Chapter 65: Eating at a Restaurant
"Mom, I have money." Ye Mingzhu pushed the silver ingot back.
"Your money is yours. It's given to you by your mother. You can't refuse it." Aunt Jiang was tough for once and took the food back to the house.
Ye Mingzhu felt that she was very lucky. In addition to the money she earned, everyone was rushing to give her money.
Here, two taels of silver can last for a year, and her mother-in-law gave her five taels of silver at a time, which was really a lot.
After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished their meal, Aunt Jiang left with her backpack on her back: "Mingzhu, I have an appointment with your Aunt Guilan, so I'm leaving first."
Ye Mingzhu packed up, changed her clothes, and went next door to find Wang Dahu and Ye Yunan.
Ye Yun'an was wearing the new clothes she had made some time ago, with a smile on her face: "Sister, my uncle said he would take us to a restaurant for lunch at noon."
Wang Dahu smiled and nodded: "Let's go to the largest restaurant in town for dinner today. Whatever you want to eat, order it."
Ye Mingzhu also said happily: "My uncle is treating us today, so we must eat more."
The three of them went to Uncle Ye's house chatting and laughing. They had agreed with Uncle Ye yesterday that they would ride in Uncle Ye's donkey cart today.
In order to facilitate the purchase of pearls, Uncle Ye hired a donkey cart and traveled around the nearby villages.
Ye Mingzhu advised him to buy a donkey, but Uncle Ye shook his head: "Donkeys are quite stubborn. I have to feed them at night and build a shed for them. It's not convenient."
Since that was the case, Ye Mingzhu stopped trying to persuade him. She had already helped Uncle Ye, making life much better for Uncle Ye's family, and she didn't want to get involved any more.
Uncle Ye was going to the west of Pinggu Town today. He dropped them off outside the town and left.
Ye Mingzhu brought Wang Dahu and Ye Yun'an into Linglong Pavilion. When Sister Chunhong saw Ye Mingzhu, she immediately came over with a smile on her face: "Sister Ye, you haven't been here for a while."
"Sister Chunhong, I got married a few days ago." Ye Mingzhu said with a smile, "I came to see if there are any men's headbands and hairpins today?"
Chunhong led them inside and took a look at Wang Dahu. Wang Dahu's clothes were made of better fabric than those of Ye Mingzhu and her brother, but he had been at sea for a long time and was very tanned, so he was not really handsome.
"Sister Ye, this is?" Chunhong just sighed in her heart that Sister Ye's husband was too dark, and then she heard Ye Mingzhu say with a smile: "This is my uncle, he came to see us."
Chunhong lowered her head and coughed. Fortunately, she didn't greet him directly, otherwise it would be extremely embarrassing.
Wang Dahu then realized that Ye Mingzhu was buying it for him and waved his hand to refuse: "Mingzhu, these things are already in my uncle's house."
Ye Mingzhu nodded, picked up a blue hairband and gestured on Wang Dahu's head: "These are gifts from Yun An and me."
Wang Dahu couldn't refuse, and finally picked a headband and a hairpin.
Ye Mingzhu asked Wang Dahu and Ye Yun'an to go and take a look, and then picked out a headband and a hairpin. The color and style were just right for young men.
Under the teasing gaze of Sister Chunhong, Ye Mingzhu took out the silver and paid the bill.
Seeing Ye Mingzhu was about to leave, Sister Chunhong hugged Ye Mingzhu's arm and said, "Sister Ye, just pity me. If you come and don't see the boss, the boss will not know how to blame me."
Although she knew that Sister Chunhong was just being polite, Ye Mingzhu still went to the inner compartment to wait for Mr. Lin.
Sister Chunhong first asked someone to notify Mr. Lin, and then brought in a tray with two plates of snacks, two cups of tea and a cup of sugar water.
"Sister Ye, try the snacks we made today. If you like them, take some with you when you leave."
Lin Dongjia heard this when he came in and joked, "Sister Ye just got married, so everything she eats must be sweet."
Sister Chunhong smiled, bowed to the few people, and walked out.
Ye Mingzhu glanced at Lin Dongjia with a look of reproach: "If Sister Lin laughs at me, I will leave."
