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

"Hey Zhao Lei, you lied to us saying you were going hunting... but you went to see Wanqing instead!"

Zhao Lei found Qin Yuchan's sarcastic remarks amusing.

"Yu Chan, just say what you want to say. Why are you being so sarcastic?"

"Oh, so now you think people are being sarcastic? You didn't always have this attitude."

"Hmm...that's true. Who told me I'm old and faded, not as young as Wanqing."

Su Wanqing looked embarrassed and stepped forward to take Qin Yuchan's hand: "Oh dear, Sister Yuchan, what are you saying? I was temporarily transferred to Qingshuigou today, and then Sanshi and I came back on the way."

Qin Yuchan asked with a hint of disbelief, "Really?"

"How could it be fake? So many things happened today. Let's cook, and I'll tell you all about it."

"Wanqing, if Zhao Lei bullies you, you must tell your sister. We sisters are of one mind; you can't believe what that scoundrel says."

"I don't have a sister."

Jiang Xinyue, who was in the kitchen, also heard the laughter and chatter in the courtyard and interjected, "What's all the fuss about?"

Su Wanqing pulled Qin Yuchan toward the kitchen.

The three women busied themselves cooking.

They say three women make a drama, and when these three ex-wives got together, the kitchen soon echoed with their silvery laughter.

Suddenly, Zhao Lei seemed somewhat superfluous.

He paced around the house several times, finding nothing to do, and suddenly asked, "Hey? Where are my three precious children?"

Qin Yuchan's voice came from the kitchen: "You father, you only just remembered now? They're all at Granny Zhang's house, having a great time and not wanting to come back."

Zhao Lei shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to go pick up the child himself.

When we arrived at Grandma Zhang's house, we found three children playing happily there.

Grandma Zhang was happy to have children around and not only didn't mind, she really liked them.

Zhao Lei chatted with Granny Zhang for a while until Jiang Xinyue called for dinner, then he took the child and Granny Zhang home together for dinner.

After dinner, in those days, there was no television, let alone internet, and mobile phones were a distant dream in the countryside.

What can you do without electricity?

You need to find something you love to do...

Zhao Lei didn't exert much effort hunting today; he didn't know how to release all his energy.

First, they went to Jiang Xinyue's room.

"Xinyue?"

"Hey, stop making noise, the children need to sleep."

Zhao Lei could only sheepishly crawl back into Su Wanqing's room.

When they looked around, the room was empty.

He tried calling out softly a few times, "Wanqing, Wanqing, little sister."

The blanket was also cold.

Zhao Lei could only look helplessly at the room where Qin Yuchan was in the east wing.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard the two sisters chattering inside, with laughter coming from time to time.

Zhao Lei's heart sank.

Finished!

I can't do the things I love anymore!

Tonight I'll be alone in my room again.

No!

I need to build this big house as soon as possible. My child is already so big, why is he still sleeping with his mother?

They should be given their own rooms.

the next day.

It started raining heavily again in the Peace Brigade, and no one went out.

Zhao Lei could only busy himself again inside the house collecting rainwater.

He suddenly understood everyone's obsession with building houses.

This absolutely has to be fixed!

Outside, water is being poured into large basins; inside, water is being poured into large basins.

When will this ever end?

Moreover, when the rain gets a little heavier, it makes a crackling sound on the rubble, making it impossible for people to sleep even after going back to bed.

Just as Zhao Lei was getting restless, two figures wearing straw hats and raincoats appeared at the courtyard gate.

Zhao Lei took a closer look.

Hey?

Who else could it be but Qin Bowen and Wang Zongbao?

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!"

The two braved the heavy rain and rushed to the eaves, appearing very excited.

Zhao Lei pressed, "Why did you all come in such heavy rain? Is something urgent?"

"Brother-in-law, it's been raining for a whole day and night since last night. Zongbao and I went for a walk and found that the Qingshui River has risen, and there are a lot of big fish swimming around."

Zhao Lei understood immediately.

Oh, so these two lads came to ask me to go fishing.

Perfect timing, he's got nothing better to do.

All three ex-wives were at home; some were doing laundry, some were writing lesson plans, and some were taking care of the children, leaving him, a grown man, seemingly with nothing to do.

Hearing about fishing immediately got him excited.

In his previous life, when he was young, he liked to catch fish when the water was high, and he usually had a good catch.

But as times changed, that excitement of the countryside gradually faded, and he never experienced that kind of life again.

Seeing his brother-in-law and Wang Zongbao so excited, he got excited too.

"Okay, wait for me, I'll go find a raincoat and cloak."

Zhao Lei searched the house up and down for a long time, but couldn't find his old set of antiques passed down from his father.

So he called out loudly, "Yu Chan, where are my raincoat and cloak?"

Qin Yuchan replied from inside the kitchen, "You still want to go out in this heavy rain?"

"Oh, never mind that, where's the thing? Just give it to me."

"Seriously, I'm your wife, not your mother!"

Despite saying that, Qin Yuchan still obediently found him a straw hat and a raincoat.

When he saw his younger brother and Zongbao arrive, he exchanged a few pleasantries and reminded them to be careful.

Qin Bowen readily agreed, "Sister, don't worry, brother-in-law and I will catch more fish, we'll have sauerkraut fish today."

Speaking of pickled fish, Qin Yuchan couldn't help but swallow.

Several children nearby, hearing this, happily gathered around and pounced on Qin Bowen.

"uncle!"

"Uncle, is there fish for dinner tonight?"

Qin Bowen quickly squatted down, using one hand to stop Zhao Yupei and the other to stop Zhao Yuyuan.

"Don't come any closer, I'm soaking wet and you'll get your clothes wet. Be good and wait at home, your uncle and dad are going to catch fish."

"Alright! We're having fish tonight!"

"Uncle and Dad, keep it up! Catch lots and lots of fish!"

The children jumped and danced adorably.

Zhao Lei put on his straw hat and raincoat, and patted the children's heads: "Alright, you two listen to your mothers at home. Dad will be back a little later."

After saying that, Zhao Lei followed Qin Bowen and Wang Zongbao into the heavy rain.

Although he was wearing a straw hat and a raincoat, the torrential rain still caused quite a few water droplets to soak into his body, making Zhao Lei shiver.

The three of them hurried across the paddy field ridges in the heavy rain, and they had to shout to be heard.

"Bowen, you don't have a net, how are we going to catch them?"

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, my older brother is already waiting by the river. Everything is ready, just waiting for you to come over."

"Okay, okay, that's good. Where shall we go fishing?"

"Go to the bend in the Qingshui River where it meets Qingshui Ditch at the west end of the village. There are usually a lot of fish there."