As Mrs. Pei said, many things that she hadn't thought about before gradually became strange, and she became more and more frightened. In the end, her teeth chattered and she was speechless.
Pei Tong also felt cold all over.
He held his mother's hand tightly, as if in this way, they could overcome the fear in their hearts and add courage to each other.
"A Niang!" Pei Tong said in a low voice, and Pei Fei happily ran in holding the dim sum, shouted "A Niang" and "Brother" loudly, and showed the dim sum in her hand to them: "It is said to be from Zhaoming Temple." I ate a piece of the vegetarian cake made by the master chefs, it contained almonds and walnuts, it was delicious! You should try it too!"
Adding almonds and walnuts to dim sum is the favorite filling of Beijing dim sum. Both Pei Tong and Pei Fei grew up in the capital. Compared with sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and Qingtuan, they prefer to add melon seeds and almonds. , walnuts and other snacks.
Mrs. Pei quickly forced a smile, gently took the hand of the youngest son, and said: "I know you like to eat. A Niang doesn't want to eat it. It's too late, A Niang has already rinsed her mouth. You and your elder brother can eat it." !"
Knowing her mother's living habits, Pei Fei stopped eating after rinsing her mouth at night, and didn't force herself, so she gave more than half of the snacks to Pei Tong.
Mrs. Pei winked at her eldest son and said, "It's getting late, you and your younger brother should go back and have a rest! Tomorrow is the lecture, you can't go later than the elders, you shouldn't stay up late. What's the matter?" Let me talk to your third uncle during the seminar."
Didn't Gu Chaoyang say that he would stay in Lin'an for a few days after the lecture, they had to take advantage of Gu Chaoyang's time in Lin'an to make things clear to Pei Yan.
Pei Tong glanced at his younger brother, nodded with a smile, and pulled Pei Fei away.
At this time, Gu Chang was on his way back to the wing room where he lived. His personal entourage, Gao Sheng, whispered the news to him: "...Miss Yu is the daughter of an ordinary poor scholar. An Ren's favor, she often walks around Pei's residence." He paused for a moment before continuing, "It's not a woman from an aristocratic family."
Gu Chang was stunned, stopped in his tracks, and said after a while: "You mean Miss Yu, she is just a lady from an ordinary scholar family in Lin'an City?"
"Yes!" Gao Sheng didn't dare to look into Gu Chang's eyes, and lowered his eyes and said, "Yu's family was originally an ordinary farmer. Because of diligent and thrifty management of the family, they gradually gained some wealth, and then opened a lacquerware shop before they were able to send it to the family. Miss Yu’s father is the first person in their family to achieve fame. Moreover, their family members are very thin. Yu Xiucai only has one brother, and Miss Yu only has one cousin.”
In other words, there is no one who wants to have a mutual watch.
There is no other way!
Gu Chang stroked his forehead, and Yu Tang's bright face appeared again in his mind.
It's really beautiful!
Probably the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in his life.
pity…
Gu Chang stood under the boxwood tree by the side of the road for almost a stick of incense before he collected his mood, and said in a deep voice, "That's the end of this matter. Don't spread any bad words."
Gao Sheng nodded, and mentioned another matter: "This time the third wife of the Yang family also came here. It was the original seventh lady of the Yin family. I heard that there is a girl in their Yin family who is about to reach the age of Ji. She was ordered by the wife of the Yin family. We must give the girl from the Yin family a suitable marriage."
In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, no one knew that the Yin family was good at choosing the son-in-law.
It turned out that this was luck that Gu Chang could only think about all the time, but now that this opportunity was in his hands, he suddenly lost the excitement and excitement he had imagined.
"This kind of thing also depends on fate." He said lightly, "Let's talk about it when we have a chance!"
Gao Sheng didn't dare to say more, and walked slowly to the residence with Gu Chang silently.
Pei Yan couldn't sleep, he felt that he should talk to his staff member Shu Qing, but he also intuitively felt that what he wanted to say might make Shu Qing despise him, so he simply lay motionless on the bed, staring at the top of the bed in a daze.
In the dead of night, when there is an occasional sound, it will be amplified infinitely.
He heard Zhou Zijin playing the lyre and singing there.
Usually at this time, Zhou Zijin was slightly drunk.
In the past, Pei Yan felt that this was Zhou Zijin's own business and had nothing to do with him, but today, he inexplicably felt that Zhou Zijin was very annoying-why did Zhou Zijin drink and sing in the temple and made everyone feel uneasy? With? He's unhappy here but he doesn't even have anyone to talk to
He thought about it, put on his clothes and went out.
Sure enough, Zhou Zijin took a few young men and sat on the ground under the rockery of Taihu Lake next to the yard where they lived, enjoying themselves facing the small lake under the moonlight.
Furious, he stepped forward quickly and kicked away the wine bottles lying beside Zhou Zijin.
