Chapter 96

After Jiang Li and tong'er Bai Xue went to Xihua building, it was already late. They didn't continue to stroll outside or go to Lizheng hall, so they directly came back to Ye Fu.

No one in the Ye family dared to care about her, which was very convenient for her to travel. However, after returning, Jiang Li specially asked tong'er to inquire about ye Jia'er, and learned that ye Jia'er had not come back.

Ye Jiaer stayed in Lizheng hall all afternoon after Jiang Li left. It's just business. In the evening, ye Jiaer should also come back. At present, Jiang Li didn't come back. Jiang Li speculated that it was related to the "Uncle Zhuang" and "Uncle Zhao" in ye Jia'er's mouth. This little trouble in the Ye family's business seems not small.

But at present, even if she asks the Ye family, the Ye family will not tell her the truth. After all, they have not "mended the old friendship". For a guest who is not very familiar with the guests, these family matters do not need to be mentioned too much.

Not yet.

Jiang Li didn't care about ye Jiaer anymore. Seeing qiongzhi today, she also had a worry, and her heart was much easier. That night, for the first time in the world, I felt sleepy early and went to sleep.

A good night's dream.

That is, from this day on, the Ye family suddenly became busy. In the next few days, when Jiang Li walked around the Ye mansion, she saw all the servants of the Ye mansion, not to mention Ye Mingxuan and ye Minghui, not even Zhuo and Guan. Ye Rufeng and ye Jiaer don't know where they have gone. Sometimes there is no one to eat. The housekeeper simply makes a small kitchen for Jiang Li. Jiang Li doesn't have to go to the lobby every day when she wants to eat. It's good to eat alone in her yard.

It's not that the Ye family don't like seeing Jiang Li. It's really that the Ye family are busy and don't eat at home. Had it not been known about Li Zhengtang, it would have made people suspect that there was no owner's house in nuota.

Jiang Li faintly realized that the trouble of the Ye family was not a trivial matter, but no one could see it. Even if she wanted to inquire, it was in vain. She asked tong'er to inquire. The servant girl of the Ye family was not clear, and Jiang Li was very helpless in her heart.

On this day, the weather was fine.

In late autumn and early winter, Xiangyang is in the south, which is warmer than Yanjing, and winter comes later. Jiang Li stood in the yard with her outer clothes on, watching tong'er and Bai Xue play with each other.

The two servant girls are a little tired and lazy in Ye Fu. After all, they are not their own home, and they are not in the mood to care about flowers and plants. Sometimes in the daytime, they only need to do things well in the morning and have nothing to do. Jiang Li taught them to read and pass the time.

Tong'er yawned and said, "there are no people in Ye's house today."

It's certainly wrong to say that there are no people. There are many people in the Ye mansion, but they are all servants. When asking about the Ye family, it's also one question and three unknowns. Tong'er doesn't even have interest in chatting.

"It's not good to have no one restrain you?" Jiang Li teased her, "you are free."

"The girl said that the slaves seemed to like to be wild everywhere." Tong'er pursed, "the maidservant is fighting for the girl's injustice. It's ok if the Ye family is not here, and don't mention letting the girl go to see Mrs. Ye. These servants are even more secretive to Mrs. Ye. They have been here for so long, and the girl doesn't even know which yard Mrs. Ye lives in."

The Ye family really didn't seem to want Jiang Li to see Mrs. ye now, and they didn't really know when to see her. The waiting was so far away. In fact, Jiang Li can also find old Mrs. ye by herself when the Ye family is away. But in this way, the Ye family will only have a worse impression of her and it will be more difficult to repair the relationship.

Moreover, as the Ye family said, Mrs. Ye is in poor health at the moment. If she is too excited to see Jiang Li, it is Jiang Li's sin to make any trouble.

So Jiang Li doesn't take the initiative to touch the fragile string, so it's hard to be confused.

