The seat of the chair was brown-red in color. I didn't know what material it was made of. It felt soft and cool to sit on.

Yu Tang really wanted to know, but was too embarrassed to ask.

Pei Yan waved his hand casually, and the two pretty maids bent their knees and retreated.

Ah Ming served tea and snacks to Yu Tang.

Pei Yan then asked, "What do you want to see me about?"

Yu Tang quickly handed the tea in his hand to Ah Ming and said, "I went to Suzhou a few days ago and bought a few boxes of tea. They tasted good. I'll give you two boxes to try."

The Pei family has a large tea plantation.

In addition to the one in Lin'an, there is also one in Meizhen.

Pei Yan's mouth twitched.

Yu Tang knew that she was just showing off her skills, and she didn't want to flatter herself. Instead, she said sincerely, "I know you don't care about these things, but I can't come to visit you empty-handed. Just consider it a courtesy and let me feel at ease!"

A bunch of fallacies!

Pei Yan glanced at Yu Tang sideways, but did not pursue the matter of her tea. Instead, he asked Ah Ming to accept it and put it in his study to entertain guests.

Yu Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Pei Yan was a man with a cold exterior but a warm heart. He looked like he had a bad temper, but he was actually a very kind person.

Her mood suddenly brightened.

Pei Yan pointed at the crystal fruit plate on the coffee table and said, "Watermelon or pear? They were all delivered by Tianzhuang early this morning."

The content of the conversation is very daily.

Yu Tang felt even more relaxed. She smiled and thanked Pei Yan. She forked a pear and asked, "You have pears so early? Is it from your farm in Lin'an?"

"Yeah!" Pei Yan nodded and said, "I asked someone to try to grow some early pears. I didn't expect that they turned out quite well. I should be able to sell them to merchants next year."

Yu Tang was quite depressed.

Why is Pei Yan so good at farming?

She asked, "What else do you grow on your farm?"

Pei Yan said leisurely, "Too many, I can't remember them all at once. Sometimes they come to ask, and I just watch and talk. If they succeed, I'll reward them. If they fail, it doesn't matter, I'll just take it as a lesson learned."

This is what it means to cast a wide net.

Yu Tang asked: "How many farmlands does your family have?"

"I can't explain it clearly at the moment." Pei Yan said, "We need to look at the account book."

I guess it’s not a good idea to tell her, an outsider.

Yu Tang didn't ask any more questions. He pointed at the pears on the crystal plate with a smile and said, "This pear is really sweet. Not only is it sweet, but it also has a sweet aftertaste."

Pei Yan nodded and said, "It's a pity that the flesh has residue. I don't think it can be sold for a good price. Let them continue to think of a solution."

Yu Tang couldn't help it this time and asked, "How do you know all this?"

Pei Yan looked at her in confusion and said, "Read the book! It's all in the book!"

The villain in Yu Tang's heart was jumping up and down, thinking that if all this was in the book, why was Pei Yan the only one who knew how to farm?

She said, "Then the books you read are different from others, right?"

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows in disdain and said, "It's just that those scholars think they are superior and don't want to learn these farm work."

Her father was willing to learn, but he just couldn't do it well. Even the flowers and plants he planted died. He was not as good as her mother.

Yu Tang didn't believe it and asked, "Are the books on farming very valuable? Can you lend them to others?"

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Do you want to see it?"

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly and said shyly, "Don't I have a piece of forest at home?"

Pei Yan didn't take it seriously and said, "You are still working on that forest? But you have a bit of a temper. Usually people like you can accomplish things. Just take your time and I'll have someone pack up some books for you. Read them first. If you don't understand something, ask your father or your tenants."

"Ask my father?!" Yu Tang suspected that her father couldn't understand it either.

Pei Yan knew what she was thinking at a glance and said with a smile: "Of course your father doesn't know how to farm, but he can read! If you come across something you don't understand, just ask your father what it means, and then ask the tenants who farm for your family. Those tenants are usually quite good at farming."

Is this how Pei Yan manages his estate?

Learn how to farm from books? How strange! Don't we all learn how to farm from the farm owner at home? Is it because he is different that he can grow crops especially well?

Yu Tang was thinking about it when he heard Pei Yan call Ah Ming over and asked Ah Ming to pick up some books like "Notes on Farming and Reading", "Complete Book of Farming", "Physical Engineering", "Caotang Notes"... He mentioned seven or eight titles and said, "Pack them up and give them to Miss Yu."

Ah Ming looked at Yu Tang curiously, probably wondering why Yu Tang would borrow a book from Pei Yan.

Yu Tang's face was a little hot, but she really wanted to understand why Pei Yan planted sea buckthorn trees in their family's forest in the past life and finally made candied fruits to make money, so she pretended not to see it. Seeing that Pei Yan was quite friendly to her at this time, the atmosphere was just right, so she boldly explained her purpose: "Have you heard about the Li family in the south of the city, that is, the family of Mr. Li who was the prefect in Rizhao. It is said that Mr. Li stayed in Beijing and became the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"

Pei Yan looked at her and asked, "Is this why you came here?"

