Chapter 10: Discussing Marriage
The second branch of the Ye family is just the opposite, their home is very warm.
When Ye Mingzhu woke up in the morning, Ye Yun'an had already prepared breakfast.
Ye Mingzhu touched Ye Yun'an's head and said, "Fortunately, Yun'an is still at home, otherwise what would my sister do?"
Ye Yun'an dodged to the side and said, "Sister, please stop touching my head, or I won't grow taller."
Ye Mingzhu measured Ye Yun'an's height. He was not very tall, but she remembered that Ye's father was about 1.75 meters tall and Ye's mother was over 1.6 meters tall. She was also over 1.6 meters tall now that she had just come of age. It seemed that Ye Yun'an would not be short in the future.
"When my sister makes some money, she'll grow taller if she eats more good food."
The two of them finished their breakfast while chatting and laughing, and a friend came to invite Ye Yunan to go out and catch seafood.
Ye Yun'an looked at Ye Mingzhu with anticipation. Ye Mingzhu simply waved his hand and told him to go play, but just be careful not to go into the sea.
When Ye's father was around, Ye Yun'an often went to the sea with his friends. But when he went to his uncle's house, he had a lot of work to do and no time.
Ye Yun'an patted his chest and promised to bring back more things so that his sister could have a good rest at home.
Ye Mingzhu just had a cold, which did not affect her movements at all. When she was free, she opened all the pearl oysters she had caught from her uncle's house last night in the pool in the space and took out a bunch of pearls.
As a well-known DIY jewelry designer, designing jewelry is almost instinctive. Ye Mingzhu put away the pearls and casually designed two pieces of jewelry on the ground.
She smiled with satisfaction. Perhaps she could make a living by designing jewelry in the future...
At the same time, the Jiang family was also having breakfast.
The staple food is mixed flour steamed bread. Because Jiang Hongyu eats a lot, the steamed bread is made bigger.
There was also a large bowl of corn porridge and a bowl of braised fish with radish on the table. The fish was brought back by Jiang Hongyu last night.
Aunt Jiang handed the steamed bread to Jiang Hongyu and served him a bowl of thick corn porridge.
Jiang Hongyu looked at her disapprovingly, but Aunt Jiang avoided his gaze: "You have to work every day, so you should eat more."
Her family lived a relatively good life in the village. Every time she treated villagers, she would receive some vegetables, eggs, etc.
The villagers were not well off and usually used the vegetables and eggs they grew at home to pay for medicine. It just so happened that his family did not grow vegetables or raise chickens, so he acquiesced to this behavior.
There were only Aunt Jiang and Jiang Hongyu in the Jiang family. Jiang Hongyu was the most filial. He took the bowl, poured it directly into the basin, stirred it evenly, and served a bowl of porridge to everyone before sitting down to continue eating.
Aunt Jiang opened her mouth, and Jiang Hongyu said directly: "Mom, there are only two of us left in our family. The most important thing is that we live well. If I can't even support my own mother, what's the point of talking about the descendants of the Jiang family."
Aunt Jiang then sighed and started drinking her porridge.
The Jiang family's house was built at the easternmost end of the village. It was full of houses for exiles, most of which were thatched houses, with only one or two mud houses.
The Jiang family's house is not big, with three rooms in a row on the front. Aunt Jiang and Jiang Hongyu each live in one room. There is a shed on the east side as a kitchen. There is no well in the yard, so they fetch water from the well in the village.
The whole yard is a bit empty. Although it is surrounded by a fence, you can see inside at a glance from the outside.
When she first came, Aunt Jiang wanted to grow some vegetables, but she was weak and Jiang Hongyu was still young, so the vegetables she grew were not enough to cover the cost of the seeds. Later, she started to treat the villagers, and the vegetables they brought her were enough for her to eat, so she never grew vegetables again.