"Good sister, I was just kidding you. Have a snack." Lin Dongjia smiled and took a piece of snack and put it in Ye Mingzhu's hand.
Ye Mingzhu first introduced Wang Dahu and Ye Yun'an to Lin Dongjia before taking a bite of the snack.
Mr. Lin invited the two to drink tea and eat snacks.
Wang Dahu saw that Lin Dongjia had something to say to Ye Mingzhu, so he stood up and said, "I see there's a cloth shop next door. I'll take Yun An to have a look."
Lin Dongjia immediately said, "I'll let Chunhong go with you. Whatever you like will be mine."
Wang Dahu glanced at Ye Mingzhu, who smiled and nodded. Then Wang Dahu took Ye Yun'an out.
Lin Dongjia sat down and said with a smile: "Since my sister got married, her complexion has become more and more beautiful."
Ye Mingzhu picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling: "Sister Lin, do you have anything to tell me today? There's no need to beat around the bush with our relationship."
"Ahem," Lin Dongjia laughed dryly and moved closer to Ye Mingzhu: "Wanyi brought Shanhu back home, and her cousin from the next room saw it. My mother-in-law wrote to ask if she still had any."
"It doesn't need to be much, just enough to make two or three hairpins."
Ye Mingzhu had the coral in her hand, but didn't want to take it out so easily.
"Sister Lin should know that we don't have many corals here. I was lucky to find those few last time, and I gave them all to Sister Jiang."
Lin Dongjia nodded and said: "My sister-in-law from the next room is getting married next year. As long as we find one before the end of the year, it will be fine."
Ye Mingzhu was still hesitant, and Lin Dongjia added: "My cousin is the most favored in the family. My aunt said that as long as she can get the coral hairpin, the price is not limited."
Lin Dongjia winked at Ye Mingzhu and said, "My aunt sent over a thousand taels of silver, saying she would give more if it wasn't enough. Sister Ye, think of a way to find some coral."
Ye Mingzhu understood what Lin Dongjia meant. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll go look for coral in the sea in a few days. But coral is something you can only encounter by chance. I can't guarantee I'll find it."
"As long as you are willing to look for it." Mr. Lin gave Ye Mingzhu the silver note of one thousand taels.
Ye Mingzhu refused to accept the money and said she would pay him after she found the coral.
Mrs. Lin had no choice but to take the money back. She told Ye Mingzhu that Linglong Pavilion would do a monthly balance of accounts and asked her to remember to come and get the money at the beginning of next month.
Ye Mingzhu agreed with a smile.
Wang Dahu and Ye Yun'an had returned and were waiting for them outside.
Seeing that they had nothing in their hands, Ye Mingzhu said nothing, said hello to Mr. Lin, and left.
Ye Yun'an took Ye Mingzhu's hand and said, "Sister, my uncle said he would take us to Fenghelou for dinner."
Fenghelou is the largest restaurant in Pinggu Town. I don’t know how the food tastes, but I heard that the prices are very good and one meal here can feed an ordinary family for a year.
Ye Mingzhu now had money in her hand, and she didn't want to disappoint her brother, so she smiled and said, "Okay, Yun'an must eat more today."
As soon as the three of them reached the door of Fenghe Building, they were led in by the waiter.
It was the first time for Ye Mingzhu and Ye Yun'an to dine in a restaurant, and the whole process was arranged by Wang Dahu.
Wang Dahu ordered four dishes: fish soup, stir-fried shrimps, roasted duck, and braised pork, and also asked for a plate of white meat Hu pancakes.
Ye Mingzhu said that it was enough: "Uncle, these dishes are enough for the three of us."
Wang Dahu hesitated: "Will these dishes not be enough? How about ordering another smoked chicken?"
Ye Yun'an looked at the dishes on the next table and swallowed his saliva: "If it's not enough, I'll order more."
Ye Mingzhu: ...really a child.
When the waiter brought the dishes, Ye Mingzhu ate without even raising her head. She didn't expect that the food in this town's restaurant was so delicious.
Ye Yunan said while eating: "Sister, how do you make this shrimp? It tastes better than what we usually eat."
The two of them were half full when they looked up again and found that they were the only table in the restaurant.
Wang Dahu pointed outside the door and said, "Everyone went outside to watch the fun."
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