When Yu Tang came back, he sat in Pei's sedan chair.
I don't know if it's because she is a guest of Hemingtang, the sedan chair went smoothly and steadily, and arrived at Qingzhu Lane with almost no bumps.
After entering the door, she saw Wang Si was moving firewood towards the house.
She couldn't help wondering: "Why are you here?"
Wang Si smiled naively at her, and before he could answer, Shuangtao who came out of the kitchen rushed to answer: "He has nothing to do, he picked up a lot of firewood, thinking that our family needs to buy firewood, so he drove in Miss, come quickly and take a look, the woodsheds at home are all piled up."
Yu Tang took a look with a smile, then went back to the room to change clothes, and went to say hello to Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen was discussing with Mrs. Chen about worshiping the ancestors on the first day of October, when she saw Yu Tang coming in, she stopped the topic and asked Mrs. Chen to bring in a bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus syrup for Yu Tang.
Mrs. Chen responded with a smile.
Mrs. Chen took Yu Tang's hand and made her sit next to her, and asked her warmly, "Didn't you just go back as soon as you said you would go? Why did you come back so late? The old Ann left a meal?"
Yu Tang smiled and nodded, talking about meeting Gu Xi and Mrs. Shen.
Mrs. Chen was quite surprised, and said: "Mrs. Shen is here. Your father was called out by Mr. Wu. When he comes back, I will ask him to see if I want to say hello to Mrs. Shen." She said to Gu Xi was also curious, and asked, "Is that girl pretty?"
"It's pretty." Yu Tang said in a down-to-earth manner.
"Then you two had lunch together?"
Yu Tang shook his head: "No. Mrs. Shen said she wanted to go back and pack her things, but Lao An didn't keep them."
Unlike her, afterward she said she wanted to go back, but Lao An repeatedly tried to persuade her not to say anything, and even kept the second wife for lunch, and asked someone to bring the fifth lady.
It seems that Lao An's treatment of Mrs. Shen is more about saving face.
Of course, Mrs. Chen didn't know the difference. She thought it was Mrs. Shen who insisted on leaving, so she didn't ask any more questions, but asked Yu Tang with concern: "Are you still comfortable in Pei's residence? If you are uncomfortable, you can find an excuse later. Let's go."
Although she intends to repay the Pei family, if her daughter is wronged, she would rather repay the Pei family in other ways.
Feeling the warmth of his mother, Yu Tang couldn't help hugging his mother's arm, and said, "Don't worry, Lao An is a very good person. I don't feel uncomfortable at her old man's place."
Moreover, after Mrs. Shen and Gu Xi left, Lao An carefully asked the Li family about the land sale.
Guessing from Lao An's expression, Lao An became suspicious of things that Pei Yan had no doubts about.
When she was leaving, Lao An called Hu Xing over, probably to ask about the Li family.
From this point of view, if she has anything to do in the future, she might as well go to Lao An instead of Pei Yan.
Yu Tanglai was beside his mother, drinking sweet-scented osmanthus syrup while listening to her and Mrs. Chen continue to talk about ancestor worship.
Over there, Wang Si unloaded the firewood, came in to say hello to Mrs. Chen, and was about to go back to the village.
Mrs. Chen rewarded him with twenty copper coins, and asked him if he would like to go back to his hometown during the Chinese New Year.
Wang Si felt that the journey would cost too much, and he was not going to go back.
Mrs. Chen asked him to come to her home for the New Year.
Wang Si was overjoyed, thanked again and again, and then drove the car away.
Mrs. Chen said to Mrs. Chen: "He is an honest man, and he has something in his eyes. Last time the master went back to the old house, he was the one who helped with the right account.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yu family began to collect rent.
In the past, members of the Yu family were invited to help, but everyone has a lot of family affairs, so they can only help if they say they want to help. This time when Yu Wen went back to his hometown to collect the rent, Wang Si was so busy that he didn't let Yu Wen go to battle in person from the beginning to the end. Yu Wen was only responsible for keeping the accounts. When I came back, I was still emotional with my family: "You said that Wang Si didn't even know a single character, but he calculated the accounts faster than me, and he was right."
Yu Tang also heard about this.
She laughed and said, "Madam Chen can't read a single word, but when she buys vegetables, she is the only one who takes advantage of others. Is there anyone else who takes advantage of her?"
Everyone laughed.
Mrs. Chen was very proud.
When Mrs. Chen said this, Mrs. Chen winked at Mrs. Chen.
Seeing her, Mrs. Chen coughed twice, and sent Yu Tang away: "Go back to the house to rest, and I'll take you to visit your aunt's house later, and let's talk about ancestor worship by the way."
Since Xiang Shi was pregnant, Wang Shi served Xiang Shi eating and drinking all day long with a smile on his face. He didn't even go to the shop, and came to their house less often.
Yu Tang knew that Mrs. Chen was going to talk to her mother again.
The last time she eavesdropped, she was still young, and her mother was ill in bed all year round. Fearing that Yu Wen would have ideas, Mrs. Chen persuaded her mother to buy her father a maid and come back as a housekeeper.
This time she pretended to go out, but hid under her mother's window to eavesdrop.
This time Mrs. Chen was persuading her mother to betroth Shuangtao to Wang Si, and said: "Anyway, our family is looking for a son-in-law, and Shuangtao has reached the age of leaving the cabinet. Originally, it was best to match Ah Shao, but Ah Shao is too old. He's a little younger, and Shuangtao can't get along with him on weekdays. I think it's better to keep Wang Si behind."
Chen was thoughtful.