Looking at the sky, the sun is very good today. Jiang Li said, "let's go out for a walk."

It's useless to stay in Ye Fu all the time. It's better to go out and have a look.

As soon as tong'er heard this, he immediately became happy, pulled Bai Xue up and said, "OK, where do you want to go, girl?"

"Just walk around." Jiang Li laughed.

Several people went out of the yard together, and the porter didn't stop her, just asked if she needed a guard, and Jiang Li declined politely. At this time, I suddenly saw a team of cars and horses stop in front of Ye Fu.

It seems to be a caravan, because the horses are carrying bags, and the back of the carriage is also tied with heavy wooden boxes.

Jiang Li's footsteps gave a slight meal. Is this the guest of the Ye family?

The caravan stopped, but there was no guard, only a groom and a man like a boy. The boy saw Jiang Li standing at the door, looked at Jiang Li in surprise, and quickly walked to the other end of the carriage, jumping off a man from the carriage.

The man had a little finger scar on his left face, wore a dark brown short fighting suit, and his upper body seemed to have a layer of soft armor. He looked like a peddler's pawn. The boots on his feet were deer skin boots embroidered with gold rims, which was very expensive at first glance.

Jiang Li was stunned. This man was the man she met at the back door of Xihua building after she met qiongzhi not long ago. At that time, the man also looked at her a few more times. Jiang Li thought that this person looked familiar, but he was a real stranger.

I didn't expect to meet you here now.

Seeing this man, the young servant of the porter immediately threw Jiang Li behind him, greeted him with surprise and said, "Third Master, you are back!"

Ye Sanye? This person is Ye Mingyu!

Jiang Li suddenly realized that this person was Ye Mingyu, the bastard master of the Ye family, who was also uncle Mingyu, who was born with his mother. No wonder she felt familiar, but she was indeed a stranger. She and ye Mingyu have never met, but in the end, they are connected by blood and touched.

Ye Mingyu laughed and greeted the porter. At this time, he also saw Jiang Li. He stared, and obviously recognized that Jiang Li had met him at the gate of Xihua building. Confused, he asked the porter, "this girl is..."

The porter was extremely embarrassed. He coughed softly and said, "this is Miss Biao from Yanjing City, Miss Jiang er."

Ye Mingyu's boy, who was struggling to hold things at the door of the mansion, suddenly slid the box in his hand and fell to the ground with a bang.

Ye Mingyu was also surprised.

Miss Jiang Er, this is not the daughter of his twin sister! You should know that ye Mingyu still cares about this unshaven niece. He should be regarded as the one in the Ye family who still has a little affection for Jiang Li. When ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan went to pick up Jiang Li, ye Mingyu was a layman. Ye uncle and ye Erye both heard Jiang Li's hurtful words with their own eyes, but ye Sanye didn't. Therefore, ye San Ye is not as angry about this as his two brothers.

Moreover, when he wandered in the Jianghu, he was originally rough and heroic, and his mind was actually broader than others. In short, his heart was big, and he thought that Jiang Li was young, and it was nothing to say wrong. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Ye's acute illness later, he would have gone to Yanjing to pick up Jiang Li regardless of the Ye family's obstruction.

Later, ye Mingyu often went to sea with the fleet and came back every year, which gradually gave up the idea of picking up Jiang Li.

I didn't expect to see the legendary niece here at this moment. Ye Mingyu almost suspected that he was dreaming. Here comes Jiang Li? How can Jiang Li come to Xiangyang? She is the daughter of Jiang Yuanbai, the legitimate daughter of the Shoufu family. How could she come to Xiangyang with all the trouble? How did the Ye family let her in? The Ye family doesn't hate Jiang Li. The little girl in front of her obviously has a good life in the Ye family?

Damn, what a mess is this?! Why didn't Ye Laoer mention this at all when he wrote a letter? Is he dreaming?

