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

Chen Dong left, and Du Mingxian sat in the room that Xiang Yang and the others had cleaned up, drinking tea.

Xiangyang whispered, "Madam, we are short of servants, but we can find brokers to buy them. Why bother with the families of those yamen runners? It might get us involved and cause problems."

A glint of light flashed in Du Mingxian's eyes. "Don't worry, nothing will happen. But once they arrive, you two need to keep a close eye on them. If there's any unusual activity, find them out immediately."

"it is good."

Chen Dong and his family members were all in the city, so they acted quickly. They were quite nervous when they arrived, but they also had a hint of excitement on their faces.

"Madam, they have all arrived."

Du Mingxian glanced at it but didn't ask any further questions. "Who is your wife?"

"that."

The woman, of medium height and very clean, with a slightly chubby face, smiled brightly. She had a set of very white teeth and was slightly plump than most people today. She was clearly a good cook, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten so fat.

"That's good. Let's cook a meal first and see. I don't know what these people are like. Since you helped find them, let your wife help manage them. I'll decide when we find suitable people."

Chen Dong and his wife were overjoyed, never expecting such a wonderful thing to happen. "Thank you for your kind words, Madam. Thank you, Madam."

"Alright, you can go ahead and get busy."

"Yes." Chen Dong couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth. Before leaving, he gave his wife a look, meaning that she should do her best.

Du Mingxian saw it, but pretended not to.

"Chen Dong's wife, I'm a little tired. You can make the arrangements first. If there's anything you don't know how to arrange, just ask the maid next to me."

"Yes, yes," Chen Dong's wife quickly agreed.

Du Mingxian went inside, while Xiang Yang watched the arrangements from outside.

Chen Dong's wife was clever; after asking Xiang Yang a few questions, she began to make arrangements.

These people were tired after arriving in Ping County, so the focus was on resting. She told the people who came with her to go and get some food first, and to clean out a few habitable courtyards. She asked her master if he had any dietary restrictions and then went to buy groceries.

Seeing that they were getting the hang of it quickly, Xiangyang stopped talking and went straight to his room.

Du Mingxian has good hearing, so Xiangyang and the others cleaned out one room for Du Mingxian. They didn't start cleaning the other rooms. Now that people have arrived, they can start cleaning the main courtyard first.

There wasn't much to clean; the remaining items in the house were unusable.

In Du Mingxian's main room, there was only a dilapidated bed, a table, two chairs, and then... nothing else.

The former magistrate's wife was shrewd. After her husband died, she immediately began to sort out the inheritance. She packed up everything they had used and took it with them, and sold everything they couldn't take.

At that time, I really wanted to scrape a layer of skin off the room.

The things in Du Mingxian's room now were found by the yamen runners who came to inspect the room and found it too empty. Fearing that the new officials would not be satisfied, they cobbled together some old furniture from various sources.

"Would Madam like to buy some furniture?" Xia Yu asked, finding the furniture in the room utterly unbearable to look at.

Du Mingxian's requirements for this... are really not high. Anyway, if she can sleep outside, she will sleep outside. If she can't sleep outside, she will just sleep in the space. What impact will it have?

"You two go and check your rooms first, and have them clean them. If anything is missing, get it done as soon as possible. I don't need to stay here."

Xia Yu and Xiang Yang exchanged a glance.

Xiangyang said, "Madam, I will stay by your side to serve you. Let Xia Yu handle it."

"Yes, I can go alone." Xia Yu agreed.

Du Mingxian waved her hand, "Alright, you two go ahead. I want to be by myself for a while. I don't need anyone to wait on me here."

She was a little tired and wanted to go directly into the space to rest, but with both of them there, how could she enter the space?

Xiangyang and Xia Yu were driven away just like that. Du Mingxian locked the door from the inside and went straight into her space to find something to eat.

More than an hour passed, and it got dark. Du Mingxian came out of her room and saw Xiangyang standing guard at the door. "Didn't I tell you to go buy something?"

"This servant went with you and bought some things. Xia Yu will buy the rest."

"Oh, then go ask how things are going up ahead, see when the adults will be back, and then go ask in the kitchen."

"Yes."

Du Mingxian stretched lazily in the room without any regard for her image, and sighed deeply. It had been so long that she had almost forgotten what social interaction as a lady was all about.

Before long, Xiangyang had returned, but Ling Silang came back first.

"Are you done with your work? I'll have Xiangyang go ask at the front."

“I ran into her when I got back, so I asked her to go to the kitchen, guessing that you might be hungry.”

"A little, but I ate some in the space."

Ling Silang nodded slightly, "We can't let ourselves go hungry. We've only just arrived in Ping County; there are still many things to take care of."

"I know."

When Xiangyang returned, he brought Chen Dong's wife with him, both of them carrying food boxes.

As the food was served, Chen Dong's wife hurriedly explained, "My lord and madam have been traveling a long way. These are some dishes from the capital that I made. I don't know if they are authentic."

She was also worried that since the two had just arrived, they might not be used to the food from Ping County.

Du Mingxian didn't say anything, but took a bite with her chopsticks. The taste was not bad. This cook's skills are really good. "Not bad. Let's go back early today and come again tomorrow."

"That's why we're keeping it," Chen Dong's wife said excitedly. "Yes, yes, thank you, Madam."

"Go."

After Chen Dong's wife left, Du Mingxian asked Xiang Yang to go down for dinner as well, leaving just the two of them in the room.

After a quiet meal, Xia Yu brought water over, and Du Mingxian and Ling Silang talked in the room.

"What's up ahead?"

"I met with several officials as soon as I arrived, but I couldn't see anything suspicious. However, Ping County has always been well-governed. My arrival is just adding to the good situation; I won't be able to find anything out."

"Take your time. We've only just arrived. There will always be loopholes for us to investigate."

Faced with Du Mingxian's confidence, Ling Silang felt his chaotic heart calm down. "You're right. As long as you're by my side, I feel that nothing is a problem and everything will be resolved."

"Of course, there are so many of us, and we have people supporting us. Besides, I've always felt I'm lucky, so it's natural that I could find out."

Ling Silang nodded. "That's right. I heard you brought the families of those yamen runners over to do some work today. Aren't you planning to buy people out?"

"Don't buy for now, let them do it. Only from them can we hear something different. Some things are discovered unintentionally."