Chapter 340: The First Household Splits

Ye Mingzhu looked at the two of them suspiciously, not sure what they were here for.

Fang nudged Third Uncle Ye with her arm, and Third Uncle Ye handed the basket to Ye Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, this is what Third Uncle bought for you and Yun'an for the New Year."

The basket was covered with coarse cloth, so you couldn't see what was inside, but from the indentations on Uncle Ye's arm, you could guess that there was a lot of stuff in the basket.

She smiled and shook her head: "Uncle San, you are the elder, how can I accept your things?"

Fang grabbed the basket and stuffed it into Ye Mingzhu's hands: "We are all family, why are you being so polite to us?"

When Ye Mingzhu saw Fang move, she wanted to hide, but she failed.

Fang pulled Uncle Ye again and said, "Let's go to Big Brother's house first."

"Mingzhu, Yun Jian came home just now and said they were going to split up the family business and asked us to come over. We'll be leaving now, so you guys should go back first."

Fang had just seen Ye Yunjian and Ye Mingzhu talking, and guessed that Ye Mingzhu would not go, so she said this on purpose.

Ye Mingzhu did not refuse any more and watched Fang and Uncle Ye leave.

It seems that after Uncle Ye went to jail, both Uncle Ye and his wife have changed a lot.

Ye Mingzhu started packing up according to the original plan and moved the packed things onto the carriage.

Uncle Ye brought over a basket containing two pieces of cloth, two pairs of shoes, and some food.

Judging from the color of the cloth, it should be Ye Mingzhu and Yun An, one each.

Aunt Jiang looked at the things in the basket and nodded: "Since it is given by your uncle and aunt, you should accept it."

This thing was said to be a New Year gift for Ye Mingzhu and her brother, but in fact it was a thank you to Ye Mingzhu for running errands for Uncle Ye San. Ye Mingzhu received it without any guilt.

They packed up everything, and Ye Yun'an also prepared lunch. After they had lunch and were doing the final check, Fang came again.

"Mingzhu, are you preparing to go back to town?" Fang walked in and found that Ye Mingzhu and others were loading things into the carriage.

Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Yes, let's go now."

Fang licked her lips and said, "Mingzhu, I have something to tell you."

Aunt Jiang walked towards the carriage: "Mingzhu, talk to your Third Aunt. I'll go check if everything is in the carriage."

Ye Mingzhu was also a little curious about what Fang was going to say, so she took her into the house and asked her to sit down.

"Aunt San, please sit down. I'll go get you a glass of water."

"No need," Fang held Ye Mingzhu back, "Aunt San just drank a lot of water, so she's not thirsty at all."

Facing Ye Mingzhu's puzzled look, she told her about the division of the Ye family's eldest branch.

Uncle Ye divided the household items into four parts, one for each of his three sons and the old couple, and he also divided out some money for Ye Yunshun's future marriage.

Ye Mingzhu was not interested in these and just nodded perfunctorily.

"Mingzhu, Yun Jian just asked me when you would be returning to town, and I thought I'd come and tell you." Fang reminded her, "If you live in town, your house will be empty, and Yun Jian might be able to borrow yours."

"Borrow a house? Impossible." Ye Mingzhu shook her head instinctively: "We need to stay here when we come back occasionally, it's impossible to lend the house out."

Fang's main purpose of coming this time was to remind Ye Mingzhu. As for whether to lend her the house or not, she didn't worry about it.

"Mingzhu, your third uncle hasn't eaten yet. I'll go back and cook first." Fang got up and walked out.

Ye Mingzhu looked at the sky and couldn't help asking, "It's already this late, Auntie San hasn't eaten yet?"

Fang's lips curled into a single line: "It's still Yunkang's wife. One moment she says it's unfair, the next she wants your uncle to live with them. It's wasted a lot of time."

It was already late when they arrived, and Fang thought it was just a formality. However, she didn't expect that Uncle Ye's family had not yet discussed how to get home, leaving a foreign daughter-in-law to complain there.

Ye Yunshun was even more naughty and started arguing with his second sister-in-law directly.

Logically speaking, Uncle Ye is his biological uncle, so he should have scolded him a few times, but he was resentful of what Ye Yunshun said two days ago. Since Lin said that she could take care of her own children, he didn't say anything.

Uncle Ye and Mrs. Lin were listening to their quarrel nearby, looking at Ye Yunjian from time to time. Finally, the village chief got angry, and only then did Lu Jingya and Ye Yunshun calm down, and the division of the family continued.

By the time everything was settled, it was already past dinner time. Mrs. Lin and her two daughters-in-law didn't move, and their family hadn't prepared anything, so Uncle Ye had no choice but to invite everyone to dinner in the evening.

Fang and Uncle Ye were fine, as they were disappointed with Uncle Ye. However, the village chief and the clan leader left with gloomy faces. The entire Yuanshan Village had no tradition of splitting up at noon and inviting people to dinner in the evening.

What Uncle Ye's family did was so unkind.

What’s even more interesting is that right after the division of the family business, a quarrel broke out in the yard, apparently over who should use the kitchen first at noon.

Uncle Ye's house is now in chaos, so Fang wanted to tell Ye Mingzhu to prevent her from kindly lending the house to Ye Yunjian and his wife, which would cause new conflicts.

Ye Mingzhu sent Fang to the door and said, "Aunt San, we are leaving soon. We may be back in a few days. We will talk to you then."

Her meaning was very clear. She was leaving soon and Ye Yunjian might not be able to find her. Besides, Ye Yunjian didn't know their address in the town, so no one could borrow their house until they came back next time.

Fang watched Ye Mingzhu and the others leave before slowly walking home.

In the main house of the Ye family, Ye Yunjian and Mrs. Hu were discussing the matter of borrowing a house.

Although Uncle Ye allocated two rooms to them, they made a fuss just because of cooking at noon. If they continued to live like this, they would either have to fight over the kitchen every time or build their own kitchen. So Mrs. Hu thought about borrowing Ye Mingzhu and their family's house.

Ye Yunjian was somewhat reluctant: "We don't have much contact with Mingzhu, I'm afraid Mingzhu is unwilling to lend it to us."

"We are renting the Ye family's house, not the Jiang family's. They don't live at home anyway, so we can live in their house and look after it for them."

The more Mrs. Hu talked, the more she felt it made sense. She was afraid that Ye Yunkang and the others thought the same thing, so she walked out with the child in her arms: "Let's go now while Mingzhu and the others are still at home."

Ye Yunjian agreed, thinking that he could move there himself and also help Ye Yunan look for a house.

The two of them walked to the second branch of the Ye family, but Ye Mingzhu and the others' carriage had long disappeared. Even Fang had returned home.

"Why is the door locked? Did Mingzhu go out?" Mrs. Hu didn't expect Ye Mingzhu to return to town so soon. She walked towards the third room of the Ye family again: "I heard that Mingzhu was busy with Third Uncle during the days he was in prison. Maybe she has gone to Third Uncle's house now. Let's go and see."