No matter how indignant the people of the Pei family were, this was the matter of the Yang family and the Yan family. Miss Yang packed her luggage and returned to the capital the next day.
Yu Tang asked her to help bring some earthen instruments to Miss Xu, and Miss Yang readily agreed. Pei Yan felt that it was not very good, and said: "I will send someone to give Yin Mingyuan a gift in a few days, and your things will go with me. The affairs of the Yang family are very complicated, and Miss Xu may not like to befriend Miss Yang. .”
She doesn't know the old grievances between these aristocratic families, so it's best to listen to Pei Yan. Pei Yan went with her to the flower garden on the back mountain, and while introducing her to the flower trees at home, he also told her about the Yang family. The matter: "... I can only be regarded as a small official in Beijing, so I have to let my wife and daughter interact more with those generations of officials. The Yan family is similar to theirs, but I heard that the child of the Yan family can read. I'm afraid I don't want to settle down so early, and I want to ask for a better marriage."
In this way, it is indeed not appropriate for her to ask Miss Yang to deliver something to Miss Xu.
Pei Yan looked at her with a smile, and said: "If you have anything to do in the future, you should discuss it with me first."
He looked at her with seemingly deep eyes, but also with a bit of hotness, which made Yu Tang blush uncontrollably, and answered "Yes" in a low voice.
Miss Yang couldn't help feeling regretful when she found out about it, and she didn't know what she was thinking. When she left, she actually said to Yu Tang: "Actually, I have a very good relationship with the third lady of the eldest wife's natal family. Back then, the young master of the Pei family and the third lady of the Yang family Miss, it's as good as honey mixed with oil, and we are all very envious. Unexpectedly, not long after the death of the third lady of the Yang family, the young master of Pei's mansion became engaged to the lady of the Gu family. It can be seen that this man..." She said, shaking shook his head.
Of course Yu Tang wanted to protect the Pei family, so he smiled and said, "Miss Yang, be careful! The third miss of the Yang family has passed away. She and the young master of the Pei family are cousins. They grew up together since childhood, so they must have a very good relationship." , but according to what you said, it seems that they have some kind of friendship in private. Not to mention the bad reputation of the young master of the Pei family, and the third lady of the Yang family is also not very good. Since you said that the third lady of the Yang family had a good relationship with you in the past, you You shouldn’t believe these unreliable words.”
Miss Yang blushed, and hurried into the carriage and left.
Several young ladies from the Pei family came forward and asked her what Miss Yang had said to her when she left.
Yu Tang smiled and said, "I didn't say anything, I just asked about Miss Xu and me."
The Xu family was also one of the best families in the dynasty, and it was normal for Miss Yang to want to please Miss Xu. The Miss Pei didn't ask any more questions, and pulled Yu Tang to ask: "When will you finish sorting out that account? Barbecue together during the Dragon Boat Festival, I still miss you with us!"
Yu Tang blushed.
These few days, she only cared about playing with Pei Yan, and she still had a lot of accounts, leaving the Miss Pei behind.
And she has already made an appointment with Pei Yan...
What to do then
Yu Tang felt a headache.
He decided to leave this matter to Pei Yan.
Anyway, he has a lot of ideas, and it was also his suggestion to leave others to play in Tiaoxitang during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Whoever proposes is responsible.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled.
Fourth Miss Pei wondered: "Sister Yu, what are you laughing at? Your smile is so sweet!"
"It's nothing, it's nothing!" Yu Tang felt guilty inexplicably, and was still a little reluctant to let Pei Yan face it alone, and said, "I don't know when my accounts will be finished, I can only make an appointment according to the situation at that time .”
Fourth Miss sighed.
Pei Lao'an asked someone to bring some cooking cakes, saying that they were made by Ku'an Temple, she tasted it and found it delicious, so she asked someone to learn it.
Miss Pei Wu cheered: "I thought it was delicious that day, so I didn't have the nerve to ask for more. Today, thanks to sister Yu, I have something to eat again."
Fourth Miss was not to be outdone, and ran over to sit with Fifth Miss.
The third miss took a look at Yu Tang, and for the first time, she didn't follow the fourth and fifth misses.
Only the second young lady was still preoccupied, and didn't pay much attention to Yu Tang's situation.
She had breakfast with Yu Tang and the others, and then went to say hello to Pei Lao'an.
At Pei Lao'an's place, they met the second wife who had just come from Lin'an City.
Miss Fifth flung herself into her mother's arms coquettishly.
The second wife rubbed her daughter's black hair with a smile, said hello to Yu Tang, and continued to talk to Pei Lao'an: "The Gu family has sent invitations, and the wedding date is set on September 26th. It is said that we are married, so we should follow Mr. Gu to live in the capital as soon as possible."
Mrs. Pei took off her clothes on the tenth day of September, and the female family members of the Pei family happened to be able to attend Gu Chang's wedding.
I don't know if Gu Chang's wedding was arranged by coincidence or on purpose
But at that time, the second wife and the second master's family were also in a hurry to go to the capital. In addition, the eldest wife is a widow, and Pei Yan's marriage has to be formally hired, so it becomes a matter for Mr. Pei to decide who will attend Gu Chang's marriage.
The young ladies of Pei's family heard you look at me and I look at you, and they raised eyebrows and litigated.
Pei Lao'an took the wedding invitation from the second wife and looked at it for a while, then handed the wedding invitation to Aunt Chen, and said, "I'll discuss this matter with Xia Guang before making a decision!"
