Qing Yuan didn't care about the eldest wife's reaction.
The First Master and the Third Master seem to be living in peace on the surface, but in fact they are already at odds, and this conflict is still the eldest wife's wishful thinking. He doesn't appreciate it, and thinks that the third master owes the elder master and is trying to curry favor with them. Why should she give the face of the third master to the eldest wife to grind it
Qing Yuan and Hu Xing discussed the matter of fresh fruits: "It's the season of recovery of all things. The cherries are in the market, so the wild water chestnut should be on the market, right? No matter what, you can find a way to send some over. The third master is back, and I'm fine too." There is a confession."
"It's natural." While Hu Xing was shocked, he felt a little proud.
He has always treated the Yu family courteously, it can be seen that this move is right.
"Don't worry about it." He assured Qing Yuan, "Except for a few old An people, Miss Yu's place, everyone can have it, and Miss Yu will not be missing."
Qing Yuan thought for a while, and said: "That doesn't have to be the case. Ms. Yu is a junior, it's too kind, and it's not good to attract others' attention."
Hu Xing said with a smile: "Why don't you worry about my work! I guarantee that no one will notice, and no one will make irresponsible remarks."
Qing Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
Hu Xing is one of the three chief managers in the mansion. If he doesn't have this vision and ability, the position of the chief manager should be replaced.
She carried half a basket of apples back to Yu Tang's place, cut a plate of fresh fruit and brought it in.
Yu Tang learned from Liu Gongquan, and Miss Xu learned from Mrs. Wei. Yu Tang's handwriting is sharper, while Ms. Xu's is much softer. But Ms. Xu's writing is obviously better than Yu Tang's.
Qing Yuan remained calm, moved the pen holder between them, and said with a smile: "After eating the fruit, copy it! Otherwise, the fruit will turn black later."
Ms. Xu was just killing time, but now she had other things to do, she immediately dropped the pen, pulled Yutang to eat apples, and said: "Yesterday, the cherries were delicious! Don't you have any today? I asked Ah Fu to give you some broken pieces." Silver, send a boy to buy some back."
Qing Yuan personally brought tea to the two of them, and said with a smile: "The cherries here in Lin'an are not big, and they are sour. The cherries were delivered from Shandong in a hurry yesterday. They are big and sweet. We didn't expect The two ladies like to eat cherries from Shandong. I will tell you to go on, but I'm afraid I won't be able to come today, so I have to wait for a day or two. Or send someone to buy some local cherries first? If the two ladies It’s too sour, you can add rock sugar or honey to make fruit sauce and drink it with water, it’s also delicious.”
Miss Xu couldn't help giving Qing Yuan a high look, and said with a smile: "Your method is also commonly used in our family. When did you enter the mansion? Have you been to the capital with the third master?"
The climate in the capital is dry, with a lot of wind and sand, so fruits are not suitable for storage, and they are usually made into fruit sauce.
Qing Yuan smiled and said: "My family is a servant. I entered the mansion when I was five years old. I used to serve in the old man's house. When I was eight years old, I started to serve the third master. When the third master went to the capital, I also went with him. gone."
In other words, the first time she entered the mansion, she learned the rules in the old Anren's house.
Is the real confidant servant.
Miss Xu nodded secretly.
Yu Tang also noticed that Qing Yuan was different, but she felt that she was just a passer-by in Pei's house. Qing Yuan treats her courteously, and she respects Qing Yuan as long as she respects Qing Yuan. There is no need to inquire about other things. Knowing too much is not a big deal. good thing.
The three of them talked and laughed, and soon it was time for lunch.
Mrs. Yang San, who lived next door, looked at the old lady who was sitting opposite her drinking tea, and felt very bored.
The words have been made very clear, the Yin family is weak, no matter whether it is a son or a daughter, they value it very much, so it is impossible to marry their daughter to Pei Fei as a wife. Does the eldest wife of the Pei family really not understand? Or are you pretending to be confused
Mrs. Yang San didn't want to talk to her anymore, and she didn't want to save her for lunch to scare herself.
She served tea and said with a smile: "I still need to drink medicine here, so I won't keep you here. Let's have a good talk when we have some free time."
The eldest lady was very disappointed.
She thought that Mrs. Yang San closed the door to thank guests. It must be boring to be alone, and she should be very welcome as an old friend from Beijing. She didn't expect that Mrs. Yang San was still as annoying as before, and her words were thorny, and the two of them couldn't sit at the same table. (up) to go.
But for the second son's marriage, she had to fight for it no matter what, and she couldn't let the Pei family decide.
It's just a pity that her natal family didn't have a girl who was the same age as the second son, otherwise why would she go far away
The eldest wife is not that shameless person, she has been able to persevere until now with the support of her motherly heart, but now she is so nakedly rejected by Mrs. Yang San, she can no longer persevere.
She stood up and said goodbye with a cold face.
Mrs. Yang San personally sent her out.
When I went out, I saw a woman in my room talking to someone at the door with a large blue and white porcelain plate.
Seeing Mrs. Yang San and Mrs. Pei, they immediately stood aside respectfully with their hands down.
It was over when they walked over, but the eldest lady wanted to show her tolerance, and asked with a smile: "What are you doing?"
The mother-in-law in Mrs. Yang San's room hurriedly said: "Miss Yu sent a plate of stuffed buns over there, and I'm just thanking them."
