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

"That's not a problem. Once the business is on track, it's definitely not enough to rely on just a few of us doing it on a small scale. We'll need to recruit more people from the village. The bigger the business gets, the more people we'll need to recruit."

“They come to our house to work, which is to give them a way to get rich. Why would they say it in front of everyone? Let them say what they want behind our backs, as long as they don’t make a scene in front of us.”

"Also, my little sister really doesn't want to stay in the village. We can find a way to open a shop and let her work there. There are always many other options."

Seeing Du Mingxian's confident demeanor, Ling Silang knew that she definitely agreed with her younger sister's decision to divorce. "This matter may require your intervention. It won't be effective if others go. I was faking illness, but you are my wife. No matter what you do, it's not excessive. It's also inconvenient for Mother to go. She is an elder and cannot hold her own daughter accountable."

Du Mingxian understood, "Don't worry, I, as the daughter-in-law, will settle accounts for my husband, and I will also bring my younger sister back to her."

"Thank you."

"We're husband and wife, no need to say thank you."

"It's your reputation."

"Don't you care about my reputation?"

"Why would I care about any of that? No matter what you are like, you are my wife," Ling Silang said with utmost seriousness.

Du Mingxian chuckled, "Then that settles it. I don't care, so you don't need to care either."

The matter was settled, but fearing something might go wrong, Du Mingxian drove the carriage to Daliu Village by herself the next day. As for going to the county, she wasn't in a hurry.

Daliu Village was far away, and Du Mingxian was getting a little bored while traveling. Suddenly, her ears twitched, and she noticed a noise coming from the woods on her left. She turned her head and saw a thin, weak man clutching his chest as he fled for his life, followed by six men in black.

Good heavens, what terrible thing has she stumbled upon? Her mind raced, and in an instant, she made a decision: ignore it.

He whipped the horse's rump, and the horse, in pain, ran away at top speed. It seemed that the man behind it had been grabbed by the man in black.

She put the incident on the road behind her and went straight to the Qian family's house after entering the village.

The Qian family's courtyard was burned down, and from a distance it was pitch black. So many days have passed, and the Qian family hasn't cleaned it up at all. They're incredibly lazy.

The carriage stopped in front of the Qian family's house. Without shouting or yelling, she simply stepped forward and kicked down the dilapidated gate, sending dust flying.

There were still people in the yard. Seeing someone suddenly appear at their door, Qian Chengbao was very unhappy. "Who are you? Are you here to cause trouble?"

"Tell Ling Jue to get out here! And who among you insulted my husband that day, making him sick? Get out here too!" Du Mingxian shouted with the force of several people.

Qian Chengbao was somewhat dissatisfied, but seeing Du Mingxian's menacing aura, he instantly became somewhat timid, "Who...who are you?" he said in a very soft tone.

Hearing the commotion, the Qian family members came out of the house. When Qian's mother saw Du Mingxian, and then looked at her own door, she was extremely angry. "Where did you come from? Didn't you even bother to find out? Do you think we're easy to bully?"

Du Mingxian didn't say anything, but took a few steps forward and slapped Qian's mother's old face twice. "Is it you, you old hag, who made my husband sick?"

They started fighting without warning, leaving the Qian family completely stunned.

When Qian's mother was beaten, not a single member of the Qian family dared to step forward and speak; they all cowered like quails.

Ling Xiaomei stepped forward timidly, "Fourth...Fourth Sister-in-law?"

I wasn't sure if the person in front of me was Fourth Sister-in-law, but what she had just said matched what had happened before.

"You're Ling Jue? Ling Silang's younger sister?"

"It's me." Ling Xiaomei nodded slightly, her eyes filled with guilt.

Du Mingxian grabbed Ling Xiaomei's ear and launched into a tirade, "You good-for-nothing! Your fourth brother came to visit you, but he was bullied and angered by the Qian family. Just seeing a doctor and getting medicine cost ten taels of silver, and you're still here working like a slave for the Qian family? Come back with me today and work at home. I'll let you go only when you've paid your wages."

After saying that, he pushed Ling Xiaomei, who lost her footing and fell.

Du Mingxian took a step forward, intending to help them up, but ultimately didn't. Still with a fierce look, she pointed at the others in the yard, "None of you are good people. If you don't pay my medical bills today, I'll burn this house down."

The east and west wing rooms had already been burned down. If it weren't for the timely firefighting and the fact that the main room was made of brick and tile, we probably wouldn't have had anywhere to stay for the next few days.

Now, the Qian family is terrified at the mere thought of their house being burned down.

Mother Qian had already understood and was very angry about Du Mingxian slapping her twice earlier. Her tone was sarcastic, "What are you doing here causing trouble? Everyone knows that the fourth son of the Ling family is a short-lived, sickly man. Knowing that he is not in good health, he still insisted on coming to our house, and as a result, his body betrayed him and he got sick. Now he is blaming us."

“You know what happened that day, so don’t blame everything on my husband.” After saying that, Du Mingxian deliberately raised her hand. “If you don’t know where you went wrong, I can help you think about it again.”

Qian's mother was tough, but that was only when facing easy targets. If she encountered someone truly tough, she wouldn't dare. Thinking about what she had done that day, if this crazy old woman knew, she would probably beat her up again.

"Pay compensation now, and then let Ling Jue go back to atone for his sins."

"I don't have any money. If you want Ling Jue to go back, you can take him back directly."

Qian Chengbao immediately stepped forward, "Mother, no, Xiaojue can't go back." He then gave his mother a meaningful look.

Mother Qian immediately remembered what they had arranged and hesitated. "She is our Qian family's daughter-in-law. You come here to take her away. What, do you want her to be divorced?"

"Let her get divorced. I can take her back, remarry, and ask for another dowry."

Mrs. Qian was speechless. "We were wrong that day. Here's what we'll do: we don't have any money at home, but we have two old hens that don't lay eggs. Take them back with you as an apology."

"Hmph, since you're unwilling to pay, then I'll just burn down the house." Du Mingxian turned around and glanced at the kitchen, which had been burned down to its frame. It had been simply cleaned up and now contained some basic cooking utensils.

She went straight in, found the oil, took it out, and was about to pour it onto the bricks of the main room.

"You, you can't do this, you can't do this!" Qian's mother was terrified and desperately tried to stop Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian ignored her and shoved her aside. After Qian's mother fell to the ground, she didn't forget to grab Du Mingxian, pulling her leg to prevent her from moving forward, screaming like a pig being slaughtered, "Old man, come out quickly, come out quickly."

Mr. Qian came out of the house. He was a thin old man. “You can’t do this. No matter what, our two families are still relatives.”

"What relatives? Relatives who could kill you?"