Reborn at 80: From Village Scoundrel to Billionaire

"Why am I the only one?" Fan Dahai immediately looked at Old Tan, Fan Libo, Fan Mao'er, and Fan Shitou beside him. "Them—"

"Uh, Dahai, you were the one who first came up with the idea. As the leader, you should take responsibility!" Old Tan gave Fan Libo and the others a meaningful look.

"Yes, yes, yes. As the old saying goes, 'If you're going to do a good deed, do it all the way.' You should do it! It will accumulate merit! Buddha will bless you! Amitabha!" Fan Libo nodded in agreement.

"That's right. I've also heard that saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda. Uncle Dahai, you should take the credit. We younger ones won't try to take it from you. Don't you all agree?" Fan Mao'er quickly winked.

"Yes, yes, yes. We juniors won't take this credit from you, Uncle Dahai. It's what you deserve! You should do it!"

"Okay. Uncle Dahai, please come on over!"

……

Fan Dahai: "..."

It's like a mute eating bitter melon—they can't express their suffering.

Ugh!

Left with no other choice, he lifted up his clothes and put them on Fan Daqiang, so that they were now body to body, heart to heart.

Liu Bei: "..."

His lips twitched, and he ordered, "Tan Si, go and skin a wolf too!"

"Alright!" Tan Si was eager to find something to do, and after hearing Liu Bei's words, he readily began to skin a wolf.

Just like that, half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

After absorbing Fan Dahai's body heat,

Fan Daqiang, who had been in a coma, gradually recovered and slowly regained consciousness.

But it wasn't just him at this moment,

Fan Dahai himself was shivering from the cold.

"Dazhuang, is the wolf pelt ready yet?" Liu Bei urged, seeing the two of them trembling.

"Almost there, just one last step!"

After responding, about five seconds later, Li Dazhuang grabbed a piece of wolf skin and ran over.

"Brother Bei, the wolf pelt has been removed!"

"Put this on Fan Daqiang first! Let him stay warm!"

"Hmm!" Li Dazhuang readily draped the wolf skin over Fan Daqiang's body.

Just then, Tan Si ran over, "Brother Bei, I've had my dissection done too!"

"You're quite efficient. Put this on Uncle Dahai! He's a hero tonight!" Liu Bei instructed again.

"Alright! Uncle Dahai, I'll put it on you!"

After putting on the wolf skin, Fan Dahai finally felt much warmer. Before long, his body stopped shivering, and his complexion became much rosier.

"Xiao Bei, what should we do next?"

Suddenly, Old Tan casually mentioned it out of curiosity.

Liu Bei looked up at the night sky, but it was so dark that the stars were completely obscured, and he couldn't see anything. "It's too dark. Who knows how many wild animals are lurking in the deep forest? Let's all make do here for the night! Ha'er, go get some dry grass and firewood to start a fire!"

"Okay!"

Fan Ha'er hurriedly ran towards the 11 o'clock position.

A few minutes later, he returned carrying a large pile of hay and firewood.

"Dazhuang, Tan Si, Shitou, Mao'er, you guys light the fire together."

"Um."

With the efforts of several people, a fire was quickly lit.

As the fire grew stronger...

The surrounding temperature gradually rose, and everyone could clearly feel it getting warmer and warmer.

"Uncle Tan, you and Uncle Libo go and count the wolves, see how many there are in total. Then gut the wolves and skin them. Remember, be very careful and make sure the wolf skins are preserved as intact as possible."

"Okay, Xiao Bei. Li Bo, and the rest of you, come with me!"

Soon, Old Tan reported, "Xiao Bei, I've counted them. Seventeen wolves died in total. Two of them were skinned."

"Alright. Let's cut it open!"

"Okay!"

Before long, led by Old Tan, Fan Libo and the other hunters began to gut the wolves, and after that, they began to skin them.

It took more than an hour to finish the job.

By then, the night had grown even deeper.

Everyone was hungry.

With Liu Bei's consent, after some minor processing, pieces of wolf meat were laid out around the fire.

When the first piece of wolf meat was cooked, Liu Bei let the two brothers, Fan Dayong and Fan Daqiang, eat it first.

After the two regained some strength,

Liu Bei looked at the two brothers, smiled slightly, and asked, "I heard you brought hunting rifles when you went into the mountains, why didn't I see them?"

Fan Dayong looked ashamed and said, "After encountering the wolf pack, we were terrified and got lost while fleeing... In the end, we had no choice but to hide in a tree. But the wolves still wouldn't leave. We had to outlast them... until you appeared..."

Liu Bei: "..."

As a hunter, being afraid of wolves is one thing, but he even threw away his tools of the trade. What a character!

Liu Bei was speechless. After a moment of silence, he said, "If you're lost, you're lost. At worst, we can go back at dawn and see if we can find you. As long as you two are alive, that's all that matters. Only when you're alive can the village secretaries feel at ease."

"My parents—"

"I was really worried about you two brothers," Liu Bei said. "Please, I must bring you both back. I need to see you alive or dead. Thankfully, you're still alive. They won't have to suffer the pain of parents burying their children."

"But there's one thing I still have to say about you. You're hunters, you know. You're the Party Secretary's sons. You even went hunting with us in the mountains last time, and you've seen black bears, tigers, and white pythons."

"Why are you still so scared when you see a pack of wolves? You sound like you have no experience at all. If we hadn't arrived in time, the village secretary and your mother would have really had to bury their child."

"If you don't learn from this lesson and make no progress, I won't dare take you two brothers hunting in the mountains again."

"Xiao Bei—" Upon hearing this, Old Tan felt that Liu Bei had spoken too harshly and immediately reminded him.

Before Liu Bei could speak, Fan Dayong said, "Uncle Tan, you don't need to remind Brother Bei. He's right! We brothers really embarrassed the village this time. We also embarrassed my parents!"

"We are truly unworthy to be their sons. I accept that!"

"Yes, I... I accept it too!" Fan Daqiang nodded slightly.

"You're willing to admit your mistakes, so there's still hope!" Liu Bei said with great satisfaction. "Remember this: reflect on your actions when you get back. Practice your marksmanship and courage whenever you have free time. If you can't do that, don't come hunting with us in the mountains again!"

"Okay. Brother Bei, don't worry. We brothers will definitely do as you say!"

"Alright. I'll remember that. Don't let me down!" Liu Bei cut off a piece of wolf meat and took a bite. "Hmm. Not bad. Everyone, sit down and eat! Eat your fill and get some rest. We'll be able to travel down the mountain tomorrow!"

"Down the mountain?" Upon hearing this word, Fan Dayong's eyes suddenly lit up. "Brother Bei, speaking of down the mountain, I remembered something!"

"What is it?" Liu Bei looked over.

"I remember when the wolves were chasing my brother and me, we crossed five small hills. Along the way, I vaguely remember seeing a huge wild ginseng in a forest!"

"Ginseng? Very big? How big?" Liu Bei became interested when he heard about wild ginseng.

After selling a Ganoderma lucidum last time, he hadn't encountered any precious Chinese medicinal herbs since. Of course, he was very interested in wild ginseng.

Fan Dayong gestured, "If I remember correctly, it should be this long!!!"