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

"Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui, do you like her?"

"How can it be."

"But the way she looks at you is clearly different. I'm a woman too, and I know what a woman's eyes look like when she admires a man."

If Du Mingwei hadn't reminded him, Wu Daniu wouldn't have noticed. But after being reminded, Wu Daniu seemed to have discovered something.

It seemed that Xiao Cui looked at him differently.

But even if Wu Daniu discovered something at this moment, he couldn't possibly admit it.

"Stop joking. I only treat her as a younger sister. She's been close friends with Erniu and the others since we were little. You know, my parents died early, and I've always been living in the mountains. I haven't paid much attention to anything else."

Seeing that Du Mingwei was still angry, he added, "If we're talking about who I care about, it can only be you."

As he spoke, he was about to lower his head to kiss Du Mingwei. He had just been so angry with this woman that he felt he had to vent his frustration. He hadn't touched her since she became pregnant.

Du Mingwei was very compliant, but when Wu Daniu was about to take the final step, she hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No."

Wu Daniu was already ready to act, but was stopped, which made him very unhappy.

Du Mingwei explained in a low voice, "It will be three months in a few days. It can only be done after three months; it's not allowed for the first three months."

"How did you know?" Wu Daniu asked in a hoarse voice.

Du Mingwei's expression changed, and she explained, "My mother specifically told us that there are no adults in our family, so we should be careful."

Wu Daniu didn't delve into the matter. He pointed to his lower body and said, "So what do we do now? You started this fire."

"I'll help you kill it."

Du Mingwei made Wu Daniu comfortable before he left the room. Du Mingwei was extremely happy because Wu Daniu was so gentle with her, but the thought of Wang Cui made her want to kill him.

Wu Daniu took a pound of flour from home and went to the neighbor's.

Wang Da Niang's husband hasn't come home yet; he went to town. There are only two women at home.

After Wu Daniu entered the house, Aunt Wang saw what he was carrying and couldn't hide her smile. "You, come on over, what are you bringing? We're neighbors."

“Auntie, Mingwei was in the wrong today. Please don’t be angry. I came to check on Xiaocui to see if she’s alright.”

"Please sit down, I'll get you some water," Aunt Wang said, gesturing for Wu Daniu to sit before leaving.

Wu Daniu usually sat further away, but this time, to confirm his suspicions, he sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at Wang Cui on the bed. "Are you feeling better?"

Wang Cui's eyes lit up, and she looked shy as she reached out and grabbed Wu Daniu's hand, looking pitiful. "Brother Daniu, I really didn't mean to. I just lost my balance. I didn't expect Du Mingwei to come out so directly. Did she cause trouble for you?"

Wu Daniu nodded absentmindedly, recalling the two of them fooling around in bed.

Wang Cui, feeling somewhat guilty for Du Mingwei's outburst at Wu Daniu, bit her lip and said, "Brother Daniu, I...it's my fault. If I hadn't gone over there, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

The little girl's lips were pink and tender. She gently bit them as she spoke, making Wu Daniu's mouth dry. He hurriedly looked away and said, "It's okay. Go if you want to play. Don't worry about her."

"Really? Then I'll go when Brother Da Niu is around, but I won't go when he's not, because I'm afraid Du Mingwei will get angry."

Hao Daniu has confirmed his conjecture.

Just then, the sound of Aunt Wang's footsteps approaching came from outside. Wu Daniu hurriedly stood up from the bedside, saying, "Xiaocui, you take good care of yourself. I have something to do, so I'll go back first."

Aunt Wang came in just in time to hear those words, "Have some sugar water before you go."

Wu Daniu couldn't persuade Wang Daniu otherwise, so he took the water from her hand, drank it, and then left.

Watching the man leave, Aunt Wang turned back and sat down by the bed. Seeing her daughter lost in thought, she sighed deeply, "Don't think about it anymore. He's already married. There's no future for you two."

“Mom, why is it impossible?” Wang Cui blinked. “I feel like Brother Da Niu is treating me differently.”

"What's the difference?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it, it's just a feeling."

"Alright, stop feeling this way. Why did you provoke Du Mingwei? She's a crazy woman."

Wang Cui laughed happily, "Mother, it's good that she's crazy. The crazier she is, the better. It would be best if she drove the baby out of her belly. If she loses her baby, I'll have a chance."

"Wang Cui, let me tell you this first, you are not allowed to become a concubine."

"Mom, don't worry."

After returning home, Wu Daniu took care of the household chores.

For the next few days, Aunt Wang did not go to the Wu family. None of the Wu family's younger siblings were capable of doing any work, and Du Mingwei, because she had children, could not do anything.

The entire family's affairs depend on Wu Daniu alone, and recently Wu Daniu has been staying at home and hasn't gone into the mountains.

It snowed yesterday, and it's still snowing today.

Wu Daniu wanted to go into the mountains to take a look in the morning. With the snow, hunting would be easier; he just needed to follow the animal tracks. Just as he was about to leave, Du Mingwei called him back.

"The weather is so bad today, maybe we shouldn't go out."

"This weather is perfect for hunting. I haven't been to the mountains lately. Our family are hunters; if we don't go into the mountains, we'll all starve."

Du Mingwei felt sorry for Wu Daniu, who had become quite thin recently. "I still have some money here. How about we buy another servant? This time, let's buy someone who isn't too old."

Wu Daniu had been to the brokerage firm before and knew that the prices were high. "Forget it, I'll go to the Wang family's place later and ask Aunt Wang to come and help us."

Du Mingwei was unhappy. "Why don't we find someone else?"

“The Wang family lives nearby, and Aunt Wang has few responsibilities. Their family is small and doesn't require much work. Among the other families in our village, which one is as suitable as the Wang family?”

“Aunt Wang wouldn’t be greedy for our things. If you were to invite someone from the village with a large family, before the food is even cooked, a lot of it would probably be secretly taken.”

After thinking it over, Du Mingwei realized that what Wu Daniu said was true. The village was in poor condition, and if they really invited someone like that back, their house would probably be robbed of everything.

"But I don't like Wang Cui."

Wu Daniu recalled that day when Wang Cui's cheek was red and swollen and her pink lips were slightly pouting. "She's just a child. Why are you making such a fuss over a child? Besides, over the years, we've often had Aunt Wang's help, and Xiao Cui has a good relationship with the other children in the family."

Du Mingwei noticed that Wu Daniu was speaking in favor of Wang Cui. She couldn't say anything bad about Wang Cui anymore; if she continued, Wu Daniu might become disgusted.

"Alright then, you can arrange it."

"Okay, you stay in bed and rest. I'll go to Aunt Wang's house to let her know in a bit."

"I want you to lie down with me." Du Mingwei hooked her arm around Wu Daniu and said absurdly, not bothering to tone down her voice at all.

Wu Erniu and the others in the courtyard were extremely agitated. Wu Erniu even spat several times towards the main room, saying, "Shameless, she's pregnant and still can't calm down."