Chapter 221 Tortoise Shell Jewelry
When Uncle Yan drove the ox cart over, he saw Yu Jiaming and Xiao Wu and their men standing at the door of the Ye family.
But for some unknown reason, Ye Mingzhu did not open the door. He looked at Yu Jiaming from a distance and said a few words, then got on the carriage and left. Only then did he step forward.
"Mingzhu, are you ready?"
Ye Mingzhu came out with a backpack. Uncle Yan took it, put the backpack on the ox cart, and put his hand gently on the backpack.
In the backpack, there were a few pieces of clothing and two tortoise shells.
This time when she returned to town, she was planning to give both shells to Lin Dong's family, so she took them out in advance to avoid having to explain later.
The two of them didn't speak all the way and went straight back to their house in town.
When Lao Hu came to open the door, he saw Uncle Yan and was very surprised: "Brother Yan, you are back?"
Uncle Yan nodded, and Old Hu immediately came up to pull the carriage away, and asked Yunniang to notify Aunt Jiang.
Ye Mingzhu said something to Uncle Yan and went back to the backyard.
In the backyard, Aunt Jiang and Aunt Mo were sitting together talking. They were very surprised to see her: "Mingzhu, why are you back at this time? Have you eaten?"
Ye Mingzhu said she had already eaten, but Aunt Jiang still asked Yunniang, who came in with her, to prepare lunch in advance and make it more substantial.
Yunniang went downstairs with a smile.
The three of them sat together and talked intimately for a while, and Ye Mingzhu took out the tortoise shell from the backpack.
"Mom, Aunt Mo, I'm going to show you something good today."
Aunt Jiang carefully examined Ye Mingzhu's hand before looking up. "This is a hawksbill turtle, but the shell looks intact, not like it was just shed. Mingzhu, did you catch a hawksbill turtle?"
Ye Mingzhu didn't expect Aunt Jiang to actually recognize hawksbill turtle shells. Upon hearing this, she quickly shook her head and said, "No, Mom, I picked it up in the sea. When I saw it, I thought it was a turtle shell. Then I remembered that Sister Lin asked me to help find a hawksbill turtle, so I guessed it might be one, so I brought it back."
"But mother, you actually know about hawksbill turtle shells?" Ye Mingzhu was really surprised.
As a former noble lady, it is not surprising that Aunt Jiang knows about tortoise shell jewelry, but it is very strange that she knows about complete tortoise shells.
"Madam used to love reading all kinds of miscellaneous books. Someone gave her a tortoise shell jewelry, and out of curiosity, she researched how it was made. If there weren't no sea in the capital, I'm afraid Madam would have found a tortoise shell to raise."
"My wife said that it was a bit cruel to chop off the tortoise's head and claws, so she rarely wears the tortoise's hairpin."
The hairpin was originally given to the lady by the master, but no one knew who took it away when she was in exile.
Aunt Mo didn't say anything more after this.
Ye Mingzhu already knew that in ancient times, when collecting hawksbill turtles, the heads and claws of the turtles were cut off alive, which was very cruel.
That's why she didn't go looking for hawksbill turtles. The main reason was that hawksbill turtles looked similar to sea turtles, and she couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Mom, if you like tortoise shell jewelry, I will ask Sister Lin to save one for you later." Ye Mingzhu saw the nostalgia flashing in Aunt Jiang's eyes when she talked about tortoise shell. It seemed that the tortoise shell hairpin had a special meaning to her.
But she had never heard Jiang Hongyu talk about this, nor had she seen Aunt Jiang wear it. The Jiang family was in such a situation back then, so she wondered if the tortoiseshell hairpin was no longer there.
"Hawk turtle is precious, so we won't need it." Aunt Jiang shook her head and then stood up. "Mingzhu must be tired after riding the ox cart all the way. You should go and rest first. I'll go to the kitchen to see what Yunniang has prepared."
Aunt Mo waited until Aunt Jiang left before she stood up. "Mingzhu, that tortoise-shell hairpin was given to Madam by the master as a token of their love, but it broke when we left the capital."
Ye Mingzhu nodded in understanding: "Auntie Mo, do you still remember what that hairpin looks like? I'll ask Sister Lin to make a similar one."
Aunt Mo's face was full of surprise: "I remember, I remember, but I can't draw."
"It's okay, I can do it." Ye Mingzhu went back to her room to get paper and charcoal pencils. Following Aunt Mo's instructions, she made several revisions and finally drew a hairpin.
"Mingzhu, your drawing is so realistic. The hairpin looked just like that back then."
Ye Mingzhu carefully put the painting away and prepared to give it to Lin Dongjia tomorrow.
"Aunt Mo, you don't need to tell mother until this hairpin is ready." Ye Mingzhu wanted to give Aunt Jiang a surprise.
Of course Aunt Mo agreed.
"Mingzhu, go take a rest. I'll go to the kitchen and make you some dishes."
In a blink of an eye, Ye Mingzhu was the only one left in the hall.
The village was not far from the town, so she was not very tired on the way here.
She took all the things back to the room. She originally wanted to put the two tortoise shells in the box, but after thinking about it, she put them back into the space and soaked them in space water.
The water in the space is very unique. It can purify the impurities in the jade bracelet. Soaking the tortoise shell in it may make the color of the tortoise shell more moist.
After putting the tortoise shell away, Ye Mingzhu went to the kitchen, but Aunt Jiang knew her "deterrent power" and sent her out with just a few words.
"The kitchen can't accommodate so many people. Yunniang and Xia Zhi are enough." Aunt Jiang pushed Ye Mingzhu out.
Ye Mingzhu did not leave, but stood at the kitchen door, chatting with Aunt Jiang and Aunt Mo, and occasionally handing them something.
Aunt Mo picked a vegetable in her hand and whispered in Aunt Jiang's ear: "Madam, Mingzhu is really good."
Aunt Jiang nodded with a smile and whispered, "Even with our status, Mingzhu didn't look down on us at all. After we got married, she and Yu'er have a good relationship. Yu'er now has a job, so I think I have done my best for the Jiang family."
"Madam, your good days are still ahead." Seeing Ye Mingzhu looking at her, Aunt Mo didn't say anything else, but her attitude towards her was visibly good.
After lunch, Ye Mingzhu asked Yunniang to send a message to Lin Dongjia, saying that she wanted to visit her home.
After a while, Yunniang came back and said that Lin Dongjia would come over after taking a nap.
"Sister Ye, Mingzhu, I'm here." Ye Mingzhu felt like she had only been lying there for a while when Boss Lin arrived.
She looked at Yunniang and asked in a low voice what time it was. After asking, she calculated and found that she had slept for less than half an hour.
"Sister Lin, you are pregnant, so I should go to see you." Ye Mingzhu looked at Lin Dongjia walking quickly towards her, and walked forward to hold her arm with some concern.
"I haven't been able to sleep lately, so I came out for a walk." Lin Dongjia waved his hand nonchalantly, "Yunniang said you got something good. Hurry up and take it out so I can see it."
The maid beside her laughed and said, "Miss Ye, you don't know that the Madam knew you got something good, so she only slept for a while before running over here."
Lin Dongjia glared at the talkative maid and said, "You are the only one who talks too much."
Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that Lin Dongjia was so curious that she couldn't wait for a moment. She went straight to the inner room and took out the backpack.
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