Yu Tang thought of the letter that the eldest wife asked Mrs. Shen to send, and remembered Gu Xi's encounter with the eldest wife in the conservatory... Could it be that Gu Xi's goal in the first place was Pei's parents' house
At this moment, she even began to doubt her own judgment.
Miss Si hesitated and said: "Probably not! When she was at home, Sister Gu didn't see her aunt very much. How could Auntie propose marriage to the Gu family? Didn't it mean that the Yang family took a fancy to Sister Gu? Speaking of which, Gu My sister’s family and ours are well-matched. The eldest aunt must be afraid that the eldest cousin will not find a suitable family after he leaves the service, so she is so anxious. Besides, most of the Yang family and the eldest aunt know each other. People in the capital are from thousands of miles away, and they don't know what the other party's character looks like, and the eldest cousin will stay in Lin'an for a long time. If the other party's character is flawed, it will be really troublesome. I'd rather I think this is pretty good. (,) At least I know the basics. There will be no shortage of people when we hold poetry meetings in the future!"
After she finished speaking, she was already smiling, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The second young lady also laughed happily, only the third young lady lowered her eyes and twitched the corners of her mouth, smiling very forcedly.
Yu Tang thought she was not feeling well, so he handed her a wet handkerchief stored in the box and asked her to wipe her forehead, so that she could feel better.
The third lady took the veil, hesitated for a moment, and said to Yu Tang in a low voice: "Sister Yu, I feel very uneasy."
Yu Tang listened to her carefully.
The third lady said in a low voice: "I have heard before that someone wanted to match the eldest cousin, but the eldest aunt refused immediately. Now the Yang family and the eldest aunt have taken the initiative to propose marriage to the Gu family. Tell me, will it be possible?" What happened to the Yang family?"
Yu Tang said depressedly: "This kind of thing, even if you ask, it's not easy to ask clearly. The marriage between the eldest son and Miss Gu has passed the clear path..." Even if Pei Tong and his cousin really have feelings for each other, they have the fate of their parents. , These feelings can only be kept in the bottom of my heart.
The third lady is still young after all, she always thinks that a beautiful flower and a full moon are the real ones, so she feels a little unhappy in her heart.
Fortunately, Ku'an Temple was in sight, so they got off the mule cart, changed to soft sedan chairs, and arrived at Ku'an Temple.
Then Yu Tang saw Hu Xing, the third head of the Pei family.
He was standing at the gate of the temple talking to the abbot of Ku'an Temple.
Seeing the female relatives of Pei's mansion coming, he ran over quickly, stood still in front of Mrs. Yi's sedan chair, and said respectfully: "Our Mrs. An's can't come here, I'm afraid your old man has something to do and can't find a place to run errands. Let me come over and give me a hand, if you have anything to do, just ask the maid next to me to tell me, I will follow you all day today, and I will take orders from you."
Yilao'an nodded with a smile, and said: "Then I will trouble the third manager."
"Oh, look at what you said, it's killing me." Hu Xing said politely, and waited on Yilao'an as he entered the temple gate.
Yilao'an pointed to a section of muddy road in front of the door and said, "I don't think we can sell Buddhist incense or not. This road needs to be repaired first. Every time I come here, I spend so much effort. How can I buy it?" Can't reach Buddha incense!"
Hu Xing hurriedly said: "I will tell the third master when I go back."
The host of Ku'an Temple was full of surprises.
Yilao'an nodded in satisfaction.
Yu Tang and the young ladies of the Pei family whispered behind them.
"It is said that the members of the Yang family haven't left yet," Miss San still pulled Yu Tang, "The uncle and uncle must be entertaining with the Yang family, so they couldn't come here today."
Yu Tang thought it should be like this.
"As soon as I heard that the Yang family was the matchmaker, I immediately exploded." The third lady continued in a low voice, "The Yang family's own marriage has not yet been settled, so they are dictating the affairs of our Pei family... It's okay It wasn’t later, otherwise I really don’t know how this matter will end.”
Second Miss, who was walking in front of them with Fourth Miss, suddenly turned her head and snorted coldly, "What's the matter? Isn't the marriage settled yet? Just say that the two of you don't get along."
Yu Tang giggled.
Fifth Miss said: "Second Sister, you are wrong. In the future, you can't just go back to your mother's house if you don't agree with me. You will be looked down upon by your husband's family. You should call the people from the Yang family and teach them a lesson so that they correct."
She spoke childishly, and her small face was tense, and she looked like a child pretending to be an adult. Even the maids and women serving beside them couldn't help it, and they all bowed their heads and laughed silently.
However, Miss Fifth still looked like she didn't know anything, and said, "What's wrong with you? Am I wrong? This is what my grandmother taught my aunt when my aunt and uncle were angry."
Yu Tang couldn't bear it any longer, he took Miss Fifth's hand and said, "What you said is very reasonable. Let's hurry up and follow, I don't know what Yilaoan and the host have said? Ku'an Temple Can you make incense here? By the way, Miss San, you are in charge of this matter, have you brought all the incense-making things? Will it be you or the second lady who taught Ku'an Temple to make incense?"
