The Apocalypse Boss Transmigrates to the 1970s, Getting Rich Through Delicious Food

Ye Hanqiu was the number one assassin on the Red List of the Silver Fox Assassins Organization in the year 2200, twenty years after the apocalypse began. Tasked with stealing the legendary Wishing Stone, which grants wishes in exchange for supernatural energy, she led an elite squad to a heavily guarded residence. After fighting through zombie-infested territories and ambushes by the rival White Tiger Assassins, Ye Hanqiu was the sole survivor. Wounded and outnumbered, she triggered a self-detonation, killing herself and the enemy squad. Clutching the Wishing Stone, she made her final wish to be reborn in a world without zombies where she could live a peaceful life. The stone blazed with light, and she awoke in the body of a young woman named Ye Hanqiu in 1970s China.

The original owner of this body had fled famine and married Shao Mingyi, a soldier who was soon recalled to duty. Left alone with her cruel mother-in-law, Xu Lanhua, and her abusive brother-in-law, Shao Mingyong, she was subjected to starvation, beatings, and humiliation. After receiving news that her husband was missing in action, the family’s treatment worsened. When Shao Mingyong attempted to assault her, the original Ye Hanqiu chose death over disgrace, throwing herself against a pillar. The transmigrated assassin absorbed these memories and vowed to avenge the woman’s suffering. Using the Wishing Stone, she summoned medicine and food, healing her head wound and recovering her strength.

Ye Hanqiu immediately asserted her dominance over the Shao family. When the eldest daughter-in-law, Li Hongying, and Shao Mingyong confronted her, she physically subdued them, breaking their spirits and forcing them to submit. The matriarch, Xu Lanhua, attempted to drive her out and even tried to use black dog’s blood to “purify” her, but Ye Hanqiu countered with violence, extracting half of her late husband’s military allowance and compensation money. She formally separated from the household, moving into an abandoned hut on the edge of the village. Despite the villagers’ superstitions about the house being unlucky, she claimed it as her own and began to rebuild her life.

Living independently, Ye Hanqiu utilized her combat skills and knowledge from the apocalypse to secure food. She hunted in the mountains, killing a wild boar that weighed over 200 pounds. She brought the carcass to the village, where it was divided among the households, earning her a fearsome reputation. The villagers, previously dismissive of the widow, now viewed her with a mix of awe and fear. When a local rascal, Wang Ermazi, attempted to break into her home, she beat him severely and tied him up, forcing the village chief to expel him from the village to avoid police involvement.

Ye Hanqiu’s life in this new era was defined by her determination to live peacefully while ensuring no one could harm her again. She cultivated a small plot of land, cooked elaborate meals using recipes from her past life, and maintained a low profile while establishing her strength. The Shao family, humiliated and impoverished, could do nothing but watch from a distance as she thrived. Her husband, Shao Mingyi, remained alive on the battlefield, unaware that his widow had claimed his assets and was living freely in the home he had died for. Ye Hanqiu continued to hone her abilities and prepare for a future where she could enjoy the simple pleasures of food and safety, far removed from the horrors of the wasteland she once knew.