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

Upon arriving at the grave, Qin Jianren burned paper money and murmured prayers.

"Dad, Mom, your granddaughter Meiru has made something of herself!"

"She's finally getting married into the city; she's going to enjoy life to the fullest!"

"May you two protect us from the afterlife, and may everything go smoothly this time, without any more mishaps."

"I'll come back to burn paper money for you after Meiru gets married."

This Qin Jianren came to pay respects at his parents' graves, but he didn't bring any food or drink, nor did he offer even a wild vegetable dumpling. He only burned a few thin sheets of yellow paper.

Qin Meiru stood there, silently praying, "Grandpa, Grandma, please bless me so I can marry into the city. I'll burn big gold ingots for you to spend later."

These two are really alike; one is stingy, the other is full of empty promises—they're both just fooling the ghosts at their graves.

Looking back at his son standing there like a wooden stake, Qin Jianren stepped forward and slapped him: "When you go to your grandparents, even if you don't kowtow, you can't even say a word?"

"Dad, why did you hit me?" The younger son looked aggrieved, pointing at Qin Meiru. "My sister does the same thing, why don't you say anything to her!"

"Pah! Your sister's about to become a city dweller, and you still want to compare yourself to her?!"

The youngest son looked miserable. Was this still his father who favored boys over girls? How could he have changed so much?

Qin Meiru remained unmoved; she had already decided that once she entered the city, she would minimize her contact with her family.

Her family will be a burden in the future, especially her younger brother, who is idle and wants to marry a good wife. This is a bottomless pit, and she doesn't want to be gossiped about in her husband's family!

After burning the yellow paper, Qin Jianren revealed a slight smile.

"Alright, now that Mom and Dad have received the money I sent, they'll definitely bless Meiru so she can marry smoothly into the city."

The youngest son glanced at his mother, wanting to ask his eldest sister how much the bride price was, but didn't dare to ask.

When my older sister came back, he wasn't home, and I didn't hear her mention not wanting a bride price.

Otherwise, given his habit of treating his elder sister's dowry as his own money, he would have been furious long ago.

When he got home, he saw his parents and older sister all beaming with joy. He asked how much dowry city families were willing to offer, but his parents scolded him and told him not to ask.

Could it be that they gave too much money, and their parents didn't trust them to give them the money?

Even at the gravesite, he couldn't help but let his mind wander, imagining how he would spend so many gifts, and he chuckled to himself.

"What are you laughing at!" Qin Jianren slapped his youngest son on the head. "Your grandparents are watching, and you still dare to laugh like an idiot!"

……

After the three finished eating, Cheng Min cleared the dishes, while Xiu'er continued to play with the baby squirrel.

Chang Kun left the courtyard and strolled leisurely, his mind immersed in the space, whittling the leftover wood from the last bed-making process into several planks.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he took out the wooden planks and quickly assembled them into a small wooden box.

The wooden box is square with a sloping top and an arched doorway carved out on the front for the squirrel cubs to enter and exit.

After wandering around outside for a while, I returned to the courtyard.

"Xiuer, look what I brought you back!"

Xiuer was busy lining up the three squirrel cubs and had no time to pay attention to Chang Kun.

"Brother, I'm busy right now, I'll look at it later."

"Are you sure you don't want to look? I'll give it to Xiaoqing later."

This won't do! How can I give my precious things to Xiao Qing? "Big brother, give them to me! I want them!"

She jumped up and turned around to see the small wooden box that Chang Kun was holding.

"Huh? Big brother, what's this?"

"This is a little nest I made for the little burden, meatball, and coal ball. What do you think? Isn't it pretty?"

"Wow! The little ones have a home now!" Xiu'er excitedly ran to Chang Kun's side, struggling to carry the small wooden box.

"Where should I put it? Next to the little donkey? No, the little donkey will kick the little house over... Next to the fish pond? No, what if my little one falls into the water and drowns... I've got it! I'll put it next to my bed, then I can sleep with my little one!"

Xiuer muttered to herself, which amused Chang Kun.

"Don't be afraid of your mother's scolding, just move their nests into the room."

Xiuer raised her eyebrows: "What's the big deal? The little burden, meatball, and coal ball are all very well-behaved and don't make a fuss at all."

"What about taking a dump? What if you poop and make the room stink? Let's see if you get yelled at then."

"Huh?" Xiu'er was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected raising a little squirrel to be so troublesome. "What should we do?"

"Go get some hay and line the little wooden box for them. The task of training them to poop is now yours."

"Uh... okay..." Looking at the three adorable little guys, Xiu'er decided to accept this difficult task.

She pulled some hay from the donkey's feed, carefully picking out the hard stalks, leaving only soft hay fluff.

On the other side, Cheng Min was busy skinning the squirrel she had caught.

"Come on, let your man come and help." Chang Kun stepped forward to help.

"You don't need to do this. Go and skin that snake, and we'll make snake soup for dinner tonight."

Chang Kun nodded. The giant snake he killed was as thick as a bowl, and the snake soup made from it would definitely be very sweet.

Everyone in the family was busy with their own things.

After peeling the snake skin and cutting it into sections, Chang Kun found some pliers, removed the snail's tail, and cleaned it.

This was the last dinner at home before setting off. We had caught quite a bit of game, enough to make for a decent meal.

There was meat and snake, but Chang Kun didn't want to eat the big fish he had just caught. He secretly took out two large yellow croakers from his spatial storage and planned to add a steamed yellow croaker dish for dinner.

A bonfire was lit in the courtyard, with squirrel meat roasting on it, and the aroma slowly filled the entire courtyard.

"Xiao Kun, what are you grilling? I can smell it from far away."

My uncle came home from get off work and burst into laughter as soon as he walked in the door.

"Uncle, you're off work? I made a few dishes for dinner, let's have a drink together."

"That's what I was thinking. Look what I'm holding." Liu Meilin held up the bag in her hand.

"Uncle, what's this good stuff?" Chang Kun took it and glanced at it, somewhat surprised. "Vermicelli? Where did it come from?"

Liu Meilin said proudly, "Where else could it be? I bought it from the grain station! I managed to snatch five jin from the director; that's enough for our family to have a good meal."

"That's good, potato stew with glass noodles. There are a few greyhounds left to roast, I'll stew them with the potatoes and glass noodles!"

At that time, vermicelli was rare, and making vermicelli from sweet potatoes was wasteful of grain, labor, and materials.

Sweet potatoes are a life-saving food, but to make them into vermicelli, you have to wash the starch, let it settle, sift it out, and then dry it, resulting in a lot of losses and a low yield.

Ordinary production teams and grain stations wouldn't use sweet potatoes to make vermicelli.

This was the first time Chang Kun had ever seen vermicelli since his rebirth, and just thinking about its soft and chewy texture made his mouth water.

"Uncle, don't spend all your wages at the grain station. If Auntie scolds you, I won't dare to intervene!"

Liu Meilin's eyes widened, and she laughed and cursed, "Pah! She dares? An old woman like her dares to boss us men around?!"