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

Chang Kun was shocked. He had finally gotten his wife back so he could cuddle and sleep peacefully, but Xiu'er had come to cause trouble again.

"No, no, you go back to your room to sleep." Chang Kun quickly waved his hand, blocking the bed to prevent Xiu'er from climbing up.

Xiuer didn't care about any of that. She twisted her little body and squeezed through, kicked off her shoes and climbed onto the bed, muttering to herself, "I'll sleep in the middle, I promise I won't move around, kick off the covers, or snore!"

Cheng Min laughed so hard she covered her mouth, and moved aside to make room for Xiuer.

Chang Kun looked at the little girl with a worried expression, then at his wife who was smiling with her eyes crinkled, and sighed: "You little brat, how come you're just like your sister Xiao Qing, always ruining my plans."

Xiuer was already lying down, pulling the blanket up to her chin to reveal her two round eyes, and said smugly, "Xiao Qing said we can't let Big Brother monopolize Sister Xiao Min!"

Chang Kun was so angry that he gritted his teeth, cursing Xiao Qing, who came up with this terrible idea, eight hundred times in his heart.

Cheng Min reached out and brushed the stray hairs from Xiu'er's forehead to the side, smiling as she said, "Alright, let her sleep here. It's not like there's no other place."

Upon hearing this, Xiu'er quickly moved over and patted the empty space next to her: "Big brother, come quick, I've warmed the bed for you!"

Chang Kun was both amused and exasperated. He took off his shoes and got into bed. As soon as he lay down, Xiu'er crawled over like a little mudfish, draping one of her arms over his chest and one of her legs over his stomach, wrapping herself around him like an octopus.

"Xiuer, didn't you say you couldn't be persuaded?"

"I didn't move, I just slept like this."

Cheng Min laughed so hard she was shaking, and reached out to turn off the light. The room darkened, with only the moonlight streaming in through the window, casting a silvery glow on the floor.

Xiu'er was quiet for a moment, then suddenly spoke again: "Big brother, will Zixia really come tomorrow?"

"It'll come, it'll come, go to sleep."

"Big brother, does the little squirrel need a blanket at night?"

"No need to cover yourself, go to sleep."

"Big brother, Auntie is pregnant, do you think Sister Xiaomin is pregnant too?"

Chang Kun was momentarily speechless after hearing that.

Cheng Min was also stunned, her face turned red in the darkness, and then she pinched Chang Kun hard in the quilt.

"Who told you all this?"

"I came up with it myself. Everyone says Auntie is carrying a little brother, and since Sister Xiaomin is an adult, she should be carrying one too, right?"

Chang Kun was both amused and exasperated. He reached out and covered Xiu'er's mouth: "Go to sleep! If you talk again, I'll throw you out!"

Xiuer made two "mmm" sounds and obediently shut her mouth.

Before long, the little girl's breathing became even and long, and her little body slumped against Chang Kun, sleeping like a little pig.

Chang Kun stared at the ceiling, feeling both warm and helpless.

The wife he had been eagerly awaiting was now separated from him by a little girl, and he couldn't even touch her hand.

I'm afraid I'll be sleepless again tonight.

The next morning, Chang Kun got up and found Xiu'er sleeping soundly with Cheng Min in her arms.

When I walked into the yard, my mother was heating up the leftovers from last night in the kitchen.

"Mom, could you go to Xiao Cui's house again today and put in a good word for Qu Hun?"

Liu Meifen waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I'm not going. I was kicked out yesterday, and I don't want to go and invite trouble again today. Do I have no shame?"

Chang Kun smiled and said, "Mother, everything will definitely be alright today, so don't worry."

Liu Meifen looked at her son with suspicion: "How do you know nothing will happen? Xiao Cui's mother has a temper like she's on fire. If I go there, I'll just be asking for a scolding."

"Just trust me this once, you'll see when you get there." Chang Kun didn't explain further and turned to wash his face.

Liu Meifen chased after her, asking, "What exactly happened? Are you up to something behind my back?"

Chang Kun just smiled and didn't say anything, no matter how she asked, she couldn't get any answers.

Liu Meifen stood in the courtyard for a long time, pondering, her heart filled with unease.

The son spoke with such certainty that there must be something he didn't know.

But what exactly it was, this kid was very tight-lipped, and we couldn't get any information out of him.

After much deliberation, she decided to make another trip for Zhang Quhun's marriage. Even if she got kicked out again, it wasn't the first time.

She changed into clean clothes, tidied her hair, looked at herself in the mirror, and then went out.

My father went out early in the morning to cut grass, waiting to feed the little donkey.

Chang Kun stood in the courtyard for a while, and when no one was paying attention, he had a sudden thought and took out ten sacks of grain from his spatial storage, which he neatly stacked at the base of the wall.

The sack was filled with potatoes, sweet potatoes, and some wheat and rice, making it bulge.

This was what he planned to take back to the village for his fellow villagers to eat in an emergency; in the current situation, every bit saved counts.

Seeing that his father had not returned, he rode his bicycle to Wangfujing Department Store and bought ten fishing hooks and a bundle of fishing line.

When they got home, Chang Dashan had already fed the donkey and was staring blankly at the burlap sack by the wall.

Seeing his son return, he immediately asked, "Xiao Kun, what's this?"

"Dad, it's some grain. I was thinking of taking it back to the village today and distributing it to the villagers." Chang Kun squatted down and tied the bag tighter.

Chang Dashan didn't say anything, but squatted down next to the sack, rubbing his fingers on the sack for a while.

I lifted the opening of one bag and peeked inside; it was potatoes, each one round and plump. I lifted another bag, and it was rice, white and glistening in the sunlight.

His hand paused for a moment, he made a gurgling sound in his throat, and it took him a long time to raise his head, his eyes a little red.

"Xiao Kun, tell your father the truth, where did this grain come from?" Chang Dashan's voice was a little hoarse.

Chang Kun had already prepared his explanation. He dusted off his hands and casually said, "I traded a wild boar I hunted in the mountains with someone."

Chang Dashan stared at his son for a long time, his lips trembled twice, and he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Food is scarce everywhere now, so where can we get extra grain to exchange?

But since his son said that, he couldn't press him for more information.

This kid is capable now; asking too many questions about certain things might actually be counterproductive.

"Xiao Kun, I know you pity the villagers," Chang Dashan's voice deepened, "but don't take that risk again. What if something happens? How will your family survive?"

He thought his son had traded wild boar for grain on the black market, having heard that the black market was very dangerous and often involved in robberies.

Chang Kun nodded but didn't reply.

Chang Dashan sighed and said, "If the villagers can't make ends meet, we can just eat less and share some of the saved food with them. No one will starve to death yet, it's not worth risking your life."

Chang Kun pursed his lips. No matter how hard life gets, he couldn't let his family go hungry.

It's only early autumn, and we can still dig up wild vegetables in the fields and pick wild fruits on the mountains. If every household tightens their belts and makes do with wild vegetable porridge, they can indeed get by for a while.

But slowly, as winter approached, those days became truly difficult.

When the weather turns freezing cold, the mountains will be barren, all the wild vegetables and fruits will be gone, and the stored food will be gone. That will be truly deadly.

People might actually starve to death.