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

"Sweetie! Big brother will cut you a watermelon to eat."

Xiuer, her eyes still heavy with sleep, nodded: "Okay then, I'll eat it with a spoon!"

"Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you say today!" On his last night before leaving, Chang Kun didn't want to make Xiao Xiu'er cry.

Eating the refreshing chilled watermelon, Xiuer immediately perked up and, clutching half a watermelon, sneakily approached the wooden box containing the squirrel cubs.

"You little burdens, you lump of coal, you meatballs, look what delicious treats your big sister brought you!"

This little girl has demoted herself, no longer acting as the mother of the squirrel cubs, but instead becoming the older sister.

Of all the children in the family, apart from Xiao Bao who can't walk or talk yet, Xiu'er is the youngest. Usually, no one calls her "sister," but this time, she's become the older sister of the three squirrel cubs, and she's very proud of it.

I scooped out a full spoonful of watermelon, then looked back to see that my mother wasn't paying attention, and quickly threw the watermelon flesh into the wooden box.

Watermelons are such a rare treat; if my mother sees her feeding them to squirrels, her backside is definitely going to be in for a world of hurt.

Watching the squirrel cubs open their three-lobed mouths and nibble on the watermelon flesh, Xiu'er's eyes crinkled with joy. This feeling of being fed and needed was just too good.

Just as I was happily feeding it, the myna bird perched on a small tree branch next to me started to eat.

"Sister...sister...I want, I want..."

"Ouch!" Xiuer was startled and quickly stood up.

The myna bird tilted its head, its eyes fixed on the watermelon in Xiuer's hand.

The adults in the family heard the sound and turned to look.

Xiuer chuckled sheepishly, then pointed at the myna bird: "I'm eating watermelon, and the myna is getting hungry too... I'll give it the leftover rinds later..."

With her mother watching closely, she dared not give the watermelon flesh to the myna bird.

The myna bird, not receiving any food, flapped its wings and continued to squawk, "Sister...I want, I want..."

It made the whole family burst into laughter.

"This little guy is so clever. He's only been home for a few days and he's already begging for food."

"She can even call me 'sister,' that's amazing!"

"I think this bird is much better than those mynahs that perform under the overpass!"

The family was discussing among themselves when Xiu'er ran to Chang Kun's side: "Big brother, can you cut me a piece of watermelon rind? I need to feed the little myna bird."

Seeing the myna bird jumping around anxiously, Xiu'er couldn't let it call her "sister" for nothing.

Before Chang Kun could even take a knife to cut the watermelon rind, Xiao Qing had already jumped up, her sharp teeth flashing, and bit off a piece of watermelon rind.

"Little myna, I'm here! I'll feed you something delicious!"

Xiuer jumped up and down in frustration: "You're not allowed to feed it! The myna calls me 'sister,' so I should be the one feeding it!!"

Xiao Qing didn't even turn her head: "I'm the older sister, the myna bird was clearly calling me!"

Chang Kun had already cut off a few pieces of melon rind and stuffed them into Xiu'er's hand: "What are you arguing about? Go ahead and feed it to her."

"Little myna, your sister brought some delicious food. We won't eat Xiaoqing's food..."

"I'm the older sister, it's more like I won't eat your food!" With her parents and older brother present, Xiaoqing didn't dare to use force to suppress Xiuer, but when it came to words, she was in no way inferior.

"Hmph! Let's see who the myna will eat!"

The two sisters held the watermelon rinds high in their hands, brought them to the myna's mouth, and smiled ingratiatingly.

"Myna, my watermelon is the best! Eat up!"

"Eat my food. I'm the older sister, you need to understand that."

The two girls jostled and pushed each other, but the myna bird accepted everything without hesitation, not being picky about the melon rinds at all. It pecked three times on the left and four times on the right, trying not to offend anyone.

Neither of them had offended anyone, yet neither sister was happy.

She thought she was special and would receive the myna's exclusive favor. Little did she know that whoever feeds her is her mother, and the myna doesn't care who is her sister.

