Pei Yan had never seen Yu Tang like this before.

I feel low, like a flower blown by a storm, wilting.

Pei Yan felt a little uncomfortable when he saw this.

He still liked to see her energetic look, especially when she was gossiping about other people, her eyes sparkled, her cheeks were as rosy as peaches, and even her eyes were filled with joy, bright and dazzling, like a ray of sunshine in winter, which made people feel happy just by looking at her.

This might be the reason why he moved the Yu family's name to another account book when he saw the holiday gift list. Even when he heard about the Li family's misfortune, he was still wondering if Miss Yu would come to him and gloat over the misfortune like she did last time if she heard about it.

Of course, he knew that it was wrong to think so.

But Miss Yu was just a little girl, a woman who had been raised in a secluded house and perhaps had only read the Book of Filial Piety. So there was no need to demand the same things from her as from the students of the literati.

Who knew that the Li family's affairs had already spread quietly, but there was still no movement from Miss Yu.

At that time, he asked Ah Ming to check whether the Mid-Autumn Festival gift from the Yu family had been delivered, thinking that Miss Yu might gossip with him when she came to their house to deliver the gift. Unexpectedly, their family's gift arranged the Yu family in the first batch, and it had been delivered long ago, and the return gift from the Yu family has not been sent back to this day.

Pei Yan thought that maybe every family has different etiquette. Many families like to give gifts just before a festival to show their sincerity.

He put the matter behind him for the time being.

It was not until today when he went to visit Shen Shanyan and accidentally saw Wei Xiaochuan on his way out of the county school that he suddenly became interested and made a special trip to the Yu family. Only then did he know that such a big thing had happened in the Yu family.

Who still has the mind to send holiday gifts!

No wonder he hasn't received the return gift from the Yu family yet.

Pei Yan thought about it, feeling both angry and amused. What made him angry was that Yu Tang was still speaking for that guy called Jiang Chao at this critical moment, and what made him amused was that she stood there with her head bowed, without any of her usual exuberance. Perhaps this was the first time in her life that she bowed her head like this?

"Okay, I'll go ask about this." He said, "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, you just need to spend the holiday happily with your family. We also have some small businesses in Ningbo Prefecture, I'll have someone ask around to see if the Wang family has anything left, and then have them replenish your family first."

Does the Pei family also have business in Ningbo?

Yu Tang looked up at Pei Yan and blinked.

Why are their businesses everywhere?

Where is there no business for them?

Pei Yan thought, the greater the risk, the greater the return. Besides, it was Mr. Wu's own wish that the Wu family invested in the company, so the Yu family didn't need to care about him. But he knew that people like Mr. Yu would rather suffer losses than let others suffer losses. In addition, the money from the auction of the Yutu was free, so he didn't feel bad about spending it, so he was more generous.

But he didn't think about it. He didn't have much family wealth to begin with, and he wanted to keep his daughter at home to find a son-in-law. If he didn't save some money, how could he possibly find a better son-in-law?

Yu Wen is not a reliable person either.

Pei Yan let out a long breath and felt a little worried about the girl in front of him. It would be such a pity if she was delayed by her father and brothers at home.

Yu Tang just wanted to explain to Pei Yan so that he could forgive his family for not returning the gift to the Pei family in time, but he never expected that this matter would involve Pei Yan again.

She said hurriedly, "This is not a good thing, so don't get involved. Since Mr. Jiang promised to return the recovered money to our family first, he will definitely return it to our family. Let's wait and see."

Do you trust Jiang Chao so much?

Pei Yan remained silent.

It would be best if Jiang Chao could return some of the money to the Yu family. If it's just to appease the Yu family and let Miss Yu buy a lesson, that would be fine too.

He said, "If that's the case, I'll go back first. When Master Yu comes back, I'll come visit him again when I have time."

Yu Tang could feel Pei Yan's kindness.

Although most of the time what he said was unpleasant, his intentions were good.

She thanked him again and again, and sent Pei Yan to the sedan chair. She didn't go home until the sedan chair was out of the back alley and she could no longer see him. But as soon as she got home, she hurried to see Mrs. Chen: "Have we prepared all the gifts for the Pei family? Did my father say when to send them over?"

If Mrs. Chen was not in good health, these household affairs would usually be handed over to Mrs. Chen.

Mrs. Chen was slicing ginseng, preparing to stew an old hen for Chen's body. Hearing this, she smiled and put the sliced ​​ginseng into the small celadon bowl at hand, then smiled and said: "My master said that the Chengxin paper is too rare, and no gift can repay the Pei family's holiday gift. It's better to just send some moon cakes, cloth and other ordinary things. This time it's too urgent, even if I put in some thought, I can't think of a good gift for the time being. I can only wait until the Spring Festival to prepare a holiday gift properly."

