Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

Pushing open the courtyard gate, Liu Xiangyang heard voices coming from inside the room. He entered the room and saw Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao playing checkers around the kang (a heated brick bed).

The three girls had rosy cheeks and their hair was still damp, clearly indicating that they had just taken a shower not long ago.

"Ahem." Liu Xiangyang coughed lightly.

The three people looked up at the sound, and when they saw it was him, they immediately jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed) with joy and rushed over to hug him tightly.

"You're finally back! We were so worried about you!" the three women asked in unison.

"I told you guys, with my current skills, the prey that can make things difficult for me hasn't even been born yet," Liu Xiangyang said boastfully.

"Yes, yes, yes. You're the best in the whole world."

"You haven't had dinner yet, have you? I'll go make you some food."

"Did you catch any prey?"

Liu Xiangyang: "We're coming one by one. We haven't even finished eating yet. We've been on the road, thinking that we'll see you soon. I can't stop for a moment."

"There's a lot of prey this time, come with me and take a look."

Liu Xiangyang led them into the courtyard and was speechless with shock when he saw the mountain of flesh on the stretcher.

"I'll go find Uncle Zhang later and hand over those three wild boars to the village in your names. Next year, I'll arrange some easier jobs for you, and no one will have anything to say."

They were deeply moved by Liu Xiangyang's words. Those three wild boars, piled up like a small mountain, would weigh at least 1000 jin (500 catties). If they were sold, they could fetch at least 700 or 800 yuan. Not to mention the countryside, even in Haicheng, they could marry seven or eight wives.

Liu Xiangyang simply wanted to make sure they wouldn't have to work so hard next year.

Looking at their expressions, Liu Xiangyang knew they were deeply moved by him.

Liu Xiangyang hugged the three of them and kissed each of them, saying, "I promised you I would make sure you had a good life."

"Okay, I still need to go find Uncle Zhang and ask him to send someone to take them away."

"Oh, right, we'll keep these smaller ones for ourselves. You guys keep them safe so no one finds them."

After Liu Xiangyang finished speaking, he walked towards Zhang Tiejun's house.

Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao divided the tasks: Xue Bingbing went to heat up Liu Xiangyang's food, while Le Qi and Le Yao carried the roe deer and yellow-haired animals into their yard.

The two also discussed whether they should make some cured meat to preserve it for a longer period of time.

When Liu Xiangyang arrived at Zhang Tiejun's house and opened the gate, Zhang Tiejun, wearing a coat, saw that it was Liu Xiangyang and asked.

"Xiangyang, why are you here so late? Did something happen?"

"Uncle Zhang has something to discuss. Let's go inside and talk. Don't get cold."

The two went into the inner room, where Zhang Tiejun's wife had already lit a kerosene lamp. After greeting them, she went to pour water for Liu Xiangyang.

Liu Xiangyang briefly explained the situation to Zhang Tiejun and also stated his own requirements.

"Xiangyang, you need to be mindful of the impact. If you help them like this, there will be gossip," Zhang Tiejun said earnestly to Liu Xiangyang.

Liu Xiangyang: "Uncle Zhang, I have nothing to hide, and besides, I still have you here."

"Or you could say they found them, that the three wild boars jumped right in front of them and died, and that's how they found them."

Zhang Tiejun: "You're the only one who can talk nonsense. Do you think everyone else is stupid? Fine, I won't say anything. I'll just say that the three of them each donated a wild boar to the village so that the village could distribute it to the villagers. I don't believe that having meat to eat can't shut some people up."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang. Quickly send someone to my place to transport the pork and distribute the meat."

Zhang Tiejun: "On behalf of our village, I must thank you. Okay, I'll go to the broadcasting station to call someone. You can go back now. Hide the rest of your things yourself."

"Hehe, I'll be going now." Liu Xiangyang chuckled awkwardly. "I knew I couldn't hide it from you, Uncle Zhang."

"I am Zhang Tiejun. I have some good news to announce: three former educated youth, Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao, have donated three pigs to our Dongsheng Village. Everyone, please gather at the village office to prepare for the distribution of the meat."

"And a few more people will go to Inspector Liu's yard and take the pork to the village office. That's all."

Just as everyone was getting ready to go to bed, Zhang Tiejun's broadcast caused an uproar throughout Dongsheng Village.

These days, it's incredibly difficult to eat meat in the countryside on ordinary days; you can only get a taste of meat during festivals like Chinese New Year.

Looking down from above, you can see that the whole village is bustling with activity. Everyone is getting dressed and heading to the village office, and some men are pushing carts toward Liu Xiangyang's house.

Upon closer inspection, one will find that these male members are distributed very evenly: there are two with the surname Zhang, two with the surname Wang, and two with the surname Li.

The educated youth at the settlement were stunned when they heard the broadcast. Xue Bingbing and her two friends were able to hunt wild boars? Wasn't that a fantasy? They looked at each other and all realized it must be Liu Xiangyang.

Then some people started saying strange things: "I think there's definitely something wrong with those four. Their houses are right next to each other, and now they've even been given three wild boars."

He then grabbed the educated youth next to him and asked, "Are you Liu Xiangyang? Are you willing? Or are you willing?" The people next to him shook their heads.

At this moment, Xie Zhiyong said, "Liu Xiangyang is an inspector now, so be mindful of his behavior."

"Some people are just foul-mouthed. If you're so capable, then don't go and collect the meat. I'll go talk to Liu Xiangyang in a bit and see if you dare say those things to him." Roland said, pointing at the educated youth.

"Team Leader Luo, I misspoke just now. I didn't mean anything by it. Please don't report me to Liu Xiangyang."

Roland: "Hmph, if you don't have the ability, shut up. Even having meat to eat can't shut your stinking mouth?"

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Liu Xiangyang was unaware of what had happened at the educated youth settlement, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. He was currently munching on Xue Bingbing's hot steamed bun, having rushed back without eating much and was already very hungry.

"Xiangyang, have some sugar water, don't choke. I added some sugar on purpose." Le Yao brought a glass of water to Liu Xiangyang.

At this moment, the six villagers came to the gate of Liu Xiangyang's yard and called out, "Inspector Liu, the village chief asked us to come and pick up pork. Please open the gate."

Liu Xiangyang swallowed the steamed bun with the sugar water and said, "It's here, it's here."

They opened the gate and let them in. The group circled the three wild boars and noticed that each boar had only one fatal wound. They were all secretly amazed, wondering what kind of person could kill a wild boar with a single move.

Several people worked together to lift the wild boar onto a cart and headed towards the village office.

The village office was already brightly lit and bustling with people, all waiting to receive their share of the meat.

"Hey, how much meat do you think we'll get this time?"

"That's none of my business. It's good to have meat. My family hasn't seen any meat for half a year. Thanks to those three female educated youths, my son can finally eat meat."

"That's right, that's right. From now on, if anyone talks about those three women in front of me, I'll tear their mouths off."

"Here it comes, here it comes, the pork is here!"