Chapter 278 Received a Letter
Just as Ye Mingzhu guessed, it was her future aunt-in-law who cleaned it up.
"Uncle, Yun'an and I are only staying here for a few days. This room is decorated so beautifully." Ye Mingzhu felt guilty. They were just guests. It would have been fine if they had stayed in the guest room. There was no need to decorate it so exquisitely.
"What are you talking about?" Wang Dahu said unhappily, "Your parents are gone now, so your uncle's house is your home from now on."
"The things you brought are all over there. Do you want to pack them yourself or ask the maid to help? This is Chun Xing. She has been with you during your stay in the capital."
Wang Dahu called the maid at the door and asked her to come in and pay her respects to Ye Mingzhu.
Chun Xing looked about the same age as Ye Mingzhu. After paying her respects, she stood aside with her head lowered, looking like she was obeying orders.
Ye Mingzhu did not refuse Wang Dahu's kindness. On the way in from the door, she saw several servants. She only planned to stay here for about ten days and would not interfere too much in the personnel arrangements of Wang Dahu's family.
After Wang Dahu settled Ye Mingzhu, he took Uncle Yan and Ye Yun'an to the front yard.
Uncle Yan's room was also arranged in the front yard, not far from Ye Yun'an's room.
After everyone left, Ye Mingzhu sat on the stool and felt a wave of fatigue coming over her.
Even though she was used to taking a boat, she still had to float on the sea from the county to the provincial capital. Only after getting off the boat did she realize how tired she was.
Chun Xing went to get a basin of water and carefully stood beside her: "Miss, do you want to wash your face and rest for a while?"
Ye Mingzhu woke up from her daze and nodded: "Well, I'll sleep for a while."
After washing her face, she sat at the dressing table and found that in addition to a box of jewelry, there were also some bottles and jars that seemed to be skin care products.
She didn't touch these things, but used the skin care products she brought with her, then changed into casual clothes and lay down on the bed.
She fell asleep almost the moment she touched the pillow.
Chun Xing came in quietly, put the clothes she had taken off into the basin, and prepared to wash them. When she turned around, she saw Ye Mingzhu's skin care products on the dressing table. She glanced at the person sleeping on the bed, pursed her lips and went out.
Ye Mingzhu slept for more than an hour. When she woke up, she looked at the exquisite curtains and felt as if she was nowhere to be found.
Chun Xing came in, called her "Miss", and asked her if she wanted some water. Only then did she come to her senses and nodded.
Chun Xing handed her the cup of water and whispered that someone had sent her a letter and had placed it on the dressing table.
Ye Mingzhu was a little surprised. She had just arrived in the provincial capital. Who wrote to her?
After drinking the water, she sat at the dressing table and opened the letter. Her first feeling was, these words were written by a calligrapher, right?
Each of the small calligraphy works with hairpin flowers can be passed down as a copybook.
The letter was written by Jian Pingping, asking her to go shopping together the next day.
Ye Mingzhu didn't expect Jian Pingping to be so anxious that she wanted to buy a house the next day after arriving in the capital.
Although Jian Pingping did not write in the letter what she wanted to buy, her intuition was that it was about buying a house. She thought about it and went to the front yard with the letter.
Since she was a guest at her uncle's house, it was basic courtesy not to cause trouble to the host family.
Wang Dahu read the letter written by Jian Pingping and praised the handwriting highly. "Such handwriting is obvious that a lot of effort has been put into practice. Apart from wealthy families, few people can write like this. She is indeed worthy of being the niece of the prefect."
Since everyone in the room was his own family, Wang Dahu didn't have to worry too much when speaking.
Ye Mingzhu shook her head: "Although Pingping is the niece of the prefect, the Jian family is a merchant family, and her parents are both dead. She came to seek refuge with her uncle this time, but her uncle didn't send anyone to pick her up. Alas."
She didn't tell him about her engagement, but Wang Dahu already understood Jian Pingping's situation.
"Rich families value these things, but we are ordinary people and don't care about them. Since she asked you out, you can go out with her and if you find a house you like, you can buy it."
Ye Mingzhu was amused by Wang Dahu's words: "Uncle, a house is not a cabbage. You can't just buy it if you want."
"Mingzhu, I've sold all the cloth and boxes you gave me. Except for the farm I bought in the county, I've exchanged the rest for silver notes and deposited them in the bank. I've also looked at a few houses and there's no problem buying them. We can go take a look together tomorrow."
Wang Dahu truly loves Ye Mingzhu and her brother, and takes everything into consideration for them.
Ye Mingzhu then remembered the fabrics she had given Wang Dahu. They seemed very good. But as for the box? She didn't understand.
"Go ahead and look tomorrow. Buy anything you like." Wang Dahu whispered a number in Ye Mingzhu's ear. Seeing her eyes widen, the smile on his face became more obvious.
"We Mingzhu have no shortage of silver."
"Sister, are we going to buy a house in the provincial capital?" Ye Yun'an couldn't help but ask.
"Let's go with Sister Jian to take a look tomorrow." Ye Mingzhu has not yet decided whether to buy a house in the provincial capital.
Wang Dahu was about to speak when a man came in from outside and said a few words in his ear. He frowned and waved his hand to let the man go back.
"Mingzhu, I have something to do tomorrow and can't go with you. How about letting Xiaoyue go with you?"
Jiang Yue grew up in the provincial capital and is only a few years older than Ye Mingzhu, so they can probably get along.
Ye Mingzhu smiled and refused: "Uncle, we just troubled my future aunt-in-law. Besides, we are mainly accompanying Jian Pingping to go shopping, so it is not good to trouble my aunt-in-law."
Wang Dahu could tell that Ye Mingzhu was speaking from the heart. He hesitated for a moment and called someone over from outside: "This is Chun Xing's brother Qiu Sheng. He often goes out with me. When you go out, take him with you, along with Chun Xing."
Ye Mingzhu nodded obediently: "Okay, I'll take Chun Xing and Qiu Sheng with me."
Wang Dahu gave him a lot of instructions, like not to run around outside, asking Chun Xing and Qiu Sheng to run errands if he needed anything, and if he liked a house, he could just ask Qiu Sheng to come back and get the money...
As Ye Mingzhu listened to Wang Dahu talking more and more, her face became a little stiff, but she still listened patiently.
It has been a long time since anyone cared about her so much.
After Wang Dahu finished speaking, she smiled and repeated what he had just said, and asked with a hint of mischief: "Uncle, am I right?"
Wang Dahu didn't realize it when he was speaking, but when Ye Mingzhu repeated it, he realized that he had talked too much.
"Mingzhu, don't think your uncle talks too much. Your parents are gone, and your uncle must take good care of you."
Ye Mingzhu had heard similar words from Wang Dahu many times. For the first time, she realized that Wang Dahu had put himself in a frame and regarded them as his responsibility.
"Uncle, I'm married now, and Yun'an has grown up. You don't have to worry about us so much." Ye Mingzhu said this sincerely.
Wang Dahu is doing this for the good of the two siblings, so they won't burden each other too much.
Both parties should just treat each other as good relatives and not take all the responsibilities on their own.
Wang Dahu frowned and said, "Mingzhu, no matter how old you are, you are still my nieces and nephews."
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