Everyone immediately stopped talking, and waited for Gu Xi to come in with smiles on their faces.
Gu Xi wore a blue and green two-color tapestry armor, her jet-black hair was casually tied up in a bun, and a gold-plated and pearl-studded hairpin was inserted. Her cheeks were white and rosy, her eyes were piercing, and she was very energetic.
Mr. Pei Lao'an looked straight and nodded, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are in good health!"
Gu Xi saluted Mr. Pei and Mr. Yi with a smile, and said, "Thanks to the two Mr. An, I'm fine now."
Yilao'an also looked very relieved, and kept saying "that's good", and hurriedly asked Gu Xi to sit down and talk, and said: "You can't be careless when you are healthy, you need to take care of it for a few more days."
Gu Xi thanked Mr. Yi and sat down side by side with Yu Tang, and the second wife brought the second lady over.
The room suddenly became lively.
Fourth Miss saw Second Wife and Fifth Miss talking in front of Pei Lao'an, she quietly waved to Yu Tang.
Yu Tang looked around and saw that Gu Xi, the second lady and the third lady were also in front of Mrs. Yi, and after listening to the second wife and the fifth lady talking, she walked over quietly and asked the fourth lady in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?" gone?"
Fourth Miss whispered to her proudly: "Second Sister and Mr. Yang's marriage is about to be finalized—the Yang family will send someone to discuss the engagement with our family tomorrow!"
That flamboyant little appearance made Yu Tang want to pinch her face.
"You are really well-informed!" She followed Miss Fourth's words.
Fourth Miss was even more proud, she raised her chin and said: "Yesterday Second Sister and Third Sister whispered, I heard it."
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.
Fourth Miss said again: "Actually, it's not that Second Sister has taken a fancy to Young Master Yang, but Third Uncle has taken a fancy to Young Master Yang."
Pei Yan still cares about these things
How did he know if Mr. Yang and Miss Second were suitable
Yu Tang couldn't help raising his eyebrows.
The Fourth Miss thought she didn't believe it, so she hurriedly said, "It's true! I didn't lie to you. Mr. Yang knew that the third uncle was also in Ku'an Temple, so he went to see the third uncle first. The third uncle talked to him for a quarter of an hour Later, the third uncle and grandmother sent someone to ask the third uncle, Mr. Yang, how the third uncle said that he was good at learning, and the second sister agreed."
This, is this too rash
Back in the day, Li Duan was also very good at reading, and he was not a scumbag!
The villain in Yu Tang's heart wiped the sweat from his forehead, and couldn't help but look at the second young lady.
The Second Miss didn't know when she had a conversation with Mr. Pei Lao'an, Yu Tang only heard her say: "Don't worry, I will definitely help the Third Younger Sister make the incense for this matter." After finishing speaking, he pulled Gu Xi, "If you can't trust me, don't you still have Sister Gu? When the time comes, Sister Gu will help us, why don't you worry about it?"
Pei Lao'an laughed hehe, and said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, can't your elder sister Gu stay in our house forever? You only know that your father and your mother hold you in the palm of their hands and think about you all the time. You, don't your elder sister's parents miss her?"
There was silence in the room.
Pei Lao'an never mentioned that Gu Xi would go home for the New Year.
This is the first time.
Gu Xi's face was hot, and she felt that Mr. Pei Lao'an made her ashamed and angry as if he was chasing her away, but he couldn't say a word.
She stood there at a loss, and stammered, "I, I plan to go back in the next two days. I'm afraid the second lady can't help much..."
The second miss also felt very embarrassed, so she hurriedly took Gu Xi's arm, and said apologetically: "Oh, I forgot about the New Year. Sister Gu is in our house, just like our sisters. If we can often It’s good to be a guest at home.”
Gu Xi couldn't help looking at Mr. Pei.
Mr. Pei Lao'an smiled more kindly, and said: "It's fate that your sisters can play together. If Ms. Gu is free, just come and visit often. Their sisters are people who like to be lively, and Ms. Gu is definitely welcome. .”
"That's right, that's right." Second Miss repeated.
However, Gu Xi finally managed to control the expression on his face, without showing any expressions of shock or disappointment.
In the past, when she wanted to have sex with Yu Tang, Pei Lao'an turned them into "Miss Gu" and "Miss Yu" with just one word. Now, Mr. Pei Lao'an offered to make her and the young ladies of Pei's mansion to be called sisters. If it was an ordinary person, eight or nine times out of ten, he would think that he had impressed Pei Lao'an, and that Pei Lao'an was showing his favor to her. But she is not an ordinary person. She grew up in such a complicated environment as the Gu family, and there are some things that can be seen without being mentioned - clearly, she seems to be closer to the Pei family. Secretly, Mr. Pei Lao'an separated her and Pei Yan by generations.
Was she kicked out by Pei Lao'an after Pei Yan
But why
What did she do wrong
Let both mother and son look down on her
Gu Xi couldn't figure it out, but his face suddenly turned as white as a piece of plain onyx.
The second lady couldn't help worrying: "Sister Gu, you, what's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable?"
Gu Xi shook her head, forced herself to smile, and said softly, "I'm fine!"
Second Miss looked at her face and said hesitantly: "But your face..."
