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

Ling's mother was so anxious that she kept spitting, "Pah, pah, pah, yes, you're right, that's how it is. Each child has their own destiny, so nothing will happen to them."

Seeing her like this, Ling's father felt sorry for her and worried about his son. He had a thought in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud.

If he could, he would like to go out and find Silang, but he was afraid that if he told anyone, no one in his family would agree.

The two chatted all the way to the Xu family's gate. Since the Xu family was still doing business, the city gates were almost closed when they entered the city. They wandered around the streets and bought some things before heading to the Xu family's house.

These days, the Xu family's shop closes a little earlier, because they all want to come back and have dinner with Old Madam Xu. When Ling's father and mother arrived, they happened to run into Da Zhou Shi, Xu Tingting, and Xu Dazhuang, who were returning from the shop.

When Madam Zhou saw Ling's father and mother, she was very surprised, and then went up to them with joy, saying, "Why are you here? Please come in."

Xu Dazhuang also hurried to open the door, saying, "I'll lead the carriage inside, you all come in quickly."

Ling's father did not rush inside. Instead, he and Xu Dazhuang pulled the carriage inside, tied the horses in the stable, and then took things out of the carriage.

Xu Dazhuang was not good with words, but he was very surprised to see that Ling's father had brought so many things. "You're here, why did you bring so many things?"

"They're not anything special, but they're all useful."

The two men carried the things, and Ling's mother was pulled inside by Da Zhou Shi, and had already spoken with Old Madam Xu.

After exchanging pleasantries, the food was served, and Grandma Xu invited everyone to sit down and eat.

Previously, Old Lady Xu only had one person by her side. After she was sold off, she simply bought two people to supervise each other. Moreover, these two people came from wealthy families, so there were no issues with their rules. Old Lady Xu was quite satisfied.

During the meal, no one mentioned anything that would spoil the mood, and soon after finishing the meal, everyone sat together to drink tea.

The Xu family had already noticed that Mr. and Mrs. Ling looked preoccupied. Even Mrs. Zhou, who was slow to react, could tell that something was wrong with the two of them.

She hesitated again and again before carefully asking, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, you came here today because... but did Mingxian and the others get into trouble outside?"

Father Ling didn't speak, but looked at Mother Ling. Mother Ling slowly said, "These two have been away from home for so long, it's almost been a year, but they only sent back a letter saying they were safe and sound several months after they left, without writing anything extra."

"After that, we received no further news, which made us very anxious. We guessed that something might have happened to the two of them."

Da Zhou's hands were shaking violently. She wanted to take a sip of tea, but she kept shaking so much that she couldn't get the tea to her lips. As a result, because she was shaking so badly, she lost her grip on the teacup when it touched her lips and it fell to the ground.

"me……"

Old Mrs. Xu's eyes flashed with heartache, and she reached out to grasp Da Zhou's hand. "Don't worry, everything is just speculation right now. These two children are blessed people, nothing serious will happen to them. Don't scare yourself unnecessarily."

Perhaps it was Grandma Xu's words, or perhaps it was the warmth of her hands, but Da Zhou's trembling hands gradually stopped shaking, and she felt the warmth of her mother's love.

Seeing that Da Zhou was frightened, Ling's mother hurriedly explained, "These are indeed just our guesses, because we haven't received any news from them for a long time."

“Both of these children are very thoughtful. It’s quite strange that they haven’t sent any letters home for so long. Your guess is correct.”

Grandma Xu said, "Since you've come all this way, is there anything we can do to help?"

“We…we don’t know where to go. The children in the family want to go out and look for us, but none of them have ever traveled far before, and they are afraid something might happen to them.”

Grandma Xu could understand the concerns of Ling's parents. After all, both of them were their children, and since they had no experience going out and were honest villagers, they were prone to getting into trouble.

“We’ve met some people on our journey of fleeing famine. Why don’t we send them a letter tomorrow and ask them to keep an eye out for us? If there’s really no news, then you can go out and search. We can make preparations and plans now.”

Mr. Ling agreed with the suggestion made by Mrs. Xu, saying, "Auntie's suggestion is the best."

“They are all our own children. We were worried when we didn’t hear from them. The last time we heard from them was when your family sent them over. We assumed they were doing well while they were away, so we didn’t ask anymore. We never expected that something had happened.”

Ling's father sighed deeply, "Something is really not right. Before they left, they said they were going to the capital for the imperial examination. Because they left early, we weren't worried, but things are getting more and more strange."

"The last letter said that they were doing well, but they changed their minds and didn't want to take the scientific expedition for the time being. They wanted to get some exercise and go on a study tour."

“This is not something that Shiro would do. This child has been stubborn since he was a child. Once he sets his mind on something, he will definitely find a way to accomplish it.”

“Scientific expeditions are no joke. If we don’t take the exam this time, we’ll have to wait three years for the next one. Given Silang’s personality, he wouldn’t do something like that.”

Grandma Xu comforted him, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. Maybe something has kept you from writing home. I'll write to some old friends first so you can prepare. If I can't find any news here, then you can go look for them."

"it is good."

“These days I’ve been getting the kids at home ready, because going on a long trip is not as comfortable as staying at home.”

"Yes, all the children at home are fine. We are all very worried because we haven't heard from Silang and the others."

The group chatted for a while longer. As it was getting late, the servants prepared a guest room, and Mr. and Mrs. Ling went to bed early.

Mrs. Zhou is washing Old Mrs. Xu's feet.

Since recognizing Old Madam Xu, Madam Zhou has been personally handling almost everything related to Old Madam Xu, including things like washing her feet herself; she never delegates these tasks to others.

"Mother, you've been here for quite some time now. Will those people you fled with on the road still be willing to help us?"

"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong. Those who have been through life and death together will naturally cherish that bond, so you don't need to worry."

"Okay." Madam Zhou asked worriedly, "Then I'll help out at home tomorrow?"

Grandma Xu shook her head. "You, it's not like it's any kind of work that requires physical labor. I'll write a letter, and then I'll take it to the escort agency and ask them to deliver it to the destination. You tend to overthink things when you stay at home. Go to the shop and keep busy, and you won't overthink things."

The Zhou family was indeed like that. "Good."

"Also, you need to get a good night's sleep tonight. Mingxian is most worried about you. If you take good care of yourself, even if something happens to her outside, she won't worry too much about you, and the child will have an easier time outside."

Mrs. Zhou was indeed very anxious, but after hearing what Old Mrs. Xu said, she felt that it made sense. "Okay, I'll get a good rest tonight."