Since Yu Tang knew that Fifth Miss could not play in the snow, of course she had to take care of her. It's just that in this way, she doesn't have much time to play by herself. Having been naughty with a few little girls all morning, she was already sweating through the skirts of her clothes when she rested.
In this kind of weather, in such a state, it is easy to catch cold.
Yu Tang decided to go back to his room to change clothes.
The second wife told her: "It's okay, don't worry. Go back and take a shower, dry your hair before coming back, we will wait for you to have lunch."
My body is sticky, and it would be nice to take a shower.
Yu Tang bid farewell to the second wife, but met Aunt Ji on the way.
"Miss Yu!" Mrs. Ji smiled and bowed to her, and said, "The concierge reported that your family sent a letter. I went to the concierge to get the letter just now, and I am about to send it to you!"
Yu Tang was shocked.
Could it be that something happened at home
She thanked Aunt Ji, but she couldn't help thinking about it in a mess.
Mom's medicine is not stopped, and her health is getting better and better. Last year, she didn't get sick. This year, she is taking good care of her like in previous years. There shouldn't be any changes? Auntie's aunt and cousin treat her like a treasure in the palm of her hand, and the whole family revolves around her. Auntie's body is very healthy, so there shouldn't be anything wrong...why did the family write to her
She hastily resigned from Mrs. Ji, went back to her place of residence in three steps at a time, and opened the letter impatiently.
With just one glance, she slacked off.
It turned out that Mr. Zhang had drawn ten paintings. Her elder cousin was undecided, so he transferred the paintings to her for her to look at and make up her mind.
Yu Tang carefully looked at Mr. Zhang's painting. It is worthy of the literati's aesthetics. Although there are several strokes, it has both form and spirit, elegant and interesting.
She immediately sent a letter back to her eldest cousin, asking her to pay the price agreed before, and said: "Even if the customer who ordered before didn't like it, you can keep it for other purposes."
According to her order, Shuangtao invited the porter's boy to help deliver the letter, while Yu Tang was served by Liu Xu to take a bath.
After a while, Shuangtao came back.
Snow piled up on the wooden shoes.
It seems that the snow is getting heavier and heavier.
Yu Tang said, "Have you delivered the letter?"
Shuangtao took off the wooden shoes and said with a smile, "I've given it away. I also gave the boy twenty Wen."
Yu Tang nodded with a smile, and opened the jewelry box to choose suitable jewelry to wear.
Shuangtao came over to help, chatting with her: "When I came back, I ran into Mrs. Shen's woman, who was also there to deliver the letter, but she only rewarded the young man with ten coins. I thought I would wait for her to come with me." Come back, seeing her like this, it's not good to say anything to her."
Yu Tang gave the hand that picked up the jewelry a pause, and said, "Mrs. Shen also sent someone to deliver the letter? Do you know who it is for?"
Shuangtao helped her insert the selected silk flowers into her hair bun, and said: "It seems to be sent to Hangzhou City. Because I heard the boy ask the mother-in-law next to Mrs. Shen, if the letter is delivered by the Pei family, it will only be sent to Hangzhou City." The letter can be sent to the shopkeeper Tong Da first, and then the shopkeeper Tong Da will take it when he goes to Hangzhou City. If the letter is delivered by the government, they will help her deliver the letter to the post station and give her a receipt. Mrs. Shen probably compares Be in a hurry, let them help you to send it to the post station." After finishing speaking, she complained a little, "It's snowing so much, and the post station is far away, but the mother-in-law next to Mrs. Shen only rewarded the young man with ten coins..."
Yu Tang was displeased when he heard this, and said: "Every family's situation is different, maybe the 20 Wen we gave is not much in the eyes of those young servants. Besides, we are in Pei's house now, you have to be careful! "
Shuang Tao blushed and agreed, and went to Lao An's place after she finished packing.
The Fourth Miss, the Third Miss and the Fifth Miss all arrived, and they all took a bath and changed their clothes, and they were sitting around Old An and talking.
Seeing Yu Tang approaching, everyone stood up and said hello.
Gu Xi and Second Miss also came over together.
Both had been freshened, too.
Everyone was joking and laughing again.
The old man smiled and told Aunt Chen: "Since everyone is here, let's set the meal!"
Aunt Chen agreed.
Gu Xi stepped forward to help the old An.
Old An smiled and patted Gu Xi's hand, and with her support, Yu Tang walked to the hall surrounded by several others.
Or because the weather is cold, there is an extra dish of mutton in clear soup on the table today.
Not to mention that the mutton has no peculiar smell, and the soup is unexpectedly mellow.
Yu Tang drank two bowls in a row, his body was warm, so he put down his chopsticks.
Miss Si proposed that everyone go to the warm pavilion in the afternoon.
The old man chuckled, and told Mrs. Ji: "Go and tell the second wife, tell her not to be busy in the afternoon, and go with them."
Mrs. Ji smiled and said yes.
Everyone was very happy, and they all talked about inviting Lao An to go with everyone in the afternoon.
The old man smiled lovingly and said: "I have old arms and legs, and I can't stand your torment. You just let me go and let me rest at home."
The juniors couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The old man couldn't bear it, and said: "That's good. Everyone go back and take a nap. I'll go and see you in the afternoon."
Everyone cheered up again, afraid of delaying Lao An's afternoon nap, they all stood up and said goodbye.
Lao An asked Aunt Chen to send them out.
