There is such a thing?!
Yu Tang immediately became interested and wanted to listen, but unfortunately, the teahouse was only two meters away. Even if she was interested, she could only walk a few steps to get there. She simply hid behind a pillar to listen to what they were saying.
Unfortunately, they spoke too quietly and were quite far away, so she couldn't hear anything.
Yu Tang was very disappointed. She was a little absent-minded when decorating the wedding hall and almost knocked over the fruit plate on the long table. Only then did she concentrate and focus on Yu Yuan's marriage.
The wedding process went very smoothly.
After the bride got off the sedan chair, bowed in the hall, and was taken to the bridal chamber, Yu Tang took Chen's arm and went to see the bride.
Miss Xiang was dressed very beautifully in a red wedding gown and with her hair adorned with pearls and jade, and all the female relatives who came to the ceremony praised her highly and felt that the Yu family had made a good match.
As a sister-in-law, Yu Tang naturally has to take good care of her new sister-in-law.
She quietly asked Xiang, "Is sister-in-law hungry?" She also wanted to help Yuyuan curry favor with Xiang, so she said, "When my brother went to pick up the bride, he repeatedly told me to take good care of sister-in-law. I hid some cakes. If sister-in-law is hungry or needs to go to the toilet, remember to tell me. I have already thought of a solution."
The bride cannot leave the bridal chamber. If the husband's family does not make arrangements in advance, she will not even have a glass of water to drink when she is hungry or thirsty.
Xiang Shi had long known that although Yu Tang was Yu Yuan's cousin, they were the only siblings in the two branches of the Yu family, just like brothers and sisters from the same mother. She was also her only sister-in-law, so she naturally wanted to curry favor with her sister-in-law. Upon hearing this, she hurriedly said, "My wet nurse also came with us. She has water bags and food. You don't have to worry." As she spoke, she quietly put the purse that she had prepared long ago in her pocket into Yu Tang's hand, and smiled softly, "This is specially prepared for you. There were so many people just now that I couldn't take it out. Use it to buy flowers and wear."
Yu Tang naturally accepted his sister-in-law's kindness.
But the purse felt heavy when he held it, and Yu Tang suspected that it was filled with silver ingots or silver melon seeds.
This is a very generous meeting gift.
Yu Tang felt grateful and thanked Xiang with a smile. She then stayed by Xiang's side to take care of her until Yu Yuan toasted outside and returned to the bridal chamber before leaving.
The next day, Xiang Shi prepared a gift for Yu Tang. It looked like a pair of shoes and socks and two jackets made according to custom. However, the socks were made of Songjiang Sanling fine cloth, the shoes were decorated with rice-sized pearls, and the two jackets were one bright red with gold all over, and the other with yellow and green two-color brocade. They were extremely gorgeous. Even Chen Shi could not care less about the reserve of the elders and said "too expensive".
Or maybe she was really satisfied with this marriage, Xiangshi smiled happily, and joy was revealed in her eyes.
She said in a gentle voice: "Amei is so pretty, she should dress up beautifully. Auntie, I feel embarrassed when you say that."
Chen thought that Yu Tang's marriage was still unsettled, and these two pieces of clothing were indeed the icing on the cake. She liked them very much and stopped trying to refuse, allowing Yu Tang to thank Xiang again.
Yu Tang took Xiang Shi's arm affectionately and called her "Sister-in-law" sweetly, which made Xiang Shi, who grew up in the Wei family with a group of boys, so happy that she kept agreeing. If she hadn't been afraid of breaking the rules, she would have almost taken off the Hetian jade bracelet she had just put on and gave it to Yu Tang.
Yu Tang was determined to get along well with Xiang Shi - when she returned home yesterday, she opened the purse that Xiang Shi gave her and found it was full of golden melon seeds.
This shows how much Xiang valued her.
Three days later, Xiangshi and Yuyuan went to Wei's house.
They have to go back twice.
The first time was at Wei’s house, and the second time was at Xiang’s house nine days later.
Fortunately, both visits went smoothly.
Afterwards, the newlyweds began to count their own piggy banks, and the bride was busy getting to know the neighbors.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of March.
During this period, Yu Tang asked someone to inquire about Li Duan's marriage. The door of the Li family was locked and they refused to see any visitors.
It is said that Mrs. Li fell ill and went to Hangzhou City for treatment, and Li Duan went to Hangzhou to take care of her.
The neighbors were all talking about how Li Duan was quite filial. He even stopped studying and accompanied his mother to Hangzhou City. They wondered if this would delay his preparation for the imperial examination next year.
Others were discussing what disease Madam Li had and whether she was in danger. They also lamented that if Madam Li could not survive, given Lord Li's age, he would definitely have to remarry, and then the two brothers of the Li family would not have an easy life.
Yu Tang pouted as he listened, secretly regretting that he didn't find out anything that interested her.
By this time, the Peng family, the Tao family and other families had already returned home. Pei Yan estimated that the Yu family should be almost done with their work, so he asked Yu Wen to come home for tea.
Yu Wen knew that this was going to talk about the auction.
He saw that Xiang Shi was also a smart and capable person, so he asked Yu Yuan, "Do you want to let Xiang Shi go with you?"
Yu Yuan immediately said, "Let her stay at home! The fewer people who know about Yutu's affairs, the better!"
For example, his mother Wang and aunt Chen still don't know that they should not look at Xiang differently just because she married him and behaved in a relatively stable manner.
As long as his nephew had no objection, Yu Wen didn't want to cause trouble.
He handed the gift he was going to give to Pei Yan to Yu Yuan: "Take it, be careful not to break it!"
