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

"Alright, just bring the person over."

"I'll go and call her in."

Du Mingxian went outside to call for help. When Zhaodi got off the carriage, Du Mingxian explained the situation to her, saying, "Stay here and learn a skill. It's better than selling yourself into slavery."

"Thank you, Auntie." Zhao Di was genuinely grateful. "I will definitely study hard."

"Alright, this is your opportunity, let's go."

When Dr. Lin saw Zhao Di, he had something on the tip of his tongue but didn't say it. "She's too thin. She needs to eat more in the future. Xiao Tong, take her to the back and make arrangements for her. She can help out in the backyard from now on."

Zhao Di was immediately led inside.

Someone had already prepared the medicine for Ling Silang. Before they left, Doctor Lin reminded them, "Don't forget to send me any good things as soon as possible, and also, I'm taking on apprentices."

"Know it."

Standing at the entrance of the pharmacy, Du Mingxian led the carriage forward. Ling Silang did not get on, but walked alongside her.

"I'm going to buy Zhaodi some clothes."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

The two went to a clothing store. Du Mingxian picked out some simple styles and bought three sets. She planned to buy more in a few days when it got colder. When she returned the clothes to the pharmacy, Dr. Lin was disgusted by them.

"Why bother sending this? My pharmacy can't even afford to provide a set of clothes for the apprentices."

"That's not what I meant. I was just thinking about my little niece, but she has nothing."

"Don't worry, alright, leave the clothes here, you can go now." Doctor Lin urged them to leave, and Du Mingxian and Ling Silang did not go any further inside, nor did they see anyone.

On the street, Du Mingxian wanted to go see Zhou Shi, but thinking of Zhou Shi's timid nature, she was afraid that she would worry, so she simply didn't go over and went straight home with Ling Silang.

After entering the village, I felt that the village was quite strange today. There were not many people. The closer I got to my house, the more noisy it became, and I could hear people arguing.

Du Mingxian quickened her pace and soon saw that her doorstep was surrounded.

Something's happened.

The carriage quickly approached, and Du Mingxian and Ling Silang jumped off at the same time.

Du Mingxian was very anxious, so she simply shouted to the crowd, "Excuse me, please make way!"

Her shout silenced the crowd, and the arguing inside stopped. When everyone turned around, they saw her and Ling Silang standing there, and the crowd immediately made way for them.

As Du Mingxian approached, she saw Granny Sun and Pandi inside. Granny Sun was the one causing trouble, with Pandi standing beside her and Tian standing a little further away, looking submissive.

On the Ling family's side, Ling's mother stood in front, Liu stood right next to her, Zhou stood to the side, Wang stood behind, the men stood behind Wang, and the children were nowhere to be seen.

"Mom, what's going on?"

Ling's mother said angrily, "They came to our house again and made a scene, saying that you took their daughter Zhaodi away and that you should hand her over."

"Huh? Why would I take Zhao Di away? Isn't Zhao Di at your house? You're not asking for a beating again, are you?"

Pandi burst into tears, "It was you, it was you who took my sister away, it was you who took my sister away, I saw it with my own eyes."

Du Mingxian looked at this little black lotus flower and asked, "When did you see me take your sister away?"

"Just an hour ago."

Du Mingxian chuckled. Some of the villagers who had greeted Ling Silang earlier said, "That doesn't make sense. Silang and his wife left the village an hour and a half ago. How could they have left the village and then come back to be seen by Pandi?"

"This is clearly just children making a fuss. Granny Sun is probably still angry about what happened last time, and now she's found an excuse to come here and cause trouble."

"It looks like it to me."

This time, no one sided with Granny Sun, mainly because... the reason was too far-fetched, and Pandi was just a child, so no one would believe her.

Many villagers saw Du Mingxian and Ling Silang leave the village. They had just returned, and no one would believe that Du Mingxian had secretly brought Zhaodi back again.

No one saw it except for Pandi.

Du Mingxian didn't intend to hit anyone this time, but she wouldn't let this opportunity pass. "Your family is really strange. If your child is missing, go report it to the authorities. Why are you coming to our doorstep to demand his return? I find that quite odd."

"You sent these two children into the mountains to dig for ginseng back then, and when they disappeared, you came to make a scene. Now you're here again. Do you think our family is easy to talk to?"

“The two children who went into the mountains to dig for ginseng went missing, but then they came back. I even suspect that you two hid them yourselves and are now crying wolf, just after our little bit of money.”

Anyone can talk nonsense.

Grandma Sun's family is truly in the wrong, and now public opinion is overwhelmingly against her, with everyone saying that Grandma Sun came here just to cause trouble.

Pandi never expected things to turn out this way. She was the one who took her sister away, so why didn't anyone believe her?

"Where did you take my sister? Give her back!"

Du Mingxian looked away with disdain. "You're such a bad kid. You're always lying. Did your family teach you that? I just got back from outside. How am I supposed to take care of your sister?"

"It was you, it was you who took her away. I was still talking to my sister on the mountain, and you just grabbed her and left."

“One minute I’ll take your sister away, the next I’ll be on the mountain, you…” Du Mingxian glanced around with utter disgust, then turned to look at Ling’s mother, “Mother, they’re trying to extort money from us on purpose.”

Ling's mother was furious. Thinking about what Ling Wang's family had done, she really wanted to tell everyone what had happened. "Old Sun, let me tell you, if you keep causing trouble at our doorstep, I'll go tell the village chief right now and have your whole family kicked out of Dahe Village."

Granny Sun came with some doubt, but now that Ling's mother was so firm, she hesitated. People around her kept saying that they had seen Ling Silang and his wife drive out of the village a long time ago, but the timing didn't match up.

Now she believed that her granddaughter was trying to avoid doing chores by blaming Ling Silang's family. She turned around and slapped Pandi across the face. "You little bitch, you're always lying."

Pandi was stunned by the beating and kept shaking her head, "That's not how it is, I really saw it, I really saw it, Grandma, you have to believe me."

Granny Sun didn't believe it. Ling Wang felt scared when he saw his mother and the others. Before he could speak, his father had already walked up to him in a few big strides.

"Ling Wang, can't you even manage your own family?" Ling's father glared angrily, utterly disgusted with Ling Wang.

Ling Wang was frightened by his father's gaze and stammered, "Okay, okay, I... I'll take them back right away."

Ling's father threatened, "If you can't control your family, and they dare to cause trouble at our doorstep every time, I'll beat you up." He then threw a punch at Ling Wang's face. "This is a warning."