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

Du Mingxian was very anxious; blisters had formed in her mouth, but she didn't say anything.

"Mother, I've been chasing after Ling Zheng all the way but haven't found him. I want to ask his family again to see if anyone knows where he is."

Upon hearing this, Ling's father immediately said, "Go to sleep, I'll go ask."

"Go to sleep, let your father ask." Ling's mother was also very anxious, but seeing that everyone in the family was anxious, she could only endure it and dared not lie down, for fear of adding fuel to the fire.

"Second sister-in-law, go to the village and ask around to see if anyone has seen Ling Zheng in the last couple of days, or who he is close to?"

Without saying a word, Xiao Zhou went to inquire. She loved gossip, so she was able to find out some information.

Her family asked her, and Du Mingxian really couldn't sleep, but she had to force herself to fall asleep because she wouldn't have the energy to look for someone if she didn't sleep.

After entering the house, she went into her personal space, set an alarm, and took sleeping pills.

Two hours later, when the alarm rang, she opened her eyes and immediately went out of the space to inquire about the situation.

Ling's father said, "Ling Zheng's family doesn't know where he went. When Ling Zheng left home yesterday, he was carrying goods and said he was going out to sell them."

So they didn't get any useful information.

Xiao Zhou also returned, and the information she found out was somewhat useful. Those who were on good terms with Ling Zheng included Ling Wushu's eldest son and another child.

Since the Ling family workshop opened, Ling Wushu's eldest son has been working in the workshop every day and rarely goes out. He also has less contact with Ling Zheng.

Another child, whose uncle broke his leg a while ago and there was no one to do the housework, went to help his uncle and hasn't come back yet.

Therefore, the two people who were close to Ling Zhengwan were not around recently and had no contact with him, so they naturally couldn't get any useful information.

Du Mingxian felt her vision blurring; it had been a day and a night, and she wondered where the person had gone.

"Is it possible to go to Professor Fang's place in the county?" Little Zhou guessed.

Ling's mother wanted to shake her head, but the mention of it gave her a glimmer of hope. "Let Erlang go and ask the Fang family."

"Okay, I'll go tell the child's father right away." After saying that, Xiao Zhou ran off.

I spent the whole afternoon asking around, but it was all for nothing.

Du Mingxian was almost frantic with worry, as were the others. They all looked haggard, with dark circles under their eyes and chapped lips. Even Ling's mother had a blister on her lip.

The constables left on the third day after failing to find out any information, four days after Ling Silang disappeared.

The atmosphere at the Ling family home was particularly oppressive.

The villagers also helped search, but they didn't find any useful clues.

Apart from sleeping for two hours that day, Du Mingxian did not rest again. The longer time dragged on, the less likely she would be to find him.

Just as everyone was getting anxious, someone arrived.

"I...I want to find Miss Ling."

The one who arrived was the second son of Ling's mother's friend, who had a kind and honest face.

"My little sister isn't here," Du Mingxian replied in a hoarse voice.

The man smiled. "Can you tell me where she went? I... I want to say a few words to her."

Du Mingxian frowned and stared at the person in front of her. "What's your name?"

"Zhang Er".

"Zhangjia Village isn't far from our village, is it?"

Zhang Er looked confused, not understanding what Du Mingxian meant by asking that question. "It's only two li away."

"Do any of your villagers work at our workshop?"

"Yes, they did." The brothers also wanted to come, but they weren't selected.

Du Mingxian then asked, "You must have heard about what happened in our family, right?"

Zhang Er's eyes flickered twice. "I heard that the scholar has disappeared. Is there something wrong? Did he leave in a hurry without telling his family?"

"Is there something urgent that you need to see my little sister?" Du Mingxian asked a series of questions, which even Ling's mother, who was standing behind her, found strange, but she didn't interrupt.

Zhang Er chuckled again, his whole body radiating silliness, "I... I just want to ask if she can marry me."

"You didn't know that our family rejected your marriage proposal?"

"I know." Zhang Er's expression changed. "But I saw Miss Ling from afar and liked her very much, so I wanted to ask."

Just as Ling's mother was about to decline and ask Zhang Er to leave, saying that there were things to do at home and no one was in the mood, this simpleton came over and asked her daughter if she wanted to get married.

Simply speechless.

Du Mingxian strode forward, grabbed Zhang Er's arm, and with a knee strike, knocked him to the ground. She then pinned him down, a ruthless look on her face.

"Ah... What are you doing? What are you doing? Let me go!" Zhang Er struggled, his honest face gone, replaced by a fierce expression.

Du Mingxian pinched his arm again, and Zhang Er cried out in pain, unable to utter the words he had been shouting.

"Tell me, what did you do to Silang? Where is he?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Zhang Er was in excruciating pain, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Du Mingxian pulled out a dagger from her body and stabbed it directly into Zhang Er's arm.

"Ah..." The pain made Zhang Er grimace and scream, like a pig being slaughtered.

"Say or not?"

Zhang Er gritted his teeth, "What do you want me to say? I don't even know what you're talking about. I know you're worried about not seeing the scholar, but you can't do this, grabbing people and stabbing them."

Du Mingxian pushed the dagger forward a little, "You can't tell the truth, but we'll see if you can hold on."

This sudden turn of events left everyone in the courtyard stunned.

Recently, because of the search for Ling Silang, the Ling family members have been staying at this residence during the day. Now that Du Mingxian has acted swiftly and decisively, everyone's hearts are pounding.

"Ming...Mingxian, is there some misunderstanding?" Ling's mother had never seen such a scene before, but seeing her fourth son's wife like this, she felt extremely distressed.

Du Mingxian shook her head. "He definitely knows."

Mrs. Zhou leaned closer, "How do you know he knows?"

"Did you hear the question I just asked him clearly, Second Sister-in-law?"

“I heard it! I was right there in the yard, and I heard every single word,” Little Zhou said hastily.

Du Mingxian explained, "If something happens to our family, and people just disappear without a trace, everyone in the surrounding villages should know about it. Do you think something really serious would come knocking on our door at this time?"

"Going to someone's home is wrong in the first place, but going directly to the young lady and even saying you want to talk to her is even worse."

She pinched Zhang Er's arm again, and this time Zhang Er was in so much pain that he couldn't even scream. He felt incredibly regretful; he shouldn't have come.

"Tell me, are you trying to use information about my husband to get my younger sister to agree to marry you?"

"No, no," Zhang Er replied with difficulty.

Du Mingxian refused to believe it and tightened her grip. "Since you don't want to live a good life, I can grant your wish to die. However, how you die is up to me."

"You... I just came to ask Miss Ling if she would like to marry me, and this is how you treat me? Are the Ling family bandits? Aren't you afraid I'll report you to the authorities?" Zhang Er threatened.