This is a pair of azure-colored Ru kiln long-necked plum vases.
He asked Mr. Wu to buy it for him.
Master Wu took great pains to find them for their family. The two plum vases cost 4,400 taels of silver, and that was for Master Wu's sake. At the time, Master Wu was afraid that their family didn't have that much money, so he said tactfully: "We also have a pair of corals, red, three inches high, which would be nice to give as gifts or keep as dowry for your daughter. They only cost 1,200 taels."
Yu Wen chose the pair of plum vases without hesitation.
Before the silver bills won at the auction had even warmed up in his arms, Yu Wen counted out four thousand four hundred taels and gave them to Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu held the banknote and laughed, saying to Yu Wen, "I have lived next door to you for such a long time, but I didn't expect you to be so patient and have such a rich family background."
Yu Wen blushed at the time and said, "This is a thank you gift to someone else. It should be sincere at least."
Mr. Wu was not the kind of person who would ask questions, so he listened without asking any more questions, took the banknote and left.
Yu Yuan carefully carried the pair of brocade boxes containing the plum vases and went to Pei's house with Yu Wen and Yu Tang, father and daughter.
Pei Yan met them in the study where he first met them.
It was a beautiful spring day, and they were sitting under the camphor tree in the courtyard in front of the study and talking.
"Something unexpected happened during the auction." Pei Yan, wearing a shimmering fine cloth gown, his dark hair casually tied up with a green bamboo hairpin, looked contented, sitting comfortably on the armchair, and said, "I thought the families had come up with a plan, and the Yutu wouldn't fetch a high price. But who knew that the Tao family joined forces with the Sheng family and the Yin family, and the Wu family joined forces with the Song family and the Peng family, and jointly bid for the Yutu. The Li family, as previously rumored, did not intervene in these matters. Although it was different from what was planned before, at least there wasn't any big trouble, so it was a complete success."
Yu Wen did not hide his gratitude, saying: "It is more than a perfect deed, it is the best. There will not be a single dominant family causing trouble, and there will not be people who do not know how to cherish. If it were not for the Third Elder, this matter would not have been so smooth. Speaking of which, I really have to thank the Third Elder!"
Pei Yan said a few polite words.
Yu Tang seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Pei Yan smiled and said, "Miss Yu, please feel free to speak frankly. I will tell you everything I know."
Looks like he's in a very good mood.
Yu Tang was not polite and said, "The Peng family and the Song family..."
If she remembered correctly, the Song family and the Pei family were relatives.
Pei Yan didn't take it seriously and said, "Even the world is divided and united, let alone relatives. You don't have to worry about the Song family. It's his own decision to join forces with which family. No matter what happens in the future, he will bear the consequences himself. We, the people around him, can only remind him, but we can't force him to act."
From the tone of his voice, he seems not very optimistic about the Wu, Song and Peng families joining forces.
Yu Tang thought about his previous life, when there was a Jiang family in Suzhou City.
It is clear that even without this auction, the Song family would gradually lose its current prominence in a few years.
This may be personal ability.
She was just worried that the Peng family and the Song family would be together. The feud between her and the Li family involved the Peng family, and Pei Yan would stand on the side of the Peng family. Now hearing him say this, her hanging heart finally settled down.
Pei Yan then asked about the sea buckthorn trees: "How are they? Are those trees still alive?"
Pei Yan had spoken before, but before Yu Tang sent anyone to Pei's house to dig up the trees, Hu Xing brought people to send the trees to Yu's house. Yu Wen asked his fifth uncle to plant the trees at the foot of the mountain. Yu Tang hasn't had time to go and see them these days.
"I'm planning to go take a look in two days." Yu Tang said, "Father has given me the farm affairs to take care of. I heard from the maid at home that the seedlings are sprouting these days, so I want to go take a look."
They grow rice here. After planting the seedlings, it takes a few days to know whether they can survive, and if they survive, it takes a few months to know whether they are growing well.
Yu Bo handed over the affairs of the forest to Yu Yuan. Yu Wen thought that Yu Yuan could also help take care of Yu Tang, so he handed over the 100 mu of paddy fields in his family to Yu Tang for management.
Yu Tang is going to go back to the old house with Yu Yuan in a few days, and take a look at the sea buckthorn trees that have been moved there.
Pei Yan said, "If you don't understand something, just send someone to ask Hu Xing. If he's not available, he'll ask his knowledgeable staff to help you check it out."
Yu Tang thanked him again and again.
Pei Yan talked about the Peng family: "They should have discovered that the two maps are the same, they will not let the Li family go. The Li family will most likely give you away. I don't know how many people in your family know about the maps, you'd better keep your mouth shut. If someone asks, just grit your teeth and say you know nothing. All of Lu Xin's relics have been returned to the Lu family. If they still don't believe it, they can ask the Lu family to confront them."
Yu Tang's heart immediately tightened.
Yu Wen said nervously, "Okay, okay. We are the only three people who know about this at home, and no one will spread rumors. Don't worry."
Pei Yan was a little surprised and was very satisfied with Yu Wen's prudence. He said, "If you really can't avoid it, remember to have someone come and tell me." He added, "I can help you solve your immediate problems, but I can't solve your worries forever. It would be best if we could quietly dispel those people's suspicions."
Yu Wen nodded repeatedly.
Ah Ming ran in and reported, "Master Gu from the second branch of the Gu family in Hangzhou sent a letter saying that he wants to visit you tomorrow."
The eldest son of the second branch of the Gu family, Gu Chang? !
Yu Tang was stunned.