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

Seeing Du Mingxian's sincere expression, Ling's mother finally had no choice but to compromise, "Alright, you go give these to Silang, I'll call them."

"Mother, it's best to finish these today. They might not be good to leave them until tomorrow."

"Well, let's go."

Du Mingxian first divided the medicine, took a portion of it, and then took a plate of steamed cakes before going to Ling Silang's room.

Ling Silang had smelled the aroma long ago. Over the years, his health had been deteriorating, and he often ate more to avoid worrying his family, but his mouth had long since lost its flavor.

Lately, I can't even force myself to eat more.

But today, the aroma wafting from the kitchen made him feel hungry.

Du Mingxian knocked lightly on the door before going in.

Ling Silang appeared to be reading a book, but he had actually been lost in thought for a long time. When he saw Du Mingxian come in, he hurriedly put down his book and reached out to take it from her.

Du Mingxian gave him the pastries, then put the medicine bowl aside, saying, "Let this cool down before you drink it."

"it is good."

"Try the steamed cake first, eat something before drinking. You haven't eaten much, and taking medicine might upset your stomach."

"it is good."

Ling Silang reached out and took a steamed cake, putting it in his mouth. His taste buds seemed to explode as he tasted the aroma. In fact, he hadn't been able to taste much of the flavor for two years.

Today, I was surprised to find that I could taste that flavor again after a long time.

It's fragrant, soft, and slightly sweet—very delicious.

Seeing that he liked it, Du Mingxian smiled and said, "Eat this first, and I'll make you something different tomorrow."

"Thank you."

Du Mingxian felt that his "thank you" had a magical power, making her feel a little hot. She turned and left, thinking that the room must be too hot.

Because Ling's mother nodded, everyone in the main room was eating. Each person took a small piece, as if they were savoring some kind of delicacy, and each one was more careful than the last.

But everyone's eyes were shining, as if it tasted especially delicious.

Zhou rushed out for the first time, saying, "Fourth sister-in-law, the steamed cake you made is so delicious! I've never eaten anything so good before."

"I'm glad you like it, Second Sister-in-law. Come to my room in a bit."

Everyone ate, and one or two of them really liked it.

Du Mingxian tidied up the kitchen briefly and went straight back to her room; she hadn't finished researching her fermented bean paste yet.

A short while later, Zhou knocked on the door, and Du Mingxian hurriedly came out of the space. Because she came out in such a hurry, she hadn't changed her clothes or had time to let the smell dissipate.

As soon as Zhou came in, she took a deep sniff of the air twice. “Fourth sister-in-law, why does your room smell spicy, and… beans, and the aroma of vegetables?”

Suddenly, Du Mingxian had a flash of inspiration. Instead of keeping to herself in the space, she should bring her second sister-in-law in to work together. As a foodie, she was very persistent when it came to food.

"I'm afraid my second sister-in-law is hungry, so she thinks everything smells like food."

Zhou touched her stomach sheepishly, "It might really be true. We used to not have dinner at night, and the steamed cake you made for my fourth brother was so delicious. I'm fine when I don't eat, but once I start eating, I can't help myself."

"Now that Second Sister-in-law has the money, she can buy some good food tomorrow."

Zhou was a little embarrassed. "I came here to tell my fourth sister-in-law that I don't need to give her any money. I didn't do anything when I went into the mountains, I just picked some things up. I'm really embarrassed to take it."

"Not at all, everyone who sees it gets a share, Second Sister-in-law, just take it."

"How embarrassing."

Du Mingxian couldn't help but laugh at her shy look. "Take it. It'll be good for you to help me with chores more often in the future."

"to make."

Du Mingxian wanted to split the money 50/50 with her, but Zhou refused. In the end, Zhou took one tael and the remaining one tael and change were in Du Mingxian's hands.

Zhou was overjoyed; she had never seen so much silver before.

When she was at her parents' home, she had no money. After she went to her husband's home, her mother-in-law was in charge of the household. After her husband worked and brought back some money, he handed it over to the family and kept a little bit. There wasn't much left.

She usually loves to eat, so she never manages to save any money.

The first time she saw a tael of silver, she even bit into it.

Du Mingxian watched her leave before closing the door. She then turned to enter the space, wondering how to find a way and what excuse to take the items out.

The next day, after exercising, Du Mingxian went to the kitchen and made a bowl of sour soup noodles for Ling Silang, adding two drops of spiritual spring water as usual.

When everyone saw that she had made a bowl of noodles, no one said anything. Ling Silang did not eat with everyone this time, but ate in the house. His mother specially brought it to him.

Inside the house, Ling's mother watched Ling Silang eat noodles, feeling incredibly happy. "You like your wife's cooking, so from now on, I'll have her cook only for you. You won't have to do any other housework."

"Is this alright, Mother? You always favored me the most, and now you're even favoring my wife. I'm afraid my sisters-in-law will have objections."

Ling's mother waved her hand, "Don't worry, you just need to take good care of your health. Even if they have objections, I will make sure they have no objections."

Ling Silang thought for a moment, "Then you should talk to my wife and see what she thinks."

"Okay." When Ling Silang mentioned Du Mingxian with such gentleness, Ling's mother wanted to laugh. Her youngest son had finally found a girl he liked.

However, the youngest son's health...

Thinking of this, Ling's mother felt heartbroken. "I'll take out some ginseng, cut it up, and boil it into a drink for you in a little while."

"Mother, no." Ling Silang told his mother what the doctor had said that day, which made her even more worried.

In the past, there were no good things; now there are good things but we can't use them.

Seeing his mother's state, Ling Silang felt sorry for her and said, "Mother, why don't we sell the ginseng?"

Ling's mother shook her head, "We can't sell it. Keeping this thing can save your life. I'm going to keep it."

Ling Silang disagreed, "Mother, let's sell it and let all the children in the family go to school. They have never been to school before. They are all children of the Ling family. It's not fair to them."

"But all I want is for my son to be well."

“Mother, my brothers have always been so kind to me. I have never done any work all these years, and I have never lacked food or drink. All of this is earned by my brothers through hard work. My sisters-in-law have never said a bad word about me.”

"My son isn't in good health, what if..."

"Don't talk nonsense unless something unexpected happens. Spit it out!" Ling's mother looked sternly at Ling Silang, not allowing him to say anything reckless.

Ling Silang had no choice but to comply, but finally said seriously, "Mother, I know what's wrong with my body."

Even if he passes the exam, his body will only be a burden.

Ling's mother disagreed, saying, "Don't worry, I'll discuss it with your father."

Ling's mother watched Ling Silang finish his meal before returning to the main room.

Everyone was already seated in the main room, waiting for dinner. The food wasn't as hot as it had been when it was first cooked, but no one dared to complain. They even noticed that Ling's mother looked unwell.

Ling Dalang spoke first, "Mother, is Fourth Brother not doing well? I'll take him to the county to see a doctor."