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

Tomorrow is Chang Kun's day off, so he might as well spend some more time playing with the girls tonight.

Water guns, tin frogs, swings, and slides – they played one after another without getting tired of it.

They only agreed to go to their room to sleep after Liu Meifen scolded them a few times.

The next day, Chang Kun slept in, which was unusual for him.

When I got up, I looked at my watch and it was already past eight o'clock.

At this time of year, people generally get up at four or five o'clock, regardless of whether they have a job or not.

Xiuer had been waiting in front of Changkun's door for a while. When she heard her older brother getting up, she ran in as fast as she could.

"Big brother, where are you taking me today?"

Chang Kun thought for a moment and remembered that last time he took a few little girls to catch crabs, Xiao Xiu'er especially loved to eat fried small crabs.

"Let's go catch crabs in the river today. Let's catch a lot and bring them home to eat with Xiaoqing and the others."

Xiuer pouted, "Hmph! I'm going to eat it all, leaving none for Xiaoqing and the others!"

Chang Kun smiled but didn't say anything. After having breakfast with the little girl, he headed straight for Liangma River.

West of Liangma River, there were still many farmlands and large areas of grassland lying barren.

Holding Xiu'er, they found a shallow stream. The little girl cheered and, before Chang Kun could even get into the water, she waded into the water with her short legs.

The river water was quite cold in the morning, but Xiuer wasn't afraid of the cold and started rummaging around in it, lifting up the small stones.

She still remembers the taste of the fried baby crabs from last time; their fragrant and crispy flavor was truly mouthwatering.

After sensing his surroundings and confirming that there were no water snakes or other biting creatures in the water, Chang Kun shut down the system.

Catching fish, shrimp, and crabs using the system always feels like something's missing.

"Big brother, come quick! There are small fish over here!"

There were many tiny fish by the river, none even as long as Xiuer's little finger.

She crouched down quietly, then suddenly lunged forward, splashing water all over her face.

Carefully opening her palm: "Oops, I didn't catch it."

Chang Kun chuckled: "Why are you catching a toad? You can't eat it."

Xiuer's eyes widened: "These small fish can't be eaten?"

"It has no meat, lots of small bones, and smells fishy and foul, so there's no point in catching it."

Xiuer pouted, "Okay, then let's find the little crab."

The brother and sister buried themselves in turning over stones. This time, Xiu'er forgot that the little crabs could pinch her hands, and when she saw a little crab, she tried to pounce on it with both hands.

With a cry of "Ouch!", she endured the pain and squeezed the little crab tightly with both hands.

"Big brother, look! I caught one!"

Unexpectedly, Xiuer took the lead first. Chang Kun went over to check and saw that the little girl's hand hadn't been pinched, and he was relieved.

These little river crabs are only slightly larger than a thumbnail, and their pincers are so small that they can't even break the skin.

"Hehe, we're going to catch a hundred today, so Xiaoqing and the others will be drooling when we get back."

Xiuer can only count to ten now. She often hears her older sisters say one hundred, so she thinks one hundred is a very, very large number.

"Good, good, Xiuer, keep it up! If you catch her, Mom will definitely praise you."

The two were full of energy, and there were quite a few small crabs by the river, but not many people were catching them because they didn't have much meat.

The water quality is really good at this time of year; there are not only crabs along the riverbank, but also groups of small shrimp.

The shrimp jumped so fast that Xiuer couldn't catch them with her two little hands.

Chang Kun grabbed a lot of weeds from the grass and stuffed them into the cracks in the rocks where the shrimp were hiding.

"Wow! Big brother, you're so smart!"

"That way, the little shrimp won't be able to escape!"

Xiuer clapped her hands happily and carefully picked out small shrimp from the weeds.

The brother and sister only managed to catch about ten small crabs and a handful of shrimp in half a morning.

This amount of food isn't even enough for Xiuer to eat alone.

Left with no other choice, Chang Kun activated the system's sensors, which made finding crabs much easier.

"Xiuer, there are lots of crabs here."

"Xiuer, turn this stone over."

"Look, there's a huge thing here!"

With Chang Kun's guidance, Xiu'er's crab-finding efficiency increased significantly, and her cheerful laughter echoed throughout the stream.

By noon, the small bamboo baskets brought from home were almost full.

Xiuer wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Big brother, what if we run out of space to put it?"

This little girl is addicted to catching crabs. Even when her stomach is growling with hunger at lunchtime, she still refuses to stop.

"What else can we do? Go home, or the little crabs will get crushed to death."

"Oh... okay!" Xiuer said somewhat reluctantly.

I felt energetic when catching crabs, but when I walked ashore from the river, I realized that my back and legs were aching.

"Big brother, I can't walk anymore, can I be carried?"

Seeing Xiuer's pitiful appearance, Chang Kun had no choice but to squat down and let her lean on his shoulder.

Back in the courtyard house, my mother came home from the supply and marketing cooperative at the alley entrance to cook dinner.

"Where have you two been? Why are you all soaking wet? Is Xiuer asleep?"

When his mother blurted out a series of questions, Chang Kun realized that Xiu'er had fallen asleep sometime earlier.

He handed the bamboo basket to his mother: "Mom, wash the little crabs and shrimp, I'll fry them later."

Liu Meifen's eyes widened: "Where did you catch so many? And in just one morning?"

In the past, other people went to the river to catch crabs, but they often spent half a day and could only catch ten or eight, which was not even enough to fill a gap in their teeth. It was a complete waste of energy.

My son and daughter only went for half a day, but they caught a whole bamboo basket full of crabs. There must have been at least hundreds or thousands of them.

She was very unhappy with how her son cooked the crabs; with so many crabs, how much oil would he have used up!

Thankfully, my son had hunted a wild boar before, so we still had a lot of lard left at home. So what if we waste lard!

Even with these thoughts in mind, she couldn't help but mutter, "You guys are just making a mess of things. Won't these crabs fill half a pot with oil?"

"This amount of oil will last the whole family for six months!"

After settling Xiuer in her room, Chang Kun heard his mother nagging again.

"Mom, you go back to work at the supply and marketing cooperative. I'll take care of the rest."

He wanted to fry crabs in peanut oil later, but he couldn't let his mother see it.

Liu Meifen pouted: "That's perfect. Seeing you waste so much oil makes my heart tremble. I'd better stay away."

After his mother left, Chang Kun washed the crabs and shrimp, found two jars with the character "囍" (double happiness) on them, and filled them with peanut oil and rapeseed oil respectively.

A small pile of sweet potatoes and potatoes, along with radishes, cabbages, and corn, was stacked in the corner of the kitchen. A burlap sack was laid on the floor, with about a dozen tomatoes and three broccoli florets on it.

These things gradually matured in the space, enough for the whole family to feast on.

In a few days it will be the day I marry Cheng Min. I need to gradually buy some things for the house so that my mother won't have to live frugally.

Heat oil in a wok, then add the crabs. In just ten seconds, the entire shell of the small crabs turns bright red.

The oil was just right, so Chang Kun quickly scooped the crabs out of the pan and set them aside.

Once the oil in the pan has cooled down slightly, add the small shrimp and blanch them briefly until cooked through.

Once the crabs and shrimp have cooled, sprinkle them with thirteen-spice seasoning, and a barbecue aroma will fill the air.

Just as I was about to pick one up to try it, I heard Xiuer shout frantically from the room, "Big brother, where did you go?"