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

Lu Jiawei carefully reached into the tree hole, his face contorted with gritted teeth, as if he were ready to die a heroic death at any moment.

Hou Jun laughed from the side, "Xiao Lü, are you serious? You said you catch snakes every year, but if you can't do it, let me do it!"

Lu Jiawei glared back at him. No matter what a man says, you can't say no!

He steeled himself and suddenly shoved his entire arm into the tree hole.

It feels soft and slightly slippery!

It really felt like the familiar touch of a snake. He fumbled around for a bit but couldn't find its head. He didn't care about anything else at the moment. His hand was like an iron claw, and he pulled the snake out of the tree hole in one swift motion.

"Wow, what a huge cauliflower!"

Xiao Yu's eyes widened. Despite being a grown man with military experience and even winning an award in a military competition, he was still a little afraid of snakes.

He didn't dare tell anyone about it, for fear of being laughed at.

Seeing the thick snake in Xiao Lü's hand, he felt a bit disgusted and quickly turned his face away, not wanting to look.

Lü Jiawei laughed heartily: "This big guy must be almost two meters long, and weighs at least three or four kilograms! Everyone's in for a treat today!"

Whether it was due to his experience or sheer luck, the snake he grabbed happened to be at its seven-inch mark.

Everyone else grinned, secretly delighted. This huge fish was enough for the whole family to have a delicious meal!

Chang Kun pretended to peek into the tree hole, then turned back and said, "Xiao Lü, I feel there's another one inside. Try again."

"Huh? There's more?"

"Okay! I'll try again!"

Now he admires Chang Kun greatly; he really couldn't have seen the snake hiding in the tree hole.

Another, slightly smaller rat snake was pulled out of the tree hole; this one weighed a little over two pounds.

No one complained; having something to eat was already a blessing. Even if it was just a small creature weighing a pound, it was still meat!

"Tsk tsk, chickens, rabbits, and snakes! Coming into the mountains today was definitely worth it!"

Having caught the snake, Lü Jiawei puffed out his chest smugly: "Let's continue. Which way to go, Chang Kun? Give us a direction."

"Let's go? I think there might still be rat snakes in this grove. Let's search around again."

"Anything else?" everyone asked in unison.

This grove of trees is so small, you can see right to the end. How could there be so many snakes hiding there?

Chang Kun strolled to the entrance of a cave and pointed to the slightly damp soil outside: "Look, these are the tracks left by a snake."

This was purely a case of reversing cause and effect; he knew there were snakes in the cave, and by searching for traces, he was sure he would find something.

Lü Jiawei slapped his thigh hard: "I knew there might be snakes in this hole, but I wasn't sure. If it weren't so difficult to dig this hole open, and I was afraid of wasting my time, I would have done it already!"

Without waiting for Chang Kun's instructions, he broke off a thick branch from a nearby tree and quickly pried open the hole.

The hole wasn't deep; two snakes were nestled inside.

When it was exposed, the rat snake was still flicking its tongue, trying to resist.

Lei Guohong and Lao Zeng, who could no longer contain themselves, each took one and stuffed it into the sack by holding it at the seven-inch mark.

"Five snakes of various sizes, plus pheasants and rabbits, that makes eight in total, not even counting the wild eggs... and it's only been a little over two hours?"

"It's like finding money on the street! Just wander around the mountains and you'll find goods!"

The group chattered amongst themselves, but Hou Jun remained calm: "I told you long ago, my junior brother is lucky. Otherwise, do you think the section chief would have given him leave so easily? The first two times he had leave, he managed to hunt wild boars!"

"Yeah, I wonder if we'll be able to hunt a wild boar today?"

Speaking of wild boar, everyone swallowed hard. Even though these police officers weren't starving at home, they rarely had any meat, especially the children. Their eyes lit up at the sight of meat.

"Chang Kun, shall we go find wild boars?"

"Do you have any good ideas on how to find wild boars? We can keep an eye out for them for you."

At this moment, Chang Kun led a few people to wander around the grove and came to a large rock.

"Wild boar? Catching one is a matter of luck, but... there should be snakes under this rock too. Don't you want to catch them?"

"There's more?" Everyone was really unsettled. How could such a small grove of trees have become a snake den!

Lei Guohong lifted the large rock, shook it a couple of times, and shook his head: "This thing is too heavy, we can't move it!"

Lü Jiawei chuckled and said, "Uncle Lei, this is easy, watch me."

He held the thick branch he had broken off earlier and rhythmically tapped it on the large rock.

"Will this work?"

The others gathered around to watch the spectacle, and Xiu'er giggled, "I know, Brother Xiao Lü is just scaring the big snake."

Lu Jiawei gave a thumbs up: "Xiao Xiu'er is smart. Snakes hide under rocks and will think they are natural enemies when they are disturbed... Monkey, Xiao Yu, you two go to the other side and keep watch, don't let the snake slip away."

I must say, Xiao Lü really has a knack for it.

Less than two minutes later, Hou Jun, who was behind the big rock, exclaimed, "Holy crap! A snake really came out!"

"Xiao Lü, come quick! There are two... damn it, another one, that makes three!"

It's Xiaoyu's voice.

The group quickly moved behind the large rock, where Hou Jun and Xiao Yu each stepped on a large snake.

These two snakes are much larger than the previous ones, both appearing to be over two meters long and weighing at least four kilograms.

Hou Jun was alright; he was squatting on the ground, busy trying to grab the snake's head.

Xiao Yu, standing to the side, behaved very poorly. He stepped on the snake and leaned back forcefully, as if trying to get away from the snake.

"Two huge snakes!" Lu Jiawei's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to help.

Hou Jun quickly waved his hand and pointed in one direction: "Hurry, there's an even bigger one running that way!"

There's an even bigger one that got away? This is outrageous!

Lü Jiawei took off chasing after him.

Lei Guohong and Lao Zeng helped catch the two snakes on the ground and stuff them into a sack, their smiles barely concealed.

"Xiao Yu, why do you look so pale?" Old Zeng glanced at his apprentice and noticed that his face was pale and something seemed wrong.

Xiao Yu forced a smile. Even now, he could still feel something soft under his feet, which made him a little unsteady on his feet.

Seeing this, the others realized that Xiao Yu was a little afraid of snakes, and they didn't say anything more.

This varies from person to person; some are afraid of snakes, some are afraid of rats, and some are afraid of cockroaches...

When Lü Jiawei returned with a four-meter-long rat snake, everyone was shocked. Most people had never seen such a big creature.

"Hahaha, I've been catching snakes for so many years, but I've never seen one this big before. Today was truly exhilarating! So exhilarating!"

The large snake twisted its body and coiled around Lü Jiawei's arm, so tightly that there was no gap left to see through it.

The scene made Xiao Yu feel nauseous, and she quickly took a few steps back.

Thinking that what he was doing was too unmanly, he hid behind Lao Zeng and asked, "Xiao Lü, how did you catch snakes before? Did someone teach you?"

Lu Jiawei frowned. If someone else had asked, he really wouldn't have bothered to answer, but this was his own fellow apprentice asking him.

He pointed to the pimples on his face: "Sigh! I was forced into it!"

"I've heard that eating snake meat is good for the skin, and I'm doing this for my face..."