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

“No way.” Ling’s mother immediately refused. “If it’s just that I have a falling out with her and she says a few bad things about me behind my back, it’s not a big deal if we get some bad reputation.”

“But what about Silang’s reputation? He just passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. His reputation is very important. If it weren’t for that, I would have kicked him out long ago.”

Du Mingxian felt sorry for the woman in front of her. "There's another one, which isn't good for my younger sister's reputation. He agreed to the marriage right away, even though his family's eldest son lost his wife."

"After the engagement, we'll have my younger sister pretend to be sick, and then we'll spread rumors that his eldest son is a jinx to his wives. That way, we'll immediately break off the engagement. Although our reputation will be damaged, it will be much better in comparison."

Ling's mother still shook her head, "It's not that their eldest son is a jinx to his wives, but this... it won't do your younger sister any good for her reputation either. She should look for someone else later..."

"And what you don't understand is that once their family gets a hold of it, they'll stick to it no matter what. They definitely won't agree to break off the engagement. If we agree, there will be endless trouble."

"Then tell them that the younger sister is looking for a husband to marry into her family and does not intend to remarry."

Ordinary families would not agree to their son marrying into the family, as this would deter many people with ill intentions.

Ling's mother sighed, "She has so many sons, she might not agree, but her husband will definitely agree to her son marrying into the family. Does she really want our son to marry into the family?"

Du Mingxian finally understood. The other family was a bunch of scoundrels. Her family had some reservations because there were scholars in their family, but the other family did not. They were completely unscrupulous and wanted to take a bite out of her right away.

These kinds of scoundrels who don't care about anything are the hardest to deal with.

Seeing Du Mingxian's silence, Ling's mother assumed that she had been refusing, and she was a little unhappy. She hurriedly explained, "Don't overthink it. You don't understand that family. She wasn't like this before."

As the saying goes, you become like the people you live in. People change.

Du Mingxian wants to say that sometimes being too concerned about one's reputation can be a kind of shackle.

"Did my husband say anything?"

"When she arrived, she wanted to see Si Lang and even asked to let her sons into Si Lang's room to play. But some of those children are dishonest, so I couldn't let them in."

"They told them that Silang was not feeling well and was resting inside. Everyone knew about Silang's condition, so no one suspected anything, and that's why Silang didn't come out."

Du Mingxian sighed inwardly, "Since that's the case, let's ask my younger sister. If she's willing to marry, then we can discuss the conditions for her to become a son-in-law. Once she's in our family, how much we give her and how we treat her will be up to us."

"If my younger sister is also unwilling to marry... we'll think of another way. In any case, we can't agree to this today."

"Okay, I haven't seen my little sister yet, I'll go find her."

Seeing Ling's mother leave in a hurry, Du Mingxian turned and went to the front yard, where the other family's sons were squatting on the ground, their heads together whispering something.

As she passed by, one of them looked up at her, a look that was utterly disgusting.

For this reason alone, she couldn't let her younger sister marry into that family.

She knocked on Ling Silang's door a few times, pushed it open, went inside, and then closed the door behind her.

Ling Silang was reading a book. When he saw it was her, he put the book down. "Is it lively outside?"

"More than that."

Du Mingxian recounted the whole story, and Ling Silang frowned. "This marriage cannot be arranged personally. The other party came with such fanfare; they must be planning to force Mother and Little Sister."

“My mother didn’t agree to any of the methods I suggested. She was concerned about her reputation, but the other party wasn’t afraid of that at all. It was like hitting a nerve, and no matter what we did, it wouldn’t work.”

Seeing her unhappy face, Ling Silang reached out and gently rubbed her head. "It's not a big deal. Isn't it easy to ruin something?"

"Do you have an idea?"

“In families like theirs, the men are in charge. When the women bring their sons over, they act like typical housewives, but the men in those families still have influence.”

Du Mingxian's eyes lit up. "I'll go beat that man up now. His family will definitely investigate, and they won't care about the marriage for a while."

"That's a good idea. Tell Mother not to agree yet. Tell her to let my little sister meet with a few men first and then we'll see how things go before making a decision."

"to make."

Ling Silang felt a pang of sympathy after he finished speaking, “Actually, there are other ways. You don’t need to hit people. Hitting people requires you to do it yourself, which is too tiring.”

He felt distressed.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Having not hit anyone in a long time, and being so kind-hearted that she didn't seem like a killer, she also wanted to vent her frustrations.

"Actually, we can also..."

"My lord, if we want to put an end to their hopes, then we must be the one with the most authority."

"so be it."

Du Mingxian went out to the workshop to find someone.

Ling's mother was talking to Ling Xiaomei, who was hanging her head and resisting with her whole body, but she said, "It doesn't matter who I live with."

“You silly child, don’t even think about it. I’ll make the decision for you and refuse.”

Ling Xiaomei hurriedly grabbed her mother's arm as she was about to leave, "Mother, it's something I want to do, I want to get married."

She can't stay at her parents' home forever. Now that someone is proposing marriage, she should marry him. He lives nearby, and they have some connection. She can't very well resort to violence again.

Du Mingxian could tell that Ling Xiaomei didn't want to get married, and Ling's mother naturally could as well.

"Mother, since my little sister wants to get married, let's agree. However, there are many people with them this time. Should we let her meet them individually first and then see how things go?"

“Mingxian, you…”

"Mother." Du Mingxian only called out once, but Ling's mother could tell that Du Mingxian must have other tricks up her sleeve. "Alright, I'll go tell them right away."

As she walked out of the workshop, Ling's mother muttered to herself, "She's not human, she's not human."

Du Mingxian didn't say much to Ling Xiaomei either, and turned to leave as well. She had just returned and was actually quite tired. It was a long way to Nandi City, and she wouldn't be able to rest properly on the way.

The round trip took six days, without much delay.

The thought of possibly getting married again filled Ling Xiaomei with anxiety and a heavy feeling in her chest.

Ling's mother spoke to the other party, and although the woman was not satisfied, she did not say anything more. In the end, everyone left, and the crowd that had come to watch the commotion also dispersed.

Du Mingxian said something and went back to her room to catch up on sleep. When she woke up again, it was already past midnight.

On a dark and windy night, following the map drawn by Ling Silang, she arrived at the other party's village and quickly found the courtyard of the family who had come to propose marriage that day.

There are five main rooms and two side rooms. There is no courtyard wall, only a wooden fence.

As she approached, the smell of chicken droppings filled the air, making her very uncomfortable. She quietly climbed inside, and just as she was about to leave, she felt something was wrong with her feet.

In the darkness, she simply took out a night vision goggles from her spatial storage and put them on. As soon as she lifted her foot, she discovered... she had stepped in chicken poop.