From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

”What is it? Hurry up and tell me!”

Seeing Mu Dazhong compromise, Mrs. Lin got up from the ground, dusting off her behind as she asked.

Indeed, she changed her face quicker than flipping a page!

”Fifth, can I say it?” Mu Dazhong looked at Mu Danian before speaking.

”Go ahead, if you don’t say it today, you’ll say it tomorrow anyway. But before you do, you must make it clear to Sister-in-law.

This matter, only heaven knows, earth knows, and the four of us know! Not a fifth person can know. Not even our parents!”

Smuggling salt, after all, is a capital offense.

The fewer people who know, the safer Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian’s heads will be.

Realizing the seriousness, Mrs. Lin didn’t say a word and thumped her chest in assurance.

”Don’t worry, we’re all in this together. I can’t harm you even if I wanted to harm myself!”

With Mrs. Lin’s assurance, Mu Dazhong began to speak.

”That day we sold the chicken stolen from the village and ran into my childhood friend Ah Bao.

He said he wanted to take me and Fifth to make some money. We thought since we were going to the county anyway, we might as well follow him and see.

And indeed, we made money, but we didn’t really do anything. We just moved goods and watched over the warehouse every day.

One day, Fifth and I couldn’t hold back any longer. We wanted to see what kind of business was making such a profit. We sneaked in to take a look, so we could learn and do it ourselves back in the county.

But who knew, the so-called goods in that warehouse were all smuggled salt! You know, selling smuggled salt is punishable by death! Just as we were about to escape, we were discovered.

Ah Bao brought a bunch of people to chase us. We fled out of the city, and they kept following us. We only shook them off when we entered the county!”

When Mu Dazhong mentioned Ah Bao, he was still a bit scared, even breaking out in a sweat.

Mrs. Lin stood there with her mouth wide open, looking utterly shocked.

When Mu Dazhong finished speaking, she grabbed his wrist and looked him over anxiously.

”Are you all right? Are you all right? Daddy Gou Dan, how could you be so unlucky to run into someone smuggling salt? That’s a capital offense!”

Mrs. Lin’s voice, like a duck’s, was quite loud.

It scared Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian into sitting down heavily on the ground.

”Are you crazy? Is this something you can shout about? If the government catches us, you, woman, won’t escape either!” Mu Dazhong scolded Mrs. Lin loudly.

Mrs. Lin hurriedly covered her mouth and didn’t think of arguing with Mu Dazhong anymore.

”Don’t worry, I’ll keep it a secret. I’d rather die than tell anyone!” Mrs. Lin promised.

”That’s more like it!” Mu Dazhong relaxed.

Still, Mu Danian was uneasy. He reminded Mrs. Lin one more time, ”Sister-in-law, be sure to remember, even if the Emperor himself comes, you can’t say a word, understand?”

”I understand, I understand!” Mrs. Lin nodded repeatedly.

”All right, I’ll go see when my brother has time to tell him about this, or we’ll certainly get a beating tomorrow!”

Mu Danian left these words and ran off alone in the direction of Mu Dade.

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On the other side, Qin Xianglan went to the clinic for a diagnosis. Unexpectedly, the pulse was indeed that of pregnancy.

The old doctor congratulated Qin Xianglan: ”Congratulations, madam! You’re sure to have a big healthy boy soon!”

”A big healthy boy? You’re saying I have a son in my belly?” Qin Xianglan was full of excitement, looking at the old doctor with joy in her eyes.

She had been married once.

But this was her first time becoming a mother.

Just thinking about having a little life inside her, and it’s a boy, made Qin Xianglan feel nervous.

”Yes, so you have to take good care of the child! You should prepare some more abortion prevention medicine and visit the clinic often to check on the child.

Shouldn’t I prescribe some abortion prevention medicine right now to keep the little one in your belly healthy?”

As the doctor spoke, he began to write out a prescription.

Qin Xianglan was overjoyed, naturally agreeing with whatever the doctor said!

Forget a few prescriptions; she’d give everything she owned if she had to!

Holding the prescription, she went to the main hall to get the abortion prevention medicine. As soon as Qin Xianglan left, the younger doctor next to the old doctor chuckled and said, ”Old Lang, is this the fifth one you’ve tricked this month? I’m telling you, with those old bones of yours, find some virtue!

You can’t even tell the gender of the child. What if it turns out to be a girl?”

The old doctor rolled his eyes, ”What’s it got to do with me if it’s a girl? It’s not my child!

Besides, if it’s a girl, that’s just her bad luck, not mine!

I’m about to retire and farm back home, so I’m just trying to take as much as I can while I can!”

”Yeah, yeah, go on fooling them. One day, you’ll pay for it with your own life!”

The young doctor left these words, grabbed his medicine box, and went out on a house call.

Leaving the old doctor alone to continue with his consultations.

He quickly calculated in his mind how much money he’d make from having Qin Xianglan buy the abortion prevention medicine.

With that calculation, the old doctor was in a very good mood.

Just a few more scams, and he’d be off to his hometown!

With the abortion prevention medicine, Qin Xianglan walked with newfound vigor.

Mu Dade didn’t have a son, so her son would be Mu Dade’s only heir.

She’d often heard Mu Dade complain about Mrs. Jin’s inability to bear a son. But now it was different.

She didn’t want to compete with Mrs. Jin, but heaven seemed determined to set them against each other.

Rubbing her flat belly, Qin Xianglan whispered, ”Son, you have to make your mother proud! Grow up healthily. Mother won’t be idle; someday, you’ll be the first grandson of the Old Mu Family!

When mother finds a way to get rid of that wretched woman, we’ll be the biggest in the Old Mu Family, my good boy~”

Qin Xianglan’s entire being radiated with maternal glory.

This son arrived at the perfect time and would surely become her strongest weapon against Mrs. Jin!

Qin Xianglan placed the abortion prevention medicine in her residence and went out again, heading towards the Old Mu Family.

When Qin Xianglan arrived at the Old Mu Family, Mu Dade wasn’t there.

She had to wait, and soon after, Mrs. Jin returned and went into the main hall.

As soon as Mrs. Jin entered, she instructed Qin Xianglan to fetch water.

Qin Xianglan remained still. Now that she carried Mu Dade’s son, why should she serve this old, childless woman?

”Sister Xianglan, didn’t you hear me calling you?” Mrs. Jin’s expression turned a bit stern.

Everyone in the family disliked the Old Mu Family, and Qin Xianglan was no different.

Wearing flamboyant clothes all the time, who knew who she was trying to seduce.

”Sister Jin, sorry, I’m the old lady’s maid. When the old lady tells me to work, I will!”

With that, Mrs. Jin moved beside Old Mrs. Mu, clenched her fists, and gently tapped on Old Mrs. Mu’s shoulders.

”Madam, is this pressure comfortable?”

Old Mrs. Mu wished long to devour Mrs. Jin, so she naturally nodded in response, ”Comfortable, truly comfortable!”