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

While sewing, Du Mingxian couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Aunt Xu, when can we leave this afternoon? I need to go home to cook for my husband."

"You can leave anytime before dark, but if you don't want to earn money, you can leave anytime, no one will stop you. But I have to tell you, if you don't finish sewing a set of clothes, I can't give you any money."

"When we settle the bill here, we pay for the whole set."

Du Mingxian nodded gently, "Okay, okay, I understand."

Aunt Xu hoped that Du Mingxian could stay and work. "Why are you in such a hurry to go back and cook? If you stay here a little longer and work faster, your husband can go out to the street to buy something to eat, and he can even eat something good."

At this moment, Liu Ya interjected, "I'll be done in a bit, I need to go back first, my husband can't delay cooking."

Aunt Xu knew Liu Ya was quick, but being of advanced age, she looked on with envy. “Look at you, why are you so stubborn? If you stay here a little longer, you can sew half a set. Come back tomorrow, and you can sew three sets in two days. Your husband can eat very well at home.”

"No, I came to the capital to be with him and take care of him during his exams. Everything he does is important, and we can't let making money interfere with that. We still need to prioritize."

"I'm short of money and I really want to make money, but Jiang Ge's matter has to come first," Liu Ya said earnestly.

Du Mingxian seized the opportunity to ask, "Is Scholar Wang your husband?"

Liu Ya nodded slightly, a little embarrassed. "Yes."

Du Mingxian realized she had misjudged the situation. She had initially thought Liu Ya was the older sister, but it turned out the two were actually a couple, and they didn't look alike at all.

Liu Ya noticed Du Mingxian's confusion and explained, "I was a child bride. A few years ago, there was a famine. My family had many children, and I was a girl. When my family couldn't even afford to eat, my parents wanted to sell me. Firstly, to save the family some food, and secondly, to get some money to save the lives of others."

“They hadn’t figured out how to sell me yet. I was nervous and scared because I knew I was about to be sold. I ran out and met Brother Jiang, who was playing around, on the mountain.”

“Brother Jiang has two children, an older sister, but he is the most favored and his health is not very good, so his family keeps a close eye on him.”

“That day, Brother Jiang went out into the mountains to have fun, but he got lost. He originally wanted to go out, but he didn’t know which way to go and went further and further away.”

"I was feeling down and wanted to go into the deep mountains to see if there was anything to eat, so that's how we met. I knew the way, and Brother Jiang knew he had gone the wrong way, so he wanted to go back with me."

“He was younger than me and said he was scared and wanted me to take him back. In the end, I was only thinking about taking him back, but we encountered wild boars after only a few steps.”

"I couldn't even run fast enough. I... I called out to Brother Jiang and told him to climb the tree himself. I turned around and ran. I was young then and I couldn't run very fast, so after running a few steps, I timed it perfectly and climbed the tree."

“Children are very good at climbing trees. I quickly climbed up the tree and the wild boar did not hurt me. Brother Jiang was too nervous and did not climb up. The wild boar heard the noise and walked back.”

"I was thinking that I was old and should protect Brother Jiang, so I climbed down from the tree to attract the wild boar's attention, and then told Brother Jiang to hurry up and climb up."