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

"Okay, don't worry, husband." Du Mingwei agreed, but in her heart she was thinking that she would direct a few of the younger ones to do some things tomorrow. She had done this kind of thing many times before at home.

The next morning, Du Mingwei cooked for the first time. Wu Daniu was worried and hadn't left yet when he saw that Du Mingwei really didn't know anything, so he had to teach her step by step.

After cooking the meal, Du Mingwei had just finished eating and hadn't even washed the dishes when Aunt Wang's voice came from next door, "Da Niu, are you going out so early to buy gifts for your bride's return visit?"

Wu Daniu had planned to go into the mountains, and he had long forgotten about the homecoming ceremony. Only when he heard Wang Da Niang mention it did he remember, and he hurriedly turned around and went home.

"Mingwei is returning to her parents' home today."

Du Mingwei had also forgotten about this matter. These past two days, she had happily married Wu Daniu, but the poverty of the Wu family was beyond her imagination, and she found it hard to accept for a while.

The hardest part was that she had to do the work. This made her very upset.

"But we haven't prepared anything."

In my past life, that old woman from the Ling family had prepared things for me.

Wu Daniu knew this was important. "You stay home and pack first, I'll go buy it now. We live close by, so there's no rush to get back."

"it is good."

Wu Daniu took the silver and went out of the house. Wu Erniu and the others had already thrown their dirty clothes in the yard. When he saw this, he casually called out, "Mingwei, after you finish washing the dishes, wash Erniu and the others' clothes."

"understood."

So when Du Mingxian and her husband entered the village, Du Mingwei was washing clothes while waiting for Wu Daniu to come back and take her back to her parents' home.

Du Mingxian and her husband had already entered the Du family's gate.

However, when Old Man Du got up, Old Lady Du didn't even leave the house, clearly dissatisfied with what the Ling family had done that day, and even less willing to see Ling Silang and Du Mingxian.

Du Youliang and his wife greeted each other in the courtyard. When Xu saw that Du Mingxian was only carrying two bags of pastries, she curled her lip in disdain and didn't say a word.

While the rest of the Du family were not very welcoming, Du Youtian was quite hospitable to his son-in-law, inviting him into the main room to sit down, where Zhou immediately brought him water.

The men continued talking, while Zhou pulled her daughter back to her own room.

"How is it? Have your in-laws been mistreating you?"

"No, why would they bully me? My in-laws are all very nice."

Zhou knew that life was probably not easy for a woman after marriage. "You have three sisters-in-law. Are they easy to get along with?"

"I haven't had much time to get to know my eldest and third sisters-in-law yet, but I've talked to my second sister-in-law more. She's a nice person, straightforward, and says what she thinks."

This kind of person is the easiest to get along with, better than someone who stabs you in the back.

Upon hearing this, Zhou felt a little relieved. "That's good, that's good. I think your mother-in-law is quite formidable, so you must be careful in serving her."

"Mom, don't worry."

"Is Si Lang good to you?"

Du Mingxian wanted to say it was fine, but then she thought that she and Du Mingwei were both reborn, and Du Mingwei would be back soon. She didn't want her mother to worry if she found out.

“It’s fine, Mother. My husband and I will be living separately after I get married.”

"Live separately?" Zhou was so shocked that she stood up abruptly, her brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly. "How can this be?"

"Mother, let me finish." Du Mingxian pulled Zhou Shi's hand and made her sit down before explaining, "My husband is not in good health, and I am still young. Having a child too early would not be good for my health, so when my mother-in-law asked me if I was willing to live in separate rooms, I agreed."

"You silly child!" Zhou Shi exclaimed anxiously. "Your mother-in-law must have had her reasons for asking that question. You shouldn't have chosen to live separately. How will you take care of him if you live separately?"

“We just don’t live together, but I still took care of him as I should, so Mom doesn’t need to worry.”

"Alright." Mrs. Zhou sensed that something about her daughter had changed, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. In the end, she could only advise, "Live well in your husband's family home, and don't do anything reckless."

"Mother, don't worry." Du Mingxian was very worried when she saw that her mother hadn't slept well. "Mother, after we left that day, did they make things difficult for you?"

Zhou shook her head, "No, it's just that your grandmother and your aunt said some sour things."

"Didn't you do anything else?"

"No, your father and I did most of the housework anyway, so what could they say? Besides, this isn't your fault. It was Mingwei who insisted on the arranged marriage, so it has nothing to do with you."

Du Mingxian didn't quite believe her mother's words, but knowing her mother's temperament, she could only worry anxiously and couldn't do anything about it.

The mother and daughter talked in the room for a while. It was almost lunchtime, but Du Mingwei still hadn't arrived, and Old Lady Du couldn't lie down in the room.

