A reborn woman abducts her husband: after emptying his pockets, she marries a military officer.

Chapter 32: Another path to wealth came to mind.

Qin Dahe nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

When the two returned to Qin Village, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

Surprisingly, the entire Qin family was home today.

Upon seeing Qin Yingxue and Qin Dahe return, the Qin family members, who had been looking worried, all turned up to gather around.

"Yingxue, if you don't come back soon, I'm going to call the villagers to go to the county to look for you." Qin Dahai said, glaring at Qin Dahe with dissatisfaction.

Qin Dahe felt a little guilty for taking Qin Yingxue into the mountains without permission. He was given the cold shoulder by his older brother and could only chuckle foolishly, not daring to say a word.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault. I made everyone worry," Qin Yingxue apologized sincerely.

Seeing Qin Yingxue return unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But seeing how much she had bought again, Li Hehua looked troubled: "Girl, why did you buy so much again? Every time you go to the county, you spend money, we..."

"Mom..." Qin Yingxue stuffed everything in her hands into Qin Dahai's arms, then clung to Li Hehua's arm and said coquettishly, "I won't be home for much longer, so let me take good care of you and Dad! I also bought Grandma a piece of cloth and some malted milk powder..."

Qin Yingxue sensed that everyone's expressions had changed since she mentioned Old Madam Wu, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Grandma?"

"Your third uncle resigned from the county government, and your grandmother fainted from anger," Qin Jiasheng said, exhaling a smoke ring.

"Is Grandma alright now? I'll go check on her." Qin Yingxue took out a cloth and some malted milk powder and said to Qin Dahe, "Third Brother, let's go together."

"Okay." Qin Dahe tossed the things in his hand to Qin Dajiang.

"I'll go with you." Li Hehua took off her apron and led her children toward the old house.

On the way, he greeted the villagers at home and told the two of them, "Your grandma is in a bad mood, so don't say anything. Especially Dahe, don't say anything about your third uncle."

"Got it," Qin Dahe said casually.

As they were talking, the three of them arrived at the old house.

The four sisters were not there; only Qin Jiawang was at home repairing a table with a broken leg.

Seeing Li Hehua arrive with Qin Dahe and Qin Yingxue, Qin Jiawang dropped the wood he was holding, stood up to greet her, and said with a wry smile, "Second Sister-in-law, you've come at the right time! Mom hasn't had lunch yet, please cook a bowl of noodles for me..."

"I won't eat! Qin Jiawang, even if I starve to death, I won't eat a single bite of your food!" Before Qin Jiawang could finish speaking, Old Wu from inside the house interrupted him loudly.

He coughed a few times, perhaps because he spoke too quickly.

Qin Dahe and Qin Yingxue rushed into the room and saw the old lady sitting on the bed, looking haggard and angry.

"Grandma, don't be angry. If you won't eat Uncle's food, then come back to my house with me. My dad and uncle will take care of you..."

Qin Dahe was stopped by Qin Yingxue's eyes halfway through his sentence.

"I'm not going to anyone's house, I'd rather starve to death! It'll save me from being a burden to others and having people talk behind my back!" Old Wu said breathlessly, speaking defiantly.

"Grandma, you're not well, don't get upset! It'll be us younger generation who will feel bad. Even if you don't feel bad for us, what about Zhao Di? Zhao Di is getting on in years. If we don't help her find a husband soon, she'll become an old maid, and that will affect the marriage prospects of Lai Di and the other sisters. Grandma, you are the pillar of our Qin family, and the backbone of Zhao Di and the other sisters. You must take good care of your health and live a long and healthy life."

As Qin Yingxue spoke, she noticed a visibly softening expression on Old Wu's face, so she leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

Old Mrs. Wu remained silent for a long time, then finally sighed, "I'm hungry..."

At this point, Old Madam Wu seemed a little embarrassed, then said fiercely, "I'm absolutely not being soft-hearted. Qin Jiawang, I'm going to live a good life and watch over you. I won't let you sell out my Zhaodi and the others!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Mom, please take good care of me." Qin Jiawang heard Old Wu's words in the courtyard and burst into tears of joy. He said to Li Hehua, "Thank you for your trouble, Second Sister-in-law!"

Li Hehua was naturally happy to see that Old Wu was willing to eat, and went into the kitchen with a smile on her face.

After Old Wu finished her bowl of noodles, Qin Dahe and Qin Yingxue chatted with her for a while. Seeing that Old Wu was visibly tired and kept yawning, they made an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, Qin Yingxue gave the malted milk powder and fabric to Qin Jiawang.

Qin Jiawang wanted to refuse, but Li Hehua said, "It's Yingxue's way of showing filial piety to her grandmother. Third brother, please accept it on Mother's behalf!"

Hearing his second sister-in-law say this, Qin Jiawang had no choice but to accept it.

On the way back, Qin Dahe couldn't hide his curiosity and asked, "Little sister, what did you say to Grandma that made her willing to eat?"

Li Hehua, who was in the courtyard, also looked at Qin Yingxue upon hearing this.

"I only told Grandma that Third Uncle is in his prime. With Tian Xiaohua in this state, who knows how long she'll live? Given Third Uncle's character and looks, will he remarry? And when it comes to Zhaodi and the others' marriages, will Third Uncle have the final say? Or…"

Qin Yingxue smiled as she said this, "Grandma's biggest worry is the four sisters, Zhaodi and the others. Before I could even finish speaking, Grandma had already figured it out."

Li Hehua looked at Qin Yingxue with admiration.

Qin Dahe said with a proud expression, "My sister is so smart! She even managed to handle the milk!"

The three of them returned to the Qin family home, chatting and laughing, only to find everyone gathered together, seemingly looking at something.

"Yingxue, where did this wild rabbit come from? And it's still alive..."

When Qin Dajiang saw the three of them return, he came up to them and asked.

Qin Dahe's expression changed.

"I saw a fellow villager secretly selling it this morning. I thought I'd never eaten wild game before, so I bought some for two yuan," Qin Yingxue said without changing her expression.

"Two yuan is way too expensive!" Qin Dahai said with a pained expression.

"If you think it's too expensive, then don't eat it!" Li Hehua said bluntly. "Lanhua, Xiaoye, you two boil water, kill the wild rabbit, and stew it..."

"Mom, the rabbit is pregnant. Should we still kill it?" Fang Xiaoye asked from the side.

"She's pregnant?" Qin Dahe was astonished.

Qin Yingxue raised her eyebrows and suddenly smiled.

She came up with another way to get rich.

It seems that even God is on her side.

"Heaven cherishes life. Since she's pregnant, eldest brother and second brother, you two should build a burrow and raise her. Let the mother rabbit have baby rabbits. Rabbits can have three or four litters a year, with four to twelve babies per litter. Tell me, how many rabbits do you think we'll have by this time next year?"

Qin Yingxue asked deliberately.

Qin Dahe immediately became excited: "There are at least twenty of them."

“Someone in my family raised rabbits, and they had babies after only six months,” Zhou Lanhua suddenly said from the side.

"That means there's far more than just one rabbit with babies. By this time next year, there will be at least fifty rabbits. At two yuan per rabbit, fifty rabbits would be one hundred yuan..."

Qin Dajiang calculated from the side.

Everyone gasped.

"But is it allowed in the village?"