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

"Exciting? Hey, Old Hong, the best is yet to come!"

Aunt Liu couldn't wait to tell the whole story.

"This is great news! A fantastic thing!"

Grandpa Hong slapped his thigh excitedly, "I've been wanting to talk to the neighborhood committee for a long time, to see if they can arrange for some people to live in the courtyard. It's such a waste of state property for just the two of us, Grandma Liu and me, to live in such a big courtyard!"

This is what veterans are like; even in their old age, they still think about their country.

"Uncle Hong, is this you?!"

Chang Kun smiled and gave Grandpa Hong a thumbs up.

"The neighborhood committee staff should come back to talk to you about this in the next couple of days. My older sister and my younger brother's family will be able to move in soon, and the courtyard will be really lively then."

Grandpa Hong waved his one arm and said, "What do you mean, 'in a while'? Today...it's too late today. Tomorrow I'll clean and paint the other rooms in the yard. The structure of these houses is still in good condition. I used to maintain them when I had nothing else to do."

"You can have them move in by the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

Unexpectedly, Chang Kun wasn't in a hurry, but Grandpa Hong was impatient.

"Oh, Uncle Hong, there's no need for you to trouble yourself. I'll have Old Chang come and take care of it later."

Knowing that her eldest daughter and younger brother could live in the city, and even next door, Liu Meifen couldn't stop smiling.

Chang Kun was both amused and exasperated. The neighborhood committee hadn't even finalized the matter yet, and these people were already rushing to clean up the house.

I followed Grandpa Hong around to several rooms and found that, as he said, the rooms were unoccupied, but they were all well-maintained.

All you need to do is paint it, set up a bed frame, and furnish it with pots and pans, and you can move in right away.

"Great! That's really great!"

Liu Meifen carefully looked around and wrote down everything that was missing from the room, planning to ask Da Liu to help her see if she could buy any cheap items when he went to buy supplies.

She couldn't get enough of looking at the house, and after wandering around for a while, she suddenly slapped her forehead.

"Oh dear, Xiuer's still at home. I haven't heard her cry since I came over. She must be up to something again!"

I was planning to tell Aunt Liu and Uncle Hong that the supply and marketing cooperative had some substandard fabric, but I ended up gossiping with Aunt Liu and looking at houses, completely forgetting about the fabric.

"Hey, the supply and marketing cooperative has some substandard fabric tomorrow. Aunt Liu, Uncle Hong, if you want it, you should go early."

"Hey, Xiao Liu, you've gone to a lot of trouble. Take care."

After seeing Liu Meifen off, Aunt Liu turned around and looked around the courtyard, then smiled and said, "Old Hong, we're going to have our own neighbors in the courtyard soon!"

"This day should have come long ago. It's really wrong for the two old Miao men to occupy such a large courtyard!"

"Yes, yes, and most importantly, our new neighbors are Xiao Liu's family. They are all kind people, and we'll definitely get along well with them."

Grandpa Hong laughed too: "As long as it's not like the courtyard at No. 88 on the west side, where they hold meetings every day to figure out how to bully people."

"Hey! If there really is someone like that, I don't believe you, Lao Hong, can stand him. You'll kick him out sooner or later!"

"Haha, Lao Liu, you're right! It's good that Xiao Liu's family has a house to live in, and it's even better for us to have new neighbors! We have to have a few drinks tonight!"

Chang Kun and Liu Meifen returned to the courtyard, which was indeed quiet.

As the saying goes, if a child is silent, he must be up to no good.

The mother and daughter called Xiuer's name, but received no response.

Suddenly, Chang Kun smelled a burnt smell, which was coming from the kitchen.

He rushed into the kitchen and saw Xiuer squatting in front of the stove, peeking into the firebox with her little bottom sticking out.

The stove was glowing brightly, with plumes of black smoke rising from it. It was unclear what Xiao Xiu'er was cooking.

This girl is quite capable.

I don't know when, but she actually learned to strike matches and light straw by herself.