There is a square table and several benches in the middle of the main room, which is the place where they usually eat. They have saved some money over the years. Jiang Hongyu wants to renovate the house, but Aunt Jiang always wants to wait until his marriage is settled.
Jiang Hongyu looked down on the girls in the village and had no plans to get married, so the house building project was put on hold.
After dinner, Jiang Hongyu took the dishes to the kitchen, washed them, and then sat back in the living room.
"From what I heard from you, you want to marry a girl from the Ye family?" Aunt Jiang asked Jiang Hongyu.
"yes."
"Have you thought it through?" Aunt Jiang asked again.
She personally took Ye Mingzhu's pulse yesterday. Even if the cold in Ye Mingzhu's body could be cured, it would take a lot of time and medicinal materials.
Worried that her son didn't understand, she added, "The Ye family girl often goes to the sea. It will take at least two years for the cold in her body to heal. She can't go to the sea again during these two years."
The Ye family makes a living by pearl diving, so how can they not go to sea? Ye Mingzhu's disease is not easy to cure.
"I've thought it through." Jiang Hongyu responded straightforwardly.
The Jiang family has reached this point, so it doesn’t matter whether they have descendants or not. Besides, as long as he and his mother don’t mind, they can just ignore what others say.
"Okay, as long as you think it through." Aunt Jiang coughed, "So what are your plans?"
Ye Mingzhu has just reached the age of 15, so she probably won't get married so early.
"You should have a good talk with Mingzhu and listen to her ideas," said Aunt Jiang.
Ever since all his family members were gone, even though Jiang Hongyu was still young at the time, Aunt Jiang let him make the decisions. But now that Jiang Hongyu is getting married, the two of them still need to discuss more so that they can live a happy life in the future.
Jiang Hongyu is the last bloodline of the Jiang family and also her closest relative. She used to worry that he would live alone because he had no plans to get married, but she didn't expect that he could actually find someone he likes.
"I only said that her brother can live with us in the future, and we can discuss the rest later. However, I want to get married as soon as possible, otherwise there will be too much gossip in the village." Jiang Hongyu has heard a lot of gossip in recent years, but he doesn't want to live in gossip all the time.
Thinking of Ye Mingzhu's thin stature, Jiang Hongyu felt a little distressed and decided to get the wedding done as soon as possible.
"Then we should do it as soon as possible. There are many things to prepare for the wedding." Aunt Jiang looked around, "We should also start building this house as soon as possible."
Jiang Hongyu shook his head: "The house here is not being repaired. I told her that we should move to the Ye family after we get married."
"What?" Aunt Jiang was shocked: "How can you live in the Ye family?"
"It's not me, it's us. The location here is not good, it's too messy, and it won't be convenient for her to bring her brother to live here in the future. Why don't we all move in?"
Aunt Jiang shook her head: "No man ever lived in a woman's house. If the news got out..."
Aunt Jiang paused and said, "Why don't you ask if there's any space next to her house and build a house there. It's definitely not possible to live in the Ye family."
Jiang Hongyu just wanted to leave here. If there was a residential plot to build a house near the Ye family, it would be nice. He had enough money anyway, so he nodded.
Aunt Jiang's expression relaxed. "What about the wedding? Do we need to invite everyone?"
There are more than 20 families who were exiled from this area, with a population of more than 100. Even if only one person comes from each family, they will need two or three tables.
"Only invite those who have a good relationship with you, and it doesn't matter if only one person comes from each family." Jiang Hongyu didn't want to invite those fence-sitters to cause trouble for him.
Aunt Jiang frowned, but still listened to him.
"I will find a way to prepare the feast, but I still need to find a few people in the village."
"I can just find a few aunts in the village to help, and I also need to discuss with Mingzhu about her relatives." Aunt Jiang thought that Ye Mingzhu should not be wronged too much.
"You gave Mingzhu the family heirloom bracelet. I'll give you all the banknotes later. You can decide on the betrothal gift."
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