Chapter 40: Third Uncle Hides His Incompetence

Just then, Mr. Lin came in, and Jiang Wanyi put away the small box that was the size of a palm.

"Sister Ye, this is my gift to you." Lin Dongjia was holding two pieces of cloth in his hand, one bright red and the other lake green, both suitable for her age.

"Thank you, Sister Lin." Ye Mingzhu took it without any hesitation.

"Don't just say thank you, remember to invite us when you get married." Lin Dongjia's face was full of smiles.

Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Lin, we only plan to invite a few tables in the village. Is that convenient for you?"

Her meaning was very clear. Her relatives were just ordinary villagers and might neglect the two of them.

"The town is very close to your village, so how can it be inconvenient?" Lin Dongjia said nonchalantly, "From now on, it will be Uncle Ye who collects the pearls. It's a good opportunity to talk to your villagers about it."

In this case, Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "Then I will wait for Sister Ye and Sister Jiang to arrive."

Lin Dongjia nodded, and Jiang Wanyi hesitated for a moment: "I came here with Miss Zhou this time. We originally planned to go back in five days. I will discuss it with Miss Zhou later and then write back to you."

"Miss Zhou has a very good relationship with Wanyi, and she specially came all the way from the capital to accompany Wanyi this time." Lin Dongjia explained.

Ye Mingzhu just smiled. She didn't have a deep impression of Miss Zhou. Jiang Wanyi had been very lively since their first meeting, but when Miss Zhou was with Jiang Wanyi, they hardly spoke.

Although Jiang Wanyi was confident that she could persuade Miss Zhou, she had not yet agreed. She was just waiting for a while before going to talk to Miss Zhou.

After telling the two the date again, Uncle Ye and Ye Mingzhu left together.

Just like last time, Third Uncle Ye directly stuffed the banknote in his hand to Ye Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, hold it for Third Uncle and give it to him when we get home."

Ye Mingzhu was somewhat helpless: "Uncle San, you will be responsible for collecting the pearls from now on, and you will definitely have a lot of money in your hands."

Uncle Ye chuckled and said, "That will come later. For now, you can hold it for me first."

Ye Mingzhu had no choice but to put it away. Uncle Ye then looked like he was going to show off his skills: "Mingzhu, let's go shopping. Your aunt asked me to buy more food."

Ye Mingzhu still had a lot of food at home, so she accompanied Uncle Ye San on a shopping spree.

She didn't expect that once this man's purchasing talent was activated, he would be more powerful than a woman.

Uncle Ye bought all the fine grains this time, including 30 kilograms of white rice and white flour, and also bought 2 kilograms of malt sugar, 5 kilograms of brown sugar, two boxes of snacks, and a bag of preserved fruits.

Ye Mingzhu was a little dumbfounded, watching Uncle Ye spend three taels of silver.

Uncle Ye was amused when he saw Ye Mingzhu's expression: "Mingzhu, do you think Uncle Ye spent too much today?"

Ye Mingzhu quickly shook her head. Not to mention that they were two families, even with Uncle Ye's current wealth, this money was nothing. She just couldn't understand how Uncle Ye could be so open-minded.

"A couple of days ago, Yunli almost ate too much steamed buns, so your third aunt asked me to buy more fine grains this time."

Ye Yunli quietly told Fang that he would not eat dinner at night so that his stomach would always be full of fine grains.

Fang's tears flowed at that moment. There was no other way before, but now the family had money, so it wouldn't matter if the child had better food, so Uncle Ye bought so many fine grains.

Ye Mingzhu nodded, but still reminded Uncle Ye: "Uncle, tell your two younger brothers not to tell the children in the village about the fact that we eat fine grains at home, so as to avoid anyone having bad intentions."

Uncle Ye finally calmed down a bit. He thought for a moment and said, "Only your aunt and I know about Shanhu's situation. From now on, we will mix coarse grains and fine grains together."

Ye Mingzhu knew that Uncle Ye was scheming, so she didn't say anything more.

When they arrived at the meat stall, in addition to the fat, Uncle Ye also bought a few bones and put them on the top of the backpack.

If he met someone who insisted on seeing the bones, he would show them the bones: "We haven't eaten meat at home for a long time, and the children are greedy. I bought some bones to give them the taste of meat."

Everyone laughed and said that it was good to have bones to eat. For the rest of the journey, no one wanted to look at Uncle Ye's backpack again.

Ye Mingzhu has a new understanding of Uncle Ye. It seems that Uncle Ye had been hiding his abilities before. He is the smartest among the three brothers.

On the other side, Jiang Wanyi went straight to Miss Zhou and said with a smile, "Would you like to stay for a few more days?"

Miss Zhou was a little surprised: "Didn't Wanyi get the coral map?"

Jiang Wanyi shook her head: "I got it. Miss Ye is getting married, and I want to stay and wait until she gets married before leaving."

"She wants to get married too?" Miss Zhou blurted out.

"Also? Who else is getting married?"

"You, you are old enough. Miss Ye looks young. I didn't expect that she would get married too." Miss Zhou answered quickly.

Jiang Wanyi said indifferently: "Maybe it's the custom here. Girls get married early. You haven't told me yet. Can you go back a few days later?"

Miss Zhou nodded: "Wanyi, you said it yourself, I will definitely accompany you. At worst, we can just walk faster on the way back."

"Jinzhi, I knew you were the best. When you get married, I will definitely go to accompany you." Jiang Wanyi hugged Zhou Jinzhi's arm and rested her head on her shoulder, very intimately.

Zhou Jinzhi's eyes flashed, and she said, "Okay, I'll remember it for you."

Jiang Wanyi smiled and pinched the soft flesh on her arm: "When I asked you before, you just said you hadn't met the right person. You've been a 15-year-old, and your family hasn't arranged a marriage for you yet?"

Zhou Jinzhi shook her head: "The girls in my family usually get married late. My father said there's no rush."

Jiang Wanyi agreed: "Only Doctor Zhou would say something like this. If it were any other family, they would have been anxious a long time ago."

Zhou Jinzhi didn't say anything more and quickly changed the subject.

At this time, Ye Mingzhu and Uncle Ye had already returned to Yuanshan Village.

Uncle Ye brought out half of the malt sugar, brown sugar and snacks he bought and asked Ye Mingzhu to take them back. She couldn't refuse, so she had to accept them.

Ye Mingzhu took the food home. When Ye Yun'an saw so much food, his face lit up with joy.

Ye Mingzhu took out some of each and put the rest away: "You can't eat all these candies at once, be careful of toothache."

Ye Yun'an nodded, and couldn't wait to take a piece of candy and put it in his mouth. When Ye Mingzhu wasn't paying attention, he stuffed a piece into her mouth as well: "Sister, you try it too."

Ye Mingzhu touched his head and said, "Stay at home. I have something to do at the Jiang family."

Ye Yun'an showed a teasing smile on his face: "Sister, are you looking for Brother Jiang? He is next door. I will go call her."

Without waiting for Ye Mingzhu to speak, he went next door, and soon Jiang Hongyu and Ye Yunan came back together.

Seeing that Jiang Hongyu was covered in dirt, and that he had been working, Ye Mingzhu brought him a basin of water and said, "Wash yourself first."

Jiang Hongyu quickly washed his hands and face: "Yun An said you have something to talk to me about?"