Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Whenever Wang An was skinning and butchering animal carcasses, he couldn't help but miss his brother-in-law, Comrade Mu Xueli.

At this moment, Wang An's biggest thought was, "If Mu Xueli were here, that would be wonderful!"

There's no way around it, mainly because Mu Xueli is incredibly fast at skinning and butchering animals, and she does it both quickly and well, leaving no room for criticism.

It's no exaggeration to say that in the field of skinning and dismembering, even now, Wang An and Wang Li combined are only slightly better than Mu Xueli alone, and at most they can only fight to a draw with Mu Xueli and a small part of Mu Xueli.

Wang Li had previously disagreed with this, which is why he practiced his swordsmanship diligently.

No matter how hard Wang Li practiced, it was still useless in the end, because as long as Mu Xueli was even slightly serious, Wang Li could not catch up even if he risked his life.

Just like how no matter how hard Mu Xueli practiced her marksmanship, she still couldn't catch up with Wang Li's marksmanship.

The truth is that cruel: there will always be a difference between geniuses and talented individuals.

However, with five people working together, the speed of skinning and butchering wasn't too slow.

An hour later, the whole red deer was butchered into small pieces, and another hour later, the whole Amur leopard was skinned and deboned.

The reason why red deer are "meated" while Amur leopards are "boned" is because Amur leopards are only eaten for their fur, bones, and penis; their meat is only used to feed dogs.

After getting ready, Wang An held a deer whip in his left hand and a leopard whip in his right, his face beaming with an irrepressible smile.

These two are genuinely good stuff!

Wang An hung the two large whips to dry in the shade of the west room. Without disturbing Mu Xueqing and the two little babies who were already fast asleep, he quietly took off his clothes and went to sleep.

The next day, Wang An was watching the two little ones wrestle with two bear cubs, but he was thinking about when to go and see the dead man pit that Song Shuanzhu had mentioned when Wang Li and Mu Xueli ran over.

Wang An raised his eyelids and glanced at the two people, then said:

"It's almost the New Year, why aren't you two staying home and helping out? Why are you still so idle?"

In rural Northeast China, the days leading up to the Lunar New Year are still very busy: cleaning the house, washing bed sheets and blankets, taking apart quilts to make new ones, and taking apart cotton-padded jackets to make new ones.

Soak millet, cook kidney beans or cowpeas, grind the millet into millet flour, steam bean buns, sprinkle with rice cakes, and make dumplings.

Soaking soybeans, grinding them into soy milk, making tofu, and so on—all these things need to be done before the New Year.

Of course, families with the means would slaughter pigs for the New Year and make new clothes, trousers, and shoes. Even poor families would try their best to get their children a new outfit, or at the very least, replace the collar of their old clothes with a new one, or add a couple of sleeves.

In short, everything is being prepared for the Lunar New Year, and the days leading up to it are mostly filled with busy preparations.

Perhaps that's why the New Year's atmosphere was so strong back then. Although everyone was poor, their faces were full of hope.

After Wang An finished asking the question, Mu Xueli said with a grin:
"Brother-in-law, how about we go to Harbin tomorrow? I'm thinking of buying all our New Year's goods there so we can get everything at once, which will save us trouble and also save us from not being able to buy many things we want in our county. What do you think?"

After Mu Xueli finished speaking, Wang Li immediately chimed in:

"Hey, Fourth Brother, you've got nothing to do at home anyway, how about we go to Bingcheng?" To be honest, these two are really getting cocky. This huge county town has countless goods, yet they still can't satisfy them. It shows just how arrogant these two are right now!
Wang An rolled his eyes at the two idiots, and was about to say a few harsh words to them to put an end to their arrogance.

However, just as Wang An was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that he had promised Wang Yi that he would buy him a motorcycle, but he hadn't bought it yet.

There are currently no motorcycle dealerships in the county town. If you want to buy a motorcycle, you have to go to big cities like Harbin and Qiqihar.

So, Wang An thought for a moment and said with a smile:

"Can't even the county town accommodate the two of you? You still have to go to Harbin for a trip? Tell me, what do you two mainly want to buy?"

Wang Li and Mu Xueli exchanged a glance, then Wang Li said in a cheeky tone:

"I mainly want to buy a motorcycle. Hehehe, when I see those guys in our commune and county riding motorcycles, I'm really envious."

"After I inquired, oh my god, this thing only costs 2,600 or 2,700 yuan now, but you need 260 industrial coupons to buy it. I thought I'd buy one too. It's not like I can't afford it."

As soon as Wang Li finished speaking, Mu Xueli immediately replied with a hopeful expression:

“Brother-in-law, before we chatted last time, didn’t you say that if you wanted to buy a car, you would need to find someone to approve the paperwork and then you would have to place an order with the car manufacturer in advance? After that, I thought I would just not buy a car for now. The main thing is that it would take several years of hard work and I might not be able to buy one. Anyway, the motorcycle is quite nice to ride. After all, it is a motor vehicle that burns gas.”

After listening, Wang An immediately noticed that the eyes of these two idiots were filled with longing and hope for owning a motorcycle.

Wang An poured himself a cup of tea, pursed his lips, and gulped it down in one go.

In his previous life, Wang An was a wealthy man, but after being reborn, he couldn't really say he liked motorcycles that much.

The main problem is that at this time, no matter where you go, it's all gravel or dirt roads, so there's absolutely no passion or excitement to riding a motorcycle.

The key point is that riding a motorcycle is quite good in the summer, since it is very useful in rural areas where transportation is inconvenient and the speed is incredibly fast. However, if you ride it in the winter, no matter how thick your clothes are, it's useless; it can freeze you to death.

But when Wang An thought about himself at this time in his previous life, his biggest dream seemed to be to own a motorcycle, Wang An immediately understood the thoughts of Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Wang Yi.

It can only be said that each generation has its own dreams and preferences, and in fact, I, as a reborn person, am a bit out of place!

Thinking of this, Wang An smiled and agreed:

"Then let's go buy them tomorrow, one for each of you?"

Upon hearing Wang An's agreement, Wang Li and Mu Xueli's faces immediately lit up with excitement, as if being able to ride a motorcycle in the dead of winter was a serious and worthwhile thing to boast about.

After Wang An finished asking the question, Wang Li, his face flushed, replied:
“I’m thinking of buying another one for Xiuyu, so it will be more convenient for her to go wherever she wants.”

Wang An looked at Wang Li with a half-smile and said:

"Fine, I'll buy it. Why are you blushing?" (End of Chapter)