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

Hu Dahai realized that the person calling him was one of his good brothers from his previous life, named Bao Yuanshan, who was also an honest and simple farmer from the countryside.

However, Bao Yuanshan was luckier than Hu Dahai; his wife only had one child before losing her fertility. Without so many children, the pressure was naturally a little less than for Hu Dahai, but for rural people, money was never enough. So, in addition to farming, they both worked odd jobs at the quarry.

In the quarry, as long as you use a hammer or chisel to break large rocks into smaller pieces, you can earn one yuan for every bucket of broken stones. Here, it's all called breaking stones or chiseling stones.

Previously, due to their poor nutrition, even if they worked from dawn till dusk, each of them could only make one bucket a day at most, earning a dollar to supplement their household income.

However, Hu Dahai felt that after his body was transformed by the holy water today, he was full of energy. He guessed that he could definitely fill two or even three buckets today, and that way he could earn two or three yuan a day.

Thinking of this, Hu Dahai went outside and saw the thin and dark-skinned Bao Yuanshan: "Wait for me, I'll wash my face and then I'll leave."

However, when Hu Dahai entered the house, Bao Yuanshan outside the door rubbed his eyes vigorously with both hands, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"This...this is Hu Dahai? How come he looks like he's gained ten pounds overnight?"

He clearly remembered that the Hu Dahai he saw yesterday was just like him, skin and bones.

Why do you look a bit stronger today?

Could it be that he's starving and his body is swollen with water?

Bao Yuanshan recalled that someone in the village had suffered from kidney disease years ago, and his whole body was so swollen that pressing on his skin could leave a large dent.

As a longtime friend, Bao Yuanshan was genuinely worried about Hu Dahai, fearing that Hu Dahai's health wouldn't be able to handle it and that he might develop serious kidney disease. Because only he knew and understood the immense pressure Hu Dahai was under.

So when Hu Dahai came out after washing his face, Bao Yuanshan couldn't help but step forward and take Hu Dahai's hand with concern, and even pressed him hard a few times.

It turned out that Hu Dahai's skin did not leave a dent when pressed as he had expected; in fact, he couldn't press it at all because it was full of firm muscle.

"What are you doing?" Hu Dahai felt somewhat uncomfortable being pulled by the hand and pressed down by Bao Yuanshan, a big man.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. It's just that you seem to have gained some weight all of a sudden. Maybe I'm seeing things." Bao Yuanshan waved his hand. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked down and saw the lunchbox that Hu Dahai was carrying.

Bao Yuanshan's eyes narrowed again: "Dahai, why did you bring a lunchbox with you? Aren't you going to come back later to cook and do laundry for your child?"

Last night, Bao Yuanshan visited their house and discussed going to the quarry today with Hu Dahai. Since the quarry is far from the village, in the next village, it takes a full half hour to walk there. So the quarry can help steam rice at noon. As long as you pack the rice in your lunchbox and bring it with you, you don't need to go home for lunch.

But Hu Dahai said he would be back at noon to cook and do laundry for his family, so he wouldn't bring a lunchbox and would go home for lunch. Now, however, he's brought it out? Does this mean he's not going home?

Bao Yuanshan was completely unaware of what had just happened at Hu Dahai's house. He and his wife had been busy in the fields that morning, and after returning home, they came to call Hu Dahai to go to the quarry together. So they had no idea about the division of Hu Dahai's family property.

“The children are all grown up now. All three of them are over 18. The eldest is married and doesn’t need me to take care of them anymore. They are capable of doing things on their own. It would be unreasonable for them to expect me to cook and do laundry for them. I am their father, not a nanny. I will not take care of them anymore.”

Hu Dahai waved his hand dismissively and walked forward.

Bao Yuanshan watched Hu Dahai's dashing departure.

He even saw a hint of relief on Hu Dahai's face just now.

For a moment, Bao Yuanshan was somewhat flustered.

"Is this still the Hu Dahai I know?"

Hu Dahai and Bao Yuanshan walked very fast.

These days, not even a bicycle exists. When you go out, you have to walk the whole time. Over time, you develop a walking speed.

Hu Dahai and his group belonged to the Qunyi Brigade, while the quarry was located in the Dayuan Brigade next door. (At this time, the concepts of villages and communities were basically nonexistent; they were still referred to as production teams.)

