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

Thinking of this, Wang Cuilan took out her handkerchief, leaned close to Zhao Lei, and handed it to him.

"Brother Zhao Lei, you're amazing! If it weren't for you, I would have almost been injured by that crazy goat."

"Hey, wipe your sweat! It's so hot, you don't want to get heatstroke."

Zhao Lei didn't think that much about it.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Wang Zhongbao's third sister, she familiarly took the handkerchief and wiped her sweat.

The villagers showered Zhao Lei and his two companions with praise once again.

"Lei Zi, your marksmanship is amazing! Both shots hit that beast's vitals."

"Yes, Zhao Lei, I didn't expect you to be such a good hunter now."

"Brother Lei, no wonder you can make so much money by hunting and fishing. Your skills are truly amazing."

Zhao Lei waved his hand repeatedly to interrupt, saying, "Oh, it's not as amazing as everyone says. I was just lucky."

"Well then, since these two goats have been eating our collective grain, they should contribute to our collective good. Tonight, we'll treat everyone to a meat dish, a real treat!"

Upon hearing this, the old, young, women and children at the Dashiba grain drying ground all cheered.

"Great! That's wonderful! We'll have wild game tonight!"

"Hehe, thanks to you, Zhao Lei, even this old lady can eat wild game now."

"Yes, it's been so long since our family has had any meat."

Zhao Lei waved to Qin Bowen: "Bowen, come on, let's carry these two goats to the commune canteen."

"Okay, brother-in-law."

Qin Changlin ran over and asked, "Lei Zi, these goats are startled now, and they probably won't reappear anytime soon. Do we still need to stay here and guard them?"

Zhao Lei thought for a moment and said to Chang Lin, "If you're willing, you can stay here and watch. What if those beasts come back? Bowen and I will carry the goats to the canteen to deal with them first."

"Alright, Lei Zi."

After saying that, Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen each carried a goat weighing seventy or eighty pounds and walked towards the commune compound.

Along the way, many villagers working in the fields stared wide-eyed when they saw Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen each carrying a goat on their shoulders.

People called out to them from a distance.

"Lei Zi, what are you guys carrying?"

"Oh, two wild goats, we'll have some meat for everyone tonight."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"Really? Lei Zi, you're really capable!"

"Yes, Zhao Lei, I just heard several gunshots coming from the direction of Dashiba. Were you hunting again?"

Qin Bowen chimed in first, "Hehe, that's right, it was my brother-in-law and Uncle Changlin who did it."

The villagers joked, "Bowen, you're living the high life with your brother-in-law, you're practically his lackey!"

Qin Bowen wasn't ashamed at all; on the contrary, he was proud: "Hey, what's wrong? Most people wouldn't even be able to be my brother-in-law's lackey."

These words immediately made the young men burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, Qin Bowen, you really have a thick skin!"

"Only those with thick skin can eat their fill! I've already bought a pair of 28-inch bicycles, who else has bought any?"

Qin Bowen's words made the young men blush.

He turned around and buried himself in cutting rice.

Zhao Lei was walking behind when Qin Bowen, who had stopped to chat in front of him, blocked his way.

He snapped irritably, "Bowen, is it too light for you to carry one sheep? How about I give you mine too?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Bowen immediately stopped his smugness: "Hey, no, no, brother-in-law, I was wrong."

The two headed toward the commune canteen again.

Along the way, more villagers saw the wild goats they had hunted and learned that they would have game to eat that night. Everyone worked with renewed vigor and had even more strength when threshing rice.

Upon arriving at the commune canteen, many women had already begun cooking and preparing meals in large pots.

Qin Yulan suddenly saw Zhao Lei approaching and asked in surprise, "Hey? Sanshi, what brings you here?"

Just then, Jiang Xinyue, who was tending the fire nearby, immediately noticed the wild goat they were carrying on their shoulders: "Brother Sanshi, where did this goat come from?"

With two thuds, Qin Bowen and Zhao Lei tossed two wild goats in front of the women who were cooking over a fire.

"Look, this is the beast that stole our grain at Dashi Dam. We just beat it up, and we'll treat it to a good meal for everyone tonight!"

The women's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Those carrying firewood, washing vegetables, and tending the fire all gathered around to see this rare item.

Wild goats mostly live in the mountains. Although they occasionally wander into farmland to eat, many people are seeing them for the first time.

When they saw it, they were all very curious.

"Wow! Brother Lei, I just heard a gunshot. Oh, it was you hunting!"

Su Wanqing squatted down and touched the two goats on the ground: "Brother Sanshi, each of these must weigh about 80 or 90 pounds, right?"

Qin Bowen spoke first: "Hehe, Sister-in-law Wanqing, you didn't see it just now. There were four shots in total. My shot missed and that beast got away. My brother-in-law's shot hit the lead sheep, it must weigh at least a hundred pounds."

Uncle Changlin first shot the goat through the belly, and the goat went berserk, running wildly around the stone dam, almost hitting people. Luckily, my brother-in-law reacted quickly and fired another shot to subdue it.

The group of women were stunned.

They were all engrossed, as if the image of Zhao Lei hunting earlier was already vivid in their minds.

Zhao Lei was overjoyed by the praise, so happy he was practically snotting from his nose.

Qin Yuchan said irritably, "Sanshi, I told you to harvest rice, why did you go hunting? If we don't meet our family's work quota, are you expecting the three of us women to do the work?"

"Oh, Yu Chan, this is the brigade leader's idea. Otherwise, I would still be in the field harvesting rice right now."

Qin Bowen quickly chimed in to explain, "Second sister, don't misunderstand your husband. It was Dad who discovered that there were goats on this big stone dam eating our harvest. In just a short while this afternoon, they destroyed dozens of kilograms of grain that were drying. If it weren't for your husband's intervention, we don't know how much our collective would have lost!"

"Huh? Really? So, does that mean we should all thank San Shi?"

Zhao Lei didn't have time to argue with her and immediately said, "Come on, come on, these two goats are yours to manage, ladies. How you eat them and how you prepare them is entirely up to you."

Qin Yulan, the deputy director of the Women's Federation, stepped out from the crowd, her face filled with disbelief: "Lei Zi, you mean, the two goats you killed belong to the collective?"

Zhao Lei nodded: "That's right, Sister Lan, what else can we do? Its belly is full of food from our collective, so it has to contribute to the collective of the people."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yulan burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Lei Zi, I didn't expect you to be so enlightened. Alright, alright, then thanks to you, our Peace Brigade will cook goat meat for everyone tonight."