Ye Mingyu choked his throat with thousands of words, but he didn't know what to say for a moment. Seeing her like this, Jiang Li smiled and said, "are you uncle Mingyu, I'm Jiang Li."

Ye Mingyu was dizzy. He asked, "Jiang... Ah Li, why are you here?"

"Uncle Mingxuan came to Yanjing and paid a visit to the Jiang family. Uncle Mingxuan and I went back to Xiangyang together to see my grandmother." Jiang Li glanced at Ye Mingyu's back, "Uncle Mingyu just came back, but there is no one in Ye's house now."

"Forget it, they're not important anyway." Ye Mingyu waved his hand and said, "ah Li, I went to put things first and met my mother. Tell me what happened."

Jiang Li paused. Ye Mingyu was rude and didn't treat herself as an outsider, but it was good. She planned to use Ye Mingyu as a gap in the Ye family at the beginning, but ye Mingyu didn't return, and she didn't know what kind of person Ye Mingyu was. Now I see that ye Mingyu is more informal than she imagined, which is very good.

Today, there was no need to go out. Jiang Li smiled and said, "OK, I'm waiting for uncle Mingyu in the front hall. However," she smiled, "I haven't seen my grandmother so far, and my grandmother doesn't know about my return to Ye's house. When Uncle Mingyu sees my grandmother, please don't mention me. If my grandmother gets excited and hurts her, she won't be well."

Ye Mingyu was stunned again. Jiang Li didn't say that she went back to Xiangyang just to see old lady ye, but now she said that she hadn't seen old lady ye so far, and old lady Ye didn't know she was back. What's the matter? Which is the trouble between ye Laoda and ye Laoer?

Ye Mingyu only felt that his brain was a paste, and he couldn't distinguish it for a moment. He had to respond to Jiang Li's words and go to work first.

Jiang Li turned back and walked forward.

Tong'er asked, "girl, why don't we go out for a walk?"

"Don't go." Jiang Li laughed. Going out for a walk also wants to know what happened to the Ye family. Since master Ye San has returned to the house, you don't have to go out. You can know from master Ye San's mouth.

It seems that master Ye San is a good talker.

……

Back in the lobby, Jiang Li was at the table, and Bai Xue cooked a pot of tea. Ye Mingyu had not come yet, and Jiang Li was not in a hurry, waiting patiently.

Her patience has always been very good, which even the people of the Ye family who served her found out. No matter how long she waited, Jiang Li's expression was always calm and gentle, without any anxiety. For girls in this grade, this is very rare. She doesn't have the arrogance of Miss Qianjin, and is approachable like a girl next door.

However, even the girl next door is a girl next door who can't get into the heart of others.

I don't know how long it took, ye Mingyu finally came back.

As soon as he saw Jiang Li, his eyes lit up, and he smiled brightly, "I thought you had left. How about waiting for a long time?"

"Soon." Jiang Li also laughed, "I haven't finished a cup of tea yet."

Ye Mingyu sat down opposite Jiang Li. As soon as he sat down, he immediately couldn't wait to ask, "ah Li, I just came back from outside. I don't know what happened. Why did you suddenly return to Xiangyang?"

"I have already said," Jiang Li was helpless, "I want to come back to see my grandmother, so I came back with Uncle Mingxuan."

"But haven't you seen the old lady yet?" Ye Mingyu said.

"It's not that I don't want to see my grandmother. It's uncle Minghui and uncle Mingxuan who said that the old lady is not in good health and the timing is wrong. Making her see me rashly will inevitably hurt her body. I have been in Xiangyang for almost half a month and haven't found a suitable opportunity."

After listening to Jiang Li's words, ye Mingyu's face turned shy. Of course, he heard the implication of Jiang Li's words. It was the Ye family who stopped her from seeing Mrs. ye, not Jiang Li's own unwillingness. Although Ye Mingyu was not in Xiangyang at that time, he heard later that the Ye family was rude to Jiang Li's alienation. He also knew that Jiang Li suddenly returned to the Ye family in Xiangyang, and the Ye family would not be warmly welcomed.

