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

Qin Bowen couldn't refuse any longer, so he happily accepted it.

On the surface, everything seemed calm, but inside, they were incredibly excited.

In Qin Bowen's family, although his father was the brigade leader, his eldest brother was the militia captain, and his second sister was a primary school teacher in Tuanjie Township.

Such a family would be considered quite prominent in the entire Tuanjie Township.

But this was the first time he had ever held such a huge sum of money—one hundred dollars—in his own hands. How could he not be excited?

Seeing his eager expression, Zhao Lei knew exactly what was going on and patted him on the shoulder:

"Bowen, have you gotten too big for your britches just because you have a little money?"

Qin Bowen chuckled sheepishly, "Hehe, brother-in-law, you have to spend money when you have it, otherwise what's the difference between you and paper? Hmm?"

These words did indeed enlighten Zhao Lei.

In the few days since he came back, he has earned a lot of money for his family, but he hasn't bought anything decent for them.

Jiang Xinyue had over a hundred yuan, and he himself earned 112.58 yuan from selling wild boar meat this time.

Including the more than 80 yuan he got back from Lai Mazi, he had saved up 200 yuan in total.

Zhao Lei looked at the sun.

They had just finished lunch, it was only one or two o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still plenty of time. They probably wouldn't be going up the mountain to hunt again today.

Zhao Lei's eyes darted around, and he strode forward with Qin Bowen in his arms:

"Come on, Bowen, let's go to town and spend some money today."

Qin Bowen had this intention all along.

Young people, with a large sum of money in their hands, how could they possibly hold back?

Hearing his brother-in-law say that, he was overjoyed and laughed heartily:

"Hehehe, okay brother-in-law, let's go, let's go to town now. If we don't delay, we can still make it in time for dinner."

"Then let's go."

Zhao Lei anticipated buying a lot of things, so he arranged for his brother-in-law to each carry a basket on his back, and the two of them hurried towards the town.

The township is not too far from the Heping Production Brigade, but it is definitely not close either.

The winding mountain road is nearly twenty kilometers long.

In the 21st century, with cars and motorcycles, it would only take about ten minutes by car.

But in this day and age, transportation is basically by walking, and communication is basically by shouting.

The roads were all muddy mountain roads.

Even if the two young men walked quickly, it would still take them about an hour to reach the town.

However, this was a minor issue for Zhao Lei.

After all, these past few days of hunting in the mountains, each day involved walking for more than an hour along mountain paths.

On the contrary, there is a main road to town, which makes the journey much easier.

So the two brothers chatted and laughed all the way to town.

Perhaps because he had money in his pocket and was in a good mood, he managed to get to town in just one hour.

"Bowen, let's begin our big shopping spree!"

Zhao Lei cheered excitedly, and the two brothers, carrying baskets on their backs, headed towards the shops in town to make purchases.

However, on the other side, inside the Qin family courtyard.

After Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen left, no one brought up the topic of remarriage again.

Jiang Xinyue was taking care of the child this morning, but Qin Yuchan didn't have class this afternoon, so she came back to take over for her.

Therefore, Jiang Xinyue went to the breeding farm to earn work points again.

That's life; there's never a moment of rest.

They're either taking care of the kids or on their way to earn work points.

If Zhao Lei hadn't come back, the three women and their three children would have been struggling to make ends meet.

The work points I earned were barely enough to support my family.

As for buying new clothes and daily necessities, we're a bit strapped for cash.

After Jiang Xinyue left, Qin Yuchan and her sister-in-law washed the dishes in the kitchen.

Chen Xiumei walked in and asked:

"Yu Chan, I overheard you saying during dinner that you don't want to remarry Zhao Lei, is that right?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuchan paused in her movements.

He then went back to work and casually replied:

"Oh, Mother, don't worry about our affairs."

Chen Xiumei was exasperated: "You, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you're just as stubborn as your father!"

You're only twenty-six years old. You have a long future ahead of you. You can't keep putting it off like this.

I think Zhao Lei isn't as unreliable as he used to be.

I originally planned to use this opportunity to sound him out, but your good-for-nothing brother ruined everything.

Qin Yuchan wasn't stupid; she could tell that her parents had deliberately called Zhao Lei and Jiang Xinyue over today to discuss remarriage.

But she was also filled with mixed feelings and couldn't make up her mind.

If you say you hate Zhao Lei, why don't you go home yourself, yet you insist on staying at Zhao's house?

She said she wanted to remarry him, but seeing Zhao Lei's unreliable behavior, she was both angry and annoyed.

Qin Yuchan couldn't figure out what she really wanted either.

Seeing that her daughter didn't respond, Chen Xiumei gave up and snorted coldly.

"Hmph, forget it, we won't interfere in your young people's affairs."

"Whether you remarry or not, I will consider Yu Pei, Yu Yuan, and Yu Feng as our own children."

Hearing this, Qin Yuchan breathed a sigh of relief.

Although her mother didn't mention her two younger sisters, Jiang Xinyue and Su Wanqing, her acceptance of the children was undoubtedly for the sake of their family.

A thought also popped into Qin Yuchan's mind.

Zhao Sanshi, Zhao Sanshi, tell me, did you commit some terrible sin in your past life, or did you do something incredibly good, to meet us three sisters...?

Meanwhile, Jiang Xinyue returned to work at the breeding farm.

I was somewhat distracted while processing the pig feed today.

She had been suppressing her longing for her family, but this dinner at Qin Yuchan's parents' home stirred up her longing for her relatives again.

Her family situation is very special.

She was forced to separate from her parents and brother. She was sent to the Heping Production Brigade in Tuanjie Township for labor reform, while her parents and brother were in a production team in another town.

Before we knew it, four years had passed since we last met, and we hadn't even received a letter for more than half a year.

I wonder how they are doing.

Three years ago, after Jiang Xinyue and Zhao Lei divorced, in order not to worry her parents, Jiang Xinyue did not even tell them that she had divorced Zhao Lei.

Jiang Xinyue has never blamed her father. She has long accepted the reality that her family background has caused her to suffer.

At least from the moment she decided to marry Zhao Lei, she had already abandoned her identity as a capitalist's daughter.

"Dad, Mom, brother, how are you?"

As Jiang Xinyue thought about it, tears welled up in her eyes.

With a hissing sound, a sharp pain shot through my fingertip.

hiss……

In a daze, the sharp kitchen knife cut my finger.

She quickly put her finger in her mouth and sucked it to stop the bleeding.

For the rest of the afternoon, Jiang Xinyue was in a daze and absent-minded the whole time.

She had a vague feeling that something was about to happen...

Sure enough, around five o'clock in the afternoon, the mailman delivered a letter to her from home, which was filled with information about her family's recent situation.

The very first sentence of the letter struck Jiang Xinyue like a thunderbolt, leaving her completely stunned...