Chapter 211 The secret of Ye Cui!

Faced with Lin Huaiwu's question, Ye Mingsheng fell into thought.

As a native of Fengshan County, he is very familiar with the situation in Fengshan County.

Although Fengshan County is considered a large county in Liaoyang, it has fields, mines and abundant water resources.

But being able to recruit five or six thousand people is already the limit!
If we continue recruiting, we may find people, but it will definitely cause a large-scale labor shortage in Fengshan County, which will disrupt the production and operation of the entire county.

In fact, Ye Mingsheng never planned to recruit 10,000 people in Fengshan County...
He only planned to recruit 5,000 people here, but now he has recruited more than 6,000 people, which is considered to have exceeded the task.

As for the remaining manpower, we will need the help of the Cui family...

It seems that going to Cui’s house needs to be put on the agenda!

Thinking of this, under Lin Huaiwu's gaze, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly and ordered:

"Let's put the recruitment work on hold for now! At this stage, we'll focus on training the soldiers. As for the remaining 4,000 men, wait for me to arrange the action!"

"Understood, sir!" Lin Huaiwu responded:
After listening to the reports from the generals and finishing what needed to be done, Ye Mingsheng did not stay in the military camp for long and returned to the Ye Mansion.

evening.

Seeing that Ye Mingsheng really showed up as promised, Jinyu was naturally very happy. She cooked several side dishes for Ye Mingsheng herself, although in terms of intelligence, Jinyu was far inferior to Pei Zhixiu.

But under the training of Ye Mingsheng's mother, Ye Cui, Jinyu has a pair of deft hands. She is an expert at cooking and needlework, especially cooking. Everything she cooks tastes delicious, which suits Ye Mingsheng's taste very much...

With Jinyu's service, Ye Mingsheng enjoyed his meal very much.

He had been gathering his strength for several days, and now that he was full and satisfied, he began to feel a bit distracted.

"Master, who do you think is prettier, me or Pei Zhixiu?"

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"Master, do you want to be more frosty with me or with Pei Zhixiu?"

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Ye Mingsheng lay on the bed, his big hands wandering over the girl's delicate skin, enjoying this moment of peace.

Compared to Ye Mingsheng's quietness, Jinyu seemed more lively and asked Ye Mingsheng for favor:

"Master, I used the pieces of silk you sent me last time to make several beautiful new clothes..."

"Especially a red bellyband. Do you want me to put it on now and show it to you?"

Ignoring Jinyu's aggressive words, Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:

"Does my mother like those silks?" The last time Guo Zhiping sent only dozens of pieces of silk, the quantity was too small so Ye Mingsheng did not distribute it to his subordinates, but directly divided it in the Ye Mansion. Most of it was given to his mother Ye Cui, and the rest was divided between Pei Zhixiu and Geunyu.

Hearing that Ye Mingsheng ignored her flattery, Jinyu was a little disappointed, but as a maid, she was best at reading people's faces, so she said obediently:

"The old lady usually dresses very simply and doesn't like luxury, but she knows that this silk is a token of your filial piety, so even if she doesn't wear it, she's still very happy in her heart!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded upon hearing this, and then asked again:
"How is the matter I asked you to inquire about? Is there any progress?"

"Young Master..."

Jinyu, who was questioned continuously by Ye Mingsheng, also became a little emotional. She grabbed Ye Mingsheng's arm, pouted her lips and said coquettishly:

"Be good! This is a serious matter concerning your young master's future, so don't make trouble!" Ye Mingsheng said soothingly.
After hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, although Jinyu was young, she knew the importance of the matter. Although she still felt a little aggrieved, she also obediently said:

"In the old lady's room, there are two longevity tablets, one for the master, and one for Mr. Cui."

"Although the lady doesn't say it, she still misses the Cui family in her heart. I have seen her crying many times while looking at the tablet of Mr. Cui."

"The old lady told me some things about the Cui family, how Mr. Cui committed suicide because he was ostracized by his clansmen, and how my third brother Cui Shao turned a blind eye to it..."

When Ye Mingsheng heard the name "Cui Shao" from Jinyu's mouth, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Because he knew that sooner or later he would have to deal with the Cui family, the largest aristocratic family in Liaoyang, Ye Mingsheng asked Ye Cui about some of the Cui family's situations as soon as he returned to Fengshan County.

However, in response to Ye Mingsheng's inquiries, Ye Cui was always vague and secretive, as if she was unwilling to elaborate.

Seeing that Ye Cui was unwilling to say more, Ye Mingsheng couldn't force her. He could only collect information from other channels on the one hand, and let Jinyu, the maid who had been raised by Ye Cui since she was a child, to find out what was going on...

Jinyu may not have much other abilities, but when it comes to pleasing the old lady, she is second to none!

And this time, Jinyu did not disappoint him and dug out the person called "Cui Shao" for him.

From this perspective, the rumors are not groundless. Even if they are not 100% as described in the rumors, the rumors are more or less credible!
During this period, Ye Mingsheng also collected a lot of information about the Cui family from other channels. Because the key link to visit the Cui family is his blood relationship with the Cui family, Ye Mingsheng also focused on the relationship between his mother Ye Cui and the Cui family.

If Ye Mingsheng remembered correctly, this Cui Shao was the current head of the Cui family, the Liaoyang Censor, and the person Ye Mingsheng was about to visit...
Before this, Ye Mingsheng only knew that his mother, Ye Cui, came from the sixth branch of the Cui family.

As for other things related to the Cui family, he didn't know anything. Ye Cui had never told him about these things.

He originally thought that his mother was just an ordinary person from the sixth house, most likely a concubine's daughter. After all, if she could marry a poor boy like his dead father, her status in the Ye family could not be very high.

But this investigation really shocked Ye Mingsheng. He never expected that his mother, Ye Cui, had such a prominent background and was the legitimate daughter of the sixth room.

Grandfather Cui Xun was once the prefect of Guangning, a fifth-rank official. At the same time, the current head of the Cui family, Cui Shao, is Ye Cui's cousin. In terms of seniority, he is Ye Mingsheng's third uncle...

If the source of the information was not very reliable and had assured Ye Mingsheng solemnly, this matter would be absolutely true!
Ye Mingsheng really couldn't believe that in this feudal society where family background was highly valued and the hierarchy was strict, the daughter of a noble family would actually marry a plain-headed boy from a poor family!

(End of this chapter)