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

Qin Bowen was the first to express no objection.

After a slight hesitation, Wang Zongbao nodded emphatically.

Qin Changlin's eyes darted around, and he nodded in agreement, saying, "Lei Zi, I agree with you. After all, without you, without you getting the supply relationship with Factory Director Li, we wouldn't be able to sell all these fish we've caught."

"Besides, we only got this fishing business in Qingshuigou Brigade because you had Zhao Chenglong backing us up. Otherwise, we'd be kicked out if we were fishing on someone else's turf. Without you... your uncle wouldn't be able to earn this money."

All three of them knew the truth in their hearts.

Although Zhao Lei received one more share than them, it was Zhao Lei's due.

None of them have the ability to earn so much money on their own.

Besides, they saw it while fishing today; why would they need four people?

Without either of them...

With just two people, you can earn fifty or sixty yuan a day.

So they were able to earn two months' worth of work points thanks to Zhao Lei.

After figuring it out, the three of them not only didn't feel they had lost out, but also secretly admired Zhao Lei.

After getting everyone's agreement, Zhao Lei divided the 165 yuan he had earned from fishing into five portions.

Qin Changlin, Qin Bowen, and Wang Zongbao each took 33 yuan.

He took two portions, totaling 66 yuan.

Everyone was happy when they received the money.

Although it's not as fast or intense as hunting wild boars, earning two months' worth of work points in just one morning is something to be happy about.

After dividing the money, Zhao Lei came up with another idea.

"Uncle Changlin, Zongbao, Bowen, there's something else I need to tell you."

"What's wrong, brother-in-law?"

"That's right, as you've probably all noticed, fishing doesn't actually require this many people..."

Upon hearing Zhao Lei's words, both Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin felt a chill run down their spines.

He thought to himself, "Does Zhao Lei mean he's not letting them fish anymore?"

Qin Bowen didn't have such thoughts, because Zhao Lei was his brother-in-law, and no matter what, he would never betray or abandon him.

But Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin are different.

Of the four, the other two weren't as close to Zhao Lei as Qin Bowen.

So when I heard this, my first thought was that Zhao Lei was upset that he hadn't earned enough money today and wanted to kick two people out.

But then I thought, Zhao Lei was the key figure who was able to connect with Director Li and had the ability to solve problems.

He can kick someone out of the game if he wants, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Just as Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin were frowning, Zhao Lei's next words shocked them.

"Zongbao, Uncle Changlin, I think two people are enough to do the fishing business. I want to entrust it to you two to fish and supply the Jinxiu Textile Factory."

With a loud bang!

Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin were prepared to be eliminated, but they never expected happiness to come so suddenly.

The two of them exclaimed in unison, "Huh? Us?"

The old man and the young man looked at each other, still somewhat bewildered.

Qin Bowen was stunned, and suddenly sat up from the oxcart.

"Brother-in-law, what about me?"

Zhao Lei gestured for them to calm down: "Don't rush, let me finish. As you all know, I'm really short of money right now..."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were shocked.

What?

Zhao Lei, are you still short of money?

I just spent 160 yuan to buy a 28-inch motorcycle yesterday!

I made over 1700 yuan last time I hunted wild boars and sold Gastrodia elata!

Last week, I hunted a bear and got a bounty of 150 yuan. I also sold a bear skin and got 100 yuan.

As far as they know, Zhao Lei has earned at least 2000 yuan for his family in just half a month.

What does this mean?

At the current wages, it would take more than ten years to earn just over 2000 yuan.

You, Zhao Lei, have earned so much in just half a month, and you still say you're poor?

If you say we're poor, then what are we?

Seeing the interesting expressions on their faces, Zhao Lei continued, "Hey, don't look at me like that. I'm just thinking about building a house after the busy farming season. That'll cost several thousand yuan."

Although we earned several tens of yuan from fishing today, which is quite a lot, it's still far from enough to build the red brick house I want.

After hearing Zhao Lei's explanation, the others felt relieved.

That's true. With Zhao Lei spending money so extravagantly, no amount of money would be enough for him.

Zhao Lei continued, "So I want to hand over the fishing business to Uncle Changlin and Zongbao. You two have more experience in fishing, while I am more suited to hunting in the mountains."

So, in order for everyone to make more money, the task of supplying fish to Jinxiu Textile Factory will be entrusted to you two from now on.

However, even though I didn't do any work, I still get a share of the profits from the channel information!

Wang Zongbao had a low level of education and only had a vague understanding of what constituted profit from information channels.

Qin Changlin was getting old, and he scratched his head as he listened.

Finally, Zhao Lei could only use the simplest method to illustrate this to them:

In essence, Zhao Lei was the owner of the fish business. He didn't have to do any manual labor; he hired Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin to fish and sell fish.

However, since Zhao Lei negotiated the channels and deals, he also deserved a share of the profits.

Only after this was mentioned did the two of them belatedly realize what had happened.

Zhao Lei then revealed his true thoughts: after handing over the fishing business to the two of them, Zhao Lei would only take 3% of the profits, and the remaining 6% would be split between the two of them.

Even if the profits are split equally between the two of them, each of them will still get 3% of the profits, which is no less than today!

Moreover, regarding the fishing job, Zhao Lei and Qin Bowen only did some loading and unloading work today; the catching and casting of fish were all done by the father and son.

Therefore, when Qin Changlin first heard that the money would be split equally, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

But the method Zhao Lei has presented now is very scientific.

The workload was about the same, but the income almost doubled!

After thinking it through, the two readily agreed.

Qin Changlin couldn't help but feel a bit of admiration when he looked at Zhao Lei.

As the leader of a hunting team for decades, the distribution of resources and profits has always been a headache for him.

There will always be people who do more and people who do less, and they will have some resentment about the benefits they are allocated.

For a team, this will affect their subsequent cooperation and future development.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lei was so quick-witted that he solved the problem that had troubled him for years in one fell swoop.

After reaching an agreement, all three were very happy.

But Qin Bowen, who was standing next to him, was stunned.

"Brother-in-law, what about me?"

Zhao Lei chuckled: "Do you even have the skill to fish?"

"I......"

Qin Bowen was speechless.