Mrs. Chen raised the curtain of the mule cart and talked to the mother-in-law of the Song family. On the mule cart behind, Mrs. Chen quietly opened a curtain and looked out. When she turned around, she couldn't help saying to Yu Tang: "The Song family's carriage is really luxurious!"
Yu Tang was a little surprised.
Although her mother is only a poor scholar's daughter, she studied with her grandfather since she was a child, and she didn't pay much attention to money. Why did she suddenly have such emotion today.
Yu Tang also lifted a curtain and looked out curiously.
The Song family's carriage is really luxurious.
The curtains are brand-new blue silk and padded, the four corners of the carriage are wrapped with gilt auspicious cloud patterns, and the paper-thin cowhide palace lanterns are hung with long tassels. The horses pulling the carriage are all bay red horses. The escort and entourage were all dressed in parrot-green silk and short brown, and more than thirty carriages lined up, blocking the road.
Not only that, Yu Tang also found that two of the carriages were exceptionally different, one of them was just taller and more spacious than the others, while the other carriage had white cranes and auspicious clouds embroidered on the curtains and windows. The design, with gemstones of various colors nailed to it, glistened in the sun.
Looking at Pei's house again, it's all in a low-key beautiful blue, except that the frame of the mule cart looks stronger, which is no different from the frame of ordinary people in Lin'an.
The Song family is really rich and powerful!
The Song family's family style is also more inclined to enjoyment.
No wonder the Song family in the previous life fell.
Yu Tang thought about it, closed the car window, and said to his mother: "After you settle down in the wing room later, you have to ask Mrs. Ji when she will go to pay respects to the old An."
Mr. Pei Lao'an looked young, but in fact he was not young anymore. The journey was exhausting. If the people from the Song family came to visit Mr. Pei immediately, would they wait for Mr. Pei to rest before going to greet him.
Mrs. Chen nodded, smiled and told Mrs. Chen: "When the time comes, bring some snacks over there."
Mrs. Chen also saw the Xuanhe of the Song family, she felt timid, and said: "Let Shuangtao go! Shuangtao follows the young lady and often walks around Pei's residence, and understands the rules. If I make a mistake, I won't lose the young lady's face!"
It made sense for Mrs. Chen to think about it. After ordering Shuangtao, she couldn't help teasing Mrs. Chen: "There is still a time when you are afraid?!"
Mrs. Chen chuckled, and said, "Isn't that a little knowledgeable for me?"
Miss Wu covered her mouth and smiled beside her.
After a while, the mule cart stopped in the courtyard.
Mrs. Chen got out of the mule cart first, looked around for a while, and then whispered to Chen Shi, Yu Tang and others who got off the mule cart: "The Song family let the Pei family go first—I saw the Song family's carriage is still waiting at the gate of the mountain!"
It can be seen that Pei Yan said that the Song family asked the Pei family for something, so it is reasonable to show courtesy to the Pei family.
Yu Tang smiled.
The golden lady next to the second wife walked over quickly, saluted Mrs. Chen and Yu Tang, and then said with a smile: "The second wife asked me to pick up Miss Fifth, and asked Miss Fifth to stay in the room and not run around. People also came here with the Song family, there are many boys in the Peng family, Lao An is afraid that some ignorant people will offend the ladies and wives, even if their family comes to apologize, but people have already been frightened, it is not worthwhile."
Chen was shocked.
The implication of Lao An's words is to accuse the Peng family of being unruly
She responded repeatedly.
Fifth Miss could only reluctantly bid farewell to Yu Tang.
When the members of the Yu family entered the wing room, Mrs. Chen and the others began to decorate the wing room, while Mrs. Chen took Yu Tang's hand and said, "Isn't that Peng family very domineering?"
Yu Tang thought of how the Li family bowed to the Peng family in the previous life, so he told the Chen family the origin of the Peng family, and said: "In short, try not to contact this family if you can."
Mrs. Chen nodded, feeling for a while that she didn't know if it was right or wrong to follow Pei's family to Zhaoming Temple to listen to the scriptures.
It's just that before they went to find Mrs. Ji, Mrs. Ji came over first, followed by a few little maids, holding fruit plates or boxes in their hands. She smiled and took Chen's hand: "Madam, don't be offended. Then the eldest wives of the Song family and the Peng family went to greet the old An. The old An was afraid that you would be waiting so anxiously, he specially ordered me to bring some melon and fruit snacks." Come to pass the time for the wife and miss. Today everyone will rest separately, and tomorrow we will sit together and talk after breakfast, just to hear the master of Zhaoming Temple talk about the arrangements for these few days? See if we can talk to you in advance The eminent monks from the South Shaolin Temple met and prayed for the ladies."
Chen was overjoyed when he heard this.
She felt that Yu Tang's marriage had not been very smooth. If she could get the blessing of the eminent monk, Yu Tang would definitely turn around soon.
"Thank you, Old An, for me." Chen said sincerely, "I can still read a few words, and the lecture has not yet started. I will take this opportunity to copy two pages of Buddhist scriptures for Old An."
This is Chen's wish, Mrs. Ji has no right to comment, she said: "It's rare that you have the heart, I'll go and tell Lao An." Then she asked Yu Tang: "Didn't you say that you will send two boxes to hold the scriptures? When will the box be delivered?"
Yu Tang said embarrassingly: "You have to show the third master first!"