Afraid of startling Xiu'er, Chang Kun slowly approached and asked softly, "Xiu'er, what are you doing?"

Hearing her older brother's voice, Xiu'er tilted her head.

"Big brother, I'm cooking! Go wait outside, I'll call you when it's done!"

"Cooking?" Chang Kun was taken aback. Xiu'er was only as tall as the stove, and she couldn't even put the rice into the pot when she stretched out her hand. What kind of cooking could she possibly do?

"What's burning in the stove? Why is it so black and smoking?"

"Hehe, big brother, this is the meal I made for you!"

Seeing that Xiuer couldn't explain it clearly, Chang Kun simply squatted down and looked into the stove.

"Hey! Why did you throw the greyhound in there?"

There was a squirrel in the stove, its fur burned black.

Fortunately, Xiuer didn't put too little firewood into the stove, otherwise the squirrel would have been burned to ashes by now.

"Yeah, didn't we say last time that we caught a greyhound and could roast its meat?"

"Since you and Mom aren't home, I'll grill the greyhound so you can eat it right away when you get back."

The old woman was originally rubbing her hands together, wanting to give Xiuer a good beating, but upon hearing this, she reached out and roughly touched Xiuer's hair.

This little girl may not be very capable, but she certainly has a lot of ideas.

I was thinking of cooking so that my family could have a ready-made meal.

Chang Kun was both amused and exasperated, and helped Xiu'er wipe the black ash off her nose.

"Alright, now that my brother's back, let me cook the greyhound meat."

Xiuer thought about it and felt that her older brother's cooking was indeed tastier, so she squatted down and moved a few steps.

"Okay, big brother, you have to cook it well. The one I picked is the fattest, so I wanted to cook it for you first."

Chang Kun was somewhat moved when he pulled the fat, dark squirrel out of the stove.

Although Xiu'er was young, she knew how to love her older brother and even picked out the fattest squirrel for him first.

"Come on! Go wash up, you're all filthy!"

This little girl, I don't know how long she struck the match, and then she lay on the ground blowing on the fire. Not only were her nose and forehead covered in black ash, but her elbows and knees were also covered in dust.

While his mother was helping Xiuer wash up, Chang Kun was peeling and cleaning a squirrel by the pool.

Eleven squirrels were killed, three were given to the monkey, and eight were left over.

The squirrel pelts are fluffy; find an experienced craftsman to make hats and gloves that are very warm to wear in winter.

Unfortunately, the fur of the fattest one was burned beyond recognition by Xiuer.

Cut the squirrel meat into small pieces, put them in a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper and cooking wine, and marinate for a while.

At this moment, Cheng Min brought Xiao Qing and a few others back from school.

"Big brother, Mom, we're back!"

"Big brother, what are you doing?"

"Oh! It's Greyhound! Big Brother beat up Greyhound again!"

"Sigh, my older brother must have taken Xiuer to the mountains to play while we were at school, and maybe even killed a greyhound."

Xiuer was washed clean and her mother rushed over wrapped in a bed sheet.

"Xiao Qing, you're talking nonsense! Big Brother didn't take me to the mountains at all!"

"I was just about to roast some ash for you to eat, huh! I'm never hanging out with you again!"

The girls started bickering as soon as they entered, which made Chang Kun and Cheng Min unable to help but laugh.

Liu Meifen didn't bother with the kids' bickering and turned to Cheng Min, saying, "Xiao Min, stay for dinner tonight."

Cheng Min felt a little embarrassed and lowered her head, saying softly, "Aunt Liu, no, I have to go home."

As the wedding drew closer, she felt a little nervous.

Now I can still go home for meals whenever I want, but once I marry Chang Kun and become his wife, it won't be so easy to eat with my father and older brother as I please.

Thinking about this, she inexplicably felt like crying.

"Mother, let me take Cheng Min home. It's getting late."

Liu Meifen glared at her son, annoyed. This silly son of hers, letting Xiaomin eat at home would be a good thing, allowing them to get to know each other better.