Zhou Zijin raised his head, looked at Pei Yan with drunken eyes, and said, "Why are you crazy again? Don't you put on a dress? Come on, come on, little brother, don't lose your temper, tell me what happened to you With that said, he went to tug on Pei Yan's sleeve, trying to push him down on the straw mat, "I'm sure you won't be troubled by household chores. What's the matter? You won't meet a beautiful girl You can't ask for it, right?" As he said that, Zhou Zijin himself was laughed at by his own words, and he said, "No, if you really like someone's girl, it's probably just a matter of saying that you want to marry, no Will ask for it but not get it! Could it be that the family is not right? Hahaha... Pei Xiaguang, you also have today!"
Pei Yan was so angry that his complexion changed, he pushed Zhou Zijin away, and shouted at his servant: "Do you know where this is? You even let him drink and play, you are afraid that his reputation is too good Yet?"
The boys showed embarrassment and hurried forward, trying to help Zhou Zijin back to where he lived.
Zhou Zijin waved his hand to push the servant away, and shouted at Pei Yan: "Xia Guang, don't be shy. Although I share the same discipline as your brother, I only respect your brother so much for your sake, and you It's my brother..."
The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes.
Pei Yan decided to leave Zhou Zijin alone, and left angrily.
Back in the house and laying down again, he still couldn’t fall asleep, thinking in his heart, tomorrow’s lecture will be arranged in the dharma hall, tables and chairs are placed directly facing the podium for the male guests, and the female family members are arranged in the east hall, with trees in front. There is a screen. At that time, all the female relatives will sit together. If Ms. Gu and Ms. Yu have a conflict, everyone will see it, no matter who is right or wrong, it will always be a disgraceful thing.
The more Pei Yan thinks about it, the more she feels that this matter is a bit suspenseful—it's fine if Miss Yu listens to his advice, but if she doesn't... or Miss Gu takes the initiative to pick things up, Miss Yu can't just tolerate it, right? Besides, Ms. Yu is not a patient person!
He quickly got up from the bed, called Pei Man in, and asked him to arrange for people to fix the position of the female relatives overnight: "Whoever sits in which position is marked, and don't move around at that time." If you want to move forward, move forward. Ms. Yu, mother and daughter came with the old An, you arrange them to sit with the old An, and for Miss Gu, arrange to sit with the young ladies of the Song family and the Peng family. It's all right together."
If people are separated, there should be fewer incidents.
Pei Man was startled for a while before he recovered his voice, and asked suspiciously, "Now? Set the position?"
"Yes!" Pei Yan said decisively, "Go now, draw a picture like the last time my mentor's family held a wedding in the capital, and make it clear how many seats there are and where everyone sits. Then give everyone The family sent a picture to let them know where they were sitting."
But the last time Mr. Zhang had a wedding, it was because both the third prince and the second prince came to congratulate him, but stayed behind to listen to the play.
They're just holding a seminar, don't they
But Pei Man didn't dare to say that. As if he was sleepwalking, he said "oh" and "oh" twice before he fully realized and confirmed, "Everyone's position is fixed?"
In other words, they had to determine how many people from each prefecture would go to listen to the lecture overnight.
Including the accompanying maids and mother-in-law.
Even standing people have to find a place to stand, right
Pei Yan felt that these were trivial matters.
Since the Zhang family can do it, so can their family.
"You go and do it!" He fell to the ground like a big rock, fell asleep, and yawned to indicate that Pei Man could retreat.
Pei Man backed away, but couldn't help but slander in his heart, the master's word made the servant run away. Tonight, he and the few managers don't even want to sleep.
On Yu Tang's side, he slept soundly.
Not only did she finish copying the Buddhist scriptures as planned last night, but she also learned that the Li family was about to be in trouble. For breakfast, he planned to ask Ms. Xu to go to say hello to Mr. Pei Lao'an. When they got to the gate of the courtyard, they realized that Ms. Xu and Mrs. Yang San had decided to pretend to be sick and not attend the lecture.
But she still went in to say hello to Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San, and then helped her mother to Mrs. Pei's place.
Pei Lao'an also got up quite early. When they passed by, not only Yi Lao'an and Yong Lao'an were there, but also the second wife and several Miss Pei, as well as the wives and young mistresses in the other rooms of Pei's house. They all arrived one after another. Pei Lao'an was in a good mood, and played with the second bedroom's great-grandson who was not yet one year old. After waiting for the time to run out, he led everyone to the dharma hall behind the Daxiong Hall.
Because everyone already knew the previous charter, and suddenly received the seat list, everyone was stunned.
Although everyone can find the right place according to their own status on such an occasion, there will always be people who will squeeze to sit next to the respected elders in order to flatter others. If the elders don't hate this person, they can also chat with them.
This is the first time they have encountered someone who even draws a circle where the maids and mother-in-law stand.
The wives and young mistresses of the Pei family started whispering.
Pei Man, who hadn't slept all night, had no choice but to trot over and explain: "There will be nine days of lectures, we know who will come and who will not, and some things can be arranged."
What can be arranged
Pei Lao'an was full of confusion, but his son was in charge, so he could only raise the stake: "That's fine. Don't hold back, everyone, just sit down first! If you don't feel used to it, you can adjust it later."
Everyone sat down with a smile.
Pei Man laughed along, and asked people to guard the passage leading to the east hall.
As for the main hall on the west side, some tables, chairs and benches were placed and opened to the gentry and people of Lin'an City who came to listen to the lecture.