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

"Autumn feast? Just you?"

At the Lu family's old house, Lu Dewang lay among his children, his mouth never closing in happiness.

Three soft and cuddly little things surrounding someone—no one could resist them.

"Yeah, let's go get some rabbits and pheasants, nothing too deep in the mountains."

If possible, we can find someone in the forestry department, and if they have a sports car, deliver some more to Xiulian.

Upon hearing that his daughter-in-law had been admitted to university...

Lu Dewang immediately stopped trying to stop him.

Although Li Xiulian was only a daughter-in-law, getting into university was an honor for the whole family, a great achievement that would make their ancestors' graves gleam with good fortune, and something to be proud of for a lifetime.

"Alright, alright, make plenty, okay? Too little won't be enough to eat. By the way, this is also the season when roe deer and badgers are at their fattest."

"Make some extra so Xiulian can eat it with her."

Badgers?

Do you want roe deer too?

The older generation's pampering is becoming increasingly excessive.

Lu Baojia took Old Mrs. Chang home and immediately started cooking as soon as he got home.

My wife is now in charge of fertilizer and seed registration, as well as managing the onboarding of vendors to the farmers' market.

We set off before dawn, so busy we were practically running around.

He earned even more than Lu Weiguo's salary.

Lu Baojia, on the contrary, became the one who lived off his wife.

"Wei Guo, come and lend a hand."

Lu Baojia finished his work and then called Lu Weiguo over.

"What's wrong, bro?"

"Nothing much, just that black cat?" Lu Baojia cautiously glanced into the house.

Seeing that the elderly couple's attention was entirely focused on the child, he whispered, "That black cat is acting strange. Mrs. Chang told me on the way here that we shouldn't let the child come home for a while."

The black cat was indeed the one Wangcai killed, but it still had a fresh soul-suppressing stone in its mouth.

"I suspect someone is trying to harm you, hoping to make you childless."

The "soul-pressing stone" sounds eerie, but it's actually just a stone placed on top of the grave mound when burning paper money and incense at the gravesite of a wronged ghost.

Many died tragically after falling into ice holes, or were hunted and left with no complete remains, or were even killed by humans.

When burying a child, several sheets of yellow paper are placed on the grave mound.

And every time we visit the grave, whether it's the seventh day after death or the anniversary.

If you go, you have to place a new bet.

The older generation says that such people are unwilling to die, and only by doing this can their souls be suppressed so that they will not harm their own children and grandchildren.

Over time, the stone used to press down the yellow paper came to be known as the Soul-Suppressing Stone.

"Brother, don't scare me, all those stones are the same..."

"Wei Guo, all the soul-suppressing stones in the surrounding villages were obtained from Old Madam Chang. She recognized them at a glance."

After Lu Baojia finished speaking, his expression became even more indignant.

It's just the death of a black cat, why are you making such a fuss? This is a disgusting thing that could lead to a deadly feud.

Lu Weiguo recalled his neighbor's daily life.

I feel that people who only like to take advantage of others would never do things this way.

Although Lu Weiguo didn't really believe in these things, he still felt uneasy about them.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Then the child can stay here tonight, and I'll stay at our mother's house too."

"Okay! I'll talk to your sister-in-law and let the baby sleep with her tonight. Don't worry, your sister-in-law still has milk. If the baby cries, she can just gag him."

There's still milk!

Lu Weiguo nodded enviously.

Who says postpartum care is useless? Who says eating meat is useless? Who says eating well is useless?

When Li Xiulian was in postpartum confinement, she ate and drank very little oily food and drink, and her baby could only drink rice water before he was five months old.

Both children were like this.

So when I was very young, I was weak and always got sick.

Although Shu Ruizhi was working outside and was quite tired, she ate well and got enough nutrition, so the twins acted like little calves.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you and your sister-in-law to make Jia Huan call your sister-in-law 'wet nurse' from now on, hahaha."

As Lu Weiguo spoke, he was thinking to himself, "This little girl must drink a lot. She should make up for what her mother lacked in the past few days."

. . . . . .

After lunch, Shu Ruizhi heard that she would have to take care of Lu Jiahuan that evening.

They chased the two children and Lu Baojia into the small house.

Pack the bedding and take it with you, and also take the freshly washed bedding out to air in the yard.

After all, she's doing so well now, and she knows who she should thank.

Although Lu Weiguo knew that this was just for show.

Lu Weiguo was already very grateful that his sister-in-law was willing to put on a show and say that.

We're all family. As long as we care about each other and help each other sincerely, that's better than anything else.

After lunch, Lu Jia Huan was put to sleep.

Only then did he go home, put on long pants and long sleeves, tied on leggings, and, carrying the machete and a sheath full of woven straps, led Wangcai up the mountain.

Last time we went hunting, the black bear broke our hunting rifle.

Then they got busy with the renovation and opening work, and didn't have time to get a new one yet.

Fortunately, this time when we went up the mountain, we only caught small animals.

in fact.

For veteran hunters, especially older, experienced hunters.

Autumn, from the time of the White Dew to the time before the snow falls, is the best time for hunting.

As the old hunters get older, their legs and feet aren't as good as those of large animals, and their stamina isn't what it used to be, so they can only catch small animals.

These small animals are not protected by guns, but by decades of hunting experience.

This is one of them.

Secondly, the animals are really fat at this time.

People who eat too much carbohydrates or too much fatty food may experience carbon dioxide or fat-induced dizziness.

Forget about that, these are the animals that can only eat their fill at this time of year.

Especially pheasants.

At this time of year, the pheasants spend their days picking beans in the cornfields and soybean fields.

After eating their fill, they become lazy and don't like to fly. They mostly keep their heads down and forage for food, and their reactions are slow. Many people call them "silent chickens" at this time.

really.

Before Lu Weiguo even reached the foot of the mountain...

In the farmland of the neighboring village, a flock of pheasants were foraging for food with their heads down.

"Wangcai, go around to the back. You're fast. I'll rush in and we'll catch him together."

Lu Weiguo, panting heavily, put Wangcai down.

Although it's a lynx, it's gotten quite plump and lazy lately.

Their weight increased rapidly.

A typical adult lynx is considered quite large if it can grow to 50 or 60 pounds.

That's considered eating well.

Ke Wangcai already weighs eighty pounds, and he's practically a little sow by now.

Wangcai wiggled its big butt, crouched down, and went around to the side.

However, the large buttocks sticking out from the corn stalks made Lu Weiguo laugh so hard he couldn't stand up straight.

Later generations often heard people boast that they could kill pheasants with a hunting rifle, one shot per pheasant.

Even if you could actually hit it, the shotgun would probably just leave the pheasant with nothing but feathers.

So, this pheasant thing.

Either set a trap, or chase after them.

Unless you use that air gun from later generations.

And you can only aim at the head.