Chang Kun is holding Xiao Bao.

The little girls held Changmei's hands.

The group soon arrived at a grove of trees outside the village.

Before Chang Kun could give any instructions, the little girl took the initiative to search for branches and dead leaves everywhere.

It was still dark when Chang Kun and his older sister started looking for cicada nymphs.

With the system's sensors activated, Chang Kun seemed to have a built-in radar; in no time, his hands were full of cicada nymphs.

It slowly got dark.

Chang Kun lit the dry leaves piled on the ground, climbed up the tree, and shook the branches.

Holding Xiaobao, Changmei was surprised to find that the cicadas in the trees were flocking to the fire.

The three little girls were overjoyed, shouting and catching the cicadas fluttering on the ground.

"Haha, let's have a competition to see who catches the most!"

"Okay, the more we catch, the more we can eat!"

"Hmph, who cares? I'm going to eat pork cracklings when we get back."

"Slurp~ I want to eat pork cracklings too."

While talking, his hands were busy, pressing down on a cicada, tearing off its wings and throwing them into a pile.

Chang Kun relied on the system's sensors to know which tree and which branch had the most cicadas, and then shook the surrounding trees.

He jumped down from the tree, took Xiao Bao from his older sister's arms, and let her catch cicadas too, so she could experience the joys of childhood.

Chang Mei was much more efficient at catching cicadas than the other girls; in no time, a small pile of cicadas had gathered around the fire.

"Alright, let's head back. This is enough for us. We still have pork cracklings, pig's heart, and pig's liver at home."

The girls were a little reluctant to leave, but they were really craving fried pork cracklings, so they had no choice but to go home with lingering reluctance.

Before leaving, Chang Qing took out a few cicadas that had run into the fire.

The cicadas were roasted until crispy and crunchy, and they tasted delicious when eaten.

As Chang Mei ate, she recalled how she used to catch cicadas with her younger siblings when she was little, just like now.

Back then, Chang Qing and Chang Mu were still little kids, like little shadows, always following him around and complaining about being hungry.

Now my position has changed to that of my younger brother. Judging from my younger sister's appearance, my brother is taking good care of them.

that's nice!

Go home.

Before they even entered the courtyard, several young girls rushed into the house like the wind, and they could smell the aroma of fried pork cracklings from afar.

Chang Qing carried a large bowl into the yard, grabbed a piece of fried pork fat and stuffed it into his older sister's mouth, then took another piece and fed it to his older brother.

Then I shared it with my two younger sisters, one for you and one for me, our mouths filled with the aroma of oil.

Chang Mei bit into the greasy bits of oil, making a crunching sound as her mouth filled with oil. Her eyes narrowed slightly.

It smells so good!

Liu Meifen beckoned to the group, "Hurry up and come inside, the pig liver and heart will be cooked soon."

Chang Mei went inside first, took out a handful of cicadas, and buried them under the embers in the stove.

Just as Chang Kun was about to enter the house, a beam of light approached from afar at the entrance to the courtyard.

Cheng Jie jumped out of the jeep, laughing heartily.

"Xiao Kun, you're really something! You've already killed another wild boar in less than a day."

"Brother Cheng, you actually came so late. Come in and have something to eat."

"How could I not come? The young men in the station are always clamoring for meat. If I don't bring you back, they won't let me sleep!" He laughed again as he spoke.

The young men at the police station haven't had meat for months; the last time they had black bear meat, it was all sent to their superiors.

After exchanging a few jokes, Chang Kun led Cheng Jie into the house.

On the eight-immortal table, the pig's heart, liver, and lungs are already sliced ​​and steaming hot. Dip them in the garlic soy sauce, take a bite, and it's such a treat.

Little Changxiu nestled in her older sister's arms, holding a large bowl, eating nonstop, her face covered in food.

After eating and drinking their fill, the little girls took out the roasted cicadas from the stove and crunched them on.

There were still quite a few cicadas left, and the girls asked Cheng Jie to take half of them back to give to Cheng Min.

Cheng Min had slept on the same kang (heated brick bed) with the girls last time, and they had developed some affection for each other.

Chang Kun and his men loaded the wild boar onto the jeep. Before leaving, Cheng Jie turned back and gave them instructions:

"Uncle Chang, when you go to work tomorrow, go to the warehouse and pick out a bicycle. This pig is so big, you can take any bicycle you want."