But ye Mingyu can't make up his own mind to let Jiang Li meet old lady ye now.

He demurred and said, "I see."

Jiang Li said with a smile, "Uncle Ming Yu has worked hard this time."

Ye Mingyu said with a smile, "what can I do hard? I just go out for sightseeing."

Ye Mingyu's so-called "going to sea to do business" actually can't make much profit for the Ye family every year. The Ye family are also too lazy to hold him, saying that it's doing business. It's really sightseeing. It is because of too much fun that Jiang Li is now 15 years old, and ye Mingyu, who is the same age as ye Zhenzhen, has not married yet.

This is almost a heart disease for old lady Ye. When ye Mingyu returns to Xiangyang every new year, old lady Ye makes arrangements to find a good girl for him. Ye Mingyu also hid quickly. As soon as the new year passed, he immediately set out on the road and ran away.

"That said, not everyone has the courage to go sightseeing." Jiang Li smiled, "don't stick to the secular world, do what you want, don't you pay attention to happiness when you live for a lifetime? You've seen different mountains and rivers, and your horizons are open, but you're more free than those who stay in the mansion all day."

Ye Mingyu was stunned as soon as he heard it. The next moment, his heart surged with excitement, and he almost made Jiang Li a bosom friend. All people who know him think that he is mischievous. As a descendant of the Ye family, he has an infinite family fortune. If he doesn't take good care of his family fortune at home, marry a wife and have children, he has to wander the Jianghu and go sightseeing. It's simply not doing business. But he didn't like stability from the crack of his bones, and he liked adventure and insight, just like the eagle can't be confined under the eaves, and the fierce horse can't be tied in the stable.

However, the only person who understands him in the Ye family is Ye Zhenzhen. Maybe it is because of the connection of blood. It is precisely because of Ye Zhenzhen's understanding in those years, together with Jiang Li, ye Mingyu has also been unable to bear to alienate. But then ye Zhenzhen died, and the last person who understood him disappeared.

But unexpectedly, here, Jiang Li once again said something similar to Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Mingyu couldn't help feeling. Everyone said that ye Zhenzhen was simple and honest, had no plans, and was not smart enough. But ye Mingyu thought that it was such a kind person as ye Zhenzhen who could understand the simple truth. Look carefully, the appearance of Jiang Li is different from that of Ye Zhenzhen. Compared with the roundness of Ye Zhenzhen, Jiang Li is much clearer and more detailed. It looks like Jiang Yuanbai, which is clear and beautiful, and more clever.

But she is Ye Zhenzhen's daughter.

Jiang Li saw the softness in Ye Mingyu's eyes, and her heart moved. Ye Mingyu's attitude towards her softened, which is a good thing.

Ye Mingyu consciously got along well with this niece, and Jiang Li was not as unruly and powerful as ye Minghui said. He had traveled far and wide for so many years, and had seen many arrogant young ladies, but Jiang Li was extremely gentle, and his eyes and eyebrows were soft. But such tenderness is different from his niece Ye Jiaer. Ye Jiaer is steady and square, but Jiang Li is particularly smart. Her eyes seem to be different from ordinary boudoir girls, and appear more unique. She is a very "pattern" girl.

Not only because she is Ye Zhenzhen's daughter, ye Mingyu likes this little girl from the bottom of her heart.

He scratched his head, and suddenly thought of something, and said, "when you come back this time, I have nothing to send you. My caravan brought some gadgets from the sea." He was a little embarrassed, "but you are from Yanjing. These things are not rare. I just bought them because they were interesting. I don't know if you like ah Li."

Ye Mingyu naturally buys things at will. Even the transaction of going to sea with the marine team is as capricious as himself. He is determined not to consider whether he can make a fortune, but simply by preference.

Jiang Li said with a smile, "interesting things are much more difficult than precious things."

