Chapter 401 Letter from the Post Station
Jiang Hongyu was a little surprised: "Why are you here?"
Yu Jiaming is the county magistrate. Today is not a special day. Can he come out?
Xiao Wu glanced at Yu Jiaming, turned his head and smiled at the person beside him: "Master Yu's sister is coming."
Jiang Hongyu was a little confused. Their place could be described as a remote and poor place. Yu Jiaming's sister was a noble lady from the capital, so why would she want to come here?
Speaking of this, Yu Jiaming's face became even more worried, but today was a happy day, so it was really not easy to say these things.
"My sister came to the county and doesn't know anyone there, so I thought of letting Mingzhu go over and stay with her for a few days." Yu Jiaming said in a gentle voice.
"My mother will be staying with Uncle Yan for a while. Mingzhu needs to take care of the household affairs, but I'm afraid she doesn't have time." Jiang Hongyu refused without thinking.
It was true that he felt Mingzhu was a good person, but she was Yu Jiaming's sister and had a noble status. Yu Jiaming had thought about adopting Mingzhu as his sister before, but was unsuccessful.
If Yu Jiaming's sister comes and picks on Mingzhu, she won't be able to hide.
To avoid problems, it is better to avoid it.
Strangely, Xiaowu also advised, "Jiahui lives in the county, and Mingzhu is in town, so it's not convenient. Besides, Jiahui may not be willing to be accompanied by someone. She came here secretly this time."
Xiaowu said the last sentence in a low voice.
Jiang Hongyu immediately knew that Yu Jiaming's sister was not a good-tempered person, and he became more determined to keep Ye Mingzhu away from her.
Doctor Zhou waited for them to finish before asking, "Has the ceremony begun?"
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu saw that he had an extraordinary demeanor and looked at Jiang Hongyu together.
Jiang Hongyu hesitated for a moment. He remembered that Dr. Zhou had said not to expose their relationship.
Doctor Zhou said directly: "I am Hongyu's great uncle."
"Uncle?" Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu asked at the same time. Doctor Zhou didn't look very old.
Doctor Zhou nodded and wanted to ask more questions. At this time, Uncle Yan came to invite Doctor Zhou to take a seat and start the wedding ceremony.
Ye Mingzhu helped Aunt Jiang out, and when they stood in front of the hall, she handed her over to the matchmaker before going down.
When Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu saw Doctor Zhou sitting on the high chair, they both felt strange.
Aunt Jiang and Jiang Hongyu were both exiled from the capital, so this uncle was probably also from the capital and was Aunt Jiang's elder.
"Is there any progress in the Jiang family's affairs?" Xiao Wu asked Yu Jiaming quietly.
Yu Jiaming shook his head. He had not received any letter from home.
"Hongyu, where did your uncle come from? Did you come here specifically to attend Uncle Yan and Aunt Jiang's wedding?" Xiaowu approached Jiang Hongyu and asked.
Jiang Hongyu shook his head: "My uncle came here for other things, and it was only after he came here that he learned about my mother's marriage."
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu looked at each other and stopped dwelling on the matter.
In the hall, the wedding ceremony was over and the matchmaker sent Aunt Jiang into the bridal chamber.
Ye Mingzhu had attended several weddings and knew that Aunt Jiang must be hungry, so she went to the kitchen to find some food and brought it to Aunt Jiang.
Aunt Jiang sat on the bed nervously. When she saw Ye Mingzhu, her face turned red without saying a word.
"Mom, I brought you some food. Eat some first." Ye Mingzhu helped Aunt Jiang sit at the table.
Aunt Jiang's hands were cold. Ye Mingzhu frowned and said, "Mom, are you wearing too little? I'll get you a hot water bottle."
"No, no." Aunt Jiang held Ye Mingzhu, a little embarrassed: "I'm a little nervous, it's okay, I'll be fine in a while."
Ye Mingzhu carefully looked at Aunt Jiang's expression and felt relieved when she saw that she was not pretending.
"Then eat something first, mother. Uncle Yan asked the cook to prepare this in advance."
Before Aunt Jiang got married, the two of them bought a room of servants. The man worked as a doorman and the woman worked in the kitchen. They had a 20-year-old daughter who was said to have been kicked out by her in-laws because she couldn't have children.
Originally, Uncle Yan didn't want this family, thinking it was unlucky, but the numbness in the woman's eyes hurt Aunt Jiang. She asked around and found out that the three members of the family had some ability to support themselves, so she decided to keep them.
The doorman Wang Dashan is good at carpentry, his wife Xiang is a good cook, and his daughter Wang Xiaoshui is also a good cook and has good tailoring skills.
Aunt Jiang doesn't have her own children, so she can understand the pain of being childless.
Today's banquet was prepared by Xiang and her daughter Xiaoshui. Although the craftsmanship is not as good as that of big restaurants, the taste is pretty good. One of the neighbors who came to visit today asked about it specifically.
When the neighbor learned that it was a servant at home who did it, he wanted to borrow someone else on the spot.
Uncle Yan smiled and said that Aunt Jiang would be in charge of all matters at home from now on, and they would talk about it in a few days.
The neighbor who was speaking was a little dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but Uncle Yan had already walked over.
Someone familiar tugged at the sleeve of the neighbor who was talking, motioning her to look at the people at the next table.
Uncle Yan got married right after he bought the house. The neighbors only knew that Aunt Jiang was getting married for the second time. The specific situation is still unclear. Just by looking at the people at the banquet today, they knew that Uncle Yan's identity was not ordinary. It was better not to cause trouble at other people's wedding banquets.
Xiaoshui put the freshly prepared boiled chicken on the table, and several neighbors immediately stopped talking and started eating the meat with big mouthfuls.
We can talk about borrowing a chef later. It would be a loss if we can’t eat these meat dishes.
Everyone at the table was so hungry from the food that Uncle Yan breathed a sigh of relief and sat at the main table to accompany the guests.
Doctor Zhou only sat for a while before leaving. Jiang Hongyu didn't want to disturb Uncle Yan's wedding night, so he didn't stay long either.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu said they wanted to go to the island to see the gold mining situation, and followed Jiang Hongyu to Jiang's house.
These days, everyone has been preparing for Uncle Yan and Aunt Jiang's wedding. They have been busy but don't feel tired. After everything is done, everyone feels like they can't get up.
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu got up early in the morning. They waited and waited but Jiang Hongyu didn't come to find them, and they didn't want to go straight into the backyard.
Xiao Wu asked Yun Niang to go to the backyard and call for help. Yun Niang shook her head and said with a smile, "If you two are hungry, there is breakfast prepared in the kitchen."
Yu Jiaming and Xiaowu naturally understood what Yunniang meant. She just didn't want to disturb Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu. They had no choice but to have breakfast first.
When Jiang Hongyu and Ye Mingzhu got up, the sun was already high in the sky.
As soon as Jiang Hongyu walked to the front yard, Xiaowu looked up at the sky.
"Not bad, there's still the sun in the sky." Xiaowu said deliberately exaggeratedly.
Jiang Hongyu: "...I've been a little tired these days because of a lot of things going on at home. So I slept a little longer. Please forgive me."
Yu Jiaming nudged Xiaowu with his arm, asking him to be more restrained.
Yunniang has already brought breakfast to Jiang Hongyu.
Jiang Hongyu knew that he got up late today, so he ate faster.
Just after he finished his meal, Lao Hu took out a letter and said it was sent by the post station.
He opened it and took a look, then his brows furrowed. After he finished reading the whole thing, his brows were wrinkled like a caterpillar.
"Old Hu, take this letter to my mother at the Yan family."
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