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

"Li Qingqiu".

Some commune members who were unaware of the situation looked puzzled. Why was Li Qingqiu the first one there, especially when they saw the old butcher take a large piece of pork, as well as pig's stomach and pig's trotters?

"What's going on?"

"You just got back and don't know, but Li Qingqiu led the hunt for this wild boar."

"Wow, this kid's really something."

Li Qingqiu took the ten jin of pork, pig's stomach, and three pig's trotters. They were quite heavy. He glanced at the commune members surrounding him, and most of them looked on with envy. Ten jin of pork! They couldn't even finish it all during the New Year.

"Third Brother."

"Perfect timing, you're here. Here, take the pork."

Li Qingqiu casually handed ten catties of pork to Li Qingmei, who happily took it, holding her head high with pride and smugness. She couldn't be more comfortable. "Look," she thought, "this wild boar was hunted by my third brother. You can all be envious of his skill and ability."

What are you looking for?

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "Why is my little sister looking around like this while carrying pork?"

"Let me see, where is Sixth Aunt?"

Li Qingmei's words amused Li Qingqiu. "Alright, stop teasing her."

"It's her fault for always making sarcastic remarks. I'll see if she'll have the nerve to come and collect her pork."

Li Qingmei had heard her sixth aunt's sarcastic remarks quite a bit that morning, and now that she had the chance, she was determined to get her revenge.

"Alright, let's go home. Aren't you tired carrying such a big piece of pork?"

Li Qingqiu didn't have time to laugh at Aunt Liu; she was going back to draw a prize.

"Not tired at all, not tired at all. I wouldn't be tired even if I ate another ten pounds."

Well, what else could Li Qingqiu say? Pork, let alone ten, twenty, or even thirty pounds, he could probably carry it without getting tired.

"You're not tired? Xianshu and the others are craving meat."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "I'll go find Yin Yi to get some seasoning. Wild boar meat has too much of a gamey smell; it won't taste good if you stew it without some seasoning."

"Do you need to add seasonings to the meat?"

Li Qingmei felt that meat tasted good no matter how it was cooked. As long as it was meat, she was afraid that only her third brother was picky and wanted to add any seasonings.

"Yoon Yi".

"Li Qingqiu, look."

Yin Yi held up the five pounds of pork she had been allocated. "Do you want some? I'll cook it for you."

"We'll talk about it later. Just give me some seasoning for roasted wild boar."

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare it for you right away."

"Good girl."

Li Qingqiu subconsciously wanted to rub Yin Yi's head. It was a habit, really, how did he develop this bad habit of touching her? No, Yin Yi, why are you leaning your head over here? Li Qingqiu looked at his hand helplessly and started rubbing it.

"It's not his fault, Yin Yi just forced her head in, and his hand wouldn't obey him." "Alright, I'm going back now. You should go back quickly too. Have Zhao Nan bring it over later, so she can have wild boar meat at home tonight."

"oh."

Yin Yi was a little disappointed.

"After we finish eating, I'll take Zhao Nan back to the educated youth settlement and help you clear the snow off the roof. There's a high chance of a blizzard tonight, so it's best to clear it early."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Yin Yi carried the wild boar meat back to the educated youth settlement to prepare seasonings. Li Qingqiu and Li Qingmei carried the pork and led Li Xianshu and Li Xianqing, two little radishes who kept talking about meat, back to their small courtyard.

"Grandma, look! There's so much meat!"

"Mom, look how much meat there is!"

Shi Lanhua, Wang Yun, and Lin Xiu were sorting through the winter bamboo shoots they had dug today. Although there weren't as many as yesterday, there were still several pounds of them.

"So much meat?" The group looked at Li Qingmei in surprise as she held a large piece of pork in her hand.

"Mom, have you forgotten that it was Third Brother who led the hunt for the wild boar?"

Li Qingmei held up a piece of pork in her hand. "This is top-quality meat. Look, they even gave us some pork fat."

"Okay, okay."

