Reborn in the 60s, I hunt to support my family and even seduce the village beauty.

Finally, under the watchful eyes of everyone and amidst the stench that could make one faint, Commissioner Geng groped around in the cesspool for four or five minutes before finally retrieving the most important grain coupons.

They have certainly made some contributions to this case.

Upon learning that the thief had been caught and the grain coupons had been found, Chen Guanxi made a special trip to Chang Kun to express his gratitude.

This is the best way to clear his name.

Seeing Chen Guanxi's bruised and swollen face, Chang Kun felt a pang of emotion.

Fortunately, he had his own system, otherwise he might have been tortured into confessing.

Previously, he only saw the system as a tool to ensure that he and his family would have enough to eat and wear. Now, it seems that the system's deeper meaning might be its ability to catch real criminals and prevent innocent people from suffering injustice.

Amidst the praise of the crowd, Chang Kun left the grain station and returned to the research institute.

"Xiao Kun, are you done with your work?"

"Uncle Cheng, I'm done with work. I came back to check if there was anything else, then I'll go home."

"If you're free, come with me the day after tomorrow to check on the fox plague in Chengnan Village."

Cheng Rongjiang's venomous snake project is almost complete, and is just waiting for the laboratory to prepare the serum.

I heard that the Chinese Academy of Sciences is going to launch a fox breeding project, and the organization wants to generate more foreign exchange from fox fur. Cheng Rongjiang also wants to participate.

"Okay, let's go together the day after tomorrow." I've arranged to meet Director Wang tomorrow to look at the house and discuss the renovation.

Director Wang's exact words at the time were, "Xiao Kun, just tell us how you want the renovations done, what furniture you want to buy. Don't try to save the Yan family money. We escaped this disaster entirely thanks to you."

When it comes to decorating his own home, Chang Kun certainly wouldn't hold back.

As dusk fell, he got on his bike and started his journey home.

……

At this time.

After school and get off work, Cheng Min took her harmonica and went to Beihai Park again.

This harmonica looks just like the one her mother taught her to play when she was little, and she absolutely loves it.

Arriving at the shore of Beihai Lake, I sat on a rock with my back against a big tree and put my harmonica to my lips.

The song "Dreaming of Home and Mother" played softly, flowing into Cheng Min's heart.

After talking to Chang Kun about her mother and younger brother yesterday, she fell asleep very late last night. In her dream, her mother, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, reappeared in her dream.

A dream so enchanting, one never wants to wake up.

As she played the tune, she silently thought of her mother and younger brother's blurry faces, and her eyes reddened slightly.

Just then, an old man's voice came from the side.

"I knew it sounded familiar, and sure enough, it was my harmonica."

Cheng Min turned her head and saw it was Old Li, the one who had lost his harmonica. She smiled and said, "Grandpa, this isn't your harmonica anymore."

Old Li wasn't embarrassed at all. He chuckled, looked around, and asked, "Young lady, why didn't that kid come yesterday?"

Cheng Min shook her head: "He's at work, he's not free every day."

"Hey, I'd like to ask that young man about the piece again."

Old Li was a little disappointed. When he got home yesterday, his granddaughter heard that he had lost his harmonica and bought a fish instead, and she almost pulled his ear off.

It wasn't until later, when he started humming the song "Hometown," that his granddaughter let him go.

Both grandfather and granddaughter are musicians. The granddaughter knew that this piece was definitely extraordinary just from hearing the simplified version of "Hometown" sung by her grandfather.

She didn't even bother to investigate why her grandfather had lost her harmonica; she quickly asked about the piece of music.

Upon learning that Old Sun had heard someone playing music while fishing in the park and hadn't even memorized the complete score, his granddaughter urged him to go to the park and wait for him, insisting that he copy down the complete score.

This timeless masterpiece cannot be allowed to be lost.

And so, Old Sun spent the whole day waiting by Beihai Lake, until evening when he finally saw Cheng Min.

"Young lady, tell me about that young man's workplace. I'll go ask him about the music."

Cheng Min shook her head, not wanting to cause trouble for Chang Kun.

Seeing that Old Li kept pestering her, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "How about this, I'll ask him later, and if it's okay, I'll have him come here to find you."

Having no other choice, Old Li could only agree, repeatedly reminding Cheng Min to remember this matter.

Ugh, I'm going to have to endure my granddaughter's nagging again when I get home!

……

Go home.

Three little girls were lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), teasing and playing with Xiao Bao.

Upon seeing Chang Kun return, Chang Qing jumped up and shouted, "Big brother, big brother! Xiao Bao's stealing things now!"