Both Yu Tang and Gu Xi live behind the main house of the old An, and they have to cross an alley, while the ladies of the Pei family live on the east side of the main house of the old An. In the main house, Yu Tang and Gu Xi went on the same journey, and several young ladies from the Pei family went on the same journey. But after leaving Lao An's main room, the second lady invited Gu Xi: "Sister, would you like to come and sit with me?"
Gu Xi showed a look of regret, and said: "I still have to go back to see Mrs. Shen. Otherwise, the second lady can come and sit in my room. I heard from the little maid in your mansion that there is a large plum forest in the back mountain. I was wondering if I should wait until it snows to pick some plum blossoms to make incense. I didn’t expect it to snow last night. I’m planning to invite some younger sisters and Ms. Yu to enjoy plum blossoms together!”
The faces of the girls in Pei's family lit up when they heard this, and the fourth lady said with great interest, enthusiasm, and enthusiasm: "Sister Gu, I'm going. Don't forget to call me when you go to pick plums."
Fifth Miss also yelled, "I want to go too, I want to go too."
Gu Xi pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "I don't know if the plum blossoms in the mansion can be picked? If it is possible to pick, I will definitely bring you with me when the time comes."
Rarely, the third lady was also very interested, and said: "It should be possible to pick it. Let's ask the second aunt later."
Fourth Miss nodded repeatedly, and Fifth Miss took the initiative to ask Ying to ask her mother.
Everyone smiled and settled the matter, and then they dispersed.
Seeing the second young lady and Gu Xi walking side by side, Yu Tang knew that Gu Xi wanted to break down the Pei family one by one, so that the Pei family would have a good impression of her. She had no intention of being involved in it, so she slowed down and gradually fell behind them.
Who knew that when they left Jiaxiang, they ran into a young boy who had just cut his hair, and when they met, he saluted Yu Tang and asked her: "Are you Miss Yu?"
Yu Tang answered "yes" in surprise.
The young man laughed: "The third master went up the mountain and knew that Miss Yu was going to deliver the letter, so he asked the concierge to deliver the letter to Mr. Hu, and asked Mr. Hu to send it to your home in person. Mr. Hu was afraid that you would be worried, so he asked me to come here Let me tell you."
Yu Tang was inexplicably surprised and happy, and said, "The third master is here?"
"Yeah." The boy said, "I just went up the mountain and lived in Xilu Xiyuan. I should go to say hello to the old man later."
According to the rules of the Pei family, he should not reveal the whereabouts of the third master Pei, but as soon as the third master Pei went up the mountain, he asked Mr. Hu to help Yu Tang deliver the letter, and Mr. Hu even specially asked him to tell Miss Yu, why? Looking at it made him feel that Yu Tang was a distinguished guest of Pei's residence, and he felt that he should be like Mr. Hu, trying to please Miss Yu.
Yu Tang smiled and rewarded him with a handful of copper coins, and then continued walking with Shuang Tao. As a result, when she looked up, she saw Gu Xi and Second Miss standing firmly in front of her, staring at her intently.
She touched her face for no reason, and said strangely: "What's wrong? But what's the matter?"
Second Miss frowned and was about to say something, but was stopped by Gu Xi.
"It's nothing!" Gu Xi smiled, "I was just walking, and suddenly found that you disappeared, and we will wait for you here."
The second lady yelled "Sister Gu" in surprise.
However, Gu Xi gave the second lady a hand, and said to Yu Tang with a smile: "When are you going to go out later? Shall we call you when the time comes? Let's go to the warm pavilion together." The conversation was diverted.
Yu Tang knew Gu Xi too well.
She thinks a lot, and has a lot of scruples, and she has to turn a few corners when she says something, so that obedient people can only understand her true meaning after thinking about it.
In the past, everyone was sisters-in-law, and there was no way to see her when she looked down. Now that the two of them went their own way, she didn't bother to guess Gu Xi's intentions. As long as Gu Xi came to her without asking, she would act as if she didn't know. Let Gu Xi think about it in private.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang couldn't help but see Gu Xi circling around the room anxiously in his mind, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up, and she laughed.
"Okay!" She looked at Gu Xi, "I'll wait for you to call me when the time comes, and let's go to the warm pavilion together."
"Then it's settled!" Gu Xi said, dragging the second lady and leaving.
Yu Tang smiled, and brought Shuang Tao back to the house.
Second Miss was not as calm as Gu Xi.
As soon as Yu Tang's figure left their sight, the second lady couldn't wait to say to Gu Xi: "Why doesn't Sister Gu let me ask her? How could she be taken care of by Manager Hu? Even if Yu Xiucai and Manager Hu are on good terms, she lives in the inner house In the compound, what do you need Mr. Hu to help her out? What is she going to do?"
They couldn't hear what the boy said very clearly, so they were even more puzzled.
Gu Xi lowered her eyes, thinking of Yu Tang's family background, she said softly: "I don't know how Miss Yu got the favor of the old man? Logically speaking, the Yu family has no relationship with your family, how could she be so easily Just walk in front of Old An?"
Second Miss was taken aback, and thought about it carefully, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Gu Xi's words were reasonable.
She hesitated and said: "It seems that I heard that her silk flowers are good... But no matter how good her craftsmanship is, can she be better than the embroiderer at home?" At this point, she said in amazement, "Sister Gu, don't you tell me that I'm still doing it. Didn't pay attention, Yu, Miss Yu seemed to pop up out of nowhere!"