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

Thinking of what had happened to Ling Silang in the past two days, Ling's father's eyes reddened. "My Silang has been tormented beyond recognition by your son. What right do you have to come here and question me?"

Ling Zheng's father opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say a word. Looking at the curses that the villagers were giving his son, his back bent down a little, and he seemed to have lost all his energy in an instant.

Ling Zhengniang, however, was different. Upon hearing Ling's father's words, she pointed and cursed, "Your sickly son, everyone knows he's long past his prime. It's your family who's been providing him with medicine. Even without my son's recent incident, he was destined to die young. Why push all the blame onto others?"

Du Mingxian hadn't intended to argue with Ling Zhengniang before, partly because Ling Zhengniang was fiercely protective of her son, but now that she was pointing at Ling Silang and cursing him, she definitely couldn't let it go.

In a flash, Du Mingxian grabbed Ling Zhengniang's hair with one hand and slapped her repeatedly with the other, venting all her anger and resentment.

Finally, he even kicked Ling Zheng's mother directly onto the tree where Ling Zheng was tied up.

Ling Zhengniang's back slammed into a tree, and then she fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with several teeth.

The scene was quiet.

"You can insult me, but do you have the right to insult Ling Silang?" After Du Mingxian finished speaking, she glanced at the others. Some of them were afraid, some were sympathetic, and some were helpless. There were all sorts of expressions on their faces.

Ling Fang shouted, "Mother!"

Ling Yuan also rushed forward.

Ling Zheng's father stepped forward to help, and Ling Fang carried Ling Zheng's mother on his back. The family left, and no one paid any attention to Ling Zheng.

The village chief then stepped forward, "Si Lang's wife, this man..."

“Village chief, I have already sent someone to the government to report this. Officials should be here soon. He did something wrong and should be punished according to the law.”

Seeing that Du Mingxian had a plan, the village chief didn't say anything more. He turned to look at the other villagers and said, "Go back and see how everyone's grain is drying. Don't just stand here watching the show."

The clan chief stepped forward and gently patted Ling's father on the shoulder. "I will discuss this matter with the clan elders and expel Ling Zheng's family from the clan."

If it's just a normal scuffle between brothers, as long as no one dies, it's fine.

But this is different.

Ling Silang is a special figure in the Ling family. He is now the leader of the Ling family, but he was almost killed by the ignorance of others.

Even if Ling Silang's life is short, even if he might not live past twenty, what if he could pass the imperial examination and become an official before he dies?

A scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination is different from a licentiate who passed the provincial-level imperial examination; a li

Regardless of which one, each step forward is beneficial to the Ling family.

But now it's been ruined by that idiot Ling Zheng.

Ling's father nodded slightly. If it were before, he would have thought to let it go, since they were all relatives after all.

But now, seeing Du Mingxian staring at everyone in the village with strange looks, and using her own methods to avenge her son, he felt even more heartbroken. This was what he, as a father, should have done.

Now that his daughter-in-law is taking on this responsibility for him, he can no longer back down.

There were also a few onlookers.

Du Mingxian soaked the whip in the water long enough, then picked it up and lashed it at Ling Zheng.

The agonizing screams, like a pig being slaughtered, echoed over Dahe Village once more. Everyone in the village heard it. Many years later, when people still talked about this incident, they could only sigh and lament, "Ling Zhenggai."

Du Mingxian lashed Ling Zheng again and again, and after a few lashes, Ling Zheng was on the verge of death.

Fearing he might die, Du Mingxian turned around and went into the courtyard. She went back to her room, then brought out a small cup of spiritual water. After going out, she pinched Ling Zheng's chin and forced him to drink it.

Then they started hitting again.

Screams echoed one after another.

Even the village chickens huddled together in a corner, and the dogs tucked their tails between their legs, buried their heads, and trembled all over.

Some children were even terrified by such screams at home, crying loudly, but compared to Ling Zheng's shouts, they were nothing.

A peddler, he shouted wherever he went, his voice was honed through practice, and now, because of the pain, he shouted even louder.

Just as Du Mingxian was about to crack the whip again, Ling's mother suddenly stood at the door and called out, "Mingxian, Mingxian, go and see Silang."

Du Mingxian's body stiffened, and the whip she had raised suddenly fell down. When she met Ling's mother's tear-streaked face, her body trembled and her pupils dilated.

She was doing the most ruthless thing just now, but right now she's probably feeling scared, helpless, and lonely inside.

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask, "Is he alright?"

After several attempts, she still couldn't make a sound, as if she had suddenly lost her voice.

Ling's mother called out again, "Hurry inside, I'm afraid..."

Du Mingxian jogged inside, but with each step she took, it felt like a thousand pounds of weight, as if a knife was stabbing her heart, causing excruciating pain and blood. Her pace slowed down, becoming slower and slower.

When she reached the door of Ling Silang's room, she was so nervous that she forgot to breathe. She didn't dare to push the door open, and her hands were trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Ling's father stepped forward with red eyes and trembling hands, pushing open the door for her, "Go in and ask."

The door creaked open, as if splitting her heart in two.

She dared not take a step forward, afraid of seeing something she didn't want to see.

She dared not back down, fearing that if she didn't see him one last time, she would never be able to eat or sleep peacefully for the rest of her life.

It was as if she was the only person left in her world. Everything around her had lost its color and sound. All she could hear was the thumping of her heartbeat, faster and faster.

That was her heartbeat.

She is still alive.

What is she going to do?

Why is she standing here at this moment?

She needed to go to the front to see someone very important, but who could she see?

She seems to have forgotten.

Her mind went blank.

She turned her head and saw many people standing in the courtyard. Some seemed familiar, while others seemed unfamiliar. Some were crying, and some were talking.

Their mouths were opening and closing, saying something she couldn't hear.

She slowly straightened up, gently lifted her foot, and stepped over the threshold.

The string I had been holding in my heart snapped.

Her mind was no longer blank. She was in a familiar environment, with familiar smells. A familiar person was standing in front of her, smiling at her.

His face was very pale. He opened his mouth and spoke, and she heard his voice.

"I'm waiting for you."

In that instant, her departed soul seemed to return to its place, and she saw him standing on the ground, staring at her.

She rushed forward to support him, "Why did you stand up?"

Ling Silang looked down at her, his eyes serious. "I wanted to go for a walk, so I stood up. I feel great right now."

Du Mingxian understood; this was...

Back to light.

Her heart ached terribly, and she felt her body tremble, but she desperately held it back. "Okay, I'll help you out. Or should I push a cart and take you out?"

"No need, help me up, I want to talk to you."

"it is good."

As soon as the two went outside, everyone in the courtyard gathered around them; they were all family members.

Ling's mother was very worried, "Why did you come out?"

"Father and Mother, I want to go out and see the fields. I've never really looked at them properly before."