Chapter 211 What Family
Ye Wu got the information he wanted and helped Ye Mingzhu clean up the house inside and out before leaving.
That night, Ye Mingzhu told Jiang Hongyu about this: "Since Fifth Brother can guess it, I'm sure others will guess it too."
Jiang Hongyu shook his head. "It doesn't matter. As for the pearl harvest, Yu Jiaming will select a batch of high-quality pearls and send them to the upper echelons by the end of this month at the latest. After that, the main thing will be gold mining."
"Even if someone guessed there was a secret at sea, they wouldn't dare to confront the court."
"Yu Jiaming came here this time just to test the character of these people. If there is no problem, he can go directly to the mine."
Ye Mingzhu didn't know much about mining, and seeing that Jiang Hongyu and the others were prepared for this, she didn't say anything more.
The one who was happiest when Ye Mingzhu and the others came back this time was Xiaowu. He came directly over at dinner time.
"Now that you're back, I'll come back for dinner." Xiao Wu looked like he was afraid that Ye Mingzhu and Jiang Hongyu would refuse him.
Jiang Hongyu was a little amused: "Come and eat, I can't kick you out."
Ye Wu poked his head out from behind Xiao Wu: "Brother-in-law, I'm here too. I brought fish. We can make fish stew later."
Xiao Wu was very supportive: "I just like eating stewed fish."
Jiang Hongyu nodded good-naturedly: "It's no problem to eat stewed fish. Go kill the fish, clean it and bring it over."
Ye Wu chuckled and took the fish out from the back: "I've already cleaned it up, just stew it directly."
Ye Mingzhu watched the interaction between them from the side and shook her head with laughter. She didn't expect that Ye Wu and Xiao Wu had such a good relationship.
Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Wu to put the fish in the basin next to him and wash it so that he could cut it later.
Ye Wu was a diligent man. He cleaned the fish quickly, asked how to cut the fish, and started cutting.
Xiao Wu stood next to Ye Mingzhu and praised: "You, the fifth brother, have a very good eye."
Ye Wu cleaned up the fish and went to do other work. Judging from his movements, he must be used to doing it.
"Fifth brother has been smart since he was young." What Ye Mingzhu was thinking in her heart was that children without parents have to work hard on their own.
Although Ye Wu's uncle's family treated him well, his uncle also had his own children and could only take care of his food and drink, but might not be able to take care of other things.
Jiang Hongyu prepared all the dishes and was about to cook, but found Ye Mingzhu still in the kitchen. She said there was a lot of smoke and asked her to wait in the yard first.
Xiao Wu curled his lips and was about to speak, but Jiang Hongyu's eyes swept over him, and he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He had been in the village all this time. Except for the time when he was busy checking the opening of pearl oysters, he just sat there and was forced to listen to a lot of gossip.
He also heard about Ye Mingzhu and Jiang Hongyu's marriage. Of course, he also knew a little about the days after Ye Mingzhu's parents passed away and before their marriage.
"Mingzhu, do you want to know about your uncle's family?" Xiaowu followed Ye Mingzhu out of the kitchen, rolled his eyes and asked.
"I don't want to." Ye Mingzhu answered very straightforwardly.
Xiao Wu was a little dumbfounded: "Their family is not doing well now."
"I've said before in the village that my family and his family should keep to themselves and ignore each other."
"If their family is doing well, we won't try to get close to them. If their family is doing badly, we won't step on them either. It's fine if we just treat each other as strangers with some blood relationship."
Xiaowu choked. Was she being free and easy or indifferent?
Yu Jiaming was listening to the two people talking and waved to Ye Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, come here."
Ye Mingzhu ignored Xiao Wu who wanted to gossip and walked over.
"Mingzhu, did you know that someone from Beijing will be sent here in a few days?" Yu Jiaming had a gentle smile on his face.
Ye Mingzhu always felt that there was something malicious in his smile. She did not sit down but stood one meter away from Yu Jiaming.
"I heard from Brother Yu."
"Mingzhu, please sit down. I have something to tell you in advance." Yu Jiaming gestured to Ye Mingzhu to come closer.
Ye Mingzhu shook her head and even took a small step back: "You are the county magistrate, and I am a commoner. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."
Yu Jiaming wanted to roll his eyes like she usually did, but he held himself back when he thought about what he was going to say.
"You don't treat me as a county magistrate. Come closer. I have something to tell you."
When Yu Jiaming spoke again, he sounded somewhat unhappy.
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and walked forward half a meter: "What do you want to say? Tell me."
Seeing that she was determined not to sit down, Yu Jiaming did not force her and asked Xiaowu to guard the door.
Although Xiaowu was curious about what he was going to say, he still obediently went to the door, but his ears were stretched wide and half of his attention was on them.
"Mingzhu, I've already told my family that I want to adopt you as my sister. My cousin is among the people coming this time, and he will bring a letter from my grandfather."
"You are not only my adopted sister, but also a lady recognized by our Yu family."
Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that he said this. She thought he was just talking, but she didn't expect it to alarm their family.
"You want to adopt me as your sister. Does your family agree?" Although it would be nice to have an extra backer, it would be fine if it was too troublesome. She didn't like trouble.
"You saved my life and helped me a lot. My family will definitely agree." Yu Jiaming was very confident.
Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "You haven't even got your family's consent yet, and you're telling me this. What if your family doesn't agree?"
"My grandfather loves me and will definitely agree." Yu Jiaming said anxiously.
"When did you write the letter home?" Ye Mingzhu asked.
Yu Jiaming thought for a moment and said, "Almost a month."
"Is this enough time for your family to reply?" Ye Mingzhu was not as optimistic as Yu Jiaming. Since his family didn't reply, they definitely disagreed.
Yu Jiaming had actually guessed it, but he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart. He always felt that his grandfather would agree.
"Brother Yu, I know you have an extraordinary family background, and I have no intention of climbing up to you. Let's not talk about the matter of recognizing our relationship anymore." Ye Mingzhu felt that her current life was good, and there was no need to recognize a sworn brother.
"I keep my word. I will definitely get my grandfather's approval." Yu Jiaming stood up with a sullen face.
Ye Mingzhu looked at him with an expression that said, "I don't care," which made Yu Jiaming so angry that he turned around and left.
Xiaowu opened his eyes wide at the door. He didn't expect that Yu Jiaming really wrote a letter to his family, really wanting the Yu family to recognize Ye Mingzhu.
He looked at Ye Mingzhu with a complicated expression: "You, you, do you know what kind of family the Yu family is?"
Ye Mingzhu looked at him puzzledly: "Then do you know who the Ye family is?"
Xiao Wu's face was full of question marks: "What family?"
"The Ye family is the fishermen of this remote fishing village."
Xiao Wu's expression became more complicated: "The Yu family is a noble family, and they have produced an imperial tutor."
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