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

After saying that, Zhao Lei glared at Qin Yuchan, then turned around and went to his room to find some clothes to take a shower.

Qin Yuchan blushed, her chest heaving, and she pouted at Zhao Lei, remaining silent.

Because she knew she had misunderstood Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei's sweaty and smelly appearance would have driven away even a vixen.

"Looks like San Shi really did go hunting? But why hasn't he come home for a whole day and night?"

Jiang Xinyue, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the usually assertive Qin Yuchan get the short end of the stick.

"Sister Yuchan, Sanshi hasn't come back yet. He must be delayed by something else, right? Don't worry, just ask him after he takes a shower, okay?"

"Alright."

Jiang Xinyue leaned closer and said with a mischievous grin, "Hehe, Sister Yuchan, I've noticed that you're quite tolerant of Sanshi these days."

Qin Yuchan looked at Jiang Xinyue in confusion, wondering what she was talking about: "What do you mean, Xinyue?"

"Oh dear, Sister Yuchan, if Sanshi had dared to talk to you like that before, you would have kicked him away long ago. Just now, Sanshi ordered you to wash his clothes, and you were so obedient that you didn't even argue back."

Qin Yuchan blushed slightly: "Oh dear, Sister Xinyue, times have changed. I did wrong him just now. Why would I yell at him or hit him if I wasn't in the right?"

Jiang Xinyue found it amusing and thought to herself, "Before, you were always right, whether you were right or wrong, but now you're trying to reason with Brother Sanshi."

Qin Yuchan suddenly realized what was happening, picked up the smelly clothes Zhao Lei had just thrown on the ground, and threw them at him: "Xinyue, are you mocking me? Here, you wash these smelly clothes."

Jiang Xinyue dodged directly: "I'm not washing it. He told you to wash it, but I washed it because Brother Sanshi doesn't even wear it."

"You brat, I think you've been asking for a beating these past few days."

The two ex-wives teased each other, their laughter ringing out like silver bells.

Zhao Lei happened to be wearing only his underwear and carrying a bucket of water into the yard.

Seeing his two beautiful ex-wives bickering made him feel secretly pleased.

In his memory, his three ex-wives hadn't shown any girlish mentality for a long time.

Perhaps their predecessors were not humane, which forced them to become independent and self-reliant, weighed down by the burdens of life.

But now, everything is getting better.

Zhao Lei smiled as he took a cold shower and watched them playfully bicker.

Qin Yuchan and Jiang Xinyue also noticed that Zhao Lei was taking a cold shower in the yard wearing only his underwear, and their cheeks immediately turned red.

Qin Yuchan shouted, "Sanshi, what are you doing?"

Zhao Lei lathered the soap with bubbles: "Washing your hair? Taking a shower?"

"No, what are you doing in the yard? It's still broad daylight, and there are so many workers doing chores inside!"

Jiang Xinyue also complained repeatedly, "Sanshi, can't you pay attention to your image?"

Zhao Lei didn't care about any of that. He took a shower in the kitchen, which was dark and stuffy. It was much more comfortable to take a cold shower in the yard. His hands never stopped moving.

"Oh, what's the big deal? Da Long and Xiao Hu are both men, so what if they saw it?"

Jiang Xinyue complained, "Oh dear, Xiao Cui is also at the construction site. What will happen when she comes back to fetch water and sees us?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei immediately covered his crotch with both hands: "Ah? Xiao Cui is here too? Then you two go and hold the door for me, I'll be done washing in a bit."

Jiang Xinyue muttered, "I really can't do anything with you. You're a father of three, and you still act like a child."

As he spoke, his body moved obediently, and he had already walked to the door and stood guard for him.

Qin Yuchan rolled her eyes at Zhao Lei, then picked up the smelly clothes from the ground and went to wash them.

Life seemed to have returned to its peaceful and joyful state.

Zhao Lei didn't travel far for the next few days because his new house was almost finished being built, and he had to keep an eye on it.

When the mortar ran out, they would go get more; when they ran out of bricks, they would go move more bricks. They were busy running back and forth on the construction site, carrying shovels of mud.

When Zhang Sangong saw him come back to work, he joked, "Lei Zi, you've been stuck at the construction site these past two days. I thought you were so engrossed in hunting that you weren't going to take care of the house anymore."

Zhao Lei wiped his sweat: "How can I not care? This is my own house. I'll go out and earn money after the roof is finished."

Three days later, Wang Zongbao, along with Huang Hongbo and Deng Shaohua, arrived at Zhao Lei's house.

Zhao Lei was very happy to see Zong Bao return.

"Zongbao, you're finally back! Your Xiaocui has been asking me every day for the past few days where you've been. I'm so tired of hearing it."

Wang Zongbao's complexion had noticeably darkened a shade after just a few days, and his face had lost some of its childishness, appearing more weathered, indicating that these past few days had not been easy for him.

Hearing Lei mention his fiancée, Zong Bao's weariness vanished considerably: "Hehe, Lei, I've really seen a lot this time. It's my first time visiting a county town."

Huang Hongbo and Deng Shaohua also came up to greet them:

"Brother Zhao Lei."

"Brother Lei."

"Brother Huang, Shao Hua, thank you for your hard work. Come, come, have a seat inside."

Huang Hongbo glanced at Zhao Lei's nearly completed new house and said enviously, "Brother Zhao Lei, your two-story red brick building is really impressive! I think it'll be finished soon, right?"

As Zhao Lei poured them tea, he said with a smile, "It'll be about time, it'll only take a few days."

"As expected of Brother Zhao Lei, you're really capable. This must be the first two-story red brick house for civilian use in our Qingfeng Town, right?"

"Hey, someone has to take the lead. If I start building it first, others will be motivated to follow suit and live in red brick houses too."

"Yes, yes, Brother Zhao Lei, you're right. I hadn't even thought about building a house, but when I saw your house today, wow, it's really impressive! I'm so envious of living in a house like this! I'm even thinking about building a red brick house myself."

"That's great! It's spacious and bright, and most importantly, it's sturdy and durable. It should be fine to live here for several decades, saving us the trouble of repairing the house and fixing the tiles all the time."

As Zhao Lei explained the advantages of red brick houses, Huang Hongbo and Deng Shaohua were genuinely tempted.

Then Huang Hongbo changed the subject, saying, "Brother Zhao Lei, look, what's this?"

As he spoke, Huang Hongbo gave Deng Shaohua a wink.

Deng Shaohua took out stacks of cash from the cloth bag he was carrying and placed them on the table.

Even though Zhao Lei had made a lot of money before, his eyes still lit up when he saw these stacks of banknotes.

He gasped in surprise, "Brother Huang, is this the payment for the goods?"

Huang Hongbo patted the money on the table and said proudly, "That's right, a total of 8300 yuan."

hiss......

This far exceeded Zhao Lei's estimate.

Although they hadn't systematically weighed the goods they ordered last time, they estimated it to be three or four thousand kilograms...