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

Chang Mei smiled, pursing her lips.

Seeing his younger brother like this, he knew he was thinking about things from when he was a child. "Xiao Kun, frogs aren't even as tasty as pork, so don't bother with that."

"It's nothing, just consider it a stroll." Chang Kun got up and left.

Are these grasshoppers, katydids, bean worms, and elm seeds really that delicious, worth the time spent catching?

of course not!

Taste is only one aspect; the most important thing is that their taste is filled with childhood memories. What you're eating is not just the aroma, but the recollection of your childhood.

"Big brother, big brother, let's go too!"

When the young girls saw that Chang Kun was about to leave, they quickly followed behind him.

"Stay home, there are dirt balls by the water. Be careful when your parents come back, they'll give you a good spanking." Chang Kun threatened his sister, but he laughed as soon as he said it.

Chang Mei stopped them, saying, "Xiao Qing and Xiao Mu, don't go. Go feed Xiao Huoshao instead."

The siblings exchanged a glance and smiled, reminiscing about being beaten for catching frogs when they were little.

"Alright then, Little Huoshao is probably hungry too." As long as there's something to play with, the little girls are happy.

Stepping out of his house, Chang Kun walked to the riverbank and first took a refreshing swim in the water.

Under the blazing sun, the frogs hid among the water plants. Chang Kun found a frog by the water and immediately put it into his spatial storage. In no time, he had collected dozens of frogs.

These frogs were all plump and large, and looked very meaty. If this were in later times, catching so many frogs would be enough to get you sentenced to several months in prison.

The sentence for catching frogs is relatively short, only a few months.

Some birds are truly outrageous. Whether you shoot or catch them, they're practically destined for life in jail, and you won't get out for at least three to five years.

Following the water plants along the riverbank, Chang Kun caught seventy or eighty before stopping; that was enough for his family to have a meal.

Chang Kun found a shady riverbank and lay half-reclined in the water for a short rest, where he unknowingly had a dream.

In his dream, his younger sisters had already gotten married. He carried a string of frogs to visit his nephews, who still looked exactly the same as in his previous life...

Long after waking up, Chang Kun was still pondering the events of his dream. In this lifetime, apart from his eldest sister's nephew, he would probably never see his other nephews again.

The family is much better off now. My younger sisters have grown up and gotten married, and their husbands are unlikely to be the same ones from my previous life.

Thinking of this, he felt a little sad. To be honest, his brothers-in-law were not bad people. At least his sister supported him financially, and they didn't treat him with any sarcasm.

He shook his head and didn't think about it anymore. Who could predict the future? Today's wealth might be tomorrow's cowshed. He only wished for his family to be safe and happy, and that was enough.

After hastily wiping the water droplets off his body, Chang Kun put the frog into a sack and carried it home.

Halfway there, seeing sweet potatoes planted in the fields, he slapped his forehead: "I forgot to plant these! Sweet potatoes produce a lot of grain."

With no one around, Chang Kun grabbed a few sweet potato vines and buried them in the black soil of the space.

Once they're ripe, we can eat roasted sweet potatoes... But the roasted sweet potatoes bought in later generations can't compare to the flavor of those roasted at home.

"Xiao Qing, Xiao Mu, Xiao Shui, come out and kill the frogs!" Chang Kun called out to the house as he returned home.

"Big brother, you're back!" Chang Qing rushed out to help Chang Kun carry the bags. "Why are they so heavy? Big brother, did you carry a lot?"

Chang Mu and Xiao Shui, the two girls, were still holding comic books. When they saw the burlap sack that Chang Qing had opened, they both shrank back.

"Huh—"

The sack was filled with colorful frogs, crammed together so tightly that it gave them goosebumps.

At that time, the term "trypophobia" didn't exist; they just knew that looking at it made them dizzy.

"So many frogs! We can have a big feast tonight!" Chang Qing was delighted when she saw her two younger sisters looking disgusted. She put her hands on her hips and said, "What do you mean? If you don't like them, I can help you!"

Chang Muxiao quickly waved her hand. The frog that her older brother roasted this morning was delicious. With so much food to eat tonight, how could she let it go?

Suppressing their nausea, the two squatted on the ground, using shards of glass to peel the skin off the frogs one by one. Chang Qing muttered, "That's more like it!"

At this time, children start working from the age of four or five. Except for some tasks that they cannot do due to lack of strength, children are always involved in other tasks such as lighting fires, cleaning, and picking vegetables.

Unlike later generations, where ten-year-olds still need adults to chase after them to feed them at the dinner table... Asking them to kill frogs? They'd probably vomit on the spot.

Chang Kun immersed himself in the space, watching as the cabbage had grown ten centimeters tall, and it would be ready to eat in two more days.

The radish shoots were tender at this time. Looking at the bright green radish leaves, Chang Kun's mouth watered a little. This stuff would be very refreshing if it were made into a cold salad.

You can't find radish leaves anywhere else except in rural areas where radishes are grown by the family; nobody sells them.

In no time at all, the tender outer leaves of the radish in the space were all picked off.

I poured some boiling water, put the tender leaves into the boiling water to blanch them, and added a little salt and vinegar. If you like it sweet, you can add a little bit of white sugar. A refreshing and appetizing dish is ready.

Just when I was getting a bit tired of fried grasshoppers, I picked up a few tender leaves and took a bite – it was so refreshing!

No wonder people in later generations always eat lettuce with roasted meat. I wonder where to find lettuce seeds. If my family eats too much meat in the future, we can use lettuce to cut through the greasiness.

During those 59 years, every household was struggling to get enough to eat. Chang Kun even had to worry about meat being too greasy and considered growing lettuce. It was simply...

The braised pork and donkey meat in the space looked quite beautiful with their dark, rich color. Chang Kun took out a small piece and put it in his mouth, his eyes lighting up.

It's fragrant and salty, so incredibly flavorful! It seems that the space not only accelerates crop growth, but also speeds up the process of braising.

I picked out a large piece of pork and a large piece of donkey meat, and used the space to slice them. It was so convenient. The slices of meat cut by the space were all the same size, which is something even a master chef would find difficult to do.

The pork and donkey meat were placed in a bowl and set on the Eight Immortals Table.

Two large bowls of meat, one bowl of fried grasshoppers, one bowl of cold radish greens salad, and later we'll add some stir-fried frog meat and stewed crucian carp soup—a simple five-dish meal with one soup.

By this time, the three little girls had already skinned the frogs. Some of the frogs, with their skin peeled off, were still hopping around, trying to escape.

The little girls weren't scared at all; they giggled and pointed at the still-moving frog.

"Xiao Qing, stop playing and come start the fire. Xiao Mu and Xiao Shui, go and scoop some small crucian carp from the broken water tank. We'll make crucian carp soup tonight."

Heat oil in a wok, and with a sizzling sound, the frog is dropped into the pot, immediately releasing a unique aroma.

Changmei was coaxing Xiaobao to sleep when she heard the sound of oil sizzling and smelled the aroma, so she got off the small kang (heated brick bed) on the east side.

"Oh my, Xiao Kun, you caught so many frogs?" It felt like she hadn't slept long before her younger brother came back. Looking at the frogs in the pot, she swallowed hard.

I remember when I was little, it took me most of the night to catch more than a dozen frogs. During the day, the frogs would hide and be even harder to catch. How come my younger brother caught so many in such a short time?

"There are a lot of frogs this year, so they're easy to catch," Chang Kun casually offered. "At least we can catch them during the day, and we won't get a beating from our parents."

Chang Mei chuckled and patted her younger brother's head: "You're the family's darling now, how could your parents bear to lay a finger on you?"