Time Travel: My Comfortable Life After Going to the Countryside

"Here it comes! The pork is here! Make way, make way!"

Six strong men pulled a cart piled high with wild boar meat, which slowly drove into the threshing ground, surrounded by villagers. The wheels left deep ruts in the mud, showing how heavy it was.

"Good heavens! These three wild boars must weigh over a thousand pounds of meat!"

"I think it's more than that; judging by that physique, he must weigh at least two thousand pounds!"

"Li Laosan, you're bragging again? Do you think your wife is so easy to fool? Three wild boars weighing two thousand catties? Do you think she's your old woman?"

The villagers gathered around the cart, craning their necks and staring intently at the mountain of meat.

"Old Wang! Old Wang, where have you been hiding? Come here and pick the bones!"

"Zhang Aimin, go and bring the scale over. After we've cleaned it up, let's weigh it properly!"

Zhang Tiejun stood in the center of the threshing ground, giving orders in a loud voice. Villagers spontaneously came forward to help, some skinning the animals, others deboning them; the scene was bustling with activity. After all, it was time to distribute the meat, and who wouldn't want to get a bite as soon as possible?

Old Wang, true to his reputation as a seasoned hunter, wielded his boning knife with unparalleled skill. His wrists flew, and in no time, he had separated the meat and bone perfectly. The bones were cleanly removed, not a single speck of meat remaining; the meat was also neatly cut, with alternating layers of fat and lean.

"Village chief, the weighing is done!" Zhang Aimin wiped his sweat and reported loudly, "Three wild boars, 1,000 jin of meat, and 160-170 jin of bones!"

Zhang Tiejun stood on higher ground and cleared his throat: "Before distributing the meat, let me say a few words. This meat was donated to our whole village by three educated youths, Xue Bingbing, Le Qi, and Le Yao. If they ever need your help in the future, remember this kindness and live with a clear conscience!"

He looked around and continued, "Our village has 305 households and 30 educated youth. My idea is to give each household 3 jin of meat, leaving 85 jin. Give each educated youth 1 jin, and the rest can be left for Xue Bingbing and the other two. Does anyone have any objections?"

Liu Xiangyang exchanged a few words with Xue Bingbing and the others in hushed tones.

At this moment, Xue Bingbing pulled Le Qi and Le Yao forward and said, "Village chief, we disagree. The three of us only need the same amount as the other educated youth. The rest of the meat should be distributed to the poor households in the village."

Zhang Tiejun gave them a deep look, then caught a glimpse of Liu Xiangyang smiling and nodding in the crowd, and immediately understood. He said nothing more, only waving his hand heavily:

"Alright! Did everyone hear that? Learn from these three educated youths! Enough with the chit-chat, let's start distributing the meat. Each household should register with the accountant first, then collect their meat from Captain Wang!"

He paused, then raised his voice: "As for the remaining bones, the whole village will gather here tomorrow night to drink bone broth together!"

Hearing that there would be bone broth tomorrow, the atmosphere at the threshing ground became even more lively, and everyone's face was filled with joyful smiles.

The villagers carried their share of pork, chatting as they walked home about whether they would make dumplings the next day to treat their children.

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On the way back, Zuo Qingqing kept pestering Liu Xiangyang: "Liu Xiangyang, you're so unfair! You promised to take me into the mountains with you, but you ran off by yourself. Are you even a man?"

Liu Xiangyang was tired of being pestered, so he could only agree to Zuo Qingqing's request, saying, "I'll definitely take you next time."

"When is your next time? You need to give me a specific time. Anyway, I don't have to work now, so I'll just come to your house and stay with you. I'll follow you wherever you go."

Liu Xiangyang said helplessly, "Today is Tuesday, I'll take you next Tuesday, okay?"

Zuo Qingqing said with a smug look, "Then I'll forgive you this time and see how you perform next week."

Xie Zhiyong and several other former educated youths were following behind Liu Xiangyang when someone nudged Xie Zhiyong on the shoulder, raised his chin, and pointed at Liu Xiangyang and his group in front of them.

Xie Zhiyong looked at Liu Xiangyang and his group in front of him. Among the seven people, only Liu Xiangyang was a man. The rest were all women, all of whom were very beautiful and had become very close to Liu Xiangyang. They had all left the educated youth settlement and built their own houses to live in.

Another male educated youth whispered, "Do you think that son of a bitch Liu Xiangyang might be messing around...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Xie Zhiyong interrupted him, "This isn't the place to talk. We'll talk later."

The older educated youth returned to their designated settlement, while Liu Xiangyang and the others continued walking back to their respective homes.

When Liu Xiangyang got home, he carried the hot water that Leqi and the others had boiled into the bathtub. He lay in the bathtub and let the hot water scald his body until it turned red, washing away all his fatigue.

At this moment, the bathroom door was pushed open, and Xue Bingbing walked in wearing a bellyband. She took Liu Xiangyang's shoulder and stepped into the bathtub, lying down next to him.

"Those three wild boars are so big, and there are also wild boar piglets. I've heard that wild boars that protect their piglets are the fiercest. Is it very dangerous?"

Liu Xiangyang pulled Xue Bingbing closer to him, saying, "This time it was really dangerous. The biggest wild boar charged at me and was only seven or eight meters away at its closest point."

"But at that time, I stood there like an iron warrior, unmoved and fearless, and when the wild boar charged at me, I stabbed it to death with a spear." Liu Xiangyang finished speaking and stood up to strike a pose.

Xue Bingbing glanced at Liu Xiangyang, rolled her eyes, and said, "Ugh, sit down already, you're so ugly."

Liu Xiangyang didn't sit down, but instead faced Xue Bingbing: "Ugly? I seem to remember someone saying he was very pretty, and he was even eating with relish."

Xue Bingbing reached out and pinched Liu Xiangyang, and only then did Liu Xiangyang sit down.

Liu Xiangyang then told Xue Bingbing about the shelter he had built on the mountain and asked, "Would you like to go up the mountain for a visit?"

"When it snows, we can go up the mountain to enjoy the snow and go hunting, which will be a lot of fun. Once we're up there, no one can stop us. We can do whatever we want."

Liu Xiangyang and Xue Bingbing were singing in the bathtub, their voices loud and clear, the water rippling in the tub.

"Brother Yong, do you think Liu Xiangyang had anything going on with them?" Pei Jia, a former educated youth, raised an eyebrow at Xie Zhiyong with a lewd expression.

Wang Yi chimed in, "Think about it, could Xue Bingbing and those twins really kill three wild boars? I even checked, and apart from the largest boar having more wounds, the other two were killed with a single shot to the neck."

"Only Liu Xiangyang's guns could cause this kind of damage. Could Xue Bingbing and the others throw their guns?"

"Liu Xiangyang always brags about how great his martial arts are, so these three wild boars were killed by Liu Xiangyang and donated to the village in their names. It's okay, are you willing?" Wang Yi said, looking at Xie Zhiyong.

"Team Leader Xie, should we...?"