Reborn in 1963: I Hunted and Stockpiled Meat During a Famine

Chapter 71 Liu Qingsong laughed upon hearing this.

After returning to the village, Qin Qiming did not go home. Instead, he went to the village chief's house, where he happened to arrive at mealtime and was invited to eat with him.

"Village chief, I think we should develop towards the city. What do you think?"

The village chief paused, then inhaled a puff of welding smoke: "It's hard to find work in the city these days, life isn't easy... Although there are many inconveniences in the countryside, but..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Old Tian, ​​are you home?"

Qin Kang's youngest son, Little Mudfish, jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) and ran barefoot towards the door.

"Put your shoes on quickly!"

Looking at the little mudfish's bare little feet, Qin Kang said irritably, "What if they get frostbite? Look at all the mud you've got!"

A group of people nearby were laughing so hard they were doubled over.

"You little mudskipper, your dad will definitely beat you up later."

"My dad hits me, his dad hits him!" Little Mudskipper didn't care at all.

The village chief casually remarked, "That's not necessarily true. Maybe his father will beat you too."

The crowd burst into laughter again.

The little mudfish flung open the door and looked at the visitor curiously, asking, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is this Qin Tian's house?"

"Qin Tian? Who's that?" Little Mudfish looked blank.

"Your grandfather!" The person outside the door was panting heavily, followed by several other people.

Qin Kang also got off the kang and quickly went to greet him. Seeing that the man was panting, he quickly said, "Oh, Uncle Bai, what brings you here?"

"I heard you sent people to our village saying you'd hunted a killer bear, so I came over to take a look."

Bai Zhuan stepped across the threshold, took off his hat, and steam rose from his head like mist. The village chief laughed when he saw him: "Who is this? Look at all that sweat. Why are you in such a hurry? It's not safe in the mountains to come so late."

"Didn't Kangzi send the guards over yesterday to say they'd shot down a killer bear? I came over here right away to take a look."

"I'm not saying this to be mean, Uncle Bai, but I don't agree with what you're saying. I'm just sending someone to inform you so that you can appease Baijia Village."

“How could I sit idly by when something like this happened in the village? As soon as I heard the news, I brought people over.”

Bai Zhuan looked at the people in the room, then at the food that had just been served, and felt a little embarrassed.

"I've come at a really bad time."

"Why not at the perfect time? It's just in time!"

He beckoned Bai Zhuan and his group to move forward, and Qin Hao and Qin Kang quickly got off the table to make room for them.

Qin Qiming was about to get off the table when the village chief grabbed him, saying, "Qiming, you sit still. It's none of your business. They'll have a place to eat."

"Here……"

"You heard me right!"

"Let's listen to Dad. It doesn't matter if there's one more or one less seat. They can eat with my mom and the others. They'll eat just as well."

Qin Qiming nodded and settled back into his seat.

Bai Zhuan didn't stand on ceremony and everyone sat down at the table.

After shoveling a couple of mouthfuls of rice, Bai Zhuan really had no appetite, so he looked at Qin Kang and asked, "Kangzi, what exactly does that killer bear look like? How big is it? Where is it now? Where was it found?"

"Ask Qiming, he's a key player."

"Qiming? He's a key player?"

Bai Zhuan looked at Qin Qiming eating with a surprised expression.

"You left Baijia Village yesterday at noon to deal with that thing?"

“Uncle Bai, that bear dares to hurt and eat people, and it will do it again next time. If we don’t eliminate it immediately, how will we deal with it if something happens again in the future?” Qin Qiming put down his chopsticks: “I am, after all, a member of the guard team. I patrol the mountains and forests to protect the residents of the mountain villages. Just like the police, I have to deal with any murder case.”

Bai Zhuan looked miserable: "How could I have imagined this? These days, a bear actually broke into our village. That damned thing, breaking into the village to harm people!"

Bai Zhuan became increasingly angry the more he thought about it.

"I've never seen a bear enter the village before. Who would have thought that beast would actually dare to break in and do something like this!"

"Look at the state of the village now! Every household is related by marriage; this is going to kill everyone!"

"How are the survivors doing?" Qin Qiming asked. "What did Uncle Yao say?"

"Take it slow and treat it gradually. They say this disease can't be cured all at once, it has to be done slowly."

As he spoke, Bai Zhuan sighed.

"The key issue is that his wife is pregnant and about to give birth. If something really goes wrong, it could result in the death of both mother and child."

"Old Yao will have to stay in our village for the time being."

After finishing their meal, the group went outside the warehouse.

Pushing open the warehouse door, Bai Zhuan peered inside and saw a large brown bear lying on the ground, frozen solid.

"Such a big thing, did anything go wrong when you fought it? Are you planning to send this thing to the county town?"

"That's the plan."

Bai Zhuan thought for a moment and said, "Hey, do you think we could take this big guy back to Baijia Village?"

What were you thinking?

“We won’t take it for free. We’ll pay the market price. They can take whatever they want, but we’ll just take the meat. The villagers have been drooling over it for ages, they’d love to skin it, gut it, and stew it…”

Qin Kang looked at Qin Qiming: "Qiming, you're the one who killed this bear, so you should say it yourself."

"If you send it to the city, will you bring it back for us?"

"That's hard to say. It depends on what the government decides. This isn't just any ordinary prey; it's a killer bear. We're just doing our job for the government. If they want to keep it, there's nothing we can say."

"We'll see when the time comes. It's too early to say anything now. Let's wait for Director He to report it to his superiors."

At this point, Qin Qiming looked at Bai Zhuan: "Director He, go to the county town tomorrow and tell the government about this. If the government agrees, I'll send it directly to Baijia Village. If the government doesn't agree, Uncle Bai, you can mention it to the government then. Keep an eye on both sides, just in case. What do you think?"

"That's a good idea, let's do it that way."

Bai Zhuan nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you. You have to come with me and tell the villagers who killed this man-eating beast."

"no problem."

After examining the bear carcass, Bai Zhuan asked the village chief for some bedding.

He won't leave tonight; he'll sleep guarding the bear carcass and wait for news tomorrow.

Qin Qiming went home to share the good news he had received in the county town with Min and Liu Xiuqin.

And at this moment, at the station.

Seeing that **Min was not there, Liu Qingsong whispered to Liu Xiuqin, "Xiuqin, I have something I want to talk to you about."

"What's wrong, brother?" Liu Xiuqin looked up in confusion.

Liu Qingsong was a little hesitant, but after thinking for a while, he finally spoke up.

"What are your plans for the future? Are you not going to find another partner?"

Liu Xiuqin lowered her head and thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I'm not looking anymore. I've been Qin Guozhu's slave for so many years, and I'm finally free. I can finally relax. Why would I look for someone else? Brother, I'm an honest person, not the kind of shameless person."

Liu Qingsong smiled upon hearing this.