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

Based on the prices he previously sold his hunted animals, earning 6000 yuan would have been a very good profit.

Unexpectedly, it was more than two thousand higher.

Huang Hongbo and Deng Shaohua seemed quite satisfied with the rich expressions on Zhao Lei's face.

Wang Zongbao, laughing, chimed in, "Haha, Brother Lei, isn't it a bit unbelievable?"

"Yeah, what happened? How come so many were sold?"

Wang Zongbao then explained in detail.

It turns out they were hunting in Huangshi Mountain and caught a total of more than 4,500 catties of game, which took three horse-drawn carts to pull.

Previously, the game that Zhao Lei hunted was supplied to the supply and marketing cooperative, and the average price was around one yuan, with fluctuations of only two or three mao.

At this price, it can only be sold for less than five thousand yuan.

However, through his second uncle's connections, Deng Shaohua managed to wholesale the goods on the black market in the county town.

Wild boar meat sold for about 1.5 yuan, while other animals like roe deer and wild goats were more valuable, with the highest price reaching 2.3 yuan.

In addition, there are a few wild wolves, which are relatively rare wild game and are priced quite high.

Another source of income comes from the animal hides plucked from the prey. Pigskin is generally not worth much, but wild goat hides, wolf pelts, and roe deer furs fetch good prices.

All in all, it took them two days to sell all their goods in the county town, earning a total profit of 8300 yuan.

After listening, Zhao Lei suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but give the group a thumbs up: "Not bad, Shaohua, I didn't expect you to have this kind of approach."

Deng Shaohua, the chubby boy, scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, Brother Lei, I didn't actually put in much effort. It was mainly thanks to my second uncle."

"Oh...so you're saying your second uncle is really resourceful, having so many connections in the county town."

"Brother Lei, you actually know my second uncle. On the way, he learned that you participated in the hunt and made significant contributions. He kept praising you, saying that you are a very good person and worth befriending."

Zhao Lei frowned, somewhat suspiciously: "Oh? I know him?"

Zhao Lei thought about it and realized that he had never met anyone so capable.

If we were to talk about his most powerful network of connections, it would probably be Deputy Factory Director Li, with whom he had a business deal once.

Deng Shaohua said, "Hehe, my second uncle is Deng Changhai, who does cement business in the black market of Qingfeng Town."

Upon hearing Deng Changhai's name, Zhao Lei immediately understood.

He slapped his forehead and laughed, "Oh, I know, it's Brother Deng! Right, right, Shaohua, your surname is Deng, and your second uncle's surname is also Deng. He even has connections with the county town. I really didn't think of that."

Deng Shaohua said with a smile, "That's right, Brother Lei, my second uncle is Deng Changhai. He also asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that your landmark building in Qingfeng Town is almost finished, right? Remember to invite him when you hold your housewarming banquet."

"Haha, Brother Deng still remembers this? Alright, alright, my house is almost finished. I'll definitely pay him a visit later to invite him and thank him for helping us solve the shipping problem."

Wang Zongbao suddenly chimed in, "Brother Lei, Shaohua and I have pretty much covered this route. From now on, if those bosses say they need a lot of wild game, we should contact them as soon as possible and deliver it to them. This time, we were delayed by more than a day, so the meat wasn't as fresh, and they even lowered the price for us. Otherwise, we could have sold it for even more."

"Oh, is that so? That's good."

Huang Hongbo counted out three large ten-yuan bills from a stack of banknotes, put them aside, and then pushed the bundled stacks of money toward Zhao Lei.

"Brother Zhao Lei, as we agreed before, this 300 yuan will be used to pay for the village's help with the moving and transportation. We'll split the remaining 8000 yuan 50/50!"

Zhao Lei frowned and said, "Splitting it in half? There were 11 of us participating in the hunt that day, 5 from our Tuanjie Township and 6 from your Huangshi Township. Aren't you at a disadvantage, Brother Huang?"

Huang Hongbo was quite frank: "Hey, Brother Zhao Lei, please don't say that. If we're talking about merit, you should get more. In the end, I've benefited from following you."

Zhao Lei was well aware of the situation.

Because he and Qin Changlin had put in a lot of effort during the hunt at Huangshi Mountain that day.

Of the prey hunted by both hunting teams, Zhao Lei and his group of five captured two-thirds of it.

Based on Zhao Lei's previous temperament, he would definitely distribute rewards according to work done.

However, he originally thought he would only earn around 6000 yuan, but he didn't expect to sell it for 8300 yuan, which far exceeded his expectations.

Deng Shaohua's connections played a huge role in generating this extra money.

At the same time, he sent Wang Zongbao to the county town with Deng Shaohua, where Wang Zongbao also found the way and mastered this channel, which was the most important thing.

Agreeing to split the profits 50/50 is actually not a loss for him, and he also does the hunting team in Huangshi Township a favor.

If they catch more prey in the future and use this channel to sell it for a high price, Huang Hongbo and his group can't say anything about it.

It was precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Lei made the concession.

Huang Hongbo was surprised that Zhao Lei agreed so readily, and couldn't help but feel great respect for Zhao Lei.

Having hunted for so long, he has met many people who can work together when it comes to labor, but often cause huge conflicts when it comes to distributing the spoils.

Especially with such a generous reward of 8000 yuan, if it were any of the hunting teams I'd encountered before, we would have already fallen out and argued fiercely.

But Zhao Lei's vision was clearly extraordinary, which impressed both Huang Hongbo and Deng Shaohua.

Zhao Lei noticed their hesitation, as if they were somewhat embarrassed.

So he simply placed the stacks of banknotes on the table directly in front of him.

"Alright, Brother Huang, our cooperation is settled then, a 50/50 split. As for how each of us distributes our 4000 yuan to our respective teams, that's up to each of us."

Huang Hongbo slammed his hand on the table and said loudly, "Good, Brother Zhao Lei, you're straightforward and honest. I've made a good friend of yours. When are you having your housewarming party? Remember to have someone let me know, I'd like to come and have a drink too."

"Alright, Brother Huang, Brother Shaohua, you're very welcome. I reckon it won't be long."

After the money was divided, Huang Hongbo told Deng Shaohua to put the remaining money in his bag.

He picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp: "Alright, Brother Zhao Lei, my brothers at home are waiting for me to divide the profits, so we'll head back now. Let's keep in touch often."

"No problem, Brother Huang, then take care."

Zhao Lei and Wang Zongbao escorted the two to the door and watched them leave.

After the two had walked away, Wang Zongbao turned around and said, "Brother Lei, I've taken care of everything you asked me to do."