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Marriage of the Di Daughter Chapter 121 Part 4: Setting Off
“Uncle Ming Xuan, this time it’s really thanks to Uncle Ming Yu’s help.” Jiang Li smiled. “I hope Uncle Ming Yu can go together to Yanjing. I feel more at ease with him around.” Ye Ming Yu was a very good relative. He never asked a lot, boorish, but able to understand Jiang Li thoroughly. WIth Ye Ming Yu around, many things became easier to do.
Ye Ming Yu heard Jiang Li speak for him and promptly straightened his body in pride. He gave Ye Ming Xuan a “have you seen it” look.
Ye Ming Xuan still wanted to retort, but old madam Ye spoke first. She said, “Okay, since Ah Li wants old third to go, then old third, go and follow. Ah Li is a girl after all, although there are bodyguards, I’m not relieved. Old third, I’ll leave Ah Li to you, if Ah Li met with something unexpected, I’ll question you when you return.”
“Don’t worry, mother,” Ye Ming Yu smiled radiantly, “Be at ease with my handling!”
Old madam Ye turned her head again to look at Jiang Li, reluctance in her eyes, “Ah Li, you haven’t stayed in Xiangyang for long, but soon have to leave….. Don’t know when you can come again.”
Jiang Li’s heart softened, she pulled old madam Ye’s hand and said, “Grandmother, it’s okay, after I return to Yanjing and report the matter, I will find a chance to go to Xingyang again. Wait for your health to get better, then ask uncles and aunts to take you to Yanjing together. Old cousin Ye is now staying in Yanjing as an official in the Ministry of Revenue. When he’s stable, it’s good that our Ye family also gains a foothold in Yanjing.”
The sentence, “our Ye family”, made old madam Ye feel extremely comfortable and the smile on her face could not stop. She said, “Okay, good, then I will stay in Xiangyang and nurse my health carefully. When I can walk, I’ll go with your uncles and aunts to Yanjing to see Shijie and you.”
Ye Ming Hui and the others at the side felt grateful. Before Jiang Li came to the Ye residence, old madam Ye was sick all the time and could not even get out of bed, not br.i.m.m.i.n.g with vitality like now. It had not been long since Jiang Li came to the Ye residence, nevertheless, the old lady’s health was getting better day by day.
In the end, it’s better for people to have desire, with desire, everything is hopeful.
The Ye family members chatted for a while, until it was late in the evening and only after they had eaten their meals did everyone disperse.
Xue Huai Yuan had fallen asleep. Jiang Li took a look at him and exhorted the surrounding guards to look after him carefully before returning to her room. She did not expect to see Ye Jia Er in her room.
Tong’er steeped tea and gave a cup of warm tea to Ye Jia Er. Jiang Li entered and called her, “Elder cousin.”
“Younger cousin.” Ye Jia Er stood up.
Jiang Li asked, “It’s so late already, is Miss Jia Er looking for me for something?”
Ye Jia Er pointed to a small box on the table with embarra.s.sment and said, “Give you.”
Jiang Li opened the box to take a look and saw that it was a piece of clothing. It was a long, wide-sleeved skirt with narrow sleeves, gentle and white as pearl. However, under the lights, it produced a clear l.u.s.ter, like the ripple of seawater, sparkling tiny blue lights.
“We took out and processed those peac.o.c.k feathers that my third uncle brought back. We first made sample cloths and came up with a few bolts of materials, yes, roughly the material will look like this.” Ye Jia Er said, “Because we are still exploring, there are many defects. So far, only this piece was successful. My father, uncle and I have agreed to turn this cloth into clothes and give it to you. This is the idea you came up with, the ancient fragrant satin cannot be done anymore, we have to make a new material that is comparable to ancient fragrant satin….. Younger cousin, what do you think of this material?”
Jiang Li said, “Very beautiful.”
“Really?” Ye Jia Er’s expectation seemed to have come true all of a sudden, her eyes looking at Jiang Li was packed with uncontainable happiness.
“I never tell lies.”
“I’m a.s.sured after hearing you say so. Younger cousin, in Yanjing, you have seen many good things, since you said that it’s good, then it’s definitely okay. I believe you.” Ye Jia Er was very happy, “We had a discussion, the pattern of this material is just like the water in the ocean, so it will be called ripple pattern.”
“Ripple pattern…..” Jiang Li contemplated for a while, then looked at her, “This name is very nice.”
“I came up with it.” Ye Jia Er bashfully pinched the corner of her skirt. This usually natural and unrestrained girl showed a bit of shyness. She said, “I was thinking, younger cousin is the chief a.s.sistant’s daughter, so you must know many n.o.ble ladies. If younger cousin wear this to go out and people like the clothes you are wearing, then they will naturally inquire about the materials and where to make it. That will be an opportune time to introduce the ripple pattern.” She paused before continuing, “Younger cousin, don’t think that we as merchants value money and profits like this, it’s just that the current Ye family will not be able to get up if we don’t quickly put out something that could replace ancient fragrant satin. The Ye family’s business will sooner or later collapse. I don’t want to let grandmother and grandfather’s sweat and blood be wasted. Since my surname is Ye, I must carry this responsibility.”
She hesitatingly said, “I know my request is too much…..”
“Not too much.” Jiang Li said.
Ye Jia Er looked at her.
“Although my surname is not Ye, my mother’s surname is Ye. The blood of the Ye family flows in half of my body, so naturally I also have to a.s.sume the Ye family’s duty.” Jiang Li smiled and said, “Moreover, I don’t think there’s anything bad with this. Now there’s merely this one ripple pattern cloth, presumably it’s not easy to produce. The rare something is, the greater is its value. The rarer ripple pattern cloth is, the heavier people’s thirst for it will be.”
“This is the Ye family’s opportunity. Elder cousin, grab the chance, I believe, the Ye family’s business does not have to worry about not having a qualified successor to carry on.”
These were Jiang Li’s sincere words. Supposed that Ye Jia Er did not understand the Ye family’s industry at all, no matter how wealthy the Ye family was, after a generation, when the Ye family’s three brothers grew old, sooner or later, the family properties would fall apart.
However, Ye Jia Er was clearly very clever and she inherited the Ye family’s business ac.u.men. It had shown since she was at a young age.
“Elder cousin, hand this matter to me,” Jiang Li gently caressed the clothes in the small box and said, “I will definitely wear this at a suitable time, when many people’s eyes can focus on it.”
Ye Jia Er stared blankly at Jiang Li. After a while, she suddenly laughed and nodded vigorously.
“Mm!”
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