Yu Tang ran back quickly, and took the opportunity to ask Shuangtao: "What do you think of Wang Si?"
Shuang Tao may have misunderstood that Yu Tang was inquiring about Wang Si's character, and was considering whether to keep Wang Si, and helped Wang Si speak a lot of good things. However, even so, it can be seen that Shuangtao has a very good impression of Wang Si, but I don't know if Wang Si can stay with peace of mind
Yu Tang pursed his lips and laughed, then went to his uncle's house with Mrs. Chen.
Xiangshi was already pregnant, and was drinking the chicken soup with a bitter face. When he saw Yu Tang coming in, he seemed to grab a life-saving straw, and hurriedly told Xia Lian: "Quickly, go and get a big bowl of chicken soup for Miss."
Xia Lian's face was full of confusion.
Yu Tang hurriedly said: "I don't drink chicken soup. Just make me a cup of tea."
Xiang encouraged her: "It's cold, so it's just right to have a bowl of chicken soup."
Yu Tang said: "I don't want to drink it! If sister-in-law can't drink anymore, I will ask my elder brother to help. I don't want to be scolded by my aunt."
"No, no." Xiangshi said awkwardly.
Yu Tang chuckled, and whispered to Xiangshi about Xia Lian and Xia Pinggui.
Xiangshi was very (to) surprised, Xia Lian kept staring at her from time to time when she was refilling tea and serving snacks for them, until Xia Lian felt that there was something dirty on her face, so Xiangshi let Xia Lian go lotus. Then he whispered to Yu Tang: "It looks pretty good to me. It just so happens that your elder brother wants to expand the shop, and with Xia Pinggui sitting in the shop, your elder brother and your uncle are most at ease."
Yu Tang also felt that they were suitable, thinking in his heart, if it can be done, will their family hold two weddings next year!
When she and her mother returned home, they met Yu Wen at the door.
It was so cold that he stomped his feet.
Chen said distressedly: "Where did you go? Didn't you hire a sedan chair to come back?"
Yu Wen sighed, and said: "Don't you want to worship your ancestors? Master Wu took me to order a pig. But on the way, I met Mr. Shen. He was drinking in a small wine shop by the side of the road. I saw that something was wrong with him. , but Mr. Wu insisted on going up to say hello to Mr. Shen. In the end, he left us both in the small restaurant to drink. You know my drinking capacity, so how dare you drink too much. Mr. Wu never gets drunk after a thousand glasses. The two were evenly matched after drinking, and I poured wine for both of them. When they were almost drunk, Mr. Wu was carried home by his entourage, but I still had to send Mr. Shen back to the county school. However, I met Xiao Chuan in the county school, and I heard from the teacher in the county school that Xiao Chuan studies very hard, so he must be a scholar. If he can do this, the Wei family will be able to turn around."
The Wei family has so many sons and so many lands, and their lives are still tight. The most important reason is that they pay too much taxes. If Wei Xiaochuan can pass the examination as a scholar, he can be exempted from part of the Wei family's taxes, which is not a small sum of money for the Wei family.
Mrs. Chen nodded, and said, "Mr. Shen is drinking alone in a small wine shop?" As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Tang, as if asking Yu Tang, "Isn't Mrs. Shen here?"
Yu Tang also pricked up his ears to listen.
Yu Wen obviously didn't know about this, and said: "It's because I'm in a bad mood. I didn't attend today's class, so I invited other gentlemen to speak for me. Speaking of which, Mr. Shen is quite pitiful. When I sent him back, there was a It's cold and clear, and there's just an ignorant little boy dozing there, and he doesn't know where to start making a bowl of sober tea. It's a pity that Mr. Shen is so knowledgeable!"
This doesn't seem to have anything to do with learning, does it
Yu Tang pondered in his heart.
Mrs. Chen obviously thought about it too, she frowned and said, "I heard from Ah Tang that Mrs. Shen is here, but Mrs. Shen didn't leave anyone to serve Mr. Shen?"
Yu Wen was surprised, and said: "Mrs. Shen is here? When did it happen? Why didn't Mr. Shen mention a word?"
Mrs. Chen hesitated: "I wanted to discuss with you before whether to visit Mrs. Shen, but after hearing what you said, I don't know what to do?"
Yu Wen pondered and said: "I'll go and inquire first, then I'll talk about it."
Chen promised.
Two days later, Yu Wen came to discuss Mrs. Shen's matter with Mrs. Chen, and Yu Tang listened beside her.
"Accordingly, it's rare for Mrs. Shen to come here, and we have been favored by Mr. Shen. Even if we can't invite Mrs. Shen to our house as a guest, we should visit Mrs. Shen." He said embarrassedly, "Listen to Shen Fang Said that Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen have been at odds since they got married, so they only have one only son. Mrs. Shen also lives with the old An of the Pei Mansion in Lin'an, and Mr. Shen didn't reveal anything to the people around him. "
Whether or not to visit Mrs. Shen became very difficult.
In her previous life, Yu Tang had never heard of Mr. Shen, so it was hard to make up her mind. But after thinking for a while, she gave her parents an idea: "Why don't we just pretend that we don't know. At that time, the old An didn't introduce who the girl I was from, and Mr. Shen didn't reveal anything to you, so it's better not to make extra troubles." good."
Yu Wen thought for a while, and felt that Yu Tang's method was feasible, and said: "Anyway, our family has no contact with the members of the Shen family, so it makes sense if we don't know Mrs. Shen is here."
This matter was over with Yu Wen, but it aroused Chen's great interest, she quietly ran to Mr. Wu's house, and asked Mrs. Wu if she knew Mrs. Shen had come to Lin'an.