enough meat. Who would be willing to give it to other people's children?

"If you said I didn't have some ulterior motives, who would believe it?" Li Qingqiu was dumbfounded. "Damn it, it's just a piece of meat, and it's caused such a huge rumor. I'm going to marry a city girl. Anyone who talks nonsense, don't blame me for turning against them."

"Then tell me, why did you give Xiaoyan meat to eat?"

"Why? I want to learn how to raise pigs. I want to live a more comfortable life, is that okay?"

Li Qingqiu was also helpless. A piece of meat almost caused a bloodbath. But after saying that, quite a few people actually believed it. His lazy and gluttonous persona was actually quite useful at this moment.

"What bad luck."

Li Qingqiu grumbled and cursed. These old women gossiped all day long, their mouths would rot sooner or later. In the afternoon, he went to the fields at the foot of the hill to avoid getting involved with these old women, but the workload down there was a bit heavy.

Cleaning the pond of silt was more tiring than digging the ground. Fortunately, when Li Qingqiu arrived, most of the pond had been cleaned, so there was less work to do, which made it a good time to practice the Lazy Eater Technique.

[Practicing the Lazy Eater Method for one hour and meeting the sign-in requirements will grant you one sign-in opportunity.]

Finally finished. It wasn't long before it was time to go home. Li Qingqiu persevered for a while, and finally it was time to go home. He had the chance to sign in, so he jogged to the brigade headquarters.

[Sign-in successful. Sign-in location: Deacon Hall. Sign-in rewards: 2 jin of Silver Spirit Plant Coupons, 1 jin of Silver Spirit Cotton Coupons, +5 points]

Li Qingqiu was overjoyed. Not to mention the 5 points, there were two kinds of rewards, all of which were tickets: two jin of grain tickets, plus one jin of even more precious cotton tickets. You should know that cotton is a strategic resource, and each family usually gets very little of it.

Although a pound isn't much, it's enough to make a pair of shoes. Li Qingqiu looked at his worn-out cotton shoes and was overjoyed. He could make some money and some cloth coupons, and then buy them and ask his mother to make him a new pair of cotton shoes. His frozen feet would definitely feel better.

Speaking of frozen meat, Li Qingqiu planned to go to the commune sometime to buy some frostbite cream, but he didn't know how expensive it would be; he didn't have much money. "Who's in charge of money in the brigade again? The accountant. Maybe I should try signing in at the accountant's house?"

The next day, Li Qingqiu tried again, but the result wasn't good; he only got +2 points for signing in. He was only awarded a work point booklet, which infuriated him. The brigade headquarters and the school were better, but the second time he signed in, he only got +2 points again.

Li Qingqiu, who was in a bad mood, ran into Aunt Liu and Sister-in-law Dajiao on her way to work. They were about to pass by with their heads down when they saw Li Qingqiu's droopy head and got excited.

"What's wrong, third brother? Haven't caught any rabbits these past few days?"

Everyone burst into laughter at Big Foot Sister-in-law's words. Li Qingqiu rolled his eyes. These old women always teased him for fun, and now all the sins he committed had fallen on his shoulders.

"If you ask me, go wait by the tree roots, you might run into another silly rabbit."

[The female cultivator in your clan mocks your success in the trial as a matter of luck, triggering the "Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River, Don't Underestimate a Young Man's Potential" side quest. Three days later, you should look at them with new eyes and complete the trial quest again to tell them that your success is due to your unremitting efforts.]

Li Qingqiu quickly calculated in his mind that he already had 38 points. Adding 5 more would bring him to 43, just one step away from 50. He decided to sign in at the trial area today.

"Finally finished practicing the Lazy Eater Technique, can sign in now." In the afternoon, Li Qingqiu finally met the sign-in requirements. Capturing the rabbit monster attracted the attention of the clan elders, making it even harder to slack off. Sigh, he finally managed to accumulate two hours by taking two trips to the toilet and finally completed the task. As for being laughed at for pooping and peeing a lot, so be it. Don't underestimate a young man's potential. System sign-in.

[Sign-in successful. Sign-in location: Beginner's Trial Grounds. Obtained a map of the Blood-Eyed Monster Horde's lair. Points +10]