The eldest wife saw that the old lady was carrying a snack box in her hand, but she didn't take it to heart, exchanged a few words with Mrs. Yang San, and then went back to her quiet room.
Who knew that as soon as he entered the door and sat down, he heard the little maid say that Mrs. Yang had been wronged today.
The eldest lady frowned tightly, and called Mrs. Yang to come over for questioning.
Mrs. Yang looked like she could bear everything she could, and said in a gentle voice: "It's not a big deal. Didn't you say yesterday that you would reward Bai Zhi with a few big stuffed buns and let her take them out for her relatives to taste? Who knows if she's going to get the buns today?" Ms. Yu thought it was delicious, so she took a big extra plate, so there was no share for her. I just wanted to go to the kitchen to ask someone to make an extra serving. I have never encountered such a thing in the kitchen, and I don’t know how That’s good. I thought that there’s no need to embarrass others for such a thing. We will eat other people’s meals in the future, so I explained to them and asked them to save a portion for us tomorrow, which can be regarded as saving today’s food. It's done."
The eldest lady thought of the scene she had just seen.
She couldn't help sneering, and said: "It turned out that I wanted to curry favor with Mrs. Yang San. I don't know what good I can get by cursing this way."
But she can't do anything for others in Pei's house, but she knows better in her heart, and feels that life is difficult, and she can't go on for a moment.
After all, Lin'an is the eldest wife's in-law's family, but Mrs. Yang is not familiar with the place here. Her son is still staying in Yang's family as an official, and it will be more uncomfortable if he stays for one more day. He wishes he could go back to the capital as soon as possible.
She said: "When will the eldest son go to Hangzhou City?"
The Pei family in Lin'an was the only big family, even if she called her son to help Pei Tong and Pei Fei, her son would have to be of use. But Hangzhou is different. All the four major surnames in the south of the Yangtze River have their clans settled there. The Pei family can't talk about everything, can they control everything
The eldest wife smiled and said: "No rush. My uncle came over and specially called Ah Tong over to test Ah Tong's homework. Their family must be very satisfied. Even if we are not in a hurry to raise Ah Tong's career, their family will hurry."
Otherwise, why would she have chosen Gu Xi to be her daughter-in-law
Still the eldest son and eldest daughter-in-law!
Back then, their Gu family could even look up to someone like Li Duan, let alone her son.
"However, after all, Ah Tong is young, and he doesn't care much about human relations." The eldest wife murmured, "You go and prepare some gifts, so that Ah Tong can go to his in-laws and uncles to walk around more when he is free. Our family This uncle in-law is not an ordinary scholar. When the old man was alive, he praised him more than once, and said that our family has no girls, otherwise we must find a way to marry him. "
Speaking of this, she couldn't help smiling when she thought of the scene when her husband was talking to her.
Mrs. Yang sighed extremely.
If the old man is still alive, why should the old lady worry about it
But the Eldest Master's illness also came too suddenly, he went as soon as he said it, and he didn't even have time to say a word...
She lowered her head and gently wiped the corners of her eyes.
At this moment, the eldest wife looked at Yu Tang squarely. She asked Mrs. Yang: "What is that Miss Yu's background? If I remember correctly, Miss Gu even mentioned her in front of me."
Mrs. Yang had inquired about Yu Tang a long time ago because of the matter of the plain stuffing bag, and knew that she came from a humble background, so she dared to sue this in front of the eldest wife. Hearing this, she hurriedly told the eldest wife everything she knew: "...Because my father is a scholar and has a personal relationship with the shopkeeper Tong, the third master has met several times, and asked her to come to the mansion to accompany Lao An... and play with some young ladies... I got to go together, and I made some kind of incense recipe, and made Buddhist incense for Ku'an Temple... This time, their family also made a comeback at the lecture..."
In the eyes of the eldest wife, Yu Tang is just a stalker.
She said disdainfully: "Don't worry about her. I've seen this kind of people a lot. They play tricks and think that they can manipulate other people. Then they don't even know how they died. The most urgent thing is to think There is a way to make Ah Tong win Gu Chaoyang's favor, and other things will be discussed later."
They lived in Pei's house for a long night, and there were many times when they were free. When they were free, it would not be too late to deal with those who didn't have eyes.
Mrs. Yang answered "Yes" with lowered eyes, and the eldest wife began to discuss with her what gift to give Gu Chaoyang.
At noon, Gu Xi and Ms. Wu had lunch together, and made a detour to pass by Yu Tang's door.
The bright red Ruyi door is closed tightly, the pink wisteria hangs down from the wall, the wind blows gently, making a rustling sound, the tranquility reveals a bit of sweetness, as beautiful as a painting.
Gu Xi stood for a while, and then went to Miss Xu's place.
Who knew Miss Xu was not at home, but at Yu Tang's place.
She couldn't stay longer, and she didn't want to see Yu Tang, so she simply went back to her room.
In the afternoon, when she arrived at the court, the second wife was talking to Mr. Pei Lao'an.
She came forward to say hello with a smile on her face.
Mr. Pei looked very happy, and smiled and asked the little maid to grab melon seeds for her, and continued to listen to the second wife: "I also tried it, and the craftsmanship is really good. Miss Yu said, I will greet you at night When I was here, I wanted to take Mrs. Smith with me. I think it's good."
"Then bring it here." Pei Lao'an smiled, and said to several Lao An's people around him, "If it's really good, it's not bad to invite her to the house from time to time."
Several old An people also nodded with a smile.