Chapter 85 Letter from Uncle

Before Hu's mother could elaborate, Hu's father shook his head and said, "Let Ni'er handle the rest herself."

The children are married and they can't stay with us forever.

Both Hu's mother and Mrs. Hu understood what he meant.

Ye Yunjian promised that he would be nice to Hu and help her when she was working.

Mother Hu rolled her eyes but said nothing.

Ye Yunjian and Mrs. Hu sent Hu's father and mother away. The yard was empty, with only tables, chairs, and bowls and chopsticks left on the floor.

These tables, chairs, and dishes all belong to someone else's house. Logically, someone would help clean them up and take them away when everyone leaves.

The farce at the wedding just now made everyone ignore this matter. Everyone left in a panic, but they would soon realize that someone would come to ask for it after a while.

In the entire yard, only a few curses could be heard occasionally from the main house, and the rest of the place was extremely quiet.

Ye Yunjian rolled up his sleeves and was about to work, but Hu stopped him directly.

With a mother like Hu's mother, Hu naturally has no temper to be bullied. It's just that she just got married and believes in "I won't offend others unless they offend me". Unexpectedly, she was described as having a soft-hearted personality. Now it's time for her family to know her true character.

Hu tiptoed to the eaves of the main house and asked quietly, "Mother, the relatives will probably have to come and move the tables, chairs, and dishes soon."

The cursing in the room paused for a moment, and Mrs. Hu lowered her head and frowned, saying nothing.

Lin replied without thinking, "Why don't you just clean it up?"

Mrs. Hu snorted in her heart. With so many tables, chairs, and dishes, it would take one person until dark to clean up.

"Then I'll go clean it up now. It's just too much. Can I let Brother Jian help me?"

Lin snorted directly in the room.

Hu's lips curled up into a silent smile, and she returned to the yard and took Ye Yunjian with her. The two of them went to the kitchen first and ate the meat, vegetables, and white flour buns that had been left out at noon.

Ye Yunjian was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and started eating. He ate three steamed buns in a row before slowing down.

Mrs. Hu put a large piece of fat into his bowl, indicating that he should eat only dry food and no vegetables.

These white flour buns are prepared for the newlyweds, and some of the meat and vegetables will be distributed to those who help.

What happened today was so embarrassing that everyone was in such a hurry to leave that they forgot about it.

Ye Yunjian and Hu got up early in the morning and worked hard. They hardly had a drop of water and were already very hungry.

I’m sure I’ll be scolded soon, so I might as well eat my fill now.

In the past, Ye Yunjian would definitely not eat it, but today, Uncle Ye's behavior hurt him. Seeing that his second brother and his wife spent twelve taels, his father gave them the money without even asking them how they spent it.

If it weren't for Hu's mother, he wouldn't have been able to get even four taels.

Mrs. Hu knew Ye Yunjian's concern, sighed, and picked up a few more pieces of meat for him.

The two of them finished eating the white flour buns and meat dishes prepared for the newlyweds, then took the dirty dishes to the yard and slowly began to wash them.

Ye Yunjian was very nimble, and was even helped by Hu: "You've been busy for a few days now, and you don't need to be healthy anymore, so take it easy."

When the family came to pick up something, the Hu couple had just finished washing the dishes at home.

"Oh, are you two busy here?" It was Aunt Guilan who came, and she was really surprised.

Ye Yunshun, the youngest in the eldest branch of the Ye family, is almost fifteen years old, but among so many people in the family, only Hu and Ye Yunjian do the work, and Hu is pregnant.

Mrs. Hu stood up, wiped the sweat from her head, and whispered, "Mom and Dad are tired. We are still young, so it's only right that we do more work."

"How old are your parents?" Aunt Guilan curled her lips, feeling that the Ye family's eldest branch was too unreliable. "Where are your brothers and sisters? With so many tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks, when will you two finish cleaning them all?"

Mrs. Hu lowered her head and said nothing.

Aunt Guilan said what was in her heart. Even if the bride didn't work on the first day, wasn't this a special situation?

Everyone needs tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks for dinner at night. Instead of asking the eldest wife of the Ye family to quickly return the borrowed things, she just cared about resting herself. It was really outrageous.

Mrs. Hu supported her waist with her hands. She was really tired. Aunt Guilan saw her movements and changed her words to: "You go and have a rest. I will help you wash the dishes."

Mrs. Hu shook her head. Everyone in the family was in the house. If she went back, it would really confirm the reputation of the eldest branch of the Ye family as being ignorant.

Seeing that she insisted, Aunt Guilan asked her to sit on a small stool to help wash the dishes.

Not long after the two of them finished cleaning, some people came to the yard one after another. When they saw Aunt Guilan washing dishes, they couldn't hide the surprise on their faces.

Someone with a loud voice came directly to the main room window and said, "Oh, you have to wash the borrowed tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks yourself. This is really an experience. I will do the same when I marry my daughter-in-law."

Lin couldn't sit still in the house anymore. She thought Hu had already cleaned up all the bowls, plates, tables and chairs, but she didn't expect Aunt Guilan to help wash the dishes.

The person talking under her window was Hu Dazui, the most nosy man in the village. If she didn't go out, the news that the eldest daughter of the Ye family was not handling the matter properly while getting married tomorrow would spread throughout the village, which would be extremely embarrassing.

Uncle Ye, who was lying on the bed, sat up suddenly and whispered, "Why don't you get out? You're embarrassing yourself!"

Lin was afraid of being beaten, so she could only shuffle out, gritting her teeth and forcing a smile: "Oh, everyone is here. Hu, why are you working so slowly? Lu, come out and work."

Everyone looked at Lin pretending, lowered their heads and said nothing. Aunt Guilan also put down the bowl in her hand, stood up, and smiled.

Mrs. Hu lowered her head and washed the dishes without saying a word.

Lin felt a little guilty and angry, and knocked hard on Ye Yunkang's door: "It's not dark yet, and you haven't seen a man yet. Come out and wash the dishes quickly. Your aunts and sisters are here to get the dishes."

After Lin knocked twice, Lu Jingya opened the door with a look of grievance: "Mom, today is my wedding day."

"Your marriage has exhausted everyone. Your sister-in-law is pregnant. Come out quickly." Mrs. Lin got angry when she saw Lu Jingya's pretentiousness and didn't give her any face at all.

Everyone in the yard was looking at Lu Jingya. She had no choice but to force a smile, walk out slowly, look around, and sit down next to Mrs. Hu.

"Sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. Today is my first day of marriage and I don't know what to do."

Mrs. Hu didn't say anything, but placed a basin of dirty dishes in front of her: "Wash the dishes, the aunts are waiting."

Lu Jingya was so angry that she could only grit her teeth and frown as she started washing the dishes.

Unlike the dirt and anger that filled the yard of the Ye family's main house, the Jiang family was filled with laughter.

Shitou told Ye Mingzhu and her brother everything that happened in the Ye family's main house. Ye Mingzhu smiled inwardly, but looked nonchalant. "Shitou, why don't you have dinner at home tonight? You've been running back and forth for so long today."

Shitou felt a little embarrassed. Ye Yun'an touched his arm and said, "You can't eat for free. Come and help me cook."

Shi Tou then followed Ye Yun'an to the kitchen.

Ye Mingzhu smiled and wrapped the red bean cake she made today with oil paper.

Just as the last ray of sunset glow was about to set in the sky, Jiang Hongyu returned with a letter in his hand. The first thing he said upon entering the room was, "Mingzhu, there's a letter from my uncle."