Chapter 63: Turning Over
"Ye Dahe, are you buying salted fish at home to cheat everyone?" No one expected that the first person to rush out would be Lin.
"Village chief, our village is next to the sea, and we've made a living by selling fish and collecting pearls for generations. But the fish we can't sell have gone bad and have to be thrown away. If we can make salted fish, everyone's life will be better."
Uncle Ye ignored Lin, walked up to the village chief and spoke to him.
"I've almost finished talking to the other party, but I'm still a little hesitant. Uncle Mingzhu happened to be back, and I wanted him to give me some advice."
The village chief nodded in delight: "Okay, okay, Dahe, you're right. If this salted fish business can be successful, our village will definitely become rich in the future, and the children will have enough to eat."
Uncle Ye smiled and said, "This was all Mingzhu's idea. She said that although her parents are gone, the uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law in the village all take good care of her. This is her way of thanking the villagers."
Everyone followed Uncle Ye's words and looked at Ye Mingzhu, who had been silent.
Ye Mingzhu was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Uncle Ye San gave her the credit. She quickly reacted and smiled at everyone: "We don't need much salted fish for the first time. We still need to discuss it with the village chief. Otherwise, everyone can disperse first and notify everyone later."
Of course, no one wanted to leave. No one knew how the salted fish business would fare, so no one was willing to leave.
Ye Mingzhu winked at Uncle Ye, and Uncle Ye walked over, wanting to invite the village chief to the Jiang family yard.
Lin stopped them directly: "Wait a minute, Mingzhu and her brother haven't finished talking about how they are disrespectful to their uncle."
This time, even without Third Uncle Ye saying anything, the village chief was furious: "Daihai family, we have important matters to discuss for the entire village. Is your little matter worth bringing up? Besides, what relationship does Uncle Mingzhu have with you? Why would he give you something?"
"If you come to cause trouble for Mingzhu and her brother again, I will ask Ye Dahai if the wife is the one who makes the decisions in the family."
Lin stiffened her neck, wanting to speak but unable to. If the village chief really went to find Uncle Ye, Uncle Ye would definitely deal with her when he got home.
"I just want to know what happened to Mingzhu." Lin's voice was noticeably lower. "Could it be that she doesn't recognize her uncle anymore?"
As soon as the village chief opened his mouth, Ye Mingzhu walked up to him and said, "Uncle village chief, you and my third uncle go sit inside first. I'll talk to my aunt about what's going on."
Uncle Ye glanced at Ye Mingzhu and took the village chief into the Jiang family.
Ye Mingzhu's smile faded. "Auntie, can't we just keep to ourselves? You have time to farm, collect pearls, or fish. Why don't you do something else instead of coming to my house to cause trouble?"
"Don't say you take care of us, auntie. Everyone in the village is watching whether you take care of us siblings or not."
"It's okay if you insist on having my uncle send you something. When Yun Jian's uncle comes someday, we can go over and wait for him. He's nearby anyway."
Lin's eyes widened, and she stretched out her hand, shaking as if she had Parkinson's disease. "You, when did you become like this? Why are you so unreasonable?"
Ye Mingzhu found it a little funny. How could someone be considered unreasonable if their ideas were different from hers?
"Isn't that what my aunt said? My uncle is coming to visit us so we can go see you again. Yun'an is a child of the Ye family, so from now on, Yun Jian's uncle's family will also have to come and see us, or we can go there ourselves."
Ye Mingzhu said seriously, "Aunt, I will treat you the same way you treat me now. I promise I will keep my word."
Lin was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she couldn't do anything about her.
The most important thing is that she didn't dare to take the risk. Her brother and sister-in-law were already angry with her. If Mingzhu and her brother went to make trouble when her brother and sister-in-law came next time, she didn't know how angry her brother and sister-in-law would be.
"Hmph, I'll go back and tell your uncle." Lin waved her hand and left, but no matter how you looked at it, it looked like she was running away.
