Chapter 389 Your Dowry

Ye Yun'an and Ludou were detained and no longer went to the deck. When Yunniang occasionally went to get food, no one approached her anymore.

Yunniang was still a little puzzled: "A few days ago, people would talk to me from time to time, but these past few days, when people see me, they just say hello and no one pulls me aside to talk anymore."

Ye Mingzhu was also a little surprised, but when Ajiu came again, he asked Ye Yunan and Ludou to go for a walk on the deck.

Ye Yun'an and Ludou looked at each other and just said that they didn't want to go out.

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "You are still children. You should walk around more after dinner. These past few days everyone has been stuck in the cabin and doesn't want to go out. You children can't do that."

From what Ye Mingzhu said, it seemed that there were not many people on the deck.

She said tentatively, "A few days ago, Green Bean and the others went out, saying there were too many people outside. I was afraid they might bump into people, so I didn't let them go out these past few days."

"I guess everyone thinks so. I see there are not many people on the deck these two days." Ajiu smiled and called Ye Yun'an and Ludou to go to the deck with him.

Ye Yun'an and Ludou hadn't gone out for a few days. They felt like they were infested with bugs and had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time. Now when they heard that they could go out, their eyes lit up and they looked at Ye Mingzhu.

"Go ahead, but don't offend anyone. Let Yunniang go with you." Ye Mingzhu nodded with a smile.

Luodou pulled Ye Yunan out, and Yunniang quickly followed.

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "I'll go look after them, don't worry, Madam Jiang."

Ye Mingzhu watched them leave.

It took them about half an hour to come back. Ye Yun'an and Ludou had smiles on their faces. Ye Mingzhu sent the two of them to wash their faces and rest before asking Yunniang about the situation outside.

Yunniang said that there were almost no people outside, and Ye Yunan and Ludou even performed a set of boxing on the deck.

Ye Mingzhu blinked. She was sure that Ajiu must have said something to the people on the boat, so those people avoided them. This was better, as they were just strangers to each other anyway.

But after all, they were on the other party's boat. Before getting off the boat, Ye Mingzhu asked Ajiu and the others about the boat fare.

Ajiu shook his head and said no, Lord Zheng had already given the other party benefits.

Ye Mingzhu understood, and she was grateful to Lord Zheng.

The rest of the boat journey was much better than the previous one. They and the people on the boat kept to themselves and did not disturb each other. The weather was also very good during those few days, and they had an almost smooth journey back to the county.

Ajiu asked people to help Ye Mingzhu and the others move their things downstairs, and then he personally sent them downstairs before leaving.

When Lao Hu saw the people coming back, his face was full of joy and he moved the boxes skillfully.

As soon as Ye Mingzhu got off the carriage, she was hugged by someone. She was startled. Jiang Hongyu whispered in her ear, "You're back."

Ye Yun'an and Luodou both covered their mouths and laughed.

Ye Mingzhu came back to her senses from her daze, and Jiang Hongyu let go of her hand.

"You knew we were coming back today?" Her eyes were full of surprise.

"I just came back from the island and heard some noise. I didn't expect you to be back." Jiang Hongyu looked at the two people who were laughing beside him and said, "Have you two been slacking off recently? I'm going to check your homework later."

"Ah?" Ye Yun'an and Luodou exclaimed in unison.

Although the two of them have not neglected either calligraphy or boxing practice during this period, they are still a little nervous when it comes to inspections.

"Okay, let's go in first." There was a smile in Ye Mingzhu's voice that she didn't even notice: "I brought you something."

"Okay, let's go home." Jiang Hongyu took Ye Mingzhu's hand and walked towards the inner courtyard.

Ye Yun'an and Ludou bumped their shoulders against each other a few times and followed in.

In the inner courtyard, Aunt Jiang was very happy to see them coming back.

"Brother Yu and I were just wondering if you guys were coming back soon, but I didn't expect you to be here."

"We borrowed someone else's boat this time, but we didn't expect to come back so quickly." Ye Mingzhu told them about Lord Zheng finding a boat for them.

Jiang Hongyu nodded: "Even if we take in Lu Dou, Lord Zheng has given us a lot of things."

At this time, Yunniang came in from outside and handed a small box to Jiang Hongyu: "This is what Guard Ajiu just brought. She said that Lord Zheng asked her to give it to the young master."

The small box was not locked, so Jiang Hongyu opened it directly. Inside were two house deeds and a letter.

He unfolded the letter, read it quickly, and handed it to Ye Mingzhu: "This is a shop on East Street and a farm outside the city that Mr. Zheng has prepared for us."

After reading the letter, Ye Mingzhu felt lucky. The shops on East Street in the city were not only expensive, but also sold very little. Most of the shops had been in business for many years and people would not easily sell to outsiders. She didn't expect that Lord Zheng would find a shop for her on East Street.

As for the location of the farm, she couldn't see anything special about it. She only knew that it was very big, probably three times the size of her farm on the edge of the county town.

She carefully examined the two deeds, which were in her name.

"The shop and the farm are both written in your name. They can be considered as your dowry." Jiang Hongyu also looked at the two deeds and didn't care at all. He asked her to keep them.

It is a bit regrettable that they have just returned from the provincial capital and are afraid that they will not go back to the provincial capital in the short term. Fortunately, Lord Zheng said in the letter that both the shop and the farm are now managed by someone. There is a contract of sale of the person in charge in the box, and the income from the farm and the shop will be sent to them regularly in the future.

This service cannot be described with the word "thoughtful". Ye Mingzhu decided to treat Ludou better in the future to repay Lord Zheng for his care for them.

Jiang Hongyu handed the box to Ye Mingzhu. Aunt Jiang next to him didn't even glance at it. She was looking Ye Yunan and Lu Dou up and down: "Have you two lost weight?"

As soon as these words came out, Ye Mingzhu burst out laughing. Maybe this is what it means to be thin because your mother thinks you are too thin.

Green Bean glanced at Ye Mingzhu and grinned: "Auntie, I've been gone for so long, I miss you so much."

"Really? I miss you too. Come on, I'll help you pack your things. You can take a rest first. I'll cook delicious food for you in the evening." Aunt Jiang was very happy to be coaxed by Green Bean, and followed them to pack their luggage.

Ye Mingzhu didn't even have the chance to give Aunt Jiang the gift she brought for her.

"Give it to Mom later when we have dinner." Jiang Hongyu looked at the brocade box that Ye Mingzhu took out and guessed that it contained something for Aunt Jiang. He took a look inside the box and asked, "Did you prepare anything for me?"

"Of course." Ye Mingzhu took out the leather boots she bought for Jiang Hongyu and said, "I went out this time and met someone selling leather boots. They were made quite well. Why don't you sit down and try them on to see if they fit you well?"

Jiang Hongyu just said it casually, but he didn't expect Ye Mingzhu to actually buy him a gift.

Ye Mingzhu pushed him to sit on a chair and handed him a pair of cowhide boots.