Yu Tang coughed twice and said uncomfortably, "How can you say that? Am I not just curious? Besides, who in Lin'an City is more informed than you? The Li and Gu families broke off the engagement and promoted each other, how can I not think too much?"

Pei Yan looked her up and down.

He originally wanted to let her know that he despised her mentality of taking pleasure in other's misfortune, but after looking her up and down, seeing her big eyes twinkling with joy, her cheeks as rosy as a peach due to excitement, and her sly expression due to excitement, he suddenly felt as if his heart missed a beat and was stagnant for a moment.

How could this happen?

Pei Yan couldn't help but raise his hand to touch his chest, but as soon as he moved his hand, the rules and education engraved in his bones made him feel that such a move was inappropriate. He bent his fingers slightly and clenched them into fists. The confusion in his heart became greater.

Why would such a Miss Yu make his heart suddenly palpitate?

Is it because he has been around too few girls? Is it because no girl has ever been so open in front of him? Or is it because he has nothing to do today and has the mood and time to chat with Miss Yu? Or is it because Miss Yu looks particularly beautiful in this way?

Pei Yan looked at Yu Tang again.

Yu Tang pouted secretly.

Pei Xiaguang, like all scholars, believed in "don't look at what is inappropriate, don't say what is inappropriate". Even if he was extremely curious, he would not talk about others casually and even forbade others to talk about them.

Maybe in the eyes of others, this is gentlemanly, with proper words and deeds. But in her eyes, it is rigid and boring, and just pretentious.

I don’t know how these men’s wives can endure such a life.

Fortunately, her father is not that kind of person. He helps her mother with the flowers and plants and tells her about the little things at home.

But after taking a good look at her, Pei Yan had to admit that Miss Yu was indeed very beautiful.

But Miss Yu is usually very beautiful, why does he feel she is so different today?

As Pei Yan was thinking about it, he saw Miss Yu smiling quietly with her lips pursed, as if she thought he didn't see it.

Very pretty and lively.

It was completely different from the dignified and graceful demeanor she had shown in front of him in the past.

It was as if she had been adhering to the rules of a lady from a noble family, but suddenly she took off the outer coat of a lady from a noble family, revealed her true emotions, and was herself for a while.

Just like a paper man, he suddenly has his own emotions and characteristics, and becomes different from others.

How could such a person not impress others?

Pei Yan was relieved.

However, he did not realize that Miss Yu had become vivid in his impression from then on. She was no longer just a courageous young lady from a scholarly family.

His tolerance for her also increased.

"You just want to know whether your complaint has any effect?" Pei Yan mercilessly stripped off Yu Tang's outer coat that was hiding his gossipy heart, and said coolly, "You succeeded!"

"Really?!" Yu Tang's heart burst out with joy, she almost jumped up, and when she didn't know, she looked at Pei Yan with sparkling eyes, "Is it really related to my complaint? I didn't expect that the Gu family valued Miss Gu so much. Knowing that Li Duan was not a good person, they decisively helped Miss Gu break off the engagement, and even spent so much effort to help Mr. Li get a good job for Miss Gu's reputation. In this way, I have done a good thing..."

She knows the Li family.

The Gu family's cancellation of the engagement was a humiliation for the Li family.

Even if the Li family wanted to continue to cling to the Gu family, they still had some reservations in their hearts and would definitely not be as sincere as they were in their previous lives. As for the Gu family, since they broke off the engagement, they must have looked down on the Li family from the bottom of their hearts. In exchange for helping the Li family this time, they would definitely not do it again.

If she wants to deal with the Li family in the future, wouldn’t it be easier?

Pei Yan looked at her cheerful and encouraged expression and thought that she felt she was right to complain.

He raised the corner of his mouth and said slowly: "What are you so happy about? The Gu family just looks down on Li Duan for being incompetent. What does it have to do with Li Duan's character?"

Yu Tang's eyes widened.

Isn’t it because Li Duan did something wrong?

In her black and white eyes, there was shock, confusion, bewilderment, and suspicion.

All emotions are shown on your face, and you don’t even know how to be on guard against others!

No wonder I always fail in front of him.

Pei Yan was secretly complaining in his heart.

I especially mind that little bit of doubt.

He felt that he had to make her swallow that little bit of doubt and apologize to him.

Therefore, Pei Yan said without any emotion: "The reason for marrying two surnames is for mutual benefit. The Gu family needs someone who can help Gu Chaoyang in the officialdom, and the Li family needs the Gu family's connections in the officialdom. But the premise is that Li Duan must be someone who can be supported. But look. What did Li Duan do? Even you can't fight against such a son-in-law. His family has no strength, so what's the use? This marriage is naturally over, and the Gu family is heartbroken. It doesn’t matter at all. The main reason is that Li Duan himself is unworthy and incompetent.”

Is this really the case?

But in his previous life, Gu Chang was really good to Gu Xi.

She didn't quite believe that the interests between Gu Chang and Gu Xi outweighed their brother-sister relationship.

Yu Tang asked weakly, "Then, the matter of canceling the engagement should be handled by Master Gu, right?"