Ms. Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Gu Xi: "She is not afraid of offending the Pei family by eating from the bowl and looking at the pot like this. When she turns around, Ms. Xu has returned to the capital again. Is it true?"
Gu Xi glanced at Miss Wu, but didn't say a word, but she scolded Miss Wu bloody in her heart.
Pei Yan is also in Hangzhou City, who knows if Yu Tang went with Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San, or to "meet" Pei Yan
But whether it was the former or the latter, it made her feel very uncomfortable.
This Yu Tang, jumping up and down, is also very powerful.
Does she want to marry into Pei's family
However, there is also a bit of ignorance.
There is a world of difference between wives and concubines.
I just hope that she won't cry when the time comes.
Gu Xi murmured in her heart that Yu Tang, Ms. Xu, and Mrs. Yang San were escorted by Pei Qi and had already returned to Lin'an City.
Yu Tang thought about asking Ms. Xu and Mrs. Yang San to stay at home for one night, and then take a boat to Hangzhou City tomorrow morning.
Hu Xing, who accompanied them down the mountain, hurriedly stepped forward to salute Yu Tang with a smile, and said, "Miss, you don't have to be so troublesome. The boat is already ready, and it will stop at Tiaoxi pier. Get on the boat at this time, sleep overnight, and arrive early tomorrow morning." Hangzhou city is over, there is no delay at all."
This is the correct travel mode for the rich and powerful.
Yu Tang blushed slightly.
Miss Xu helped her out, and said with a smile, "I know you want to invite us to your house, but I'm afraid that Second Brother Yin is already waiting for us in Hangzhou City. Let's forget it this time. When we come to An'an next time, we must bother you." You have a few days, just don't bother us when the time comes."
Yu Tang repeatedly said "Don't dare" and passed the house without entering. Following the mule cart of the Pei family to the pier, the servants of the Pei family rushed up to help them unload the boxes and cages, and Yu Tang entered with the help of Qing Yuan. out of the cabin.
The Pei family sent a ship with seven cabins, which is considered one of the largest ships in Lin'an, but Yu Tang has been to Hangzhou City and saw larger ships there, so he didn't look around. Go directly to the cabin assigned to her.
Qingping and Qinglian fetched water for Yu Tang, and Shuangtao stretched out her hand to pick it up, but Qingping avoided her, and said with a smile: "Sister Shuangtao, go down and rest too, Qinglian and I will serve here first, and Shuangtao and I will serve you at night. Sister Tao will stay with Miss again."
The seven cabins are all suites, with a large room, a small room, and a storage room. The small room is Yu Tang's room, and the large room is the reception room. The maid on duty lives on the bed in the small room or the Arhat bed in the reception room, and usually rests in the cabin on the second floor.
Shuangtao felt that she hadn't done anything these days, and said with a smile: "Why don't I come to serve Miss, and which one of you will go to rest first?"
Qingping laughed and said: "Sister Shuangtao is the person next to Miss, it's the first time Miss spends the night on the boat, it's better to have someone close to her."
Shuangtao was ashamed.
The Yu family is not so particular, and Yu Tang has never enjoyed such care.
But she felt that what Qingping said was reasonable, so she was not polite, so she said to Qingping and Qinglian, "That will be a hard work for you", and went down to rest.
Qing Ping and Qing Lian helped Yu Tang change his clothes, and Qing Yuan came in and said: "I made eight-treasure duck, steamed fish, scallop soup, fried two seasonal vegetables, and a dessert. The supper at night is small wontons." Miss, see if there is anything else to add or subtract? Do you eat in the house alone or with Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San."
Everyone was a little tired from the journey, Yu Tang said with a smile: "I'm going to have dinner in my room, see what Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San mean, and make arrangements later."
She found that Qing Yuan was very good at dealing with interpersonal relationships, as long as she told Qing Yuan what she was going to do, Qing Yuan could do the details well. Just like this time, when she said she wanted to have dinner in her own room, Qing Yuan would politely and politely convey her meaning to Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San, making them feel that everyone was having dinner in their own rooms is the best.
This kind of talent is not necessarily as good as Qing Yuan's for some housewives.
It can be seen that all the great talents have gone to big families like the Pei Mansion.
Of course, it took a lot of effort to cultivate such a big maid.
Qing Yuan smiled and left.
Yu Tang didn't have supper at night, and lay in the rickety cabin, and arrived in Hangzhou City early the next morning.
The shopkeeper Tong Er came to pick them up.
Yu Tang immediately stepped forward to greet shopkeeper Tong Er.
Shopkeeper Tong Er was also very kind when he saw her, and praised her for "growing up" with a smile, and she became more and more like Yu Wen.
Yu Tang thanked him.
Shopkeeper Tong Er went to say hello to Ms. Xu and Mrs. Yang San, and took them to Meijiaqiao.
Yu Tang whispered to Qing Yuan: "Why do you want to live in Meijiaqiao?"
The Pei family also has their own house in Hangzhou, and the house in Meijiaqiao is Pei Yan's private house.
Qing Yuan didn't know either, and said: "When I see Pei Qi, I'll ask him. However, the house over the Meijia Bridge has a nice view, and there are many plum trees planted there. When Mrs. Qian is around, he often entertains the capital there. He was a high-ranking official, and was rated as one of the top ten houses in the south of the Yangtze River by the people in the capital. Later, Mrs. Qian drove the crane to the fairy, and the house on the Meijiaqiao side was also vacant, and hadn't entertained guests for many years. Miss this time If you can go, you can just go and have a look, and it is a worthwhile trip!"
