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The day of departure.

The Ling family got up early. After everyone had eaten the meal prepared by Xiao Zhou, it was time for the sad part of saying goodbye.

Father Ling, Mother Ling, Ling Dabao from the first wife's family, the couple from the second wife's family with their three children, and Ling Silang and his wife with An'an—these are all the members of the Ling family who went to the capital.

The remaining adults were a bit better off, but the children all really wanted to go to the capital, but their parents weren't going because they were afraid that their families wouldn't be able to take care of them if they went.

If Ling's mother hadn't fallen ill, things would have been easier. But now that Ling's mother is sick, there's no one to take care of the children, so they've all been left behind.

This made the children feel both envious and upset.

Du Mingxian looked at the children whose faces were all unhappy and said, "You all study hard. After your fourth uncle passes the imperial examination, if we settle down in the capital, we will send someone back to pick you up."

“Fourth Aunt, you said it yourself, I believe you, you can’t lie to me,” Ling Sibao quickly said.

Du Mingxian chuckled, "Don't worry about what I said."

"it is good."

Ling Dalang and the others were only worried about Ling's father and mother; everything else was fine.

Looking at his two sons at home, Ling's father once again instructed, "Erlang and Silang stay by my side, I can keep an eye on them. You two stay at home, remember what I said."

Ling Dalang and Ling Sanlang recalled how their father had gathered the four of them together the previous night and given them a stern order, repeatedly warning them.

The Ling family is doing well now, but there are many people watching them, and some women with ulterior motives will try to entangle them. They should all keep to themselves and not let others get involved.

The sons of the Ling family are not allowed to take concubines; they can only marry concubines, but they cannot keep mistresses. If anything happens, they must get out of the Ling family, and the Ling family will pretend they never had such a son.

Seeing that Ling Dalang and Ling Sanlang didn't speak, Ling's father was very dissatisfied and scolded them, "Are you two even listening to what I'm saying?"

"Father, don't worry, I know, it definitely won't happen."

Ling Sanlang quickly replied, "Father, don't worry, I won't either. You know how I feel about Liu Shi."

"Hmph, just remember that all women outside are trouble. Be careful and don't let others scheme against you."

"Yes, yes." The two nodded repeatedly.

Ling's mother was much gentler.

She said to Wang, "You don't need to worry about things at home. I've left the mute old woman to you. You just need to take good care of yourself and get well. That will make me happy."

"Mother, your daughter-in-law knows. Please take care of yourself while you're away."

"Don't worry." Ling's mother said to Liu, "No matter how busy you are with the workshop, you must take care of your health. If you can delegate, then delegate. Our family doesn't need you to work so hard now. We relied on you during the most difficult times. Now, you should relax as much as possible. Supporting the family is Sanlang's job."

"Mother, I understand," Liu replied obediently.

After saying goodbye to each other, everyone finally boarded the carriage.

Not long after leaving home, the clan chief and others came to see them off, and after a round of pleasantries, by the time they left the village... it was almost lunchtime.

Sitting in the carriage, Xiao Zhou joked, "Why don't we go to the county restaurant for lunch first before we leave? We're not in a hurry anyway, and we'll arrive at the county restaurant just in time for lunch."

“Okay, I have no objection.” Du Mingxian was holding An’an in her arms. They were in the same carriage as Xiao Zhoushi. When she heard her say this, Xiao Zhoushi immediately called out, “We’ll have a meal at our own restaurant in the county before we leave.”

"Yes." Qiu Shu, who was in charge this time, immediately went to make the arrangements.

The elderly couple of the Ling family took one carriage, Du Mingxian and Ling Silang took another, Xiao Zhoushi and Ling Erlang took another, the Ling family's sons took another, and the remaining carriage carried Granny Dong and a few others, who were going to the capital to work as servants.

They were all in the Xu family before, but now they are going to the capital. Dong Pozi was prepared by Du Mingxian for Ling's mother, so naturally they should take her with them.

There was another horse-drawn carriage behind them, which could be considered a large contingent.

However, the people driving the carriage were basically just Qiu Shu and a few others. There was one horse that was left empty for scouting ahead. Whoever wasn't driving would use it.

They traveled all the way to the county town, stopped the carriage at a restaurant, and the whole family, young and old, got out to eat. They entered through the back door and left through the back door after their meal.

So no one saw it.

Entering through one gate and exiting through another in the county, just outside the city gate, Qiu Shu, who was driving the lead carriage, saw that the carriage parked to the side belonged to the Liu family.

Moreover, Miss Liu was standing on the ground with her servants.

Qiu Shu immediately reported, "Madam, it is Madam Liu and Miss Liu."

Upon hearing this, Du Mingxian lifted the curtain and saw Liu Zhen'er looking over excitedly. "Stop the car."

Qiu Shu was driving Ling Silang and Du Mingxian's carriage, which was at the front. However, because Xiao Zhou insisted on sitting with Du Mingxian, Ling Silang was now in the third carriage behind.

The carriages in front stopped, and all the carriages behind them stopped as well. Du Mingxian and the others got out of the carriages.

Gao Min immediately came forward, saying, "I didn't go to the village; I was thinking of seeing you off here."

"Have a heart."

Gao Min waved her hand, "That day when Zhen'er came to our house to play, you made her bring back so many things, it really cost you a lot of money."

She is quite satisfied with this marriage now. She did prepare things for her daughter when she went there, but her daughter brought back quite a lot.

The carriage was almost completely filled with the Ling family's wine, soap, and all sorts of other things. Some of these items were not available on the market and were all for the Ling family's own use.

It's clear that the Ling family is very satisfied with her daughter, which makes her very happy.

“We’re all family. Besides, Zhen’er prepared gifts for each of us. Those are the real treasures. We just gave Zhen’er some everyday things from home, nothing special,” Du Mingxian explained with a smile. “However, Da Bao is going to Beijing with us and probably won’t be back until next year.”

Gao Min didn't mind. "It's alright. It's good for boys to go out and see the world. Zhen'er is still young, so I was thinking of keeping her here for a couple more years."

"That's probably unlikely. My sister-in-law is here, and she's thinking about marrying Zhen'er as soon as possible, otherwise she won't feel at ease."

"Now that things are settled, I will keep in touch with your sister-in-law and the others. You can go to the capital and focus on your own affairs. We will take care of things here at home, so you don't need to worry."

Gao Min knew about what had happened to the Ling family last time, and when Du Mingxian and the others left this time, she still gave them a guarantee, which could be considered as indirectly protecting the Ling family.

Now that she's the wife of the county magistrate, she can protect a few people. In this small county town, the county magistrate is the most powerful person.

"Thank you, but the marriage arrangements for the two children are urgent. They've only just been finalized. I'd like to take Zhen'er with me to the capital."