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

The morning passed quickly.

That morning, Hu Wangfei and his friends quarried three buckets of stones. It must be said that these kids were quite nimble and energetic in their work.

A bucket of stones cost one yuan, which was divided among five children, making it sixty cents per child. For these children, sixty cents in a morning was a huge sum of money, so they cheered and jumped for joy, full of enthusiasm.

Hu Dahai, on his own, filled two large buckets and earned two yuan. After several days of being transformed by the holy water, his body had become stronger and his strength had increased considerably. Naturally, his speed in breaking stones had also increased.

At lunchtime, Hu Dahai and Bao Yuanshan each ate from their own lunchboxes.

The group of children, having brought no food, decided to go out for a meal together, using their three yuan wages as a group.

Unfortunately, the quarry where they were located was too remote; there were practically no restaurants, not even a small food stall. Plus, they didn't want to spend too much time going out to eat. Having tasted the joy of making money, they were only thinking about getting back to earn more as soon as possible.

Fortunately, there was a supply and marketing cooperative in Dayuan Brigade, so the five children went there to make a lot of purchases.

Money was still valuable back then. The group of them only spent two yuan to buy a whole bunch of things like jujubes, rice cakes, biscuits, shredded figs, and chicken leg bread.

I ate a little of this and a little of that. Although it didn't have the same sense of ritual as a meal, I still managed to eat my fill.

Full of energy, the children quickly became enthusiastic. They were so energetic that while other adults were taking a nap, these children were already getting to work.

By the end of the day, the five children had collected a total of six buckets of stones.

Even the adults watching from the sidelines were somewhat shocked. Could this be the power of cooperation? They even began to secretly wonder if they should team up with the people around them to see if they could get things done faster.

But when the children finished their day's work and were ready to go to the city for a nice meal, they found that the buses had stopped running at that time, and they were too tired to walk to the city.

With no other option, they divided the money among themselves and went home.

When Hu Wangfei got home, he looked at the empty table and his stomach, which was already quite hungry, and felt a little tired.

Thinking about how I work such tiring jobs every day and then have to come back and cook, it's really tough.

However, when he looked at the eighty cents he had just received, he was still full of fighting spirit. Although the money was not much and it was far from the hundred or eighty yuan he had thought he would earn in a month, it was money he had earned himself and money that he could spend as he pleased.

Besides, he had already calculated it when he came back. Today was his first day, and he had already earned 6 yuan. If he gets more and more used to it, he will definitely be able to earn more. He will bring his own lunch, which will save him a lot of money. Earning 1.5 yuan a day is not a dream. Once he has saved some money, he will go to the city to plan some more profitable businesses. That will be when he makes big money.

"Gululu."

Unfortunately, fighting spirit can't put food on the table.

Hu Wangfei was getting really hungry and thought he might as well go to the supply and marketing cooperative store in the brigade to buy some noodles. It was just a pity that if he went to buy something in the evening, it would cost him several cents, and then he would have even less money to save.

Just as Hu Wangfei was about to leave, he bumped into Hu Dahai, who was returning with a piece of meat and a bundle of vegetables. Seeing the meat in Hu Dahai's hand, Hu Wangfei couldn't help but swallow hard.

A thought suddenly struck him: if he went out to buy food, he wouldn't even get a hot meal. Maybe he should talk to his father and ask if it would be feasible for him to pay for his own meals at home. After all, Hu Dahai's cooking was delicious; the aroma of yesterday's meat alone still made him crave it. Plus, this way, he could have hot meals every day from now on.

Thinking of this, Hu Wangfei touched his belly and said to Hu Dahai, "Dad, do you think I can eat at home from now on?"

Hu Dahai frowned, just as he was about to say something.

As if he knew what Hu Dahai was going to say, Hu Wangfei quickly spoke up in advance, saying, "I can pay for it. As long as I can eat at home, you name the price, I'll give it to you."

Hearing Hu Wangfei's words, Hu Dahai couldn't help but sigh inwardly: This kid is a bit shrewd; he knows how to spend money when eating out.

