Snow Hunting, 1983: From Hunter to the Richest Man in the Northeast

The moment he opens his eyes, Cao Deyou, a sixty-year-old fur-trading tycoon from Northeast China, is back in the Greater Khingan Mountains in 1983. He died in his previous life because of a woman, and now he's reborn as an eighteen-year-old penniless hunter. Looking at the drafty thatched hut, his hot-tempered father, and his gaunt little sisters, he grips his rifle and swears: this time, he'll make something of himself! With the “Mountain-Hunting Method,” “Tracking Techniques,” and “Pelt-Chasing Skills,” Cao Deyou draws on decades of hunting experience from his previous life to begin an astonishing comeback. A one-eared old wolf, a black bear king, a sable pack: every hunt is a struggle with death. The village widow casts him flirtatious glances, the commune director's daughter has a secret crush on him, and even the village chief's beloved daughter clings to him, wanting to learn to hunt. But Cao Deyou knows better than anyone: making money matters more than women. From hunting alone to building a hunting team, from bartering to opening up supply channels in the county, Cao Deyou applies modern business thinking to traditional hunting skills. While the other hunters are still fighting tooth and nail over a single fox pelt, he's already setting his sights much farther afield... This book vividly recreates the survival wisdom of Northeast China's hunters in the 1980s, blending thrilling hunts with heartwarming family stories. Here, you'll learn the most authentic secrets of mountain hunting, experience the purest spirit of the hunter, and witness how one man uses a rifle and his wits to rise from rags to riches!