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

Others, unaware of their relationship, kindly tried to bring them together.

Chang Kun was about to refuse when he heard Qin Jianren happily agree.

The old man wanted to ask his son-in-law how much more dowry he was willing to pay. After killing such a big wild boar, shouldn't he at least get a pig's leg?

Chang Kun thought about it for a moment and decided that it would be a good opportunity to explain things clearly to Qin Meiru, sever ties, and cut off any lingering hopes of her family.

Qin Dangguan led the way, followed by Chang Kun, Yang Shunong, Qin Baowei, Qin Jianren, and Qin Meiru, as they walked towards the fields in the eastern ditch of Qin Family Village.

Shi Zhenxiang secretly followed behind, wanting to see Chang Kun make a fool of himself.

She knew that Chang Kun was good for nothing except for his decent looks; he couldn't do anything in the village.

She wouldn't have agreed to let her daughter marry Chang Kun if she hadn't been interested in his job and the fact that he would soon have a city residency permit.

Now that Chang Kun has lost his job, she naturally wants to raise the bride price high, otherwise she would be letting down her daughter's good looks.

I don't know how he got lucky and shot a wild boar, but there are so many rats in Donggou, this kid and a few people definitely can't catch them all.

The group arrived at Donggou, where the land was fertile and every field was planted with corn, making it the most important grain-producing area in Qinjiacun.

Now that the crops are being eaten by field mice everywhere, not only the brigade leader and the security captain, but also ordinary villagers are very worried. If the harvest is reduced and there is a poor harvest, then they can expect to go hungry in the winter!

Chang Kun strolled around, letting the others gather firewood along the way.

There are more field mice in Qin Family Village than in my own village. Just by walking around, I can sense that there are field mice everywhere under the ridges of the fields.

"Plug this hole."

"This...this, block it all up."

Chang Kun gave instructions as he walked, but he didn't care who did the work.

Qin Dangguan waved his hand, dumping all the work that needed to be done onto Qin Jianren.

Chang Kun glanced at Qin Dangguan, then at Yang Shunong, and asked, "Uncle Yang, are all the field mice we caught mine?"

"Ah, of course."

"Yes, yes, we're already very grateful that you helped us catch field mice, so of course the field mice are yours," Qin Dangguan quickly replied.

"Okay, that's good."

"Use smoke to smoke this hole, and put a burlap sack over that hole to catch field mice," Chang Kun instructed simply and clearly.

Qin Jianren and Qin Meiru looked at each other in disbelief. Was it really that simple?

Anyone can smoke out field mice, but the key is not knowing if there are any field mice inside, or if the burrows are blocked.

Is Chang Kun here to mess around?

At this moment, Shi Zhenxiang also caught up and stood next to Qin Meiru, rolling her eyes: "Girl, are you trying to smoke out field mice? Even your aunt's three-year-old knows how to do that, hahaha..."

Yang Shunong was already annoyed that Chang Kun wanted to catch field mice so easily, and when he heard Shi Zhenxiang nagging, he got even angrier.

He turned around and glared at her. Who was this blind woman who was mocking Chang Kun? Wasn't she just mocking him?

Qin, the official, certainly knew how to play the official game. He turned around and pointed at Shi Zhenxiang: "Who sent you, you old woman? Can you shut your mouth? It's your responsibility if you scare away the field mice!"

Well, if they can't catch the field mice, they've already found a scapegoat.

Security captain Qin Baowei didn't think too much about it; he simply carried out Chang Kun's orders in a rigid manner. Since the man had been invited, he might as well test whether this young upstart had any real skills.

As the fire was lit, smoke slowly filled the field mouse burrow, and everyone waited anxiously.

Holding a burlap sack and covering the entrance to the hole, Qin Baowei stared at the opening, feeling that he couldn't catch the field mouse this way.

Just as time was slowly passing and I was starting to feel impatient...

Suddenly, my vision blurred, and it seemed as if a field mouse darted out and disappeared into the sack.

Before he could react, there was another one, and this time he could see it clearly.

It felt like only a moment, and one field mouse after another scurried out.

"Holy crap!" he exclaimed.

Yang Shunong put his hands behind his back, breathed a long sigh of relief, and put on a calm and composed demeanor.

Qin Meiru and Shi Zhenxiang heard the exclamation and rushed over. They saw the sack bulging and field mice squeaking inside.

The two exchanged a glance, this...

Was this just a lucky coincidence?

I'd never heard of Chang Kun having this ability before; all the information I'd heard was that he couldn't do anything.

He even lost his job in the city.

Qin Jianren remained squatting on the ground, trying to fumigate the field mouse burrow, afraid to leave, lest he be blamed for letting the field mouse escape.

Qin Dangguan stood obsequiously beside Yang Shunong, giving him a thumbs-up with both hands.

