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

At this time, Chang Kun and Xiu'er had already harvested half a sack of persimmons.

He took out a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) from his spatial storage, smeared the bottoms of the persimmons with the liquor, put them into a wicker basket, and waited for a while to pickle them into crisp and sweet persimmons.

"Big brother, are you giving the persimmons wine to get them drunk?" Xiu'er asked, staring with her big, innocent eyes.

"Haha, that's exactly what we're going to do—get them drunk, and once they all turn a bright orange-yellow, they'll taste delicious."

Chang Kun stroked Xiu'er's head, thinking that this little girl was really too cute.

"I dare not eat it. Dad said that children will become stupid if they drink alcohol. Let Xiaoqing and the others eat it instead."

Chang Kun: ...

What a thoughtful and kind younger sister!

Having not visited the supply and marketing cooperative and state-run restaurants for a long time, Chang Kun packed two bowls of fried baby crabs and took Xiu'er to play there.

"Mother, Sister Wang."

The supply and marketing cooperative was still managed by my mother and Wang Cuiqin, while Director Song, Da Liu, and Xiao Yao went around looking for places to purchase goods.

"Is Xiao Kun off today?"

Wang Cuiqin hadn't seen Chang Kun for a long time, so she was quite happy to see him now.

"Yes, Sister Wang, let's eat some small crabs, Xiuer caught them."

Xiuer puffed out her little chest: "I caught them with my older brother, and I didn't cry even when I got pinched by a crab!"

"Wow, Xiuer is so amazing! She's grown up!" Wang Cuiqin smiled and patted Xiuer's head. She really adored this girl.

Pick up a small crab and put it in your mouth; it's crispy and delicious.

"Tsk, deep-fried food is so delicious, but it uses too much oil. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to use it!" Wang Cuiqin hadn't eaten anything like this, which was purely deep-fried, for several years.

Since marrying into the Yang family and having a child, she has always been very frugal in her daily life.

Liu Meifen glared at her son, annoyed: "Most people can't live like him. He used up almost half a pot of oil. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I rushed out to work."

Wang Cuiqin chuckled: "That's right. Xiao Kun is a great hunter, so you can just enjoy the good life with him and not think too much about it."

Speaking of this, she asked, "Is Xiao Kun and Xiao Min's wedding day approaching?"

Liu Meifen said with a smug look on her face: "It'll be soon, less than ten days. Time seems to be passing so slowly."

In the past, her family struggled to get enough to eat and wear, and life was hard. Now that her son is getting married soon, she can't wait for the wedding day to arrive.

Having settled her son's marriage, she felt relieved of her biggest worry.

I am truly gratified to be able to form a marriage alliance with the Cheng family and to have a daughter-in-law like Cheng Min.

"Time flies. I still remember the first time Xiao Kun came to the supply and marketing cooperative to sell wild boar. Was he with his uncle then? I never imagined that in such a short time, the whole family would be in the city..."

Recalling the past, Liu Meifen sighed, "Life was really hard back then! Even now, the villagers still can't get enough grain; they eat cornmeal every day. It was truly a tragedy!"

As the two chatted further and further away, reminiscing about the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present, Chang Kun picked up Xiao Xiu'er, took a bowl of crabs, and walked to the state-run restaurant across the street.

He hasn't visited his aunt since she started working as a waitress here.

When I entered the restaurant lobby, it was already lunchtime, but there wasn't a single person eating at any of the tables.

Only Auntie and Aunt Zhu sat at the table eating melon seeds, but Aunt Zhu seemed to have an endless supply of melon seeds, no one knew where she got them from.

"Hey, it's Little Kun!"

As soon as Chang Kun entered, Aunt Zhu greeted him with a smile, holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand.

"Come in and have some melon seeds, Xiuer, come and have some too."

"Aunt Zhu, Auntie," Chang Kun greeted her, handing over the bowl of fried crabs he was holding.

Xiuer rushed to her aunt's side, waiting for her aunt to peel melon seeds for her.

