In the previous life, because of the Li family, Yu Tang had heard about the aristocratic families in several counties around Lin'an. So when Yi Lao'an and Pei Lao'an talked about the second lady's marriage, she pricked up her ears and listened.
"It's my cousin's grandson. He lost his mother since he was a child. He grew up in my cousin's house. He also opened the door with my cousin. Later, when he got older, he followed his father to take up the post. Up to now, the servants around him are still People from my cousin's family, the child's character and virtue can be trusted, and the age is also about the same. It just depends on whether the two of them are destined." Yi Lao'an said humanely.
She is about the same age as Pei Lao'an, but she doesn't look like the second wife's sister like Pei Lao'an does. Her hair is already gray and wrapped in a napkin, and there are wrinkles around her eyes and forehead, but her eyes are smiling and loving.
It can be seen that Pei Lao'an has a very good relationship with her. Hearing the words, he said bluntly: "Then what is the situation in his family now? No matter how good the child is, having a step-mother-in-law is quite troublesome."
Yilao'an laughed softly, and said: "This child's stepmother is not someone else, but a girl from your Qian family. Although she is a side branch, she has a good upbringing and conduct. You might recognize me if I tell you."
The Qian family is a big family, Lao An used to be a girl from the clan house, so he may not know all the girls from the side branch family.
"Which room is the girl from? What's the girl's name?" Pei Lao'an asked with interest.
"It's a side branch of the eighth house outside your Qian's family, and the girl's name is Xiao'e." Mr. Yi Laoan expected her to be like this, and smiled, "She said she knew you. This time when the child comes, she will also accompany her." Come here together, I want to say hello to you. I also want to talk to the Pei family. "
Mr. Pei Lao'an thought and thought, but he really couldn't think of such a girl in his natal family.
She said apologetically, "I'll send someone back to my mother's house to inquire, lest I don't know anything when we meet."
This is what it means to promise.
Yi Laoan nodded, and said: "The child's father is not a fool. He said when he was looking for someone to protect the child. Apart from his biological mother's dowry, he is the eldest son of the family. He should be his first son." There will be a lot of points. I want to find the second girl of our family, just thinking that after the second girl enters the door, she can preside over Zhongfu, so that the child will have someone to take care of her. I am thinking about it, and I want the child to return to his hometown to study."
There are so many people who fail the imperial examination several times, it is impossible for them all to live in the capital to prepare for the exam. It is estimated that the family wanted their son to stay in his hometown to study and manage affairs after marrying the second girl, and he brought his second wife to live in office.
This is also good.
There is no need to set rules in front of the stepmother.
Yu Tang was thinking, Fifth Miss, who was making silk flowers with her behind the green gauze cabinet, quietly approached her, and whispered to her: "Sister Yu, we won't tell Fourth Sister."
Fourth Miss has always wanted to know who was on a blind date with Second Miss.
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled, and nodded.
She also heard Mrs. Yi say that the man was called "Yang Yan", she wondered if this "Yang Yan" was the same "Yang Yan" she knew in her previous life.
The Yang Yan she knew in her previous life was from Tonglu. There was a tea mountain in their family, and they produced a kind of tea called "Snow Water Cloud Green". Lin's favorite, he would send people to Yang's house to buy tea every year.
Before she died, Yang's tea became tribute tea.
And it was Yang Yan who did it.
Yu Tang was very impressed.
It can be seen that this Yang Yan is capable.
If it was Yang Yan who was talking about, Yu Tang thinks it should be pretty good.
After Mrs. Pei sent Mrs. Yi to rest, she asked Mrs. Ji who was serving the tea in the house, "Does Mr. Yang's family grow tea?"
Aunt Ji said "Ouch", "Miss Yu also knows about this family?"
Yu Tang hurriedly said: "I heard that their tea is good."
Aunt Ji didn't think too much, she smiled and said: "It's their family. Their tea is fragrant and sweet. This time Mr. Yi Lao'an came here, and he brought a lot of tea from their family. I will ask the waiter to bring some to you later. In the house, you can try it too."
Fifth Miss said, "Second Sister's marriage has not yet been consummated, and our family drinks their tea, is it appropriate?"
People around Lao An liked the somewhat childish and introverted Miss Fifth, as if they were afraid of scaring her, every time she asked questions, they would answer them in a soft voice and in detail. This time is no exception.
Mrs. Ji said: "It was brought by Yilao'an, then we just remember that Yilao'an is good. If it is a gift from the Yang family, we naturally can't take it."
Fifth Miss nodded, and whispered to Gu Tang: "That family's surname is 'Yang', which is the same as my aunt's family name!"
Yu Tang was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what Fifth Miss meant by saying this, Fifth Miss had already changed the subject, and said, "Sister Yu, besides tea, do you know anything else about the Yang family?"
"I don't know." Yu Tang said embarrassingly, "I only know about Yang's family because I drank tea from their family occasionally. For details, I'm afraid I have to ask Mr. Yi."
"My mother must know too." Miss Wu rolled her eyes and whispered, "Sister Yu, let's ask my mother."
Rather than saying that she is concerned about Second Miss's marriage, it is better to say that she wants to know more about the man's situation so that she can show off in front of Fourth Miss and make Fourth Miss anxious.
