Chapter 73 A Bowl of Mutton Soup

Jiang Hongyu looked calm and helped Ye Mingzhu jump down.

Sister Ying touched her hair awkwardly and said, "Sister Mingzhu, come back to my house to play with me later. I'm leaving first."

Before Ye Mingzhu could reply, she saw Sister Ying running away as if she had seen a ghost.

Everyone standing by the wall slowly left.

"Brother-in-law, do you know who my second cousin will marry in the end?" Ye Yun'an asked from behind.

Ye Mingzhu was about to tell the kid not to ask so many questions, but Jiang Hongyu had already answered, "Lu Jingya."

Thinking of what Lu Jingya said just now, Ye Mingzhu nodded in agreement. In the ancient times when reputation was more important than anything else, once a woman lost her virginity, her only option was to marry the man.

"Lu Jingya has some tricks, and your cousin can't stand it."

Jiang Hongyu's words were beyond Ye Mingzhu's expectations.

If she were still in the capital, with the advice of her family and the Lu family's background, Lu Jingya would be able to find a good husband.

But everyone was exiled here. Unless Lu Jingya had stunning beauty that could attract the attention of powerful people, marrying someone from a wealthy family was the best choice.

"But why does Lu Jingya like Ye Yunkang?"

The best time for Uncle Ye's family was when Ye Mingzhu and her brother ate at his house, Ye Yun'an helped with the housework, and Ye Mingzhu collected pearl clams. No matter what work the others did, they all made money.

But what about now? Except for Ye Yunjian and his wife, no one else's mind is probably on making money.

Jiang Hongyu smiled and said, "There will be news soon."

At the beginning, Lu Jingya really didn't like Ye Yunkang, and she had been hesitating recently, but he pushed her, and she accidentally lost her virginity to Ye Yunkang, so she could only find a way to cling to Ye Yunkang.

That night, news spread in the village that Ye Yunkang and Lu Jingya were engaged and would get married five days later.

Ye Mingzhu winked at Jiang Hongyu: "You're right."

Jiang Hongyu patted her and said, "Let's go to town together tomorrow and buy the cow and the ox cart first."

Aunt Jiang nodded and said, "You guys take Yun An with you. I won't go. I'm going to the mountains to collect herbs."

Ye Yun'an was excited but also a little nervous. He looked at Aunt Jiang and shook his head: "Or, I won't go. I'll stay at home."

Jiang Hongyu patted his head and said, "Get up early tomorrow and let's go to town for breakfast."

Ye Yun'an immediately became happy, drank the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, and stood up: "I'll go boil some water and wash up, go to bed early and get up early."

Ye Mingzhu looked at the sky outside which was not yet dark. Is it possible to sleep so early?

When the two returned to the house, Ye Mingzhu asked Jiang Hongyu: "We are all going out tomorrow, what are we going to do for lunch?"

"I'll steam a pot of rice and a bowl of egg custard tomorrow morning, and Mom can cook the food herself for lunch." Jiang Hongyu waved his hand indifferently.

"Are there so many medicinal herbs in the mountains here? I see my mother goes up the mountain every day?" Ye Mingzhu was really confused. The original owner grew up here, but spent most of his time at the seaside and rarely went up the mountain.

Jiang Hongyu burst out laughing and whispered, "Mom went up the mountain to see the scenery, not just to pick herbs."

Ye Mingzhu didn't understand. Jiang Hongyu put away the smile on his face and said, "Mom used to love painting the most, but my family has been practicing medicine for generations. Both men and women have to learn medicine, so Mom can only paint occasionally. After she finally got married, she was exiled here."

"Every time my mother went up the mountain, she would carry drawing paper and brushes in her backpack. She mostly painted there, and only picked herbs when she was bored."

Jiang Hongyu didn't say one thing. The medicines Aunt Jiang used to treat the villagers were not all collected. Half of them were bought by him in the town.

Ye Mingzhu never thought that there was someone who loved painting so much and climbed mountains every day just to paint. She immediately felt full of admiration for Aunt Jiang.

