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Chapter 635 Going Home Together

Seeing that the person had fainted from anger, Du Mingxian was still somewhat indignant and said, "She's quite psychologically fragile. How can someone like that be in charge? It's bound to fail sooner or later."

Chunfeng and the others dared not speak, although... but... it really felt good.

Du Mingxian pointed at Chunfeng and the others and said, "Stay here and make sure they don't get carried away. Give them 100 taels each. Once you get the money, send it back to them. If you don't get the money, just let them lie there like this."

"Yes." Chunfeng and the others formed a circle, completely surrounding those people.

Passersby who had initially wanted to watch the spectacle quickly distanced themselves from Chunfeng and his group, not daring to approach, upon seeing their men's menacing demeanor.

Du Mingxian went inside with Ling Silang. Da Bao and the other children were filled with admiration for their fourth aunt, their eyes sparkling.

When they arrived at the backyard, Liu was still holding the child, waiting anxiously for Du Mingxian and the others. She could hear some noises coming from ahead, but she couldn't quite believe it.

The person who flaunted his power in front of them was actually quite weak in front of his fourth brother and sister-in-law.

"They have the county magistrate behind them. If we offend them this time, they will probably retaliate in the future." Liu had been in the county for some time and had heard about these things.

Du Mingxian gave her a reassuring look, "Third sister-in-law, don't worry, everything's alright. My husband and I are back, we'll take care of anything."

Liu could tell that her fourth brother and sister-in-law were different, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

“It’s getting late, we should head back now, or Mother will worry.” Ling Silang said from behind.

Du Mingxian looked at Liu Shi, "Third Sister-in-law, are you going back?"

Liu hesitated, wanting to go back, but if no one was in the shop, those people would probably retaliate even more severely.

"Third sister-in-law can come back whenever she wants; you don't need to worry about the rest."

After a moment's thought, Liu nodded, "Alright, we'll go back with you."

There were too many people, and since there was only one carriage available today, it wasn't practical for everyone to ride in it. So, they decided to walk back one or two at a time.

A few people from the Dong family stayed in the shop, in case the loan sharks came and caused trouble. Chunfeng and Xiangyang also stayed in the shop so they could look after each other if anything happened.

There are many children, chattering away on the road. Perhaps it's because the loan sharks paid off today, the mountain weighing on their heads is gone, and even the air smells of freedom.

It made them feel incredibly comfortable, and they smiled much more.

As Liu walked ahead, she saw the children regain some of their energy, and felt a pang of sadness, but mostly she was happy.

“The family still depends on you. When you’re not back, even the smiles on the children’s faces have faded.”

Du Mingxian suddenly realized something, "Third Sister-in-law, are they still in school?"

Liu looked distressed and shook her head gently. "No, we have so many children in the family, and we can't afford to send them all to school right now, so... they are learning embroidery from me."

Du Mingxian was extremely shocked.

“I can’t manage it all by myself. They are too young. Apart from the two older children, Da Bao, there are no jobs for the other children, even if they go out to find work. They can’t stay in the village either.”

“My mother has a mute woman by her side, and everyone else in the family is busy, so they can only stay with me in the county. Firstly, I can keep an eye on things, and secondly, although their embroidery is not very good, they can still sell their embroidery for some money, which is better than staying idle.”

Du Mingxian was heartbroken and didn't know what to say. Before they left, the Ling family's life was one of the best in the county, but now... it seems to be even worse than before she married into the family.

Ling Silang's expression also became more serious.

"Take it slow, things will get better, and everyone's lives will get better and better."

"My second sister-in-law and second brother have taken on a job at a banquet and will not be back for three days. This time the banquet is quite large and the pay is high, so my second sister-in-law and second brother went together."

Du Mingxian had heard some things from Ling's father, but some details hadn't been mentioned yet, which made her quite curious. "What happened? Doesn't the family have a wine and sauce workshop? How did it come to this?"

"You haven't gone to the workshop yet since you got back, have you?"

"No."

"It was stopped a long time ago. After Mother's accident, our family's wine also had problems, and no one wanted our sauce. We couldn't sell the products we made, and my eldest brother's family and second brother's family even lost a lot of money."

At this point, Liu felt extremely sad, "My eldest and second brothers probably lost a lot of money."

"So they not only have to help pay off their family's debts, but also their own personal debts?"

"That's it."

Du Mingxian was truly angry this time. "The wine from my elder brother's family isn't supplied to the army, so how could it possibly be stopped?"

Strictly speaking, as long as someone supplied wine to the imperial court, they could be considered a royal merchant to some extent.

“Once, the people who came said there was something wrong with my brother’s wine, so they took all the wine away and forbade my brother’s family from brewing any more wine.”

Du Mingxian sensed something unusual in his words.

"Where's the sauce?"

"The imperial court said that if the wine we made for the court was problematic, then the wine we supplied to the people must be problematic as well, so they forbade us from making any more."

"My second brother and his family couldn't do it, and the family was in debt, so my second sister-in-law took over the job as a cook. On the surface, my second brother was the head chef, but in reality, my second sister-in-law was in charge, and my second brother only did some simple dishes."

"This can be considered a way out, at least my second brother and the others have ways to make money."

Du Mingxian didn't know what to say. "Third Sister-in-law, let's go home first. I'll have someone investigate what happened before. There must be someone manipulating things behind the scenes."

“Our family is weak and powerless, and I’m afraid we have no way to go against those wealthy families or officials.”

"It's not about doing the right thing, we just want to get justice."

"But...we have no power."

"Third sister-in-law, don't worry. No matter what, your husband is a scholar. We used to have no one in our family, but now we have someone."