The main reason is that Pei Yan's marriage is involved.
The second wife glanced at Yu Tang calmly, and agreed with a smile, and went back to her yard to change, leaving a few little girls here to talk with the old man.
Several people chattered for a while, Yu Tang was thinking about her account books, and got up early to say goodbye.
Pei Lao'an didn't keep her either, and asked several Miss Pei to play leaf cards with her.
In the afternoon, several Miss Pei were accompanying Pei Lao'an to listen to the female gentleman's storytelling, while Pei Yan went to Baoxia to settle accounts with Yu Tang.
The two inevitably talked about the Dragon Boat Festival.
After Pei Yan was a little unhappy and scolded a few Miss Pei for "nonsense", as Yu Tang thought, she took care of the whole matter, so that Yu Tang didn't have to worry about the Dragon Boat Festival anymore.
After a few days like this, Yu Tang went through the account books, and Mr. Pei called her to ask her, what did she see from these account books
Of course Yu Tang did not dare to say that the amount in the account book was different from the one on the market, she only picked up what she could say and said: "I didn't find anything wrong, but I just feel that the New Year's ceremony in the house is getting better every year. There are many."
Mr. Pei nodded straight after hearing this, and asked her with eyes full of hope: "Are you interested in learning calculation skills from me?"
what is that
Yu Tang was a little dazed.
Pei Lao'an explained to her for a long time.
Yu Tang was confused, but Pei Laoan felt that she had this talent, and she looked excited, lively, and lively. She thought that she was honoring Pei Laoan and accompanying Pei Laoan Have fun—the only difference is that Pei Lao'an's hobbies are different from other people's.
"I'm afraid I can't learn well!" Yu Tang said modestly.
"It's okay." Pei Lao'an said generously, "I'm not in a hurry."
Yu Tang saw that the old man was very happy, and felt that his decision was quite correct.
But when Pei Yan found out, her face changed drastically, and she paced back and forth in the gazebo where she often met, saying: "My mother is very obsessed with this. I used to be afraid that my father would object, so I didn't dare to act at home openly. Later, I found out that my father didn't care at all, so he became more and more courageous. For a while, he didn't care much about family affairs. My second brother was taken by my mother, but he fell into the lake because of it. , My mother changed her temper."
If this got her excited, it might be difficult for him to see Yu Tang in the future.
Pei Yan hurriedly said: "My mother will definitely show you the book first. When you get the book, you must tell me. I will find a way to make mother stop bothering you."
"Isn't that bad!" Yu Tang said, "Lao An is old and has nothing else to do, so I'll just play with her."
Pei Yan didn't know what to say to Yu Tang, and said anxiously: "You have to listen to me on this matter. If you remember to receive the book she gave you, just tell me."
This is a trivial matter, Yu Tang agreed wholeheartedly.
Later, Mr. Pei Lao'an really gave her a book called "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and asked her to read it first, and then ask if she didn't understand.
Yu Tang flipped through it, and it seemed to be quite simple.
She told Pei Yan.
Not only was Pei Yan not comforted, but even more anxious.
He was thinking about how to tell Pei Lao'an about this matter, the Dragon Boat Festival was coming, Pei Lao'an wanted to keep Yutang to spend the Dragon Boat Festival in another courtyard, so he specially invited Mrs. Chen to go up the mountain to discuss this matter with her.
Chen is reluctant to let her daughter spend the Dragon Boat Festival at Pei's house.
Of course Pei Lao'an could understand, so he simply invited the Yu family to the other courtyard to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.
Chen thought that although the two families were about to get married soon, but at this time it was not right and wrong, so she politely refused. However, Chen was afraid that Mr. Pei would be displeased with Yu Tang because of this, so he invited Mr. Pei down the mountain: "There will be a dragon boat race in Tiaoxi that day, so go and see the fun too!"
Mr. Pei Lao'an was not interested in these things, but Pei Yan was at the side to encourage him: "When I go and come back on the same day, it's rare for a few little girls to visit the door, so you should take them to see the world."
The old man felt sorry for the junior, so he agreed after thinking about it.
After Mrs. Chen came out from Pei Lao'an's place, she went to Yu Tang's.
Not seeing each other for almost half a month, she took Yu Tang's hand and looked up and down, looking at Yu Tang's rosy white face, which looked better than when she was at home, with a smile on her face, and asked Yu Tang where he was Life in the courtyard: "What did the old An ask you to come here? I see that the yard you live in is right next to Pei Lao'an. Not to mention spacious, it's quite close to the old An. It seems that the old An values you more. Now, you can't be naughty here, you have to be filial to Lao An."
Yu Tang was a little embarrassed, and told her mother about Pei Lao'an's intention to let her come to the other hospital, and said: "Although I am here, I am doing well, but I just miss you and Dad. For the Dragon Boat Festival, we must have a family." We've been together."
As for Pei Yan, isn't he confident? She just doesn't care about anything.
Chen was overjoyed, and quickly asked what Yu Tang did and what Mr. Pei Laoan said.
Yu Tang answered one by one.
The more Chen listened, the happier she was, and she took Yu Tang's hand and said with emotion: "That's good, that's good. You have to learn from Lao An! Others can't imagine you like you!"
She regretted rejecting Mr. Pei Lao'an.
Mr. Pei Lao'an wholeheartedly plans for Yu Tang, maybe he has a purpose to keep Yu Tang at Pei's house for the Dragon Boat Festival.