Chapter 461: Arriving Soon
Ye Mingzhu kept thinking that everyone stopped eating watermelon, and she couldn't think of the reason, so she simply pretended to be stupid and avoided Jiang Hongyu's gaze. As long as Jiang Hongyu didn't ask, she pretended that she didn't notice anything.
Jiang Hongyu noticed that she was avoiding him, he smiled and didn't ask any further questions.
When everyone had stopped eating, there were still a few pieces of watermelon on the table. Ye Mingzhu gave one piece to Ye Lang and Jiang Hongyu, who had not eaten much, and asked Yunniang to send another piece to the boatman.
After everyone finished eating, Ye Mingzhu collected all the watermelon seeds. Although the watermelon was overripe and might not taste very good, it had one advantage: the seeds inside were also ripe. She collected a small bowl of watermelon seeds.
She washed all the watermelon seeds with clean water, wiped them dry with a towel, and packed them up, preparing to find a place to try planting them when she arrived in Linchang County.
Everyone else went to wash their faces and hands, and then the knowledge class began and everyone continued to learn to read.
Jiang Hongyu sat next to Ye Mingzhu, watching her fiddling with the watermelon seeds, and asked casually, "Can watermelon seeds still grow in this season?"
"I don't know, I've never grown it." Ye Mingzhu shook her head subconsciously, then quickly reacted and looked at Jiang Hongyu: "I read in a book before that watermelons can be grown, but it's been so long that I can't remember when to plant them."
Jiang Hongyu smiled and nodded. Ye Mingzhu added, "When my father was still alive, he took me to the county to play. It was my first time to go to a bookstore. I was curious about it, so I bought a book that no one wanted. I didn't expect that there were many illustrations of things I had never seen before."
"Have you seen the sweet potatoes we grow in books?" Jiang Hongyu asked.
"Yes, I saw it in a book, but it's been a long time and I have forgotten a lot of things. I can only remember it when I see it." Ye Mingzhu finally found such an excuse for herself.
If Jiang Hongyu wanted to read the book, she would say that the book disappeared after her parents passed away. But Jiang Hongyu didn't say anything afterwards, leaving her feeling uncomfortable with the words stuck in her heart.
She opened her mouth several times but couldn't find the right opportunity to say this, so she had to shut up in disappointment.
Jiang Hongyu smiled secretly in his heart. He knew that Ye Mingzhu had a secret. As long as she didn't tell him, he would try his best to cover it up for her. They were husband and wife, and he would always protect her.
They saw the interaction between the two, and they looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
Sister-in-law Ying glared at Ye Lang and asked him to look at Jiang Hongyu, meaning to see how good Jiang Hongyu was to Ye Mingzhu.
Ye Lang took the child from Sister Ying's arms and asked in a low voice, "Are you tired? Let me hold the child for a while."
Sister-in-law Ying curled her lips helplessly: "No need, I can hold it myself."
She comforted herself and thought, forget it, although her man may not be that discerning, at least he cares about her.
Ye Lang was confused. If nothing happened, then why did he glare at him just now? He glanced at Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu, who didn't notice anything, and then followed Ye Yun'an to learn to read seriously.
He wanted to be a military general in the future, so he couldn't be illiterate.
Seeing that his attention had returned to the words, Sister Ying sighed, but did not dare to disturb him.
The ship sailed for twenty days with smooth sailing. Jiang Hongyu calculated the time and estimated that it would arrive in about ten days, which was much faster than originally estimated.
His tense heart relaxed a little. If one were to ask what an official feared most, it would be trouble on the road. If he was late and was sued, it would be hard to say whether his official position could be kept.
Sister Ying also whispered to Ye Lang: "When we came here, I was worried that our Tie Niu would have a hard time riding on the boat, but I didn't expect it to be so peaceful along the way, without any problems at all."
Ye Lang touched Tie Niu's head and felt it was a little hot. He said worriedly, "Why do I feel that Tie Niu is a little wilted? Is there something wrong?"
"No, it was fine just now when we were eating. I fed it a lot of fish and shrimp."
As the two talked like this, Tie Niu just nestled in Ye Lang's arms without saying a word.
When Ye Lang called him, he only responded vaguely, which was very different from before.
Ye Lang touched it again and felt something was wrong. During this time on the gold mine island, he had gained some experience and felt that the child must be sick.
Sister Ying immediately became anxious: "We are at sea now, where is the doctor? What should we do? Quickly ask the boatman to stop the boat."
Ye Lang stopped him: "Hongyu said he brought a lot of medicinal herbs, I'll go ask him."
Sister-in-law Ying hesitated and asked, "Hongyu, can you treat illnesses?"
Ye Lang had already picked up the child and walked out: "Aunt Qing's medical skills are very good. Hongyu has only learned the basics. Besides, we are at sea now. Where can we find a doctor?"
Sister-in-law Ying had no choice but to go find someone.
Jiang Hongyu was talking to Ye Mingzhu when he saw Ye Lang coming in with the child. He stood up and asked, "What happened?"
Ye Lang said anxiously: "Tie Niu has been listless. I felt that he was a little hot. I wonder if he has a fever?"
Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Lang to put the child down. He first touched the child's forehead and took the child's pulse. After a while, he frowned and said, "I think Tie Niu has a fever. It's just that my medical skills are average, so I don't know the specific cause."
When Sister Ying heard this, she began to sob: "Tie Niu, Tie Niu..."
"Shut up," Ye Lang scolded Sister-in-law Ying in a low voice, "Let Hongyu finish what he is saying."
Sister-in-law Ying raised her head and looked at Jiang Hongyu with tears in her eyes: "Brother-in-law, you must save Tie Niu."
Ye Mingzhu supported Sister Ying: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, there will definitely be a way."
Jiang Hongyu nodded and said, "I'll give Tie Niu a dose of fever-reducing medicine first. I remember it will take more than an hour to reach the ferry. When we get there, we'll find a clinic and have a doctor check on Tie Niu."
Sister Ying was already in a state of confusion. She ran over, hugged Tie Niu, and just nodded.
Ye Lang looked at Jiang Hongyu with an unpleasant expression: "Hongyu, I'm sorry to trouble you."
"What are you talking about, cousin?" Jiang Hongyu said disapprovingly, "Let's not talk about our relationship. I'm grateful that you and your sister-in-law followed me all the way to take up my new post."
Ye Lang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and went to pick up Tie Niu. He said to Sister Ying, "I'll take Tie Niu back first. You go and boil the medicine."
Ye Mingzhu waved her hand: "Let my sister-in-law take care of Tieniu, and I'll let Yunniang boil the medicine."
Sister Ying nodded quickly. She held Tie Niu's hand tightly and suddenly exclaimed, "Tie Niu's body is a little hot."
She placed her hand on Tie Niu's forehead, her voice already filled with tears: "It's much hotter than before."
Jiang Hongyu quickly stepped forward and touched him, and then his expression changed: "Tie Niu has a fever."
Ye Lang was also anxious now. Ye Mingzhu urged him to take the child back first, and then went to find Yunniang and asked her to boil medicine.
Jiang Hongyu went to find the boatman and asked him to speed up the journey so that they could reach the nearest ferry as soon as possible.
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