"Big brother, the myna is mine, and Xiaoqing won't be allowed to play with it anymore!" Xiu'er ran to Chang Kun's side and acted coquettishly.

"Is it yours? I remember it being the myna bird I caught."

"I don't care! I want the myna bird, and I won't let Xiaoqing play with it!" Xiuer was only three years old. Children at this age are the most stubborn. She would even pick up a stone on the roadside to assert her ownership.

Chang Kun thought for a moment, then patted Xiu'er's head: "Be a good girl, and your big brother will tell you a story."

"All right……"

Seeing that there was a story to listen to, Xiao Qing and the others also came over, resting their chins on their hands and looking at their eldest brother.

"Once upon a time, there was an honest woodcutter who chopped wood every day with an old iron axe. One day..."

"Brother, what is a woodcutter?"

"They are people who gather firewood."

Xiuer nodded her little head: "Back in my hometown, I also helped my mother gather firewood. I was a woodcutter too."

One day, he was chopping wood by the river when his hand slipped and the iron axe fell into the river. He cried loudly in distress... Just then, the river god appeared...

"Brother, what is a river god?"

"Uh, it's like a god. Whatever you want, he can conjure it up."

"I know! Just like Big Brother, he can conjure up delicious food and fun things!" Xiu'er clapped her hands, pretending to suddenly realize something.

"Can you shut up! Listen properly!" Xiaoqing glared at her.

"The river god first retrieved a golden axe and asked..."

"They retrieved another silver axe..."

As Chang Kun told the story, the little girls exclaimed in amazement.

They all knew, to some extent, that gold and silver were valuable, and they wished they could possess the golden and silver axes from the story.

"The honest woodcutter returned home with a golden axe, a silver axe, and an iron axe... Do you know what this story teaches us?"

Xiao Qing was the first to raise her hand: "Big brother, I know! As long as you throw the iron axe into the river, you can get the gold axe and the silver axe!"

Xiuer's eyes lit up: "Big brother, let's hurry and throw the axe! It's dark now, no one will see us!"

Xiao Mu exclaimed excitedly, "We can throw in a lot more iron axes! Our family's going to be rich!"

Chang Kun: ...

These girls have an extraordinary level of comprehension.

"The story teaches us that honesty brings greater rewards. Xiuer, you're not allowed to monopolize the myna bird. Xiaoqing, when I'm not home, stop bullying your little sister... Do you understand?"

Xiaoqing and Xiuer both lowered their heads, pouted, and grumbled, looking somewhat unwilling.

"Understood, big brother..."

"Good boy/girl! Go to sleep. When your big brother comes back, he'll bring you delicious food and fun toys. If I find out any of you are naughty at home, hmph! You won't get any! Got it?"

This time, the girls answered much more loudly.

"Understood, big brother!!"

"Go on, go back to your room and sleep."

I'm taking the train to Nanjing tomorrow morning, and my parents, uncle and aunt, and older sister and brother-in-law gave Chang Kun a long lecture.

They addressed every aspect of life, from food and clothing to housing and transportation, down to the smallest detail, and even things that Chang Kun hadn't considered.

The conversation lasted until nearly 10 p.m. before everyone dispersed and went back to their rooms.

Thinking about tomorrow's trip, Chang Kun lay in bed wide awake, his large hands moving erratically.

"Stop fooling around! We still have to travel tomorrow!"

"Hmm..." Chang Kun recalled a little joke from his past life, and said while kneading the skin, "Let me tell you a story."

"Once upon a time, there was a bird that was building its nest by the river with grass threads. Suddenly, the grass nest fell into the river..."

"Just then, a river god appeared and asked, 'Little bird, did you fall into a golden nest or a silver nest?'"

Cheng Min giggled: "That's easy, didn't you just explain it in the yard?"

"Guess what the little bird's answer was?"

"Grass nest!"

Chang Kun: "...Yes, sir!!"