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

It's all my fault! It's all my fault!

I shouldn't have let you go in the first place!

Jiang Xinyue was blaming herself, and Qin Yuchan in the courtyard was also frightened and somewhat at a loss.

Although her attitude towards Zhao Lei was hot and cold on weekdays, it was always accompanied by lecturing and disdain, and she even told Zhao Lei to get out several times.

But when the time actually came, she was more anxious than anyone else.

"Peipei, what happened to your dad? Why was he pulled back? Where is he?"

Su Wanqing was also pale.

She was also worried that Zhao Lei might get injured while hunting wild boars.

She had treated several groups of hunters injured by wild boars in her clinic and had witnessed such horrific conditions, so she was deeply worried.

But when you think about how Zhao Lei can even hunt bears, you can't help but think the best of things.

But at this moment, Peipei actually said that Zhao Lei had been brought back in an oxcart. What's going on?

Is the person dying?

still?

Su Wanqing simply dared not think any further.

Just as the three women were in a panic and in a state of chaos, Wang Zongbao's figure peeked in through the courtyard gate.

When Wang Zongbao heard Zhao Yupei shout that from outside the courtyard, his heart skipped a beat.

The slight drowsiness from the alcohol wore off, and fearing his sisters-in-law might misunderstand, he rushed in to explain:

"Oh, Peipei, don't say that! Your dad just drank too much, he's fine, he's fine..."

Qin Yuchan looked up and saw that the person who came to the door was Wang Zongbao.

After a moment of suspicion, upon hearing his words, she dropped the loofah she was using to scrub the pot and rushed towards the door.

Su Wanqing quickly stood up and questioned Wang Zongbao, "Zongbao, did you bring Sanshi back?"

Wang Zongbao nodded repeatedly, then awkwardly explained, "Oh, sisters-in-law, don't listen to the kid's nonsense. Brother Lei just drank too much. And Brother Dashan and Bowen, the three of them were also drunk, so they were brought back in my oxcart. Look, I've safely delivered them home to you."

Unexpectedly, the child spoke recklessly here, which greatly alarmed the three women.

The three women rushed to the courtyard gate and saw Zhao Lei fast asleep on the oxcart, even snoring softly.

The three women all breathed a sigh of relief, their hearts finally at ease.

Qin Yuchan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her anxiety instantly turning to anger. She kicked Zhao Lei in the leg: "You rascal, still sleeping!"

Zhao Lei was startled awake and sat up abruptly.

Still half-asleep, I looked around and asked, "Huh? Where am I?"

Su Wanqing stepped forward and examined his arms, hands, and head thoroughly: "Oh, he's fine, he just drank too much and gave me a fright."

Seeing his ex-wives, Zhao Lei rubbed his forehead and said, "Oh, I'm home... Zongbao, Zongbao, why didn't you call me?"

Wang Zongbao stepped forward, his face bitter: "Brother Lei, I've been calling you for ages, but you still haven't woken up. I was thinking of having a few of the wives help you inside so you could go back to sleep."

Zhao Lei propped himself up and jumped off the cart.

Fortunately, Jiang Xinyue caught him when he stumbled, preventing him from falling.

Then, Zhao Lei forced himself to stay awake and said to Wang Zongbao, "Thank you for your hard work, Zongbao. Next, I'll trouble you to take Dashan and Bowen home. Be careful on your own journey. We'll talk again tomorrow when I'm sober."

"Okay, Brother Lei, I'll take them home right away. You should get some rest."

Wang Zongbao then made a point of saying goodbye to his sisters-in-law: "Sisters-in-law, it's getting late. I've safely delivered the person, so I'll be leaving now."

Supported by Su Wanqing and Jiang Xinyue, Zhao Lei waved to him and said, "Zongbao, come to my house for dinner tomorrow, you hear me?"

"Okay, Brother Lei, let's talk about it when you're sober."

After seeing Wang Zongbao off, the three women helped Zhao Lei home.

Qin Yuchan continued to berate Zhao Lei from behind: "You rascal, weren't you supposed to be going to Qingshuigou? What happened to you guys? Why are you out fooling around? And you're all so drunk? Why don't you just drink yourself to death out there?"

Zhao Lei didn't care about her at all. He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a handful of money after a while.

"Xinyue! Xinyue! Where are you? Money... I have enough money."

The three women were stunned when they saw such a large sum of money.

The women looked at each other, all seeing disbelief in each other's eyes.

Zhao Lei was holding a large wad of colorful banknotes, including several ten-yuan notes.

Needless to say, the stack of money in his hand must be worth at least a thousand yuan!

Qin Yuchan exclaimed, "Zhao Lei, where have you been? You guys didn't go rob the credit union, did you?"

Su Wanqing handed Zhao Lei to Jiang Xinyue, gave her a wink, and then quickly went to the kitchen to get a bowl of cold water, which she then brought over to feed Zhao Lei.

The cool, refreshing feeling after drinking the water helped Zhao Lei regain his senses.

He shook his head, rubbed his eyes, and stuffed a wad of money directly into Jiang Xinyue's hand.

"Xinyue, here's a little over a thousand yuan. I've spent a bit and can't quite count it. Take out five hundred yuan and send it to your mother to redeem Jiang Chengfeng. Use the extra two hundred yuan to improve your mother-in-law's life. As for the rest... we'll talk about it tomorrow when I wake up."

Jiang Xinyue took the money in disbelief and asked anxiously, "Sanshi, what exactly did you do? How did you make so much money in just one day?"

Qin Yuchan, who was standing to the side, was completely confused.

What, five hundred yuan?

Who was redeemed?

She stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Lei: "Zhao Lei, explain yourself! What exactly did you do? You didn't drag my brother and younger brother along to rob the credit union, did you?"

It's no wonder Qin Yuchan would overthink things.

Although Jiang Xinyue told her that Zhao Lei was going to Qingshuigou to hunt some wild boars in the next couple of days, and that he had even brought his older brother and younger brother along, she was already somewhat skeptical about the matter.

As a result, only a day and a night had passed, and Zhao Lei had brought back so much money, more than a thousand yuan!

As a primary school teacher in Tuanjie Township, she only earns a little over twenty yuan a month.

Zhao Lei can go out for a day and casually pull out her salary, which is equivalent to seven or eight years' worth of her wages!

How could she not suspect that Zhao Lei, along with her brothers, were doing something illegal or disorderly?

Zhao Lei was still a bit dazed. Annoyed by the questions, he blurted out, "Hey, Qin Yuchan, can't you trust your man just this once? Didn't I already tell you all this?"

I went hunting wild boars in Qingshuigou with my brother-in-law, my brother-in-law's younger brother, and Zongbao. We hunted over a thousand catties of wild boar meat last night, and it took us all day to sell it all. This money is all hard-earned. If you don't believe me, ask Brother Dashan, or Bowen, or even Wang Zongbao..."

They hunted over a thousand catties of wild boar meat in one night?

Qin Yuchan was even more incredulous; this was simply a fantasy!

The last time Zhao Lei and Bowen managed to hunt a wild boar weighing over 300 jin, they were already considered lucky by their ancestors.

This time, he said he beat over a thousand pounds in one night, but who would believe that?