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

The two brothers were smoking on a country road, walking aimlessly, when suddenly Zhao Lei remembered someone.

"Hey? Bowen? Let's change direction and go to Uncle Changlin's house first."

Qin Bowen asked, somewhat puzzled, "Brother-in-law, what are you doing at Uncle Changlin's house?"

"Find Uncle Changlin."

"I already said that Zongbao must have gone to harvest the crops, so there's no use looking for Xiaocui."

"Have you gone stupid from reading too much? Can't you use your pig brain? We're here to scout out a spot, to find the best section of the river for fishing. How can we get anyone to lead the way without experience? Do you think you can tell where the fish are plentiful and where they're scarce in the river?"

"But brother-in-law, even if you ask Xiao Cui, she won't be able to tell."

With a snap.

Zhao Lei patted Qin Bowen on the shoulder and said irritably, "I told you to use your brain! I'm going to see Uncle Changlin, not Xiao Cui! Are you going through puberty? All you can think about now is girls, huh?"

Qin Bowen scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled, "Brother-in-law, if you see anyone suitable, please introduce them to me."

As Zhao Lei led the way to Qin Changlin's house, he scolded him with exasperation, "At your age, what's the point of trying to make money instead of dating? Didn't you see how hard Zongbao is working to save up for his wife? How are you going to get married if you sleep until the sun is high in the sky?"

"Oh, brother-in-law, don't be so nagging. I'm just envious of how well you're doing."

"What's the use of just being envious? You need to take action and become richer than me. Look at me, I'm not thinking about any of that bullshit love stories anymore, all I want to do is make money!!"

Seeing Zhao Lei's resolute attitude and determined gaze, Qin Bowen couldn't help but mutter to himself:

What the hell!

Brother-in-law, how dare you say that?

You've already married three wives, of course you don't believe in any of those bullshit love stories. You're a classic case of "let them eat cake!"

Qin Bowen thought this to himself, but on the surface he didn't dare to say a word.

That's what marriage and love are all about.

People who are already married often envy others when they were single.

It's often said that marriage is like a walled city; those inside want to get out, and those outside want to get in.

This is vividly demonstrated in these two brothers.

However, Qin Bowen still felt that his brother-in-law made sense.

No matter what, making money is the top priority. If you have money, why would you be afraid of not being able to get a wife?

The two brothers chatted and laughed all the way, and soon arrived at Qin Changlin's house.

Zhao Lei shouted at the top of his lungs outside the courtyard, "Uncle Changlin! Uncle Changlin! Are you home?"

A clear, melodious female voice came from the courtyard: "Who is it? What do you want with my father?"

The courtyard gate opened, and the person who came out was Qin Xiaocui.

Upon seeing Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen, they were quite surprised: "Brother Lei, Bowen, what brings you here?"

Zhao Lei said, "Xiao Cui, I'm looking for your father."

"Looking for my dad? What's wrong?"

As the two were talking, Qin Changlin came out of the house carrying a pipe.

Upon seeing that it was Zhao Lei, she was overjoyed: "Oh, it's Lei Zi! Xiao Cui, quickly go and make some tea."

Qin Xiaocui was surprised that her father was so enthusiastic towards Zhao Lei. She hurriedly responded and headed towards the kitchen.

Zhao Lei raised his hand to stop her: "Xiao Cui, don't bother."

Then, turning to Qin Changlin, he said, "Uncle Changlin, didn't you say last time you wanted to go hunting together?"

Qin Changlin chuckled and said, "Yeah, what's up? Did you discover some new territory? Are you going today?"

"Uncle Changlin, I know you're a renowned hunter in our village. Besides hunting, do you have any experience in fishing?"

When the topic of fishing came up, Qin Changlin became even more talkative: "Oh, Leizi, you want to go fishing? Fishing is no problem. When I was young, I was a master at hunting in the mountains and catching fish in the river. Otherwise, how would I have supported my six children?"

"In the last few years, the kids have all grown up, and I've started to take better care of my health, so I'm not working as hard anymore. But if you're talking about fishing, in our Heping Brigade, if I say I'm second, nobody dares to say they're first."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lei immediately laughed: "Great! Uncle Changlin, then please come with us. I'll explain everything to you on the way. Are you free now?"

"You're free? Let's go then."

Qin Changlin changed his shoes and pressed Zhao Lei and Bowen, "Leizi, Bowen, are we coming back at noon?"

Zhao Lei estimated the time: "Uncle Changlin, it won't be long. We're not fishing this morning; we're just going to check out the place. We'll be back in two or three hours."

Qin Changlin was very happy: "Okay! Then have lunch at my house today."

After saying that, Qin Changlin called to Qin Xiaocui: "Xiaocui, your brother Lei and brother Bowen are having lunch at home today. They cooked the wild rabbit that Dad hunted last week."

Qin Xiaocui readily agreed, "Okay, Dad!"

But Zhao Lei quickly waved his hand and said, "Uncle Changlin, no, no, no, you don't need to trouble yourself at noon today. My two wives are still sick, and I have to go home to cook for them later."

Upon hearing this, Qin Changlin expressed his understanding: "Oh, okay then. When you have time, you must come to my house for dinner."

Qin Changlin was also thinking of inviting Zhao Lei's whole family over.

However, Zhao Lei has a family of seven, and if they invite him over for a meal, he might not be able to afford it.

Although he was an experienced hunter, he had extremely bad luck. He was far inferior to Zhao Lei in searching for prey in the mountains, so despite his skills, he couldn't find any prey.

His hunting results were mediocre; he was lucky to catch one pheasant a week.

In addition, their family is quite large, with the fifth and sixth children still studying in town, which adds up to huge expenses, so they live a very frugal life.

Now that I'm almost 60, I still have to keep going up the mountain to hunt and try to earn more money for my family.

Zhao Lei naturally noticed these details as well.

Now his family and Qin Bowen's family have no shortage of meat, and even Wang Zongbao's family has meat at every meal.

Apart from them, the others didn't have such a good life.

If you want to see some meat, you can only do so during holidays and festivals.

Therefore, Zhao Lei did not want to take advantage of Qin Changlin's family, so he simply refused.

Zhao Lei nodded and agreed that he would definitely come over for dinner next time, but his mind was on important business. He led Qin Changlin and Qin Bowen outside.

After the three of them went out, Zhao Lei asked Qin Changlin, "Uncle Changlin, to tell you the truth, a few of us went out to catch fish yesterday and sold them in town."

Upon hearing this, Qin Changlin's eyes widened: "What? You went fishing to sell your catch? Did no one see you?"

Zhao Lei knew what Qin Changlin was worried about. These older folks had experienced the most turbulent times and knew how severe the punishments could be...