Of course, Yu Tang didn't know that her small action had attracted the attention of the female relatives of Song and Peng.
After readjusting his mentality, Yu Tang not only finished copying the Buddhist scriptures smoothly, but also tasted the iced rice cake happily.
It's a bit like their Lin'an crystal cake. However, their Lin'an crystal cake is made of tapioca flour, which is shiny and even more crystal clear. Fengcheng's iced rice cake is made of Jiangmi, which is whiter.
It can be seen that many pastries are similar, but the ingredients are changed and the names are changed.
Yu Tang decided to copy a few pages of Buddhist scriptures for Pei Yan, and asked the Bodhisattva to bless him with everything going smoothly.
Shuangtao, who went to deliver sweets and snacks, came back, and brought back a gift from Ms. Xu. She said: "Miss Xu is really kind. Seeing that I was having a hard time holding it, she asked Ah Fu to accompany me to the places of some Miss Pei. However, the Miss Pei was not there, and they said they were out shopping in the market. I left the things and came back.” Then he told about the female relatives of Song and Peng who met on the road, but did not tell her about Ms. Song’s troubles, only that they picked oleanders and went back: “Ah Fu met Miss Pei was not there, so I told the woman in Miss Fifth's room. A Fu said, anyway, we have said everything that should be said. As for whether the woman in Miss Fifth's room will mention it to the second wife, Miss Song Whether or not something will happen to Ms. Peng because of the oleander depends on their luck. Even if the Bodhisattva knows, it can't be said that we haven't helped the ladies of the Song family and the Peng family." She said gratefully , "Miss, I think I made the right move with you this time. Only after meeting Ah Fu and the others did I realize how stupid I am. In the future, I will watch more, think more and talk less, and learn from them how to serve you, Miss. "
Yu Tang laughed straight, and said, "Are you planning to be a servant for the rest of your life? Are you not planning to release your citizenship?"
In her previous life, after the Yu family fell, she did not sell Shuangtao, but released her citizenship and chose an honest merchant as her husband, but her life was not very comfortable. Specifically why, Yu Tang asked several times, but she hesitated and vagued it. Later, Yu Tang had a lot of things to do, so she didn't have time to take care of her. Therefore, the eldest aunt in this life acted as a matchmaker for Shuangtao and asked her to marry Wang Si, which Yu Tang thought was very good. At least Yu Tang can still protect her.
Shuangtao waved her hands disapprovingly when she heard the words, and said, "What's so good about letting go? The master and wife are kind, and the lady treats me well. I like staying in Yu's house."
When the young lady recruits a son-in-law, the Yu family will still be in charge of the young lady, and she will do her best, and the young lady will not treat her badly.
This incident is like a spring breeze, and she is more concerned about the oleander picked by Miss Song and Peng: "I didn't expect that this family is divided into different classes. A maid beside Miss Xu knows about oleanders. The peaches are poisonous, but the ladies of the Song family and the Peng family don't know it, so it can be seen that Miss Xu's family is really powerful, and there is a reason for those ladies to flatter Miss Xu."
Yu Tang said: "I often see other people picking oleanders, and I have never heard of anyone being poisoned? It's just that oleanders smell bad, and people don't like to use them for flower arrangements. Maybe it's because of the differences between the north and the south, isn't it? Is there a saying that 'Huai oranges are trifoliate oranges'?"
The two chatted for a while, and several Miss Pei came running over.
After meeting Mrs. Chen, Miss Wu took Yu Tang's hand and said, "We went shopping outside the temple early today, and there were many snacks sold. Unfortunately, Ashan didn't let me buy them, so I didn't succeed. However, I also found a good one thing."
Her face was flushed, and she excitedly took a palm-sized boxwood comb from her pocket.
The material of the comb is ordinary, but it looks like a fat carp. Compared with the common appearance of magpies climbing branches and a hundred years of love, it is so amazing.
"It's so beautiful!" Yu Tang praised sincerely.
Third Miss and Fourth Miss both pursed their lips and smiled.
Fifth Miss put the comb into Yu Tang's palm and said, "This is for you."
Yu Tang was both surprised and delighted: "Is it for me?"
Fifth Miss proudly raised her chin at Second Miss.
Second Miss glanced at Yu Tang with an unclear gaze.
Although Yu Tang didn't know the reason, but at this time, she definitely wouldn't tear down Miss Fifth. She hurriedly said: "Oh, I like it so much. It's just that a gentleman doesn't take what others like. I'll just take a look at such an interesting comb. You'd better put it away and take it home for later use."
Miss Wu giggled, took out another comb that was exactly the same from her pocket, and said, "Look, I have one too."
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback.
Third Miss and Fourth Miss laughed loudly, and said: "We bought several combs in one go, and bought all the combs on the stall. In the end, Miss Wu and the others failed to buy them. We just happened to have one comb for each of us."
Is it the Miss Wu who Miss Song Liu said wanted to marry into Pei's family
Yu Tang felt a little uncomfortable, but still couldn't hold back his curiosity and said, "What's going on? Tell me about it!"
Miss Si happily talked about how she met Miss Wu and Gu Xi at the stall outside the temple: "The two of them were wearing veiled hats, surrounded by a bunch of maids and women, and brought guards ... Saw... Picking three and picking four... She also saw this one in the capital, and she bought that one in Suzhou, for fear that others would not know that she came from a wealthy family... She is not afraid of thieves thinking about it... Poor Sister Gu, stay by her side , my face is frozen with laughter!"