Hu Dahai made a quick decision and said to Hu Wangfei, "It's not impossible to eat at home. You can buy your own rice and cook your own meals. I can give you some of the dishes I cook. I'll charge you 5 yuan a month and guarantee you meat for at least three days a week."

At Hu Wangfei's age, his appetite is at its peak, and with the added burden of quarrying stones during the day, it's even greater. That's why Hu Dahai made him buy his own rice. Otherwise, the guy would eat four or five bowls of rice a day, which would be a waste for Hu Dahai.

Five yuan is enough to buy several kilograms of meat. Since I have to cook anyway, I might as well cook a little more meat. As for the other vegetables, the amount of vegetables we eat in the countryside is basically free.

So, at 5 yuan a month, I can still make a profit.

When Hu Wangfei heard the price of 5 yuan, his heart skipped a beat. After all, 5 yuan was no small sum.

He was already going to give Hu Dahai 10 yuan a month, and now he has to give him another 5 yuan, which means he has to give him 15 yuan a month.

But then he thought about how eating out would cost him more than 5 yuan a month, and he'd only get cold food, never hot. He realized 5 yuan didn't seem like much. Besides, once he solved the food problem, all the money he earned each day would be pure profit.

After hesitating for a while, he agreed: "Okay, then it'll be 5 yuan a month."

Hu Dahai seemed to have known the answer all along, and with a slight smirk, he thought to himself: Little brat, it's easy for me to get you.

Seeing that the child was quite generous, Hu Dahai waved his hand and said, "I won't charge you for yesterday's rice. Rice outside is 13 cents a pound now. If you give me 50 cents, I'll give you 3 pounds of rice and a free aluminum lunchbox. You can use it to steam lunch tomorrow."

Hu Wangfei didn't know why everyone in his own home was haggling over every penny like they were in a market, but considering that this was all because he hadn't wanted to go to school, he had no choice but to agree again: "Okay!"

That evening, they ate steamed rice at home as well. Hu Wangfei filled a large aluminum box with rice for himself. Hu Dahai, on the other hand, gave him a few pieces of meat and a small bowl of vegetables from the dishes he had cooked.

As Hu Wangfei ate his only hot meal of the day, tears welled up in his eyes. However, his resolve to earn more money only strengthened his resolve; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to afford food.

Looking at his son's enthusiastic expression, Hu Dahai chuckled to himself: This is your first day of breaking stones. Tomorrow you'll wake up to find your whole body aching. You won't be able to break stones, and you'll even have trouble getting out of bed.

However, Hu Dahai did not verbally remind Hu Wangfei that some hardships were his own responsibility.

That evening, Hu Dahai finished washing clothes, eating dinner, and tidying up; it was only a little past seven o'clock.

With nothing to do, he went out for a stroll, just like the other people in the brigade.

When the people in the brigade saw Hu Dahai, they were all very surprised.

"Dahai, why are you out today? Aren't you going to help your son and daughter-in-law with their laundry?"

It's true, the fact that Hu Dahai also has to wash his daughter-in-law's clothes has become a laughing stock in the village.

"Yeah, today I saw your Wangfei going to the quarry to chisel stones too. What, are you just going to give up and not care anymore? Don't you want the God of Literature anymore?"

Although the people in the group seemed to be mocking them, they weren't actually disgusted; they were just saying it jokingly.

Hu Dahai waved his hand: "I'm old, I'm too old to manage things anymore. My eldest son has separated from me, and my third son said he doesn't want to study anymore, so let him be. From now on, I'll come out every night to chat with you guys."

"If there's anything fun to do, you'll have to take me with you!"

"Oh, you've finally come to your senses. We used to exhaust you watching all this."

"Come, come, sit here. It's rare for us to have a chat."

On a dimly lit roadside in the countryside, Hu Dahai and a large group of men and women from the village sat on the rocks by the river, chatting and laughing.

About half an hour later.

Several people stood up: "Alright, dinner's digested, I'm going to go to the bay to get some fish to eat."

(In the Qunyi Brigade area, "wan" means a very large river, sometimes even wider than some rivers.)

Hu Dahai's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Catching fish? Take me with you guys, I'll go have some fun with you."