A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

"hiss!"

Hu Wangfei was about to get out of bed when he realized that his hand felt as heavy as lead and he couldn't lift it at all.

He then discovered that not only his hands, but also his waist, legs, and every part of his body were in pain. It was a piercing, aching pain that made it impossible to move.

"What's wrong with me?" Hu Wangfei was confused. He lay in bed, questioning his body, feeling as if it didn't belong to him after waking up. But he was perfectly fine before going to bed last night.

At this moment, his body seemed to be hypnotizing him, telling him to continue lying down and sleeping, and not to get up.

But when Hu Wangfei thought about how he still needed to make money, and how he could earn more than a dollar a day, he was overwhelmed.

He got excited.

Gritting his teeth and relying on his willpower, he sprang out of bed.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, his legs started trembling violently as if they were powered by a small motor.

"hiss!"

Hu Wangfei was completely dumbfounded. What the hell happened to his leg? He had never encountered such a situation before.

He went to the kitchen and saw the breakfast that Hu Dahai had left for him on the table. He was even more puzzled: How come his father was fine after breaking stones all day and still had the energy to cook breakfast for them, while he was so tired?

However, he still held onto the belief that he could make money, feeling that he was only temporarily exhausted and that he would get better if he persevered.

After he finished breakfast, Hu Wangfei limped over to his friends' place, only to find that they were all like chickens that had contracted fowl cholera. Some of them couldn't get out of bed, while others could only sit at home, and even the slightest movement was painful.

"Aren't we going to mine stones today?"

Hu Wangfei asked with some regret, "It's getting late. If I don't go mining stones soon, I won't be able to make any money."

Finally, under Hu Wangfei's persistent encouragement, the original five-person money-making team was reduced to include Hu Wangfei and one other person.

Even after arriving at the quarry, the two of them were not as energetic as they had been the day before.

The heavy iron hammer that was so powerful to swing yesterday now feels as heavy as a thousand pounds, and can't even be lifted.

On one occasion, Hu Wangfei almost dropped the sledgehammer and smashed it into his own foot.

In the end, the two of them simply abandoned the large iron sledgehammer and switched to using a small hammer, starting to chisel the stone little by little.

After a tiring morning, they realized they hadn't even filled half a bucket. Their hands were also covered in cuts and scrapes from constantly rubbing against the hammer handle.

"I can't take it anymore, I really can't keep going." Hu Wangfei's companion finally threw down the hammer, no longer wanting to persist.

"No, let's persevere. We need to fill at least one bucket today, so we can get 5 cents back." Hu Wangfei quickly advised, "I asked the people who have been coming here to mine stones for a long time, and they said it's like this from the beginning. As long as we get through this period, we'll get used to it."

"After a few days, when they've all adapted, and we have, we'll be able to earn more money than them."

Hu Wangfei's words gave his friend some encouragement. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll persevere and try to fill a bucket today."

And so, with Hu Wangfei's constant encouragement, the two of them managed to persevere.

In fact, Hu Wangfei also had a slight feeling in his heart: money is not so easy to earn.

However, what he really thought about was that once he got used to this kind of work, he could make money much faster in the future. And once he had more money, he could go out and buy and sell, and that would be when he could make big money.

However, neither of the two children noticed that the adults around them looked at them with deep sympathy.

Those who have worked in quarries for a long time have calluses on their hands, while these kids still have soft, delicate skin on their hands. They are still a long way from actually leaving the quarry.

......

Just as Hu Wangfei was struggling to hold on...

Hu Dahai from the city had already sold out all the fish he brought that day.

The fish weighed a total of 67 jin (33.5 catties), and at 3 mao (0.3 yuan) per jin, they sold for a full 20 yuan and 1 mao. The snails weighed a total of 24 jin (12 catties), and at 5 fen (0.05 yuan) per jin, they sold for 1 yuan and 2 mao.

Most importantly, it was the soft-shelled turtle. This wild soft-shelled turtle was in high demand, so Hu Dahai had to let them bid among themselves and hold a small auction. The highest bidder won, and it was eventually bought by a woman who looked a bit like the proprietress for 12 yuan.

All things considered, he earned thirty-three yuan and thirty cents from just this trip to the city today. That's much more than he could have earned from quarrying stones.

However, Hu Dahai was not entirely satisfied with this income, because after he sold all his fish today, many people still hadn't been able to buy any, which shows how popular this kind of wild fish is in the city.

However, to meet market demand, his individual strength is ultimately limited. Therefore, he needs more fish, but catching so many fish by himself is far from enough.

At the same time, he cannot rely solely on selling fish in the market, because selling fish in the market is easily copied by others. Once there are too many people selling, it may become very difficult for him to sell his fish. Therefore, he needs to find other sales channels to sell his fish to more stable places.

After pushing his empty cart home, Hu Dahai immediately went out to find the village's gossipmonger.

The term "gossip" actually refers to the long-winded women in the village who would often gather in groups to chat about this family and that family. They were the first to know and spread any news in the area.

Finding a gossip is easy; just go to the pond, and you'll find many women washing clothes or spittoons there.

Sure enough, when Hu Dahai arrived, he saw several notorious gossipy women from the brigade washing things and talking at the same time.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed one of them was washing a spittoon (rural women urinate in spittoons at night), and several others were washing clothes nearby. Hu Dahai was genuinely curious: weren't they afraid their clothes would smell of feces and urine?

"Dahai, aren't you going to work and earn money today?"

When the women saw Hu Dahai coming over, they all asked him curiously.

One of the women saw Hu Dahai and asked in surprise, "Dahai, you seem to be getting younger and younger lately."

"Haha." Hu Dahai chuckled. "Now I don't care much about my kids anymore. With those worries gone, I naturally feel younger."

“That makes sense. People stay young when they have fewer worries.” Several women nodded in agreement, finding it very true.

Then the group started discussing who looked younger.

Hu Dahai had no desire to discuss youth or lack thereof with these people.

He said, "I have something to ask you. Do you have any fish you can sell to me? I'll buy them for 15 cents a pound, but I only want big fish, not small ones."

"Fifteen cents?!" The women's eyes lit up instantly when they heard the money. In their minds, if they could get ten catties of fish, wouldn't that be one dollar and fifty cents? That would be more than what they could earn working a day at the quarry.

"Oh, right, I also want some snails. They're cheaper, only 2 cents a pound," Hu Dahai continued.

"You want snails too? Then I'll go back and get some snails right now!"

The women immediately lost their appetite for gossip and quickly packed their things to go home. They used to gossip because they had nothing else to do, but now that they had the opportunity to earn money, why waste it?

Hu Dahai watched them leave in a hurry, a smirk playing on his lips. "Heh heh, now I have people working for me."