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

Hearing this, all three ex-wives were relieved.

After all, Zhou Minghong's family had been coming to their house to borrow money and things recently, which was extremely annoying.

After this incident, I can finally have some peace and quiet.

Qin Yuchan was in a great mood and pulled Su Wanqing to the kitchen to prepare a meal.

Jiang Xinyue hummed in agreement, then turned and went back into the house to continue keeping accounts.

Construction continued as usual in the afternoon.

Zhao Lei still gave the bike to Wang Dalong and Wang Xiaohu: "The bike has been found, you two can continue riding it, don't get upset about this anymore."

Wang Dalong quickly waved his hand: "Brother Lei, how can you do that? You almost lost it, how could we possibly ride it..."

Zhao Lei tossed the car keys into his hand: "Alright, alright, it's not your fault, stop dawdling. Hurry up and ride the bike back, come back to work tomorrow morning."

Wang Xiaohu tugged at his brother's sleeve, and Wang Dalong took the keys, blushing as he said thank you.

After dinner, Zhao Lei sat in the yard smoking and relaxing.

Suddenly, Aunt Zhou, our neighbor, ran over.

Is Lei Zi home?

"Aunt Zhou, is there anything I can help you with?"

Aunt Zhou handed a handwritten letter to Zhao Lei.

"I met someone from Huangshi Township at the village entrance this afternoon, and they asked me to give this to you."

"Give it to me? Huangshi Township?" Zhao Lei asked, puzzled.

He didn't have much contact with the people of Huangshi Township, so who would write to him?

Aunt Zhou smiled and waved her hand: "I've given you the letter. I have things to do at home, so I'll be going now."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Zhou."

"Oh, we're all neighbors, it's just a small matter."

We bid farewell to Aunt Zhou.

Zhao Lei unfolded the paper and saw several lines of writing on it, the handwriting crooked and messy.

The gist of the story is that wild boars are causing a serious problem in Huangshi Township, ruining several hundred kilograms of grain. Several hunting teams have tried twice but haven't been able to clear them out completely, so they want to ask Zhao Lei for help.

The daily wage was two yuan, and all the game caught belonged to Zhao Lei. He also received ten jin of grain coupons as a subsidy.

The signature is Huang Hongbo.

After reading the letter, Zhao Lei stared at Huang Hongbo's name at the end.

I thought for a long time, but I still couldn't remember who this person was.

Do you know him?

Just then, Qin Bowen finished cleaning up the dishes for his second sister and came out of the house.

Just then, he saw Zhao Lei standing in a daze at the door, so he went closer to take a look and asked, "Hey, brother-in-law? Who wrote you a letter?"

He glanced at it and understood the contents of the letter. Finally, he noticed that the signatory was Huang Hongbo and asked in confusion, "Isn't this Huang Hongbo the hunters from the group we went hunting in Zhujia Village, Sanhe Township last time?"

Zhao Lei suddenly slapped his forehead: "Huh? Oh, it's them! Now I remember."

Zhao Lei remembered.

They had once held a hunting competition at the grain drying ground in Zhujia Village, and their side completely defeated Huang Hongbo and his group.

Logically speaking, the two had a grudge against each other, but unexpectedly Huang Hongbo personally wrote to him, asking for his help.

"Brother-in-law, are you going or not?"

Zhao Lei stubbed out his cigarette: "Go ahead! Why not go if you can make money? Besides, although Huang Hongbo lost the last competition, he humbled himself and wrote a letter to ask for help, which shows he's not the kind of person who's obsessed with saving face."

Qin Bowen immediately perked up: "Then I'll go with you!"

Zhao Lei waved his hand: "Don't rush to make arrangements. I'll go to Sanhe Township tomorrow to check on the situation. Don't make a fuss about it. We'll let everyone know once it's settled."

"What's wrong, brother-in-law? Are you worried they're trying to scam you? If you're worried they're trying to mess with you, then I should definitely go. It'll be better if there's another person there."

Zhao Lei shook his head: "That's not what I meant. I was thinking that Huang Hongbo and his team's hunting skills aren't bad either. The fact that even they had to ask us for help shows that this matter is quite difficult. I need to go and take a good look. If it's not going to work out, there's no need for us to get involved."

Qin Bowen thought about it and realized it made sense: "Alright, brother-in-law, I'll listen to you."

"Okay, Bowen, you should go back and get some rest."

Qin Bowen nodded repeatedly, chatted with Zhao Lei for a few more minutes, and then rode his bike home.

Afterwards, Zhao Lei told his three wives that he planned to go to Huangshi Township the next day.

Upon learning that they were going hunting again, none of the three wives raised any objections this time.

After all, the family's expenses have been so high lately, and they rely entirely on Zhao Lei's hunting income.

They knew Zhao Lei was doing something important, so they all reminded him to be careful.

The next morning, Zhao Lei went to Huangshi Township.

Zhao Lei arrived in Huangshi Township and, after making inquiries from various sources, found Huang Hongbo's home.

Huang Hongbo was chatting with several strong young men in the yard when he saw Zhao Lei and was quite surprised:

"Huh? Zhao Lei?"

"Oh, you're surprised to see me, aren't you?"

Huang Hongbo came to his senses and immediately led Zhao Lei into the courtyard, where he had his wife bring him tea.

"Zhao Lei, I'm really quite surprised you came. Don't take what happened last time to heart; we're always competitive and adventurous when hunting."

Zhao Lei waved his hand: "It's alright, I understand. So let's talk about this matter. Logically speaking, your hunting team's hunting skills aren't bad, you could handle it yourselves, right? Why did you need to call me?"

Huang Hongbo didn't hide anything and explained the situation frankly.

Originally, Huangshi Township was located at the foot of Huangshi Mountain.

Unlike the lush vegetation of Qingfeng Mountain, Huangshi Mountain, as its name suggests, is mostly bare rock with very little vegetation.

The view from Huangshi Township is extremely open, which should make hunting more convenient.

But that's where the problem lies. Whenever they get close to their prey, these alert animals can react quickly from a distance and immediately retreat and run away.

This resulted in Huang Hongbo leading several encirclement and suppression operations, all of which yielded little success.

Deng Shaohua, standing nearby, immediately added, "Brother Zhao Lei, judging from the last competition, you're truly skilled. Although our marksmanship isn't bad, the distance is too great, making it difficult to kill the prey. We're really out of options, which is why we've asked you for help. Do you have any solutions for this situation?"

Without even thinking, Zhao Lei blurted out, "Yes!"

Upon hearing this, all the men in the courtyard perked up.

"Oh? Brother Zhao Lei, you have a solution? Tell me quickly, what should we do?"

Zhao Lei glanced at the people in the courtyard.

There were seven people in total besides him.

He then looked at Huang Hongbo: "Comrade Huang, is everyone in your hunting team here?"

Huang Hongbo nodded: "That's right. Our Huangshi Township is located near Huangshi Mountain, so there are few prey animals and therefore few hunters. Besides, we also have a quarry here, and most of the men work there, so not many people do hunting. There are only seven of us who are pretty good marksmen."

Zhao Lei asked, "What about your militia?"

"Oh dear, those militiamen are all show and no substance. Beyond twenty meters, they're basically unreliable."