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

Su Wanqing: "If it's not your blood, then whose blood is it? If you're really injured, just tell me honestly, don't try to tough it out."

Qin Yuchan was both angry and anxious. She raised her hand and gently punched Zhao Lei: "You rascal! You're still being stubborn even now?"

"Did Lai Mazi and his gang still refuse to give up after taking the money this morning, and even had someone beat you up? Just tell the truth, and I'll go back to my parents' house right now and get my brother to deal with them!"

The two women, one on each side, bombarded Zhao Lei with questions, making his head buzz and causing waves of dizziness from exhaustion to surge up.

Before Zhao Lei could explain further, Jiang Xinyue slowly spoke up: "This isn't his blood, it's pig's blood!"

Qin Yuchan and Su Wanqing were stunned: "Pig's blood? Where did you get pig's blood?"

The two followed Jiang Xinyue's gaze and looked into the courtyard.

Jiang Xinyue pointed to the half-eaten piece of meat on the ground: "Look, this is it! It doesn't look like a domestic pig, it should be a wild boar, but why is there only half left?"

The two were so preoccupied with Zhao Lei's safety that they completely ignored the prey in the yard.

Jiang Xinyue struggled to drag the pork, then turned and called out, "Sister Yuchan, come and help me carry it into the main room."

Qin Yuchan instructed Su Wanqing to look after Zhao Lei, and then she and Jiang Xinyue worked together to carry half a wild boar meat into the house.

The light from the kerosene lamp illuminated the entire piece of meat, and Jiang Xinyue was now completely certain that it was wild boar meat.

In the darkness of the night, she touched the rough, hard fur and had a guess in her mind. Now that she could see it clearly, she had no doubts whatsoever.

On the other side, Su Wanqing helped Zhao Lei sit down at the table and handed him a glass of warm water.

Zhao Lei tilted his head back and drank it down, then let out a long breath.

Having finally regained some strength, he smiled smugly and said, "How about that? Aren't you men amazing? This is a wild boar weighing a full 300 pounds!"

As for the remaining half, Bowen and I simply couldn't lift it, so we had to divide it on the spot. I had him carry the other half back to his father-in-law's house.

Qin Yuchan stared at the more than 100-pound wild boar meat in front of her, her face full of disbelief.

Such fresh meat was something we only saw during the production team's annual New Year's feast in previous years.

As a result, Zhao Lei actually hunted a 300-pound wild boar all by himself, and even sent half of it to his parents' home. This huge harvest shocked her!

Su Wanqing turned around and went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of warm water. She returned to the main room and carefully wiped the bloodstains off Zhao Lei's face and hands.

While wiping, he kept asking, "Tell me, you went hunting, but why did you come home so late, and covered in blood? Let me take a good look, are you hurt anywhere?"

Zhao Lei looked at Su Wanqing, who was taking meticulous care of him with great concern, and felt a surge of joy in his heart.

He secretly sighed, thinking that his third wife had always been gentle and considerate. She didn't care about the hundred-odd pounds of wild boar meat at all, and only cared about his safety.

Wanqing still cares about me!

Su Wanqing was a village doctor, and she examined the injury with exceptional care and professionalism.

After carefully examining Zhao Lei, they confirmed that there were no external injuries, only that his face was deathly pale.

It must have been from carrying heavy loads on a long journey, leaving him exhausted.

Su Wanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, casually patted the damp cloth onto Zhao Lei's face, and snorted coldly:

"Hmph, you stinky man! I thought you'd gotten into some kind of trouble on the mountain, coming back covered in blood. Anyone would be shocked to see that!"

Zhao Lei picked up a handkerchief and wiped his face, grinning as he said, "I'm doing all this for the family, aren't I? The children are growing, so as their father, I naturally have to find ways to give them extra nutrition."

Jiang Xinyue chided, "That makes sense, but there's always a limit to how much you can go about things. Look at the time, it's probably nine or ten o'clock already. Have you ever seen a man who doesn't come home this late?"

Faced with his three ex-wives taking turns criticizing him, Zhao Lei was not angry at all, but rather quite pleased!

There's an old saying that goes, "Spare the rod and spoil the child; if you don't hit or scold, things will go wrong!"

Zhao Lei immediately nodded happily and admitted his mistake: "Yes, yes, you are all right. It's all my fault. I will never do it again."

There was a real reason for today's trouble. Bowen and I spent four or five hours just moving this big wild boar, and it was getting dark, so we had no choice.

If you leave your prey in the mountains and come back tomorrow, there probably won't even be any bones left.

But don't worry, we didn't encounter any danger the whole way. Don't you know what I'm capable of?

My marksmanship is excellent. If you don't believe me, ask Wanqing. Back then, I hit a small stone with my first shot…”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinyue rolled her eyes at Zhao Lei.

Even at a time like this, he still has the mind to make crude jokes.

However, seeing that Zhao Lei still had the energy to joke and laugh, the three women were completely relieved.

A look of joy spontaneously appeared in their eyes, and everyone's gaze fell on the half-portion of wild boar meat weighing over 100 pounds.

In an era of scarcity, a whole half-portion of fresh meat was a rare and precious commodity.

Even though the father-in-law, who was the brigade leader, had two strong laborers in his family, they could only afford to eat meat once or twice a month at most, which was considered a well-off family in the entire Heping Production Team.

This half-portion of wild boar meat is enough to feed a family for a whole year!

Qin Yuchan squatted down and poked the wild boar meat with her hand. The meat was firm and fresh, and it was obviously top-quality meat.

"Sanshi, wild boars are ferocious. If you get charged at, you'll lose half your life. You're incredibly brave to provoke a wild boar by yourself!"

Su Wanqing quickly chimed in, "Yes, Sanshi, it would be great if we could just hunt some pheasants and rabbits in the future... We were lucky to catch a wild boar this time."

However, wild boars are still too dangerous. I have seen many elderly hunters who have been injured or maimed by wild boars while practicing medicine at my clinic.

Even experienced hunters are wary of wild boars; an adult wild boar can be just as dangerous as a black bear...

Zhao Lei said smugly, "I've personally hunted black bears, so a wild boar is no match for me."

Jiang Xinyue pointed to the wild boar meat on the ground: "Sister Yuchan, let's find something to put it in."

"No need, he's already packed it!" After saying that, Qin Yuchan turned to look at Zhao Lei.

Seeing Zhao Lei's smug look, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

It was already late at night, and the group had their own tasks to complete the next day.

At Qin Yuchan's suggestion, the three women worked together to move half a wild boar meat into the kitchen for temporary storage, planning to carefully cut and process it the next day.

After tidying everything up, the family went to bed.

When Zhao Lei went to sleep at night, he realized that his three ex-wives seemed to have planned it in advance!

Qin Yuchan and Jiang Xinyue shared a room, while Su Wanqing slept with her three children... They even vacated the westernmost room for him!

"It was intentional, absolutely intentional!"

"Three wives, and you're making me sleep in an empty room tonight???"

Zhao Lei lay down on the bed alone, inhaling the unique fragrance of Jiang Xinyue's body lingering in the bedding, feeling an unbearable loneliness...

What's going on?

What exactly did they talk about before I came back?