Chapter 424: Losing Both People and Money

Jiang Hongyu came back just after dawn. He did not disturb Ye Mingzhu. He just asked Lao Hu to boil water for him to take a bath, and then changed his clothes before returning to the room.

Ye Mingzhu had just woken up and was sitting in her room in a daze. When she saw him come in, she blinked first, then jumped out of bed: "Didn't you say you wouldn't be back for two days?"

"I came back after the problem was solved." Jiang Hongyu's body was still damp from taking a shower.

"It's good that it's resolved." Ye Mingzhu didn't ask for details, but just snuggled up to him and talked about what happened recently at home.

When he heard Ye Mingzhu say that Zhou Jinman had arrived, his expression did not change at all.

"Just leave these things to mother." Jiang Hongyu rubbed his neck. "Mother hasn't been back to the capital for many years. She must be very tolerant of her niece from the capital."

"If Zhou Jinman behaves well, you can let her stay here for a while longer to make Mother happy. Otherwise, I have my own way to deal with her."

Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that the problem that had troubled Aunt Qing for several days was only said by Jiang Hongyu in one sentence.

"I'm tired these days, please sleep with me for a while." Jiang Hongyu directly hugged Ye Mingzhu and lay down on the bed.

Yunniang knew that Jiang Hongyu was coming back, so she specially prepared a rich breakfast. However, half an hour passed and the door was still not opened. She hesitated outside for a moment, but when she heard some movement inside, she immediately walked out.

When Old Hu saw her come out, he looked behind her and said, "Why are you the only one here? Are the young masters and the others still not up?"

Yunniang glared at him and said, "Let's not get involved in the young master's affairs. Just keep an eye on your door."

Old Hu rubbed his head, somewhat confused. Yunniang reminded him, "Young Master hasn't been home for so long, the two of them need to talk. I'll heat up the food first."

Old Hu finally understood what Yunniang meant. He glanced at the backyard and whispered, "Are we going to have a young master soon?"

"You are just guessing about everything. Why don't you get to work?" Yunniang shrugged him off and told him to go and watch the door.

Yunniang went to the kitchen and put the prepared breakfast into the pot. She touched her belly. She felt that her health had improved a lot during this period. She didn't know when she would have her own child.

She thought that if she still didn't have a child next year, she would have to ask Aunt Qing to take a look again.

Now, she has to work hard and never let down her master's kindness to her.

Inside the house, Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu had already woken up.

Ye Mingzhu looked outside and asked what time it was.

Maybe because she had been shouting all the time, her voice was a little hoarse, Jiang Hongyu went to pour her some water.

It's just that the two of them stayed in the room for too long, and the water on the table had already gone cold. Jiang Hongyu wanted to get some hot water himself, but Ye Mingzhu stopped him: "I'll just drink something cold."

Jiang Hongyu shook his head: "Your health has always been poor, how can you drink cold water? I'll go get a pot of hot water and it will be back soon."

Yunniang had been packing things in the yard. As soon as he opened the door, Yunniang came over. When she heard him asking for hot water, she asked him to go back to his room first and she would go to the kitchen to get it.

As soon as Jiang Hongyu returned to the room, Yunniang brought over a large pot of hot water. She did not go into the room, but just handed the hot water to Jiang Hongyu.

Ye Mingzhu drank some warm water and felt her throat was much better. Then she began to feel her stomach rumbling.

Jiang Hongyu laughed twice: "It's my fault. I'll ask Yunniang to bring the food over now."

Ye Mingzhu gave him a reproachful look and went to put on her clothes.

When they came out, Yunniang had already reheated the food and placed it on the table in the dining room.

Ye Mingzhu was a little embarrassed at first, but when Yunniang put down the food and went out without looking at her for long, the blush on her face gradually faded away.

"Okay, didn't you say you were hungry just now? Have some bird's nest porridge first." Jiang Hongyu placed the bowl of bird's nest porridge in front of her and said casually, "I asked Fu Chengyun to bring back a lot of bird's nests when he came back this time. I'll give it to you later."

"Master Fu is back?" Ye Mingzhu only knew that Fu Chengyun had transported away all the gold mined from the gold mine some time ago, but she didn't expect him to come back so soon.

"Well, I asked him to bring a lot of things, and I will give them to you later." Jiang Hongyu didn't say much, just picked up some food for Ye Mingzhu from time to time.

The two of them had dinner. Yunniang came to clean up the food and brought them some hot tea. Only then did the two of them sit down and talk properly.

"I will stay at home for a few more days." Jiang Hongyu picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then spoke slowly.

During this period, Yu Jiaming had sent people to check out the island where the silver mine was located. The silver mine on the island should have been mined for four or five years, but for some reason, it had never been discovered.

It's funny to say that the reason those bandits went to the gold mine island to rob was just to create the illusion that there were pirates on the sea. In fact, they had hidden the last silver they mined and were waiting to fly away.

But they didn't expect that Jiang Hongyu and his men were so good at martial arts. They not only sank their ship but also found the silver mine island. Now they have lost both their lives and their money.

Most importantly, they exposed their master's illegal silver mining. Even if they could escape legal punishment, their master behind the scenes would not forgive them.

"Have you found the master behind them?" Ye Mingzhu asked this question out of pure curiosity.

"The person who contacted them was actually just a middleman, and the master behind them has not been found yet." Jiang Hongyu told part of the truth.

"Yu Jiaming said that we discovered the silver mine island and captured these bandits, which is a great achievement. He has already written a memorial and submitted it."

Jiang Hongyu touched his teacup and said, "But I've only been in charge of the gold mine for a short time. I wonder if I can use this incident to get promoted to the next level."

Ye Mingzhu was about to comfort him when he smiled: "Fortunately, we are still young and have lived in Pinggu Town for so many years. It's pretty good here."

"What do you think about the future?"

Last time on the gold mine island, Ye Mingzhu noticed that Jiang Hongyu really liked the feeling of fighting in the battlefield.

"The military book we found before talked about how to fight at sea. The Dashun Dynasty does not have its own navy. I grew up by the sea, and I want to form our own navy for the Dashun Dynasty." Jiang Hongyu expressed his thoughts without any hesitation.

The military book was dug out from that small house when they first arrived in Pinggu Town. It has been kept in her space ever since. Jiang Hongyu has only read it a few times. She didn't expect Jiang Hongyu to have such an idea.

"You've made great contributions guarding the gold mine. Maybe you'll have the opportunity to be transferred to another place. Let's ask Yu Jiaming to help inquire about it." Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and said, "Should we find a chance to go to the county?"

She hadn't been to the farm for a long time. According to the time, the sweet potatoes on her farm should be growing well, but she didn't know whether they could be harvested.