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

“My mother said she would leave some scraps of cloth along the way so you can look for them carefully,” the boy said, then sniffed again.

Du Mingxian took out a hot sesame seed cake and fifty coins from her bosom. "Take this, it's your errand fee."

The boy was overjoyed, but he didn't rush to take the money. "My mother said that I might have to work for your husband in the future, so I can't take the money. Can I take this sesame seed cake?"

"Okay." Du Mingxian handed over the sesame seed cake. "Wait a moment, I'll go catch the carriage."

"it is good."

Du Mingxian went to catch the carriage, went into the kitchen to get two steamed buns, picked up Widow Chen's son at the door, and hurried towards the village.

Before even entering the village, I saw scraps of cloth thrown by the roadside. In winter, the entire roadside was covered in a gray haze, making a single red scrap of cloth stand out.

"Take this bun and go home quickly, I have things to do."

The boy took the steamed bun and said, "Thank you."

"Don't tell anyone about this."

“I know. My mother said that the most important thing when working for someone else is to keep your mouth shut. Don’t worry, I’m keeping my mouth shut.”

"it is good."

As Du Mingxian was leaving, the boy shouted at her, "Can't you let your husband study hard? I want to become a errand boy as soon as possible."

Du Mingxian felt that this child was a little different from the one in her previous life. "Okay."

In her past life, Widow Chen's eldest daughter had the most contact with her, while this second daughter rarely interacted with her. Even when they met, he would stand aside and rarely speak, a particularly silent young man.

But seeing him today, I realized he's not a quiet boy at all; he talks quite a lot.

Du Mingxian picked up scraps of cloth as she walked, all the way to the county where Kaoshan Village was located. There were no more scraps of cloth near the city gate, so she had to keep going.

Upon entering the city, she went straight to the pharmacy, but... she visited three pharmacies but couldn't find anyone. This was too unusual and something felt off.

While driving her horse-drawn carriage through the streets, she suddenly saw an oxcart ahead, and the person driving it looked like Wu Daniu from behind.

But why is there a woman sitting behind Wu Daniu? We can only see her back, not her front, so we can't tell her age.

"Mingxian, Mingxian." Du Mingxian was lost in thought when she saw Widow Chen running up to her breathlessly. "You've finally arrived. I was worried that the child hadn't delivered the message to your house."

"He's very capable; he delivered it to my house."

Widow Chen chuckled, "He's been a fast runner since he was little, and he's quick-witted. He'll definitely be fine following your husband around."

Du Mingxian didn't reply, "When Wu Daniu came out, wasn't he pulling someone with him? I thought the person in front of me looked like Wu Daniu, was it him?"

"Yes, he did bring someone with him when he came, but it was a man."

"what happened?"

“I don’t know either. I jogged after him and saw him take that man into a place. A long time passed, and then he came out with a woman. They bought some things on the street and just drove the oxcart away. They must have gone home.”

"Where did he go?"

Widow Chen smiled awkwardly, "I can't read either, but I know the place. I'll take you there."

"Get in the carriage."

Widow Chen directed the way, and Du Mingxian drove the carriage; they soon arrived at the entrance of the brokerage firm.

"This is the place. He went in there for a long time before coming out, and in the end he even went to the yamen (government office)."

Du Mingxian was burning with anger. "Wait for me here."

"Oh."

As soon as Du Mingxian went in, a broker came out and asked, "Is the customer looking for a house or buying someone?"

"Did someone just bring over someone who was injured?"

"Yes, you are..." the broker wanted to ask, but Du Mingxian's eyes were sharp, and he immediately shouted, "You're here to cause trouble."

"Who I am is none of your business. I just want to know, where is that person?"

"They're in the backyard, but they've already entered our brokerage. If they want to leave, we'll have to buy them, and you'll have to pay for it."

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes. "That person traded an injured person for a maid. Your brokerage firm does business like that?"

The broker grinned, "This is the business we're in. The man he sent is young, and although his injuries are severe, he's recovered somewhat. If we let him heal a little longer, we can sell him for a good price without any problem."

"Bring the man out here. Tell me, how much silver are you willing to pay for him?"

Seeing that Du Mingxian was genuinely interested in buying, the broker immediately raised the price, "This person is quite good. We're going to sell her for a high price, at least thirty taels."

Du Mingxian asked coldly, "How much did he pay for the woman he took away just now?"

“A woman in her thirties is worth only twenty taels.”

"Then twenty taels."

"That won't do. You should at least give thirty taels. Once this man recovers, he'll definitely be able to work as a guard."

Du Mingxian pushed him away and walked towards the backyard. When the broker saw that Du Mingxian was trying to force her way in, he became anxious and immediately shouted to the side, "Someone, stop her!"

The brokerage firm also had thugs, and upon hearing the shouts, they immediately stepped forward to stop Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian glanced at them and said, "Boss, let me make this clear first: either I'll pay twenty taels to take him away, or I won't pay a single penny if I take him away."

"Such an arrogant tone, get them!"

There were six thugs, but although they were called thugs, their skills were average. They were novices in front of Du Mingxian and were easy to deal with.

Three minutes later, all the thugs were lying on the ground, clutching their stomachs and legs, howling in pain.

The broker was surprised by Du Mingxian's skill. "Twenty taels, take her away, or I can report you to the authorities. You're forcing your way in."

Du Mingxian didn't intend to force her way in, "Ten taels."

"This is not okay."

Nine taels.

"Okay, okay, okay." The broker felt extremely unlucky. At the time, he felt that he had made a profit, but now, upon careful consideration, he realized that he had not made any profit at all, and had even lost money.

The broker sent someone to bring the man out.

The man was given medicine by Wu Daniu at home. He was still weak, but his mind was clear.

He witnessed Wu Daniu haggling with the broker to sell him, and in the end, a woman took him away. He had just been carried to the backyard when someone came to pull him away, saying that he had been bought by someone else.

Lying in the carriage, listening to the two women chatting outside, the man felt that he had had a very exciting day, but thankfully it was much better than Wu Daniu's family.

My body hadn't fully recovered, and now that the carriage had left, I started to feel drowsy.

Du Mingxian was talking to Widow Chen, but Widow Chen was the one doing most of the talking.

"Because Du Mingwei was pregnant, the Wu family was unable to work. In the end, Du Mingwei spent money to buy an old woman. Because she was too old, Du Mingwei tormented the old woman, and she couldn't take it anymore and died."

"Later, they asked Aunt Wang next door for help. Du Mingwei had a fight with a family, and they didn't know where they brought this person from. They actually brought him to the county to sell him. They're really despicable."