"What happened?"

"I gave Xiaobao a pencil to play with, and he grabbed it and wouldn't give it back. He's so young, yet he already knows how to snatch things from his aunt!"

Chang Kun smiled and said, "It seems our little Bao will be a scholar in the future. He's so young and already knows how to hold a pen."

After teasing him a few times, Xiao Bao was drooling. Chang Kun noticed that Xiu'er was looking a little sullen.

"Xiuer, what's wrong?"

"Big brother, they're not following us, they're playing hide-and-seek!" Chang Xiu pouted, looking as angry as a little goldfish.

Chang Qing quickly explained, "Every time we play hide-and-seek, Xiao Xiu'er just hides behind the door. It's not fun playing with her at all."

Chang Mu nodded in agreement. Xiao Xiu'er was only three or four years old and couldn't play anything well, so he didn't like to play with her.

Changmei, who was tending the fire at the stove, overheard this and leaned onto the kang (a heated brick bed) to say, "Don't underestimate Xiu'er just because she's small; she has quite a temper. She was so angry that she didn't even take a nap at noon..."

A few words from her older sisters brought tears to Xiu'er's eyes.

"Big pot...they're bullying our family..."

Before she could finish speaking, tears streamed down her chin, and her pitiful little face broke Chang Kun's heart.

"Alright, alright, big brother will play hide-and-seek with you, okay?"

"Okay!" Chang Xiu's face immediately brightened, and she blew a big snot bubble out of her nostril.

Chang Qing and Chang Mu jumped up as well: "Big brother, I want to play too!"

"Go, go hide, your elder brother will come looking for you."

The three little girls jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) with a splash, telling Chang Kun not to peek. After a while, their voices could no longer be heard.

Chang Kun shouted into the courtyard, "Are you done? I'll start looking!"

The house is only so big, there's nowhere else for the little girls to hide.

Apart from the west kang (heated brick bed), the small east kang, and the storage shed, there was hardly any place to hide a person.

Upon arriving at Xiaodongkeng, it was immediately clear that no one was hiding there.

They then moved to the west kang, where Chang Kun slept, a place he was even more familiar with.

With just a quick glance, I saw a small body trembling slightly hidden under my thin blanket.

It was Xiao Xiuer; she'd gotten smarter, and this time she didn't hide behind the door.

Chang Kun didn't expose him, and turned to walk to the outside of the yard's storage shed.

In the storage shed, there were eight hens left in one chicken coop, and on the other side was the goose coop.

At this moment, the goose was standing in front of its nest, honking loudly. Behind it, a figure was crouching timidly inside the goose's nest.

Tsk tsk, don't they find it dirty or smelly...

"Xiao Mu, come out, I see you!" Chang Kun quickly called Chang Mu out, knowing that her parents would be scolded when they came home and saw her dirty.

Chang Mu thought his older brother was bluffing him and remained unmoved.

"Come out quickly, the goose's nest stinks!"

Hearing this, Chang Mu emerged with a bitter face: "Big brother, I thought for a long time before hiding here, how did you find it so quickly?"

"Go wash your face and hands right now, look how dirty you are."

"Hmph! This is no fun at all! Xiao Qing ran outside the courtyard, hurry up and find her." Chang Mu was unhappy to be found and immediately betrayed his teammate.

Chang Kun shook his head, walked to the big tree outside the courtyard, went around to the back of the tree, and saw Chang Qing.

She was squatting on the ground, poking at an ant nest with a small twig.

Seeing someone approaching, she jumped up: "Hey! Big brother, how did you find out so quickly? It must have been Chang Mu who tipped you off, right? I knew it..."

After spouting a string of bad things about Chang Mu, Chang Qing followed his older brother back home.

"Huh? Where's Xiuer? Big brother can't find her?"

Chang Kun smiled. Xiu'er has been hiding for quite a while now, and she's had her fill of playing hide-and-seek.

Arriving at the west kang (heated brick bed), I lifted the thin quilt and saw a tiny little girl, Xiu'er, with her eyes closed, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, snoring softly.

In just a short while, she fell asleep...

Seeing this, Chang Mei chuckled and patted Chang Kun on the shoulder: "Xiu'er is just like you! When you were little, I took you to play hide-and-seek. You hid in the haystack and fell asleep, making me search for you for ages!"

Upon hearing this, Chang Qing and Chang Mu clutched their stomachs and burst into laughter.

Chang Kun: ...

My older sister has a bad memory for other things, but she remembers his embarrassing moments very clearly.