Early in the morning, the quarry was already bustling with people breaking stones. Most of them were farmers from the surrounding villages who had no other source of income and came here to earn a little money to supplement their household expenses.

Although this job is tiring, dirty, and prone to injury, there's no other way. Everyone is poor, and farmers have few opportunities to make money, so who would miss this opportunity to earn money by selling their physical labor?

Hu Dahai and Bao Yuanshan arrived at a deserted open space, picked up sledgehammers, hammers, and chisels, and began to get to work.

Perhaps because his body had been modified, Hu Dahai felt full of energy. The bamboo-handled hammer in his hand flew like the wind, smashing the large rock until it trembled. In just a short while, he cracked the large rock into four or five slightly smaller pieces.

Bao Yuanshan, standing to the side, was also stunned.

"Dahai, did you eat meat last night? How come you're so strong?" Bao Yuanshan asked, puzzled.

Hu Dahai shook his head: "There was no meat. I just ate the eggs I had saved for the kids this morning, and I feel great all over."

"Huh?" Bao Yuanshan had already guessed it, but he was still somewhat shocked. He scolded:

"How could you eat this egg? If we eat it, we'll poop out, but if a child eats it, they'll grow taller."

Hu Dahai sighed inwardly. This Bao Yuanshan was just like the original owner of this body—an honest man. Perhaps all rural men at this time were like that.

He put down the large hammer with the bamboo handle and switched to a small hammer and an iron chisel to start chiseling the stone.

While patiently explaining, he said, "Yuanshan, your thinking is wrong. You must not wrong yourself. If you want to take care of the family, you must first take care of yourself. Only when you are well can you have the strength to earn money for the family."

"Saving money alone won't work. If your health collapses in the future, not only will you be unable to earn money, but you will also become a burden to your family. At that time, they will not only not be grateful to you, but they will also despise you. Do you believe me?"

“This…” Bao Yuanshan thought of many things after hearing Hu Dahai’s words.

He's honest, not stupid.

He had never thought of this because everyone around him was so devoted to the child. Now, Hu Dahai's words were like opening up a new world for him.

Yes, if he collapses from exhaustion, not only will the family be broke, but they will also have to spend money on his medical treatment. Will they still treat us well then?

Before he could figure it out, Hu Dahai continued, "You can have another child if you lose your baby, and you can find another wife if she runs away, but if your health collapses, you're finished. Health is the foundation of everything."

Bao Yuanshan was clearly tempted, but in the end he sighed: "But I'm over forty, what can I still do? What kind of revolution can I still carry out? This little bit of strength can only be exchanged for some money."

"What's the panic? As long as you're alive, there will definitely be opportunities. Now that the country has reformed and opened up, there will definitely be many opportunities. Foreign trade, real estate, and other sectors will all be great business opportunities. At that time, it will be a case of the bold getting rich and the timid starving. As long as you are healthy, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money." Hu Dahai knew that the 80s were the time when the country began to develop rapidly, and opportunities would be everywhere.

Bao Yuanshan looked at the spirited Hu Dahai with a blank expression. He couldn't understand any of the principles Hu Dahai was talking about today, or his talk about foreign trade and real estate. He felt that something was really wrong with Hu Dahai today.

He scratched his head vigorously with an iron chisel.

"What are you doing? Do you have lice on your head? It's dangerous to scratch your head with an iron chisel," Hu Dahai warned.

"I feel a bit itchy in my head, like something's growing inside," Bai Yuanshan said in a simple and honest way.

Hu Dahai didn't say anything more. He was only offering a few words of advice because he and Bao Yuanshan had a good relationship. As for whether Bao Yuanshan believed him or not, he couldn't say for sure.

The morning passed quickly.

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready!"

Around noon, the woman at the quarry called out from the stove to let everyone know that the food they had brought was ready.

Everyone quickly put down their hammers, chisels, and other tools. To be honest, they didn't eat very well to begin with, and by mid-morning, their stomachs were already growling. They were just holding on by sheer willpower.

Bao Yuanshan patted the dust off his clothes and looked at his nearly half-bucket of work in front of him. He was very satisfied. It seemed that the stone was not too difficult to break today. If it were any other time, he would probably only get a little less than half a bucket.

Just by turning his head slightly, he saw the situation in Hu Dahai's bucket and was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

Bao Yuanshan rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"What the hell?!"

"Dahai, is your bucket almost full?"