Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 1161: My Mother’s Niece?

After Chen Yinhua made up her mind, she started thinking about how to implement it.

However, she must first stall her family members to prevent them from going to the Xu Family to ask for money too soon, or else her tip-off would lose any value.

"Granny, have you all discussed it? When do you plan to go to the Xu Family to ask for money?" Chen Yinhua asked from the side.

Madam Old Ruan said, "We’ve discussed it, of course, we’ll go immediately."

Chen Yinhua shook her head and said, "Granny, we can’t go right now. We still don’t know where the Xu Mansion is."

Chen Cangjin laughed and said, "You don’t need to worry about that. That young master from the Xu Family has also passed the scholar exam and is currently meeting Lord Magistrate at the government office. As long as we wait outside the government office and follow them, we will know where the Xu Family lives."

They were very adept at tracking.

After speaking, he said to Madam Old Ruan, "Mother, it’s already afternoon. The people from the Xu Family have been at the government office for almost four hours. We must hurry over to follow them, or else if they leave, we won’t be able to find where the Xu Family lives."

Madam Old Ruan’s plan was to follow the people from the Xu Family and then cry out about how Chen Yinhua was abandoned. By doing this, they could wrench some money out of the Xu Family.

Mrs. Chi nodded vigorously, "His father is right, Mother, let’s quickly get ready and go wait at the prefecture government gate."

Chen Yinhua sneered, looked at Madam Old Ruan, and said, "Granny, that’s the prefecture government office. Our household register is lost, and we’re dressed like beggars. If we wait at the prefecture government gate and get seen by the Government Officials, they will surely arrest us. If they drag us to the mines by then, we won’t have any lives left."

Madam Old Ruan’s heart jolted, and she said, "Yinhua’s reminder is right. That prefecture government office is a killer. We can’t all go there to wait, or else things will go badly."

After thinking for a while, Madam Old Ruan pointed at Chen Cangjin and Chen Canggu and said, "You two brothers go wait outside the government office. Once you see the Xu Family’s mule cart, follow it and find out where the Xu Family lives, then come back to report."

Having the two brothers go together ensured they wouldn’t quarrel.

Sure enough, Chen Canggu was satisfied when he heard this and said to Madam Old Ruan, "Mother, don’t worry. We will definitely handle this matter properly."

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and smiled at Madam Old Ruan, saying, "Mother, dressed like this we’re too conspicuous. Please give us some money so we can buy two sets of coarse hemp clothes from the shop before they close. Then, looking like poor common folk, the Government Officials won’t trouble us."

What he really wanted was the silver tael Chen Cangjin had brought back earlier.

Chen Cangjin got angry, pushed Chen Canggu, and said, "Old San, you really are greedy! That silver is mine!"

Chen Canggu said, "Big Brother, it’s not that your younger brother wants to take advantage of you, but this beggar appearance of ours is too obvious. We need to change clothes to handle matters at the prefecture government gate."

He continued, "The Government Officials have been catching people very strictly lately. If they catch us, the whole family will be sold off."

"Alright, alright, here’s half a tael of broken silver. You two take it to buy two sets of coarse hemp clothes." Madam Old Ruan took out her hidden half tael of silver and handed it to Chen Cangjin, "Eldest, Mother will keep your silver tael for now. You go ahead and handle the matter with Old San with peace of mind."

"Okay, Mother, son understands." Chen Cangjin was finally happy and accepted the silver joyfully.

Madam Old Ruan urged impatiently, "Hurry up and go, stop dawdling. If you delay any longer, the sun will set."

Chen Cangjin laughed and said, "Mother, rest assured. I heard from the onlookers that Lord Magistrate has set up a banquet, and the Xu Family is still going to eat there. They probably won’t return until dark."

After speaking, he called out to Chen Canggu, and the two brothers left.

Mrs. Chi and Ms. Shan, both being clever, saw this and each called their sons to follow, under the pretense of, "Let the two youngsters go along. If anything happens, they can act as messengers and bring us news."

Madam Old Ruan knew what they were up to, snorted coldly, but said nothing, which was as good as consent. She called over Chen Yinhua and carefully instructed her on what to do once at the Xu Family.

Chen Yinhua listened patiently. After hearing everything, she said, "Granny, rest assured. This concerns the livelihood of our family. Granddaughter will definitely get it done."

She then turned her head to look at the sky and said, "Granny, a few days ago I found a rabbit’s nest deep in the woods. While it’s still early, I’ll go smoke it out and catch the rabbits inside, so that after we get the money and leave, those fat rabbits won’t be cheap for someone else."

Chen Yinhua’s younger brother, Chen Shengxi, almost drooled when he heard this and said, "Sis, I’ll go smoke out the rabbit’s nest with you."

"Alright." Chen Yinhua nodded in agreement, then looked at Madam Old Ruan and said, "Granny, granddaughter will only be gone for an hour and will be back before Eldest Uncle and Third Uncle return. You don’t have to worry."

Madam Old Ruan listened and agreed, "Hmm, you’ve always handled things steadily. Granny believes in you."

Although Madam Old Ruan was very harsh with her daughter, she was quite fond of her granddaughter. This was because her granddaughter was the offspring of her son and daughter-in-law. She was a smart woman, knowing she had to maintain a good relationship with her son and daughter-in-law, so she could have a good life in her old age.

Hearing this, Chen Yinhua was very pleased, packed her Fire Stick and bag, and was ready to leave.

Chen Jinhua stopped her and said, "Yinhua, sister will go with you."

Chen Jinhua hadn’t eaten meat in a long time and was craving it badly. She feared that the Chen siblings would roast a rabbit after catching it and didn’t want them to enjoy it alone.

Chen Yinhua laughed and pointed at the things she was about to retrieve, "Sister Jinhua is good at needlework. Why not take a look at the incense bags I’m bringing back and sort them, so we can sell them for money later."

While Chen Jinhua wanted to eat meat, she also knew she could secretly keep one or two incense bags for herself, selling them for silver later, so she hesitated.

Eventually, Chen Jinhua stayed back, but pushed Ms. Shan’s other son out, "Let Xiao Liu go with you to lend a hand."

Chen Yinhua glanced at Chen Xiaoliu and agreed, "Alright, Xiao Liu can come with us."

Chen Xiaoliu was very excited, nodding eagerly. This was great; there would be rabbit meat to eat.

However, this was just an excuse. The rabbit’s nest was already empty.

Chen Yinhua led Chen Shengxi and Chen Xiaoliu deep into the woods, pointing at a patch of trees, "I remember the rabbit’s nest is here; let’s look for it. We’re sure to find it."

"Ah? Sister Yinhua, so you forgot where the rabbit’s nest is?" Chen Xiaoliu was very frustrated, almost fuming, and said discontentedly, "This forest is so big, how do we find it?"

Chen Yinhua laughed, "It’s still a while until it gets dark. Let’s search carefully; we’ll definitely find it."

Chen Shengxi said, "Xiao Liu, let’s hurry and find it. Once we do, we’ll roast one right away to eat, and I’ll give you two rabbit legs."

Two rabbit legs just for him!

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoliu got energized immediately, stopped complaining, and started looking for the rabbit’s nest.