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

The moonlight is quite bright tonight, and with one or two streetlights, the alley is as bright as day.

Under the big tree, several old men gathered together to play chess.

One of the old men playing chess saw Chang Kun carrying Xiu'er and approaching, teasing Xiu'er: "Little Xiu'er, do you know what we're doing?"

It was clear that he had the upper hand on the chessboard, while the old man sitting opposite him was frowning and thinking about how to break the game.

"Uncle Liang, you're playing chess, of course I can understand it."

Upon receiving Xiu'er's response, Grandpa Liang laughed so hard his mustache stood on end. Pointing to one of his cannons, he asked, "Then do you know what this is called?"

Xiuer's eyes darted around, and she leaned close to Chang Kun's ear: "Big brother, what's that?"

Chang Kun leaned closer to her ear and said, "That's a cannon."

"That's a cannon!" Xiu'er replied proudly, hands on her hips.

Grandpa Liang laughed heartily, pointing at Xiao Xiuer: "I know you little girl can't read, how could I test your literacy? This is clearly a piece of wood!"

Chang Kun was stunned; such a thing was actually possible.

Xiuer pouted, looking unwilling. Every time she walked in the alley, adults would come to tease her.

"Haha, Lao Liang, look how you've amused Xiao Xiu'er, her mouth is so full of oil bottles."

The old men watching the chess game around them laughed so hard they were doubled over. They found Xiu'er's bewildered expression adorable.

Especially Grandpa Liang, who reached out and pinched Xiu'er's cheek: "Xiu'er, don't pout. After Grandpa Liang wins this game of chess, I'll buy you candy."

Hmph, does my Xiuer need sugar?

While no one was paying attention to the chessboard, Chang Kun lightly waved his hand across it, and Grandpa Liang's chariot and cannon fell into the space.

Let's see how you win now?

I'm telling you, your cannon isn't a cannon, it's just a piece of wood. From now on, when you play chess, just use wood instead.

Chang Kun remained calm, greeted everyone a few times, and continued walking forward.

From behind came Grandpa Liang's furious voice: "Damn it, where's my car? Where's my cannon? Old Wang, you're not being fair!"

Although Xiuer didn't know what had happened, she knew he was in bad shape when she heard Grandpa Liang's voice.

"Hehe, big brother, what's going on?"

Chang Kun patted Xiu'er on the head: "It's alright, Grandpa Liang is just playing a prank on us!"

As I walked to the alley entrance, under a big tree, stood three children, around ten years old, holding long sticks and poking something into the tree.

Several six- or seven-year-old children with runny noses looked up at the scene.

"Dazhuang, Gouwa, what are you doing?"

Xiuer opened her mouth and shouted to the group.

The children glanced back at Xiuer but ignored her.

This little brat is always tempting them with treats at the supply and marketing cooperative, and she deliberately plays with toys in front of them. If there weren't adults watching, I really wanted to give her a good spanking.

"Hmph! Even if you didn't tell me, I would know you were trying to rouse the cicadas! No wonder you can't catch them that way. You have to ram the tree hard to lure them down and then catch them."

Xiuer and Chang Kun went to catch cicadas once or twice. All they knew was that when their older brother shook the tree, the cicadas would fall to the ground.

But they didn't understand that the key was to light a fire on the ground, as this was what attracted the cicadas.

Dazhuang and Gouwa looked at Xiuer suspiciously.

"real?"

"How about we give it a try?"

"Anyway, we've been stabbing them for so long and still haven't caught them."

Actually, by this time the Beginning of Autumn had already passed, and normally cicadas should no longer be edible.

But at that time, there was a shortage of food and meat everywhere, and people were lucky to have anything to eat, so they didn't care about anything else.

The two children looked at each other, took a few steps back, and then kicked the tree trunk with a flying kick.

Fortunately, the tree wasn't too thick, and the child's legs weren't injured by the impact.

Another child, following suit, took a few steps back and also kicked the tree.

The two stared intently at the tree, waiting for the cicadas to fall.

Surprisingly, it actually exists.

A dead cicada, having already laid its eggs, was shaken so badly that it loosened its legs and tumbled down from the tree.

"Wow! It really is! Little Xiuer didn't lie this time!"

There were not only children under the tree, but also three or four women picking wild vegetables by the light of the street lamp.

"Dazhuang! Gouwa! You two ate too much tonight, didn't you?!"

These days, people don't have the health concept of taking a walk after meals. In their view, it's best to lie down and not move after eating so that the food in your stomach can be properly digested and not wasted.

At this moment, the two children were running and jumping around, and even stomping on the tree for no reason. They were asking for trouble!

"Aunt Wang, we're catching cicadas. We'll catch a few more later and cook them in the stove; they'll smell so good!"

Ignoring the woman's nagging under the tree, the two children continued stomping on the tree.

"Keep being naughty, just wait until your mother comes out, then you'll see how you get punished!"

Before she could finish speaking, the woman cried out in surprise, "Ouch!"

"*&%￥……" A series of unidentified curses rang out as the woman twisted her back, bent over, and jumped and hopped on the spot.

This action startled those around her, who thought the woman had suddenly become possessed.

"Aunt Wang, what's wrong with you?"

"You sons of bitches! You shook that spittle off, it fell down my collar!"

"Ouch, ouch, that hurts so much!"

Xiuer stared wide-eyed at the scene before her. What a coincidence! The stinging caterpillar had fallen into her clothes. How painful that must be!

She was stung by a caterpillar once before and cried for a long time!

Dazhuang and Gouwa realized they were in trouble. Their faces turned ashen, and without even bothering to pick up the dead cicadas on the ground, they ran away in terror.

A close female friend reached into Aunt Wang's clothes, groped around for a while, and finally pulled out a caterpillar.

It's tiny, bright green, and covered in thorns; you can tell at a glance that it's vicious when it stings.

"You two little brats!" Aunt Wang slammed the pepper on the ground and stomped on it hard.

"Aunt Wang, hurry back and put some urine on it, maybe it will help you get better faster."

Aunt Wang felt a burning sensation on her back and couldn't hold it in any longer. At this point, she would have smeared feces on her body, let alone urinated.

Once I recover, I'll make sure Dazhuang and Gouwa get away with it!

After she left in a hurry, the remaining women discussed it quietly, and soon burst into laughter.

People love to watch the drama unfold, as long as they're not the ones who suffer.

"Brother, this has nothing to do with me. I didn't tell them to stomp on the tree. Let's go home."

"Hmm, it has nothing to do with Xiuer. Let's go home."

Leaving home, I stole two chess pieces and then got Aunt Wang stung by a caterpillar. It was quite an interesting story.

On the way back, Grandpa Liang squatted on the ground, searching everywhere for the lost chess piece.

"Uncle Liang, what are you looking for?"

Grandpa Liang said dejectedly, "I was about to win, but then I lost a rook and a cannon! It's really strange!"

Chang Kun chuckled: "Lost two logs? They couldn't have burrowed into the ground, could they?"

The joke had gone too far. He quietly placed the two chess pieces behind a big tree. Whether they could be found depended on how careful Grandpa Liang was.