"With so much meat, we won't have to worry about not having any to eat during the Lunar New Year."

Lin Xiu laughed and said, "You're really something, Third Brother."

"Of course, Third Brother, he led the way by killing the wild boar with a shovel. If you ask me, this meat is already a small amount." Li Qinghua also flattered Li Qingqiu.

"That's quite a lot."

Li Fuhai took two puffs of his pipe. "Third brother did the right thing this time. Everyone will remember your kindness by sharing the pork. When you meet your future spouse, no one will be able to say anything bad about you."

"Dad, I didn't think that much about it. I just saw that the children wanted to eat some meat, so I told Fuyuan."

Li Qingqiu hadn't thought about any of that. He just saw the children looking at the meat with longing in their eyes and wanted everyone to have a bite of meat so they could be happy all day.

"That's good, that's good."

Everyone wants to do good deeds, but resources are scarce, and helping one's own family is already considered good enough.

"Mom, divide this meat among yourselves. Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, each of you take two jin and bring them back to your parents' home tomorrow. Oh, and we should also leave some for the fourth brother."

We had a total of eleven catties of wild boar meat this time. After dividing it up, we still have five catties left. In addition, we also have a catty of pork and a wild rabbit that we cut yesterday. At least we don't have to worry about meat at home.

"Third brother, this is the wild boar you hunted. How can we take it?"

Wang Yun was about to decline when Shi Lanhua spoke up. "Alright, we'll do as the third brother says. Your family will each take two jin and we'll send it over before the New Year."

"Thank you, Mom."

Lin Xiu quickly said, "Third brother, thank you, sister-in-law."

"No need for formalities among family."

Li Qingqiu waved his hand dismissively. "Mom, hurry up and cut the meat. Look at Xianshu and Xianqing, the little ones are drooling. You'd better chop up a lot of meat today."

"You."

Shilan Huakou was famous; otherwise, how could such a large family have survived? You know, around 1961, who dared to have children? It was a miracle if they didn't starve. But the two brothers, Li Qingchun and Li Qinghua, had several children.

Not a single one was left behind; they all survived. This shows how capable Shi Lanhua was in charge of the household. In the days when people ate tree bark, no more than five families in a brigade had children that year, but Shi Lanhua's family had the most.

Zhao Nan brought over the seasonings, and Shi Lan Hua had already cut the meat. Li Qing Qiu glanced at it. "Mom, you cut too little."

"A pound of meat? Is that too little? What, do you want to eat a whole pig?"

"You really are extravagant."

"Cut some more, Zhao Nan is here today too."

Li Qingqiu brought out his niece, and Shi Lanhua glared at her before cutting off another half jin (250 grams).

"Third brother, you're really something."

Li Qingmei was somewhat impressed with Li Qingqiu. Her mother was usually very stingy, and she was already surprised that she could cut a pound of pork this time. She never expected that Li Qingqiu could manage to cut an extra half pound.

"What's so special about that?"

Li Qingqiu waved his hand dismissively. "Maybe by tomorrow, I'll be tired of eating meat."

"How could that be? When will I ever get tired of eating meat?"

Li Qingmei didn't believe it, and the others laughed as well. This third brother was talking nonsense. When in the world do people ever get tired of eating meat? Unless it was the emperor of the past.

You'll find out sooner or later.

Li Qingqiu thought to himself that in a few decades, there will be many people who are tired of eating meat.

"Third Uncle, I want to eat meat every day, I'm not tired of it."

"Hahaha."

Everyone in the courtyard was overjoyed. The children were filled with the aroma of meat, and it wasn't just in Li Qingqiu's courtyard; the entire Lijia'ao brigade was filled with the smell of meat.

"The meat is here."

Li Qingmei carried a large ceramic bowl filled with meat, the aroma of which filled the air. Using the seasonings brought by Zhao Nan, the wild boar meat had no gamey smell at all.

"It smells so good."