Yu Tang smiled, unwilling to mess around with her, and said: "If this marriage is finalized, and you want to inquire, I will definitely accompany you. But this character has not been written yet, we keep asking around like this, If it doesn't work, Second Miss Yu's face will be dull!"
Fifth Miss thought about it, and no longer insisted on inquiring about the Yang family.
But they didn't inquire, but Gu Xi inquired clearly.
For dinner, Lao'an gave Yi Lao'an a clean-up. After everyone finished their meal, they moved to the second room on the east side to drink tea. Lao An and Yi Lao An were served by the second wife, and they talked with Mrs. Shen in a low voice, while the younger generation formed a corner by themselves. .
Lao An didn't know what to say, Yi Lao An called the second lady over, and the fourth lady jumped out immediately, and asked the fifth lady rather complacently: "Do you know who the second sister is going to marry?" ? It’s the Yang family in Tonglu. The eldest son of their family.”
Miss Wu lost the opportunity, she felt that her face was dull, her little face was flushed, and she looked at Yu Tang with aggrieved eyes, as if to say, "You didn't let me inquire, now it's all right, Fourth Sister knows better than me There's more."
Yu Tang caressed his forehead, and was thinking how to comfort Miss Fifth, when the voices of the elders suddenly stopped, and the girls didn't understand why, so they all quieted down, and looked towards Old An.
I saw Lao An's expression was indifferent, he raised his hand and took a sip of tea lightly, and said: "The clothes will be removed in September next year, and Xia Guang's marriage needs to be carefully thought about. However, you also know that we Family, since the old man's generation, he didn't advocate that marriages should be arranged by parents, so he had to take a look at each other to see if there was a relationship, otherwise there would be a couple of resentful spouses in the family, and it would be easy to cause trouble, not to mention it. It's very disturbing. Therefore, I want him to choose Xia Guang's marriage, and if he is satisfied, there is nothing wrong with me."
This is talking about Pei Yan's marriage!
When the juniors heard this, they didn't dare to make any noise, and all their eyes were fixed on the elders.
Elder Yi is okay, he said with a smile: "That's what you say, but it can't be too outrageous. He can marry whoever he wants, and you have to ask."
The old man sighed, and wanted to say something, but Mrs. Shen suddenly said in a sharp voice: "Since ancient times, the parents should be the masters of the marriage. How can the old man let the third master do anything wrong! I have heard that the Li family At the beginning, he valued the third master very much, and even offered to marry the two families, but the third master was lukewarm and never offered a job. Seeing that the girl in the family could not be delayed, the Li family re-arranged the marriage for the girl. The third master of your family is too arrogant. Even if you look down on the girls of the Li family, Mr. Li treats him like a nephew. Even Mr. Li has helped a lot with the affairs of the elder master. Otherwise How can there be a place for grace in your parents' room."
Both Yu Tang and Gu Xi were stunned.
The old An's brows stood erect, and he slapped the couch with a slap, and the chinaware staggered to and fro and made a crisp crashing sound: "If you can't speak, no one will think you are dumb! I am your elder after all. Are you talking rudely in front of your elders like this? Forgive our poor hospitality, our family can't receive guests like you. Aunt Chen, you go down the mountain and tell Mr. Shen that he will come to pick you up tomorrow morning. "
Suddenly such a change occurred, and everyone was astonished.
Especially Mrs. Shen who was directly chased away by the old An. She stood up abruptly, her face was as red as if she was about to bleed, and the corners of her mouth were twitching, "You, you, you" for a long time without saying a word.
Yi Lao'an was stunned, holding the hand of the woman beside him, looking at a loss.
Old An didn't mean to turn off the fire, he sneered and said, "Why? Am I wrong! Let me tell you, this is Pei's family, not Shen's. , You really treat yourself like an onion, thinking that you are right in whatever you do. Today I will not tolerate your temper, teach you instead of your parents, and tell you how to behave." Then asked her aggressively: "Who told you that we Jia Xiaguang doesn’t like Miss Li anymore? As a woman who has lived in the country for a long time, did you see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears? Don’t you usually claim that you are a scholar? As soon as he entered the officialdom, he was appreciated by Mr. Zhang and Mr. Li. Mr. Zhang is his mentor, and our family Xia Guang should be taken care of by him. to say hello
"This is really in line with the saying 'the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise sees wisdom'. In the hearts of people like you, our family, Xia Guang and Mr. Li, have ulterior motives. They don't have any interests, and don't worry about the love of children. In your heart I’m not happy. I don’t say anything about my own thoughts, but I spread rumors everywhere. I said, why do the outside world always take a fancy to us in Chuanli’s family, and want our family’s Xiaguang to be their son-in-law? It turns out it’s you guys The gossiping woman is gossiping there. Are you full and have nothing to do? If you have nothing to do, take care of your own son, wife, and head of the family.
"It's been more than ten years, and the head of the family has not returned, do you think people outside will praise you as a virtuous woman
"Clarify your own affairs first before pointing out other people's affairs!"
Mrs. Shen's face turned blue and white after being scolded by the old An, and she suddenly covered her face with her sleeve and ran out.
Old An was not forgiving, and said loudly to Aunt Chen: "You take someone to look at her, even if she is going to die, she must die in Shen's house, Wang's house, don't dirty our land."
Mrs. Shen's maiden name is Wang.