Gu Hanping paced back and forth several times, completely bewildered.

He never expected that Gu Yunyang would suddenly give him such advice.

Gu Yunyang certainly doesn't lack food.

He grows enough sweet potatoes for himself to eat.

With the addition of work points, he could get enough food, even if it was all fine grains.

Although the brigade's rules stipulated that it was impossible to distribute special grains to everyone.

With his monthly income, plus the grain coupons distributed by the police station and the agricultural machinery factory, Gu Yunyang could eat his fill at the state-run restaurant.

His suggestion was entirely for his own benefit.

If Gu Hanping hadn't known that Gu Yunyang was his own nephew, he would have suspected that the person who gave him this advice was trying to set him up.

First, they encouraged him to go and explore the wilderness, and then they came to arrest him.

“You know.”

Gu Hanping turned to Gu Yunyang and said, "If we get caught, that would be terrible."

As soon as he said that, Gu Yunyang knew that he was interested.

Gu Yunyang chuckled and said, "It's really nothing. Clearing land in the mountains, finding a secluded place where nobody knows about it—who would go to the mountains for no reason? You'd never find it. Besides, even if you did, so what?"

"What?"

"Go ahead," Gu Yunyang chuckled. "That piece of land that's been cleared out doesn't have our names on it. As long as we're not caught red-handed, even if we are, it's not a big deal."

Gu Hanping nodded, then shook his head and said, "It's different. If you walk at night too often, you're bound to run into... you know."

He originally wanted to say ghosts, but considering that superstitions were not allowed to be spread at this time, he changed the word.

Anyway, everyone understands what I mean.

Gu Yunyang then told Gu Hanping something that surprised him: "Does the brigade leader think that no one else in the brigade is clearing land on the mountain?"

"What?"

Gu Hanping was utterly astonished: "Our brigade has people reclaiming land in the mountains?"

Gu Yunyang nodded and looked at Heizi and Heimei running into the yard, saying, "As the brigade leader knows, my Heizi and Heimei often go hunting in the mountains."

Seemingly having overheard Gu Yunyang mention them, Hei Zi walked in carrying a rabbit in his mouth.

Gu Hanping took a look and thought, "Good heavens, it's rare for our family to eat meat."

Do these two, a black man and a black woman, often go hunting in the mountains?

Hei Zi brought back a rabbit, and Hei Mei followed closely behind with a pheasant in her mouth.

Goodness, goodness.

Gu Hanping remarked twice, "Your family certainly doesn't lack meat dishes at all."

The brigade stipulated that whoever was capable of hunting small wild animals such as pheasants and rabbits could keep them.

No need to hand it in.

Only large game such as wild deer and wild boar belong to the public and must be handed over.

Gu Yunyang took the rabbit and pheasant and put them in the kitchen, planning to eat them later.

These wild game taste best when eaten fresh.

Meanwhile, Gu Hanping was surprised to find that Hei Zi and Hei Mei had been given malted milk powder. The sweet aroma of it surprised him: "You're feeding them malted milk powder?"

Gu Hanping was truly astonished; his family didn't even have access to nutritional supplements that people could afford.

Gu Yunyang actually fed it to the dog.

Gu Yunyang laughed and said, "Heizi and Heimei catch prey for me every day, and that's not all. It's normal for me to give them some nutrition every day, isn't it?"

Not just malted milk powder, but also milk and yogurt, and even seafood, pork ribs and meat, are things that Heizi and Heimei often eat.

Gu Yunyang doesn't lack these things.

Gu Hanping was speechless and had no words to say.