Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

The two straightened their clothes and continued walking down the mountain.

After several days in the mountains, we've finally returned to the village.

As dusk fell, Chen Yongqiang escorted Ding Wanru to her doorstep and handed her the pheasant, saying, "Take this pheasant home and nourish yourself."

"No need, you should sell it for money," Ding Wanru declined.

"It won't fetch much!" Chen Yongqiang said without giving her a chance to argue, stuffing the pheasant into her medicine basket. "You've been working yourself to the bone these past few days, you need to replenish your strength."

He thought to himself that Lin Xiulian was pregnant and should avoid eating wild game, so it would be perfect for Ding Wanru.

As the two were talking, He Jun's voice came from not far away: "Wanru, you're finally back! Look what I brought you!"

He Jun strode over, carrying an air rifle and a few sparrows in his hand.

His gaze lingered on Chen Yongqiang for a moment before landing on Ding Wanru. He said sarcastically, "Wanru, you should stay away from people with bad reputations. If you ever want to eat wild game, I'll go and hunt it for you."

He Jun felt that Ding Wanru was close to Chen Yongqiang simply because Chen Yongqiang knew how to hunt, so he specially bought an air rifle and learned to hunt to please her.

Chen Yongqiang glanced at the air rifle in He Jun's hand. The gun was weak and could only shoot birds. It couldn't even kill a rabbit, let alone a wild boar.

Ding Wanru refused outright: "No need, you can keep the sparrows yourself. Brother Yongqiang gave me a pheasant."

As she spoke, she casually picked up the two- or three-pound pheasant, unintentionally slapping He Jun in the face.

"If you get close to someone like that, the villagers will gossip," He Jun said sarcastically, alluding to Chen Yongqiang living under the same roof as his sister-in-law.

"You don't need to worry about my affairs. Anyone who can't control their tongue doesn't need to come to me for treatment anymore," Ding Wanru said firmly.

Chen Yongqiang did not argue with He Jun. He simply turned his head and said gently to Ding Wanru, "Wanru, you should rest well. I'll go back now."

Now that Ding Wanru is with him, she's already his woman, so there's no need to waste words with He Jun.

Having said that, he picked up the double-barreled shotgun, slung it over his shoulder, and headed home.

Seeing that he was completely disregarded, He Jun was very annoyed and muttered to himself, "What's so smug about? You won't be the only one in Shimen Village who can hunt in the future."

Chen Yongqiang stopped in his tracks. His gaze swept over the air rifle on He Jun's shoulder, and his lips twitched almost imperceptibly. It wasn't mockery, but rather a kind of pity for ignorance.

"Hunting isn't about your mouth, nor is it about this thing." He pointed to the barrel of his hunting rifle with his finger. "It's about this, and the courage to venture into the old forest."

He Jun felt a little breathless from that look, and stood there stunned, his face turning red and white in turns.

Ding Wanru watched Chen Yongqiang's departing figure, then glanced at the speechless He Jun, and felt a sense of satisfaction.

She ignored He Jun, picked up her basket, turned around, and pushed open her own courtyard gate.

After a while, when Chen Yongqiang pushed open his own courtyard gate, several chicks were pecking at the scattered grains in the yard, obviously fed by Lin Xiulian.

Upon hearing the noise, the wolf cub Tianlang immediately rushed out of its den. Unlike a dog that wags its tail to show affection, it simply circled around Chen Yongqiang's trouser leg, making low growling sounds, its untamed wildness tinged with affection.

Chen Yongqiang squatted down and began his daily taming training: "Sit down!"

Sirius pricked up his ears, hesitated for a moment, and then obediently sat down.

Chen Yongqiang took a small piece of dried bear meat from the bamboo basket with satisfaction and threw it into its eagerly opened mouth.

Just then, Lin Xiulian heard the commotion in the yard and came out of the kitchen. Seeing Chen Yongqiang, a look of joy appeared on her face: "You're finally back! Did your trip into the mountains go smoothly? Did you encounter any danger?"

"Fortunately, we've made quite a bit of progress," Chen Yongqiang replied simply, and began to remove his equipment.

During this trip into the mountains, I obtained a complete bear skin and also acquired Ding Wanru.

Lin Xiulian went into the kitchen, and soon wisps of smoke rose from the chimney as she began preparing food for Chen Yongqiang.

Chen Yongqiang went inside to change into dry clothes, getting rid of the dust from the mountains, before feeling more relaxed and returning to the kitchen.

The pot was sizzling, and Lin Xiulian, while stir-frying the vegetables, suddenly seemed to remember something: "Oh right, while you were away, Liang Meie came looking for you twice!"

Chen Yongqiang was taking out a half-empty bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) from the cupboard: "Are you asking me if I hunted a wild boar?"

He knew very well that Liang Meie had helped sell those two wild boars and made a lot of money from the difference. Having tasted the sweetness of success, she naturally wanted to continue this lucrative business for a long time.

This time, however, Chen Yongqiang caught a bear, not the wild boar that Liang Meie had been longing for.

"That's right." Lin Xiulian added a ladle of water to the pot and put the lid on. "Look at how anxious she is, it's like she missed out on a huge sum of money."

Chen Yongqiang didn't respond. One of the mountain god's tasks was to help some villagers get rich first, and Liang Meie was naturally on the first list.

After finishing his meal, Chen Yongqiang took another sip of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). The fatigue from days of traveling through the mountains finally subsided, and he said to Lin Xiulian, "I'm tired, I'm going to rest now."

In the mountains, even the slightest breeze or rustling sound can keep you on edge. You have to keep one ear open even when you're sleeping, and you can't really drift off to sleep.

At this moment, lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), Chen Yongqiang exhaled a breath of stale air, releasing the vigilance that had been building up in his chest. His heavy eyelids quickly closed, and soon, even breathing resumed.

That night was the first time in days that he had truly slept soundly.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Chen Yongqiang woke up.

The alertness he developed in the mountains allowed him to sense the light of day even in his sleep, but what woke him today was the more pressing matter on his mind: he had to get rid of that bear skin as soon as possible.

Hunting wild boars and rabbits to supplement the family income is nothing special in this mountain village, but bears are different.

These days, although regulations aren't strict, bear hunting can be a big deal or a small one. If someone really takes it seriously, there will be big trouble.

Keeping things at home is like having a hot potato; the sooner you get rid of them, the better.

Knowing that he was going to the market, Lin Xiulian got up early and steamed a pot of buns.

Seeing that Chen Yongqiang had already tied the bamboo basket to the back of his bicycle, she quickly wrapped two steamed buns in a cloth and handed them to him: "Have something to eat on the way. Remember to buy some flour today, and also some grains to feed the chickens."

Chen Yongqiang took the steamed bun and replied, "Okay!"

After saying that, he rode his bicycle to the market. When he passed Liang Meie's house, Liang Meie stopped him: "Yongqiang, you're finally back! Did you catch any wild boars when you went into the mountains the other day?"