Gu Xi knew that she hadn't been able to keep her face completely quiet, so she hurriedly said, "Do I look bad? Maybe it's because I was too tired yesterday."
Although the second lady became suspicious, she and Gu Xi had a good relationship, so naturally she would not let her down on this occasion, so she changed the subject with a smile, and teased the third lady: "Yesterday, the third sister kept me arguing all night. She barely slept. She was lying on the desk in the middle of the night and wrote for a long time, and she didn't know what she wrote. Ask her, she just said that she wanted to write down the process of making incense first, so that she could look it up when she returned home .But I think it may not be sure. Sister Gu, when are you going back? I want to take advantage of your stay at our house these few days, please help me and my third sister make some Buddhist incense first, what do you think? "
Gu Xi doesn't want to take advantage of Yu Tang at all.
From her point of view, even if the Pei family didn't publicize Yu Tang's contribution to this matter, in the eyes of all the female family members of the Pei family, the Ruo'an Temple matter was Yu Tang's contribution. Anything she does related to Ku'an Temple is putting money on Yu Tang's face.
"I'm going back in the next two days," she politely refused, "I'm afraid I won't have time. Besides, I've seen the incense recipe that Ms. Yu brought out. There are a lot of spices needed, and it will be difficult to gather these spices in a short while. together… "
The second and third misses both showed disappointment.
But Yu Tang felt that it would be fine with or without Gu Xi.
Making Buddha incense and incense is a fun thing for the little daughter's family, but it is not an easy task to actually sell it. Just controlling the cost is not something these boudoir girls can do. If, as Pei Lao'an said, the nuns and laymen in Ku'an Temple are mainly responsible for making incense, then the sale of Buddhist incense must be managed by an experienced shopkeeper.
She just stood by without saying a word.
Pei Lao'an and Yi Lao'an looked at each other, and then Pei Lao'an smiled and said to the second and third misses: "There is no need to worry about this matter. I have already sent someone to tell your third uncle , your third uncle said, this is a good thing, and he will find a way to help you. You also know that your third uncle has always kept his word. Since he agreed, he will definitely make arrangements for this matter. You Just make incense according to Miss Yu's incense recipe, it's good if you can make it, but if you can't make it, it's just an embarrassment in front of your third uncle, so you don't have to worry about it."
Losing face is already the most embarrassing thing!
Yu Tang was embarrassed.
Fifth Miss simply said loudly: "Grandmother, you said just now that you would leave the incense making to us, why did you change your mind in a blink of an eye?" She said, went up to hold the hands of Second Miss and Third Miss, swearing , "We keep our word, and we will definitely be able to make a good-smelling, unique Buddha incense."
Pei Lao'an, Yi Lao'an and the second wife all laughed, and Yi Lao'an said dotingly: "Okay, okay, okay. You are all good boys with ambition. If you can really make a unique Come, come the pleasant fragrance of Buddha, and I will reward each of you with a bag of silver ladles that make everything go well.”
"Okay!" Fourth Miss said joyfully, as if the bag of silverware had fallen into her pocket without any suspense.
Everyone was amused by her and laughed again.
Gu Xi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "You two old An, I will not participate in the incense making. I think I will go back to Hangzhou City after packing up my luggage in the past two days. Counting the days, my brother should also have a letter Come to ask me about the Chinese New Year, if I go back late, the letter to my elder brother will not be delivered to the capital before the year."
Entering December, the major post stations began to be overcrowded, and everyone was busy with the New Year.
Pei Lao'an smiled and said: "What you said makes sense." Then he asked Mrs. Chen to get the calendar and said, "Tomorrow is not suitable for going out. The day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is a good day. It just so happens that we are going back home soon. Then Chen Auntie just told the manager and asked them to help arrange a boat to take Miss Gu back to Hangzhou. What about us..." Mr. Pei flipped through the almanac again, and said, "We will return home in six days."
Gu Xi's heart was ashamed.
Fifth Miss yelled: "Are we going back home so soon? What about our Buddhist incense? Sister Gu has gone home, and Sister Yu has also returned..."
Pei Lao'an laughed and said: "Miss Yu lives in Lin'an City, if you want to ask Miss Yu about making incense, you can send someone to pick up Miss Yu to go home, there is no fuss."
Fifth Miss blushed, and said, "Didn't I think that Sister Yu would also celebrate the New Year?"
The fourth lady said cleverly: "The third uncle didn't say that we will have Buddha incense tomorrow, so we can take our time. I heard from my mother's companion that business is best when the Chinese New Year is over, and we can wait for it." Let's talk about it after the year is over."
The third lady retorted: "Auntie married a silk shop. It's spring, and everyone is making single clothes. Of course, it's the best time for business. Buddha incense is the best business before the fifteenth day, and everyone goes to the temple. Bless Buddha."
Several small ones fought.
Mr. Pei Laoan couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "You are so heartless, this Buddha incense has not been made yet, you are starting to think about making money. If you are asked to manage the shop, you will force those big shopkeepers to jump into the river No!"
Several juniors smiled embarrassedly.
But Yu Tang was thinking in her heart, if she will go down the mountain in six days, then she should be able to go home after staying in Pei's other courtyard for a day or two at most, right
She misses her mother, her father, her elder brother, her great aunt... She even misses Mrs. Chen who wears an apron and cooks in the kitchen every day.