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

Zhao Lei smiled slightly and patted Wang Zongbao on the shoulder: "Okay, you've memorized the locations of all the merchants who receive the goods, right?"

"I've got it, Brother Lei. And I also went to ask a horse farm; I'm planning to buy a horse-drawn carriage."

Zhao Lei was quite surprised and somewhat delighted by Wang Zongbao's decision: "Oh? Zongbao, you want to buy a carriage? What do you mean?"

"Hey, Brother Lei, we're all brothers, so I'll be frank with you. I think the oxcart is too slow and not suitable for traveling such a long distance to the county town."

I want to buy a horse-drawn cart so we can transport our goods to the county town to sell ourselves. After calculating the expenses, it's actually very worthwhile; we'll earn much more than selling to the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Hey, kid, you've finally figured it out! Your brain's getting sharper and sharper."

"Hehe... Brother Lei taught me so well. Brother Lei, what do you think of my idea?"

"Sure, no problem, I support you. If you buy the carriage, you'll earn extra money from shipping. If you don't want to take the risk, I can pay for the carriage, but then I'll have to cover the shipping costs!"

Wang Zongbao immediately said somewhat anxiously, "Oh, Brother Lei, that's not what I meant. We're brothers, why would we need to pay for transportation? I can afford to buy a carriage myself. I was just thinking about making things easier for us in the future."

Zhao Lei chuckled and told Wang Zongbao to go to the construction site and call Qin Dashan, Qin Changlin, and Qin Bowen to the old house.

"Zongbao, go and call them over, it's time to split the money."

Upon hearing about the money distribution, Wang Zongbao's fatigue from the past few days vanished instantly.

He immediately skipped and hopped off to call the three of them.

Qin Xiaocui hadn't seen Wang Zongbao for several days and wanted to spend some time with him.

But with his father right next to him, he could only sheepishly turn back and not follow.

Before long, Zhao Lei's five-man hunting team gathered in the main room of the old house.

Zhao Lei got straight to the point, laying out all 4000 yuan in plain sight.

"Here, this is all the money we got from this hunting trip in the mountains, a total of 4000 yuan!"

Upon hearing this, the group's eyes widened, and they stared intently at the banknotes on the table.

"4000 yuan? That much?"

Everyone was clearly shocked.

Previously, everyone privately estimated that the total cost of the goods was about six or seven thousand, and if split in half, it would amount to at most 3000.

Furthermore, this sale was entirely thanks to Huang Hongbo and his team's efforts. If the other party takes a cut, our family will only receive two or three thousand at most.

I never expected it to be a whopping 4000 yuan.

Wang Zongbao gave everyone a general account of the entire process of going to the county town to ship the goods.

When everyone heard that the game had sold for a total of 8300 yuan, they were once again greatly shocked.

The same thought popped into everyone's mind at the same time.

From now on, we should send as much prey as possible to the county town; it's a real money-maker!

The average price when sold to the village or town supply and marketing cooperatives is only about one yuan, but it can sell for as much as two yuan and three jiao in the county town, more than doubling in price. Who could remain calm about that?

Zhao Lei had already planned it out and announced the profit-sharing plan to everyone.

"There are no outsiders here, so I'll be frank with everyone: how should we divide this 4000 yuan...?"

Qin Bowen immediately responded, "Brother-in-law, I have no objections. I'll do whatever you say."

Wang Zongbao nodded: "Brother Lei, you are our backbone. I will follow your arrangements."

Qin Changlin nodded in agreement: "That's right, Leizi. Every time we make big money, it's always because you led the way. You can divide it however you want, I won't complain at all."

Qin Dashan chimed in, "That's right, Lei Zi, feel free to share your thoughts."

Seeing that everyone trusted him, Zhao Lei stopped hiding his intentions and spoke up.

"Alright, since everyone trusts me so much, I certainly won't treat anyone unfairly!"

"This 4000 yuan was earned by the five of us together. First, each of us will receive a minimum of 500 yuan as a reward for our hard work. Regardless of who put in more effort or less effort, who hunted less or better, everyone will be guaranteed at least 500 yuan. This step will take away 2,500 yuan."

"What do you think about using the remaining 1,500 yuan to reward those who have performed exceptionally well?"

After listening, everyone felt it was very fair.

As long as you go into the mountains with us, you can get at least 500 yuan as a base salary, regardless of your marksmanship. Everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhao Lei continued, "Bowen performed the worst among us at Huangshi Mountain this time, and he only got 600 yuan."

As he spoke, Zhao Lei counted out six ten-yuan bills and pushed them in front of Qin Bowen.

Qin Bowen didn't refuse at all, grabbed the banknotes, and smiled happily: "Hehe, brother-in-law, you're quite considerate of me. Actually, I only caught two or three prey that night."

Then, Zhao Lei counted out another 700 yuan and handed it to Qin Dashan: "Brother Dashan, this is yours."

Qin Dashan had no objection and carefully put the money into his pocket.

Then, Zhao Lei took out another 600 yuan and handed it to Wang Zongbao: "Zongbao, this 600 yuan is yours."

Wang Zongbao knew that his marksmanship and physical strength that day were on par with Qin Bowen's, and he had no complaints about it.

Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Lei pulled out another hundred yuan and stuffed it into his hand: "This 100 yuan is extra pay for your hard work, a special reward for following Shao Hua to the county to connect with sales channels. It's a total of 700 yuan!"

Wang Zongbao thought to himself, "Brother Lei really does see everything and won't mistreat those who run errands."

He immediately and happily stuffed all the money into his pocket.

Finally, Zhao Lei counted out 800 yuan and handed it to Qin Changlin.

Qin Changlin's hands trembled slightly when he saw so much money.

"Lei Zi, isn't this too much? I think I'm just like Da Shan, getting 700 yuan is already pretty good."

It's not that Qin Changlin is being modest; he just feels embarrassed to accept so much money.

He used to hunt, and he could hardly earn even 100 yuan.

He had gone into the mountains with Zhao Lei and the others several times, and each time he would receive two or three hundred yuan. This time, he received 800 yuan, which made him feel extremely flattered.

Moreover, he felt that although he and Qin Dashan had caught more prey than Qin Bowen that day, they hadn't made the biggest contribution, so he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Zhao Lei insisted on putting the money in his hand, saying, "Uncle Changlin, don't be so polite. This is just a distribution based on work done."

"Whether it's hunting prey or defending against wolf attacks, your experience and skills as a veteran hunter are top-notch. You absolutely deserve this money, so take it."

"Well... okay, Lei Zi, thank you."

"Don't mention thank you, you deserve this. Uncle Changlin, please keep it safe. Your children will need money for college entrance exams in the future."

Qin Changlin looked around at the people around him, and seeing that everyone was convinced, he folded the 800 yuan again and again and carefully put it into his pocket.