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

"Of course, I can, but my family doesn't know how to choose a horse. I'll prepare some things now, and when you leave tomorrow, I'll take a carriage to see you off and buy you a horse at the horse market."

Lin Hu was truly grateful. "Thank you, thank you."

"You're welcome, we're friends."

Du Mingxian prepared several water pouches for Lin Hu, filled with wine. She also baked some flatbreads, gave him a small jar of sauce, and made some dried meat, all for him to eat on the road.

The next day, Du Mingxian went to see Lin Hu off.

Sitting in the carriage, Lin Hu couldn't help but ask, "After I was rescued, I was sent to the broker. I'm curious how you came up with the idea of ​​saving me?"

This was highly purposeful; he didn't doubt Du Mingxian's kindness, but he was curious.

"The person who saved you earlier was my ex-fiancé."

"Oh?"

"My cousin and I were engaged separately. My cousin was engaged to the Ling family, and I was engaged to the Wu family in the same village. However, when the wedding was about to take place, my cousin refused to marry into the Ling family and insisted on switching marriages with me."

"I had no choice but to exchange marriages with her. I didn't know her well before I got married, but later... after the four of us got married in pairs, Wu Daniu came to see me and said some things that were not true. I felt that this person was not good."

"It was also a coincidence. You know, my stepmother's younger brother studied at my house, and he would often go back. That day, he was the one who saw Wu Daniu carrying you home."

“I felt something was wrong at the time, so Chen Ming’s sister kept an eye on the Wu family. Later, when you were sent away, I received the news and went to rescue you as soon as possible.”

This explanation was reasonable, and Lin Hu believed it; he felt it was due to Du Mingxian's kindness.

"Wu Daniu saved me, but he just wanted to use me to exchange for a servant. It wasn't a real rescue."

After Wu Daniu rescued him from his injuries, he didn't receive much medical treatment. He was sent to a broker and sold for some money. If the broker was kind, he might survive, but if he encountered a heartless broker who gave him only a simple treatment and sold him at a low price, he would end up with a host of health problems.

Du Mingxian didn't know what to say. In her past life, Wu Daniu couldn't be saved, but in this life, she was following Wu Daniu. Even if Wu Daniu didn't save her, she would. However... she hadn't expected Wu Daniu to do this.

Lin Hu was angry, but then he thought of how Wu Daniu had carried him out of the mountains and then sold him, so the good deeds and bad deeds canceled each other out.

"Brother Lin, the New Year is just around the corner. You might encounter some snowy and difficult-to-travel areas along your journey," Du Mingxian changed the subject.

"It's alright. Even if it's difficult to walk, it's no big deal. I'm a grown man, why would I be afraid of such a small difficulty?"

The two chatted and laughed all the way to the county town. They went to the horse market and bought a horse. Du Mingxian handed the bundle to Lin Hu, and after watching Lin Hu leave, she walked towards Dr. Lin's clinic.

When Dr. Lin saw her coming alone, he hurriedly asked, "Didn't you say you were sending an apprentice over? Several months have passed, have you forgotten about it?"

"No, not really. It's just that we haven't found a suitable candidate yet. After all, learning medicine from Dr. Lin is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so we have to choose our candidates carefully."

Dr. Lin was very pleased with Du Mingxian's words. "Well, you know how to talk."

"To be honest, I came here today to ask you about my husband."

Doctor Lin looked grave. “It seems like the situation is fluctuating. Your husband’s body was at its limit before, around the age of twenty. It’s strange. When I took his pulse before, his condition had improved, but this time it’s very bad.”

Du Mingxian knew in her heart that it was because of the spiritual water, but she definitely couldn't tell Doctor Lin this, so she could only laugh it off and say, "Maybe it's because I'm in a good mood?"

"Yes, yes, yes, a good mood can be more effective than a lot of medicine."

"Is there no medicine that can cure this?"

"A complete cure is not possible, but if one takes good care of oneself, it is not entirely impossible to improve one's condition."

Du Mingxian carefully noted down Dr. Lin's words and left with regret.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, Du Mingxian began preparing some New Year's goods. There weren't many relatives she needed to send gifts to, except for the Zhou family, her business partners (Uncle Ma, the Wang family), and the magistrate's connections.

There doesn't seem to be anything else worth giving as a gift.

On the 20th of the year, Du Mingxian made some pastries and cured meat herself, and also took out some wild game from her space to send as gifts to several families. The Ma family, the magistrate's family, and the Wang family were all delivered by Ling Erlang and Ling Dalang together. Along with the gifts, there was also some unique flower wine brewed in the workshop, which was very little and not sold to the public.

The gifts for Fang Daru and Da Zhou were delivered by Du Mingxian and Ling Silang.

Fang Daru was still living in the same house. Du Mingxian was even invited to stay for a meal when she was taken there. After leaving the Fang family, Du Mingxian asked Ling Silang about it.

"Why didn't Mr. Fang sell this house?"

"This is the Fang family mansion. The Fang family members were able to be replaced because of the old steward of the Fang family. Upon receiving the news, he immediately tied them up on the first day he returned. It was that steward who found the replacements."

"The housekeeper knows a lot about the Fang family. If... if they hadn't done something wrong, we probably wouldn't have found out."

Ling Silang, recalling the previous events, commented, "In the end, he is not a scholar and does not have the mindset. If the old steward had been more attentive when searching for people, the Fang family's secret might have been sealed away forever."

"Perhaps it's fate?" Du Mingxian felt that the Fang family was lucky, and that the Fang family should not have died out.

The two returned to the Xu family home. Before they even entered, they saw Xu Dazhuang seeing a man out. Du Mingxian immediately recognized him as the neighbor from next door.

Before she could speak, the man smiled warmly and said to Xu Dazhuang, "No need to see me off. You have guests at home, so please take them inside."

"Si Lang, Ming Xian is here." Xu Dazhuang was not quite used to it at first, but now he is slowly getting used to his role as an uncle.

"Uncle," the two called out.

Xu Dazhuang explained, "They're from next door, sending over some New Year's gifts."

"We don't have anything fancy at home, just some simple dishes my mother makes. If you like, I can send you some more." The man's attitude even had a hint of ingratiation.

Xu Dazhuang waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, we have enough food at home, we can't even finish it all. If you send more food over, it will really go bad."

The man smiled ingratiatingly, "Eat whatever you like."

Du Mingxian glanced at the man twice, then said to Xu Dazhuang, "Uncle, you should see them off. My husband and I will go in first."

"Okay, you can go in first."

As soon as the man saw Du Mingxian and Ling Silang go in, he hurriedly urged Xu Dazhuang to go in as well, saying, "You go in quickly, no need to see me off, no need to see me off, I'm leaving now."

As soon as Du Mingxian and Ling Silang walked in, Xu Dazhuang came in to explain, "This person has been running around a lot lately."

When it was just the three of them, Xu Dazhuang was very clear about his position and quickly told Du Mingxian about the recent situation, especially that this man had other ideas about his master's mother.