Chapter 443 Going Back Together

Xiaowu never expected that one day Aunt Qing would be so difficult to talk to.

No matter what he said, Aunt Qing just smiled and said nothing, and Ye Mingzhu didn't even smile, but just lowered her head to eat the roasted sweet potatoes.

Only after finishing the sweet potatoes did Ye Mingzhu look up and say, "Xiao Wu, I promised you before that growing the sweet potatoes is all your credit. It has nothing to do with me. I keep my word."

Xiaowu's face turned red, and he always felt that Ye Mingzhu's words were a subtle sarcasm towards him.

Ye Mingzhu continued, "The sweet potatoes are growing so well this time. In addition to the hard work of the tenant farmers on my farm, it's also your contribution. I know you've come to see them many times. Thank you."

Xiaowu thought Ye Mingzhu didn't mind, but he didn't know that after Ye Mingzhu finished explaining the matter of sweet potatoes on the farm, she didn't say anything else.

After that, no matter what Xiaowu said, Ye Mingzhu just smiled.

Until Yu Jiaming came, Ye Mingzhu's attitude towards him became even colder.

The sweet potato harvest was good, and everyone on the farm was immersed in joy. After Yu Jiaming had the potatoes weighed, he only took away half of the best sweet potatoes suitable for making seeds, and left the rest on the farm.

When Wu Jiang came to seek Ye Mingzhu's opinion, he brought Li Dani with him.

Li Dani is a quick-witted person. The first thing she did after arriving was to go to the kitchen to cook for a few people.

Inside the house, Yu Jiaming washed his hands and face, brushed off the dirt on his clothes, and then sat on a chair, listening to Xiaowu and Ye Mingzhu chatting.

Wu Jiang asked Ye Mingzhu about her plans for the newly harvested sweet potatoes, but Ye Mingzhu did not let Wu Jiang keep them all for planting.

She asked Wu Jiang to dry some of the sweet potatoes directly and then make them into sweet potato noodles.

The prepared sweet potato noodles are easy to store. When mixed with black flour or white flour, they become more filling. It is also fine to eat them directly.

Yu Jiaming listened carefully to Ye Mingzhu's explanation. He didn't know where Ye Mingzhu got the information, but he felt that if these methods were made public, more people would have enough food to eat.

After Wu Jiang listened carefully to Ye Mingzhu's method of storing sweet potatoes, he happily went downstairs to find someone to arrange it.

Yu Jiaming asked Ye Mingzhu with some guilt: "I think the method you just mentioned is very good. Can I report it?"

Ye Mingzhu nodded readily: "Just report it together with the sweet potato production."

Even if she doesn't say it now, everyone will be able to figure out these methods as they grow more sweet potatoes in the future.

The guilt in Yu Jiaming's eyes deepened: "I will write it down clearly. All of this is your credit."

"No need," Ye Mingzhu shook her head. "We agreed at the beginning that growing sweet potatoes was your contribution. I won't go back on my word."

"Mingzhu, I, I feel guilty. These things were obviously done by you. How can I take the credit for you? I will definitely write it down." Yu Jiaming immediately expressed his opinion that he would not take the credit for Ye Mingzhu.

"No need. I'm just an ordinary citizen. Why do I need such a great achievement?" Ye Mingzhu shook her head, with a calm expression on her face.

When she saw Yu Jiaming, she knew that it was not his intention to distance himself from her, but she was really annoyed by his family.

She was just a woman in the inner house, and it was not good for her to meet Yu Jiaming often, even if she was accompanied by her family.

Ye Mingzhu took a pen and paper, wrote down all the ways she knew to eat sweet potatoes, and put them on the table.

"These are all the ways to eat it that I know. Some are from books, and some are my guesses. You can try them."

"Okay, Mom, we have eaten sweet potatoes. Why don't we go to the county to buy some things before going back?" Ye Mingzhu looked at Aunt Qing with a relaxed expression on her face.

Aunt Qing stood up: "Okay, I want to go out for a walk too."

Zhou Jinman, who had just hidden in the next room, could no longer stay there. Upon hearing this, she wanted to come out immediately.

Uncle Yan did not leave immediately. He stayed and talked to Yu Jiaming about some things before coming out.

Zhou Jinman quietly poked her head out and asked Ye Mingzhu, "Cousin, is that man Sister Yu's brother, County Magistrate Yu?"

Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Yes, didn't you meet Mr. Yu when you came to the county before?"

Zhou Jinman shook her head: "Of course I haven't. How could I meet a man other than myself?"

In fact, Yu Jiaming only met Yu Jiahui at that time and did not ask to see her at all.

Ye Mingzhu didn't know whether she believed Zhou Jinman's words or not. She just nodded and said nothing more.

Zhou Jinman continued, "Cousin, is this farm all yours? When did you buy it? Why aren't there any flowers or plants on it, only sweet potatoes?"

Aunt Qing said helplessly, "Jin Man, please stop talking. Mingzhu has her own farm, so she can grow whatever she wants."

"But I've never seen the sweet potatoes grown by my cousin's wife." Zhou Jinman didn't dare to eat them at first. She only started to eat them after seeing Aunt Qing and Ye Mingzhu eating them with relish.

"You haven't seen it. It tasted delicious just now." Aunt Qing didn't want to argue with her niece, but Zhou Jinman was really short of tact sometimes. Ye Mingzhu's intention of not wanting to talk was so obvious, but she still asked questions.

"Aunt, you are talking about me again." Zhou Jinman acted coquettishly towards Aunt Qing.

Aunt Qing pulled her arm back, she really couldn't do anything about her niece.

Fortunately, Uncle Yan had returned, and Zhou Jinman immediately shut up and stopped talking.

Ye Mingzhu, who had been silent all the time, wanted to laugh after watching this scene. She didn't expect Zhou Jinman to be so afraid of Uncle Yan.

Ye Mingzhu came to the county just to deliver the blueprints to Linglong Pavilion, but she didn't want Zhou Jinman to know, so she took Aunt Qing to the cloth shop next door first. While Aunt Qing and Zhou Jinman were looking at the fabrics, she went to Linglong Pavilion and gave the blueprints to Sister Chunhong.

When she came back, Zhou Jinman had picked out a piece of cloth and was asking the shop assistant to wrap it.

Uncle Yan bought several pieces of fabric for Aunt Qing, had them all wrapped up, and asked Ye Mingzhu to choose the one she liked.

Ye Mingzhu had no shortage of clothes, so she politely declined.

Zhou Jinman took the opportunity to say that she also had her eyes on a batch of goose yellow fabrics, and Uncle Yan nodded and said he could buy them.

Zhou Jinman's eyes sparkled, and she hesitated as she said, "I also like the bright red one next to it."

"Pack them together."

"I also like..."

"If you can't decide which one you want, then don't buy any of them."

"I want goose yellow and water red."

Zhou Jinman immediately decided on the fabric she wanted and watched the clerk cut the fabric.

On the way back, Zhou Jinman touched the cloth and said with some regret: "There are only these ordinary cloths here, why is there no Yunjin?"

Aunt Qing was too lazy to talk to her, and Ye Mingzhu didn't want to speak, so her voice was the only voice in the carriage, all the way to Pinggu Town.

Uncle Yan first sent Ye Mingzhu there before driving the carriage back home.

Zhou Jinman asked her maid to carry the newly bought cloth back, but Uncle Yan stopped her.

"Jin Man, I have already made an agreement with Master Yu. In a few days, when Miss Yu returns, you will go back with her."