"You're right," Ye Mingyu said to Jiang Li, and everyone agreed. He called the boy beside him, "Ah Shun, go and get a box!"

It's really a hot temper.

Jiang Li smiled but didn't say anything. She talked to Uncle Ming Yu and deepened her feelings, so that master Ye San would stand by her side and help her and the Ye family "mend the old friendship".

Ah Fu, the younger brother of a Shun and ye Mingxuan, should be a pair of brothers. He looks a little like Xiao, but his character is quite different. Ah Fu is as gentle and shrewd as ye Mingxuan, but Ah Shun is as thick as ye Mingyu. Soon I brought a mahogany box. There were many such boxes in Ye Mingyu's caravan before.

Ye Mingyu ordered Ah Shun to open the box and asked Jiang Li with a smile, "ah Li, which one do you like? My uncle gave it to you."

Ye family seems to like saying this sentence very much? Jiang Li thought to herself, ye Jia'er took her to Lizheng hall, and said that she would send her if she liked the horse. At this moment, ye Mingyu said that she would also send her what she liked. Maybe this is the home of the rich, rich and generous?

Jiang Li looked down into the box.

I don't know what the odds and ends in the box are. There are some pearl opals, which are valuable. There are also Western mirrors. There is a small wooden box. Press the mechanism, and a villain will come out of the box to dance. It's very interesting. There is another thing like a long tube. Jiang Li picked it up and looked at it. Ye Mingyu said, "this is a kaleidoscope. I'll teach you how..."

Before the word "use" was exported, Jiang Li had already picked it up and put it on his eyes, turning the shaft wheel.

Ye Mingyu choked, and Ah Shun looked at Jiang Li in surprise. Even the well-informed Ye Mingyu couldn't figure out how to use it for the first time. The young lady of the Jiang family seemed to be very skilled. Had she seen it before? But didn't the merchant say that almost no one in Beiyan knew this thing?

"Have you seen it before?" Ye Mingyu asked.

"No." Jiang Li said with a smile, "it's only the first time I've seen someone record it in a travel diary."

Xue Zhao likes these strange things very much, and likes to read miscellaneous books with Xue Huaiyuan on his back. However, his habit has made many orphans in his family, and Jiang Li has learned a lot of special things.

Ye Mingyu took a higher look at Jiang Li and felt that Jiang Li was very congenial with him.

Jiang Li picked up a shell like thing again. The shell is very unique, like the feathers of a peacock. It's bright and dripping. Look carefully, it will shine in the sunlight. It was placed next to the opal and was not compared at all.

"This is peacock feather." Ye Mingyu saw Jiang Li looking at the shell in his hand and said, "I bought it from the maritime team this time. I think it's novel and beautiful. I bought a lot of it, and it's all in the box at the head of the house. But after I came back, I asked. Others heard that it's a shell, so they couldn't charge a price. The peacock feather I bought with real money and silver probably lost money this time." He couldn't help sighing.

Jiang Li didn't think so. Ye Mingyu only saw that the peacock feather was beautiful and strange, but it couldn't change the fact that it was a shell. There is no doubt that even the bleak opal is worth more than the most beautiful peacock feather. However, ye Mingyu probably never asked about business and had no opinion on business. It was normal to make such a funny thing. I just don't know what expression ye and ye Erye looked at the shells in the box after they came back.

Ye Mingyu suddenly remembered something, looked at Jiang Li and said, "just in time, since you like it, this box of peacock feathers is for you. Ah Shun, carry it to miss Biao's yard later."

Before Jiang Li could stop it, a Shun immediately agreed to come down and carry the box "Huchi Huchi" and left. Jiang Li suspected that ye Mingyu couldn't sell these peacock feathers and couldn't find another place to store them. He simply asked Jiang Li to help him solve some.

It's just not easy to refuse.

"Then thank uncle Mingyu." Jiang Li laughed.

