Chapter 88 Ye is the victim
Ye Mingzhu had candied fruit in her mouth and didn't want to say anything. She had no problem riding in cars, ships, and airplanes before, and could even tolerate riding in an ox cart. She didn't expect to get sick in a horse carriage.
Just one hour after leaving Pinggu Town, Ye Mingzhu felt dizzy and nauseous. At first she thought she was hungry, so she took out some food but couldn't eat it. It wasn't until her stomach started cramping that she realized she was carriage sick.
Jiang Hongyu was worried about her, so she stopped on the side of the road for a quarter of an hour. When Ye Mingzhu's symptoms eased slightly, she urged them to set off.
"Brother-in-law, let's walk slower." Seeing that she was really uncomfortable and had lost the mood to play, Ye Yun'an frowned and said to Jiang Hongyu.
Jiang Hongyu agreed immediately, and the speed of the carriage slowed down a lot, almost as fast as an ox cart.
Ye Mingzhu propped herself up and sat up, took a deep breath, and then slowly said, "Let's go. This is too slow. We don't know when we'll get there, and it's even more tiring."
Jiang Hongyu understood what she meant. He took out all the candied fruits he brought with him from the pile of luggage, as well as the fruits he bought in town, and put them all in the carriage.
"These candied fruits are both sweet and sour, and should help with the nausea. Try them. If you come across a shop up ahead, we can buy some."
Ye Mingzhu was afraid that she would vomit it out if she spoke, so she just nodded gently, took a candied fruit and put it in her mouth, barely suppressing the feeling of nausea.
After noon, the carriage stopped. Jiang Hongyu and Ye Yun'an took out fried cakes and pickled vegetables and started eating. Ye Mingzhu only drank a few sips of water and slept in the carriage for half an hour.
When they arrived at the small village, the sky was full of colorful clouds and a group of children were running back and forth in the open space. Their laughter made people feel a little relaxed.
Jiang Hongyu helped Ye Mingzhu get off the carriage. The children who were playing stopped and watched them from a distance.
Ye Mingzhu drank some water from the water bag and ate some candied fruit, and felt better.
"You two take a rest here. I'll go find a kid to ask for directions."
Jiang Hongyu asked Ye Yun'an to look after Ye Mingzhu, and he walked towards the group of children.
Unexpectedly, before he got there, the children ran away.
Jiang Hongyu: ...
Seeing this scene, Ye Mingzhu couldn't help but smile. She took a deep breath and felt that the air was sweet.
Jiang Hongyu, who was a few meters away, felt a little depressed. The children were watching him from afar. When he moved forward, they retreated. When he stopped, they stopped.
Fortunately, not long after, a man and a woman, about forty years old, came running over from afar.
"Who are you?" The man looked at them with a little caution.
Jiang Hongyu stepped forward and said, "We heard that this farm is for sale, and we wanted to come and take a look."
The man shook his head quickly: "You are too late, the farm has already been sold."
Jiang Hongyu looked back at Ye Mingzhu in surprise. The location of this farm was not very good, and there was not much land that could be used as farmland. It had only been two days since they received the letter, so why would it be sold to someone else?
How could this be such a coincidence?
"I wonder how long it has been since the manor was sold?" Ye Mingzhu came over with the support of Ye Yun'an.
She wanted to find out clearly to whom the farm chosen by her uncle was sold.
The man remained silent, so Ye Mingzhu had no choice but to continue, "My uncle asked the original owner of the manor a while ago, and he said I could keep it for a few days until I came to see it before making a decision. I didn't expect the manor to be sold so quickly."
The man suddenly raised his head, looked her up and down, and then looked at Jiang Hongyu and Ye Yunan beside him.
"What's your last name?"
Jiang Hongyu stopped him and said, "Since the manor has already been sold, forget it."
These two people are obviously ordinary farmers. They may not know what is going on in the farm. When they are away from home, the names of their female relatives cannot be easily revealed.
Ye Mingzhu had little experience in this area, so she naturally listened to Jiang Hongyu and didn't say anything, but she was a little unwilling to go back directly.
"Excuse me, is this lady's uncle's surname Wang?" the man suddenly spoke.
Ye Mingzhu had a guess in her mind: "The person you are talking about who bought the manor, could it be my uncle?"
The man nodded, the wariness in his eyes fading a little. "The farm was just sold today, and we've already gone to get a new deed. A man named Wang sent someone to do it. He said the new owner will be here in a few days. I don't know your name."
Ye Mingzhu originally thought she had to wait to see it before buying it, but she didn't expect that the person sent by her uncle had already bought the manor. In this case, she frowned and smiled: "My last name is Ye."
"Boss." The man's expression immediately relaxed, and he bent down. "Hello, Boss. I'm Wu Jiang, the head of this village."
Ye Mingzhu unconsciously touched the hair that fell beside her ear and asked, "When will the people sent by my uncle come back?"
Wu Jiang walked a few steps towards Ye Mingzhu, and when he was closer to her, he explained, "Before he left, the young man said he would come back tomorrow. He wanted to take a look around the county town."
Ye Mingzhu nodded, rubbing her waist imperceptibly: "Is there a house here that we can live in?"
Since the manor has already been bought, the details can be asked later. It’s getting dark soon, so the most important thing is to arrange accommodation for tonight.
Wu Jiang nodded. "Yes, the previous owner built a large courtyard in the manor. Boss Ye can live there. My wife cleaned it up a few days ago."
The woman not far away nodded when she heard this, but did not step forward.
Ye Mingzhu glanced at Jiang Hongyu and discussed with him: "Brother Yu, how about we settle down first and then make other arrangements?"
Jiang Hongyu noticed Ye Mingzhu's fatigue and said to Wu Jiang, "Then please ask Village Chief Wu to take us there first."
Wu Jiang asked the woman not far away to go back and kill the chicken and cook, and he took his new owner to the yard to rest first.
Jiang Hongyu first asked how far the yard was from here. When he learned that it would take a quarter of an hour to walk, he asked Ye Mingzhu to go back to the carriage first, as they would drive the carriage to get closer.
Ye Mingzhu and Ye Yunan got into the carriage, and Jiang Hongyu asked Wu Jiang to get in as well.
Wu Jiang's hands were shaking with excitement. "Boss, this is my first time riding in a carriage. You guys are so rich, can our farm get rich too?"
Ye Mingzhu, who was riding in the train for the first time, said: ...
Jiang Hongyu smiled and changed the topic to Zhuangzi's situation. Wu Jiang's face immediately changed from a blooming chrysanthemum to a dehydrated bitter gourd.
Most of the land in this farm is sandy and difficult to retain water. Neither rice nor wheat grows well. Only some sorghum is planted, but the yield is very low, so life on the farm is very difficult.
Originally there were more than twenty tenant farmers on the farm, but now only half of them are left, and they have no skills and only know how to farm.
The original owner had money and didn't care whether this small farm could make money or not. But now they have moved to another place and have no choice but to sell the farm. However, everyone knows that the farm does not make money, so it is difficult to sell.
Seeing that someone wanted to sell it, the original owner did not hesitate to lower the price and coaxed the person sent by Wang Dahu to sign the contract.
By the time the carriage reached the courtyard, Wu Jiang had said everything he could say.
Jiang Hongyu did not express any opinion, but just helped Ye Mingzhu down from the carriage.
Suddenly, a girl of about sixteen or seventeen ran out of the yard and said, "Brother, I heard that the sucker who bought the farm is here."
The victim Ye Mingzhu: ...
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