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

Wu Erniu was aware of the situation, "Why don't I tell her to give up on treatment and not to think of any other solutions?"

“No, under normal circumstances, who wouldn’t want their eyes to be healthy? If you really don’t want it, I think you should find an opportunity to restore your vision directly.” Du Mingwei couldn’t think of a good solution either. “It would be even more embarrassing if we were exposed in the end.”

"Okay, let's find a solution in the next couple of days."

Du Mingwei thought for a moment and said, "I haven't been idle in the manor lately. I've heard some news that the relationship between Miss Wen the Second and Miss Wen the Eldest is not good. The man Miss Wen the Second was betrothed to is now going to marry Miss Wen the Eldest, who grew up in the countryside."

"If I deliberately go and cause trouble, and Miss Wen sends someone to beat me up, then when I recover, I'll have a reason to do so. I wonder if we can get some compensation from the Wen family."

Wu Erniu didn't feel sorry for Du Mingwei, but he felt that her method was not good. "Why are you so sure that she didn't hurt you badly? And even if Miss Wen grew up in the countryside, she shouldn't be a particularly stupid person. Would she hit you?"

“That’s hard to say. I have two considerations. First, you’re with Miss Wen now. If I let Miss Wen hit me, Miss Wen will be angry and will definitely make a scene. Once she makes a scene, we’ll be the Wen family’s saviors, so they should give us some compensation.”

"Secondly, I'm thinking of making Miss Wen feel more guilty towards me, so that she won't think of getting rid of me, her sister-in-law, in the future."

"I was blind before, so it was fine for me to be with you. But after you two get married, would it be inappropriate for me to stay with you both? Miss Wen certainly wouldn't want to support a normal person like me, would she? What do you think?"

Wu Erniu disagreed, "My marriage with her has just been arranged, and the initiative is still with the Wen family. We can't afford to cause any more trouble. You shouldn't make such plans yet. As for whether you can live alone or with us after your eyes recover, that's all negotiable."

"It would be best if you could stay with us, but even if you can't, you're still mine. How could I possibly let you down? Don't think about these things now."

Du Mingwei simply explained her plan once, and said that she could only proceed if Wu Erniu agreed. Now that Wu Erniu disagreed, she couldn't say anything more. "Alright, then it's up to you."

"The matter of restoring eyesight can wait, there's no rush. Imperial physicians aren't easy to find. What's most important now is how much dowry the Wen family can provide, so that our calculations won't be in vain."

"Tell Shiyan more about our hardships. I believe she will plan carefully for her future. Even if the Wen family gives her less, it will still be a lot for us. Of course, the more the better. We also have San Niu, Si Hua, and Xiao Hua at home."

"We've been away for so long, we don't know how they've been doing lately."

Wu Erniu also felt like he had someone to treat him like an older brother. At other times, he might not have felt that much, but now that Du Mingwei had mentioned his younger siblings, he felt that he should have more dowry, the more the better.

Ideally, we could live in a large mansion, so that all the younger siblings could come to the capital, San Niu could attend school there, and the two younger sisters could be pampered like young ladies of noble birth.

"Don't worry, I will talk to Wen Shiyan and ask her to prepare more dowry."

Du Mingwei secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's good."

It was another sunny day. On such a sunny winter day, Du Mingxian was happy to bask in the sun in the courtyard. Today was also the last busy day for the court. They would stop writing this afternoon, which meant they would be on holiday for the year. Unless there was an emergency, they would not discuss court affairs until after the New Year.

Lian'er stood next to Du Mingxian and handed her a menu. "This is the menu for this year's New Year's Eve dinner. Second Madam wants Miss to take a look."

Du Mingxian took the form and glanced at it. "This should be what the Second Madam wrote according to custom. There's nothing wrong with it."

It's decent, nothing particularly outstanding, but it's also not bad.

"Then this servant will send a message back to the Second Madam."

"Ah."

Lian'er carried her things out, while Wen Shiyan led Du Mingwei inside. They met Lian'er briefly, and Lian'er, who was about to leave, stopped and turned to walk into the inner courtyard. She quickly took a few steps forward and whispered in Du Mingxian's ear, "Miss, the Second Miss has brought people."

Du Mingxian was feeling comfortable in the sun and was a little drowsy. She was quite surprised to hear that Wen Shiyan had come with someone. She saw Wen Shiyan bring someone in, but... the figure behind her looked very familiar.

As the person approached, Du Mingxian was so startled she almost stood up from her chair. Fortunately, she had good composure and quickly calmed down from her initial shock, staring at Wen Shiyan, but actually at Du Mingwei behind her.

Du Mingwei was being supported by someone, whose gaze was fixed and somewhat strange. After observing him discreetly, Du Mingwei looked away.

"Sister," Wen Shiyan called softly, and she was already close by.

Du Mingxian glanced at her, her voice neither cold nor indifferent, "How come you have time to come to my yard?"

The familiar voice startled Du Mingwei, and she couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice. She saw Du Mingxian sitting there in a gorgeous dress, her beautiful hairpins making her even more beautiful. However, there was an ugly scar on her face.

So shocked was she that she unconsciously tightened her grip, causing the maid supporting her to wince in pain, and she couldn't help but cry out, "Ah!"

Du Mingwei snapped out of her daze and hurriedly loosened her grip. She was still a little embarrassed, looking straight ahead before turning her face away from the maid. "I'm sorry, my fingernail accidentally scratched you."

She first said it was from her fingernail, and the maid didn't dare to say anything more.

Wen Shiyan turned around and glared at the little maid with displeasure, "You don't even know how to serve people properly."

The little maid felt wronged, but dared not speak.

Du Mingxian could see clearly that Du Mingwei was so shocked to see her there that she grabbed the maid's hand so tightly that the maid couldn't help but cry out.

"Who is Shiyan?" Du Mingxian asked with a curious expression.

Wen Shiyan quickly explained, "This is Erniu's sister-in-law. Surely you know who Erniu is, right?"

"I heard that the accountant came over last time to talk about money. I went to the guest house but they weren't there. However, I heard from my second aunt that you are willing to marry a farmer, and the man you are going to marry is named Wu Erniu."

"Yes, this is my future sister-in-law. But my sister-in-law has had a hard life. After my brother went to join the army, she has been the one taking care of the family all by herself."