Reborn in the 1980s: Nine Stunning Beauties Get Pregnant Before Marriage

On his way back, Chen Yongqiang thought to himself, "Hunting wild boars is still the fastest way to make money."

"If I process and sell these few wild boars today, I can earn two or three hundred yuan."

"The cost of cement needed for building the house will be almost covered after this trip."

After walking along a mountain path, Chen Yongqiang arrived at a bush where a trap had been set up.

Upon inspection, the trap had not caught any prey.

"The time to set the traps was still too short; we'll have to come back earlier tomorrow to inspect them."

Before leaving, Chen Yongqiang grabbed a handful of plump corn kernels from his spatial storage and scattered them around the trap to increase the probability of catching the prey.

He then checked several more of the traps that had been set up, but the first few were empty.

They finally found it when they checked the fifth location, a snare trap beside a forest path.

A grayish-white hare was caught in a snare and was struggling in vain.

Chen Yongqiang stepped forward, untied the still-kneeling wild rabbit, and weighed it in his hand: "It's probably only about three pounds. There's not much to eat in winter, and wild rabbits are usually quite thin."

"Let's keep it in the space for a few days to fatten it up. When we take it to the county town, we can sell it for a good price."

After resetting the trap, Chen Yongqiang continued walking back down the mountain path.

He hadn't gone far when, near another snare trap close to the stream, he found a hazel grouse caught in it.

"Finally caught a live hazel grouse." Chen Yongqiang carefully untied it and put it into his spatial storage.

Near the edge of a pine forest at the foot of the mountain, a trap he had set worked.

A 20-pound deer was struggling in terror with its front legs caught in a tether.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky; I even caught a roe deer." Chen Yongqiang quickly stepped forward and subdued the struggling roe deer.

As the noose was being removed, Sirius curiously approached and sniffed the animal, which had a distinctive scent.

The roe deer is a small, agile deer species. Neither males nor females have antlers. Male roe deer have well-developed canines that protrude from their lips, forming short tusks.

Because of its extremely tender, delicious, and slightly gamey meat, it is considered a top-grade wild game and is highly sought after.

Their fur can also be used, and because they are timid and difficult to catch, live animals have a certain scarcity value in the market.

"This roe deer, if taken to the county, could fetch at least two hundred yuan," Chen Yongqiang estimated, then carefully put the roe deer into his spatial storage.

Although we didn't manage to hunt a snow leopard or complete the system mission today, it was still a fruitful first trip into the mountains after the Lunar New Year.

As darkness fell, Chen Yongqiang quickened his pace and, with Tianlang in tow, hurried toward the village at the foot of the mountain.

Back in Shimen Village, we had just reached the vicinity of Ding Wanru's courtyard.

Chen Yongqiang saw her standing at the gate of her own yard, looking somewhat anxious and uneasy, glancing towards the foot of the mountain from time to time.

Once she could see Chen Yongqiang clearly, she visibly relaxed, a relieved smile appearing on her face, and quickly walked over to him.

"Brother Yongqiang, you're back!"

Chen Yongqiang responded and took a pheasant from his waist. "I caught two pheasants. You can take this one back and stew it."

Ding Wanru instinctively wanted to refuse, but then she suddenly remembered something, changed her mind, and blushed slightly: "Then come to my house for dinner tonight!"

"I'll go home first and come back later." Chen Yongqiang understood the unspoken meaning in Ding Wanru's words.

Ding Wanru took the pheasant, then remembered something and lowered her voice to say, "By the way, Yongqiang, He Jun woke up today. When I went to change his dressing, I heard him say, in fits and starts, that something bit his thing... and it was incredibly fast."

Chen Yongqiang already knew from the task given by the mountain god that it was a snow leopard that bit He Jun, so he didn't ask any more questions: "I understand."

Back in his own yard, Chen Yongqiang saw Qin Shan in the distance using a thick wooden stick to pry the mud off the tractor tires.

Qin Shan didn't rest today; he drove a tractor to plow several acres of land.

"Uncle Qinshan, is the new plowshare working well?" Chen Yongqiang called out as he walked.

Qin Shan looked up and saw Chen Yongqiang return. A smile spread across his face, and he shouted back, "It works! It works so well! It plows deep and fast! Several villagers saw it today and came to ask me about it, asking me to help them plow their fields tomorrow!"

"And there's more good news! I stopped by today to check on the water tank we had repaired before the Lunar New Year, and it's already full of water!"

"That's great! I was worried about not having enough water to irrigate the land in the spring, now I can finally relax!"

Chen Yongqiang knew perfectly well that it was spring water he had diverted from the spring, which had slowly filled up.

"I already said, once the pool is repaired, there will naturally be water."

Hearing the voices, Qin Liping ran out of the kitchen: "Brother Yongqiang, what game did you hunt in the mountains today?"

"I shot a pheasant," Chen Yongqiang said, taking another pheasant off his waist.

"Isn't your marksmanship supposed to be pretty accurate? How come you only managed to hit one?" Qin Liping asked, somewhat puzzled, as she took the pheasant.

"It's cold, and the animals in the mountains all hide away, making them hard to find," Chen Yongqiang casually explained.

He couldn't very well say that most of the prey was kept in the space.

Because they lived nearby, the Qin sisters often came over to watch TV and would also help with some housework, which greatly reduced the burden on the pregnant Lin Xiulian.

Of course, Chen Yongqiang treated them well, providing them with good food, so he didn't mistreat them.

Chen Yongqiang washed his hands and prepared to eat, casually mentioning, "Today's main goal is to set a trap. Restaurants in the county town are willing to pay more for live wild game."

"You're a professional hunter, you get what you pay for," Qin Shan chimed in with a smile.

During the meal, Qin Shan brought up the strange story that was causing a stir in the village: "Yongqiang, have you heard? Do you know what kind of wild animal bit He Jun and made those marks?"

Chen Yongqiang took a bite of his steamed bun before slowly replying, "I guess it might be a snow leopard."

"Snow leopard? What does it look like? I've never seen one before," Qin Liping, who was watching TV, interjected.

Chen Yongqiang gave a brief introduction: "It's about the size of a calf. Its fur is grayish-white with many black spots. It mainly lives in the high mountains and is rarely seen. It's very alert and runs fast."

After dinner, Chen Yongqiang made an excuse to say to Lin Xiulian, "I'm going to the village chief's house for a visit. I need him to remind the villagers to avoid going down the mountain at night, as it's not safe."

"Then come back soon," Lin Xiulian replied, sitting and watching TV.

Chen Yongqiang responded and went out the door.

He first went to Yang Dahai's house, told him about the snow leopard possibly coming down the mountain and reminded the villagers not to go to the foot of the mountain at night, and left after sitting for less than ten minutes.

After leaving the village chief's house, Chen Yongqiang did not go home immediately. Instead, he turned and headed towards Ding Wanru's house.