There is also something about Gu Xi? !
Yu Tang raised his ears, and heard Fifth Miss sighing there: "We should have taken Sister Gu away at that time."
The second lady frowned, and said: "Sister Gu is not you, you can take advantage of her young age to buy all the things from other people's stalls, and deliberately say in front of Miss Wu that our sisters each have one. Go to Sister Gu’s place early in the morning to block the door, and if it’s you instead, can you refuse? Besides, who would have thought that Ms. Wu would be so high-profile! Sister Gu was also implicated by her.”
The third lady was worried when she heard the words: "The Wu family used to be water bandits before, so they are still doing their old job secretly now, right?"
"How is that possible?!" The second lady immediately retorted, "If their family is still in their old business, the third uncle will definitely not let our family have contact with theirs. The Wu family is used to domineering in Huzhou, and Miss Wu is only a member of the family. It's just an impact."
Miss Si whispered after hearing this: "Anyway, I don't like Miss Wu, and I don't want her to marry into our family."
Second Miss laughed angrily, and said: "Even if our family wants to marry, we must find a suitable candidate. You don't have to worry about these things. You should care about your own affairs!"
"What's the matter with me?" Miss Si blushed, and said with a guilty conscience, "I want to tell my aunt that you bullied me!"
Second Miss gave her a look like a fool, and ignored her.
Fifth Miss explained to Yu Tang in a low voice: "People from the Peng family want to marry a girl from our family."
That way, I didn't think of myself at all.
Maybe it's because she's the youngest.
Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled, feeling that no matter whether it was the Peng family or the Wu family, they would all fail this time.
She put the comb away and solemnly thanked the ladies of the Pei family.
After they asked about Yu Tang's health, they knew that she had recovered long ago, so they started chirping about offering incense to Buddha tomorrow.
Gu Xi over there also returned to her residence.
It's just that she just stepped into the hall when she saw her elder brother Gu Chang who was supposed to be discussing matters with Pei Yan was sitting on the grand teacher's chair in the middle hall with a sullen face, looking like he was waiting for her.
With a thump in her heart, she pulled herself together and smiled at Gu Chang, and said softly, "Brother, when did you come here? Didn't you say that it was possible to have lunch at the third master's place at noon? Is there something wrong there? "
Yesterday her elder brother came to see her as soon as he arrived at the monastery. Only then did she know that elder brother specially asked for this errand to go back to Hangzhou for her marriage. Knowing that she was here, he chased after her.
The two brothers and sisters had a dispute over her marriage to Pei Tong yesterday, if brother's entourage hadn't come in and said that Pei Yan was free, the two would probably have quarreled.
A brother has a serious face, is this going to continue talking to her about Pei Tong
Gu Xi was a little scared.
Elder brother has protected her since she was a child, and she discusses with him about everything she has, except for the marriage with Pei Tong, which was the one that she killed first, and elder brother must be very angry.
Gu Xi thought about it, and took the initiative to bring a cup of tea to Gu Chang, and said softly: "Brother, don't be angry with me. I know you are doing it for my own good. But I also have my own ideas. No matter how good Pei Xiaguang is , he looked down on me, and became the suzerain of the Pei family again, and gave up his official career. I don't want to marry someone like him. Look at the Li family, didn't they yelled that their girls were chosen by Pei Xiaguang? ? But if you look at the present, you still say such things. Isn’t it because Pei Xiaguang can no longer be an official? Yes, the eldest grandson of the Pei family's clan is real. What's more, Pei Xiaguang is ashamed of him, and he will definitely not be missing in terms of money. We take this opportunity to get rid of the inheritance rights of the Pei family's clan, and let the descendants study hard and become officials. Strong in a small place like Lin'an
Didn't you say it before, the Pei family is a good match.
The eldest wife sent someone over and over again to say goodbye, and promised that if I got married, she would let me accompany Pei Tong back home to study.
You know, the eldest wife is a widow, and it is impossible to leave Lin'an.
Based on this alone, I am willing to marry. "
"Nonsense!" Gu Chang was startled when he heard that, he got up and looked around, "There is no daughter-in-law who doesn't serve her parents-in-law, I think I'm not at home, your courage is getting bigger and bigger."
Gu Xi covered her mouth and smiled.
After all, my brother loves her dearly.
She thought of the unlucky Li family, and couldn't help talking about the Li family: "Is there any chance for their family to come back? I heard that Mr. Shen is running around for their family. This kind of thing is too dirty. I think Mr. Shen is like this , will ruin your reputation."
"What do you know?" Seeing no one around, Gu Chang felt at ease. He sat down again and scolded his younger sister, "Li Duan is Mr. Shen's student. He has only two ways to go at this time. One is to talk to the Li family. To draw a clear line, the second is to run for it. As Mr. Shen is a person, he must run for it. Otherwise, how could he end up resigning from office and returning home? As for the Li family, it depends on whether Pei Xiaguang is willing to give it to them. The current Shaoqing of Dali Temple is Zhang Ying's second son, and he has a close personal relationship with Pei Xiaguang, if he greets him, the Li family will fine him some money, and it is not impossible for him to escape unscathed."