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

Grandpa Du and Grandma Du doted on this granddaughter. Seeing her now made them want to cry, and they felt even more heartbroken.

“We can return fifty taels, but could you reduce the compensation to twenty taels?” Old Man Du looked at Ling’s father again, wanting to speak to the man.

Men can easily discuss things with each other, and men care about their reputation, while women don't care about saving face. They might say things that leave him speechless.

Ling's father coughed softly and silently lowered his head.

Ling's mother didn't even glance at him. "Twenty taels, not a single copper coin less."

Seeing that there was no way to negotiate, Old Man Du gritted his teeth and said, "Old woman, give it to them."

Old Mrs. Du was heartbroken, "Where would we get so much silver?"

No one responded, and the atmosphere became very awkward.

"Grandma, I remember that Brother Da Niu gave a dowry of thirty taels, right?" Du Mingwei was in a hurry to deal with this matter and did not expect that her words would slap Old Madam Du in the face.

Du Mingxian was laughing so hard she was almost choking. She was standing in the dark, and anyone who didn't know better would have thought she was crying.

Zhou thought her daughter was crying, so she gently hugged her and whispered to comfort her, "From now on, I'll do more work, and I'll have your father do more work too. When we save up some money, I'll send it to you. Just be good at the Ling family, and things will be alright, everything will be alright."

Du Mingxian gently hugged Zhou Shi. With this commotion, the second branch's days will be even worse tomorrow. But... things were never good before, so how much worse can they get?

She needs to find a solution as soon as possible; it would be great if her parents could get a divorce.

After the Ling family received the compensation money, Du Mingxian boarded the oxcart with her parents amidst Old Lady Du's curses. She was gone, but her concern for Zhou Shi was even greater.

On an oxcart.

Mr. Ling drove the cart, while Mrs. Ling sighed heavily, "I never expected things to turn out this way."

Silang was in poor health, and Fu Nu didn't come into the house. She was still a little sad and felt sorry for her son.

Knowing what his wife was thinking, Ling's father comforted her, "Don't worry, we'll ask around and find out where there are good doctors. There'll always be a way."

"Two years is too short," Ling's mother murmured.

Du Mingxian sat in the car without saying a word, but then Ling's mother stuffed two ten-tael silver ingots into her hand. They were hard and ice-cold.

"This twenty taels is compensation from your family, you can take it."

"The family hasn't divided the property yet, and all the money is handed over to the common people. It's not appropriate for me to take this money." She declined, even though she was short of money, she had plenty of ways to make money.

Ling's mother was adamant, "That's true, but this money belongs to your family, so you keep it."

Seeing that she was really serious about giving it to her, Du Mingxian didn't refuse anymore.

Ling's mother glanced at Du Mingxian's figure in the darkness and said in a muffled voice, "The marriage has been arranged. From now on, you will be my Ling family's daughter-in-law. Silang is in poor health, which he was born with. The doctor said he would not live past the age of twenty, but the family is already trying to find a good doctor."

"If there's really no other way, as long as Silang is still alive, you should treat him well. From now on, your mother will treat you as her own daughter, prepare a dowry for you, and let you have a grand wedding."

Du Mingxian was startled. So what Ling's mother meant when she said that two years was too short. Ling Silang was exactly eighteen this year.

In her past life, she had always been involved with the Wu family, and since the Ling family was far away, she knew nothing about them.

"Yes," she replied without saying anything more.

Perhaps fearing that her husband would get tired driving the oxcart alone, Ling's mother kept trying to keep him talking, and Du Mingxian listened quietly the whole time.

When they got home, all the adults in the Ling family were awake except for the children. When they saw their parents return, the rest of the family gathered around them.

“From now on, your sister-in-law will be Du Mingxian. It’s too late today, everyone should go back to sleep first. We can talk about everything in detail tomorrow morning.”

The other branches of the Ling family all went back to sleep.

Ling Silang was still standing in the courtyard, and Du Mingxian couldn't see anything in the darkness.

“Mingxian, Silang studies until very late every day. If you live together, it will affect his studies. I have asked your sister-in-law and the others to prepare a small room for you. You can stay in that room for the time being.”

"Yes, Mother." Du Mingxian had no objections at all, and was even a little happy.

If she were still the same person as before, she might not be very happy. But having lived in the 21st century, how could she like this kind of arranged marriage? Her mother-in-law's arrangement suited her perfectly.

The next day, as dawn broke and light streamed through the window, Du Mingxian was able to see the furnishings inside the room.

It's about six square meters, with a single bed, a table, and nothing else. It's very simple, but it's also very clean.

Last night, there wasn't even an oil lamp in her room. She went in and felt her way to bed. Now, after taking a closer look, she got up, dressed, and quietly left the Ling family home.

In her past life, she was an assassin and used to training. Even after being reborn, she didn't give up training. Moreover, her body needed to be trained even more because it was too weak.

Dahe Village has mountains and water. Du Mingxian ran for half an hour in a deserted place at the foot of the mountain before slowly making her way back.

Once inside the courtyard, the Ling family members slowly got up.

As she entered the courtyard, a woman carrying a basin of dirty clothes was about to leave. She was quite surprised to see her. "You...you came back from outside?"

"I just moved to a new place and couldn't sleep well, so I got up early this morning to go out for some fresh air."

I don't know what kind of people the Ling family are, so I'm currently treating them with goodwill.

Who doesn't want to treat their in-laws as family after marrying into their own family? To live a harmonious and peaceful life.

If her in-laws go too far, she won't be a pushover and let them bully her.

The woman gave an awkward smile. "Well, you're up early enough. Anyone who didn't know better would think you didn't come home at night."

"Zhou, what nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and go wash the clothes."

Zhou was scolded but not angry. Instead, she turned around and replied with a smile, "I know, Mother. I was just joking with my fourth sister-in-law."

After Zhou left, Ling's mother came out of the main room and approached Du Mingxian. She noticed that Du Mingxian's hair was slightly damp, and she was puzzled, but since she was her mother-in-law, she didn't ask anything.

“Your sisters-in-law each do housework for a day, and you will need to do it too from now on.”

"it is good."

"Each room washes its own clothes. I used to wash the fourth brother's clothes, but now that you've joined the family, you'll be in charge of washing his clothes from now on."

"Yes."

Seeing that Du Mingxian was meek and mild-mannered, Ling's mother felt that she had a gentle personality. She led Du Mingxian on a tour of the house, gave her a brief introduction to the house, and explained clearly what she needed to do on the day of housework.

After going around once, it was almost breakfast time. Ling's mother said, "It's almost time for breakfast. Go get some water for the fourth son and help him wash up."

what?

Take care of his washing up.

Is he three years old?

Du Mingxian was internally ranting, but she didn't show it on her face at all. "Okay, Mother."