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

"No, I've grown taller." Du Mingxian realized that she had indeed grown taller. The clothes that Ling's mother made for her a while ago felt a little short when she wore them today.

Madam Zhou got up and took her hand. "Come on, let me take your measurements and I'll make you some clothes later."

"it is good."

Now that Madam Zhou has some money, she wants to spend it all on her daughter. She buys Du Mingxian hairpins, clothes, and anything a girl can use, as if she is trying to make up for her childhood.

The two entered the room of Madam Zhou. Madam Zhou took out a soft measuring tape and measured, while Du Mingxian stood and let her do as she pleased.

"Mother, do you have any plans?"

The man who comes to propose marriage today will not be the first, nor will he be the last.

After her mother had been recuperating for some time, her complexion improved, her skin became smoother, and her figure became better. Not to mention men, even she herself felt that she was beautiful.

"I have no plans. I just hope you're doing well and the shop is doing well. I have no other thoughts." Madam Zhou has no interest in men now.

Du Mingxian smiled and said, "Then just live as you please. Don't worry about other things. How about we buy a doorman for the family with some skills? That way, if someone you don't want to see comes, we can stop them."

"It's alright, no need to go to that trouble. Your uncle is here, and besides, Wang Fu is already at home, so there's no need to hire anyone else."

"Alright, I'll listen to Mother."

Ling's mother paused in her work. "Listen to your mother, you should consummate your marriage with Silang as soon as possible. He'll be twenty next year."

When her daughter met her godparents last time, she made a point of noticing that the two of them were still living separately, and she didn't know who was unwilling to accept it.

"Mom, there's no rush. Besides, I'm still young."

"What do you mean 'little'? You're already sixteen this year. There are plenty of people your age in the village who already have children."

Du Mingxian: "..." So all you do is pressure me to get married and have children?

“I’m not trying to be a burden to you, but I don’t feel at ease if you don’t have a child. Having a child is what you can rely on.”

As Zhou Shi continued her rambling, Du Mingxian let it go in one ear and out the other, completely ignoring it.

Finally, when Madam Zhou noticed that Du Mingxian was almost asleep, she angrily gave her daughter a light tap on the shoulder and said, "You child, you're really going to drive your mother crazy."

"How could I dare? How could I bear to? Without my mother, who would make clothes for me? Mother, you must not think such things."

Madam Zhou had no choice but to say, "Alright, stay and have dinner before you go back."

"it is good."

The meal was prepared by Madam Zhou. Du Mingxian had been busy making rouge lately, so she hadn't slept well and simply took a nap in Madam Zhou's room.

She didn't sleep soundly; many images flashed by, but when she tried to see them clearly, she couldn't see anything at all.

I woke up feeling exhausted.

I slept, but I felt even more tired than when I hadn't slept at all.

Before going to sleep, you feel physically tired; after going to sleep, you feel mentally tired.

During the meal, there were only the four women; Ling Dazhuang was in the shop.

Several women were eating together, and Du Mingxian and Xu Tingting were the ones chattering away, while Da Zhou occasionally chimed in.

Grandma Xu ate quietly without saying a word, but her cheerful expression told everyone that she was listening.

Du Mingxian understood that Old Lady Xu might have had a rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping in the past, but now she was just adapting to local customs.

After the meal, Du Mingxian wanted to take the bowl to wash, but as soon as she picked it up, she felt a sharp pain in her mouth, lost her balance, and the bowl fell to the ground.

"Are you alright?" Madam Zhou noticed that her daughter's face had suddenly turned deathly pale.

Xu Tingting reached out and touched her, "Are you alright?"

Du Mingxian's heart was pounding. She had a bad feeling about that sharp pain. "It's nothing."

"Go to your mother's room and lie down. Tingting, go and fetch the doctor," Old Mrs. Xu instructed.

"No, no, I'm fine now. I just lost my grip."

"His face turned pale, but he said he was fine. We'll only feel at ease if we have a doctor come and take a look."

Several women looked at her with concern. Du Mingxian felt extremely flustered. She wanted to go home, but looking at their faces, she softened. "Okay, I'll go lie down."

"I'll go get a doctor," Xu Tingting shouted, and ran out.

Du Mingxian was helped into the house by Madam Zhou.

Madam Zhou looked anxious. "Tell your mother the truth, is everything really alright?"

"It's really okay."

"Alright, Mother will stay here with you."

Soon the doctor arrived. It was Dr. Lin. After examining Du Mingxian, he concluded, "She's fine."

"But his face suddenly turned pale just now, how could he be alright?"

"It's probably because of the hot weather. I'm really fine, Mother. I know my own body best," Du Mingxian could only try to comfort her.

Only after Du Mingxian's strong persuasion did Da Zhou Shi agree to let her go home. She even wanted Xu Dazhuang to take her back, but Du Mingxian refused.

Once she got into the carriage, she quickened her pace. The sharp pain in her chest at noon was definitely not a good sign; something must have happened at home.

We drove all the way home, but there was nothing there. Everyone was still doing what they were doing.

Du Mingxian thought that she must be overthinking things.

It wasn't until Wang Qi returned from school that evening that Du Mingxian realized something was wrong. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "Why did you come back alone? Did you see your brother-in-law?"

"No, why would my brother-in-law come back with me? Wasn't he always at home?"

Du Mingxian's mind went blank for a moment. She turned around and ran into Ling's mother's room. "Mother, when I came back, you said that my husband went to the clan school, right?"

“Yes, it was very hot at noon. I told him not to go, but he took an umbrella and said he felt stuffy and wanted to go out for a walk, so I didn’t stop him.”

"He said he was going to the clan school?"

"Yes, he said he wanted to take a walk around and see how the children at the ethnic school were doing."

After asking her questions, Du Mingxian ran out quickly, all the way to the clan school, but she couldn't find Ling Silang. So she started looking for people in the village, asking each villager a question as she went.

"Have you seen my husband?"

The villagers all answered with two words: "No."

Wang Qi and Ling's mother were also behind Du Mingxian. Seeing how anxious she was, they were extremely worried too. In broad daylight, someone just disappeared like that? What kind of ghost is this?

Ling's mother was trembling. She didn't say a word and went straight home to find Ling's father.

Upon hearing that his son was missing, Ling's father hesitated for a moment, "Is Si Lang wandering around the village?"

"No, I didn't leave a message before. Silang went out for a walk after eating, and now all the children at the school have gone home, but he hasn't returned home yet. This is not normal."

"What did Mingxian say?"

"We've already started searching outside, but we don't know if we can find him." Madam Ling was extremely anxious. "Tell the people in the workshop to stop what they're doing and go find Silang right away."

Ling's father felt that it shouldn't be a big deal. After all, Ling Silang was an adult, not a child. Even if he hadn't been found yet, the family could go out and ask around, and they would definitely find him.