While Gu Xi was packing her luggage, several young ladies of Pei's family clamored to give her a farewell party, as if they didn't notice Mrs. Pei's tactful intention of asking her to go home early, which made Gu Xi feel better A lot, and I don't think it's so embarrassing anymore. But she didn't think she had such a thick skin for seeing off this kind of thing, so she pretended not to know what to do, and ate and drank with the young ladies of the Pei family.
Yu Tang had no intention of putting on a show in front of Gu Xi, she understood Pei Lao'an's meaning, so she didn't even say a polite word.
This made Gu Xi secretly guess, did Yu Tang know something
But no matter what, Gu Xi was about to leave, but she was still unwilling, thinking that she would go to say goodbye to Pei Lao'an alone, if she could find out what Pei Lao'an said, and know why Pei Lao'an would urge It would be best for her to go home; if there is no chance, it would be fine to have a few words with Pei Lao'an alone - no matter which family she marries into as the mistress, it is impossible for her to have no intersection with Pei's family. What's more, during the few days when she was in the Pei family, she was able to hang out with the young ladies of the Pei family. The young ladies of the Pei family are not the kind of people who have a lot of thoughts, but they are worthy of association.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think of the second young lady's marriage.
The Yang family has also been in the eyes of their Gu family, but their Gu family and Mr. Yang's girls are only a few concubines from the outer room, so naturally there is no need to mention marriage. Her stepmother felt sorry for the age difference between her half-sisters and Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang was the eldest son, so he might not want to marry a wife who was too young.
The marriage that the third lady married was also good.
Although they are cousins, Miss San's mother's natal family is also a serious scholar's family. There are generations of officials and officials, and a Jinshi can be produced after one or two generations. In this generation, the Jiangxi chief envoy who is the most successful official in his family is the uncle of the third young lady's cousin. If the third young lady's cousin is also a student, with the support of the two families, his official career is needless to say.
This is the foundation of a wealthy family.
It's just that her father doesn't live up to it, and if her stepmother encourages her uncles who only know how to suppress her concubines, even if their second wife is supported by her elder brother, they probably won't be able to last long.
Gu Xi let out a long sigh.
He Xiang walked in with a flustered expression, and whispered in her ear: "Miss, eldest lady, that is, the eldest lady of Pei's mansion sent a maid over, saying that she heard that you were going back to Hangzhou city, send her I bought two pots of Jianlan and came over to do the ritual."
Gu Xi hesitated for a while.
She didn't want to wade through the muddy waters of the Pei family, the eldest wife's side... She regretted that time when she made a special trip to make friends with the eldest wife. Originally, she just wanted to show Mrs. Pei and Pei Yan her social skills, but now she gave the eldest wife an excuse to get close to her.
She clearly knew it shouldn't be, but the eldest wife sent someone to deliver orchids, which made her feel a faint joy in her heart.
Don’t you guys think that I’ve lived in your house for too long, and I don’t have the self-cultivation and self-consciousness to be a guest, so I’ll just break the jar and be a person who doesn’t know anything.
Besides, the Yang family is not easy to mess with.
Although it was a bit weak in the past, this generation has produced three capital officials, and at least they can prosper for another 20 years. Why should she push the Yang family members out
Gu Xi smiled and said: "I invited the maid to come in and reward her with some small silver. I just said that I will accept the flowers, thank you for your love. If the eldest wife has the opportunity to go to Hangzhou City, please come to our house for a visit. Our wife is also a hospitable person, she went to our house to say nothing else, just drink enough."
Her stepmother has a dowry winery. Ever since she married into Gu's family, she especially likes to entertain guests with wine from her own winery and drink it to her own winery. She used to worry about this the most, but now she thinks her stepmother is fine.
He Xiang led the eldest wife's little maid in.
On the other side, Pei Lao'an was talking to Yi Lao'an: "I thought she was a lady of the family, and she should act calmly and know what she is doing. She knows it well, but this temperament... so Said, this person's character is still not fully visible, the most rare thing for a woman is to know when to be shrewd and when to pretend to be stupid."
Yilao'an used to have the temper of a heroine, but after serving Mrs. Yi who is in poor health for more than ten or twenty years, as he gets older, he treats people and things more leniently, and his temper is getting better and better. She heard the words and said with a smile: "Then you still drive people away like this? I see that girl is very ashamed and angry, she is afraid that she will miss our family and make enemies for the younger generation for no reason."
Mr. Pei Lao'an gave a soft "hum" disapprovingly, and said: "The girls trained by our family are not flowers in the greenhouse. They can only be seen but not used. If they can't even avoid this little trick, how can they get along with them?" How about getting along with those older and more experienced sisters-in-law, uncles and aunts in the family?"
Yilao'an chuckled, and said, "I think that little girl is pretty good too. Maybe there is no one who knows how to teach her, but she is smart."
Pei Lao'an didn't know whether he looked down on the Gu family or Gu Xi, and said: "Few of these people who grew up with their stepmothers can do well. If they don't have this kind of skill, then they should hide their clumsiness! Look at that little girl from the Yu family , honestly, I don’t pretend to be smart, I think it’s pretty good. If you don’t have this diamond, don’t take that porcelain job!”
