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

Upon hearing this, the man burst into laughter, "Good, send me any more promising talents in the future, and I'll pay you a high price."

Du Mingxian gave the man a meaningful look. He was good-looking, the handsome type, and when he looked at people... he had the same affectionate look he had when looking at a dog.

As expected, a male brothel madam is no ordinary person.

The hoodlum was covered in sweat and didn't dare to say a word. Du Mingxian led him a few steps, then turned back with obvious disdain, "You're lucky this time."

The hoodlum knew perfectly well that if the madam of Nanfeng Pavilion hadn't taken a liking to him, he might have ended up in Nanfeng Pavilion with that kid right now. "Yes, yes, yes."

Du Mingxian tossed him a tael or two of silver coins, saying, "This is your payment. You carried the person and you sold them. It has nothing to do with me."

The scoundrel stared in disbelief at Du Mingxian's departing figure, finally making a silent resolution: he had to leave this place; this woman was too terrifying. He needed to find someone to cure his poison first.

Du Mingxian was happy to receive the money for free. She thought that if she saved a little more, she could buy a small courtyard in the county and give her mother a place to live.

As she was walking happily, she heard someone calling out for wontons ahead. She turned the corner and called out to the vendor, "Boss, one bowl, please." Just as she sat down, the person eating opposite her looked up.

Eyes facing each other.

Extremely embarrassing.

Du Mingxian had never felt so desperate before; she wanted to escape immediately.

Can anyone tell her how Ling Silang, who's always sick at home, could be in the county?!

As luck would have it, we bumped into each other, and at the same table.

You can't even pretend you don't know this person.

"Hi." She forced a greeting with an awkward smile.

Ling Silang was also very surprised. How could his wife be here? "Wife."

In contrast to Du Mingxian's nervousness, embarrassment, and inability to explain, Ling Silang remained remarkably calm, aside from his surprise.

"Is it good?" Du Mingxian didn't ask Ling Silang why he was in the county, because she didn't want him to ask her either, so she changed the subject.

Ling Silang nodded slightly. "It tastes good."

The wontons in his bowl had just been served, and he only ate one before he saw his wife. He didn't eat any more and just sat there.

Seeing that he wasn't eating, Du Mingxian asked again, "It tastes good, why aren't you eating? It'll get cold soon."

"Let's eat together, my wife."

No need to! !

Ling Silang seemed oblivious to Du Mingxian's embarrassment, sitting upright and simply staring at her.

The lady said she wanted to go back to the Du family, but if you look closely at her face, you can still see the handprint. Is the Du family looking for her to go back to cause trouble?

Du Mingxian: "..."

I'm afraid the air will suddenly become quiet.

She could only try to start a conversation with the boss, saying, "Boss, business is good."

The boss smiled happily, "It's a small business."

Du Mingxian felt that the boss was being modest. There were four small tables, and the other three tables were full. Only this table had one person. Otherwise, she wouldn't have ended up sitting at the same table as Ling Silang.

They had only chatted for a couple of minutes when the wontons were ready. Du Mingxian didn't care that they were hot and ate them slowly in small bites.

Seeing that she was eating very quickly, Ling Silang said, "Eat slowly, it's very hot."

Du Mingxian nodded while inwardly ranting.

If I wasn't afraid of what you'd say, why would I have stuffed it into my mouth as soon as it hit the table? I didn't know it was hot.

The two of them started eating, and Du Mingxian finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Ling Silang didn't ask any questions, everything would be fine.

Dahe Village and Kaoshan Village do not belong to the same county. The county seat of Kaoshan Village and the county seat of Dahe Village are in opposite directions. However, due to their location, the county seat of Kaoshan Village is far away from the village, and some villagers prefer to come to the county seat to buy things because it is closer.

The reason she came to this county, Dahe Village, was because it was convenient to go home from here, while going there was a long way to get home.

If I had known I would run into Ling Silang, I wouldn't have cared about the distance.

Ling Silang's meal had been on the table for a while, and he started eating it just in time, so he finished quickly. Du Mingxian's meal was a bit too hot, and she still had half left after he finished eating.

Ling Silang said, "Eat slowly, no rush, I'll wait for you."

Please, don't speak!

I am afraid.

Du Mingxian was very nervous, but fortunately, after the meal, Ling Silang didn't ask any more questions. He even paid for the two bowls of wontons after the meal.

The two left the wonton stall, and an awkward silence fell over them.

Du Mingxian thought that Ling Silang was always picked up and dropped off by oxcart when he went out, so it was quite strange to see him alone now.

Perhaps sensing Du Mingxian's thoughts, Ling Silang explained, "I've been staying in the county for the past two days at my master's house."

Du Mingxian's eyes lit up. "Then you should study hard. I... I'll head back now."

Ling Silang wanted to ask Du Mingxian if she had enough money, but he saw his little wife run away quickly, leaving him without even a chance to ask her a question.

Thinking of Du Mingxian's guilty and nervous expression, he gently shook his head.

It seems his wife has quite a few secrets.

Du Mingxian ran out of the county town. When she thought of Fang Daru, she thought of that Cheng Shusheng, who had dared to rob her on the road last time.

During this time, she had completely forgotten about this person's existence. When she slowly rode her horse to the town, it was already getting dark. She put the horse into her spatial storage and headed towards Cheng Shusheng's house.

When she arrived at Cheng Shusheng's house, everyone else was already asleep, except for this scholar... who wasn't asleep.

She took out a stronger version of the sleeping potion she had bought before from her spatial storage and gave it to this scholar Cheng.

After everyone fainted and the book fell to the ground, she went into the room to check on it, only to find that Cheng Shusheng was actually reading... a storybook, and a slightly erotic one at that.

Studying so diligently late into the night, I really think they're working hard.

What a scoundrel.

Du Mingxian was extremely disgusted. She searched Cheng Shusheng's room and found eight taels of silver.

She really went head-to-head with the number eight today.

She took the money and left.

The thugs sent by Cheng Shusheng that day failed, and since the scholar was relatively well-behaved afterward, they let him go for the time being.

She rode back overnight, storing the horse in her spatial storage before entering the village. When she arrived at the Ling family's door, she could still see light coming from the main room through the crack in the door. She immediately lay down on the ground, rolled around, and gently patted the door twice before reaching out to knock.

The people inside weren't asleep. Hearing the noise, Da Bao immediately ran out to open the door. Seeing that it was his fourth aunt returning home, he happily shouted inside, "Fourth aunt is back!"

In the main room, by the light, everyone could see that Du Mingxian was covered in dirt, which startled Ling's mother. "Fourth son's wife, are you alright?"

"Mother, I'm fine. I just took a shortcut on the way back and rolled down the hillside. I was unconscious for a while, so I came back late."

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"No."

Seeing that she was really alright, Ling's mother was relieved. "It's good that you're alright. If you feel unwell, just tell me and I'll find a doctor to take a look at you."