Chapter 158: Telling Your Identity
Jiang Hongyu was genuinely stunned. Gold mine? How could that be possible?
"There's gold dust on the clothes you took off. Your wife said you only went to the island, so it must have gotten there."
Yu Jiaming's voice is very low and you can't hear it at all if you don't listen carefully.
Jiang Hongyu frowned: "Do you want us to take you to the island?"
Yu Jiaming nodded: "I'm going to confirm whether there is a gold mine on the island."
"So what if it's confirmed? Only the government is qualified to mine gold." Jiang Hongyu saw that Yu Jiaming's eyes were full of scrutiny.
The mineral resources of the Dashun Dynasty were all controlled by the imperial court, and individuals were not allowed to mine them. Otherwise, if they were discovered by the imperial court, the entire family would be implicated.
Yu Jiaming asked an unfamiliar person to check out the gold mine. He must be either stupid or have a strong connection.
Yu Jiaming is definitely not stupid, which means he is from the imperial court.
Yu Jiaming wanted to reveal his identity to Ye Mingzhu that day, but Ye Mingzhu didn't want to listen. It's impossible that Jiang Hongyu wouldn't listen either.
"Brother Jiang, I was rescued by you. I didn't tell you many things in detail. Actually, I have another name, Yanli."
Yu Yanli?
Does this name sound familiar?
Jiang Hongyu frowned and thought that Yu Jiaming couldn't wait any longer.
"I'm the newly appointed county magistrate."
Jiang Hongyu looked at him suddenly, his brows furrowed even deeper.
"Should I kneel down to greet the magistrate?"
Having said that, he didn't move at all.
Yu Jiaming looked at his expression and suddenly laughed out loud, attracting Ye Yunan and Xiaowu from the room.
Ye Yun'an called his brother-in-law to come over here. Yu Jiaming waved to Xiaowu, and Xiaowu dragged Ye Yun'an away.
"You are indeed someone I value, you are courageous." Yu Jiaming's smile remained. "You are my saviors. I have never revealed my identity. On the one hand, I want to keep it secret, and on the other hand, I don't want you to distance yourself from me after knowing my identity."
Jiang Hongyu took a step back, his attitude much more respectful than before: "I wonder what instructions the county magistrate has?"
Yu Jiaming was stunned for a moment, then took his hand with a sincere smile on his face: "Brother Jiang, I really don't want to be estranged from you guys anymore."
Jiang Hongyu avoided his gaze and said, "I understand what the County Magistrate means, but only my wife knows the location of that small island. There are reefs and undercurrents on the way. I will go back and discuss with my wife to see when it would be more convenient to take you there."
Yu Jiaming's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and the smile on his face faded: "Okay, then Brother Jiang, go back and discuss it. I'll wait here for good news from Brother Jiang."
Jiang Hongyu clasped his fists, then lowered his head and walked out.
Yu Jiaming sighed. Jiang Hongyu's attitude was the reason why he didn't want to say it.
Jiang Hongyu paused outside the door for a moment and heard Yu Jiaming sigh, but he said nothing and turned to enter the Jiang family.
Ye Mingzhu was watering the vegetables in the yard, but her attention was probably not on the vegetables. Jiang Hongyu watched her water the vegetables with three buckets of water.
"Mingzhu, I'm back." Jiang Hongyu interrupted her thoughts.
Ye Mingzhu heard the voice, looked up, with obvious joy in her eyes, then stood up and almost fell. Jiang Hongyu quickly stepped forward to support her.
Ye Mingzhu had a wry smile on her face: "I squatted for a long time just now."
"I'm back, everything is fine." Jiang Hongyu said with a double meaning.
"Let's talk inside." Ye Mingzhu saw that Jiang Hongyu had something to say, and glanced at the yard next door.
When they entered their bedroom, Ye Mingzhu frowned and asked him, "Did Yu Jiaming look for you?"
"yes."
"Is he the new county magistrate?"
Jiang Hongyu smiled: "If the Yu family knew that you had guessed his identity, they probably wouldn't have kept it a secret."
Ye Mingzhu rolled her eyes at him. "He was hiding his identity from us, which was problematic in the first place. Now that he knows about the gold mine, he's thinking of exposing his identity."
Jiang Hongyu did not speak for Yu Jiaming. Although Yu Jiaming's attitude was very good just now, he was the chief official of a county after all. No one knew whether what he said now was for the information about the gold mine.
"Only the government can mine gold, and it is the right choice for him to reveal his identity." Jiang Hongyu said something fair.
Ye Mingzhu understood this truth, but she felt like she was making wedding dresses for others, which was not very comfortable.
"Tell me, if we help them find the gold mine, what benefits will we get?"
Jiang Hongyu looked at Ye Mingzhu's face, which looked like she had suffered a great loss, and laughed a little: "What do you want? I guess Yu Jiaming will give you everything he can."
"That's not necessarily true. I saved his life, and he said he would repay me. But then there was no news from him, right?" Ye Mingzhu always felt that Yu Jiaming was a little unreliable.
"It's different. You saved him, which is a favor to him. He must be thinking about repaying you. Finding the gold mine is not something that can be explained by just one favor. There are too many things involved." Jiang Hongyu told what he knew.
Ye Mingzhu didn't insist that Yu Jiaming repay her, but she felt a little uncomfortable when Yu Jiaming didn't take her seriously.
"Mingzhu, what reward do you want? We have plenty of money."
Ye Mingzhu nodded. She didn't want money in the first place. She said nonchalantly, "You said that finding the gold mine is such a great achievement. Is it possible that we can recall you back to the capital?"
Jiang Hongyu was not happy but surprised: "You want to go to the capital?"
"No." Ye Mingzhu answered quickly, "This is an opportunity after all. If you want to return to Beijing, you can find Yu Jiaming to find a solution."
Jiang Hongyu carefully studied Ye Mingzhu's expression, pulled her hand over, and wrapped it tightly: "Mingzhu, since we are married, we must be husband and wife for life. I still remember the vows I made when we got married."
"You don't need to test me anymore. I've lived here for so many years and I've adapted to life here."
Ye Mingzhu was indeed testing Jiang Hongyu. She always felt that Jiang Hongyu would not be willing to stay in Yuanshan Village for the rest of his life. Finding the gold mine was such a great achievement. Although she didn't know whether he could return to Beijing, she had to give it a try. Unexpectedly, Jiang Hongyu actually refused.
"I don't want to go back to Beijing, but I can ask someone to find a solution. It should be possible for me to stay here and get a small official position." Jiang Hongyu further reassured Ye Mingzhu.
"As far as I know, once the imperial court discovers a gold mine, they will definitely need to station troops here. I'll ask someone to come up with a plan. It shouldn't be a problem to enter the military camp. That way, no one will dare to bother you."
"Although you discovered the island, the court has no precedent of commending women." Jiang Hongyu looked at Ye Mingzhu with an apologetic expression.
Ye Mingzhu didn't mind this achievement at all. She felt that her current life was good enough and had no interest in the court's rewards. She waved her hand.
"Are you looking for Yu Jiaming's help?"
"no."
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