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

As the Cheng family was lost in their longing, the crowd in Chang Kun's courtyard finally dispersed.

Liu Meifen looked like she hadn't had enough; she never got tired of hearing people praise her son every day.

The cicada nymphs had all molted and were thrown into the water by Chang Kun, waiting to be fried into cicadas the next morning.

The little girls slept on the west kang (heated brick bed), some lying horizontally, some vertically, some prone, and some on their sides, all fast asleep. Chang Kun had to carry them to the east kang and lay them down one by one.

I stretched and turned around to see my mother looking at me with a smile: "Mom, what's up?"

Liu Meifen walked up to Chang Kun and patted him on the shoulder: "It's nothing, I just think my son looks just like me."

Chang Kun: ...

I've been praised so much that I'm confused!

Early the next morning.

Chang Kun was fast asleep when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine: "Big brother, get up and eat the seasonal birds!"

When I opened my eyes, it was Xiao Xiuer, lying on top of me, drool dripping onto my face.

Her face was no longer as yellow as it had been when she was first reborn; her cheeks were chubby and plump, making one want to pinch them.

"Pinching fun, pinching fun..." Chang Kun pulled her little face and gently pulled it outwards, then let go, and her little mouth made a "pop" sound, a bit like a scene from an animated film.

Xiao Xiuer gritted her teeth, revealing a fierce expression, and pinched Chang Kun's face with her other hand: "Pinch and play, pinch and play..."

The two siblings, one big and one small, burst into laughter and collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Alright, big brother, get up and fry some seasonal birds for you to eat."

"Mmm, a big pot is the best! Mua~"

The saliva in his mouth was all over Chang Kun's face, and Chang Kun's heart almost melted.

The other girls were still fast asleep, but Xiu'er, like a little adult, climbed onto the east kang (heated brick bed) with her two short legs.

Hands on hips: "What time is it? Get up! You're going to get a beating!"

Chang Mei, holding Xiao Bao, laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight. This Xiu'er, she imitated her mother's tone so well.

Ignoring Xiuer's antics on the east kang, Chang Kun scooped up the cicadas, drained them, and started heating oil in a wok.

With a sizzling sound, the oil temperature rises, and tender cicadas are poured into the oil, releasing a fragrant aroma of protein oil.

Before Xiuer could wake her older sisters, the fragrance wafted to the east kang (heated brick bed), and the maids instantly opened their eyes, scrambled to their feet, and peeked into the main room.

"Hey! Big brother's frying seasonal birds!"

"Hurry up, or we won't get any!"

They hurriedly jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went to the stove, staring longingly at the cicadas being stir-fried in the pot.

"Big brother, it smells so good!"

Freshly molted cicadas are very tender; they turn golden brown after a few stirs and are extremely tempting.

As the cicadas were scooped into bowls, the little girls stared intently at them, drooling unnoticed as it dripped onto their clothes.

I've eaten cicadas a few times before, and when they're roasted at the bottom of the stove, they turn black and never have this golden color. You can tell they're delicious just by looking at them.

"Big brother, I'll go get some for Mom and Dad." Chang Qing didn't care that the food was still hot. He picked up a few chickens and ran to the shed, where his parents were feeding the hens and geese.

The remaining two, Chang Muxiaoshui and Xiuer, lay on the octagonal table, their noses close to the bowls, trying to smell the aroma.

"Big brother, Mom and Dad have already eaten, can we eat now?"

Chang Qing returned very quickly, squeezed into a seat at the octagonal table, and drooled over the cicadas.

"My older sister and I haven't eaten yet," Chang Kun teased the little girls.

"Here you go, big pot!" Xiu'er grabbed a cicada and stuffed it into Chang Kun's mouth.

Hmm, Chang Kun took a bite, and it was indeed much tastier than ordinary cicadas and cicada nymphs. It was tender and crisp, and the two textures were surprisingly well blended together.

"Big sister, you eat this." Chang Mu picked out the most golden cicada and handed it to Chang Mei.

"You can eat now, but remember to save some for your parents and older sister." As soon as Chang Kun finished speaking, several small hands reached into the bowl.

"Mmm, delicious, so delicious!" The little girls ate them one after another, and in no time, half of the cicadas in the bowl were gone.

Chang Kun secretly added some salt and pepper cicada nymphs, which have a completely different flavor from the fried cicada nymphs.

"This kind is delicious too, it's soft and salty."

At this moment, Liu Meifen came into the house with a few eggs: "You guys, leave some for your eldest brother, don't just eat them yourselves."

The girls licked their lips, stopped what they were doing, and looked a little embarrassed.

When I see something delicious, I can't help but eat one after another.

"One more egg and everyone will be full." Seeing that there was still some oil at the bottom of the pot on the west kang, Liu Meifen scooped water into the pot on the east kang to prepare to boil eggs.

"Mom, I don't like eating eggs anymore." Chang Qing pouted unhappily. She disliked egg yolks the most, as they always choked her.

"Slap!" She received a slap on the shoulder.

"You're so spoiled!" Liu Meifen glared at her and immediately scolded, "You don't even want to eat the eggs? So many people outside can't even afford eggshells, and you dare to be picky?"

Chang Qing looked at her older brother with teary eyes. She had been beaten and scolded for saying just one sentence, and she felt that she had been wronged.

Chang Kun tilted his head to the side, pretending not to see it. Chang Qing had brought this upon himself, and he deserved to be beaten.

What kind of era is this? A family has only had enough to eat for a month or two, and they're already starting to be picky?

In later generations, picky eaters can be cured of any ailment by eating wild vegetables, cornmeal porridge, and rice for a month or two. Then, they will be drooling over a white steamed bun.

The remaining fried cicadas and salt and pepper cicada nymphs were shared among the adults. Chang Dashan exclaimed that it was a pity such good food wasn't served with alcohol.

Forced to finish the egg, Chang Qing felt even more aggrieved. She almost choked on the yolk, and she really didn't know what was so delicious about it! Her older brother didn't even stand up for her! All her mother did was beat her!

Seeing Chang Qing with her head down and looking aggrieved, Chang Kun couldn't bear it and whispered in her ear, "Qing, next time your big brother will steam some egg cakes for you."

Sponge cake? Just hearing the name makes you think it tastes delicious!

Chang Qing's eyes lit up, and she reached out to put her arm around Chang Kun's: "Big brother, you're so kind!"

Chang Kun grinned and ruffled her hair: "You become a good older brother just because there's good food?"

Chang Qing was a little embarrassed and grabbed Chang Kun's arm, shaking it: "Xiao Shui hasn't had that mud ball beggar's chicken yet, big brother, when are you going to make it again?"

Last time, I took a few girls and Cheng Min on a picnic in the countryside. We made several beggar's dragons, and Chang Qing ate the most.

Speaking of this, Chang Kun suddenly realized that it had been a long time since he had tested the vocabulary of the girls.

"If you want to eat, no problem. When you get back tonight, I'll test your vocabulary. If you pass, each of you will get a beggar's chicken as a reward."

Upon hearing that the exam questions were being asked again, Chang Mu rolled her eyes at Chang Qing. It was all her fault for causing trouble and reminding her older brother of the exam questions again.

Chang Qing panicked too. He hadn't practiced any new characters while playing with Xiao Shui these past two days: "Huh?! Good brother, I don't need to practice new characters, and I don't need beggar's chicken anymore, just give me a chicken butt."

Chang Kun: ...

This girl is absolutely craving it.