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

Back in the room, Du Mingxian sat on the edge of the bed tidying up. She still wanted to take with her a few decent clothes from when she was a young girl. The Ling family wasn't wealthy, and she could wear them when she was working.

Madam Chen walked in and slipped a silver bracelet onto her wrist. "This is the dowry your maternal grandfather gave to your mother. Now your mother is giving it to you as part of her dowry. I hope you will have a peaceful and happy life from now on."

"Thank you, mother."

Madam Chen looked at Du Mingxian and said, "It's because your mother is useless. If your mother were useful, you wouldn't have been forced into a marriage by someone else. Ling Silang's health isn't good."

"Mother, it's alright, I was just worried about you."

"It's alright, it just means doing a little more work, what else can it do?"

Du Mingxian thought to herself, it wasn't about doing more work. In her previous life, her mother died less than half a year after she got married. By the time she received the news and rushed back, the Du family had already buried her mother.

She suspected the cause of her mother's death at the time, but the Du family disagreed. Her father tried to persuade her with reason and emotion, but it was no use. Seeing that her father was constantly showing weakness, she agreed, but the final result was...

Three months later, her father remarried, and the widow who married into the family was four months pregnant.

If she still hasn't figured out something fishy about this by now, then she's really wasted her life.

She went to pay a coroner to examine the grave, but they secretly dug it up and found no obvious signs of death; they could only conclude that the person had died of illness.

Died of illness.

She didn't believe it, but there was nothing she could do. If the person had just died, there might have been a chance, but now there was no chance at all.

This was premeditated murder.

But what's the use?

"Mother, I'm worried."

Mrs. Chen shook her head, "It's nothing, I've gotten used to it over the years."

"Mother, the arranged marriage is not your fault."

“It’s my fault.” Chen started crying as she spoke. “If I could have given your father more children, or a son, things wouldn’t have turned out like this. I used to think that if you married into the hunter’s family, you wouldn’t have any in-laws and the distance would be short, so your father and I could help you out from time to time. But now… the Ling family is far away, so I’m afraid that won’t work.”

Du Mingxian held Chen's hand, wanting to say many things, but unable to speak them now, knowing that Chen would never agree. She could only come back more often after she got married.

However, she didn't know anything about the Ling family's situation. Now, she could only get out of this mess herself and then find a way to get her mother out of this mess as well.

After crying, Madam Chen gently patted Du Mingxian's hand and said, "If you live a good life, I will be very happy. Ling Silang is a scholar, but you have never been to school. So please be more accommodating to him, take good care of him, and when you marry into your husband's family, be filial to your parents-in-law."

"My daughter understands."

The mother and daughter talked for a while longer. Chen stayed with Du Mingxian until she fell asleep, and then got up early to wash and get ready.

Because of the arranged marriage, the Du family treated Du Mingxian relatively well, and she received many things the same as Du Mingwei.

Both women were doing their makeup in Old Lady Du's room. They needed to come out of the same room to make their move.

Weddings in the village are simple. Many families simply provide a red dress and a veil, while others have nothing at all. They pack their belongings and leave with their husband's family.

The Du family was relatively well-off; they prepared quite a lot of things for their granddaughter's wedding.

When the village women arrived, Du Mingxian and Du Mingwei were already dressed up, and everyone praised the two pretty girls.

Of course, everyone was praising the blessed woman Du Mingwei, while Du Mingxian was just mentioned incidentally.

The Wu and Ling families also came to marry at the same time, and the two young men stood together.

Ling Silang was tall and thin, with a face as white as paper. He looked sickly and would occasionally cough, covering his mouth with a handkerchief. His red wedding dress made him look even weaker.

In contrast, Wu Daniu was full of energy and had a rosy complexion, looking healthy. However, the sleeves of his clothes were too short and were obviously too small for him, making them ill-fitting.

Ling Silang had delicate features, thick eyebrows, naturally large double eyelids, a high nose bridge, and full, slightly pale lips. If his face had a bit more color, he would be stunning. But right now, he looked rather plain.

Wu Daniu had slightly rugged features, a wheat-colored face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. The beard he used to have was now completely shaved off, and the shaved areas were noticeably whiter, making him look somewhat comical.

After the groom finished comparing the options, only the wedding procession remained.

The Ling family was a large clan, and all the people who came to fetch the bride were cousins. Ling Silang had quite a few cousins, and they all came to fetch the bride, carrying a sedan chair that the Ling family had rented.

Although it has some stains, it is still a sedan chair.

On the other hand, Wu Daniu only had a cart, which he pulled himself. The only people who came with him to fetch his bride were his three brothers who went hunting with him and were close to him. There was no one else.

Each has its own merits.

When the Du family learned that someone had come, Old Lady Du immediately told the village women to go outside and eat melon seeds, as she wanted to say a few words to the two girls.

After everyone left, Old Lady Du held the veil, calling Du Mingwei "my darling," showing her great tenderness and speaking from the bottom of her heart.

People outside started urging them on, so Grandma Du carefully covered Du Mingwei's face with the veil. When it came to Du Mingxian, Grandma Du held the veil but hesitated and didn't cover her with it.

"Don't cause any trouble when you go to the Ling family. If you really get divorced and sent back home, see how I deal with you."

Du Mingxian didn't say anything.

Grandma Du tossed the veil to her, saying, "You can put it on yourself."

Du Mingxian heard Du Mingwei's mocking laughter beside her. She glanced at her and then covered her own head with the veil.

After seeing that the two had covered themselves up, Old Lady Du pulled them out.

Wu Daniu and Ling Silang were both outside, standing on either side.

Grandma Du first handed Du Mingwei to Wu Laoda, saying, "You must treat our Ming...Mingxian well in the future. She has a good personality. If there are any issues, discuss them together. If you have any complaints about her, just tell me directly, and I will talk to her. You must not do anything reckless."

"Don't worry, Grandma."

Grandma Du handed the person over to the other party.

When it came to Ling Silang, he was a little more perfunctory, saying, "I'm entrusting her to you. You must treat her well."

Someone in the crowd immediately questioned, "What's wrong with Old Madam Du today? She usually dotes on Mingwei the most and likes this marriage quite a bit, so why is she being so perfunctory with the Ling family?"

Everyone heard this, and they were all very skeptical.

Old Man Du glared at Old Woman Du in the crowd. Old Woman Du instantly sobered up and her mind worked quickly. She immediately came up with an excuse, "The Ling family boy married my sweetheart, so naturally I don't like him very much."

As if to make amends, she turned around and grabbed Du Mingxian's hand, acting with genuine emotion, "I really can't bear to part with you. If you suffer any grievances at the Ling family in the future, come back and tell Grandma."

"Mother, the auspicious time is almost over." Du Youliang was really afraid that his mother might accidentally say something she shouldn't, and that people would notice something amiss and urge him to go out.