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

Chapter 9 Acquiring Loaches and Eels

Although she had only been back at the Qin family for two days, she could still feel the kindness and care they showed her.

Before leaving, try to give back to them in some way you can.

After finishing dinner, Qin Yingxue went back to her room to rest. When she woke up early the next morning, she saw several wooden buckets in the yard. Upon closer inspection, she found two buckets of eels, three buckets of loaches, and a three-pound turtle in a wooden basin next to them.

Fang Xiaoye came out of the kitchen and saw Qin Yingxue, so she immediately smiled and said, "Little sister, you're awake! Are you hungry? There's porridge and steamed buns in the kitchen, and Mother even specially asked me to boil two eggs for you. Eat them while they're hot..."

Fang Xiaoye went back to the kitchen and brought out a bowl of porridge, two boiled eggs, and two multigrain steamed buns.

Qin Yingxue picked up a boiled egg, gave one to Fang Xiaoye, and seeing that she was about to refuse, said helplessly, "If Second Sister-in-law doesn't eat it, then I won't eat it either..."

Fang Xiaoye's eyes were slightly red. She broke off the eggshell, cut the egg in half, gave one half to Que'er in the eldest son's house, and the other half to her youngest daughter, Xiao Tangyuan.

Qin Yingxue originally intended to share the eggs with the two children, but seeing this, she could only eat the eggs herself. Afterwards, she drank a bowl of sweet potato porridge, picked up a multigrain steamed bun, and walked outside, saying, "Second sister-in-law, I'm going out for a bit."

"I'll go with you," Fang Xiaoye said quickly.

"No need, I'll be back soon." Qin Yingxue waved her hand.

After deciding to buy loach and eel yesterday, she went through her options and finally chose a suitable person.

The online store definitely cannot be exposed, so the only option is to find a reliable person to help cover it up.

Halfway there, seeing that no one was around, Qin Yingxue bought a 28-inch Phoenix brand bicycle from the mall and sped off towards the county town.

Arriving in an old urban area, after winding through narrow and winding alleys, Qin Yingxue stopped in front of a dilapidated door.

Pushing open the rickety wooden door, you'll find a small room of only about ten square meters containing two wooden plank beds made of stones.

A girl, about ten years old and very thin, was sleeping soundly on a bed.

Qin Yingxue had a sudden thought. She bought a tablet of Analgin from the mall, broke it in half, and fed it to the girl.

The girl was delirious from the fever. She opened her eyes in a daze and saw a beautiful fairy feeding her. She instinctively opened her mouth.

Qin Yingxue gently stroked the girl's head: "Go to sleep! You'll feel better after a good night's sleep!"

After seeing the girl fall asleep, Qin Yingxue waited for a while to make sure the temperature was slowly dropping before she breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as she stood up, the door was pushed open, and a thin young man staggered in: "Xiao Lian, Xiao Lian, how are you? It's all my fault for being useless..."

"Her fever has subsided and she's asleep. She'll be fine when she wakes up."

Qin Yingxue looked at the boy in front of her, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

In her past life, Qian Xiaofeng was the right-hand man of her nemesis Xu Lang. He was a tough nut to crack, and she never got the better of him. Later, she sent people to investigate and found out that he was from Guangfeng County. The reason he was so loyal to Xu Lang was that he helped his sister when she was sick with a high fever. After that, Qian Xiaofeng served Xu Lang and became the sharpest knife in Xu Lang's hand.

In my past life, every time I saw Qian Xiaofeng, he was impeccably dressed and incorruptible. But now, Qian Xiaofeng was not only emaciated, but his clothes were patched upon patched, and his expression was haggard and miserable.

"Thank you so much, my benefactor..." Qian Xiaofeng turned around and was about to kneel down to express his gratitude to Qin Yingxue.

Qin Yingxue quickly stopped her, saying, "There's still half a pill left. If your sister's fever hasn't subsided by tonight, she can take it again. Of course, I'm not doing this without conditions."

“Please speak, my benefactor. I will do anything I can, even if it costs me my life, without batting an eye.”

Qian Xiaofeng said with a stern expression.

"I've rented a warehouse in Xikou Street. You can go to Qincun Commune every day to buy loaches, eels, and other similar items, and store them in the warehouse. I'll pay you fifteen yuan a month..."

“My benefactor, you don’t need to pay me a salary…” Qian Xiaofeng quickly interrupted, his face full of anxiety, “You saved my sister, so my life is yours.”

"Are you going to starve without a salary? Look at you two siblings, you'd fall over in the wind. How can you help me if you don't fill your stomachs and take care of your health?"

Qin Yingxue looked disgusted.

Qian Xiaofeng's face turned pale, and he shut his mouth and remained silent.

"As long as you do a good job for me, I won't treat you unfairly." Qin Yingxue said, taking out ten yuan from her pocket. "Take this money first, consider it an advance on your wages. Once your sister's fever breaks, buy her some meat to help her recover. First, settle things at home. I'll take you to the warehouse later, and then you'll come with me to Qin Village Commune to buy today's goods. Remember, don't tell anyone, be discreet."

"Yes." Qian Xiaofeng's expression turned serious, and he nodded earnestly. "Don't worry, benefactor, I will never let anyone find out."

Qin Yingxue waved her hand and saw Qian Xiaofeng rush off with five yuan to buy two steamed buns and place them by Qian Xiaolian's bedside. She also carefully poured a bowl of cold water for him. Qin Yingxue's lips twitched involuntarily. She then led Qian Xiaofeng to the warehouse first.

Watching Qian Xiaofeng quickly learn how to pedal the tricycle and lead him towards Qin Village Commune.

Fang Xiaoye was getting increasingly anxious waiting for Qin Yingxue to return home. Just as she was about to go out to look for her, she saw Qin Yingxue returning with a strange young man.

Qian Xiaofeng has been completely transformed. Although his clothes are made of coarse linen, thankfully there are no patches on them.

This was bought by Qin Yingxue for Qian Xiaofeng on the way, ostensibly as a work uniform, leaving Qian Xiaofeng with no reason to refuse.

"Second sister-in-law, this is my friend Qian Xiaofeng. He buys loach and eel."

As soon as they entered the courtyard, Qin Yingxue introduced Fang Xiaoye.

Fang Xiaoye panicked when she saw the stranger, not knowing what to do with her hands and feet.

Following Qin Yingxue's instructions on the way, Qian Xiaofeng weighed the loach. The loach weighed 120 jin (60 catties) at 2 mao (0.2 yuan) per jin, totaling 24 yuan. The eel weighed 90 jin (45 catties) at 3 mao (0.3 yuan) per jin, totaling 27 yuan. The three-jin (1.5 kg) old turtle was given 7 yuan, for a total of 58 yuan.

Qian Xiaofeng took out a wad of change from his pocket, counted out 58 yuan, and handed it to Fang Xiaoye.

Fang Xiaoye's hands trembled as she hesitated to take it, and finally looked to Qin Yingxue for help.

Qin Yingxue reached out and took the money, counted it to make sure it was correct, and then stuffed it into Fang Xiaoye's hand.

Fang Xiaoye trembled all over, her face flushed with excitement.

She had never seen so much money in her life, and this was all earned by her uncle and her husband in one night...