A cold smile appeared on Ye Mingzhu's lips. She was not joking with Lin. She would really go to the Ye family's main house to cause trouble.
The villagers who had not yet left saw Ye Mingzhu about to enter the yard, and an auntie who was nearby stopped her and said, "Mingzhu, tell me how much this salted fish costs."
Ye Mingzhu used some skill to pull back her clothes: "Aunt, my third uncle is discussing with the village chief in the yard. The village chief will inform the villagers when there is a result."
After saying that, he went straight into the yard and closed the gate in one go.
Everyone in the yard was stunned, and she subconsciously put on a professional fake smile.
The village chief looked at her with loving eyes: "Mingzhu has been smart since she was young. I like children like her. Dahe, you should take better care of her in the future."
Uncle Ye nodded immediately.
Ye Mingzhu had a gentle smile on her face, but secretly cursed him as an old fox.
You think I'm good, why didn't you take care of the original owner before, and why do you let Uncle San take care of me now? This is like trying to take advantage without giving anything in return.
But this is the village chief. As long as he is sympathetic to Ye Mingzhu, even without actually doing anything, Ye Mingzhu's life in the village will be much better.
The village chief didn't say much to Ye Mingzhu and left with his hands behind his back.
Ye Mingzhu: "Why is the village chief walking so fast?"
Uncle Ye smiled and said, "The village chief must be in a hurry to discuss fishing with his family."
Ye Mingzhu paid one-third of the money for this salted fish transaction and did not participate in the later operations, leaving almost all power to Uncle Ye.
There are many fish that are suitable for making salted fish, including mackerel, sea bass, yellow croaker and many other fish. It is best to use fish that weigh about five pounds. If the fish is too small, it will lose too much water during the pickling and drying process, and the fish meat will become dry.
The fish was too big, and it was not flavorful enough during the marinating and drying process, so the taste was not right.
Uncle Ye collected fish that had been slaughtered and cleaned, and Fang was responsible for pickling them at home.
Because the fish he was buying had already been slaughtered, Uncle Ye raised the price by five cents per catty. However, he only accepted fish from his own village and would not accept fish sent by people from other villages.
"Mingzhu, will it be difficult to sell so many fish if we collect them?" Fang asked hesitantly after listening for a while.
"Definitely no problem!" Uncle Ye rushed to say, "I believe Mingzhu."
"I also believe in Mingzhu. Mingzhu is very lucky." Wang Dahu came in from outside the yard with a smile on his face.
Ye Mingzhu was a little surprised. Ye Yun'an had already run over and hugged his arm: "Uncle, it's great that you're back. No one will dare to bully us when you come back."
Wang Dahu's brows were furrowed in a frown. "If anyone dares to bully you, your uncle will come and beat you up."
Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "My aunt came and chatted for a while, then she left."
She didn't want her uncle to interfere too much in their family affairs. She believed that if she could solve a problem herself, she would never bother others.
Wang Dahu understood what she meant and didn't ask any more questions, thinking that he would ask when they were alone.
"These are all brought by the head shopkeeper. I'll be staying at Yun An's house for the next few days. I want to see who dares to cause trouble."
Uncle Ye's mouth immediately curled up: "That's great. Next I have to make salted fish. I'm afraid my sister-in-law will come over again and waste my time."
Wang Dahu waved his hand and assured that no one could make trouble. He also said that he would taste the salted fish after it was cooked. If it tasted good, he could sell it elsewhere.
Ye Mingzhu nodded with satisfaction. Their lives will get better and better. Isn’t this considered a turnaround?
"Mingzhu, I think I'll have to stay here for a few days. Why don't I go to Xinghua Village to see if I can find your new husband?"
Ye Mingzhu, who was just happy that her uncle could stay, now has to lie for Jiang Hongyu who went out. Jiang Hongyu, when will you come back?
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