After hearing the words, the third lady understood the elegant meaning, and immediately said: "Second sister and I both teach, so it's faster. The things for making incense are handed over to the manager, should they all be brought?"
Yu Tang called Shuangtao: "Go and ask, have you prepared everything?"
Shuangtao left in response.
Everyone's topic shifted to the people making incense in Jiaoku'an Temple.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
Third Miss just smiled straight at Yu Tang.
Thinking about the scene just now, Yu Tang also laughed.
Ku’an Temple tidied up an idle hall as a place to make incense. All the people who could come from the temple came. There were nuns on one side and laymen on the other. The second lady taught those nuns how to make incense, and the third lady taught those laymen how to make incense. .
Everyone's talents were immediately revealed.
Except for a layman surnamed Li, everyone else was clumsy. Some were afraid of wasting spices, and some were afraid that they could not do it well. After teaching for a long time, only the layman surnamed Li could keep up with the whole process.
This is completely different from what everyone expected.
Second Miss and Third Miss taught for a long time, and they also began to get impatient, Yilao'an and Second Wife also frowned.
Yu Tang saw that this was not good, but she thought of the timidity hidden in her bones when she first entered Li's residence in her previous life, which made her clumsier than usual, and she felt the same way. But she can understand the feelings of the second and third misses. Both of them are very smart, and the maids and women around them are also shrewd people who have been selected at various levels. With a look and a word, they can make others do what they want. When I met the timid people in Ku'an Temple, I don't blame them for being impetuous.
We must find a way to change this situation.
She stared at the hands of several laymen, her heart moved, and she suddenly thought of an idea.
Yu Tang looked around and saw the woman surnamed Jin who had been with the second wife all the year round. After thinking for a while, she walked over quietly, called "Aunt Jin", and said, "I don't think this is going to happen. Even if we confess here today, we probably won’t make any progress. I have an idea, but I don’t know if it’s appropriate or not, so I ask Aunt Jin to help me with an idea.”
Since Aunt Jin is the second wife's confidant, she more or less knows what Pei Lao'an and the second wife have said about Yu Tang. She glanced at the second wife who was talking with Yi Lao'an and the host master, and smiled enthusiastically. : "Why don't I take you to the second wife's side? I'm a woman, and Miss Yu compliments me, just call me an aunt. I don't have the experience to think it's appropriate!"
Knowing that he met a sensible person again, Yu Tang smiled and said, "Your old man has eaten more salt than the bridges we have crossed. Let me tell you first. If you think it is appropriate, we can go to the second wife and talk about it." , if you think it is inappropriate, you can also help me check it out, lest I say something wrong and throw embarrassment in front of Yilao'an."
Mrs. Jin hurriedly said "I don't dare to take it" a few times, but she listened to Yu Tang's words.
"I see that the steps of making incense are just those few steps." Yu Tang said calmly, "They looked at the latter and forgot the former. I watched it probably because they were too nervous. If it is normal, you can take it slowly. It’s just that the second and third ladies are about to start classes, so they may not be able to come over every day to teach them how to make incense. It’s better to divide the steps of making incense into several parts, and let them learn only a small part, so that it’s easier to remember gone."
The golden lady's eyes lit up, she pulled Yu Tang and went to the second wife's side: "That's a good idea! Miss Yu told the second wife, there will be nothing wrong."
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and said it again in front of the second wife and Mr. Yi.
Elder Yi and the second wife also felt good, called the second and third misses to come to them, and told them Yu Tang's method. Both of them's eyes lit up, they turned around and began to arrange their hands, teaching each of them to learn only a small part.
Yi Lao'an smiled gratifiedly at Yu Tang, and said, "You kid, you don't know what to eat and drink, so why are you smarter than others? You can come up with such an idea immediately .”
Yu Tang smiled humbly, and said: "It's just a flash of thought in my mind, I don't know if it's good or not. Why don't I come to the two elders to help me make up my mind."
The second wife was also full of praise, and said: "This is very good. If this Ku'an Temple can make Buddhist incense, it will be considered a first for you."
Yu Tang was humble again.
The speed of making incense was significantly faster, and the first batch of incense sticks was produced soon.
Miss San said: "This is called Eight Treasures Incense. Eight kinds of spices are added to it. It is similar to the Eight Treasures of Buddhism. Most people will like it very much when they smell it."
Mrs. Jin tried to order one.
The fragrance of Buddha is long and lingering, which also contains a little sandalwood fragrance.
Sandalwood is a very valuable spice.
The abbot of Ku'an Temple couldn't help asking: "Is there any sandalwood added?"
"No." The third lady smiled proudly, and said, "Why don't you find the prescription from an ancient book? It smells like sandalwood, right? It's actually Hexiang. In the future, you will have this kind of prescription in your temple. Fangzi, you can make the smell of sandalwood."
Yu Tang's heart jumped a few times when she heard it, and combined with her previous life experience, she always felt that this was not a good thing.
She looked at the expressions of the people around her.
Sure enough, there were people listening carefully, and among those who listened carefully, all of them had sharp eyes, clean clothes, and neat hands and feet.
If this incense recipe is handed over to Ku'an Temple, it may not be able to keep it.