Not long after the jeep drove away, many villagers gradually arrived at the Chang family's courtyard.

Chang Mei greeted everyone as "Uncle, Grandpa, and Auntie," then turned and quietly asked Chang Kun, "Little Kun, why are so many people here?"

"I know, I know, they came to listen to the radio," Chang Qing whispered in her older sister's ear.

Chang Mei was stunned for a moment.

There's a radio at home?

When did this happen, and how did your younger brother Xiao Kun earn it?

The changes at home are so significant!

I could hear the villagers talking.

"This smell? It's the aroma of simmering oil, isn't it?"

"That's right, Xiao Kun caught another wild boar! Why can't my son catch wild boars?"

"Don't even think about it. Didn't you see how lucky Chang Wu's family is? His arm is broken and it'll probably take him months to recover."

Liu Meifen went inside and took the radio out of the cabinet, placing it on the stone table in the yard.

Rural people had no entertainment activities, but now that the Chang family has a radio, anyone with free time comes to listen to the opera.

There were so many people tonight, the line almost stretched outside the courtyard, like watching an open-air movie.

After the radio came on, the courtyard fell silent instantly. They played the news for a while.

Farmers don't understand national affairs or international situations, but even if they don't, they still seem to enjoy it immensely.

After the news ended, the sound of the Jingdong drum came from the radio. At this time, the courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone squinted and swayed their heads to the rhythm.

The Peking Opera performance lasted until after 10 p.m., and Liu Meifen sighed and got up to turn it off after the radio had been silent for two or three minutes.

Everyone in the courtyard seemed reluctant to leave. If only they could listen to opera every day and not have to work in the fields, that would be wonderful!

As everyone in the courtyard said goodbye and left, the young girls were already yawning. They insisted on watching the entire opera and refused to go to sleep first.

At night, Changqing and Changmu insisted on sleeping with their eldest sister, and the three of them, along with Xiaobao, slept on the east kang (heated brick bed).

Chang Kun was sleeping on the west kang with Xiao Changxiu in his arms.

I habitually open the system notification.

[Ding! 10 snakes captured, reward: Black Snake Wine*1]

[The current host can sense prey weighing less than 360 jin (approximately 860 kg) within a range of 950 meters.]

[Ding! Wild boar captured 1/1, reward: 5 catties of pork skin jelly]

[The current host can sense prey weighing less than 380 jin (approximately 860 kg) within a range of 1000 meters.]

[Ding! Cicadas captured 100/100, reward: 1 jin of deep-fried cicadas]

[The current host can sense prey weighing less than 400 jin (approximately 860 kg) within a range of 1050 meters.]

[Sensing range exceeds one kilometer; system upgrade in progress...]

Chang Kun nodded secretly. He remembered that black snake wine was effective for rheumatism, and if bear kneecaps were added, the effect would be even better.

The pork skin jelly is smooth and bouncy, just like jelly; the little girls will definitely love it.

I'll take the fried cicadas back to my older sister's parents' home later; they love them. I'll have her eat them with honey water, and I think that will prevent her from getting a sore throat.

Early the next morning.

The Chang family all get up very early.

Today was the first day of work for the three of them, and Liu Meifen took it very seriously. Chang Kun, Liu Meifen, and Chang Dashan all changed into new clothes.

Liu Meifen made these new clothes from the inferior fabric that Chang Kun brought home, and she never wore them even once.

"My son is so handsome, he looks great in these new clothes." Liu Meifen smoothed out the wrinkles on Chang Kun's clothes, looked her son up and down, and was overjoyed.

Chang Dashan secretly took a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from the cabinet and urged them to leave quickly.

A bicycle, with his mother sitting on the crossbar and his father on the back, and a few wild rabbits tied to the handlebars, Chang Kun rode it shakily.

It took us forty or fifty minutes to ride into the city. When we passed the police station, we dropped my dad off.

As I watched my father enter the police station, I suddenly sensed a humanoid prey.

Chang Kun's heart skipped a beat. Had the system sensing upgrade been completed?

Now, it can not only sense the weight of the prey, but also its shape.

In the future, when we go into the mountains, we can tell whether it is a wolf or a sheep by sensing the shape of the prey.

The humanoid prey he sensed at that moment reminded him of the thieves and hooligans he had encountered before. These criminals were all considered prey. His father could wait at the police station to make a name for himself!

Chang Kun glanced at the police station sign and smiled.

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