Pei Yan wore a bamboo-green muslin straight gown without even a hairpin inserted, let alone other accessories. She was clean all over, with a gloomy face as before, and she looked at everything casually. Zhou Zijin, on the other hand, wore a brocade robe with purple red sapphire blue folded branches and flowers, jade pendants, golden trinity, purses and other things hung around his waist, jade hairpins on his head, and a red lacquer and gold folding fan in his hand. Yan said something, Pei Yan nodded from time to time, with a perfunctory attitude.
A boat was parked in front of them.
The two-masted sailboat is about ten feet long, and the bright paulownia lacquer can reflect people's shadows. The carved window lattices, white gauze curtains, and paulownia lacquer lanterns are hung.
It wasn't the boat Zhou Zijin was on when he came that day.
Compared with the boat Zhou Zijin was on that day, it was smaller and more delicate.
Pei Man instructed his servants to carry the box and cage by the side of the boat. It looked like who was going out.
Yu Tang stretched his neck and took a look.
Yu Wen cheered up, smiled and said to Yu Tang and Yu Yuan: "I didn't expect to meet the third master of the Pei family here, you wait here, I'll go say hello."
Yu Tang remembered Pei Yan's arrogance and rudeness, and didn't want his father's hot face to stick to his cold face, so he pulled Yu Wen's sleeve and said in a low voice: "He didn't see us, and he still has friends, we must go forward Are you going to say hello to him?"
The most important thing is that her father is not going to take the Juren exam again, nor is he going to be an official. Is it necessary to get so close to the Pei family
But Yu Wen said: "The third master of the Pei family is not bad. When the old master of the Pei family went, I was there to help? The third master of the Pei family came to greet us every day, and even sent two servants to serve us. Treat people with sincerity. Now that we have met, how can we act as if we didn’t see it?”
But if you value others, others may not value you
Yu Tang held on to Yu Wen's sleeve and said, "Father, our ship is almost here."
They went to hangzhou city by passenger ship.
Yu Wen said: "It's still early. Even if the boat arrives, it still has to stop at the pier for a quarter of an hour. It won't be too late." After speaking, he threw off his sleeves and was about to pass.
Yu Tang stomped secretly in anger.
But Yu Wen stopped and turned around as if he remembered something.
Yu Tang was overjoyed, thinking that Yu Wen had changed his mind.
Who knew that Yu Wen waved at Yu Yuan, and said: "You also come with me to say hello to the third master of the Pei family. It just so happens that Pei Man is also there, and he looks familiar in front of him. It will be more convenient for you to find him in the future .”
Her father took the initiative to say hello to Pei Yan, and her eldest cousin wanted to make a familiar face in front of Pei Man, Yu Tang was furious.
But Yu Yuan had already run away with her father happily, and it was useless even if she got angry.
Yu Tang covered her eyes, not wanting to see her father being treated coldly by Pei Yan, but to her surprise, Pei Yan was quite polite to her father, and even raised her eyelids to look at her while speaking. Because of his glance, Zhou Zijin also noticed her and looked towards her, and then he didn't know what to say to her father, her father kept waving his hands, Zhou Zijin laughed a few times, and looked at Pei Yan.
Pei Yan kept a cold face and said nothing.
Zhou Zijin didn't speak anymore.
Pei Yan called Pei Man.
Pei Man dropped what he was doing and immediately strode over.
Pei Yan pointed at Yu Yuan.
Pei Man saluted Yu Yuan.
Yu Yuan hurriedly returned the gift, looking a little nervous.
Pei Yan said a few more words, Yu Yuan saluted Pei Man again, Pei Man returned the salute, turned around and went back to his business.
Yu Wen and Pei Yan said a few words, Pei Yan nodded. Yu Wen greeted Zhou Zijin again, and everyone dispersed.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief, and when her father came over, she couldn't wait to ask: "Father, what did the third master of the Pei family tell you?"
Yu Wen's face was full of red, and he looked very happy, and said: "The third master of the Pei family is really nice, and his friend is also good. I heard that we are going to Hangzhou City, and I will go with them on the way. Please let us take the boat with them. I see how the third master of the Pei family looks like." As if there was something important to do, he politely refused, and the third master of the Pei family did not keep me. However, it is not unreasonable for him to be able to observe politics in Liubu at a young age. I only talked to him a few words, and he put Pei Man called over to introduce you to your elder brother. With this sharp eyesight, I will definitely have a smooth career in the future and a prosperous career."
Yu Tang pouted in his heart.
What a smooth official career and prosperity, he never became an official at all.
And he was watching politics in Liubu at a young age, wasn't it because he was admitted as a good scholar? It should have nothing to do with whether he has eyesight, right
As for her father's compliment to Pei Yan, she didn't believe it at all, and felt that her father came to see him with kindness, so he praised him like this.
Otherwise, Zhou Zijin proposed to go to Hangzhou by boat with them, why didn't he follow suit and say a few words
He didn't want to be with them at all.
And he was unwilling to maintain even the most basic face, and he didn't say a word of kindness.
Yu Tang suddenly remembered the way Pei Yan looked at her when he met Pei Yan last time.
How annoying!
She puffed her cheeks.
However, Yu Yuan was also full of praise for Pei Yan: "He is kind and courteous, and he is not arrogant at all. I thought that a young man like him was very noble and would not want to deal with people like us. The third master of the Pei family is worthy of being A scholar should have a poetic and literary spirit in his stomach, be self-cultivated, and have a magnanimity."
