There were originally three of us going to the street to buy things, but when we came back there were four of us.
Aunt Shen got off the carriage and looked at the spacious and magnificent house. She couldn't help but sigh repeatedly: "Oh, this house is really nice."
She looked towards the small pavilion west of the courtyard gate, her eyes lighting up again. Wow, she had seen this thing before when she was with her husband at the prefect's house.
Although this pavilion is smaller than the one at the prefect's house, ordinary people don't have this!
Aunt Shen looked around curiously, followed them through the hanging flower gate, and saw Aunt Pei walking out of the house.
She quickly called out, "Sister Pei, you're here too!"
When Aunt Pei heard the voice, she looked up and saw that it was an acquaintance, so she hurried over.
"Hey, you're here too. Are you here with your Chino?"
"Yes, I happened to meet Qianye and Nian Nian shopping on the road, so I followed them here to join in the fun." Aunt Shen said as she pulled Aunt Pei towards the Chuihua Gate.
She lowered her voice and sighed, "Oh, these two sisters look really rich."
Aunt Pei lowered her voice and the two of them started talking in whispers: "Of course not. When I first laid eyes on them, I felt they were from wealthy families."
Aunt Shen saw Li Sisi standing face to face with Pei Yu'an at the door. They seemed to be talking about something. "I think Miss Sisi and your Pei Er have a good relationship." Before Aunt Pei could answer, she asked, "By the way, how old is Miss Sisi this year?"
Aunt Pei smiled so hard that her crow's feet appeared. "Eighteen years old, two years younger than my Pei Er, just right!"
Aunt Shen looked at Li Sisi, who was talking and laughing generously, and thought to herself, she is only one year older than my Qianye! She looked around the layout of the house and sighed, "This house is really big and magnificent!"
Aunt Pei nodded repeatedly in agreement, and pulled Aunt Shen aside, saying, "Now that you're here, don't go back to cook. You can have lunch at my house today, so you can help me out."
As she spoke, she pulled Aunt Shen towards the front door and said, "Let the children clean up here while we go cook. They just moved today, so they definitely won't have time to cook. Let them all come to my house for lunch."
Aunt Shen and Aunt Pei have known each other for more than ten years and know that she has a very good temper. No, it should be said that except Pei Yanli, all the others in her family are goodies.
Pei Yuan not only provides free medical treatment to poor families, but sometimes when they have no money to buy medicine, Pei Yuan even pays for them out of his own pocket.
Aunt Pei was a warm-hearted person, always helping others without asking for anything in return. Anyone who visited her house to sit and chat would be given away her delicious food and drinks as if they were free.
It was for this reason that the Pei family, which originally held two public positions and had considerable salaries, were squandered by these two good-for-nothings, leaving them with no means of supporting a single servant.
However, Aunt Shen still liked to have the Pei family as her in-laws. After all, Pei Yanli was a handsome man, held a public office, never had any affairs, and had an upright character.
He's just a little bit of a blockhead. Her daughter Bai Ying has been pursuing him for so many years, but he still hasn't come to her senses.
As Aunt Shen walked towards Pei's house, chatting with her, she thought randomly: Why not take the initiative to talk to Sister Pei about the marriage of the two children? Seeing that Bai Ying was not young anymore, and Pei Yanli was even older, it would be too late if they didn't get married!
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On the other side, Li Sisi and her friends were discussing changing the door plaque, planning to change "Wang's House" to "Li's House".
Shen Baiying retreated quietly and went to the kitchen to find Li Nian.
"Niannian, let me help you clean the kitchen." She walked closer to Li Nian, thinking about how to start the conversation while cleaning.
After hesitating for a while, she spoke: "Niannian, what do you think of my second brother?"
Li Nian was taken aback by her question: "Why are you asking this suddenly? I've only met him twice and we're not very familiar with each other."
Shen Baiying wiped the dust absentmindedly and said in a casual tone: "We've met twice, so we're considered acquaintances. Just tell me, what kind of person do you think my second brother is?"
Li Nian kept moving his hands while organizing his words in his head, trying to pick out the good things to say: "He's a great rider, has a good character, and is a warm person. He's quite good."
Shen Baiying saw that she answered casually, her voice so calm that there was almost no ups and downs.
Nian Nian acts like she has no feelings for my second brother at all? It seems my second brother is in unrequited love.
Shen Baiying finally felt relieved. Although Nian Nian was a good woman, she was a pregnant widow and was not a good match for her second brother.
"What are you two talking about here?"
Shen Baiying was startled by her second brother's abrupt voice and quickly replied: "We didn't talk about anything, just talking about where to eat later."
Li Nian looked up in surprise. Why did Shen Baiying lie? There was nothing they couldn't say directly about what they were talking about just now, right?
However, when hearing Shen Baiying mention eating, Li Nian said: "There is definitely no time to cook at home today, let's go to Tongfu Restaurant for lunch! Thank you all for your hard work in helping us move today."
Shen Qianye looked at her, with obvious joy in his brisk tone: “No need to bother, Aunt Pei just said that we will all go to her house for lunch today.”
Li Nian was stunned when he heard this and said quickly, "How can this be so embarrassing? You've helped us so much today, I should definitely treat you to a meal."
Pei Yu'an and Li Sisi walked into the kitchen and heard her words. They smiled and said, "We are all friends, so don't be so formal. Besides, it's only natural for neighbors to look out for each other."
Li Sisi agreed with a smile: "Yes, Nian Nian, since Aunt Pei has already prepared the meal, let's go to her house to eat today. We can just invite her back next time. After all, we live close by, so there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
After hearing what she said, Li Nian smiled and agreed.
When Pei Yu'an heard Li Sisi say "there will be plenty of opportunities in the future", he felt happy and smiled softly.
Shen Qianye listened with envy. His home was a bit far from here. Although he could ride a horse here, it was always easier to find an excuse than to be with neighbors.
Several people came to the yard and sat down to chat and rest. Li Sisi sent Xiaoying to Pei's house to wait, and she would come and call them when the meal was ready.
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