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

Du Mingxian nodded slightly, "Okay, I'll try to investigate the Tian family and see if there's anything else."

"Ah."

"It's getting late. I need to do some more research, so it might be a bit slow. You... you don't need to rush."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Madam."

"have a rest."

After Dong left, Du Mingxian pondered what Dong had said. If there was no wealthy family like the Tian family, then what was the origin of the Tian family, and what were these things about the Tian family?

The next day, Du Mingxian tried to contact Qiu Shu, but she couldn't reach him, so she had to investigate on her own.

Mr. Tian lived in a three-courtyard house in the prefectural city. He had many servants and also had a purchasing agent. Du Mingxian had been staking out the place and finally managed to catch an old woman carrying a basket.

Du Mingxian was dressed very simply, but today she was carrying a basket with some fresh fruit in it.

In this era, fruit was a novelty, so most people would buy some when they saw it.

"Auntie, do you want something good?" she asked quietly as she stepped forward.

The old woman glanced at Du Mingxian warily, even taking a step back. "What do you want?"

"Auntie, I have some good stuff here, I just wanted to ask if you want it, if you don't want it I'll leave."

"Don't don't."

Du Mingxian also stopped smiling, looking disgusted. "Didn't they say that the Prince's fiancée's family is very well-off? They can't even afford a little fruit. It turns out the rumors were wrong."

After saying that, she turned to leave, thinking that this wouldn't work and she would try something different next time. But as soon as the old woman heard this, she ran up and grabbed her, saying, "Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Du Mingxian turned around. "What are you doing? Say what you want to say, don't get physical."

"What did you say?"

“I told you that the Crown Prince’s fiancée’s family is very well-off, how could they not afford a single piece of fruit?”

The old woman didn't reply, her attitude becoming somewhat arrogant. "What is this?"

Du Mingxian lifted the cloth on the basket, revealing bright red strawberries inside. "How about it? Good stuff, right? You've never seen anything like it before."

"I've never seen it before, but you say it's good stuff? I don't even know what it tastes like."

Du Mingxian was very generous, and directly handed two fruits to the old woman, saying, "You'll know once you try them. I guarantee you'll want to eat them again after the first time."

The old woman was skeptical, but the moment she put the strawberry in her mouth, her eyes lit up with an alarming gleam. "How much for this?"

"Good things are naturally expensive. Look, this is all I have left in my basket. I've sold the rest."

The old woman glanced at the bowls; there were still two left. "Tell me how much it costs."

Miss likes to eat fresh things, so if we buy this, she'll definitely reward us.

Du Mingxian held up three fingers, "Three ounces, one bowl."

"Why don't you go and grab it?"

Am I not robbing it right now?

“Things are valued for their rarity. Do you know how difficult it is to grow this stuff? I’m only selling it for three taels because you’re from the Prince’s fiancée’s household. If it were anyone else, I would ask for at least five taels.”

The old woman wanted to buy it, but felt it was too expensive. "Since you said it was for our young lady's sake, can't you make it a little cheaper?"

"Isn't this cheap?" Du Mingxian covered it with the cloth. "If you don't want it, that's fine. There are plenty of people who do want it, and I can sell more."

Seeing that Du Mingxian really wanted to leave, the old woman became a little anxious. "Alright, alright, give me a bowl first. Don't go. Wait here for me. I'll go in and ask. Maybe your second bowl will sell too."

Du Mingxian hesitated, "But this will take up too much time. I don't know how long I'll have to wait."

"Don't worry, it won't be long. I'll be out soon."

"Alright, since we're destined to meet, I'll believe you."

The old woman carried a bowl of strawberries and ran back, so Du Mingxian simply found a corner to sit down and wait.

The strawberries in the basket were the ones she picked and ate... She ate all the big ones, leaving only the small ones.

However, nothing produced by this place is bad; even the small items are sweet and sour and very delicious.

She wanted to use this bowl of strawberries to open the door to the Tian family mansion.

Sure enough, a moment later, the old woman came running out with a happy face, "Big sister, I'll take the rest of your bowl."

"Okay." Du Mingxian readily agreed, handed the bowl to the old woman, took the money, and turned to leave, as if she didn't want to stay any longer.

The old woman wasn't in a hurry to leave. She grabbed Du Mingxian, preventing her from going, and said, "Little sister, don't go yet. Wait for me. I still need to go out to buy some things. Let's go together."

"I've been out for a long time and I want to go back and rest."

"Wait for me, I'll eat while you drink tea and eat pastries."

After hesitating for a moment, Du Mingxian nodded, her desire to take advantage of the situation clearly written on her face. "Then you should go quickly. I'll wait for you here."

You must wait for me.

The old woman moved very quickly, and when she came out, she took a plate of pastries directly from her basket and put it into Du Mingxian's basket. "Keep it, it's from our young lady."

After saying that, she deliberately pulled Du Mingxian's arm and whispered to her, "The cooks in our young lady's courtyard were specially found by Princess Ming. Their meals and pastries are especially delicious."

"Really? Then I'll have to try it." Du Mingxian looked like she had gotten a great deal. "Auntie is so generous to me, I can't let her suffer a loss. I'll treat Auntie to some meat."

"This is not good."

"Is it urgent, ma'am?"

"No, no, I was just thinking of having a chat with you."

"Then let's go together."

Du Mingxian had her servant pick a restaurant, and the two of them found an inconspicuous corner and ordered three meat dishes. "It's fate that I met you today, Auntie. I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to eat."

"Auntie gave me some delicious pastries, so I can only offer you some vegetables. But don't worry, Auntie, I'll definitely come to find you when I have some good fruit later."

The old woman's eyes lit up at the mention of fruit, "Hey girl, do you still have any strawberries?"

The young lady just praised her highly and even gave her two taels of silver as a reward, and told her to buy more. If she maintains a good relationship with this young lady, she can buy fruit every day. Wouldn't the young lady be happy every day?

That would make my life in the manor much easier.

"Yes, of course! It's one of my favorite foods, how could I not have some?" Du Mingxian said with a smile. "I eat so much every day, isn't it delicious?"