"No thanks, no thanks," Ye Mingyu waved his hand, "if you are not enough, I have a lot there, a few boxes will do."

Jiang Li: "...."

Besides, ye Mingyu was afraid that she would really pile all the peacock feathers in her yard. Jiang Li said, "Uncle Mingyu, let's talk about something else."

As soon as he said this, ye Mingyu suddenly patted his thigh and said, "it's ok if you don't say it. When I say it, I remember. I've been talking to you for so long, but I didn't have time to ask you something. Ah Li, I saw you in Xihua building a few days ago, didn't I admit my mistake? Well, what are you doing in Xihua building?"

Ye Mingyu remembered the moment he saw Jiang Li just now, and recognized Jiang Li as the little girl he met in Xihua building. At that time, he was also surprised that the women who came to Xihua building to find people were women. The little girl didn't look like a woman and described it calmly. It was really strange. When I saw her, I felt familiar, and I didn't know where I had seen her. Now think about it, I felt familiar at that time, probably because the blood in my bones reminded him that this was my niece.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I also want to ask Uncle Ming Yu about something. Uncle Ming Yu arrived in Xiangyang at least three days ago and ran into me in Xihua building. Since he had already returned, why not go back to Ye's house?"

Ye Mingyu's face flashed a trace of embarrassment, raised his hand and touched his nose, saying, "I... first get familiar with the environment and make some preparations."

He didn't know what to say, but Jiang Li understood. Ye Mingyu really went to Xihua building to have fun. Maybe he was afraid of being found out and told the Ye family, so he deliberately entered through the back door. As for why he didn't enter the house, it should be that he didn't want to go back so early, and he dodged the nightmare of when to get married by the Ye family.

Jiang Li didn't come to listen to Ye Mingyu about his affair, so she nodded and said, "I don't know what Xihua building is. I thought it was a restaurant. There was no one outside, so I went up and looked. I didn't expect it to be Hualou. After knowing it, I left and happened to meet uncle Mingyu."

"I see." Ye Mingyu understood. He didn't think much. After all, Jiang Li was especially willing to go shopping in a flower building. This was given to anyone in Xiangyang City, and even beggars on the street wouldn't believe it. Let alone the first daughter who is not stained with dirt, ordinary girls will not go to that place.

"Uncle Ming Yu, there is one thing I want to ask you." Jiang Li hesitated and said.

"What's the matter, you say."

"Uncle Ming Yu returned to Xiangyang this time, probably not just to visit his grandmother. The Ye family's business seems to have a little trouble. Even uncle Ming Yu came back, and this trouble should not be easily solved." Jiang Li looked at him, "can you tell me what the problem is?"

Ye Mingyu was stunned. Unexpectedly, Jiang Li asked this. For a time, he was a little uncertain about the business of the Ye family. He was a little cautious, but Jiang Li, who had been talking gently with him, just stared at him without blinking, and insisted.

Ye Mingyu was looked at by Jiang Li, and somehow her heart softened, thinking that Jiang Li was actually half of the Ye family. The Ye family was so anti thief against her, and the little girl would be sad. He said, "in fact, it's not a big deal. The fabrics of our Ye family are sent to garment shops all over the country every year. Especially antique satin, you know, the nobles of Yanjing city also love to wear it."

"Recently, there was something wrong with this batch of cloth. Someone wore clothes made of antique satin, and he had a lot of red rashes. He couldn't find a reason to go to the doctor. We're still investigating this," Ye Mingyu rarely showed a worried look, "But I'm sure it's not the fabric. The weaving factory is in Xiangyang. The eldest and second brothers stare at it and never have any problems. It's just that others don't listen to what we say."

He shook his head, looking depressed.

Just then, someone's footsteps came outside, and then someone shouted in surprise, "Ming Yu?"

Jiang Li and ye Mingyu looked at the door. It turned out that ye Minghui and ye Mingxuan had returned.