Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"I... I just couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so I took a walk around."

Liu Ermei explained, pulled the others aside, and rushed into the house.

The three women outside were left staring at each other in bewilderment.

"What's going on? I feel like something's off about Dazhuang and Ermei."

It took Li Xiulian a long time to calm down and regain her composure.

"No...it's nothing, it's just...I'm not feeling well."

If Lu Weiguo were here, Li Huifang and the other woman would definitely tell the truth.

But we need to tell Li Xiulian about Liu Dazhuang's situation.

They'll definitely pull out the radish and bring out the mud, revealing rumors from a few days ago.

Li Xiulian was about to leave.

They wouldn't dare say it now.

"Huh? What about you two? I felt you were both acting strange during the day, and you two, staying up so late at night, weren't you asleep?"

What are you all going to do?

Li Xiulian looked at him with a question in her eyes, then shook her head and said, "Never mind, if anything happens, go find Weiguo quickly. Dazhuang has finally gotten a good life, he can't afford to get into trouble."

If you're really not feeling well, or...

Li Xiulian pointed to her head.

"You two should hurry up and go find Weiguo. He has a car, so it'll be convenient for him to go to the county town."

After saying that, seeing that Li Huifang and the other person had agreed, he turned on his flashlight, shook his head, and left.

There is still a problem.

Something felt off, but since the other person wouldn't say anything, she couldn't force them to.

Before Li Xiulian even got home, she heard Lu Weiguo riding away on his bicycle.

So many things happened, I was scared out of my wits.

Li Xiulian had no desire to sleep, and it was less than an hour later.

Lu Weiguo returned, panting, carrying a basket on his back and three burlap sacks.

"Water! Honey, quickly pour me some water. Where are the water tanks in the house? I'll go find them."

After removing the internal organs and offal from the two black bears, there were still more than 300 pounds of meat left.

In addition, the fur was soaked in water just now.

The bicycle wheels were all deformed from being crushed.

Lu Weiguo didn't dare ride his bike the whole way and pushed it back.

Drink water and rest.

After smoking a cigarette, he and Li Xiulian hid the meat in the water tank.

It was filled with cool well water.

The water tank was partially buried underground and covered with a cotton quilt.

By the time we finished our work, it was already quite early in the day.

"Awooooo~ I've been hearing you guys busy all night long, what's up, caught some prey?"

Li Xiuhe stretched and went to the toilet.

He looked at the two people who had just sat down to rest, still half asleep.

"Sis, you came out at just the right time. You just finished your work and you're out now."

Lu Weiguo rolled his eyes at Li Xiuhe, then waved for her to come over.

Li Xiuhe lifted the quilt and looked down.

The neatly arranged, red flesh slowly oozed blood into the clear well water.

Under the golden-orange sunlight of early morning, it looked like a ruby.

Moreover, the thickness of the meat shreds can be determined with just one glance.

She was certain!

This is bear meat!

"Damn, in this sweltering summer heat, you managed to get so much bear meat! Wei Guo, you're amazing! This whole day was worth waiting for."

Li Xiuhe stared wide-eyed, all her drowsiness gone, wishing she could just grab the two and take a bite.

Cravings are one aspect.

But this meat, in this era without refrigerators, is...

That's the height of luxury.

"Hehe, one day? You can close for two more days and help me make something good: half bear jerky and half bear meat sauce."

"Once it's ready, I can take some to our parents."

Without a refrigerator, there's simply no way to store so much meat.

The best way is to make it into jerky.

Of course, many people would say that it can be made into cured meat.

But people from Northeast China, at least those from the Danjiang area, rarely eat cured meat.

After all, it's good enough to have meat to eat; who would have anything left?

Moreover, Northeast China has soybean paste.

They make mostly pickles.

"Okay, okay, let's take a break. Besides, the students are on holiday, and business has been so-so lately."

Li Xiuhe didn't care about any of that; it was just that Lu Weiguo made her stay and not leave.

She would agree without hesitation.

When the morning light becomes intense.

Li Xiulian finally couldn't hold on any longer and went back to her room to rest.

She had originally intended to discuss Liu Dazhuang's issues, but upon seeing the meat, she completely forgot about them.

Li Xiuhe was even more heartless, only concerned with tending the fire and cooking the meat.

The courtyard was filled with four large iron pots, and even Mr. and Mrs. Lu came to help.

There was no time to talk about that big idiot anymore.

"Weiguo, you're really something. You still have to go up the mountain at this time of year and bring back this meat. How can it be kept in the middle of summer? It'll spoil in no time."

Mr. Lu sat on the ground, smoking his pipe and watching the fire in the stove.

"We can't do anything about it here, so we'll have to take Xiulian to the south. They have something called a refrigerator there, and when you open the door, it's like winter."

Lu Weiguo said with a smile.

Every now and then, they would taste the stewed bear meat that was being cut into pieces.

Wangcai was the same; he had finally managed to eat cooked meat again.

She never left Lu Weiguo's side.

"Tch! That's all nonsense. Why are you so greedy? It's so hot in the summer, eating meat will make you feel hot and bothered. You should eat vegetables! In the winter, you can just eat some meat."

All old people in the world are the same.

Not accepting technology is one thing, being thrifty and willing to argue is another.

"Yes, yes, Dad, you're right. So what are you doing now?"

Lu Weiguo joked with a smile.

"I'm just worried about my daughter-in-law! I heard that people over there eat sweet food and don't even add soybean paste. How can that taste good?!"

"Haha, people from the South say that our soybean paste is made by stomping on it with our feet, who would want to eat this stuff?"

The father and son's conversations were always so simple and unpretentious.

"Oh my, let me tell you, the soybean paste used to be made by old ladies stomping on it, especially in South Korea. The older the lady, the more flavorful it was."

"It won't work here, the old lady's feet smell!"

"Go to hell, you old geezer."

The mother, who was taking care of the two children, was unhappy and wished she could shove her feet into the father's mouth.

Time flies by.

That night, the Lu family members were all too tired to go to bed early.

Wangcai was left in the yard to watch over the meat strips.

Meanwhile, Li Huifang...

They agreed that neither of them would sleep.

But the weariness of the sunset made them lower their guard.

Thinking that it wasn't dark yet, everything would be fine.

Once you close your eyes, you can never get up again.

Liu Dazhuang was still staring blankly at the sky.

After the room was filled with the even sound of breathing.

I put on a coat and quietly walked out the door.

It's the same familiar wall, the same familiar voice.

The people inside were snoring loudly.

Liu Dazhuang felt that this was just like the clattering sound of a train that Lu Weiguo had described.

"What do trains look like? I've never seen a train before."

"Brother Weiguo can definitely take good care of his sister. If all else fails, let my two wives serve Brother Weiguo too."

I just don't know if my sister-in-law will agree.