She was in the courtyard, about to arrange for her eldest daughter-in-law to visit the Wu family, when, before she could even speak, Wu Daniu and Du Mingwei appeared outside the open gate.

"Hey, Da Niu, Ming Wei, you've finally arrived! Come in quickly."

There was a commotion outside, so Ye Mingxian and Zhou Shi went out of the house together and saw that Du Youliang had taken the things from Wu Daniu's hands. The whole family warmly invited them into the house.

As soon as Du Mingwei entered, she saw Ye Mingxian standing in the courtyard. She raised an eyebrow slightly and noticed that Ye Mingxian was still wearing her old clothes, and she sneered inwardly.

Thinking that Ye Mingxian must have lived separately from Ling Silang in the past, while she had already consummated her marriage with Wu Daniu, she couldn't help but feel smug.

"Little sister, you're back really early? Did you walk back all by yourself?"

When Xu heard that her daughter's words were not right, she hurriedly pulled her back, saying, "Mingxian came back with Ling Silang. The two of them drove back in an oxcart."

"Together? Driving an oxcart?" Du Mingwei felt uncomfortable. Her eyes swept towards the main room, and she saw that Ling Silang was actually sitting there. A surge of anger rose in her heart for no reason.

She wanted to question why Ling Silang would accompany Du Mingxian to the Du family in this life, when she had returned alone in her previous life.

But she didn't dare, because Wu Daniu was with her, and it wouldn't be good if he noticed anything amiss.

"Are you surprised?" Du Mingxian took two steps forward, looking at her with a half-smile.

Du Mingwei raised her chin and forced a smile, saying, "Of course not, why should I be surprised?" Then she headed towards the main room.

The group entered the main room, and Du Mingwei saw only two lonely packets of pastries on the table. She immediately started mocking, "Oh dear, this is supposed to be a homecoming, Mingxian, you're so pathetic, bringing back just two packets of pastries to fool your family?"

After saying that, she pointed to the pound of meat in Du Youliang's hand and said proudly, "Although we don't have much, we are willing to cut some meat to help Grandpa and Grandma get some nourishment."

Ling Silang's face immediately turned red with embarrassment. However, he did not blame Du Mingxian for not buying enough. Instead, he reflected on his own actions and realized that he should have paid more attention to this matter instead of letting his wife handle everything.

Du Mingxian chuckled, "How much is a pound of meat?"

"A pound of meat costs ten coins, don't you think?"

"But this bag of pastries costs me forty coins, and two bags of pastries have cost me quite a bit of money."

"Impossible," Du Mingwei immediately denied. "How could the Ling family possibly give you so much money to buy pastries? Besides, weren't all these things prepared by your mother-in-law?"

Du Mingxian sneered inwardly, probably thinking that in her past life, Du Mingwei's gifts for her return visit were indeed prepared by her mother-in-law. She looked bewildered and said, "No, Mother gave me money to buy gifts for my return visit."

"It's because everyone has eaten meat that I thought of buying some pastries that we haven't tried before so that everyone can have a taste. If I had known that a pound of meat would have been enough, I definitely wouldn't have bought pastries."

Du Mingwei naturally didn't believe Du Mingxian's words. "You say forty coins, so it's forty coins? You must be making this up."

"Then take the things to town and ask at Fu Kee Pastry Shop if it's forty coins."

Seeing that Du Mingxian wasn't afraid at all, Du Mingwei believed her a little more. But the more she did that, the more uncomfortable she felt. Wasn't the Ling family going to marry her?

Why is it that Du Mingxian is doing better than me after marrying into that family?

Du Mingwei wanted to say something more, but then Old Man Du returned from outside. After some pleasantries, Old Man Du told everyone to hurry up and cook, and the matter was finally settled.

Du Mingxian used to do all the cooking at home, but now it all falls on Zhou Shi's shoulders. Feeling sorry for Zhou Shi, Du Mingxian went to the kitchen to cook with her.

The ingredients were brought out by Grandma Du. Because Du Mingwei was returning to her parents' home, Grandma Du brought white flour, wanting to give everyone a good meal. The old lady requested that noodles be made.

Zhou was kneading the dough, while Du Mingxian was tending the fire at the stove, planning to go to the back to pick some vegetables after the fire was lit.

After lighting the fire and getting up, she said, "Mother, I'm going to the back..." Before she could finish speaking, she noticed a bruise on her mother's wrist. She quickly stepped forward, reached out and pulled Zhou's hand out of the basin, and tried to roll up her sleeve.

Only then did Mrs. Zhou realize that she hadn't covered herself properly, and hurriedly pressed her daughter's hand down with her other hand, saying, "Mingxian, don't do this."

"Mother, tell me, who hit this person? The old woman, or Du Youtian?"