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

"Hopefully it works. How is the Qian family doing?"

"Fortunately."

The two spoke as if they were talking in cryptic language, leaving Ling's mother completely bewildered. She couldn't understand a single word they were saying, such as "my younger sister is unwilling" or "I've resorted to such a desperate measure."

Could it be that these two have some kind of plan?

She wanted to go out and ask, but after hesitating, she didn't come out.

Silang wouldn't harm his little sister, and Mingxian is a good person; she should trust both of them.

Du Mingxian asked again, "What do you want to eat?"

"As long as you do a good job, I'll keep the fire burning for you."

After hesitating for a moment, Du Mingxian nodded, "Okay."

Ling's mother felt sorry for her son and wanted to stop him, but considering that her son's health had improved a lot, it wouldn't be a bad thing for him to develop a relationship with Mingxian.

Du Mingxian cooked rice in the kitchen and planned to stir-fry some dishes, while Ling Silang quietly tended the fire.

Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Du Mingxian prepared the ingredients and was about to cook them when she noticed Ling Silang's poor health and suggested, "Why don't you go out first? I'm going to cook, and it'll be too smoky."

In those days, there were no range hoods or exhaust fans, so this sickly fellow probably couldn't stand the smoke.

Ling Silang shook his head, "No need, I'll help you start the fire here."

Since no one was leaving, Du Mingxian didn't say anything more. However... after two dishes, Ling Silang started coughing and was a little out of breath.

There was one more dish, but Du Mingxian pulled the person up and said, "Alright, you can go out now. I'll handle the rest myself."

"I can still... cough."

"Go out quickly, or you might choke and cause more trouble."

Standing outside the door, Ling Silang's breathing became a little easier, but seeing Du Mingxian busy at work made him feel even more distressed.

As Du Mingxian listened to Ling Silang coughing, she thought to herself while cooking that he hadn't drunk enough spiritual spring water. Ling Silang's body probably needed long-term nourishment.

Since deciding to give Ling Silang the spiritual spring water, she has been giving him some every day, and his health has improved significantly, but it is difficult to cure him completely.

Now that they live separately, she cooks for herself and sometimes simply puts spiritual spring water directly into the large water tank. Recently, she noticed that both her father and mother look much better.

This is the difference between a healthy person drinking Lingquan water and a sick person drinking Lingquan water.

After cooking the last dish and making a soup, she put them on the table and was about to go out to call people to eat when she saw Ling's mother and Ling Silang talking in the courtyard.

"Mother, your husband is ready to eat."

"Okay, I'll go call your father." After saying that, Ling's mother walked into the house.

Du Mingxian went back to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks and set them on the table. By then, everyone had already sat down at the table.

Ling's mother looked at Du Mingxian and said, "After the family split up, all the big and small things have been on your shoulders, and you also have to do business. Silang and I discussed it and decided that we should hire an old woman."

Du Mingxian looked at Ling Silang and knew at a glance that it was his idea, that he was afraid she would choke while cooking.

"We don't trust the hired one, so why don't we just buy one?"

"Alright, you can arrange it as you see fit." Ling's mother felt a little awkward. She understood that Si Lang was worried about his wife, but the family hadn't reached the point where they needed to hire someone specifically.

But Silang said he wanted to make her more comfortable.

Sigh, her son dotes on his wife, what can she say?

She wanted to do it, but she was already old enough, and her daughter-in-law couldn't just sit idle.

Oh well, I'll just buy people then. Luckily, I have some money on hand.

"Okay, Mother." Du Mingxian was very happy. With someone else around, she wouldn't have to worry about those little things at home.

Before, when there was no well at home, she would secretly take Ling Silang's clothes into her space and throw them into the washing machine to wash them. But now that there is a well, it is not very convenient. She can't be lazy when washing clothes, which is very troublesome.

After dinner, Du Mingxian was about to wash the dishes when Ling's mother stopped her, saying, "Go ahead and do your work. You'll have to put more thought into business matters. I'll take care of these things."

"Mom, it's okay, I'll just wash it while I'm at it."

"Go."

Seeing Ling's mother like this, Du Mingxian could only silently turn around and leave.

Ling Silang was in the courtyard. She suddenly felt like laughing and moved closer to him, saying, "Did you come up with the idea?"

"Yes." Ling Silang admitted, but his ears turned slightly red.

"You probably told your mother you were feeling unwell. Now that your mother is offering to do chores, I feel quite embarrassed."

"I'm embarrassed too." Ling Silang also felt sorry for his mother. "It's still early. Let's take the carriage to the county to buy people. We should be able to get out before the city gates close."

Du Mingxian glanced at the watch in her spatial dimension. It was three o'clock. If she rushed over to buy the people, the city gates would close at five-thirty, and she could get out just in time.

"almost."

Ling Silang said, "Then let's go to the county. I'll go and tell Mother."

“I’ll go by myself. You’re still faking illness. If others find out that you’re not actually sick, it’ll cause trouble.”

Ling Silang's desire to go vanished instantly; the Qian family would definitely send someone to inquire.

"You're all alone..."

"It's alright, I'll be faster going by myself." Du Mingxian glanced at the kitchen. "Tell Mom to stop working, I'll go buy someone."

"it is good."

Ling Silang went to the kitchen, and Du Mingxian went to drive the carriage.

In the kitchen, Ling Silang stepped forward and took the bowl that his mother had half-washed from the kitchen. "Mother, let me do it."

Ling's mother was shocked and kept pushing him, "Get out of here! What kind of behavior is this? What kind of man goes into the kitchen?"

"Men need to eat and drink, and everything comes from the kitchen. Mother, I want to wash."

"you……"

"Mom, it's just washing dishes. I want to try and see if I can do it. Can you teach me?"

Ling's mother was so angry she laughed. "This doesn't need to be taught. I know you care about me. Go out."

"I feel sorry for my mother, but I also really want to learn how to wash dishes."

"you……"

“Mother.” Ling Silang looked at his mother seriously and earnestly, “No one knows a son better than his mother. You know what I’m thinking. My health is sometimes good and sometimes bad. In the limited time I have left, I want to give Mingxian as many beautiful memories as possible.”

"Alright, alright, you wash. What else do you want to learn? I'll teach you everything." Ling's mother was truly heartbroken.

Seeing his mother's distress yet her efforts to hold back, Ling Silang felt a pang of sadness. "Mother, Mingxian has her own ideas, and I want to support whatever she wants to do."

"Okay, Mother supports it too."

"Thank you, mother."

“You are my son. If I hadn’t been careless back then, you wouldn’t have suffered so much after you were born.”

“Mother, I am so grateful to you for giving me life. Perhaps all the suffering I endured before was exchanged for the chance to meet her? Your son is very happy.”

"Good, good." Madam Ling was happy to see the deep affection in Ling Silang's eyes when he mentioned Mingxian. "I didn't expect the marriage exchange between the Du family to go so well."

Ling Silang chuckled and nodded, "My son is too."

The Ling family was very satisfied with the marriage exchange, but the Wu family, who were also exchanging marriages, were extremely dissatisfied.

Wu Erniu pointed to his crippled leg, his heart filled with resentment he couldn't express, "Big brother, if it weren't for Du Mingwei, how could I have ended up like this? I'll be a cripple forever, and I'll never get better in this life."

"Everyone says Du Mingwei is a lucky woman, but I think she's clearly a jinx. Look at the Ling family, they married Du Mingxian. Before, the Ling family's life was just so-so, but look at them now."