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

And so, Jiang Xinyue was taken advantage of by him once again...

The following day, Jiang Xinyue sent another letter to her mother, Wu Huili.

The gist of the sentence is that their family's life has improved now, and the mother shouldn't worry.

Zhao Lei also said that he would visit his mother and younger brothers when he had time after the busy farming season, and that he would bring his four-year-old daughter, Yuanyuan.

After this letter is sent, it is estimated that it will take about another week to reach Jiang Xinyue's mother, Wu Huili.

For nearly a week, Zhao Lei went hunting in the mountains with Qin Bowen every day, and occasionally Qin Dashan would join them when he had some free time.

Their harvest was considerable, and their hunting skills improved significantly.

Zhao Lei earned 1235.64 yuan from hunting alone.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lei also received 420 yuan from the fishing profits earned by Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin.

Adding to the 200-plus yuan that Zhao Lei had left.

This week, he had a total of 1892.74 yuan!

When Zhao Lei returned home that evening, he had less than 100 yuan in change on him and handed over the 1800 yuan to Jiang Xinyue for safekeeping.

Therefore, Jiang Xinyue had about 2300 yuan in family funds.

Apart from Jiang Xinyue, none of the family members had ever seen so much money before.

They all found it hard to believe.

Qin Yuchan laughed heartily: "2300 yuan? Sanshi, you've earned almost 2000 yuan this week!"

Zhao Lei, sporting dark circles under his eyes, chuckled, "Hehe, how can life be the same no matter who you're with? Now you know how capable you men are, right?"

Qin Yuchan picked up the family funds on the table and counted the large bills one by one: "Oh my, Sanshi, you're really something now! I knew it, how could I, Qin Yuchan, have misjudged you?"

Zhao Lei was rarely praised by Qin Yuchan, and he seemed quite proud.

Jiang Xinyue did some calculations on the scrap paper and said, "I've been asking Sister Xia and Sister Yulan about the cost of building materials these past few days. It will cost about 3300 yuan in total."

At this rate, once we're done with the busy farming season, we really can start construction.

Su Wanqing chimed in, "Yes, I thought it would take at least another two years, but it's progressing so smoothly."

Su Wanqing suddenly turned to Zhao Lei, pointed to his dark circles and said, "But San Shi, don't worry. Look at you, you've been leaving early and coming home late every day, and you haven't been sleeping well. Your dark circles are so heavy. You need to take care of yourself."

Hearing Wanqing's concern, Zhao Lei felt a warmth in his heart.

I thought to myself, it's still Wanqing who cares about me!

This ex-wife, Qin Yuchan, is obsessed with money; she's only interested in counting it.

Jiang Xinyue... she's only interested in calculating accounts.

Only Wanqing has always had me in her heart.

Zhao Lei said with a smile, "Wanqing, actually I have dark circles under my eyes because I haven't been able to sleep these past few days. If I could sleep with you..."

Before Zhao Lei could finish speaking, his two ex-wives suddenly turned and glared at him.

The two men said in unison, "Zhao Sanshi, what wicked scheme are you plotting now?"

Seeing this, Zhao Lei shrank back sheepishly: "No, I just wanted to sleep with Wanqing, why are you all so nervous?"

However, after taking stock of their income and expenses, the family tacitly led the children to Qin Yuchan's room.

Zhao Lei quietly slipped into Su Wanqing's room.

"Wanqing, I'm here."

"Brother Sanshi, what are you doing?"

"Oh dear, I'm here to sleep. Their beds are so uncomfortable. I can only sleep peacefully here."

"Brother Sanshi, are you here to sleep?"

"hey-hey......"

Zhao Lei said he came to sleep, but that night, he only slept for less than 4 hours.

The next morning, Qin Bowen had to call Zhao Lei several times before he woke him up.

Perhaps it was the combination of days of travel and staying up late, plus the strenuous exercise last night.

Zhao Lei waved his hand repeatedly at Qin Bowen, indicating that he couldn't take it anymore.

"Take a day off today."

Qin Bowen left Zhao Lei's house somewhat disappointed.

As a result, at lunchtime, this kid actually rode a 28-inch bicycle to Zhao Lei's house to freeload a meal.

Seeing this, Zhao Lei launched into a tirade against him: "You brat! Yesterday I asked you to lend me money to fix my house, and you said you didn't have any? Today you bought a cheap bicycle, are you just trying to spite your brother-in-law?"

Qin Bowen laughed and said, "Oh, brother-in-law, I didn't say I wouldn't lend it to you. After buying the bicycle, I should have five or six hundred yuan left. If you want it, I'll give it to you."

Zhao Lei waved his hand: "Forget it, save your money for getting married. Your brother-in-law doesn't need your money."

The news that Qin Bowen had bought a bicycle quickly spread throughout the village.

The villagers were quite envious for a while.

But everyone knew that Qin Bowen went hunting in the mountains with Zhao Lei every day and often saw them return with a full load.

On several occasions, they even had to call on many of their men to help carry the wild boars they had hunted because they were too heavy.

The aunties at the village information station have been discussing Zhao Lei a lot lately.

"Have you heard? Zhao Lei's brother-in-law, Qin Bowen, also brought back a 28-inch motorcycle today."

"What? He bought a bicycle too? Really?"

"How could it be fake? I just ran into this kid on my way here, bragging about it to someone."

"Wow, Zhao Lei has made a lot of money lately! Even Qin Bowen, who used to drink soup with him, has gotten a bicycle now."

"How much money does Zhao Lei's family actually have now?"

"I heard from Granny Zhang that Zhao Lei is probably already a millionaire now."

Upon hearing these three words, the gossipy women and the intelligence station aunties present were all so shocked that their jaws nearly dropped to the ground.

"What? A millionaire?"

In this era, having ten thousand yuan was a very valuable asset.

There wasn't a single person in the entire town who could find one.

The story became increasingly outlandish, with some saying Zhao Lei was a millionaire and others saying he had brought back a lot of embezzled money from abroad.

There were good and bad opinions, all sorts of things to say.

But Zhao Lei and his family didn't care what these people said.

Life is your own; whether you live it well or poorly, only you truly know.

A few days later, Wang Zongbao also learned that Qin Bowen had bought a 28-inch motorcycle, and he was so angry that he jumped up and down.

The next day, while delivering fish, he also bought a 28-inch bicycle and rode it back home.

This caused quite a stir in the Peace Brigade!

The two lads who followed Zhao Lei both got riding bicycles.

Zhao Lei suddenly became a leader in getting rich, and many people started to try to get in touch with Zhao Lei's three ex-wives, hoping that Zhao Lei could bring their men along to have some of the benefits.

His three ex-wives were also overwhelmed by the harassment, but secretly they were secretly delighted.

Because their husbands are capable, they have gained more influence in the village and are no longer looked down upon as before.

Even if someone is jealous and resentful, they only dare to whisper behind their backs, and when they see them, they still have to greet them politely.

Everything seems to be moving in a positive direction...

One morning, Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin rushed to Zhao Lei's house.

"Brother Lei, something terrible has happened! Our fishing boat and nets have been stolen!"