Reborn in the 1980s, I Cut Ties with My Family, Hunt in the Mountains, and Support Three Families

In his previous life, Zhao Weidong was known throughout Kaoshan Tun as a "dutiful son."

He handed every penny he earned to his father and stepmother, supporting her son and paying for his meals and wedding.

As a result, his wife Lin Xiuhe fell ill from the cold while lying on the kang, with no money for treatment. His two twin sister-in-laws were forced by their uncle to marry into a remote mountain village in exchange for a bride price.

He himself died alone and sick.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the autumn of 1983.

His stepmother was reaching out for his wife's dowry money, while his father squatted on the threshold without saying a word.

In this life, he wouldn't hand over the money, and he wouldn't bow his head.

He would split the household and cut ties with his family.

He had spent thirty years roaming the old forest in his previous life. He remembered exactly which gullies held wild boar, which slopes hid roe deer, and which linden trees made good places to set traps.

With a hunting rifle, a dog, and his own two legs, he would make sure his wife had meat at every meal.

But cutting ties wasn't as simple as saying the words.

His stepmother spread rumors all over the village, the local tyrant Wang Dabiao tried to seize his hunting grounds, the purchasing station manager offered him insulting prices, and Uncle Lin still had his eye on the bride price for the twins.

What he hadn't expected was that his wife would speak to him in the middle of the night, her cheeks red: "Let's bring my two younger sisters here and look after them. If they stay with the Lin family, sooner or later Uncle will..."