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

Xiuer took Xiaoqing's hand and hurriedly walked into the courtyard.

It's not common to see her so close to her sister.

Xiao Qing was a little surprised. What's wrong with Xiu'er today?

Behind them, Auntie held Xiaoshui's hand, her face beaming with joy, while Xiaomu skipped and hopped along behind.

Several maids rushed into the kitchen. Xiuer picked up a few persimmons that she had deliberately left untouched by the wine and handed them to Xiaoqing, Xiaomu, and Xiaoshui.

"My older brother and I shot some in a tree today, and we still have half a sack full. Pretty impressive, right?"

The three older sisters looked at Xiuer suspiciously, sensing that something was off about her today.

Chang Qing picked up a persimmon, held it under his nose, and smelled it. Just as Xiu'er had said, it had a refreshing fragrance.

She rolled her eyes, patted her stomach, and said, "I'm not hungry yet. You guys eat first, Xiao Mu. I'll wait a bit."

Xiuer felt something was off about how affectionate Xiuer was with her three older sisters.

Xiao Shui looked at the persimmon in her hand, thought for a moment, then held it up and handed it to her mother: "Mom, here, have some."

Auntie looked pleased; the little girl had grown up and become sensible, knowing to give the best food to the adults first.

"Mother doesn't want any, you eat them... Little Kun, are the persimmons pickled?"

Before Chang Kun could respond, Xiao Mu, smelling the fragrance of the persimmons, could no longer resist.

"Awoo!"

Taking a big bite, what does it feel like? It's so astringent!

She frowned, and opened her mouth as if to vomit.

But then she saw Xiaoqing and Xiaoshui looking at her, and Xiaomu burst into laughter: "Wow, these persimmons are so sweet and crisp! How can something be so delicious!"

She endured the discomfort and took another vicious bite, smacking her lips as she did so.

Seeing this, Chang Kun almost burst out laughing. These girls were all quite a handful.

At this point, Xiaoqing and Xiaoshui no longer hesitated and picked up the persimmons to take big bites.

"vomit!"

"Ugh! Ptooey, ptooey..."

The two of them had just taken a bite of the persimmon when they immediately felt a bitter taste in their mouths, and their eyebrows and noses furrowed in dismay.

"Hahaha……"

Seeing her two older sisters suffering along with her, Xiao Mu quickly spat out the persimmon in her mouth, laughing so hard her body trembled.

"Xiao Mu!"

"You're no good either!"

Enraged, the two older sisters grabbed Xiao Mu's arms, ready to torture her.

"It's delicious, isn't it? Keep eating!"

Xiao Mu quickly begged for mercy: "I won't do it again, I'll never do it again..."

After scratching for a while, the three sisters turned to look at the culprit, Xiuer.

"Hmph, Xiuer, I think you're going to get a beating today!"

Xiu'er had already hidden behind Chang Kun, reaching out to tug at his clothes: "Big brother, hurry and save me!"

With her older brother around, she wasn't afraid of her older sisters at all, and even stuck her head out to make funny faces.

Chang Qing pointed at Xiu'er: "You wait, there will be times when your eldest brother isn't home."

Xiuer's eyes darted around a few times: "Hmph, I'm not afraid of you! My older brother and aunt will protect me!"

My aunt couldn't stop laughing; these girls were really too much of a troublemaker.

Xiao Shui is doing very well here. She doesn't feel like an outsider at all. She has several sisters to play with and she can go to school. She never dared to dream of such a life before.

After a while, my parents and uncle returned.

"Xiao Kun, didn't you say you were going to collect seeds? Here are some cucumber, pumpkin, and green bean seeds I found."

My uncle handed me a small bag: "There aren't many seeds, only about ten of each kind. It's not good to take too many."

Chang Kun was overjoyed; as long as there were seeds, there was much that could be accomplished in the space.

Soon we'll be able to enjoy smashed cucumbers, pumpkin pancakes, and steamed green beans.

"We're all hungry, let's eat first," Chang Dashan said.

Seeing that the railway police had busted a gambling den and seized a lot of illicit money, police stations all over Beijing are now taking action, trying to fill their own coffers.

The leader speaks, and the subordinates run themselves ragged. Today, Chang Dashan spent the whole day visiting several alleys, and now his calves are cramping a bit.

Chang Kun had already moved all sorts of food to the stone table under the tree, and Chang Dashan went inside to get a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor).

"Merlin, let's have a couple of drinks. These little crabs are the best accompaniment to our drinks."

The whole family sat around the table, eating and drinking.

"Xiao Kun, did your unit seize a lot of dirty money during the last gambling raid?" Chang Dashan asked.

"Yes, quite a lot. My workplace even gave me a piece of cloth yesterday; I just brought it back."

Chang Dashan clicked his tongue: "You guys are having a good time. Now the whole of Beijing is cracking down on gambling, hoping to make some money."

Chang Kun was taken aback: "Dad, you've been assigned tasks too?"

"It's not just a mission; everyone in the unit is eager to get involved because they heard there's money involved. Today, everyone has been sent out to look for clues."

"It's not that easy. Casinos only open late at night; they're hard to find during the day."

"Sigh, you can tell. I wandered around all day and didn't get anything."

Chang Kun recalled that Section Chief Zhang Qingfeng had suggested that he help other units find gambling dens, but he didn't know when he would be sent out.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink."

The girls ate a few bites of fish, each holding a handful of small crabs in their left hand and a corn cob in their right, munching on it.

"This life feels like a dream," my aunt said, picking at the pork belly hidden in the rice.

Liu Meifen chimed in, "That's right. Who would have thought that the last time I went back to the village, every family was struggling to afford food?"

The group then started talking about Chang Kun's wedding, a major event for the Chang family.

Speaking of this, Liu Meifen was overjoyed: "After Xiaomin marries into the family, in a year or two, I will be able to hold my grandson. That's what life is all about."

Chang Kun felt a little embarrassed and went back to his room to sleep.

……

Meanwhile, on the railway platform.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Lü looked at the empty platform with long faces, feeling extremely frustrated.

"What should I do? I can't find that little girl, I..."

Lu Jiawei didn't know how to express his feelings; he just felt a tightness in his chest.

Xiao Yu sighed, "So many people in my workplace have helped us look for her, but we still haven't found her. That girl definitely isn't at the station. When I get back tonight, I'll ask a few of my retired buddies who work at the police station to keep an eye out for her."

This was the only option they could try, as they really couldn't think of any other ideas.

"Sigh!" Lü Jiawei patted his numb face. "If Chang Kun were here, he definitely wouldn't have made such a mistake!"

"Absolutely, his nose is like it was born to catch criminals; he can tell who the criminal is just by smelling them."

"If I had known, we should have gone to find Chang Kun this afternoon and asked him to come back and help!" Lü Jiawei said with some regret.

"It's too late to say that now. Everyone's gone from the platform. What can we do now?!"

Xiao Yu advised, "Let's go back and get some rest tonight, and come back to look again tomorrow. If all else fails, we'll go door-to-door. If they can kidnap children in the capital, they must have a hideout. I refuse to believe we can't find it!"

Lu Jiawei was disheartened: "It's not that easy. If they were that easy to find, they would have been caught by other police officers long ago."

Xiao Yu patted Lü Jiawei on the shoulder: "Don't be discouraged. Think about that little girl; maybe she's still waiting for us to rescue her!"

"Fine! If I can't catch the human traffickers and save the little girl, I'm not going to date again!"

Lu Jiawei gritted his teeth and made a fierce decision.