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

"Okay, okay, I know the village very well now. This uncle, is he? Please come in."

The prefect looked at Wang Qi and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember him for a moment, so he followed Wang Qi outside.

Du Mingxian quickly walked to Grandma Xu's side. "Grandma, are you tired? Come to my room and lie down for a while."

As the magistrate passed by Old Madam Xu, he frowned slightly. The old lady looked very familiar, but he couldn't quite place her.

Looking at Wang Qi and then at Old Lady Xu being helped into the house by Du Mingxian, the magistrate wondered if he was seeing things. Why did the two people he saw in the village feel so familiar to him?

It looks familiar, but where did it come from?

Du Mingxian helped Grandma Xu into the house and took off her shoes. "Grandma, lie down and rest for a while."

"it is good."

After settling Old Mrs. Xu in, she went out of the house and found... Mother Ling was talking to Madam Zhou in the main room. The two were getting along very well. Uncle Xu Dazhuang also came back and had just picked up an axe to chop firewood.

Xu Tingting helped from the side.

Du Mingxian quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Uncle, there are guests resting inside, and Grandma is asleep. We can't make too much noise."

Xu Dazhuang was a little embarrassed and scratched his head awkwardly. "I see that we don't have much firewood at home. It's still early, so I'll go up the mountain to chop some and bring it down."

Du Mingxian knew that Xu Dazhuang couldn't stay idle, so she didn't stop him. "Then Uncle, be careful."

"Okay." Du Mingxian helped get the rope and machete, and Xu Dazhuang left immediately, with Xu Tingting following him.

Du Mingxian turned to go to the main room when she saw Ling Silang come out of the room. She went up to him and asked in a low voice, "Did you ask if he would like to stay overnight?"

"Xu Daru is not in good health and may need a guest room."

"Okay, I'll go clean it up right away."

Du Mingxian went to tidy up, and Ling's mother and Da Zhou's mother rushed to help. Ling's mother was very relieved, "It's a good thing that Mingxian bought some cloth a few days ago and I made two quilts, otherwise we wouldn't have any quilts to cover ourselves with today."

“Mingxian should still be in charge of this family from now on. She has far-reaching vision and is much better than me. She is also a lucky star. Look how good our lives are since Mingxian came into the family. We never dared to dream of such a thing before.”

What mother wouldn't want to hear others praise her child? Madam Zhou was overjoyed. She had been worried that the Ling family would look down on her daughter and bully her.

I only found out today that what Mingxian said was true; the Ling family really treats her very well.

"This child is so lucky to have married into the Ling family. She's gained a lot of weight since she was at home, her complexion is fairer, she has a better glow, and her hair is even black." These are the changes that Da Zhou Shi can see with her own eyes.

But Ling's mother was happy to hear this. Her daughter-in-law's change after entering the family showed that she was living comfortably at home.

“It’s all mutual. Before Mingxian came into the family, Silang had to take medicine every few days. After Mingxian came into the family, he improved a lot. Now he takes less medicine and has a better appetite. It’s all thanks to Mingxian.”

“It must be God’s love for the child. I liked Silang the moment I saw him. It’s Mingxian’s good fortune to marry him.”

Du Mingxian: "..." Listening to her two mothers praising her to her face, she felt so embarrassed that she could dig a courtyard house out of her feet.

The magistrate left with Xu Daru's son that afternoon, while Xu Daru stayed with a servant boy.

The Zhou family and others also went back. Because they were going to the Ling family, the noodle shop was closed for a day, and they were rushing back to earn money.

Du Mingxian taught them some new noodle dishes, and now the noodle shop is doing very well, as are the braised dishes. The Zhou family is now obsessed with making money.

Du Mingxian cooked dinner herself, with Granny Zhao helping out.

Xu Daru was chatting a lot with You Yuan at this moment. They were both quite knowledgeable and had a lot in common.

Having eaten a lot of meat during the day, she simply made some noodles and a few appetizers for this meal.

The group enjoyed their meal very much.

After dinner, Du Mingxian was about to go back to her room when Ling's mother called them back, "You two come with me for a moment."

Ling Silang and Du Mingxian followed them into the house. Ling's mother took out all the silver in the house and said, "Mingxian, you can keep this silver."

"Mother, this is the family's money."

“Mother is no good. She doesn’t know how to hide silver. Your father and I have discussed this matter for a long time. Last time those officials came, they took away several hundred taels. We were lucky that the rest were not found.”

“Now that this thing is in my room, I sleep every night afraid that someone will come and search my house again and take all the silver.”

"Keep this money, and you'll be in charge of the household expenses from now on." Ling's mother had been thinking about this for some time.

They had calculated carefully that Mingxian had a lot of silver, but she had stored it very well, and none of the people had found it. Mingxian was also a capable person and would never embezzle the silver, so it was best to let her keep it.

Du Mingxian hesitated and did not take it, but Ling Silang took it and placed it in her hand, saying, "Keep it, so that Mother can rest assured."

My wife has a place to put it, so it's safest for her to keep this in her hands.

Du Mingxian held the box and finally had no choice but to accept it. Indeed, no place was as safe as a private space. However... "Mother, you should still take out some silver. In case I'm not home sometimes, it will be good to have some money in case of an emergency."

“I kept it. I kept one hundred taels, which is enough. I still have one hundred taels to spend before.”

Du Mingxian didn't say anything more, and was about to leave with the silver in her hands. "Then I'll go first, Mother should rest early too."

"Wait a minute, I called you two over here not just because of this one thing." Ling's mother said somewhat embarrassedly, "When you two got married, it was my idea to have you live separately."

"Firstly, I was thinking that you two were engaged in an exchange marriage, and secondly, I was thinking that Mingxian is indeed very young. However, my mother-in-law reminded me today that since you two are already married, it's not good for you to live separately all the time. Tonight, Mingxian will move into the fourth room, and you two will live together from now on."

Du Mingxian felt her heart skip a beat. How old was she? She had to stay in her space every night. Suddenly moving in with Ling Silang... she didn't want to.

Ling Silang had no objection, but seeing the rejection on Du Mingxian's face, he said, "Mother, let's discuss this matter ourselves."

"Okay, you two should discuss it. You're husband and wife, it's not good for you to live separately. Your mother-in-law also hopes you can live together soon."

"I know mother."

The two left the house, but Du Mingxian, carrying the things, did not follow Ling Silang. Instead, she returned to her own room and was about to put the box away when Ling Silang walked in.

"What do you think about Mother suggesting we live together?"

"Young Master You's injuries have healed considerably, so you probably won't be able to stay at home for more than a few days. If... if we live together, will it affect your studies?"