The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Ling's father couldn't directly say that it was homemade. "I got it by chance. If you want to drink it, you'll have to wait a couple of days. I'm busy with work in the fields lately, so you should take care of your work first."

Uncle Ling was getting impatient. "Tell me the location, and I'll have the kids run the errand."

"What's the rush? A day later or a day earlier won't make the wine disappear. I still have some left here, take a bowl back with you."

Seeing his second brother's generosity, Uncle Ling's eyes narrowed with a smile. "Second brother, you're the best. I'll take it back first, and then I'll have the child bring the bowl to you later."

“Okay.” After saying that, Ling’s father poured a bowl for Ling’s uncle without waiting for him to speak.

After the two brothers left, Father Ling turned to Mother Ling and said, "How was it? I told you the wine was good, didn't I? You can tell from the way the eldest brother and the third brother behaved that the wine must be excellent."

"Okay, not bad, not bad," Ling's mother replied.

Ling's father then sat up straight and looked at the other families, saying, "This wine was brewed by Mingxian. Now that our fourth son is a scholar and will pursue an official career, we can't put the same business under his name. Let's hear Mingxian's thoughts on the winemaking business first."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Du Mingxian said, "Making sauce can be done slowly, little by little. If you make too much, it might spoil and taste bad if you leave it for too long. But wine won't. So you have to make a lot of wine in the early stages. My idea is to build a workshop, hire workers, and brew wine in large quantities."

No one spoke. Seeing that her sons and daughters-in-law were looking at her strangely, Ling's mother could only speak up to remind them, "Mingxian, who are you planning to give this business to?"

Actually, this is the main point today.

“Mother, my second brother and sister-in-law already have businesses making soy sauce and brewing wine. I was thinking of giving them to my eldest brother and sister-in-law if necessary.”

Although my sister-in-law is sometimes stingy and has many minor flaws, she is very protective of her own and is a good person.

Wang was shocked. She never imagined that Du Mingxian would give this business to their eldest son's family. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She felt warm inside and her eyes were sore.

"Fourth...Fourth sister-in-law, are you serious?"

Seeing Wang's moved expression, Du Mingxian chuckled and nodded, "Yes, I was thinking of giving this business to my sister-in-law, but... as you know, you and my brother don't understand this area, so you'll need to listen to me."

"Okay, okay, no problem, no problem, we'll listen to you. Your brother and I don't know anything, so just leave everything to us and you can make arrangements from the back." At this moment, Madam Wang really wanted to treat Du Mingxian like a goddess.

This isn't just a sister-in-law, this is practically the matriarch of the family!

Ling's mother spoke up, "You'll definitely be the ones running the errands, but Mingxian should take the lion's share."

"Okay, okay, Mom, whatever you say is fine with us, we have no objections."

Being able to participate in the brewery would surely bring in more income than farming. If it weren't for the fact that the fourth brother was a scholar, the eldest branch of the family would never have been able to take advantage of such a situation.

It's practically like a windfall.

Wang's thinking was quite clear. Neither of them were particularly bright. On the surface, the business was theirs, but behind the scenes, their fourth brother and sister-in-law were in charge. This business was bound to succeed; just look at their second brother's side.

Ling's mother looked at Du Mingxian and said, "Mingxian, you should keep 80% of this business, and give the eldest son and his wife 20%."

"Mother, let's stick to the proportions that my second sister-in-law used before."

"Then you'll be at a huge loss."

"Mother, we're all family. Besides, my elder brother and the others treated my husband very well before. Everyone should be able to make a profit, so that we can work together as a family."

Ling's mother was moved by Du Mingxian's words, but still retorted, "Your eldest brother and the others treat Silang well, that's what they owe Silang. Silang saved all of our lives when he was in my womb, which is why Silang lost his good fortune and was born with congenital deficiencies. All these years, he has been drinking that bitter medicine soup like water."

“He suffered the most, none of you brothers have the right to say that.”

This is a warning, and it's also a fact.

Du Mingxian gave an awkward smile. Ling's mother looked at Ling Dalang and the others, and they immediately stepped forward to express their support.

"Mother, I'm the eldest, this is what I should do."

"Mother, I was naughty back then. I will take good care of my fourth brother."

“Mother, we understand what you’re saying, and we won’t hold a grudge over such a small matter.”

Ling's mother then said, "Sanlang, now your eldest and second brothers both have businesses on the surface, but you don't. Don't you resent the family?"

"Huh? Why the resentment? Although the business belongs to my eldest and second eldest brothers, I also received the profits. This way, I don't have to do anything and I still have money to spend. Isn't that great?" Ling Sanlang really thought so.

Ling's mother then looked at her third daughter-in-law, who had remained silent, and asked, "Liu, what are you thinking?"

Liu had no idea.

She has her own special skill: embroidery. Unlike her second sister-in-law, who loves to eat and gossip and has a keen sense of taste, her eldest sister-in-law is steady and reliable. Although she has some minor flaws, she is generally on the right track.

She really wasn't willing to give up embroidery and do other business.

It's great that things are like this now, just like my husband said. We don't have to do anything. As long as the businesses of the first and second wives are doing well, the third wife can also benefit. We don't have to worry about our son's studies. The household expenses are just food and clothing. Just think... it's like counting money without having to work.

“Mother, I really don’t have any ideas. I even hope that my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law’s businesses will be very successful, so that our third branch can also get a lot of money.”

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, Ling's mother felt relieved. Now, her biggest fear was that her third daughter-in-law would be dissatisfied.

Previously, only the second son's family had a business, but now even the eldest son's family has one, except for the third son's family. This is the worst thing that can happen.

"Alright, it's best if you have no ideas." Madam Ling looked at everyone. "We are a family, a household. You do the business in front, and Mingxian comes up with the ideas behind the scenes. You save time and money. You should remember Mingxian's kindness."

"If Silang passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in the future, you can do business in this area. It will be mutually beneficial, and our family will get better and better. But if anyone has any disloyal intentions, don't blame me for turning my back on you as your mother."

The group quickly assured each other that they would never do such a thing.

The matter was settled, but since the eldest son's family hadn't contributed anything this time, everyone agreed that Du Mingxian should get 50%, the eldest son's family 30%, Ling's parents 10%, and the second and third sons' families 10%.

Everyone insisted, and Du Mingxian had no objections, so the matter was settled.

Once the decision was made on the spot, they discussed the location of the workshop. After much deliberation, they felt that it would be best to build it next to their own house, but they didn't have enough space to build a larger one.

If Uncle Ling's house were to move, there would be a lot of space behind it. Right now, Uncle Ling's house occupies part of the space, so there isn't enough room in the back.

After thinking it over, Du Mingxian suggested, "Father, why don't we talk to Uncle San's family and give them some money so they can build a new house in a different place? That way, when we build our workshop, we can just demolish Uncle San's house, and the workshop site will be much larger and more square in an instant."