"Is this fried crab?" Aunt Zhu leaned closer to take a closer look, surprised that there were still people who would be willing to fry crab in oil.

Chang Kun laughed and said, "This morning, Xiu'er and I went to Liangma River to catch some crabs. These things can only be eaten when they're deep-fried."

"You're really generous... Even in our restaurant, very few people order fried peanuts."

Aunt Zhu picked up a small crab, put it in her mouth and bit into it with a crunching sound, and her aunt also picked one up and tried it.

"I didn't expect this thing, which looks like it has no meat, to smell so good after being deep-fried... It's a waste for us to eat it all. Let's quickly send it to Director Zhu to go with his drinks."

Having only worked at the state-run restaurant for a few days, my aunt was thinking of currying favor with the leaders.

After thinking for a moment, Aunt Zhu poured out most of the crab from a bowl and sent it to Director Zhu's office, keeping the rest for herself and Fan Erxiao to enjoy.

Seeing that only she and Chang Kun were around, her aunt asked, "Xiao Kun, has Xiao Shui caused any trouble at home?"

Auntie missed her daughter a little after not seeing her for a few days.

Before Chang Kun could reply, Xiu'er interrupted, "Sister Xiao Shui is very nice; she never bullies me like Xiao Qing does!"

Chang Kun laughed and said, "Don't worry about those girls' lawsuit. Xiao Shui is a very good girl. Tonight, you and your uncle go to our house for dinner before you go back. Xiao Shui probably misses her parents too."

My aunt really misses her daughter; she feels empty inside these past few days without her daughter at home.

"Then... I'll go check on Xiaoshui, I won't eat."

In her opinion, every household is struggling these days, and it's already embarrassing enough to let Xiaoshui stay at the Chang family's house, let alone go to eat there.

Chang Kun didn't try to persuade them further. He just told them to cook more food later, since his aunt and uncle would definitely stay for dinner.

Xiuer ignored the adults' conversation, opened her mouth and waited for her aunt to feed her melon seeds, her little eyes squinting as she ate.

"Haha, Chang Kun, why don't you come into the office and sit down? You brought me nice things as soon as you arrived." Director Zhu came out to greet him.

"Director Zhu, I have the day off today, so I thought I'd take a stroll around here."

"Oh, that's perfect. Don't leave, stay here and have a couple of drinks with me tonight."

Chang Kun waved his hand and declined: "Director Zhu, maybe next time. I have some things to do at home later."

Director Zhu pointed at Chang Kun with his finger: "You little rascal, you've learned to be polite with me now?"

"Yes, Director Zhu, I really have something to do. We live nearby, let's make an appointment next time."

"Alright then, but you can't refuse next time." For a hunting expert like Chang Kun, it's never too much to try and win him over.

The wild boar and wild donkey meat that Chang Kun sent last time solved Director Zhu's urgent problem.

Despite being a director at a state-run restaurant, securing ingredients was a major problem for him back then.

Especially when it comes to meat, if the leader occasionally wants a bite, he dares not say that he can't get the meat.

After having a smoke and chatting with Director Zhu and Chef Zhu for a while, Chang Kun got up and went home to prepare dinner.

Xiuer became addicted to eating melon seeds while snuggling in her aunt's arms. Anyway, her aunt would be coming to the courtyard house after get off work, so Chang Kun left her at the state-run restaurant.

I steamed most of a pot of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

Place half a basin of rice in a large bowl, then arrange seven or eight thick slices of fatty pork belly on top. When it's steamed, the meat is cooked, the rice is fragrant, and the flavor is irresistible.

Add two braised mackerel and two steamed yellow croakers, and there's enough for the whole family.

Just as the fish was taken out of the pot, Xiuer's voice could be heard from outside the door.

"Sister Xiaoqing, come on! My brother and I picked some persimmons today, they were so delicious! I saved a lot for you!"

Chang Kun: ...

That little girl is up to her old tricks again!