Yu Tang couldn't listen anymore, and said: "Brother, what do you mean by 'people like us'? What's wrong with our family? Don't underestimate yourself!"
Yu Yuan blushed.
Yu Wen chuckled, patted his nephew on the shoulder and said, "At the beginning, I thought you should study hard with me, but the eldest brother insisted that you do business with him. See? Scholars are more respected than others. Are you I don’t have a chance to study anymore, and your children can’t follow your old path in the future, even if you sell the shop at home, you still have to provide your children with education.”
Yu Yuan took it seriously and kept nodding his head.
Yu Tang didn't think so, she argued for Yu Yuan: "If brother doesn't do business with uncle, don't talk about uncle's side, it's our side, I'm afraid food, clothing, chewing and using will be a problem. I would rather I think uncle did the right thing."
"You child!" Yu Wen said, "It's like a firecracker, it catches fire at one point. No, it catches fire at no point. I didn't say anything, but I hope your elder brother will take a long-term view. The child must To read."
The father and daughter said one sentence to each other, and the boat came over.
Yu Tang boarded the boat with his father and brother.
Before entering the cabin, she couldn't help but glance at Pei Yan.
The servants were still moving the boxes.
Thinking of the scene when Zhou Zijin came, she couldn't help asking Yu Yuan in a low voice: "Brother, what are they going to Hangzhou City for? Will the third master of the Pei family go too?"
Yu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then looked towards Pei Yan, and said, "I heard from Zhou Zhuangyuan that the newly appointed Zhejiang Tixue Censor is a fellow student of Mr. Pei San. Learn from the censor, and take the third master Pei to go there. Otherwise, the third master Pei is still in his filial piety, so why would he just run to Hangzhou City casually."
Yu Tang was a little surprised, and maliciously guessed Pei Yan in his heart.
Maybe he and her father said these things in order to let her father help him tell others about his intention to go to Hangzhou, so that no one would think that he was not at home during his filial piety and went to play in Hangzhou city.
Yu Tang despised Pei Yan again.
There are not many people on the boat today, just in twos and threes, and there are a lot of vacancies.
They found a corner and sat down.
After the boat started, the cool wind of early autumn blew on people's faces, refreshing and cool, very comfortable.
Yu Yuan went to buy refreshments for Yu Wen's father and daughter, and the three of them drank tea and chatted.
Yu Wen asked Yu Tang: "Where do you want to go? Or is there anything you want to buy?"
Yu Tang was thinking about painting, how could he be in the mood to play? However, since she has arrived in Hangzhou City, she has to bring something back to her mother and Ma Xiuniang.
She took her father's arm and said with a smile, "Can I buy some handkerchiefs and scarves to go back?"
Yu Wen was surprised, and said with a smile, "Are you only buying these?"
Every time he goes out, Yu Tang can't wait to write out a long list and ask him to buy them all.
Yu Tang blushed and hummed, "Aren't I ignorant?"
Yu Wen laughed straight after hearing this, but felt extremely comfortable in his heart. He waved his hand and said, "You don't have to worry about money, you can buy whatever you want. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the income from the farm will be handed over, and the family has The silver is spent."
Yu Tang secretly sighed.
Why didn't she find out in her previous life that her father was a poor man.
However, she seems to be...
Yu Tang was embarrassed.
Someone screamed from the window of the ship.
Everyone in the cabin was startled and looked out one after another.
They saw a two-masted boat painted in paulownia, paddling the water like a fish, sailing past them in the wind and waves.
"It's the Pei family's boat!" Someone shouted, "I've seen it before. When Mrs. Pei was alive, he used this boat every time he went to Hangzhou."
"Really?" The man didn't say anything, but when he said it, more people went to the window of the boat to watch.
"So fast!"
"it's beautiful!"
Everyone praised.
Someone shouted: "Look quickly, is that an official card! Who can read, quickly look at what is written?"
Yu Yuan also went over to have a look.
Yu Tang pulled him back and said, "Brother, what's so interesting about this. It's just a boat. Others think we haven't seen it before."
Yu Yuan chuckled, and said, "Aren't I envious? It would be great if our family could sail a boat like this one day."
Yu Tang pouted.
Yu Yuan patted her head, and said, "Don't be angry, Ah Tang. In the future, brother, I will make money so that your nephew can study well. When Ah Tang returns to her mother's house, I will make your nephew stand upright as well." Brand, use such a big ship to pick you up."
What nonsense are they talking about!
Yu Tang said: "I'll just stay at home, why go back to my mother's house?!"
Yu Yuan smiled sullenly, and looked towards Yu Wen as if asking for help.
Yu Wen, who was silent just now, patted the table, and said seriously: "Ah Tang is right. You should do business first, and then find a way to let your children and grandchildren study. That's how the Pei family is. When they just moved here, they didn't immediately I just took part in the imperial examination, and it didn’t start until the second generation.” Then he said to Yu Yuan, “I misunderstood your father all these years, when I return to Lin’an, I’m going to treat my elder brother to drink!”
Yu Yuan said "don't dare" embarrassingly.
Yu Tang didn't even have the interest to talk anymore.
No matter where you go, you meet people from the Pei family, and you mention the Pei family everywhere!
Can't she live in a place without Pei Yan and Pei's family
So angry!