Li Qingqiu picked up a piece of meat and put it in Zhao Nan's bowl. The other adults also put meat on the children's plates. The children ate first, and then the adults ate. Li Qingqiu noticed that Shi Lanhua hadn't touched her chopsticks. "Mom, you've worked hard. I'll put a big piece on your plate."

"The child eats first, I don't want to eat."

"Mom, my little sister just said that no one dislikes eating meat."

Li Qingqiu stuffed the meat directly into the bowl, and Shi Lanhua rolled her eyes helplessly. "This child, let Xianshu and the others eat first. It's not like I've never eaten meat before."

"Mom, there's lots of meat in this, eat it quickly before it gets cold."

"Okay, okay."

Shilan asked if her grandparents had any meat.

"some."

Li Qingqiu said with a smile, "I even specifically told Uncle Butcher that it would be best if the meat for Grandpa and Grandma had some fat on it, so it would be easier to eat."

"That's good."

"You eat too."

"Eat, everyone eat."

Eating meat was the happiest thing in this era, bar none. One bite of meat could bring joy for days, a feeling that later generations could never fully comprehend.

"tasty."

Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Yin Yi must be eating meat right now. It's not easy for the young girl. She came all the way from the city to the countryside by herself. Sigh, it's good that Zhao Nan is with her now."

After dinner, Li Qingqiu was planning to draw a prize, but since she was still worried about Yin Yi, she went back to the educated youth settlement with Zhao Nan.

"Li Qingqiu, you've arrived."

Yin Yi came out of the house with a happy expression. "There's still some meat warming in the pot, I saved it for you."

"Oh, I just ate."

"Oh, then I'll make you wild boar and mixed grain pancakes tomorrow."

"OK."

Li Qingqiu glanced around and said, "Let's warm up by the fire. I'll help you clear the snow off the roof later. Don't sleep too soundly tonight; I see the snow outside is getting heavier."

"know."

After clearing the snow from the roof, Li Qingqiu chatted with Guo Zhaonan for a while longer. As he left, Guo Zhaonan tugged at Li Qingqiu's sleeve. "What's wrong, Zhaonan? Are you not used to it?"

"No, Third Uncle, I dug up some winter bamboo shoots. When do you have time to help me sell them?"

"How about this, we'll see how the weather is tomorrow. If it's alright, I'll go to the commune tomorrow to deliver wild boar meat to your fourth uncle and help you sell it while I'm at it." Li Qingqiu glanced at the five or six jin of winter bamboo shoots, which was pretty good.

"Thank you, Third Uncle."

"Would you like to take a stroll around the commune?"

It will snow heavily tomorrow, but the snow on the ground is not very thick yet. With people walking around, the snow on the road is firm, so it won't hinder your travel too much.

"No."

Guo Zhaonan's family lived in the commune. The Lukou Commune and Lishan Commune were actually not much different, and were even a little better.

"Alright."

Back in his cave, Li Qingqiu pondered for a moment and decided to use the magic item that allows him to draw a specific type of prize once (for one week).

"lottery."

"Specify the type of lottery prize: spells."

[Acquired the Spirit Fungus Cultivation Technique (Beginner), plus five Spirit Fungus Seeds]

"Fungi cultivation technology is a great thing, it's just a pity that it's hard to get the right strains these days."

Li Qingqiu had to admit that the designated prize type card was incredibly useful; it immediately produced a great skill.

"Should I try again, or explore new territory?"

Li Qingqiu frowned in thought. With the blizzard approaching, the snow was likely to continue for the next few days, and the accumulated snow could reach more than two feet in a short period of time. At that time, it would be difficult to go out, so there was no need to open up new areas.

"Try one more time."

[We have obtained a secret from Guo, the leader of the Ten Thousand Cultivation Alliance. When Guo was young, he cultivated so diligently that he neglected to eat and sleep, which left him with a hidden ailment in his stomach, one of his five internal organs.]

"Stomach problems?"

Li Qingqiu muttered to himself, "Director Guo of the commune's revolutionary committee has a stomach ailment. This news might be of some use to Lao Si."