Reborn in 1985, starting from the mountains of Northwest China

Aunt Li was no pushover either, and immediately retorted, "Who doesn't know about your husband's affairs? A few years ago, there was that widow Wang from the west end of the village..."

Zhao Da Niang was so angry that her face turned red, and she rushed forward to fight the other party, but the onlookers quickly stepped forward to stop her.

"Forget it, forget it, it's not easy for anyone!"

"We're all from the same village, what's going on here?!"

The crowd tried to pull and persuade them, and it was only with great difficulty that they managed to separate the two. What Aunt Li said was indeed the actual situation.

Of Zhao Da Niang's five sons, only the eldest was somewhat capable; the others were all hooligans and bullies, and many people in the village had been mistreated by them.

Aunt Li has only one son, who was injured and lying in the health center. Everyone was afraid that she would be taken advantage of, so they quickly pulled the two of them away.

But during the fight, someone secretly kicked Aunt Zhao twice. She stood there cursing for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her.

In the end, he could only go home dejectedly. As soon as he opened the gate, he saw his old man rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for something.

He said irritably, "What are you up to now, you old geezer!"

Zhao Baogen was stunned. He didn't think he had offended his wife, so why was she acting like she was on fire today?

"Aren't you too idle? If you have nothing to do, go find your lovers! Don't rummage through the house, or I'll have to clean up after you. What was I thinking, marrying you?!"

As Aunt Zhao spoke, she became more and more agitated. She went up and shoved Zhao Baogen, and when he didn't respond, she became even angrier.

A slap landed squarely on his face!

The air seemed to freeze instantly. Half of Zhao Baogen's face quickly swelled up, and a clear handprint made him feel a burning pain.

He couldn't take it anymore. He had been a bit of a womanizer when he was young, but he hadn't been fooling around outside since he got married!

This woman actually slapped herself because of something that happened decades ago! He has to show her today who really is the head of the household.

He pulled out his belt from his waist and lashed it at Aunt Zhao, this time with all his might.

Hearing the commotion inside, Zhao Guofu rushed in and found his parents fighting.

He rushed forward to break up the fight: "Dad, didn't I tell you to find the hunting rifle at home? Why are you fighting with Mom!"

"Ask your mother! I was looking for her here perfectly fine, and she came in, yelled at me, and then slapped me!"

Zhao Baogen turned his face to show his son. He was extremely frustrated. After hearing that there were bears in the mountains, he thought about finding a gun and going up the mountain with his sons to hunt bears.

But before he could finish speaking, Aunt Zhao slapped him across the face. No one had ever dared to treat him like that since his father had passed away!

Zhao Guofu was speechless: "Alright, you're partly to blame too. If you hadn't done anything wrong, would Mom have slapped you for no reason?"

He was giving his parents a way out, and they both fell silent. Although Aunt Zhao was still unhappy, she couldn't continue making a scene with her son there, so she had no choice but to slam the door and leave.

The second and third sons of the Zhao family walked in and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with Mother? We can't hold her back."

Zhao Guofu didn't respond to that question. Ever since he found out how much a bear was worth, he hadn't been able to sleep.

Since yesterday, he has been urging his father and brothers to go up the mountain to hunt bears, so that as the eldest son, he will naturally get the largest share after the bears are sold.

He didn't ask for much, just half, and let his younger brothers divide the rest.

"Brother, we're good at fighting people, but if we went to fight a bear, we might not be a match for it!"

Although the second son of the Zhao family was also very tempted by the promise made by his eldest son, he also knew that bears were very fierce and that it would probably be useless for him to take a stick.

"Yeah, brother, no one's touched our guns in ages! We might not be able to shoot accurately anymore, and it would be scary if something happened."

The third brother was the most timid; whenever the brothers went to fight, he would hide at the very back.

Zhao Guofu glanced at his brothers and thought they were all a bunch of good-for-nothings. How come they didn't have any of his own strengths?

"Are you guys stupid? We can go with the village hunters! Once we catch the bear, we'll just deny everything. He's all alone then, how can he possibly be a match for the five of us?"

Zhao Baogen glanced at his eldest son and realized that, of all the brothers, the eldest was the most shrewd.

He was confused just now. He's so old, yet he wanted to go hunting in the mountains like the hunters. The second brother is right, those are bears, not people!

"You should learn more from the elder brother in the future, and use your brains more when you encounter problems. However, the hunters all have guns, so it's not good for us to just steal from them."

You could try going to Old Man Huang; he rarely sells his prey himself.

"Let's just say a boss is willing to pay a high price for the bear. Once it's in our hands, we can decide the price and everything else, right?"

Zhao Guofu's eyes lit up. How could he have forgotten this person? He was the most suitable person in the whole village.

Old Huang's son is said to have gone to study in the provincial capital, and now he's all alone in the village. He's just like the fat sheep they used to bully!

……

Chen Feng was unaware that the Zhao family also had their eyes on the bear. After parking his bicycle in the yard, he locked the front wheel to a post with a chain lock before going inside.

Hearing the commotion, Lin Xiu was pleasantly surprised to see the brand-new bicycle: "You're back so quickly! I thought it would take much longer!"

"No, Mayor Wei is meticulous and approved the note in advance."

"That's good. When spring comes, how about you take me for a ride around the county town on your bike?"

Chen Feng touched Lin Xiu's face and promised, "We'll go to a restaurant in the county for a nice meal sometime. I remember the last time we ate out was around the time of our wedding."

Lin Xiu rolled her eyes at him: "All you do is waste money!"

But Chen Feng's words pleased her greatly, and she felt very happy.

Just as they were about to continue their sweet nothings, their two children rushed out and started singing and dancing around them.

Chen Feng was getting a headache from the noise. The child had so much energy. He hadn't been home much these past few days, and he didn't know how Lin Xiu could stand it.

He patted his son and daughter on the head and teased, "Have you two made Mom angry lately?"

"No, we've been very well-behaved at home!"

"Dad, did you bring us any toys?"

The child's words made Chen Feng's heart skip a beat. He had been so busy lately that he had forgotten to buy toys for the children. Just as he was wondering how to explain it,

The courtyard gate was pounded on again.

Chen Feng hurriedly turned to open the door, giving Lin Xiu a pleading look. He knew he wasn't always careful enough, and that taking care of the child was something Lin Xiu had to handle.

To Chen Feng's surprise, the person outside the door was none other than the hunter, Old Huang.

"Brother Huang, what brings you here? Weren't we supposed to go to your house for drinks tomorrow?"

"I heard from a friend that the Zhao family is currently recruiting hunters to go up the mountain to hunt bears!"