Chapter 269: Peace and Safety
"Miss, thank you for the candied haws. My surname is Jian, and my given name is Pingping. This is my younger brother, An An." Jian Pingping came over to thank Ye Mingzhu.
"A candied haws, Miss Jian, you are too polite." Ye Mingzhu waved her hand, indicating that it was just a small matter.
"But if I don't have this candied haws, I'm afraid I won't be able to coax An An." Jian Pingping said in a low voice.
Ye Mingzhu didn't hear what she said clearly. Jian Pingping looked at the increasing number of people on the deck and smiled: "Can we go sit in your cabin for a while..."
Ye Mingzhu: ...We don’t seem to be familiar with each other.
Jian Anan was already pulling at Ye Yunan's clothes and kept calling him brother, saying that the candied haws he bought were delicious.
Ye Yun'an also showed Jian An'an the other food he bought.
There was a look of desire in Jian Anan's eyes, but she didn't want to eat.
Other children came over here, and some even reached into Ye Yun'an's arms to take food. Ye Yun'an quickly hid to the side.
Ye Mingzhu had no choice but to say, "If you don't mind, come sit in our cabin for a while."
Jian Pingping's smile became even brighter, and she nodded continuously. Jian Anan even took Ye Yunan's hand and walked forward.
Uncle Yan sent them to the cabin door but did not go in. After all, Jian Pingping did not seem to be married yet, and they were strangers to each other, so they had to avoid suspicion.
After entering the cabin, no one spoke for a while, and it was Ye Yun'an who broke the silence first.
"Your name is An An, my name is Yun An, we are both An."
Jian Pingping took over the conversation: "My father gave us both our names. I hope we can always be safe and sound."
Ye Mingzhu nodded: "It is indeed the hope of all parents that their children are safe and sound. My brother's name also means the same thing. My last name is Ye, you can just call me Mingzhu."
After the two introduced each other, Jian Pingping asked Ye Mingzhu where she was going?
Ye Mingzhu said she was going to the capital to visit relatives. Jian Pingping was pleasantly surprised: "We are also going to the capital, so we can keep you company."
Ye Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, not knowing what she meant.
Judging from Jian Pingping's dress, she seems to be an unmarried woman, but the combination of a young girl going out with her younger brother is a bit strange.
However, Ye Mingzhu never liked to pry into other people's private affairs, so the two chatted about their respective brothers for a while, and then Jian Pingping said goodbye.
"Sister, can I go play with An An?" Ye Yun'an asked Ye Mingzhu.
"An An should be a few years younger than you, right?" Ye Mingzhu didn't expect that Ye Yun An actually liked to play with children younger than him.
"Sister, An An has read a lot of books. He understands all the books I am reading now. He has to recite them every day. Can I recite with him?" Ye Yun'an's eyes were bright.
Although Jian Anan is younger than him, the two get along very well, especially since they are both studying and have similar views.
Ye Mingzhu smiled and nodded, but doubts arose in her mind.
As far as she knew, there were very few children in the entire county who started learning from a young age. Considering Jian Anan's age, he should be taught by someone in his family.
But would a child from an educated family go out alone?
Jian Pingping and her brother are both well-mannered and their dress does not look like that of children from a poor family.
Ye Mingzhu and Jian Pingping only chatted for a short while, but she could feel that Jian Pingping came from a good family. Her tone of voice, including her subconscious movements, showed that she came from a family with good family traditions.
Ye Mingzhu thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up. They were just casual acquaintances, so there was no need to dig into each other's families.
The next day, Ye Yun'an went to see Jian An'an. Ye Mingzhu brought him some snacks from Sweetheart House. When he came back, he brought a small box of candied fruits.
"Sister, this is a gift from Sister Jian." Ye Yun'an put the candied fruit on the table: "Sister Jian said that the snacks I brought over were delicious, so she asked me to bring a box of candied fruit for you to try."
Ye Mingzhu picked up the candied fruit, looked at it, picked up one and put it in her mouth. It was a candied fruit from a time-honored brand in the county town. It tasted good, and the price was also good.
The price of this box of candied fruit is about the same as the box of snacks she asked Ye Yun'an to bring over yesterday.
It seems that Jian Pingping is a person who is unwilling to take advantage of others.
In the next few days, Jian Anan and Ye Yunan would visit each other every day and practice calligraphy in each other's cabins.
Every time Jian Anan came over, Jian Pingping would follow her, as if she was worried about Jian Anan coming over alone.
Every time she came, she brought an embroidery frame and chatted with Ye Mingzhu while doing some embroidery.
Ye Mingzhu looked at the pattern she embroidered and swallowed quietly. The butterflies on the embroidered cloth looked just like the real ones. Even Yunniang couldn't match her embroidery skills.
Not to mention that she didn't bring her embroidery frame, even if she did, she wouldn't dare take it out.
Jian Pingping spent two days making a handkerchief to give to Ye Mingzhu.
Ye Mingzhu waved her hand and didn't take it. The embroidered handkerchief was really too delicate. The cat chasing the butterfly on it looked just like the real thing. She didn't want to take advantage of it.
Jian Pingping smiled and placed the handkerchief in front of her: "It's just a handkerchief, as a thank you for the candied haws that you gave to An An."
"It's just a candied haws. You've been embroidering this handkerchief for two days. I can't accept it." Ye Mingzhu shook her head. A candied haws is only a few cents, and this embroidered handkerchief is much more expensive than a candied haws.
"This is on the boat, otherwise I can finish embroidering it in one day." Jian Pingping said, standing up and handing the embroidered handkerchief to Ye Mingzhu.
The boat suddenly shook, Jian Pingping stumbled and fell on Ye Mingzhu, who quickly reached out to support her.
Jian Anan, who was reciting a book next to him, cried out in pain and hurriedly tried to pick up the book on the ground.
The boat was still shaking and his head hit the table with a thud.
Jian Pingping held the table with one hand and pulled him with the other: "An Baoer, forget about the book and get up quickly."
Jian Anan had already got the book and was hugged by Jian Pingping. He looked up at her and said, "Sister, what happened?"
Jian Pingping shook her head. She didn't know what was going on.
"Maybe the wind is blowing. We are all in the cabin, so don't go out." Ye Mingzhu sat on the stool, trying hard to hold on to the stool under her.
"Sister." Jian Anan's face turned pale and she grabbed Jian Pingping's clothes uncomfortably.
Jian Pingping's face was not much better than Jian Anan's, and he was still trying to comfort Jian Anan.
"Everyone, go back to the cabin, close the door, and don't come out."
There were loud shouts coming from outside the door, several times in a row.
"Ugh..." Jian Anan vomited during the bumpy ride. The book in his hand slipped out and he quickly reached out to grab it.
"Bang..." The hatch that was not closed tightly was suddenly blown open by the wind, and the book slid to the door and was blown away by the wind.
"My book..." Jian Anan rushed over immediately.
Before Jian Pingping could react, Jian Anan had already rushed out of the cabin, and she watched Jian Anan fall into the sea.
"No……"
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