Chapter 27 Preparing to Offer a Marriage
The three coral trees are red, pink and gold.
She remembered that the coral trees brought by the sea beasts had lost many branches, and she and Uncle Ye had picked up a lot of them, but the branches of the three coral trees in front of her were intact, without any signs of breakage.
Moreover, it is a little bigger.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't figure it out. She walked around the three corals and was reluctant to move them. Since she was not short of money now, she decided to let them grow.
She swam around the bottom of the pool again and finally surfaced. She didn't find the sea monster and didn't know where it had gone.
This pool is connected to the white mist in the space, but when she tried it just now, it was as if there was some barrier and she couldn't get through at all.
But now there are no sea beasts in the space. I wonder if they have run to the white fog.
Ye Mingzhu couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it. She took the pearls she had taken apart and left the room.
First, I put the pearls in sea water, then went to the kitchen to find an unburned piece of wood, made it into charcoal, tried it on paper, and when I felt there was no problem, I started designing pearl hairpins and pearl flowers.
She planned to sell the pearls first and then sell the corals after some time.
Although Pinggu Town has a good geographical location and a large population, there are few wealthy families here, so I wonder if the coral can be sold at a good price.
Coral can be made into necklaces, bracelets, pendants, rings and hairpins, but due to its high price, most of it is sold to the nobility.
Pinggu Town did have some landlords, but no real nobles. The coral branches in her hands were all red and pink. Although valuable, they were not easy to sell.
Pearls are very common in Pinggu Town, and with the design, they will definitely sell for a good price.
If she had the chance, she would like to visit the county and learn more about the jewelry of wealthy families so that she can design jewelry that is more in line with this era.
Ye Mingzhu drew five pictures in a row, and stopped writing when she had almost used up all the pearls in her hand.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Yun'an would probably be back soon to cook, so she went to the kitchen to clean up first.
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On the other side, Aunt Jiang came out of Uncle Ye's house and went straight home. Jiang Hongyu was already busy in the kitchen.
There were two pieces of cloth in the main room, one light yellow and the other sky blue, both suitable for young girls and wives to wear.
Next to the cloth were two boxes of snacks and two bags of food on the ground.
"Mom, I've bought everything, and I have a bag of candy. I'll share it with the aunties who are helping out."
Aunt Jiang was a little amused. Her son had never been in a hurry to get married before, but now he was more enthusiastic than anyone else when it came to marriage.
He also said that it was to give her a companion, but it was obvious that he had taken a fancy to her.
The betrothal gifts he prepared were enough to marry two or three wives in Yuanshan Village.
Jiang Hongyu pretended not to notice the mockery in Aunt Jiang's eyes, and took out two silver ingots weighing five taels each. Judging from the quality, they must have been bought from a money shop.
"Mother, give these two silver ingots to Mingzhu privately tomorrow. Otherwise, the villagers will gossip and it might cause trouble for her family."
Well, this is a perfect arrangement, she has nothing to do with it.
"I've already made an agreement with Third Aunt Mingzhu. I'll give these things to them first, and then give the money to Mingzhu separately when I leave. I won't cause any trouble for Mingzhu."
Jiang Hongyu nodded.
"Mom, there is one more thing," Jiang Hongyu remembered what Ye Yun'an had revealed.
"Mingzhu's younger brother Yun'an will live with us from now on. He doesn't want to eat for free, so he will do more housework in the future."
Aunt Jiang waved her hand: "Even if we add him, there are not many people in our family, and there is not much work. How can we let a child do it?"
Jiang Hongyu smiled and said, "Anyway, when Yun An wants to work, just don't keep refusing."
He heard what Ye Yun'an said. Ye Mingzhu couldn't cook, and Ye Yun'an was the head chef of the Ye family. It would be inconvenient to cook too much now, so as not to give his mother a bad impression of Ye Mingzhu.
He could understand Ye Mingzhu. She was the only girl in the Ye family, so it was normal for her to be spoiled. His wife knew how to go to sea and collect pearls, so naturally she had no time to do housework. They were all family, so it would be up to him to do it. In the future, he and Ye Yunan would just do more.
Aunt Jiang nodded: "I know, don't worry. I won't take the bedding to the Ye family. I'll take it directly to the new house after it's built."
The cloth and food alone are eye-catching enough, and taking more things would cause trouble for Ye Mingzhu and the others.
"We have hired a lot of people, and the house will probably be completed in ten days. We can move these things in advance."
Aunt Jiang was relieved. Since the marriage had already been arranged, she began to pay more attention to Ye Mingzhu and her brother. The sooner they moved in, the sooner they could put their minds at ease.
Before dinner, Aunt Jiang took the candy that Jiang Hongyu bought and went to the village. She found four aunts with whom she had a good relationship, and they would go to the Ye family to propose marriage together tomorrow.
Aunt Jiang usually treats villagers for free, only charging some fruits and vegetables. She gets along well with the villagers.
The matchmaker invited this time was Feng Guilan. Her son was a constable in the county government office, and she was the daughter-in-law of the head of the Ye family. She was a well-known and impressive person, so inviting her would definitely be an honor.
When she arrived, the Ye family hadn't finished their meal yet. Feng Guilan saw her face full of joy and asked, "Why are you here today?"
"I want to propose marriage tomorrow. I want you to be my matchmaker. We have a good relationship, and you are Mingzhu's aunt. No one else is more suitable than you."
Feng Guilan's smile deepened. "I heard a few days ago that you were going to marry a daughter-in-law. I didn't expect it to be a girl from our Ye family. We will be relatives in the future."
Aunt Jiang took the opportunity to hand her the soup packet and another medicine packet. "Although you are in good health, you can't stop taking care of yourself. This is the medicine packet I just made. Just put some in your bath."
Feng Guilan's smile grew even more pronounced. "What time is the meeting scheduled for? I'll go there early tomorrow."
"The auspicious time is Chenshi, as long as it's not too late."
Feng Guilan patted her arm affectionately and said, "Given our relationship, I can still be late. I will definitely be the first one to arrive."
Aunt Jiang said a few more words and then left Patriarch Ye’s house.
Before it got dark, Aunt Jiang went to the homes of several other aunts and delivered the thank-you gifts in advance before returning home.
The next morning, all the aunts arrived at the Jiang family early.
Jiang Hongyu shared the white flour cakes he had prepared in advance with them: "Auntie, have you had breakfast? Eat some more."
Feng Guilan didn't hesitate and took a bite. She was a little stunned: "Is this a sugar cake?"
Jiang Hongyu smiled shyly: "I let the aunts busy themselves with my affairs, but I can't let them go hungry again."
Feng Guilan smiled and nodded, then ate the sugar cake slowly. The others looked at each other, took two bites to taste it, and then quietly put the sugar cake away.
Jiang Hongyu pretended not to see it. Everyone is having a hard time now, and sugar and white flour are both good things.
After dinner, Aunt Jiang changed into a clean set of clothes without patches, and several people went to Jiang Mingzhu's house.
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