Pei Yan returned to the Ouhe Hall where he lived in another courtyard, but his expression was disgruntled.
There are still many things for him to make decisions in Pei Mansion, but he left them all to Pei Man, and went up the mountain like this. Firstly, he was worried about his mother and wanted to see how her old man was doing here; secondly, he wanted to hide from those who came to him in the name of wishing him New Year's greetings.
Another official asked the emperor to set up a heir, and the government and the public were agitated by the wind, and the Jiangnan officials and eunuchs were even more undercurrents in private. The reason why the Pei family chose to settle in Lin'an was because they liked the isolation and tranquility of Lin'an City. How could he allow the Pei family to be involved in it
Something like this happens every few years.
He used to be one of the trendiest of them, and he experienced incomparable happiness from it.
But since his father passed away, he suddenly felt that all these ups and downs were meaningless.
Pei Yan looked at the boy sweeping snow in the yard, and sighed softly.
He will really live in seclusion in the mountains in the future.
It's okay now, in another ten years, it is estimated that no one will remember him.
However, before he really retired, he had to settle the matter of his second brother's recovery, and the relations in Beijing could not fade away at this time.
He called Pei Qi over and asked, "How much silver do you have at home?"
"The bank in Tianjin has not been touched since the old man left." Pei Qi whispered, "There are one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Pei Yan thought for a while, then turned around and went back to the study to draw up a list and handed it to Pei Qi: "You give the list to Shu Qing, and then listen to his orders."
Shu Qing was the master who followed him back to Lin'an, and now he is regarded as his aide.
Pei Qi respectfully agreed and withdrew.
Pei Yan lay on the rocking chair.
Aming cleverly took a blanket and put it on his lap.
Pei Yan ignored Ah Ming, closed her eyes, but her mind was spinning fast.
The money from Tianjin was transferred to Beijing to give gifts, but the money from Lin'an City was not enough to spend. He has spent too much money on the farm this year, but the income has not been large, and he does not see that it will take several years to recoup the investment. The best way is to transfer dead pawns in the pawnshop to meet the emergency. This matter has to be discussed with shopkeeper Tong Da. Shopkeeper Tong was left to him by his father, and he only chatted with him once when he first took over the Pei Mansion. After more than a year, he had to find an opportunity to talk to Shopkeeper Tong again.
Pei Yan was thinking, and suddenly thought of Yu Tang's cloak.
He remembered that when he was young, there were often very good leather bags in the pawnshop, and he could ask shopkeeper Tong Da to bring them to Ms. Yu to keep out the cold.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang's face as white as the first snow appeared in his mind.
Old leather... doesn't seem very good...
It's better to find a way to get her some new leather.
He should have in his coffers...
Pei Yan is a person who does it when he thinks about it. He immediately asked Ah Ming to send someone back to the city to open his own warehouse: "See if there is any suitable cloak for Miss Yu. I was negligent before, and I just wanted to invite her." I came to accompany Lao An, but I forgot... "
After all, the Yu family's family style is simple, even if they get a windfall, it is impossible for them to start making clothes and jewelry like those nouveau riche, spending money like land to live.
However, Ms. Yu has a good saying.
If the remaining 150 mu of fertile land that can grow green stem rice belonged to the Yu family, the Yu family would be able to live a prosperous life from now on, and Ms. Yu would probably be happier.
Pei Yan said again: "I want to write a letter and arrange for someone to grind the ink."
It is still too late to entrust the Rizhao matter to the people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They handle too many major and important cases every day. He'd better write a letter to the chief envoy of Shandong. If they reported such a big case by themselves, they could gain a reputation as a powerful supervisor. It doesn't look good.
Ah Ming hurriedly made arrangements.
Pei Yan had already thought up the wording, and when the ink was finished, he began to write the letter.
Of course Yu Tang was concerned about how her poem got, but she didn't want to ask Gu Xi when he had the opportunity to discuss his poems with her. In order not to prevent Gu Xi from talking endlessly in front of her like in her previous life, like a female wife. However, this also has a lot to do with her understanding of what is the most important thing in this life.
So she was on the way back, and when she saw that Gu Xi had been surrounding Old An and had no energy or time to pay attention to her, she quietly asked Miss Fifth: "Who are the third and fourth?"
Miss Wu pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Sister Yu and I are tied for third place." She also told her, "Second sister is fifth, and fourth sister is last."
Yu Tang was a little surprised.
She thought Second Miss would be ahead of her.
Fifth Miss smiled and said: "Miss Gu's poems are the best, fast and artistic. Everyone voted for her first. The third sister lost not as far-reaching as Miss Gu's artistic conception. Sister Yu's poems are also well done, but in the The rhyme is not as rigorous as Ms. Gu and the third sister, so I ranked third with me. The second sister’s poems are too stiff and lacking in spirit, and the fourth sister’s poems are because they are the last to finish.”
Yu Tang blushed slightly.
Gu Xi was enlightened at the age of three, and went to school with her brothers at home since she was a child, even if she had two lives, she couldn't catch up. Miss San's poems are better than hers, and Miss Fifth is the youngest but tied for third place with her. It can be seen that the two sister-in-laws are very smart in reading.
