Chapter 159 Preparations for Going to Sea

Ye Mingzhu looked confused: "We gave Yu Jiaming such a great credit, why don't we ask him for help?"

Jiang Hongyu patiently explained to her, "Yu Jiaming definitely wants to reward us, but I want to go to the garrison, and he may not be able to help. Why don't we first listen to what reward he plans to give us, and then make a decision."

Ye Mingzhu is just an ordinary hand-made designer in modern times, and is considered a technical person. She really doesn't understand the twists and turns in the officialdom. She nodded, indicating that she would listen to Jiang Hongyu in everything.

"When are we going to bring Yu Jiaming and the others to the island?"

Jiang Hongyu pondered for a moment. "Ordinarily, the sooner the better for such matters, but the island's location is rather unique, and outsiders may not be able to find it. I'll be resting the day after tomorrow, so we'll go to the island the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, you can ask around in the village for news about those outsiders."

"If we go to the island during the day, we'll inevitably have to deal with them. It's always better to avoid trouble."

Ye Mingzhu felt that Jiang Hongyu's arrangement was very reasonable. Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu were not very good at swimming. If they went to the island at night, they would have to rescue them if they encountered any problems on the way. It would be better to go to the island during the day. Although they would have to avoid the villagers, it would be relatively safe.

"I think Yu Jiaming and the others also need to make some preparations. The day after tomorrow is the most suitable time to go to the island."

"Then go tell Yu Jiaming the news. Since you've already decided, don't hide it from him. Let them make arrangements in advance. But don't let them come over for the next two days. I'm afraid they'll get angry if I see them."

After figuring things out, Ye Mingzhu's expression looked much better.

Jiang Hongyu was about to get up when he realized he was still holding Ye Mingzhu's hand. He squeezed it gently. Ye Mingzhu felt as if an electric current passed through her hand, and her heart beat much faster. She suddenly withdrew her hand, raised her head, and found that Jiang Hongyu was staring at her with burning eyes.

"Go quickly, and come back to rest early."

Jiang Hongyu felt his hand was empty and subconsciously tried to grab it, but Ye Mingzhu's hand had already dropped.

"Then I'll go over now. Let Yun'an accompany them for dinner there in the evening. Don't come over here." He calmed down and said.

Ye Mingzhu watched him leave and rubbed her hot face with the back of her hand. She always felt that Jiang Hongyu's attitude towards her recently was too nice.

She suddenly thought of the oath Jiang Hongyu made when he mentioned getting married. It seemed that Jiang Hongyu promised that he would only have her for the rest of his life. Could it be that what he said at that time was true?

But their marriage was all about cooperation from the beginning, right?

With something on her mind, Ye Mingzhu didn't sleep well the whole night. She didn't dare to turn over for fear of disturbing Jiang Hongyu, so she could only hold on until very late.

What she didn't know was that after her breathing stabilized, Jiang Hongyu beside her opened his eyes, straightened his upper body, looked at her for a long time, and then held her in his arms with the quilt.

The next morning, when she woke up, Jiang Hongyu had already gone to town, so she didn't know anything. After breakfast, she went to Uncle Ye's house, hoping to borrow a boat for the next day.

Uncle Ye was a little embarrassed: "Your uncle's family has been going out to sea frequently recently, and they are the ones using most of the boats."

Ye Mingzhu frowned. She hadn't heard from Uncle Ye's family for a long time and she almost forgot about them.

"There are many people going out to sea recently, so the village boats are probably full. Otherwise, I can ask the clan leader for you. Ye Lang is in town, and their boats are not used much."

Ye Mingzhu has not been to the home of the Ye clan leader since she came back this time, but she has not seen Aunt Guilan and Sister-in-law Ying for some time.

"I'll go ask myself. It's a good opportunity to see Aunt Guilan."

Uncle Ye did not stop her. Ye Mingzhu married into the village, and her husband was of such status, so it would be a good thing for her to interact more with the villagers.

"Mingzhu, you're not going to look for treasure too, are you?"

Uncle Ye asked worriedly when he saw her about to leave.

Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Uncle San, I grew up in the village and have never heard of treasures in the sea. I borrowed the boat to take Brother Yu's two friends to the sea to have a look."

"Brother Yu's friends have never seen the sea since they were young, so they're very curious. Brother Yu has a day off tomorrow, so I want to take them out to sea to see what's happening. I'm a good swimmer, so I'll catch them some fish and we can have dinner on the boat before we come back."

Uncle Ye nodded in relief: "It's good that we are not looking for treasure. We are just ordinary people. I am afraid that even if we find the treasure, we won't be able to keep it."

Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that Uncle Ye San had such insight. It seems that starting a business on your own does have its benefits.

She assured him again that she was not looking for treasure, and then Uncle Ye watched her leave.

She was looking for a gold mine, not a treasure, so her guarantee was correct.

Before going to the patriarch's house, she went home to get some gifts. She was borrowing a boat, so she couldn't go empty-handed.

It happened that when she went there, Aunt Guilan and Sister Ying were both sitting in the yard, apparently mending clothes.

Sister Ying came to greet her happily when she saw her, and Aunt Guilan also had a smile on her face.

"Auntie, I went out a few days ago and saw that the snacks sold outside were different from the ones we have here, so I bought some for you to try."

Ye Mingzhu handed the basket in her hand to Aunt Guilan. There was a bag of snacks, a bag of candies, and a piece of cloth in it.

Aunt Guilan didn't answer: "Child, just come if you want to. Why bring so many things with you?"

Ye Mingzhu handed the basket to her arms and said, "Aunt, I have something to ask of you. If you don't accept it, I won't be able to speak."

Aunt Guilan laughed and said, "You kid, you're just lying to me. What's so worthy of you asking me for help?"

"Auntie, just accept it."

Ye Mingzhu acted pitifully at first, and Aunt Guilan had no choice but to let Sister Ying take the basket. Then she smiled and said, "Can you tell me now?"

"Auntie, I want to borrow your boat to go out to sea for a day tomorrow. As you know, two of Brother Yu's friends came to our village and stayed with my little brother."

"They are all from other places and have never seen the sea, so they want to go for a swim in the sea. My third uncle and my eldest uncle's family are using the boat together, and tomorrow it will be my eldest uncle's turn."

Many people in the village borrowed boats from each other, and the clan leader's boat was borrowed more frequently. However, Aunt Guilan frowned when she heard that there were outsiders.

"There have been too many outsiders coming to the village recently, all claiming to be treasure hunters."

"Don't worry, auntie. We're just going out to sea to have some fun, catch some fish and eat some fresh fish. We'll be back in the afternoon at the latest."

With Ye Mingzhu's guarantee, Aunt Guilan agreed to her request and asked Sister Ying to take her to see the location of the boat so that she would find it tomorrow.

Sister Ying smiled and accepted the task and took her there. On the way back, she quietly asked her, "Are you going treasure hunting tomorrow?"

Ye Mingzhu smiled and said no, but Sister Ying's expression showed obvious disbelief.

Ye Mingzhu felt that tomorrow's sea voyage might not be as smooth as she had imagined.