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

hum!

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the words "building a new house".

"What? Building a new house?"

"Build a house?"

"Sanshi, this is a major decision for the family. Building a new house isn't something that can be done in a short time, and the expenses are huge! Have you thought it through?"

Qin Yuchan advised, "Sanshi, you have indeed made a lot of money recently, but building a house will cost a fortune. We have three children to raise. Peipei will be starting primary school in the fall, and Yuanyuan and Xiaoshitou's daily expenses are also increasing. Although this thousand-plus yuan is a lot, it's simply not enough to build a house."

Su Wanqing looked at the surrounding mud walls and said, "Brother Sanshi, I think this old house is still habitable. There's no need to force ourselves to build a new one, is there?"

Zhao Lei also took the opportunity to look around his own house.

This mud-brick and tile house was an ancestral property left to him by his father.

The Zhao family has been in power for three generations!

My grandfather's generation only built two tiled houses. His father added another one and built an extra wood-burning stove room.

All told, the house is about fifty years old, making it quite an antique.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the roof beams were black and rotten, and drafts were leaking through the gaps in the tiles.

It's drizzling again today, and there are several puddles on the floor of the main room.

The surrounding earthen walls are covered with cobwebs, and are densely covered with mottled marks left by farm tools over the decades.

The old-fashioned square table and long wooden benches in the room were worn smooth and shiny, and they creaked when you sat on them.

Zhao Lei remembers that this table only had its legs replaced twice, and it's older than him.

The cracks in the table were filled with grime, a dark, filthy place hiding a lot of dirt.

Ever since he traveled back in time, he had long disliked this dilapidated old house.

Now that I have more money, I naturally want to renovate and rebuild.

More importantly, with three ex-wives and three children living in the house, and only three bedrooms in total, the children have to squeeze in to sleep next to their two mothers, which is really inconvenient.

After much thought, Zhao Lei decided to build a new house and provide the children with a few separate rooms.

The master bedroom will be built spacious enough to accommodate a 2.4-meter-wide bed, perfect for the three ex-wives to sleep together...

hey-hey......

Thinking of this, Zhao Lei pointed to the puddles on the ground: "Look, it's raining heavily outside and drizzling inside. How can we live here?"

"You've all suffered so much with me, now it's time to enjoy life. Don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it. The house repair is settled!"

"By the way, the three of you each have your own room, so I have nowhere to stay. Every night you guys pass me around like a football, aren't you?"

"What nonsense! It's clearly you who's always thinking about taking advantage of me today and taking advantage of Sister Xinyue tomorrow, and you're acting innocent after getting the benefits!" Qin Yuchan retorted indignantly.

"Our whole family can't go on like this forever. I've thought it all out: in the new house, I'll build a big master bedroom and a super big bed so the three of us can sleep together!"

Upon hearing this, all three ex-wives glared at Zhao Lei and exclaimed in unison, "You wish!"

Zhao Lei muttered, "So you're allowed to be beautiful, but I can't have beautiful dreams?"

His nonsensical remarks actually caused everyone to burst into laughter, which immediately eased the atmosphere considerably.

Finally, since Zhao Lei has already made his final judgment, everyone should just let things take their course.

The family discussed it and each offered their own ideas.

For example, how much should it be repaired?

What furniture needs to be made?

What consumables are needed, etc.?

Qin Yuchan offered her connections: "If you need to haul red bricks, you have to go to the red brick kiln of the Taiyang Production Team. If you need timber, you can contact Wang Shoushan."

Upon hearing Wang Shoushan's name, Zhao Lei asked in confusion, "Huh? Why does that name sound so familiar?"

Qin Yuchan explained, "Last time you killed a bear, didn't it harm a child? That child was Wang Shoushan's youngest daughter."

Zhao Lei suddenly realized, "So, I did them a favor?"

"That's right, that's why I told you to go find Brother Shoushan. He'll at least help you out out of gratitude. Last time you hunted a bear, my brother found the child's body. Brother Shoushan even came to my school and brought me a basket of eggs."

Su Wanqing said, "So that's how that basket of eggs came about."

Qin Yuchan provided relevant contacts and resources, while Jiang Xinyue was responsible for calculating the expenses.

Su Wanqing also offered suggestions, and the family enjoyed a harmonious time together.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

After lunch, the rain gradually subsided.

Jiang Xinyue hurriedly ran to find the postman to write a letter and send money.

When Su Wanqing heard Zhao Lei say that he was going to treat his hunting brothers to dinner at home that night, she went out to buy groceries.

Zhao Lei was at home taking care of the child with Qin Yuchan when someone knocked on the gate outside the courtyard.

When Zhao Lei opened it, he was surprised to find it contained the old hunter Qin Changlin.

Qin Changlin greeted him with a cheerful smile: "Hey, Lei Zi, are you home?"

"Oh right, Uncle Changlin, what's the matter?"

"Hey Lei Zi, um... is your place convenient? Uncle, come in and have a seat."

Zhao Lei didn't know what Qin Changlin wanted to do, but considering he was an elder, he still invited him into his home: "Come in and sit down, Uncle Changlin."

After Qin Changlin sat down, he looked around and asked, "Lei Zi, I heard that last night you took Qin Dashan, Qin Bowen, and Wang Zongbao to Qingshuigou to hunt wild boars and made a lot of money."

Qin Yuchan, who was with the child nearby, suddenly became alert.

She assumed that Zhao Lei and his group had been reported for selling wild boar meat.

Zhao Lei remained calm in response to Qin Changlin's question: "Yes, Uncle Changlin, where did you hear that from?"

Qin Changlin chuckled: "Hey, Lei Zi, you don't know yet? It's all over the place this morning. Every hunter in our Tuanjie Township knows you pulled off a big heist."

Zhao Lei was very puzzled: "It spread so quickly? Who said that?"

"Who else could it be? It's Zhao Chenghu from Qingshuigou. Their militia is saying everywhere that you made a lot of money and slaughtered several thousand kilograms of meat... Is that true?"

"Uncle Changlin, can we trust what Zhao Chenghu says? Where would he get thousands of kilograms of meat? Even a slaughterhouse doesn't have that much meat!"

Qin Changlin smoked his pipe and nodded repeatedly: "I think so too, but I asked my Xiaocui, and she said you guys have indeed earned quite a bit."

"We did earn some hard-earned money, so our efforts weren't in vain. So, Uncle Changlin, what's the reason you came to see me?"

"Lei Zi, let's be frank, I'm quite the hunter... Do you need any more men?"

"You young people are all strong and vigorous, but when it comes to hunting, an old guy like me has more experience. They say an elder in the family is a treasure, you see..."