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

Wang was truly comforted by Du Mingxian. "I can only feel at ease when you're by my side. If you take one look and feel that someone is good, I know there's definitely no problem. I trust your judgment, sister-in-law."

Du Mingxian: "..." When did she become the person in charge of the Ling family?

They arrived early and waited in front. Xiangyang stood guard outside the whole time. When the Liu family's carriage arrived, Xiangyang rushed in and told them to go out and wait at the door.

When Gao Min and the carriage stopped, they saw Du Mingxian and a woman standing at the door waiting for them. Gao Min was very happy, it seemed that things were going well.

She had inquired about the Ling family's affairs and found that the Ling family members were of impeccable character. She also trusted her daughter's judgment in judging people.

“Madam,” Du Mingxian spoke first.

Gao Min stepped forward to greet her, "This must be your sister-in-law, right?"

"Yes, my sister-in-law."

Wang was still a little nervous and stammered, "Madam... Madam."

Gao Min could tell that Wang was nervous, so she went up to her and took her hand, saying, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"It didn't take long."

Gao Min was quite pleased to hear that Wang Shi was not very responsive. She was not worried at all; such a person was the easiest to get along with. Finding a mother-in-law like this for her daughter would make her life much smoother in the future.

Gao Min pulled Wang Shi inside, and Du Mingxian gestured to Liu Zhen'er, "Please come in."

Ling Erlang was already waiting in the lobby. When he saw the person come in, he hurriedly led her to the private room in the back courtyard. At the same time, he secretly glanced at Liu Zhen'er, but quickly looked away.

He was just curious; he didn't mean to peek at the girl.

Once inside the private room, Gao Min and Wang Shi sat down. Gao Min then let go of Wang Shi's hand and took Liu Zhen'er's hand, saying, "This is my daughter. Last time, we had to rely on your eldest son to get us out of trouble."

Ms. Wang already knew how the two children met. "Da Bao is a kind-hearted child. He will go up to help anyone who is in such a situation."

Upon hearing Wang's answer, Du Mingxian wanted to facepalm. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Wang didn't approve of Liu Zhen'er. She hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Madam, my sister-in-law means..."

Gao Min raised her hand to interrupt Du Mingxian's attempt to smooth things over, but simply smiled and nodded slightly, "Madam Ling is right, this child is indeed kind-hearted, I like him very much."

Du Mingxian secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the county magistrate's wife was quite satisfied with Da Bao.

When Wang heard Du Mingxian try to smooth things over, she already knew she might have said something wrong. Now, hearing Gao Min's words, she didn't dare to answer easily, for fear of saying the wrong thing.

Du Mingxian and Gao Min both noticed her nervousness.

Gao Min simply took Wang's hand and said, "I really like Da Bao. Let me take a look at my daughter. Do you like her? If you do, we can become in-laws."

It can be said that Gao Min is a person of strong emotions and full of sincerity when she said such things.

Wang was shocked. Didn't Mingxian say that wealthy families wouldn't speak openly about such things?

However, Miss Liu is indeed quite good-looking and seems to have a gentle personality. She liked her at first sight, but her eldest son is marrying above his station.

"Is Madam Ling unwilling?" Gao Min asked with a smile on her face.

Wang quickly shook her head, "No, no, I'm just... I'm just too nervous. For a farmer like us to be chosen by an official's daughter is a blessing for our Da Bao."

Gao Min shook her head, "To be honest, we used to be farmers in the village, so neither of us was much better off than the other. It all comes down to fate."

At this moment, Xia Yu stepped forward and whispered in Du Mingxian's ear. Du Mingxian chuckled, "Madam, my eldest nephew is a little worried. He's already at the restaurant. Should we call him over?"

"Haha, young people, let them have fun, let's have a chat."

Du Mingxian understood. "Xia Yu, you go with Miss Liu."

"Yes."

Liu Zhen'er bowed to the group and then left.

Gao Min was also quite happy, finding that Wang was an honest person, so she simply spoke frankly, "Madam Ling, I have taken a liking to Da Bao as a person, and I also admire your family's traditions."

"I used to..."

Gao Min frankly recounted her story, intending to tell Wang Shi as well.

Wang understood. "Our Da Bao isn't cut out for studying, but I can guarantee that he will only marry one wife and won't mess around outside."

“I’m not in good health, and I won’t put anyone in my son’s room. As long as the young couple is doing well, that’s better than anything else.”

Du Mingxian sat to the side listening to the two of them, who spoke frankly about their interest in each other's sons and daughters. At the same time, she gained a new understanding of Gao Min.

Liu Zhen'er didn't come back during the meal. The three of them ate together. The meal was prepared by Xiao Zhou herself. After all the dishes were served, Xiao Zhou even came in to ask if the dishes suited her taste.

Everyone enjoyed the meal, and the marriage was practically settled.

When Gao Min was about to leave, Liu Zhen'er returned with a blush on her face, and Gao Min was very happy.

No one expected that this matter would suddenly come to fruition, and that evening the Ling family sat down together to discuss it.

“We’re marrying the daughter of the county magistrate, so the betrothal gifts can’t be anything less than what we can offer, but we don’t have much to offer…” Ling Dalang was a little worried.

Da Bao is the eldest son, and with such a large dowry for his wife, his future daughters-in-law will have to match it. Although he is now a royal merchant, he may not have much to offer.

Ling's father was quite optimistic, saying, "If we show our utmost sincerity, I think the county magistrate's wife won't hold too much of a grudge about the rest."

Ling Silang said, "For ordinary families in the county, two or six loads of betrothal gifts are enough for a wedding. For wealthy families, it might be twenty-four loads. Our family now has the reputation of being imperial merchants, and we are marrying the daughter of the county magistrate, so twenty-eight loads will suffice."

Ling Dalang was shocked. "Silang, twenty-eight loads... that's not easy to gather."

Du Mingxian said, "Brother, we should be able to scrape together some money. We have wine and soap, that should be enough. We can also buy some more expensive items."

The Ling family never encountered this situation when they married off daughters before. Now, for the first time, they're getting a wife for a younger member of the family, and they've run into this kind of problem. They don't even know how to prepare a betrothal gift.

Ling's mother said, "We don't know anything about these things. Mingxian, I heard that your maternal grandmother's family used to be a wealthy family. Why don't you go and ask them what we should prepare?"

"it is good."

Actually, there's no need to ask. Du Mingxian managed the General's Mansion in her previous life, so she's quite clear about these matters. But she still has to put on a show.

"Now that we've arranged a marriage for Da Bao, will he still come to the capital with us?"

The whole family hopes that Da Bao can go to the capital, because he is the eldest grandson of the Ling family and can be engaged...

Ling Silang said, "Miss Liu is still young. The marriage proposal and engagement will take time and there's no rush. This time can also give Da Bao more experience."