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

"Mother, don't worry, my husband will be fine."

He can be reborn and still has a space. Even if Ling Silang can't be as healthy as a normal person, the spiritual water should be able to prolong his life. He should make more money now and then go around asking if there are any good doctors who can cure him.

Seeing Du Mingxian's persistence, Zhou said, "Oh, it's not that I want to say anything discouraging, but when your cousin got engaged, the family knew that Ling Silang was in poor health. Later, when you married into the family, I was worried and inquired about it."

"Many people know that Ling Silang will not live past the age of twenty."

Du Mingxian could see Zhou's anxiety. "Mother, my husband used to need medicine to prolong his life, but now he rarely takes medicine. Although his health is still not very good, his condition has improved."

"That's good, but as good as it is, it's still reassuring for the mother to have a child."

"Mother, I understand," Du Mingxian could only agree.

Zhou looked at Du Mingxian, hesitating as if she wanted to say something, and after a long while she finally stammered, "Now that your in-laws have built the house, are... are you living together?"

"I'm still young, and having children can affect my lifespan, so it's better not to live together."

Zhou's heart sank little by little, and she stopped bringing up the topic. "When will your workshop be finished? I want to go and see the excitement."

"When it's finished, I'll drive a horse-drawn carriage over to pick up my mother."

"Okay, Mother is looking forward to it."

The mother and daughter then talked about other things.

Du Mingxian stewed the chicken. The wild pheasant lived in the mountains and had firm meat, so it needed to be stewed for a while. She also put flatbread on the side of the pot. The mother and daughter chatted for the rest of the meal.

It was a rare moment of peace, allowing them to sit down and chat leisurely.

Back in the Du family, there was always endless work to do. We lived together every day, each busy with our own tasks.

Zhou sighed, "Mother, I never imagined I could live such a life."

"Mother, isn't this kind of life good? Maybe there will be even better days in the future."

Madam Zhou chuckled, "Life like this is something I never dared to dream of before. How much better life will it be in the future? Right now, I'm just hoping that your grandmother's health will improve."

"These years of traveling all over the country have damaged my health, and I'm getting old. The doctor said I need to take good care of myself, but... that's difficult."

Seeing that Zhou was genuinely distressed, Du Mingxian could only comfort her, "Mother, don't worry, Grandma will get better. You've just been reunited, and God also hopes that everyone will be well."

"Yes, your uncle treats me very well. The other day I suggested that you find a wife for your uncle, but he was very resistant."

Du Mingxian pondered for a moment and understood, "Isn't it because my cousin is still here? My uncle probably doesn't want to marry her."

"Your cousin is a girl after all, and she will get married in the future. It will be very pitiful for your uncle to be left all alone then."

"No problem, we can just hire someone to come to our door."

Thinking about what had happened these past few days, Zhou felt something was off. "Mingxian, can you analyze this for your mother? I told your maternal grandmother the other day that your cousin is getting old and needs to be remarried. If she doesn't find a husband soon, it will be even harder for her to find one later."

"Your maternal grandmother's attitude is something your mother can't understand."

Du Mingxian knew without even thinking how Grandma Xu would answer: "Didn't Grandma tell you that she's become indifferent to marriage after traveling all over the country? She doesn't plan to interfere with my cousin's marriage. It's up to my cousin's own wishes. If she's willing, she can marry; if she's not, she can't."

"How...how did you know? And you're absolutely right." Zhou was extremely shocked; that's exactly what her mother had told her.

Du Mingxian smiled mysteriously, "I'm just guessing. You can tell from the current state of Grandma and Uncle that my cousin definitely doesn't want to get married right now."

"That's true. I mentioned it to your cousin, and she said she didn't want to get married, so I didn't dare to say anything more. As a divorced woman who has returned home, I'd only annoy people if I talked too much."

"Then let's not talk about it. Grandma will handle things between my cousin and uncle. Mom doesn't need to worry about it. Instead of worrying about it, we should think about whether we can add some new flavors of noodles to the noodle shop."

Zhou agreed, "I've thought about it too, but I haven't seen much of the world, so I really can't come up with anything good."

“I’ll go home and ask the old woman I bought. She used to work for a wealthy family, so she should know how to make a lot of noodles. Once I learn, I’ll teach my mother.”

"well."

The meal was ready, and the three of them sat down to eat together. Zhou was constantly taking care of Old Mrs. Xu, while Old Mrs. Xu calmly enjoyed the meal and glanced up at Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian picked up a piece of good meat and put it in Grandma Xu's bowl, saying, "Grandma, this piece of meat is good, you eat it."

"Okay, okay." Grandma Xu was very happy.

After the group finished eating, Zhou went to wash the dishes. Du Mingxian helped Old Madam Xu to sit down in the courtyard and then went to the well. Where no one could see, she added some more spiritual spring water to the well.

She would release it when she came over before.

After putting everything away, Zhou also finished washing the dishes. "You stay home with your grandmother. I'll go and bring food to your uncle and cousin."

"Mom, you go ahead. If there's nothing else, I'll go home in a bit."

Mrs. Zhou was a little reluctant, but she knew it was better for her daughter to go home sooner. "Okay, be careful on the road."

After Zhou left, Du Mingxian sat with Old Madam Xu for a while. Seeing that Wang Fu had not yet returned, she thought she would go out and wander around the streets to inquire and buy some things.

She went alone to buy some seasonings and some cloth, and had them delivered to the Xu residence. After looking around but not finding Wang Fu, she decided not to wait any longer and left with her things in her carriage.

The city streets were crowded, so Du Mingxian didn't dare to walk fast and could only walk slowly. As a result, she encountered a beggar blocking her way.

"Help, help."

The tall, imposing beggar stood in front of the carriage, blocking its path, and then headed straight for Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian was about to kick the man away when the beggar walked up to her, brushed the hair off his face, and revealed a face she recognized.

She stretched out her foot, then abruptly stopped, utterly shocked. "Young Master Wang..."

"It's so hard, so hard! I'm so hungry, so hungry." Wang Qi hadn't eaten for three days and was starving. He had never been this hungry in his life.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, Du Mingxian said, "Then sit over there, I'll take you to eat."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian didn't ask any more questions and took the person directly to Xu's Noodle Shop. Zhou was busy inside, and there were two tables of customers at the moment.

Wang Qi smelled terrible. When Du Mingxian saw this, she went around to the back and knocked on the back door. Xu Dazhuang was surprised to see Du Mingxian when he opened the door. "Mingxian?"

“Uncle,” Du Mingxian pointed to Wang Qi beside her, “brought someone to dinner, but because of his appearance, I can only get in through the back door.”

Using the front door will affect business.

"Come in quickly." Xu Dazhuang helped pull the carriage into the courtyard. Du Mingxian had already gone to the kitchen, and Zhou Shi was in the kitchen. Another table of guests had just arrived.

"mother."