Mrs. Ji smiled and said: "So that's the case. I said, why hasn't your box arrived yet! This matter has fallen into the hands of our third master, and I'm afraid there is still time to struggle. However, our third master's vision is also true. Well, as long as he can take a fancy to it, others will say yes to it."
"That's the reason." Yu Tang laughed, "We can't be in a hurry about this matter."
Only then did Mrs. Chen know that Pei Lao'an had ordered two boxes in Yu's shop.
After seeing Aunt Ji off, she asked about it carefully.
Yu Tang picked the important ones and talked to his mother, and Mrs. Chen's side was almost cleaned.
The mother and daughter washed up, ate the fast food sent by the temple, and took a nap.
When they woke up again, the one-light and two-dark wing with a retreat had already been arranged. Mrs. Chen lived on the east side, Yu Tang lived on the west side, Mrs. Chen and Shuang Tao lived on the backside. Hanging on the wall is Yu Tang's familiar nave, and on the table are the teacups they brought from home, and even the flowers in the vases on the long case are seasonal fiery red pomegranates.
Chen Pozi also pointed at the pomegranate flower with a smile and said, "The second wife sent someone to send it over just now."
Chen smiled with satisfaction, took Yu Tang's hand and said: "No wonder you can live in Pei's house for so many days, Pei's hospitality really makes people feel at home."
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.
After dinner with my mother, we went for a walk in the small yard behind the wing.
They met the female family members of the Yang family who came here for a walk together.
The person from the Yang family is said to be Mr. Yang's third aunt, and everyone calls her the third wife. He looks in his early thirties, with good features, beautiful appearance, simple clothes but extraordinary temperament. Miss Xu supported the third wife with indescribable respect in her words.
Chen Shi and Yu Tang couldn't help but exchange a few words with them.
Miss Xu kept her eyebrows down and looked down, completely different from the first day Yu Tang met her.
Yu Tang couldn't help but sized Miss Xu a few times.
Miss Xu took the time to cast a flying eye at Yu Tang.
This girl is so lively!
I don't know what is different about Mrs. Yang's third wife, can she calm down this Miss Xu
Yu Tang carefully observed Mrs. Yang San.
Mrs. Yang San spoke unhurriedly, with some sense of humor. She could handle whatever Mr. Chen said, and she was able to take care of Mr. Chen's emotions, and kept talking about topics that Mrs. Chen was interested in.
Yu Tang cheered up and listened to the two elders.
The little monks in the temple came to light the lamps.
Everyone went back to their rooms.
When Yu Tang was soaking feet with his mother, he wondered whether he should remind his mother a few words, and felt that the situation of the Pei family was complicated, and sometimes it was a good thing to be unaware of it, so he changed his mind, and only talked to his mother about the neighbors and neighbors in the past few days. Anecdotes that happened at home.
The mother and daughter chatted and laughed, wiped their feet and were about to go to bed. Shuangtao came in with two boxes in her arms, and said, "Ah Ming sent them here, saying they were for Mr. Pei. Look, what should I do? "
Mr. Pei Lao'an was waiting for the box to contain the scriptures. Shuangtao was asking Yu Tang for instructions, whether to send it over overnight, or make other arrangements.
Yu Tang thought for a while, and said: "Since it was Ah Ming who sent it over, it can be seen that the third master thought these two boxes could be used, but he sent someone to send them to us, apparently to let us take them to Mr. Pei Laoan Yes. It's too late today, let's take it when we go to say hello to the old Ann tomorrow." Then he asked Shuangtao to show her the two boxes.
The two boxes, one with the pattern of green bamboo and the other with the pattern of plum blossom, both have crisp lines and distinct layers, looking magnificent and full of flowers, and they are even more dazzling under the shroud of lights.
Yu Tang was amazed.
Surprised, Mrs. Chen stepped forward to caress the two boxes carefully, and asked in amazement: "Is this really made by our family?"
Shuangtao didn't know, and hesitated, "Ah Ming said it was made by our family."
"That's great! That's great!" Chen praised, her eyes slightly moist.
Even a ignorant person like her can see how well these two boxes are made.
"Is Ah Ming still outside?" Mrs. Chen asked, "He ran over in the middle of the night, Ah Tang, give some silver coins to others."
This time he came to participate in the lecture at Zhaoming Temple, Yu Wen also made a small bag according to the silver box that Yu Tang got from Pei's house.
Yu Tang thinks about it, she really hasn't rewarded Ah Ming.
"Then you can give him some silver coins." She said to Shuangtao, "Let's say it was given by my wife."
Shuangtao left in response.
Chen scolded her: "This is to make a face for you, what are you pushing?"
Yu Tang chuckled, and said, "I've already said that, so don't worry about it." Then he changed the subject and talked about the casket.
Only then did Mrs. Chen realize that it was thanks to Pei Yan that the family could make such a box.
She repeatedly told Yu Tang: "Then you should be more filial to the old An. They don't want anything from you, and they don't want anything from you. They just want you to please the old man, so the old man will smile. That's all."
Yu Tang couldn't help answering "Yes", "It was hard to urge Mrs. Chen to go to rest, but Shuang Tao brought in a bowl of bird's nest with rock sugar.
Yu Tang wondered, "Who gave this?"
The bird's nest was served in a stewing pot made of Jihong porcelain, and Jihong porcelain was always a tribute, so it couldn't be stewed by Mrs. Chen, besides, they didn't bring the bird's nest.
Shuangtao smiled and said: "Ah Ming just brought it over again. It is said that the third master knew that you and your wife hadn't rested yet, so he specially asked him to bring it over."