She sincerely praised: "You and Miss San are both amazing!"
Fifth Miss blushed, and said humbly, "No, no. It's just that I'm good at the right questions."
Yu Tang didn't argue with Fifth Miss, but just patted her head with a smile.
Fifth Miss lowered her head in embarrassment.
Therefore, neither of them noticed that Miss San who was walking in front of them had red ears.
Having dinner at the old An's place in the evening, Yu Tang thought that the old An would let them talk. Unexpectedly, just as the wives cleared away the table, the old Ann brought tea to see off the guests.
Yu Tang and the others couldn't hide their surprise.
Old An said bluntly: "Later your third uncle will come over to say hello to me, so I won't keep you."
The juniors obediently got up and said goodbye, Yu Tang and the others couldn't stay longer, and everyone went back to their residences.
Early the next morning, the old An asked them to go to say hello after the hour.
Yu Tang asked why.
Liu Xu, who came to report the letter, said with a smile: "The third master is going to greet the old man early in the morning."
Yu Tang suddenly realized.
After eating breakfast, Ah Ming came over with a burden.
Yu Tang was very surprised, and asked him repeatedly what was the matter.
Ah Ming laughed, and stuffed a bundle in her hand to Shuangtao, saying: "This is what our third master asked me to send over, and the third master is still waiting for my reply!" ran away.
"What's this?" Shuangtao muttered, carrying a bundle into the house.
When I opened the bag, I saw that it was a white mink fur cloak in silk and green, woven with phoenix-tailed flowers.
"This..." Yu Tang picked up the cloak in surprise.
The unique texture of Kesi shone gorgeously under the unknown light indoors.
"It's so beautiful!" Shuang Tao couldn't help but marvel.
Yu Tang felt uneasy.
Why did Pei Yan give her a cloak
She ordered Shuangtao: "Go and see what Ah Ming is doing? Why did the third master send me a cloak?"
And it's women's.
It should not be done temporarily.
Shuangtao also felt wrong.
If the third master has the heart, he can let the old Ann pass it on to the young lady. But now it’s sent over privately like this…
She hurried to find Ah Ming.
Yu Tang packed up and dressed, leaned against the bedside to read a book, and Shuang Tao came back despite the wind and snow.
"Miss!" She didn't care to go back to the room to change clothes, and entered the inner room with a cold air, "Ah Ming was at Lao An's place with the third master, and I found a chance to talk to him. He said, yes The third master saw that the lady's cloak was thin, so he specially sent someone back to Pei's mansion overnight to get it. He also said that if you don't like it, you can use it for a few days, and then he will ask someone to help you make another one, and asked me what you like color?"
Are you rushing out
Yu Tang was a little lost in thought.
Is it a little cold to see her wearing a cloak today
Will she take the cloak or not
Don't accept it, I have failed the kindness of the third master. Take it, it's too expensive, she feels uneasy.
But the cloak was really nice, and she liked it very much.
Yu Tang couldn't make up his mind.
I thought it would be great if her mother was here.
She can ask her mother.
Yu Tang stroked the raised patterns on the tapestry with his fingertips, and frowned in confusion.
Gu Xi also tidied up, and sat in front of the desk reading a book in her free time. It's just that when He Xiang came to answer her call, her fingers pinched the pages of the book so tightly that she almost broke the book.
"Miss Yu's personal maid, Shuangtao, ran to find the third master's personal school boy?" Her face was so cloudy that it seemed to be raining, and she looked distorted in the wobbly light.
"En!" He Xiang responded in a low voice, "The two of them hid behind the flower tree and chatted for a long time before the pair of peaches left. Then Ah Ming ran to see the third master."
Gu Xi asked, "Where was the third master at that time?"
"Still in old An's house." He Xiang replied.
Gu Xi's brows were furrowed, and her tone was very cold: "And then?"
He Xiang stuttered and said: "Then after Ah Ming went in, about a cup of tea later, Ah Ming followed the third master out of Lao An's house and went back to the Ouhe Hall where he lives."
Gu Xi was taken aback for a moment, and said: "Didn't you go to Miss Yu's place after you went back to Ouhe Hall?"
He Xiang paused, and said: "I stood there for a while and then came back, I don't know..." Will anyone go after that. And she didn't want to follow her anymore. In such a cold day, if she was not careful, she would freeze to death.
Fortunately, Gu Xi didn't say anything more, and waved her hand to make her retreat.
That night, Gu Xi didn't sleep well, and kept thinking about why Shuangtao went to find Ah Ming.
But the next morning, when she went to say hello to the old An, she knew it.
At that time, there was only Yu Tang in the room, and the servants in the room didn't know where they went. Because she was familiar with everyone in the old An's room during this period, the woman at the door didn't stop her when she went in. As if entering the land of no one, directly entered the hall. Just as he was wondering why there was no one in the room, should he make some noise, he heard the voice of Old An: "...he only started to learn to manage general affairs after his father left, and he never cared about these things before. It’s inevitable that there will be some disrespect, so please don’t take it to heart.”