Chapter 266 More Respectful
Yu Jiaming was startled and forced a smile, saying, "Mingzhu is the girl I've chosen, so it's only natural that I treat her well."
Uncle Yan looked at him with deep eyes, and after a while he said, "Mingzhu is very opinionated and doesn't want others to interfere too much with her. Among the people I know, apart from Hongyu, few can do that."
This seems to be talking about Ye Mingzhu's character, but in fact it is talking about the relationship between Ye Mingzhu and Jiang Hongyu.
Yu Jiaming understood what Uncle Yan meant and tried to make the smile on his face more genuine: "Uncle Yan, I treat Mingzhu as my own sister. She and Hongyu have a good relationship, and I am happier than anyone else."
Uncle Yan knew that Yu Jiaming understood what he meant, so he nodded and said nothing more.
Yu Jiaming originally wanted to ask about Ye Mingzhu's uncle, but was interrupted by Uncle Yan and didn't dare to ask anymore. The two were speechless for a while.
Over there, Ye Mingzhu explained the situation of the two wastelands, and then explained some possible situations.
"If you go there, you can stay at the manor at night. I'll tell Wu Jiang when I go back today."
Although the matter was entrusted to Xiaowu, Zhuangzi wrote her name after all, so everything she could think of must be done in advance.
"I will definitely take good care of those two pieces of wasteland for you." In fact, before they came, Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu had already discussed the matter of the wasteland, and originally wanted Xiaowu to go over and keep an eye on it for a few days.
It turned out that they were afraid that Ye Mingzhu was a woman and the official slaves would not work properly. Now that Ye Mingzhu was not free, Xiao Wu went to help, and the result was the same.
"Mingzhu, what does your uncle do in the provincial capital? I haven't heard you talk much about your uncle before?" Xiaowu asked curiously after finishing the business.
"My uncle works as a shopkeeper in the city. He bought a house there and asked my sister and I to stay there for a few days."
Xiaowu nodded. It seemed that Ye Mingzhu’s uncle was good to them.
Ye Mingzhu said a few more simple words and then said goodbye and left.
Xiaowu made an appointment with her to go see the wasteland the next day. Ye Mingzhu nodded and left.
Uncle Yan asked Ye Mingzhu if she wanted to take a walk around the county town. Ye Mingzhu thought about it and did not refuse.
Uncle Yan accompanied Ye Mingzhu on a walk around the county town. They didn't buy anything, but they did see Aunt Mo in a fabric shop.
Aunt Mo bought a lot of cloth. Judging from the color, it seemed that she bought it for Wu Tie.
When Aunt Mo saw Ye Mingzhu, she greeted her with a smile and asked her to look at the fabric: "This is the new fabric I bought. I wanted to make some new clothes for Xiaotie. The weather is getting colder, and the clothes he wears are not warm enough."
Ye Mingzhu touched the material. The sky blue fabric felt very soft and was suitable for Wu Tie.
She praised Aunt Mo for her good taste, and Aunt Mo smiled until her eyes narrowed. "This is what the waiter just recommended. Would you like to buy some, boss?"
Ye Mingzhu refused with a smile. She reminded Aunt Mo that it was okay to make clothes for Wu Tie, but she should not comment on the quality of the clothes she wore, because those were all prepared by the Wu family.
Aunt Mo took a fancy to another piece of cloth, nodded with a smile, and went over to ask the waiter to bring it over for her to see. Ye Mingzhu didn't know whether she listened to her or not, but she didn't want to say too much about such things.
Ye Mingzhu looked around and found nothing to buy, so she said something to Aunt Mo and left.
When they left, Aunt Mo had already bought five or six pieces of cloth of different colors and was still enthusiastically asking the waiter to get new cloth.
After leaving the fabric shop, Uncle Yan said, "Auntie Mo, it seems like you're being a little too nice to Wu Tie?"
"To Aunt Mo, Wu Tie and Mo Wan are the same person. She was nice to Mo Wan before, and now she is nice to Wu Tie too."
Especially now Wu Tie is very filial and treats Aunt Mo as his own mother. Aunt Mo naturally loves Wu Tie as her own son.
In addition, Mo Wan is not Aunt Mo's biological daughter, so the status of daughter and apprentice should be similar in Aunt Mo's heart.
Uncle Yan knew Aunt Mo's background, but he couldn't understand her thoughts. Why was she so happy living under someone else's identity?
"Okay, let's not talk about Aunt Mo anymore. Uncle Yan, do you want to buy something else? We'll be so busy exchanging land tomorrow and the day after tomorrow that we probably won't have time to come to the county before we go to the prefectural capital."
Ye Mingzhu does not have as deep feelings for Aunt Mo as Jiang Hongyu, and does not want to interfere too much in her decision.
Uncle Yan shook his head: "I don't have anything to buy."
Ye Mingzhu was also tired, so the two of them went to the dim sum shop to pick up Wu Jiang and prepared to return to the farm.
On the way back in the carriage, Wu Jiang took the initiative to mention that he and Uncle Mo had already discussed it and planned to arrange marriages for the two children first and then get married in a few years.
"We're thinking of getting our two children engaged before the New Year. How long will the host plan to be away this time?"
Wu Jiang secretly wanted Ye Mingzhu to be a witness.
Ye Mingzhu roughly calculated the time and shook her head: "I just left home. When I come back, it will probably be the New Year. You can do whatever you want. There is no need to wait for me."
"Fortunately, my mother won't be going with me this time. Can I let her be a witness then?"
Wu Jiang's slightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed, and he said, "This is so troublesome, Madam. I wonder if Madam has time?"
Ye Mingzhu saw what he meant and pretended to hesitate: "It's hard to say. Although my mother won't go to the capital with us, she may come back to town."
Wu Jiang immediately frowned and spoke faster, "Boss, I'm leaving the marriage of our two children in your hands."
Ye Mingzhu saw how anxious he was and stopped teasing him.
"My mother likes Mo Xing and Mo Wan very much and plans to stay at the manor for a while. It was she who talked to Wu Tieniang about the marriage yesterday. Have you forgotten about it?"
Wu Jiang was so anxious that he really forgot about it.
"Besides, I'm young and don't understand many customs. It's better for my mother to come forward than for me to do this." Although Ye Mingzhu is the boss, it is also a fact that she is young.
Wu Jiang then realized that he had overlooked Ye Mingzhu's age, and he stopped talking for a while.
Ye Mingzhu simply told him that Xiaowu would bring official slaves tomorrow, and asked him to clean up the two wastelands.
Wu Jiang's eyes were filled with shock, and he nodded hurriedly: "When we get back later, we'll start raising seedlings and plant the sweet potatoes before the New Year."
He didn't expect that his boss was so capable. He went to the county town to buy the wasteland he had just seen yesterday, and the lawyer personally brought official slaves to help her cultivate the land.
He had all kinds of guesses about Ye Mingzhu's identity, but he didn't dare to ask anything. He just became more respectful.
Seeing him deep in thought, Ye Mingzhu raised her voice a little, "Village Master Wu, these sweet potatoes are very important. We must plant them well, and the yield cannot be lower than that of our farm."
Wu Tie immediately adjusted his expression: "Don't worry, Boss. I will do my best and not embarrass you."
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