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

Zhao Lei gestured for Qin Bowen to sit down: "Don't rush, tell me slowly what happened? Why are you so jumpy?"

Qin Bowen: "Brother-in-law, I heard from Dad last night that a large area of ​​crops in the Qingshuigou production brigade next door has been ravaged by a herd of wild boars!"

Zhao Lei raised an eyebrow: "What? Say it again, a herd of wild boars? A whole herd? Explain to me in detail what exactly happened."

Qin Bowen then explained the whole story in detail: "Brother-in-law, my father suspects that this matter is related to that bear from last time. The bear has been active in our Heping Production Brigade for a long time, and its scent has driven all the local wild boars to the Qingshuigou Production Brigade on the other side."

The Qingshuigou production team had many experimental crop fields, and large areas of crops were completely destroyed and trampled by this group of wild boars.

Zhao Lei pondered for a moment and felt that this made sense.

The terrain of Qingshuigou Production Brigade and Heping Production Brigade is completely different. The latter is located in a basin, with large areas of flat and open fields, as well as mountain streams and rivers, and abundant water resources.

Therefore, there are very few hunters in the Qingshuigou production team, and most villagers focus on farming and fishing.

Wild boars ran to this place as if they had found a safe haven, and ate the crops all over the place at will.

The flat terrain made it easy for them to move around, and with few natural enemies to hinder them, they quickly multiplied into a large population.

Seeing his brother-in-law deep in thought, Qin Bowen quickly reminded him, "Brother-in-law, we need to act quickly! This news hasn't spread yet. Once other hunters find out, they'll start competing with us for the prey."

Zhao Lei agreed with Qin Bowen; the number of wild game was limited, and every kill reduced the available population.

The area of ​​Tuanjie Township is only so big, so such a big event can spread throughout the entire township in less than half a day.

Zhao Lei immediately stood up, his eyes resolute, and said, "Alright, let's go and have a go. But the two of us alone can't handle such a large herd of wild boars. It would be best to form a hunting team, at least three people, and at most five."

Qin Bowen scratched his head: "We need to find more people? Brother-in-law, if we find more people, won't that take away our profits?"

Zhao Lei rolled his eyes at him, looking at him with a disappointed expression: "Have you forgotten last time? The two of us hunted a wild boar weighing two or three hundred pounds, and it took us a lot of effort to carry it down the mountain."

If we're lucky enough to hunt four or five, or even seven or eight wild boars this time, are we really going to have to carry them back and forth every single trip?

Qin Bowen nodded: "Yes, brother-in-law, you're right."

Zhao Lei continued, "Furthermore, hunting a herd of wild boars and ambushing a single wild boar are two completely different things."

Once the gunshots startle the herd, the wild boars will charge wildly in all directions. Even large predators like bears, tigers, and leopards will be seriously injured if they are hit by an adult wild boar.

For safety's sake, we should prepare several hunting rifles and find a few skilled helpers to go with us.

Qin Bowen knew absolutely nothing about hunting.

Previously, driven only by youthful passion and a desire to make money, he had never considered these dangers.

After Zhao Lei's explanation, he suddenly realized what was going on, and his eyes showed even more admiration and respect for Zhao Lei.

Qin Bowen suggested, "Brother-in-law, why don't we call my eldest brother along, and pick one or two reliable brothers from the militia?"

Zhao Lei thought for a moment and nodded in agreement: "That works too. Qin Dashan doesn't have much hunting experience, but he's strong and a real laborer. He can lend a hand."

Having devised a plan, the two brothers immediately began packing their equipment.

Yesterday, the two went to town to buy household supplies, gifts and food for their families, and also purchased a lot of hunting equipment.

Besides the flashlight used last night, Zhao Lei also bought a leather waist bag, thick leather boots, a raincoat, and so on, which cost him a lot of money.

Zhao Lei had already planned to accumulate his first sum of money by hunting.

When reform and opening up come around, we'll seize the opportunity to move out of the mountain village with my wife and children, live in a spacious house, and enjoy a prosperous and happy life!

In no time, the two were ready.

Zhao Lei found Jiang Xinyue, who was taking care of the child, and gave her some instructions: "I need to go to Qingshuigou Production Team. I'll be staying for at least two or three days."

Jiang Xinyue looked up with worry and asked, "Sanshi, are you going to be gone for so long? What are you going there to do?"

"Of course we're going hunting in the mountains. Don't worry, this time it's not just me and Bowen, we'll be bringing a few helpers. By the time I get back, the matter of Chengfeng's compensation will be completely resolved!!"

Jiang Xinyue nodded emphatically, helped him pack his belongings, and repeatedly urged, "Sanshi, your safe return is the most important thing. Our whole family is waiting for you at home..."

After saying that, Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen turned and left.

On the way to his father-in-law's house, Qin Bowen praised Zhao Lei repeatedly, looking on with envy: "Brother-in-law, can you teach me how you did it?"

Zhao Lei: "What did you do?"

Qin Bowen grinned and said, "Hey brother-in-law, you're not as good-looking as me, but I'm more educated and my family is better off than yours."

"How did you manage to marry three wives, each one a top beauty in the surrounding villages? Just now, Sister Xinyue was so gentle and considerate towards you, her eyes full of concern... I was truly envious!"

Zhao Lei looked disgusted and snorted coldly, "Hmph, you have the nerve to say you're handsome? Don't you have any self-awareness about what you look like?"

Qin Bowen touched his thick eyebrows and big eyes and laughed, "Brother-in-law, I'm really not as good as you. I'll be content if I can marry two of you in the future!"

"To be honest, Granny Zhang next door is even planning to marry her granddaughter Tingting to me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei flew into a rage: "What? She told you? She clearly said she was going to introduce her granddaughter to me!"

Qin Bowen was also taken aback: "What? Brother-in-law, this Granny Zhang is going too far! She's trying to profit from both sides!"

The two brothers chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at their father-in-law's house...

When I got home, I found that my father-in-law, Qin Mancang, was not home this morning.

I guess he's out leading a team to work in the fields, and his brother-in-law, Qin Dashan, is nowhere to be seen either.

After Qin Bowen finished packing his equipment, he could only find out Qin Dashan's whereabouts from his family.

After finding Qin Dashan and explaining their plan to go hunting together at the Qingshuigou Production Brigade, Qin Dashan was immediately attracted by the generous rewards of the hunt.

Yesterday, his family received over 100 jin (50 kg) of wild boar meat, which gave him a real taste of success, and he was itching to have some left.

He had just kept his composure and hadn't taken the initiative to go to Zhao Lei.

Now that his younger brother has brought Zhao Lei to invite him over, he readily agrees.

Immediately afterwards, the three brothers set off together, led by Qin Dashan, to find another suitable person.

This man was a young man in his early twenties, nicknamed Gou Dan, whose real name was Wang Zongbao...