But what's the use of understanding, if you don't understand, you still don't understand. Yu Tang remembered what Pei Yan said, and asked her father if she couldn't understand the text, no, she decided to think about it slowly, and if she couldn't understand, she would check the "Jie Zi" at home, and then write down the accumulated questions. On a note, when the weather is not so hot, go back to the farm and ask those old people who know how to farm.
Without Yu Tang's objection, Yu Wen's investment in Jiang Chao's business went very smoothly.
Not only did he take Mr. Wu to meet Jiang Chao, but he also went to Ningbo Mansion with Mr. Wu. After returning, Mr. Wu, like Yu Wen, planned to add five hundred taels of share capital, but was stopped by Yu Yuan.
Afterwards, when Yu Yuan came to Yu Tang's house for dinner, he couldn't help talking about it: "Master Jiang is really powerful, anyone who has dealt with him will be influenced by him. In this regard, I have to learn Him a little."
Yu Tang also felt it.
She put the Huang Gelan she picked off just now in a small bamboo box and handed it to Yu Yuan: "It's for my aunt and sister-in-law, I won't go there, you help bring it to my aunt and sister-in-law."
Yu Tang's family didn't grow a yellow granola tree.
Yu Yuan wondered, "Where did the flowers come from? What have you been doing these days? Why haven't I seen you go to play at home?"
He has been in the shop all this time.
Summer is the season when lacquerware shops are in production. One of the crafts of Tihong is to paint repeatedly. The number of times affects both the service life and the appearance of the finished product. You can’t be careless. Usually at this time, the Yu family will personally visit the shop. stare.
Yu Tang said: "Huang Gelan was sent by Mrs. Zhang. Isn't she going to give birth in a few days? My mother and I went to see her."
As for what she was doing in the room these few days, she was too embarrassed to tell Yu Yuan.
The main reason is that she found that even with the book "Jie Zi", she still struggled to read the books Pei Yan gave her.
This may be because she is not as smart as Pei Yan.
Hearing what Yu Tang said, Yu Yuan blushed, and stopped talking.
Yu Tang was very strange, but Mrs. Chen called her to help Mrs. Chen move the jar of wine to the storeroom and send it to Yu Wen and Master Wu who were drinking in front. The slightly drunk Master Wu left.
She couldn't help being curious, and wanted to find an opportunity to ask Yu Yuan. But early the next morning, Zhang's family came to report to their family that Ma Xiuniang gave birth to a daughter in the middle of the night.
Chen's brows were beaming with joy, and while tidying up the little clothes and quilts prepared for Ma Xiuniang's child, she chattered to Yu Tang: "Xiuniang is really blessed, sir, a daughter, and a new son, making up the word 'good'. I don't know When will your marriage be settled? I have no idea, but your father said that there is no rush. You are sixteen this year, and you will be seventeen after the new year."
Yu Tang dared not make a sound.
After the year, several matchmakers came to match her, neither Chen nor Yu Wen were satisfied. Yu Wen always remembered Shen Shanyan's words, felt that Yu Tang was capable and assertive, and it would be a pity to betroth her to someone casually, so he simply said: "Our family is looking for a son-in-law, not a girl, and we are afraid that we will be delayed when we get older? People like Tang, who are older, have to be more stable. If there are no good ones, just pick slowly and don’t worry. The old saying goes, female juniors, should you hold the golden bricks? If not, look for the younger ones.”
Make Chen very anxious.
I was thinking about talking to Mrs. Ma when I went to see Ma Xiuniang, and asked Mrs. Ma to help me find out if there was a suitable candidate to talk to Yu Tang about marriage.
Yu Tang felt that her father's words made sense.
She doesn't want to start a family at all now, instead of finding someone for the sake of starting a family, it's better to wait for a suitable person.
But she can also understand Chen's mood, so whenever Chen talks about these things, she always smiles at the side, fearing to make her mother sad.
The two hired two sedan chairs and went to Zhang's house.
Mrs. Ma and her sisters-in-law arrived early, and they were sitting around Ma Xiuniang, who was wearing a forehead band, asking questions. Seeing the Chen mother and daughter coming, Mrs. Ma hurriedly got up and ordered the magpie to pour brown sugar water in, and Mrs. Ma's sisters-in-law also hurriedly made room for the Chen mother and daughter to sit.
Mrs. Chen took Ma Xiuniang's hand and asked about the birth last night.
Yu Tang saw Ma Xiuniang's face was rosy, and she was in high spirits. She thought that even if she suffered a lot during the delivery, she would be able to recover like this overnight. She must be in good health, so she didn't pay much attention. She couldn't help but focus on the newborn baby. on the child.
Pink and green swaddling clothes wrapped around an arm-long villain, with a small red face, closed eyes, and a mouth smaller than a cherry, which was slightly opened. That well-behaved appearance made Yu Tang feel warm in his heart. .
In her previous life, she held Li Jun's memorial tablet and went into Li's house as a widow holding her breath. After those long and lonely days, she truly realized how difficult it is to be a widow. When Hua Xin was of age, seeing Gu Xi surrounded by children under her knees, and thinking that she would never have children of her own in this life, she would feel sore and astringent in her heart, and would laugh unconsciously when she looked at other people's children. Especially Gu Xi's two children, even when they had the most unpleasant quarrel with Gu Xi, occasionally they would bring out the best food when they met them.
