Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Zhao Lei then saw that the grass was swaying sparsely.

Then a head popped out.

Qin Bowen was overjoyed and whispered, "Brother-in-law, Uncle Changlin, is this a wild goat?"

The head that peeked out from the jungle had two small ram horns on its head that looked like antennas, a pair of ears that looked like donkey ears, square pupils, and its whole body was brown.

If it's not a wild goat, then what is it?

However, this is the common name used in the southwest region; its real scientific name is the spotted antelope.

Zhao Lei nodded: "That's right."

Just as they were talking, two or three more heads emerged from the jungle, some big and some small, at least five or six wild goats.

They first poked their heads out, looked around, and found no one nearby.

One of the burly goats, resembling a lead goat, was the first to emerge from the jungle and begin grazing on the rice drying on the large stone dam.

As soon as it appeared, five more goats of varying sizes sprang out of the jungle and brazenly began to gnaw on the rice.

As soon as the goats appeared, the women drying rice nearby also spotted them.

He asked Zhao Lei and the others, "Lei Zi? You were right, it really is a wild goat. What do we do now?"

Zhao Lei and Uncle Changlin exchanged a glance. Neither of them had any tools at hand, so they asked Granny Zhang to lead the women to drive the goats away briefly, but not to frighten them completely.

"Third Aunt, take some men and drive these wild goats into the jungle first. We'll go back and get our homemade hunting rifles."

Granny Zhang nodded.

Just as they were about to lead people to drive them away, Qin Bowen reached out to stop them, saying, "Wait, Granny San, don't rush to drive them away."

Zhao Lei asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Bowen?"

"Brother-in-law, we finally got to see them, and now you've chased them away. How much longer do we have to wait before they show up again?"

Qin Changlin nodded to himself: "Yes, Lei Zi, since these goats are coming down the mountain and ruining the grain, we can't dry the grain properly if we don't get rid of them."

Qin Bowen then chimed in, "Yeah, Brother Lei. My old bicycle is parked right next to me. I'll ride back to get you guys your gear; it won't take long."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei was overjoyed: "Oh, right! I forgot, now we have a means of transportation."

"Alright, Bowen, hurry back. We'll keep an eye on things here. Let these beasts eat their fill first, and then we'll add some meat for everyone when we have the communal meal later tonight."

"Alright, brother-in-law, I'll be going now."

After saying that, Qin Bowen rushed back to get his homemade hunting rifle.

Instead of going door-to-door to take the homemade guns from Zhao Lei and Qin Changlin's homes, he went directly to the hunting rifle storage warehouse in the commune compound and took out three homemade hunting rifles at once.

In less than ten minutes, he ran back and forth, handing the homemade shotgun to Zhao Lei and Qin Changlin.

The two men looked at him with approval when they saw that he had gone and returned quickly.

Immediately, the three men began loading ammunition with practiced ease.

Looking further afield, the herd of goats was still grazing on the drying rice.

After loading the gunpowder, Zhao Lei pointed to the left and right: "Uncle Changlin, Bowen, you two move forward from the left and right, and shoot the big ones first."

The two nodded.

Qin Changlin then instructed, "Lei Zi, based on my experience, once this wild goat starts running, you can forget about catching it, so you have to hit its vital points."

Zhao Lei nodded and waved his hand: "Let's go!"

The women, children, and the elderly at the Dashi Dam threshing ground were suddenly drawn to the sight of Zhao Lei and his two companions approaching with guns drawn.

Everyone held their breath, watching cautiously as they approached the goat, afraid that they might make a sound and startle the goat.

Zhao Lei has lived two lives and has decades of hunting experience.

Qin Changlin was also very experienced. The two of them moved their feet, seemingly with light steps, but without making any noise.

Qin Bowen on the left lacks a lot of experience compared to the other two.

However, after more than half a month of training with his brother-in-law, he is no longer a novice at hunting.

Although his steps weren't as light and slow as Zhao Lei's and Qin Changlin's, he was also slowly approaching his target.

Zhao Lei walked to a point 30 meters away from the goats, raised his gun, and aimed at the largest and strongest one among them.

He figured this was the leader!

A quick glance out of the corner of my eye revealed that Qin Changlin on my right was almost in position as well.

Qin Bowen was slightly behind, still a bit far away.

Zhao Lei did not fire the gun without authorization, but waited a few breaths.

The original plan was to wait for Qin Bowen to get into position, and with three people and three guns, at least until the gunfire started, to shoot down three goats.

Because Zhao Lei knew that wild goats and wild boars were completely different.

They are more alert and react faster than wild boars; the moment a gunshot rings out, the goats will flee.

Zhao Lei originally intended to maximize his profits.

But the incident happened suddenly, and the leader, perhaps sensing something, narrowed his square pupils.

The chewing motion suddenly stopped, and he abruptly looked up and around.

Zhao Lei cried out in alarm and raised his gun to fire.

Qin Changlin, who was standing next to him, also raised his gun and fired at the same time.

Boom!

Two loud gunshots rang out over the grain drying ground at Dashiba.

Qin Bowen on the left didn't care about anything else. After seeing his brother-in-law raise his gun to fire, he took a few big steps forward, roughly aimed, and fired a shot as well.

boom!

Three gunshots rang out in quick succession!

Not only Dashiba, but also the villagers working in the nearby fields all looked in their direction.

Zhao Lei's marksmanship did not disappoint.

The villagers on Dashiba saw that the moment the burly lead sheep raised its head, it was shot solidly in the neck.

Blood splattered immediately, and the lead sheep screamed in agony:

"Meow!"

He collapsed directly onto the large stone dam, his limbs twitching and convulsing violently.

At the same time, Qin Changlin also shot through the abdomen of a large goat, but his shot was not fatal.

The goat that was shot went berserk. Instead of rushing into the woods, it charged toward the center of the threshing floor.

Qin Changlin shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, scatter!"

After shouting, Qin Changlin quickly reloaded his ammunition, preparing to fire a second shot.

Zhao Lei rushed to the leader he had hit, drew his blade, and, seizing the opportunity, slit the man's throat.

In an instant, after a violent spasm and convulsion, the leader's square pupils turned completely gray.

A few minutes later, there was no movement.

However, after Zhao Lei and Qin Changlin hit their prey, Qin Bowen also hit a medium-sized goat.

However, he struck the goat in the rump, and startled, the goat turned and charged into the woods...