Chapter 275 Uncle Comes to Pick Me Up
When they arrived at the dock again, Jian Pingping got off the boat and bought a thirteen-year-old maid, naming her Bihe.
With Bihe taking care of Jian Anan, Jian Pingping felt much more relaxed.
When they were almost at the provincial capital, Jian Pingping brought Jian Anan to thank Ye Mingzhu.
As soon as she entered the door, Jian Anan knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Mingzhu.
"An'an, get up quickly." Ye Mingzhu quickly helped Jian An'an up and gave Jian Pingping a reproachful look: "Why did you let An'an kneel down?"
Jian Pingping had a gentle smile on his face: "You saved An An's life, he will be your brother from now on, it's only right that you kowtow to him."
Jian Anan also hugged Jian Pingping's arm: "Sister Mingzhu, you will be my biological sister from now on. I will treat you like my own sister."
Ye Mingzhu listened to his childish voice and touched his head with amusement: "Okay, next time you make a fuss about eating candied haws, I'll ask your brother Yun'an to buy them."
Jian Anan's face turned red: "Sister Mingzhu..."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at him and laughed.
Jian Pingping looked at Ye Yun'an: "Yun'an, please take An'an outside to have a look. He has been feeling very uncomfortable these days."
After laughing for a while, Jian Pingping said to Ye Yun'an.
Ye Yun'an looked at Ye Mingzhu, and Ye Mingzhu nodded. Then he took Jian An'an out, and Bihe followed immediately.
"The maid Pingping bought is good. She knows how to take care of An'an." Ye Mingzhu praised.
"I thought of asking Bihe to take care of An'an in the future. This way, when we get to the capital, I will feel more at ease."
Seeing that Jian Anan's condition had improved a lot, Jian Pingping also returned to the way he was when he first got on the boat, but there were some differences.
When we first met, I felt that Jane was plain and simple with a hint of weakness, but now she looks much stronger.
"Mingzhu, I haven't told you who my uncle is?" Jian Pingping suddenly said after everyone else left.
Ye Mingzhu looked at her, somewhat confused about what she meant.
"My uncle is the prefect of the provincial capital." Jian Pingping's words were like a bomb that exploded in Ye Mingzhu's ears.
"Are you the prefect's niece?" Ye Mingzhu was not doubting him, she was a little bit unbelievable. The prefect's nephew and niece were going to the provincial capital without anyone escorting them?
Could it be that Jian Pingping's mother is a concubine's daughter?
"My mother and my uncle are from the same mother, but something happened to my mother after she came of age, so she married my father. Oh, and my father is a merchant."
Jian Pingping finished speaking in one breath and pursed her lips. The corners of her mouth that turned up looked bitter no matter how you looked at them.
"After my mother got married, her relationship with her family became much more distant. We haven't visited her parents' home in these years."
"Before my mother passed away, she wrote a letter to my uncle, who later arranged my marriage to my cousin. Before my father passed away, he disposed of most of the family property."
"This time when we went to the capital, we wrote a letter to my uncle in advance, but no one came to pick us up. I didn't think much of it before, but when An An fell into the sea and was almost beyond rescue, I realized that it was really unsafe for the two of us to go out like this."
"Mingzhu, you're right. If I don't stand up, I'm afraid my brother won't have a good life in the future."
Jian Pingping had a bitter smile on her face. She did not regret getting rid of the servants in her house who had infidelities, but she should have bought a few more servants before boarding the ship.
"It's not too late for you to think it over now." Although Ye Mingzhu saved Jian Anan, she didn't want to hear too much about other people's private affairs.
"Mingzhu, I have a favor to ask of you," Jian Pingping saw what Ye Mingzhu meant and changed his expression.
"I want to buy a yard in the capital city, and I need your help with this."
Ye Mingzhu frowned slightly: "Pingping, it's not that I don't want to help you, but I'm a guest at my uncle's house. I'm not familiar with the city, so I'm afraid I can't help you."
"I'm not asking you to help me buy a house," Jian Pingping explained, "I just need you to accompany me to look at houses when the time comes."
"I went to my uncle's house. I don't know what the situation is like there. I'll have to trouble you to post a message and ask me out. As for buying a house, you can just contact the real estate agent."
Ye Mingzhu was still hesitating, and Jian Pingping directly took out a silver note from his sleeve and handed it to her: "This silver note is a deposit."
Ye Mingzhu took a quick look and was shocked. It was actually a silver note worth one thousand taels?
"Pingping, there's no need to give me banknotes to buy a house." She had plenty of silver and gold in her space and didn't care about these things, but the other party directly took out such a large amount of banknotes, which was really a bit abrupt.
Jian Pingping kept staring at Ye Mingzhu. She only saw surprise on her face, but no greed. She knew she was not mistaken.
"Mingzhu, I just asked you to help me hide this money." Jian Pingping stuffed the money into Ye Mingzhu's pocket. "I don't know what the situation will be like when I go to my uncle's house this time. This banknote is just a precaution."
"Pingping, if you give me these large banknotes, you won't have to worry about not being able to find me." Ye Mingzhu really didn't want to collect money for others.
"You are An An's savior. If you take the money and run away, it will be considered as our repayment for your life-saving grace." Jian Pingping still had a smile on his face and insisted on giving the banknote to Ye Mingzhu.
"An An, I really can't accept this money. If others find out, it will be like I saved An An for the money. If you feel uneasy about putting the banknote in the box, you can sew it into your clothes."
Anyway, the weather is cold now and everyone is wearing thick clothes, so sewing a few silver bills will not cause any trouble.
Ye Mingzhu told Jian Pingping all the ways she knew of hiding money, and the main idea was that she would come up with the idea and not do the actual work.
Jian Pingping saw what Ye Mingzhu meant, and felt that Ye Mingzhu could be a close friend.
If it were her, she would not dare to accept money from strangers. Who knows what will happen to her next.
Moreover, the methods of hiding silver bills that Ye Mingzhu mentioned were really useful. After she returned, she hid all the large-denomination silver bills she brought with her according to the methods, leaving only small-denomination silver bills and some gold and silver outside.
Now that Bihe was taking care of An An, she felt much more relaxed. At the previous pier near the city, she bought a woman with a daughter.
When they arrived at the provincial capital, with the help of the woman, Jian Pingping quickly moved her luggage off the boat. However, the dock was crowded with people, but no one came to pick them up.
Ye Mingzhu had already seen Wang Dahu, who rushed over excitedly and hugged Ye Yun'an: "Yun'an, do you miss your uncle?"
Ye Yun'an kept nodding while saying what he thought, indicating that what he said was true.
Jian Anan and Jian Pingping were standing next to them. The envy in Jian Anan's eyes was almost tangible. He looked at his sister and asked softly, "Sister, has uncle come to pick us up?"
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