Yu Tang nodded repeatedly.
Qing Yuan told her: "The third master's house on the Meijiaqiao side is famous for its flowers and trees, the house on the Qingbo Gate side is famous for its lake and night scenery, and the other courtyard on the Phoenix Mountain side is the most emerald. It looks good. Unlike the Pei family’s old house in Hangzhou City, it’s on Xiaoheyu Street. Although it’s convenient to get around, it doesn’t have any special features.”
Yu Tang was a little strange.
Doesn't Pei Yan dislike flowers and plants
Is it because they are female relatives that they are arranged to live in Meijiaqiao
But when she arrived at Meijiaqiao, she saw Pei Yan before she could take a closer look at the house that occupied half of the street.
He was standing at the gate of the house, wearing a moon-white silk gown with dark patterns of bamboo leaves, embellished with a blue purse, with handsome eyebrows and a straight body, standing there quietly, as beautiful as a picture. painting.
Is he... Waiting for her here...
Yu Tang's heart was hot, and his face felt hot.
Pei Qi hurriedly ran towards Pei Yan, and whispered something in his ear.
Pei Yan walked over, bowed to Mrs. Yang San who had just got off the carriage, and said, "I didn't expect such a coincidence. I'm going to see Wang Gonggong, so I can only wait for me to come back from Wang Gonggong's place before giving it to you." Clean up the dust." After speaking, he glanced at Yu Tang.
Yu Tang was so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into the cracks of the ground, thinking that it was good for him to be a human being in two lifetimes, otherwise his family would definitely be unable to restrain themselves from revealing their true thoughts.
She lowered her head.
Mrs. Yang San took Miss Xu to give Pei Yan a blessing.
Yu Tang also saluted.
Then Mrs. Yang San smiled and said: "I said I would find an inn in the city of Hangzhou to rest, but the old man refused to agree, but he was disrespectful and disturbed you!"
"You're being polite." Pei Yan exchanged a few words of "stay at ease" with Mrs. Yang San, Miss Xu, and Yu Tang, and said that it was almost time to make an appointment with Wang Qi, so he got in the carriage and left.
Miss Xu immediately became more lively, took Yu Tang's arm, and said: "Let's live together. This house looks very big at first glance. If you live too far away, there will be no one to talk to."
In a strange place, of course, it is better to have a companion.
She answered with a smile.
Shopkeeper Tong Er took them to the Kuanyuan where the guests were treated.
Yu Tang was going to live with Ms. Xu, but Tong Er, shopkeeper, said that Yu Tang had already arranged a place to live here. Although it is right next door to the courtyard where Ms. Xu lives, it is a courtyard of five wide main houses, and she feels a little empty.
Qing Yuan thought it was just right, and pointed to the three wing rooms on the east and west sides and said: "This side is used as a study room, and the other side is for Sister Shuangtao and the on-duty room. You have to put some things in the back seat." Well, it looks a little small to me."
Yu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "We're just staying here for a few days."
Qing Yuan said: "Then you can't wrong yourself!"
Yu Tang was speechless.
She didn't feel wronged.
However, since everyone has made arrangements, Qing Yuan and the others have to clean up the yard for her again, which is even more troublesome when she changes places.
Yu Tang also settled down peacefully.
At noon, she had lunch with Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San.
After lunch, Mrs. Yang San went to take a lunch break, and Ms. Xu energetically dragged Yu Tang to look around the house.
Yu Tang also wanted to take a look, so accompanied by Qingping and Qinglian, he walked slowly along the corridor in the house.
Miss Xu looked up at the lotus lanterns and other pictures painted on the veranda, and said to Yu Tang with a smile: "Our houses in the north all build such verandas and draw such blue-green pictures. You can also meet the house. This verandah must be built after the house in the north."
After hearing this, Qingping smiled and said: "Miss Xu is amazing. The verandahs in this house were all added later. I heard that there was a heavy rain in Hangzhou one year, and it didn't stop for two months. Mrs. Qian felt it was inconvenient , so these verandahs were built. Along these verandas, you can take a stroll around the house!"
Miss Xu nodded with a smile, and asked Qingping if she knew how to get to Meilin.
Evidently she had heard of the house too.
Qingping accompanied them to see Meilin.
The plum grove covers an area of about ten acres. Because the plum blossom season is over, the plum trees are all bare, so it is not so beautiful. But the small bridge next to it, the bamboo forest in the warm pavilion, are also quite pleasing to watch.
Ms. Xu said: "The scenery on both sides of the veranda is still beautiful. The flowers are blooming wall by wall, and the trees are growing one by one. Not to mention the wide and sparse, it is also very atmospheric. It is not like ordinary gardens. It is very delicate and full of flowers. Taihu stone, elegant is elegant, but it feels a bit cramped after seeing too much."
Yu Tang smiled.
The two walked around the house for half an hour, but the veranda seemed to be endless, and they didn't know where it meandered. Even Ms. Xu was a little lost, so she asked Qingping, "Do you still remember the way back?"
Qingping smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, just call the maid on duty."
But they didn't meet a few maids along the way.
Ms. Xu pouted and said to Yu Tang: "I said that the house is too big, right? Like our house, you can see your brothers and sisters at home when you go out. It's so lively and lively."
That's also because the population of Pei's family is not prosperous, right
If Pei Yan had seven or eight brothers, would he still worry about the space in the house
Yu Tang thought wildly, and found a passing maid to lead the way, and returned to the courtyard where they lived.