"You!" Yilao'an shook his head with a smile, "What's the matter with you again? You want to blame other people's little girl." He said, pointing in the direction of the greenhouse, "It's still that thing?"
Mr. Pei Lao'an immediately lowered his face, and said: "What evil do you think I did? He was disobedient when he was alive, and insisted on marrying the Yang family. Now that he is gone, he left me with such a big one. The beach is a mess. The old man in our family is the same. He didn't know what to do, so he dumped the blame on the third child. What can the third child do? On the one hand is his widowed wife, and on the other is his orphaned nephew. He Everything is wrong! I looked at it, and if I say that the boss is not filial, it is because he is like an old man. He has done wrong things by himself. The most pitiful. But whoever makes him like me has a temper, wishing that everyone in the family is well, and if he suffers a little loss, he will suffer a little... "
Yilao'an couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said, "Are you pitying the third child of your family? Are you still praising yourself?"
Pei Lao'an thought for a while, and then laughed out loud.
The gloom in the room was swept away, and it became cheerful.
Pei Lao'an and Yi Lao'an wanted to discuss the second lady's marriage with the Yang family, but Gu Xi never found a chance to bid farewell to Pei Lao'an alone.
The marriage between the second lady and the Yang family was discussed soon. Because the second lady is the grand-niece of the third room, although she has not left the cabinet, she only needs to keep mourning for nine months. The ladies continued to wear plain clothes, respecting Mrs. Pei, the patriarch who passed away. The Yang family also meant the same thing, thinking that the two families would make a small settlement first, and only invited close relatives to watch the ceremony, and wait until the Pei family's patriarchal house got rid of the clothes, and then formally hired, and welcomed the second lady into the door.
Pei Lao'an felt that it was not necessary, as long as he remembered Mrs. Pei's teachings. Yilao'an was very persistent, and felt that the Yang family's idea was very suitable for her, so she sent someone to talk to the second young lady's parents, and the matter was settled like this.
At this time, Gu Xi had already been escorted back to Hangzhou City by the people sent by the Pei family, and Yu Tang thought that he should also go home.
She went to bid farewell to Pei Lao'an.
Mr. Pei Lao'an didn't keep her, but filled a two mule cart full of silk and satin, dried medicinal herbs, and snacks. The young ladies of Pei's family held her hand reluctantly: "When the time comes, you must come to our house to pay New Year's greetings to the two old Ann!"
Yu Tang didn't know if it was a good time to enter the mansion, but if she had the chance, she would still like to pay New Year's greetings to the two old men.
She nodded again and again, and said a lot of reluctant words to the young ladies of the Pei family, then got into the sedan chair of the Pei family and returned to Yu's house.
Two mule carts.
As soon as Yu Tang entered Qingzhu Lane, he was surrounded by neighbors. One asked where Yu Tang had gone, and the other asked where the things on the mule cart came from. Yu Tang didn't intend to publicize her relationship with the Pei family, so she answered vaguely, and she was still paying attention to when Yu Tang came back. Mrs. Chen heard the movement, ran over to dismiss the neighbors around with a few words, and Yu Tang went smoothly entered the gate.
Before Chen could speak while holding Yu Tang in her arms, tears fell first: "My son, let me take a closer look, you have been away for more than half a month, and Mommy hasn't had a good night's sleep. You are here How is the Pei family doing? Are the ladies of the Pei family easy to get along with? Have they made things difficult for you? "
It's just that before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Yu Wen who was waiting beside her: "What are you talking about? Didn't you see that A Tang looked much better than when she left home? She also brought back two carts of things, so it can be seen Pei Lao'an also likes her very much, right? Ah Tang!"
Having said that, Yu Wen's eager tone and eyes that looked her up and down revealed his concern and worry.
Yu Tang answered "Yes", and tears followed her mother, "Well, the whole Pei family treated me very well, and I followed them to Ku'an Temple. I'm fine, and I almost don't want to come back."
"You child!" The eldest aunt and Xiang Shi, who were standing under the eaves watching their family reunion, walked over at some point, the eldest aunt said with a smile, patted Yu Tang on the shoulder lightly, and whispered Said: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Your mother has known you are coming back since the day before yesterday, and she has been thinking about you every day. She bought meat and fish, and made a lot of snacks that you like. Even we enjoy the blessing, come on Half a basket full of food."
Yu Tang chuckled, tears still hanging from the corners of his eyes.
Xiangshi took out his handkerchief and handed it to her, and said with a smile, "Just come back. We just happened to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner together."
Yu Tang nodded again and again, and found that Xiangshi's stomach was quite high.
"Ouch!" She looked at Xiangshi in awe and envy, "With such a big belly, did you ask the doctor to take a look in advance? Do you want to fix the doctor in advance?"
"You!" The eldest aunt looked at Yu Tang lovingly, and smiled, "No wonder your mother misses you every day. She is just a little padded jacket. She couldn't stand herself, but she cared about your sister-in-law. Aunt did not love you in vain."
Yu Tang lowered his head in embarrassment.
The eldest aunt and her mother are both experienced people, so it's her turn to ask these things.
But the whole family laughed, even the eldest uncle who always held a little bit in front of Yu Tang didn't hide his joy, and laughed heartily along with everyone.