Chapter 76 Someone Borrowed a Car
They were no strangers to yamen runners. Feng Guilan's son worked as a yamen runner in the county and would come back every month to get food.
But weren't the Jiang family exiled? How could he still work in the county government? Did the county government know about it?
Everyone's eyes shifted between Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu.
Someone said, "Mingzhu, was it your help that allowed Jiang Hongyu to go to the county government office?"
Ye Mingzhu immediately shook her head: "Uncle, I don't have that ability. When Hongyu was away a few days ago, he helped the government office a little. The government office saw that he knew kung fu, so they let him try."
The two of them had discussed this when they bought the cow, and directly told Jiang Hongyu that he was going to work at the government office.
"Mingzhu, can I borrow a cow?" someone else asked.
"You can only borrow it when Hongyu is on leave, or when Hongyu doesn't need the cow during the day. It's 30 cents a day." This issue was also discussed in advance, and Ye Mingzhu answered quickly.
Some villagers were dissatisfied: "We are all from the same village, why are you still charging us money?"
Ye Mingzhu was a little amused: "There are about seven or eight people sitting on an ox cart, and each person is charged two cents. Calculate how much I make for two trips a day. Besides, don't you get charged for using other people's oxen?"
Of course it costs money, and it’s 35-40 coins a day, and the cows have to be fed when they are sent back.
At this time, someone tried to smooth things over: "We are all from the same village. Mingzhu has taken good care of everyone. If you are fine, just go back. Go back."
Ye Mingzhu stood there smiling, waiting for everyone to ask questions. She married into the village. The advantage was that the villagers would protect her if something happened, but the disadvantage was that they were too familiar with each other, and some things were difficult to say.
Anyway, she is married, and she had a falling out with her uncle's family a few days ago. Now is the time to let the villagers see that she has a better temper, which can save a lot of trouble in the future.
The villagers all shook their heads and looked at the cows for a while without saying anything.
Jiang Hongyu, Ye Mingzhu and Ye Yunan then entered the room.
Jiang Hongyu sent the cows to the backyard. When the house was built, the yard left in the backyard was large enough, so it was no problem to use it as a cowshed.
Aunt Jiang was unexpectedly at home today. Seeing them bringing the cow back, she nodded from a distance: "It seems that this cow is good. I have agreed with Yan Hao that he will take you to town every day from now on."
Jiang Hongyu understood clearly: "Then I'll go talk to Uncle Yan later."
Aunt Jiang nodded and immediately returned to her room.
Ye Mingzhu followed Jiang Hongyu to the backyard, watched him build a shed, and handed him a wooden board from time to time.
"Uncle Yan Hao and my mother grew up together, and he's also a good friend of my father. When my father was sentenced to exile, Uncle Yan spoke up for him and was demoted. He was exiled here with us."
Ye Ye Mingzhu really didn't know about this.
"Uncle Yan's kung fu is very good. After I came here, Uncle Yan taught me kung fu."
Ye Mingzhu understood it immediately and found out that he was a hidden master.
But why did she feel that Aunt Jiang had some relationship with Yan Hao?
"With Uncle Yan here, no one can take advantage of the ox cart." Jiang Hongyu must have a good relationship with Yan Hao. When he said this, there was a smile on his face.
The two men chatted and laughed while they built half of the cowshed.
The roof of the shed needed some thatch, so Jiang Hongyu went to the village entrance to cut some. As soon as he walked to the front yard, he saw a pile of grass in the yard.
Ye Yunan winked at the two of them: "Someone just brought it over, and my aunt asked me to call him Uncle Yan."
Jiang Hongyu sighed: "Uncle Yan is unwilling to stay longer just to avoid suspicion."
Ye Mingzhu originally wanted to ask about the relationship between Yan Hao and Aunt Jiang, but it was not appropriate to ask now.
"Brother Yu, we heard that you bought a cow. I want to go to town tomorrow. Can you take me there?" Several women dressed in fancy clothes came in from outside the door.
Ye Mingzhu only took one look and recognized that they were the people who came to her wedding day.
This time Jiang Hongyu didn't need to speak. She took a step forward and held out her hand: "So it's you aunts, then please pay for tomorrow's car fare first."
The same mean woman from last time started to speak: "We are all relatives, it's so strange to say such things."
Ye Mingzhu nodded, with a look of "You are right, my husband," she said, "this lady is right. We are all relatives. Let's not cook today. Let's go to this lady's house for dinner."
After saying that, he looked at the round-faced woman and said, "I'll go to your house for dinner tomorrow."
The black-faced woman saw Ye Mingzhu rushing to say, “There is no food at my house, don’t go to my house.”
Ye Mingzhu glanced at her, pouted and looked at Jiang Hongyu: "Husband, your relatives are so stingy, this is too distant."
This was to return the words to them, and the women were so angry that their faces turned red and white.
Jiang Hongyu found it a little funny. Every time he saw Ye Mingzhu arguing with these people, he found it a little funny.
It was obvious that Ye Mingzhu was not like this when he first met her, but since they got married, she has dealt with his uncle's family, quarreled with his relatives, and can go into business and draw, which makes him feel like he has found a treasure from time to time.
Seeing that Jiang Hongyu was a little distracted, Ye Mingzhu coughed and nudged him with her elbow.
Jiang Hongyu then said, "Mingzhu, these ladies are all famous ladies in the capital. How could they take advantage of us?"
Ye Mingzhu hummed, staring at the few people with sparkling eyes: "I still know how to address you, these people. Do you want to share the money or pay it all together?"
The mean woman looked at the two of them first, wondering who should give the money. The round-faced woman smiled awkwardly and said in a low voice, "I don't have any extra money at home."
The dark-faced woman's face became even darker. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand hard and said nothing.
Normally, she would have to think twice before taking a two-cent oxcart ride to the town, but this trip would cost 30 cents, so she couldn't bear it.
The other two people had the same mentality, wanting to ride the ox cart for free.
Seeing the three of them hesitating, Ye Mingzhu immediately frowned: "Everyone, if you have nothing else to do, please go back first. We still have to build a shed for the cows and really don't have time to entertain you. How about you come and help us build the shed?"
The three of them retreated together. They didn't know how to build a tent.
Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, the mean woman asked about Aunt Jiang, saying that she hadn't seen her for a few days.
Ye Mingzhu turned her head and pointed at the basket beside her: "My mother has to go up the mountain to collect herbs every day. She is not as idle as you aunts. How about you accompany my mother to collect herbs tomorrow? If you can collect enough to fill a basket, I will let you use my ox cart for a day."
The mean woman said: "A basket of medicine can be sold for at least a few dozen coins, and you want to make us work as laborers."
Ye Mingzhu spread her hands and said, "How dare I? Just give me the money. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to dry the herbs and carry them to the town to sell them."
Mean Woman: ...
Round-faced woman: ...
Black-faced woman: ...
The three of them couldn't get any advantage, so after hesitating for a while, they had no choice but to leave.
Jiang Hongyu retracted his gaze and shook his head: "They always think they are of noble status and refuse to bow their heads. They would rather take advantage of small things than work to earn money. When their own lives are miserable, they go to other people's homes to seek a sense of existence."
Ye Mingzhu can only say: There must be something hateful about pitiful people!
She just noticed that several people were wearing exquisite embroidered shoes, which cost several thirty cents. If they had money to buy good shoes but no money to take a bus, they were not people who could live a normal life.
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