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

A hint of disgust flashed in Du Mingxian's eyes. In her previous life, Old Lady Du had spoken ill of her a lot in the village. It wasn't until the Wu family gradually prospered that Old Lady Du went to their door to curry favor. In the end, the Wu family did better and better, and Old Lady Du dared not come to their door anymore, but she still did a lot of bad things behind their backs.

Wu Daniu was pursuing a career in government and needed a good reputation. In order to keep the peace, she had to endure her disgust and give money to Old Lady Du. She even bought a servant and sent her to the Du family, ostensibly to take care of her, but in reality to monitor her.

"What do you want to do, Grandma? The Ling family wasn't happy about the arranged marriage back then, and you can probably guess what kind of life I had there. Now I'm struggling myself, how can you help me?"

Grandma Du frowned, clearly disbelieving. "How could that be? Didn't you dig up ginseng for the Ling family? The ginseng sold for a lot of money. And they're still building a new house. All of this is thanks to you."

“My husband and I dug up that ginseng together. Actually… it was my husband who found it. Because I had just gone to the Ling family, my family wanted to give me a good image in front of the villagers, so they pinned the blame on me.”

In any case, the Du family dared not go to the Ling family to verify.

She couldn't completely shake off this family, so she might as well leave it at that for now.

In his previous life, Wu Daniu pursued an official career, and his reputation could not be damaged. In this life, Ling Silang also wants to pursue an official career, and his reputation cannot be damaged either. Therefore, he still needs to deal with these people.

"How is that possible? Didn't they give you a single penny?"

"No."

"Good-for-nothing." Old Mrs. Du muttered under her breath, but with Du Mingxian back, she didn't want to give up such a good opportunity. "Since you don't have any money, then you can tidy up the house."

"It took me a long time to walk here, so I need to get back as soon as possible and get back to work."

"What are you doing? You need to remember, even though you're now married into the Ling family, if you don't have your own family's support, and you're bullied by the Ling family in the future, there will be no one to stand up for you."

Du Mingxian's eyes lit up. "I'm not having a good time in the Ling family right now. Can you help me stand up for them, Grandma?"

“You’ve just married into the family. What new bride doesn’t do some chores? If you’re bullied later, your family will definitely help you.”

Du Mingxian could sense the old lady's perfunctory attitude, so she pretended to look at her with a troubled expression and said, "Grandma, I came here today to pass on a message to my father for my uncle."

"How dare you mention relatives who haven't appeared in so many years? You treat them so well. Haven't you ever thought that you're a member of the Du family?"

"My father hit my mother first, and he even went to find her. My uncle has been busy with the shop lately and hasn't had time, so he asked me to pass on a message to my father."

This sentence revealed a lot of information, and Grandma Du's eyes lit up again and again. "Your uncle is going to open a shop? That's really amazing."

Du Mingxian thought for a moment and felt she needed to use someone else's connections. "My uncle knows a high-ranking official in the prefectural city. I heard he has a new relationship with him. With the official's help, opening a shop should be quite easy."

Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage no matter what she did, Old Lady Du was quite angry and could only speak sarcastically, "You know, we're both daughters who got married, so why is there such a big difference? Mingwei always knows how to send things home, but you're like water spilled on the ground after you got married. You don't bring anything back to your parents' home. You're not even willing to do a little work to tidy up the house."

“Where is my aunt? My mother could do these chores when she was alive. There’s no reason why my aunt can’t do what my mother can do, since we’re both human.

Grandma Du felt she couldn't get anything out of Du Mingxian, so she waved her hand dismissively and said, "Get out, get out, and don't come to my house again."

"Ok."

Du Youtian stepped out and said, "Mother, she is my daughter. As long as I am here, this is her home."

"You've really gone too far."

Du Youtian remained silent. Now that he said he regretted it, probably no one would believe him. He used to rely on his nephew for support in his old age, and his niece was a lucky girl, so he favored the eldest son's family. But... only when he was lying in bed did he realize that only his own daughter was his biological daughter.

Du Mingxian didn't want to listen to the two of them, so she simply turned around and left without lingering. As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, she saw... Ling Silang standing at the door. She didn't know how long he had been there or how much he had overheard.

"You... why are you here?"

"I was worried, so I came to check." Ling Silang stepped forward. "Are you done?"

"Ah."

"Let's go home." Ling Silang took her hand and led her away.

Du Mingxian let him lead her. There were many people in the village at this time, so Ling Silang deliberately took a detour. After leaving the village, he saw the Ling family carriage waiting at the village entrance. He went up to Ling Sanlang, who was sitting there bored.

Seeing them arrive, Ling Sanlang asked excitedly, "Is it all over?"

"Ah."

On the way back, Du Mingxian didn't ask anything. But when they got home, Ling Silang was still reading, and Du Mingxian finally had a chance to ask him, "You know I'm fine, so why did you think about going there?"

"Worry."

Ling Silang did not explain, but those two words were enough to shake Du Mingxian's heart.

Du Mingxian didn't know what Ling Silang was really thinking, but she was very touched by what happened today and felt a little embarrassed to stay with him in broad daylight, so she went out to find work.

Over the next few days, thanks to the meat provided by the Ling family, the courtyard was built incredibly quickly. Everyone worked harder than the last, and the construction was completed in just a few more days.

As for the thank-you gift, Madam Ling specifically asked everyone's opinion: should the Ling family host a banquet, or should they be given meat directly? Everyone wanted meat, and Madam Ling agreed with a smile.

This time, Ling's mother did not tell Du Mingxian, but planned to slaughter the two pigs in the house and divide the meat.

Du Mingxian had been busy with the sauce business these past two days and hadn't paid attention to this matter. By the time she found out, the family was already slaughtering a pig.

After thanking the villagers and settling the accounts with them, the job was considered done. The yard would be left to air out for a few more days before they could move in. As for the furniture, when the decision to build the house was made, Ling's father had already had four identical pieces made for each family.

Because the Ling family was generous, the villagers cleaned the house very thoroughly, so there was no need for any further tidying up; they could simply wait to move in.

The Ling family is still living in a shed these days, but the division of the family property is already on the agenda.

The day before moving into their new home, the Ling family divided their property, inviting the village elder and several other elders to witness the division and write a document.

The division of the Ling family property was quite simple. Most of the family's belongings had already been divided, and each family had a kitchen. The pots and pans in the kitchens were even bought new by Ling's father. So, with money and things prepared, many arguments were resolved.

The agreed-upon division of property was completed quickly, and each family needed to move their belongings to the new house.

However, Ling Dalang and the others all moved things for Ling's father, Ling's mother, Ling Silang, and Du Mingxian first, and then everyone moved their own things.

Du Mingxian didn't go to help, but instead cooked a very lavish meal at her new home and invited several families to come and eat together.

The meat came from a domestic pig slaughtered by the Ling family, as well as chickens distributed among the family. Du Mingxian also slaughtered two chickens that didn't lay eggs, while the chickens that did lay eggs were distributed to her sisters-in-law's families.