"Wow, truly a hero emerges from among the young! Captain Yang has a keen eye for talent!"

The brigade leader had a whole repertoire of clever phrases, which made Yang Shunong squint his eyes in praise.

While everyone stared in shock, Chang Kun had already reached another entrance to the cave and waved for someone to block it. The field mice had become so numerous that there was a nest every ten steps or so.

Qin Jianren didn't dare to delay and followed Chang Kun closely, blocking one hole after another.

At this moment, he wanted to bring up the matter of increasing the bride price, but he didn't know that Chang Kun was thinking about how to break off the engagement with their family.

They blocked the hole, lit a fire to smoke it out, and used a sack to catch the mice. After going through the whole process, they caught another 7 field mice.

Everyone was completely convinced.

Chang Kun was truly skilled; they couldn't see anything different about the blocked opening.

Shi Zhenxiang pouted and mumbled to herself, saying something unintelligible.

Qin Meiru stared at Chang Kun curiously, feeling that the current Chang Kun was a completely different person from the one she had heard about who knew nothing.

Then she remembered what he had told her about not having any hair, and her face turned pale for a moment, then flushed red.

Yang Shunong, Qin Dangguan, and Qin Baowei watched the field mice with great interest.

Now things are stable. If we get rid of all these field mice and replant some corn, there's still hope for the yield of this land in Donggou.

As they caught more and more field mice, their eyes grew brighter and brighter. Only then did they realize that there were so many field mice, and they were all meat!

Qin, the official, approached Chang Kun with a smile and asked, "Chang Kun, with so many rats... what are you planning to do with them?"

"Sell them, my family can't finish them all."

Qin Dangguan paused for a moment, glanced at Yang Shunong, and asked cautiously, "This... how much do you want to sell it for?"

At that time, private transactions were all conducted in secret, and no one spoke of it so openly.

"Sell them to the village for one cent each." Chang Kun offered a very cheap price.

"Wow, this works!" Qin Baowei exclaimed in surprise.

Apart from Chang Kun and Yang Shunong, everyone else present was from Qinjiacun. Upon hearing that a field mouse cost only one cent, they quickly realized how cheap it was.

The same ten cents could only buy a piece of pork the size of a finger, not even counting the meat ration coupons, let alone the predicament of having money and coupons but nowhere to buy meat.

Field mouse meat is meat too!

As for the possibility of being reported for private transactions? Anyone who dares to report it should try, and see if the villagers will skin them alive!

We haven't eaten meat in years, and now that we finally have some, who would dare to report us!

Qin, the official, immediately ran over and said solemnly, "Chang Kun, on behalf of our village, thank you very much!"

Qin Jianren secretly pulled Shi Zhenxiang aside and hid behind the crowd to discuss how much money they had at home and how many field mice they wanted to buy.

They even came up with a clever idea: buy field mice for one cent and resell them to others for two cents.

To be honest, those two are actually quite clever. Unfortunately, they forgot one thing: if they dared to do something like that, the villagers would beat the crap out of them.

Chang Kun is providing benefits to the villagers, and you're making money off of it—aren't you just stirring up trouble?

There were many people from Qinjiacun going to Donggou, so Chang Kun simply divided everyone into two teams. He was responsible for finding field mouse holes, while the others blocked the holes, smoked out the field mice, and caught them.

The sun was already high in the sky. Chang Kun had reached the northernmost edge of Donggou. Looking back, he saw that the field mice in this large area of ​​field ridges had been completely wiped out, and he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Qin Baowei carried a half-sack of field mice, and Qin Dangguan also carried a half-sack of field mice. Both of them looked excited, as the corn in this eastern ditch could be saved.

The group walked back to the entrance of Qin Family Village. By then, the villagers who had gone to work had already returned to the village and were enjoying the shade under the big trees.

Qin Dangguan leaped onto a large rock in a few strides and shouted to the crowd:

"Fellow villagers, Captain Yang and Brother Chang Kun helped us catch all the ground rats. Brother Chang Kun said he'd sell them to the villagers for one cent each."

Cheers erupted from the crowd, and everyone from Qin Family Village beamed with joy.

"We really need to thank Captain Yang and Brother Chang Kun!"

The crowd erupted in cheers once again.

Chang Kun glanced at Qin Meiru a few times, then walked up to Qin Dangguan and said, "Fellow villagers of Qin Family Village, I've come today to help our village catch ground rats and leave some for the village to eat. I have no other request but one."

He paused for a moment: "Even if our marriage is dissolved, you have no right to interfere!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers of Qin Family Village began to discuss among themselves, all looking at Qin Meiru's family.

What a wonderful marriage! The man and woman were so perfect together. What went wrong?

Qin Meiru swayed precariously, her face deathly pale. She thought Chang Kun was about to reveal his secret.

If Chang Kun were to reveal her private information in public, she would have no choice but to kill herself.