Chapter 140 New Concerns
Ye Mingzhu looked at him as he walked in, her face looking much better. She swallowed the question that was about to come out of her mouth. She thought that he didn't want Aunt Jiang and Ye Yun'an to know.
During the meal, Ye Mingzhu deliberately observed Jiang Hongyu. Although he talked as usual, he ate very little. It seemed that something was bothering him.
Aunt Jiang found that Ye Mingzhu had been looking at Jiang Hongyu, and she was very satisfied. The two of them had been married for a short time and had not consummated their marriage, which always made her a little worried.
But now that she saw that the two of them had a good relationship, she felt relieved.
Jiang Hongyu also noticed Ye Mingzhu's gaze, and he picked up a piece of food for Ye Mingzhu with chopsticks: "This dish is well cooked, try it."
Seeing that she had attracted their attention, Ye Mingzhu retracted her thoughts and began to concentrate on eating.
Aunt Jiang nodded again with satisfaction.
After they finished their meal, Jiang Hongyu went to pay the bill and sent them back first: "Mom, I have put the new bedding back. You guys go back and rest for a while, take a nap, and when you wake up, let Mingzhu take you for a walk in the street."
Aunt Jiang nodded with satisfaction: "Well, we are also tired after walking all this way. You talk to Mingzhu. Xiaoan and I will go back first."
She gave Ye Yun'an a wink, and the two of them walked faster and soon walked out of their sight.
Ye Mingzhu's face turned red as the two had just met in the morning.
Jiang Hongyu waited until Aunt Jiang and the other woman were far away before he whispered, "Take Mother and Yun'an for a walk around Linglong Pavilion this afternoon. Don't go anywhere else. There are a lot of people in town, and there have been a lot of conflicts recently."
Ye Mingzhu frowned. "I met my third uncle this morning, and he also said that there are many more people in the village. They said they came here to collect pearls and fish."
Jiang Hongyu shook his head. "Pearls have been produced near Pinggu Town for a long time. Few outsiders came to collect pearls before, and the income from pearling was not high."
If pearl diving could make one rich, Uncle Ye would not have schemed against his own niece in every possible way, and Grandpa Ye and Father Ye would not have died in the sea.
Pearl diving only earns a little more than ordinary odd jobs, but the risk factor is too high, and most of the skills are passed down from ancestors.
It is so strange that outsiders want to come here to collect pearls now.
Ye Mingzhu said with some concern: "I wonder what is so attractive here to outsiders. Could it be a treasure?"
Ye Mingzhu herself had little confidence in what he said. There was nothing but sea near Pinggu Town, and there were no other treasures in the sea except pearls and corals, and this place was not the origin of coral.
Seeing her worry, Jiang Hongyu couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't worry too much. Go out less these few days. I'll ask around and we'll talk when we get some news."
Ye Mingzhu had no other choice. They were all ordinary people and it was not their turn to make the decisions on these matters.
It was almost time, Jiang Hongyu had to go back to patrol, and Ye Mingzhu thought about the stove.
Jiang Hongyu told her not to worry, he would bring one back when he went back in the evening, and then send Ye Mingzhu home before going on patrol.
Before Ye Mingzhu entered, the housewife next door opened the door and asked, "Young lady, is your husband a street runner?"
Ye Mingzhu nodded, and Ma Pozi's face was full of joy. Just as she was about to speak, she had already closed the door.
Ye Mingzhu had something on her mind and didn't want to talk to people she didn't know.
Mrs. Ma was angry but didn't dare to get angry at her. She could only slam the door shut, then carefully opened it again, checked to see if everything was fine, and then closed it gently again.
Her son Ma Kui came out of the house and saw her carefully closing the door. He asked curiously, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Ma glared at her son and said, "It's all your fault. You're useless and you've made your mother angry."
Ma Kui was completely bewildered: "Mom, didn't you stay at home today? Who made you angry?"
Ma Po went over and twisted his ear: "You're still asking? If you have the ability, we can buy the place next door, and then the treasure will be ours, right?"
Ma Kui's face turned pale. He ignored his ears and raised his voice a little: "Mom, did anyone find a treasure next door?"
"What are you shouting about?" Ma Po quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "Who said the treasure was found next door? It's just that they live there, so it's only a matter of time before they find the treasure."
Ma Kui was relieved: "It's good that they didn't find it."
"What's good about that?" Mrs. Ma looked at her son and felt bad: "Look at you, you're twenty years old and you can't even find a wife. Why don't you go find a job? Get out now."
Ma Kui's face drooped as he muttered, "It's not that I'm incompetent, but there have been so many outsiders lately that it's hard to even find work as a porter at the docks."
Mrs. Ma was wiping her hands. Upon hearing this, she slapped the towel in her hand and said, "You just sit at home. What kind of work can come to you? Get out. Get out. If you can't find work today, don't come back."
Before Ma Kui could react, he was pushed out of the house. He spat at the neighbor next door and staggered toward the street. He wanted to see what the neighboring yamen runner looked like. Since they moved in, his mother had already caused two disturbances.
Ye Mingzhu heard the noise from next door in the yard. Their voices were so loud that she had to listen.
She had a bitter smile on her face. She now suspected that Yuan Xiucai moved away because he couldn't stand his neighbors next door.
But the house has been bought, she can't not live in it.
Fortunately, the quarrel next door only lasted for a while and then stopped, otherwise Ye Mingzhu would really suspect that she had bought the wrong house.
Ye Yun'an came out of the house and saw his sister in a daze in the yard. He called out, "Sister, what are you doing here? Why don't you come in?"
Ye Mingzhu came back to her senses: "Come in now, why aren't you asleep?"
"I just talked to my aunt for a while, and she fell asleep. I'm going to sleep now." Ye Yun'an said as he yawned.
"Yun'an, I see that your relationship with mother has improved a lot in the past few days." Ye Mingzhu felt that Ye Yun'an was different from the last time they met.
"Aunt treats me very well. Seeing that I have been practicing boxing, she even stewed a chicken for me." Ye Yun'an said a little nervously: "Sister, you are also very good to me, but Aunt treats me differently."
Ye Mingzhu touched his head: "Sister understands what you mean. Mother is the elder, so you see her as very kind. Mother is good to you. When your brother-in-law and I are not at home, you should take care of her more."
"Well, I will be filial to my aunt in the future." Ye Yun'an felt relieved when he saw that his sister didn't mind.
Ye Mingzhu knew that the care of elders was different from the care of peers. After Ye's father and mother passed away, the original owner was not talkative and was only concerned with collecting more pearls and trying her best not to let her uncle's family dislike her younger brother. After she came, although she took care of Ye Yun'an in life, she communicated with him less.
Later, after marrying Jiang Hongyu, she often went to the town again. She thought Ye Yun'an was living a better life than before, but she didn't expect that he was more looking forward to the care from his elders.
Yes, ever since Ye's mother passed away, the eldest aunt only wanted to exploit them, and Aunt Ye was rather cold to them. Only Aunt Jiang took good care of Ye Yun'an since they lived together, so it was natural for him to rely on Aunt Jiang.
At night, Jiang Hongyu was relieved to see that the two had a good relationship. He had already decided to raise his brother-in-law. Since his mother had a good relationship with him, it would be more natural for them to get along with each other.
Jiang Hongyu took Ye Yunan to the kitchen to install the newly brought stove. Aunt Jiang and Ye Mingzhu watched them at the kitchen door.
The atmosphere in the yard was very harmonious for a moment, and at this time there was a knock on the door.
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