Seeing Ma Xiuniang's daughter at this moment, who is also her best friend's girl, her heart melted into water, and she couldn't help but bent down to hug the child.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Chen grabbed Yu Tang and said with a smile, "The child is still young, but you can't help playing around like this, just take a look, but you can't just pick her up, be careful to flash her little Waist and small arms."
Mrs. Ma laughed straight, and said: "It's okay, it's okay. She can hug her if she wants. Just tell her how to hug her." After speaking, she joked, "Maybe our Xiuniang will still count on Ah Tang to come and help her Hug the baby!"
Chen said politely: "It's her turn!"
Yu Tang was eager to try, but was slapped again by Chen Shi.
Everyone burst into laughter.
The magpie came in and invited everyone to eat sugared eggs in the hall.
Everyone got up and went to the hall.
Yu Tang volunteered to stay with Ma Xiuniang, and after spending some effort, he finally learned how to hold the baby.
It's just that as soon as the child started to touch, she couldn't help but slightly shrugged.
Ma Xiuniang was a mother for the first time, thinking that her mother hugged her younger brother like this when she was a child, and she didn't care. She let Yu Tang hold her and chatted with Yu Tang: "...I used a lot of nicknames before. What are they called Ah Fu, Ah Bao? , Azhu, it’s really sloppy. Tell me, your brother-in-law is a scholar after all, so why did you take such trouble to choose a name? According to me, the child’s onset occurred in the evening, so it’s better to call it Wanxia or Wanqing! "
Yu Tang was very envious, he pursed his lips and smiled while listening to Ma Xiuniang, and when he got home at night, he suddenly found that he couldn't even lift his arms.
Chen said with a smile: "Yes! I told you not to hold the baby all the time. If you don't listen, you know how powerful it is now!"
Yu Tang chuckled, and couldn't help but went to Zhang's house to look after the children the next day, and didn't even bother to read the books Pei Yan gave. On the day of the third baptism, she even encouraged her mother to throw away a small piece of silver—the unmarried girl’s family will not be given a gift when she goes to the third baptism.
Mrs. Ma found out and hugged Yu Tang affectionately, smiled and said to the female family members who came to participate in the three baptisms: "Look at what our aunt A Tang did. When Qing'er grows up, remember to respect my aunt!"
Ma Xiuniang's child was named Zhang Qing, and her baby name was Qing'er. For this reason, Ma Xiuniang also complained to Yu Tang: "Your brother-in-law said that he is afraid that the child will be confused by his name, so let me just call it that."
Yu Tang laughed out loud.
Zhang Qing changed every day, which surprised her.
After running around Zhang's house for half a decade in this way, the evil results came out.
Zhang Qing didn't go to sleep when no one was hugging her. Zhang Qing's wet nurse, Magpie, and Ma Xiuniang went into battle together, carrying the baby in shifts. Therefore, with two dark circles under her eyes, Zhang Hui struggled to make full moon wine for the child every day. Gritting her teeth in anger, she called Yu Tang to go and said, "From today on, you will sleep in our house, hug Qing'er for an hour every day, so that we can rest."
Yu Tang giggled, took a moment to run away, and asked Chen Shi when he returned, "Could it be that I really caused the trouble?"
"Who is it not you?" Chen couldn't laugh or cry when she found out, she nodded her daughter's forehead fiercely, and then said with emotion, "Young Master Zhang is really good, and he also helps Xiu Niang to take care of the child. If your future husband-in-law has Mr. Zhang If it's half good, I'll be content."
Yu Tang pouted and said, "Don't worry, my future husband-in-law will definitely be a hundred times better than Mr. Zhang."
"Just brag to me!" Mrs. Chen snorted softly, "Look at your father spoiling you."
Yu Tang giggled and squeezed Chen Shi's shoulders.
Yu Wen's voice came from outside the door: "Ah Tang, come out quickly. The seabuckthorn sapling I asked Mr. Chen to get for you is back."
Yu Tang was overjoyed, and ran outside.
Mrs. Chen chased after her: "Slow down, watch your step."
"Got it, got it!" Yu Tang smiled all the way to the front yard.
The silver bell-like laughter echoed in the courtyard with the wind, making Chen, who was standing under the verandah looking at her daughter's back, smile.
From a distance, Yu Tang saw a car parked in front of their house, besides Yu Wen, there was also a man in his twenties with tanned skin and a solid figure.
She let out a "huh".
Yu Wen waved at her, and said: "This is the tree planter that Mr. Shen helped us find, called Wang Si. I have already told A Shao, let him take Wang Si to find the fifth uncle, and plant the tree first, tomorrow I'll rush back with you in the morning."
Yu Tang gave a "hmm" and looked at the saplings on the car.
The saplings were about three feet high, and their roots were wrapped in thick soil and wrapped in cloth. They were piled high, about ten or so.
No wonder it's so expensive.
It was sent from the northwest like this, and if nothing else, just the man and the mules pulling the cart would cost a lot of money.
She asked Wang Si: "Where are you from?"
Wang Si spoke a half-understandable word, and Yu Tang listened to it several times before he understood that it was "Xi'an".
Yu Tang said: "Didn't you say you are from Gansu?"
Wang Si smiled and did not speak.
Yu Wen coughed twice, and explained: "A group of saplings died on the road earlier, and Mr. Shen entrusted the people from the household department. It happened that the people from the Shaanxi Chief Secretary went to the household department to handle errands and heard about it. , I took the initiative to take over the job..."
It's not just a matter of a few trees.
For this tree, I owe a big favor.
If the candied fruit can't be made, how can she explain it!