Chapter 144 Changes on the Street

Ye Mingzhu buried her head in the quilt, but the knocking on the door continued. She had no choice but to get up, put on her clothes with a frown, and combed her hair casually with her hands.

After leaving the room, Aunt Jiang also came to the yard and waved at her: "I'll go open the door, you sleep a little longer."

When Ye Mingzhu heard the shouting outside the door, she knew it was Mrs. Ma from next door. Her head hurt even more. She wanted to go back to the house, but this was her neighbor. She could hide from her for a while, but not forever.

"Mom, it's okay, I'll go open the door."

Ye Mingzhu resisted the urge to yawn and opened the door. It was indeed Mrs. Ma standing outside.

Mrs. Ma's face was full of dissatisfaction: "Why are you so slow? I've been knocking for so long."

Ye Mingzhu's face was filled with irritation and helplessness: "Aunt Ma, what brings you to my house?"

"You didn't just get up, did you?" Mrs. Ma was about to enter the room and looked Ye Mingzhu up and down at her clothes.

Although she was dressed appropriately, her hair was a little disheveled and she had noticeable dark circles under her eyes.

"Are you still sleeping? Oh, your mother-in-law is so easy to talk to. What daughter-in-law would sleep in at this time?"

Mrs. Ma looked at Ye Mingzhu and clicked her tongue.

Ye Mingzhu's expression disappeared: "What do you want?"

After not getting enough sleep and meeting someone who was looking for trouble, Ye Mingzhu's patience had run out.

"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for your mother-in-law." Mrs. Ma pushed Ye Mingzhu aside and squeezed in beside her.

Ye Mingzhu hadn't slept all night and felt a little tired. She was really pushed open by her. She wanted to slam the door, but she took a deep breath and closed it.

Aunt Ma had already spoken to Aunt Jiang who was standing in the yard: "Oh, sister, your daughter-in-law is too lazy. She just got up at this time. If it were my daughter-in-law, I would definitely go and wake her up early."

Aunt Jiang nodded good-naturedly: "Well, tell me when you marry your daughter-in-law."

Aunt Ma was choked. Thinking of her poor son and not knowing when he would get married, she lost her mood.

"You just said something big happened. What big thing happened?" Aunt Jiang spoke as softly as ever.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I just heard on the street that the new county magistrate will be coming to our town in a few days. I heard that the new county magistrate is young and promising. Now many people are going to the street to buy cloth to make jewelry."

Ye Mingzhu listened nearby, a yawn choking in her throat. What was going on? How had the news of the county magistrate's arrival spread throughout the town overnight?

Which county magistrate would notify all the people in the town when he goes out?

It's not Ye Mingzhu's conspiracy theory. She always feels that the county magistrate has a bit of Conan's physique. Although he is not dead, something bad is bound to happen to him.

"Buy fabric?" Aunt Jiang was a little confused.

"You don't understand this," Mrs. Ma wanted to pat Aunt Jiang's hand, so Aunt Jiang had to raise her hand to touch the hair behind her ear, but her hand fell into nothing.

"The new county magistrate is young. If he falls in love with a girl in town, wouldn't he be rich?" Mrs. Ma laughed exaggeratedly.

"Will the county magistrate marry a girl from this town?" Ye Mingzhu didn't interrupt on purpose. She thought Ma Po was a little whimsical. Which county magistrate would marry a girl from a remote village?

As far as she knew, there were neither talented women nor beautiful women in Pinggu Town.

"Who says you have to marry her? In the county magistrate's family, even being a concubine is fine. The previous county magistrate married a girl from the Wang family on North Street. When he was transferred, he took the entire Wang family with him."

Mrs. Ma said this with a look of envy on her face.

"Aunt Ma has a daughter?" Ye Mingzhu only knew that Aunt Ma had a son, and had never seen a daughter from her family.

"I don't have any daughters in my family, but I have a niece who lives in the village below. I plan to bring her here." Mrs. Ma looked proud.

If she didn't have a daughter, she wouldn't want to give such a good thing to her niece.

Ye Mingzhu was speechless. Since when had it been a proud thing to be a servant of the county magistrate? He even specially brought his niece to come.

Ye Mingzhu couldn't bear to listen any longer. She thought it would be better for her to stay out of the house less often when Mrs. Ma came, otherwise she would always hear some words that would destroy her worldview.

Aunt Jiang saw Ye Mingzhu about to get up and said with a smile, "Mingzhu, go back to your room first. I remember you said yesterday that you wanted to make a handkerchief."

Ye Mingzhu nodded, stood up immediately, said a few polite words with a smile, and went back to the house.

Aunt Ma shook her head and was about to say something, but Aunt Jiang asked her, "Aunt Ma, did you come to see me today so that I can go to the street with you?"

"Yes, yes, my niece has been picked up. I want you to help me see what color clothes would look good on her, and then accompany us to buy some fabric."

Aunt Ma explained her purpose.

Although the Jiang family had only moved in a few days and Aunt Jiang and Ye Mingzhu had not gone out many times, everyone said that Jiang Yayi's wife and mother were dressed appropriately and were obviously different from them.

Aunt Ma doesn't know how to match colors and is afraid of ruining the clothes, so she plans to ask Aunt Jiang for help.

Aunt Jiang showed an embarrassment: "I can help you choose the color, but I'm not in good health and my work is slow. It takes me a month to make a set of clothes."

"So long? The county magistrate will be here in just a few days." Aunt Ma's face was full of displeasure.

"We are all ordinary people. How can our craftsmanship compare to that of professional embroiderers? If you want your clothes to be well made, you can have them done in a store. Although it is more expensive, the finished product will look good."

Aunt Jiang looked like she was concerned about Ma.

Mrs. Ma was a little hesitant, and Aunt Jiang stopped trying to persuade her, looking as if she had made her own decision.

"You come with us to take a look first, and we'll talk about it when we get to the shop." Aunt Ma stood up and said, "Come with me now."

Aunt Jiang stood up and said, "I'll go tell my daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Ma curled her lips, but knowing that she needed help from someone, she didn't say much.

Ye Mingzhu was a little worried when she knew that Aunt Jiang was going to go out with Ma Pozi. Aunt Jiang smiled and said, "We two old ladies, what can happen? Don't worry, I will go out with her to see what's going on outside."

Aunt Jiang asked her to rest at home and she would be back before lunch. Ye Mingzhu had no choice but to agree.

Aunt Jiang and Mrs. Ma went to her house to call her niece, and the three of them went to the street together.

Ye Mingzhu had nothing to do, so she went back to her room to sleep.

I slept until noon, and Jiang Hongyu and Aunt Jiang came back one after another.

"How come the news that the county magistrate was coming spread throughout the town so quickly?" Ye Mingzhu was really puzzled. Normally, news in ancient times spread by word of mouth, but the whole town knew about it that night. Even a fool would know that something was wrong.

"Someone must have spread it on purpose." Jiang Hongyu was a little tired. There were more and more outsiders in the town in the past two days, and several conflicts had occurred. He was worried about them, so he hurried back.

"Mom, if anyone comes looking for you again, just say you're tired."

It's no wonder that Jiang Hongyu was worried. This morning, a young man from outside took a fancy to a girl who was buying jewelry, but the girl refused to give in. If Jiang Hongyu and his friends hadn't passed by, something almost happened.