"Mom has been keeping the fact of her painting a secret from others, so don't let it slip outside," Jiang Hongyu advised.

Ye Mingzhu was a little confused, but she knew that curiosity killed the cat, so she nodded without even asking.

Jiang Hongyu, who was waiting for Ye Mingzhu to ask so that he could explain the reason in detail, could only hold his words back and find another opportunity to speak.

The next morning, Jiang Hongyu got up early and cooked for Aunt Jiang. He then took Ye Mingzhu and her brother and walked towards the village entrance.

Ye Dabao returned to the village yesterday, so Ye Tiezhu's ox cart left very early today, which was convenient for Jiang Hongyu and the other two to go to the town.

Ye Dabao warmly invited the three of them to sit down, and also greeted Ye Mingzhu specifically.

He had personally witnessed Mr. Lin sending Ye Mingzhu out of the house. Although he didn't know the reason, it never hurt to be on good terms with Ye Mingzhu.

Ye Mingzhu smiled and nodded without saying much. She had gotten up early today and was still feeling a little dizzy. She wanted to take a nap while in the car.

Seeing Ye Mingzhu close her eyes, Jiang Hongyu rested her head on his shoulder so that she could sleep more peacefully.

Ye Dabao was amazed at the scene. He didn't expect that a man from the capital would love his wife so much.

When Ye Mingzhu woke up, Ye Dabao and Jiang Hongyu had already started to call each other brothers. Ye Dabao even asked Ye Tiezhu to take them to a wonton stall: "Brother Yu, the wontons here and the mutton soup next door are both delicious. They are the best to eat in the morning."

Jiang Hongyu smiled and nodded, then bought two sesame cakes from the side and handed them to Ye Dabao: "Dabao, this is for you and Uncle Ye as breakfast."

Ye Dabao couldn't refuse but took it and said: "Okay, you can ride in my father's ox cart when you go back, it's free."

Jiang Hongyu smiled and refused, saying that they had something to do today and would be back later, so he didn't want to trouble Ye Tiezhu to wait for them.

The two men talked for a few more words before Ye Dabao and his son left.

Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Mingzhu if she wanted to eat wontons or mutton soup?

Ye Mingzhu looked around. She had never had mutton soup since she came here.

Ye Yun'an shook his head: "Brother-in-law, the mutton soup is too smelly, I want to eat wontons."

"Okay, three bowls of wontons." Jiang Hongyu took the two of them to the wonton stall, asked them to sit down, and went next door to bring back a bowl of mutton soup.

"This place selling mutton soup is new. You can try it and see how it tastes. If you don't like it, try the wontons."

Ye Mingzhu looked at the large bowl of mutton soup, then at the wontons on the table next to her: "That's a bit too much."

"Not much, maybe not enough to eat." Jiang Hongyu said as he touched Ye Yun'an's arm.

Ye Yun'an nodded in agreement: "I also want to eat a sesame cake!"

"I'll go buy it." Jiang Hongyu immediately stood up and went to the side to buy some sesame cakes.

"The sesame cakes here are both sweet and salty. I bought two of each. Whichever one you like, I'll buy more." Jiang Hongyu pointed to the two kinds of sesame cakes and showed them to Ye Mingzhu.

Ye Mingzhu took a sweet pancake and was about to break it open when Jiang Hongyu stopped her: "There's sugar filling inside, it will leak out, just eat it like this."

At this time, the wontons were also served, and Jiang Hongyu urged Ye Mingzhu to eat quickly.

Ye Mingzhu first took a sip of the mutton soup, which was rich in flavor, smooth and tender in the mouth, without any smell of mutton. She then took a bite of the mutton offal, which was surprisingly clean. She drank half a bowl in one breath with the sweet sesame cake.

Ye Mingzhu felt a little sweaty on her head, but she felt very comfortable. The mutton soup with sweet pancakes in this restaurant gave her a modern taste, a taste that was in her memory.

"Try the wontons. The wontons here are good." When Ye Mingzhu lowered her eyes, Jiang Hongyu scooped a few wontons into a small bowl and handed it to her.