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

Aunt Ling's eldest son spoke up, "Mom, Second Aunt isn't stupid. This is actually good for everyone. Think about it carefully. Isn't it more comfortable for everyone to get meat than for just one person to eat it? Everyone will also remember Second Aunt's kindness. Didn't you notice that everyone worked even harder this afternoon?"

Aunt Ling thought about it and realized it was true.

"The pig was brought back from the mountains by Silang's wife. Second Brother's family didn't contribute a single penny. The matter of inviting them for the house-raising ceremony was over. No matter how you look at it, Second Brother's family is the best match."

Aunt Ling suddenly felt a little sour. "How come this Fourth Brother's wife is so amazing? Didn't they say it was a marriage exchange? How come she got a better one instead? How could the man who married that lucky girl be so stupid? He didn't want such a good one and insisted on marrying that one."

"Perhaps marrying a woman with good fortune would be a better life?"

Whether Wu Daniu married Fu Guo or not, others may not know, but Wu Daniu knows that he is not doing well.

After returning from the county that day, I learned that my wife and third brother had been bitten by a snake, a very venomous one. Luckily, they weren't stupid and reacted quickly enough. When they were bitten, they sucked out the venom from each other, which prevented the venom from spreading.

Wu Erniu is the leg, and Du Mingwei is the arm.

When she was bitten, Du Mingwei reacted quickly and asked Erniu to suck the bite out of her mouth. Wu Erniu naturally refused and threatened Du Mingwei that if she didn't suck it out of her mouth, she would not have a good time in the Wu family.

Du Mingwei wanted to live a good life after marrying into the Wu family. Wu Erniu's words had an effect. After quickly sucking out the poisonous blood, she tore strips of cloth from her clothes and tied them tightly around her legs to prevent the poison from spreading if the blood wasn't completely sucked out.

After Du Mingwei finished sucking the poison from Wu Erniu's blood, Wu Erniu was also afraid that if his sister-in-law, whom he had finally managed to marry, died, all the housework would fall on their shoulders, so he also sucked the poison from Du Mingwei's blood.

Thanks to the timely intervention, the two barely managed to stay upright, and then they both fainted.

After returning home in a bad mood, Wu Daniu encountered something even more infuriating: Du Mingwei was unconscious, and although Wu Erniu had woken up, his condition was also not good.

Du Mingxian, having distinguished herself in hunting, told Ling's mother that she wanted to visit her parents' home. Ling's mother immediately agreed and even offered to take some meat with her.

Du Mingxian refused.

I went to the village alone, and as soon as I entered, I heard everyone gossiping about the Wu family. After listening carefully for a while, I couldn't help but laugh.

hunt.

In that lifetime, she was also ridiculed by the younger members of the Wu family, who said she was a freeloader and that her eldest brother worked so hard that she should go to the mountains to ease his burden.

The words were harsh, but she didn't go because she knew her own limitations. Because she didn't go, she was severely tormented by those younger guys. In the end, it was only because Wu Daniu had a little bit of conscience and told them not to cause any more trouble that the matter was resolved.

Du Mingwei was always pampered in the Du family and couldn't stand sarcastic remarks or provocation. She would break down after a few words of provocation, which is why this happened when she went into the mountains.

"Oh, Mingxian's back! Going to see your dad?"

"Yes, the aunties are chatting."

“Mingxian, let me tell you, your cousin is in trouble. She might not make it this time. She's been unconscious for two days. Your aunt is at the Wu family’s house watching over her.”

Du Mingxian was unsure what expression to adopt: sympathy and concern, or indifference and ignoring her.

Finally, she gave an awkward laugh and said, "Auntie, my home is far away, and I'll have to go home after visiting, so I'll head over first. You two chat."

Even dogs would shake their heads and tuck their tails between their legs and walk away from these women in the village.

Even after walking a distance, Du Mingxian could still hear them talking loudly behind her.

"It's strange, before she got married, Fu Nu brought a lot of benefits to her family. After she got married, Ming Xian brought prosperity to the family. I heard that when they dug up ginseng, the scholar's family started building a new courtyard, which was very big. However, Fu Nu didn't bring any benefits to the Wu family when she married into them. She was even bitten by a poisonous snake and had to spend a lot of money to buy medicine."

"Could it be that the blessing of the lucky girl has been switched? Is Mingxian the lucky girl after she gets married?"

"Who knows? I just know Du Youliang is unlucky. After his daughter got married, his youngest son also disappeared. Who knows if he will ever be found?"

Du Mingxian quickened her pace, not listening to anything else they said. She soon arrived at the Du family's gate. The courtyard was quiet, and the gate was ajar.

I pushed open the door and went inside. The yard was empty and a bit messy, with chicken droppings scattered everywhere.

I went straight to Du Youtian's room. The door was half open, and as soon as I got to the door, I smelled an unpleasant odor. I endured the smell and went in, and saw Du Youtian sleeping.

Perhaps he wasn't asleep, for when he heard a noise, he turned around and was very surprised and excited to see himself.

"Mingxian, Mingxian, you're back." His eyes were eager and ingratiating.

Du Mingxian remained unmoved. "I came back to visit and to tell you to be careful not to call my grandma's house too often."

"I...we're all family. I wasn't good to your mother before, but I'll treat her well from now on."

Du Mingxian sneered, "Don't you think it's too late to say all this now? Before I got married, you didn't see how my mother and I were bullied. After I got married, you listened to others' instigation and beat and scolded my mother, almost killing her. Why didn't you say anything then? Why didn't you remember that she was still your wife, the person you wanted to spend your life with?"

"I was wrong, I was really wrong." Du Youtian kept begging for forgiveness. "As long as your mother comes back, I will treat her well from now on. I will definitely treat her well."

"It's too late. I came back specifically to tell you not to bother my mother anymore. If you continue to be ungrateful, my uncle will not let you off the hook."

Seeing that Du Mingxian's attitude was not softened after admitting her mistake, Du Youtian became angry and said, "How can you talk to me like that? I am your father."

"Yes, they always think of their nephews and nieces' father when they get something good."

Suddenly remembering something, Du Youtian asked, "Did the Ling family pay you for digging ginseng for them?"

Du Mingxian looked at her quietly, and then suddenly laughed, "Don't think about those things. I made a special trip because I was afraid you would do something stupid. My uncle has been through a lot over the years. How could he have found my mother without some tricks? Don't listen to others' instigation and do anything stupid."

Du Youtian's eyes flashed with resentment, "Now that you're back, go see your cousin. She was bitten by a poisonous snake and hasn't woken up yet. You are all daughters of the Du family. No matter how dissatisfied you are, you have to put on a good show."

Du Mingxian turned to leave, but Old Lady Du had already crawled over to the door—yes, crawled.

"Mingxian, my dear granddaughter, please save your grandma!" As Grandma Du spoke, she wiped away her tears with her handkerchief, looking incredibly pitiful.

Du Mingxian frowned. The old lady was up to no good!

Grandma Du's tears flowed more and more, and with her mean old face, she looked extremely pitiful. "Mingxian, the family is going to go through a lot. I mistreated you in the past, but at least I managed to find you a good marriage. You're doing well now, all because I dote on you."

"Putting everything else aside, when you got married, those dowries were so generous that not a single person in the surrounding villages said a good word about them. What family could prepare so much for their daughter's wedding? Now that our family is in trouble, you can't be ungrateful and just ignore it."