Mrs. Peng paused, frowned, and was about to speak again.
Tian An stood up and said goodbye, "Aunt, An An suddenly remembered that there are some things at home, so she won't wait for Peng Zhang. You can just tell him when he comes back."
Tian An naturally knew that Mrs. Peng would protect him, but he didn't want to make things difficult for her.
She truly regarded Fatty Peng as a friend and didn't want to make enemies for him because of her.
Mrs. Peng wanted to ask them to stay, but when she turned around and saw that her two nephews and nieces had no manners and wanted to continue to pester her, she became angry.
The words that came to his mouth turned into, "Family matters are more important. I will definitely talk to Peng Zhang when he comes back."
Then he personally took Tian An to send her out of the house without even glancing at the brother and sister.
When Deng Xue saw the way Peng Ji glanced at her young lady intentionally or unintentionally, she wanted to dig out his eyes. Now that Tian An was about to leave, and seeing that the two siblings wanted to chase him, she and Deng Shuang separated them from Tian An, one on the right and one behind.
Mrs. Peng naturally noticed the two maids' little tricks, and though she didn't show it on her face, she hated the two siblings in her heart. If the county lord became estranged from her Peng family because of this, she would make them suffer.
Tian An left the Peng residence and said only to Mrs. Peng, "Goodbye."
He got on the carriage without looking back, without even looking at the brother and sister, as if he didn't notice them at all.
Seeing that Tian An didn't even greet them, Peng Xiang muttered, "What kind of village master is he? He has no manners at all."
Mrs. Peng turned around and heard her words. She said with a sullen face, "What did you just say?"
Peng Xiang saw that her aunt looked unhappy, and she felt a little scared, but she still said stubbornly, "That's right! How can you come to someone's house as a guest and leave without saying goodbye to the host?"
Mrs. Peng frowned and looked at her: "It seems that you two still need to learn some etiquette. I will talk to my second brother and his wife about this later. You two should take care of yourselves."
“Oh…”
A carriage stopped urgently at the door of Peng's house. The next second, Peng Zhang lifted the curtain and was about to jump down when he saw the people standing at the door.
He was stunned and said, "Mom, didn't you say Tian An came to see me? Why are you all here?"
Mrs. Peng glanced at the two people beside her and said unhappily, "You're late. They left early because they had something to do."
Peng Zhang looked at the two people who seemed a little guilty and glared at them viciously.
He then returned to the carriage and asked the driver to chase after him immediately.
When Mrs. Peng returned to the courtyard, Mr. Peng, who was wiping his precious jade ruyi, was stunned to see her return so soon. "Mrs. Peng is back?"
Then he frowned and said, "Even if our son comes back, you have to be there! If this gets out, it will be bad for the reputation of the village master!"
They are willing to come to our house as guests because they think highly of us. Even though we are a merchant family, we know the etiquette and cannot let others…"
Mrs. Peng glanced at him and interrupted unhappily, "The person is gone."
"Um?"
Master Peng put down Yu Ruyi and looked over. "Why did you leave?"
"With your two nephews and nieces here, it would be strange if they didn't leave." Mrs. Peng pointed at her well-maintained face and said, "I'm too embarrassed to keep them here."
Seeing that Madam Peng was angry, Master Peng hurried over, pinching her arms and pounding her shoulders, and said with a smile, "Madam, you're not old at all. You've taken good care of yourself and look like a young girl."
Then he ran to the dressing table in the inner room, fetched an exquisite silver mirror, and placed it in front of Mrs. Peng. "Look at your face, so fair and rosy, without even a wrinkle, so tender."
Mrs. Peng glanced at him sideways, took the silver mirror, looked at her own face in the mirror with a smile, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it.
"To be honest, I can only look like this thanks to the skin care products developed by An An."
Mrs. Peng was one of the first people to use Tianan skincare products. When the first Huanyanfang store opened in Tianan, Jinning County, Peng Zhang brought back a lot of them for her to use.
Originally, I just wanted to fulfill my son's filial piety, so I tried it, but I didn't expect that the more I used it, the more amazing it was, and I couldn't live without it.
When he thought of this, he put down the silver mirror angrily and said, "You must have a good talk with my second brother this time and ask him to take good care of the child. If he can't do it well, don't let him out and embarrass himself and disturb my guests.
If it happens again, don’t blame me for turning my back on you.”
Mr. Peng doted on his wife, so naturally, whatever his wife said was what she would do. "I'm going to talk to the second son now."
Seeing him leave, Mrs. Peng reminded him again, "If all else fails, find a foster nanny so you don't embarrass yourself every day."
…
It is said that Peng Zhang asked the coachman to drive the carriage all the way to chase after him. Not long after, he saw Tian An waiting in front of the sugar-roasted chestnut stall.
He immediately got off the carriage and ran over, paying for the chestnuts.
Tian An glanced at him without saying anything, concentrating on waiting for the chestnuts that were still being roasted.
Peng Zhang carefully looked at Tian An's face, but couldn't tell what her mood was.
After a long while, he asked cautiously, "Is there something important that you came to see me about today?"
"Do I look like someone with nothing to do?"
Peng Zhang looked at the chestnuts still being roasted in the pot, then at the several large baskets of roasted chestnuts lying nearby. He was clearly waiting to buy freshly roasted chestnuts when they were already roasted. Isn't this idleness?
But I didn't dare to say that she was indeed a little free. Her tone was aggressive and impatient, and she must be angry.
It was not a good idea to ask about this on the street, so Peng Zhang was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks. While he was hesitating, the chestnuts were already fried.
Tian An took the sugar-roasted chestnuts handed to him by the stall owner and put them directly into his bag.
Peng Zhang asked curiously, "Why don't you eat it? It won't taste good when it's cold."
Tian An rolled his eyes at him and said, "I have to wait for my brother Yiming to get out of school and peel it for me."
Peng Zhang wanted to say, "You don't have hands!"
Unfortunately, he didn't dare to do so. He was afraid that one word from him would offend the girl and he would have no share in the profitable business in the future.
Wait, "a profitable business?" Could it be that this girl came to him today because she had a new idea?
Humph! If his business fails, he will definitely skin Peng Ji alive.
Tian An walked for a while and found Peng Zhang still standing there. He said impatiently, "Why are you so slow? I should have left you alone if I had known."
Peng Zhang immediately came to his senses and followed him, "That won't do. You still have to come to me for business. We are the best partners."
The two of them found a teahouse and asked for a private room on the second floor to discuss things. Of course, Peng paid for it.
Originally, Tian An wanted to treat him to a meal, but her mood was spoiled by the two siblings from the Peng family today, so she became a little stingy.
After the waiter brought the snacks, Tian An asked Deng Shuang to take out the wool and knitted gloves they had made in the morning to show Peng Zhang.
"I need you to help me process this wool yarn and dye it. Can your cloth shop's workshop do it?"
Peng Zhang took the wool and gloves and looked at them carefully.
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