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

Liu paused slightly. “Fourth brother is not in good health. He should go see a doctor. Besides, sister-in-law should have known about fourth brother’s special status in the family since she came in.”

Wang sighed softly, "Yes, I know, that's why I feel more and more uncomfortable. Our child is growing up, but only his fourth uncle can go to school. What about our child?"

“They are all children of the Ling family, but their treatment is vastly different. Besides, my fourth brother is in poor health, and who knows what will happen to him in the future.”

Liu looked up and forced a smile, but did not respond to Wang's words.

How could she feel comfortable? But what could she do? She was burdened by the obligation to be filial, and she couldn't do anything.

"The second son's wife and the fourth son's wife are getting closer and closer. The second son's wife, who loves to gossip about people, didn't go out to gossip in the village today. Instead, she went into the mountains with the fourth son's wife. Now that the fourth son and his wife are going to town, the second son's wife is going to see them off."

Liu kept her head down and embroidered, refusing to say a word. Seeing this, Wang was angry and simply turned and left without staying.

This Liu family member is a hopeless case.

Zhou went with Du Mingxian to see her off, but she watched as Du Mingxian packed all the game into baskets and then saw them off out of the village, eagerly waiting to see how much silver they could sell for.

Ling Silang sat on the oxcart, looking at the basket and a half full of wild animals. He thought about how his sister-in-law and second sister-in-law had argued in the yard earlier that day about whether his older brother or second brother should go to town, and he found it amusing.

No wonder my second sister-in-law was so enthusiastic.

"You and your second sister-in-law made so much but didn't bring it home. Are you afraid Mother will scold you?"

Du Mingxian grinned, "You really know Mother. We were afraid she would scold us, so we simply hid it and planned to sell it secretly."

"Mother will probably say something, but she's mostly worried about you."

Du Mingxian knew that everything was dangerous these days. You could choke to death while drinking water, choke to death while eating, or even die in your sleep. There were so many ways to die. Could she stop doing something just because she was afraid of dying?

Certainly not.

When the two arrived in town, Du Mingxian originally intended to see a doctor first, but Ling Silang insisted that she go sell things first.

Finally, the two went to the largest restaurant in town, which usually also accepted wild game.

When Du Mingxian went inside, the other party saw that they were there to sell wild game. They only opened the package and glanced at it. "Rabbit is fifteen coins a catty, pheasant is twenty coins."

Finally, seemingly afraid that Du Mingxian would try to bargain, he said directly, "Our restaurant always charges this price for wild game. If it's too thin, the price might be lower."

Eleven rabbits and thirteen pheasants.

It sold for a total of 2 taels and 430 cash.

The two rabbits at home weighed a total of thirteen jin (approximately 6.5 catties) and cost 195 wen (approximately 650 coins). The rest of the money was theirs.

Du Mingxian looked at the silver and even asked the shopkeeper, "Do you accept wild boar?"

"I'll take anything, as long as it's good."

After Du Mingxian left with Ling Silang, she went to the pharmacy. When she entered, the doctor saw Ling Silang and greeted him familiarly, "Scholar Ling is here."

Ling Silang nodded slightly and walked over to sit down.

Seeing this, Du Mingxian thought to herself that this doctor must have treated Ling Silang many times, which was why he was so familiar with him.

"Your health... is somewhat better now, but you absolutely must not go out in winter. You must stay home and take good care of yourself," the doctor subtly advised.

Du Mingxian knew immediately that something serious had happened. In the previous life, when this man married Du Mingwei, he died two years later and even passed the imperial examination at the county level. Why was he dying so soon in this life?

"Please, doctor, prescribe some good medicine." After saying that, she didn't forget to ask, "If you have the best ginseng, I wonder if it could save my husband?"

The doctor was quite surprised to hear Du Mingxian call Ling Silang "husband," but he still explained, "Scholar Ling's illness is a congenital deficiency, something he was born with. He needs to be carefully nourished with precious tonics from a young age. Using ginseng now is no problem."

"But in the current situation, using ginseng might backfire and make things worse."

Du Mingxian understood. He was too weak to take tonics. If he were given tonics, they would probably become a deadly poison and greatly shorten his lifespan.

"Please just get two doses of medicine."

The doctor wrote down the prescription, and the apprentice went to get the medicine.

After the two of them brought out the medicine, Ling Silang, supported by Du Mingxian, was about to get onto the oxcart when he heard a mocking voice in the distance, "Oh, isn't this Zimo?"

Du Mingxian turned around and saw a face she disliked. It was late at night, and the person reading the lamp was not studying the classics, but rather erotic novels. What a good student!

Ling Silang turned around with a nonchalant expression, not refusing Du Mingxian's help despite the other party's arrival, and continued as before, "Brother Cheng Xian."

Cheng Xian's eyes darted back and forth over Du Mingxian, his bold gaze showing no sign of restraint.

Du Mingxian felt nauseous. Suddenly, Ling Silang's thin body blocked her way, and he said sternly, "If word gets out that Brother Cheng is looking at a married woman like this, it will be bad for his reputation."

"How could this have gotten out? Is this my sister-in-law? I heard she's a lucky woman in the surrounding area. I was just curious, so I took a second look. Zi Mo is really protective of her."

Ling Silang's face was extremely ugly. "She is my wife, and of course I will protect her."

Cheng Xian seemed to have heard a joke. "Your wife? Judging from your physique, Zi Mo, I'm afraid she can't truly become your woman. Marrying such a beautiful woman home, only to be able to look but not touch, what a waste."

He likes this kind of aloof woman; she's so attractive. I never imagined that a sickly man like me would be so lucky.

Ling Silang was so angry that he laughed, "Brother Cheng can't be envious. Although I am not in good health, I have always been lucky and I can always get some things that Brother Cheng desires but cannot get."

Du Mingxian, standing behind Ling Silang, laughed. She reached out and gently poked Ling Silang's lower back. Suddenly, she realized that this person was not the overly serious scholar she had imagined, or rather, he had always had a serious image. There was such a scene.

very funny.

Ling Silang is only eighteen years old this year, about 1.78 meters tall. When Du Mingxian poked his lower back, he felt like his pressure points had been hit, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Without thinking, he reached behind him and grabbed her mischievous hand.

Her hands were calloused, but her fingers were soft, making it hard to let go of them.

Cheng Xian was genuinely angry. When he saw Cheng Silang reach behind his back, he instantly felt as if his possessions had been defiled. "Zi Mo, it's better not to say some things too soon. Also, you should hurry home and take your medicine."

"No need for you to worry, Brother Cheng. You should spend more time worrying about yourself. I'm younger than you but I've already married a good wife. Some people who are the same age as you already have two children. You should work harder, Brother Cheng."