Chapter 86 Fang is coming
Ye Mingzhu's face was full of joy. She didn't care about the red bean cake. She rushed to Jiang Hongyu and took the letter in her hand.
"What did my uncle say? Where is he? He's not married yet?"
"Be careful," Jiang Hongyu helped Ye Mingzhu up, "My uncle is in the provincial capital now. The wedding is scheduled for March next spring. He wants to invite us to the wedding."
Ye Mingzhu took the letter paper. Although the traditional Chinese characters were a little difficult to read, she could almost guess the meaning of the whole letter.
She thanked the original owner countless times for learning to read and write. Although the number was not many, it was still good that she didn't have to pretend to be illiterate.
When Ye Yun'an heard the letter, he also came out of the kitchen and looked at Ye Mingzhu with anticipation.
"My uncle is getting married in the prefectural capital next March and has invited us to go. He has also found a small farm between the county seat and Pinggu Town for us to go and have a look."
Ye Mingzhu held the letter and asked Jiang Hongyu: "Am I right?"
Jiang Hongyu smiled and said, "That's right. I've heard of the small farm that my uncle mentioned in the letter. Most of it is sandy land, and the yield of crops is low, so it's hard to sell, but the price is cheap, and it's rare that my uncle can find it."
"Then let's go and take a look?" Ye Mingzhu was very interested.
Not to mention that their uncle cares about them and will definitely not cheat them. Even if the village is not good, just treat it as a trip. She has been here for so long and has only been to the town a few times, and has not been to any other place.
Ye Yun'an nodded vigorously. At his age, it was the age when he loved to play.
Two people, four eyes, looked at Jiang Hongyu at the same time.
Jiang Hongyu looked at the same big eyes, blinking, and a wave of tenderness surged in his heart: "In two days, it will be the day of the ten-day break. I will go with you then."
Ye Mingzhu nodded, then thought of something else: "Is it okay for you to go to the farm?"
Jiang Hongyu understood what she meant and shook his head: "It's okay, I can just tell the village chief in advance."
What else is there to say? Just go ahead.
Before going to town the next day, Jiang Hongyu gave Ye Mingzhu an order and asked her to prepare the things she needed in advance.
You need to bring clothes, shoes, dry food, water bags...even bedding.
Ye Mingzhu was speechless. How could this be like moving house?
"The small village is between the county town and Pinggu Town. We'll probably have to stay there for one night. Both the inn and the village are a bit ordinary. We'll probably miss dinner on this journey, so it doesn't hurt to prepare some extra food."
At this moment, Ye Mingzhu missed modern takeout, convenience stores, and hotels very much.
But it was just a thought. She listed the things she had at home and discussed with Ye Yun'an in advance. She would bring meat patties as dry food and prepare them the night before. They would be delicious and filling.
Ye Yun'an suggested bringing some pickled vegetables. Ye Mingzhu remembered the pickled vegetables with unique flavors in the kitchen and immediately nodded in agreement.
While the brother and sister were busy with their own things, their third aunt Fang came.
"Mingzhu, what are you two siblings busy with?" Fang put a basket on the table.
"Hongyu took Yun'an and me to Pinggu Town for a day. I packed some things and took them with me." Ye Mingzhu subconsciously concealed the matter of buying the farm.
"Jiang Hongyu is really good to you. When you have a child in two years, your life will be better." Fang's eyes were full of emotion. She felt that Ye Mingzhu was lucky.
Ye Mingzhu didn't want to talk about this topic. She looked at the basket on the table and asked, "What is Third Aunt holding?"
"The apples your uncle bought in town yesterday taste pretty good. I'll bring some over for you." Aunt San said, lowering her head, her voice full of gossip.
"Yunkang got married yesterday, and you didn't go. The eldest wife was embarrassed. Alas, you didn't even come to recognize your relatives today."
Ye Mingzhu didn't say anything, just lowered her head to look at the apple on the table.
Well, it was much smaller than modern apples, but slightly larger than a small crab apple. She picked one up and took a bite. It was a bit sour, but it was rare here.
Seeing her only eating the apple and not talking, Fang guessed that she didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Ye family's eldest wife, but...
"Mingzhu, Third Aunt knows you don't want to get involved in the affairs of the eldest wife's family, but you should still pay attention to their affairs. That way, if something happens, you'll know how to deal with it."
Fang's meaning was very clear: we should be on guard against the eldest branch of the Ye family doing something bad.
Ye Mingzhu knew that Fang had no ill intentions, so she appreciated it.
"Aunt San, how's the salted fish? Can you come over soon?"
Upon hearing this, Fang smiled and pounded her arm: "Business is pretty good, and now I'm a little too busy. I didn't go to the big room for dinner yesterday. I heard it from others, otherwise I would have come to tell you yesterday."
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "Aunt, there is no end to making money. If you are too busy, have you ever thought about asking for help?"
The smile on Fang's face paused. How could she not have thought about it? Every household makes salted fish, but if others knew about this business, how would they make money?
"Aunt San, you can find some people from your own family. I heard that you learned the skill of making salted fish from your family."
As soon as Ye Mingzhu said this, Fang understood what she meant. She agreed to let her family members join her in selling salted fish.
She looked hesitant. "My mother and my brother from my mother's family know how to pickle fish. My sisters-in-law have also learned a little since they got married."
"Aunt, you can sign a contract with Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang. You can prepare the marinade in advance and send it over, or they can come here to marinate the fish. If they reveal this, they will need to pay three or five times the compensation."
There were no secret recipes in ancient times. Once others knew the methods and ways of pickling fish, it would be difficult to do this business.
Fang was very happy when she heard this: "I'll let Yunping tell his uncle later."
Although signing the contract sounds a bit unpleasant, it may avoid many problems and help her parents earn some money. Fang thinks this is a great idea.
"Mingzhu, thanks to you for giving advice to Uncle and Aunt, who knows how things would have been without you during this period. Your uncle is planning to send Yunping and Yunli to school in town. You should send Yun'an as well so that the three brothers can be taken care of."
Fang said this sincerely.
Ye Mingzhu naturally felt it, and she smiled and shook her head: "No need, Third Aunt, Yun An is learning calligraphy at home with her husband now, and we can go to town later."
Fang knew Jiang Hongyu's background and was a little moved, but then shook her head. Ye Mingzhu had helped them a lot, and she was really embarrassed to speak up.
"If you like this apple, ask your uncle to buy it for you next time he sees it." Fang took the apples out of the basket and prepared to go back. She was going to tell her parents about the salted fish.
Ye Mingzhu asked Fang to wait while she went to the kitchen to get a bag of red bean cakes that she had made yesterday.
"Aunt, this is the snack Yun An made yesterday. Try it and see how it tastes."
Fang hadn't even started praising it before she even started eating: "Yun'an's cooking skills are getting better and better. This red bean cake looks better than any other snack in town."
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