Yes, her mother is still sick.

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly, watching his father put four boxes of various mooncakes and two pieces of kesi material into a gift box, and asked Yu Yuan to deliver it to the Pei Mansion.

Kesi is not rare, but it is more valuable than gold. Although this gift may seem ordinary, it is a sign of sincerity.

Chen rested for a few days. As she was not a money-conscious person, she was able to get out of bed soon and start preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Yu Wen discussed with Chen whether to invite Mr. Wu to their home for the festival this year, and said, "I usually think he is generous and straightforward, likes to make friends and help neighbors, so I think he is a good person except that he is not well educated. I didn't expect that he really regards money as dirt. This time when we did business together, I found that there is a person around me who is worth making friends with. It can be seen that I have always looked down on him."

Chen smiled and said, "That's why they say that a long journey reveals a horse's strength and a long time reveals a person's heart!"

As the two were talking, Master Wu came to Yu Wen with a face full of sighs: "Fortunately you suggested sending some Mid-Autumn Festival gifts to the Jiang family. Guess what? When our chief steward went to deliver the gifts, he happened to run into a few scoundrels from Suzhou Prefecture who took advantage of Master Jiang's absence to bully their widowed mother and make trouble in the Jiang family!"

Yu Wen was furious when he heard this: "How can there be such a person? If you have any problem, go and talk to Mr. Jiang. How can you bully a widowed old lady when her son is not at home? What happened later? Did you report to the police or ask the relatives and friends of the Jiang family for help?"

Old Master Wu sighed, "It's no use reporting to the authorities. I heard from our chief steward that the gang was sent by the brother of the magistrate's concubine. I think the magistrate's concubine was also involved. Fortunately, the aunt of the Jiang family married nearby. When our chief steward was in trouble, the aunt of the Jiang family rushed over and took Mrs. Jiang to her home."

Yu Wen couldn't help but sigh as he listened, and said, "The more we are at this time, the more we can't force Mr. Jiang to pay back the money."

Mr. Wu nodded.

The two talked for a while, and Yu Wen invited Mr. Wu and his family to come over to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. He pointed to the crabs he raised at home and said, "We'll have a crab feast this year."

It turned out that Mr. Wu really liked eating crabs, so he immediately agreed happily and said, "Don't worry about the tea and wine, I'll bring them over when the time comes. This fifty-year-old girl's wine was buried when my great-aunt was born."

Yu Wen was so happy that his eyes narrowed into slits. He returned to the room and discussed with Chen: "I think we should forget about the money we invested. They are an orphan and a widow. We don't need this money. It's not easy for everyone."

Chen said, "You can make the decision about our family's affairs." Then she asked curiously, "Why didn't you discuss it with Mr. Wu when he was here just now?"

Yu Wen said, "Our family's money is our family's business, and Master Wu's money is Master Wu's business. If I had just said this to Master Wu, no matter what he thought in his heart, he would have had to agree to my request. Wouldn't I have made it difficult for him? This is not what a friend does."

Chen repeatedly praised it.

Yu Tang felt mixed emotions after knowing this, but joy still prevailed.

She found some time to return to the old house and went to the mountain to check on the saplings. Seeing that the saplings were growing well, she rewarded Wang Si and the forest ranger with one or two taels of silver each for the Mid-Autumn Festival and brought back half a cart of peanuts.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen urged Yu Tang to get up early, and the two of them prepared for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the evening. However, a man with a servant came to the door of the Yu family and asked to see Yu Wen.

He was no more than twenty-three or twenty-four years old, tall, and wearing a very respectable date red robe with a pattern of auspicious clouds and five bats on it. He had a fair face, handsome features, and an upright posture, but his eyes were full of red bloodshot and he looked very tired.

He personally went up and knocked on the door, introducing himself as Jiang Chao from Suzhou Prefecture.

It was Ah Tiao who opened the door. Even if no one had told him specifically, he had heard something about the changes in the family. His face turned pale when he heard the words. He rudely left the person outside and ran towards the courtyard. As he ran, he shouted loudly: "Master, Master, Master Jiang from Suzhou Prefecture is here."

Yu Wenzhen and Chen were discussing what utensils to use for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. When he heard this, he was stunned and it took him a while to realize who had come.

Yu Tang, who heard the noise, ran out first and asked, "Master Jiang? Is that the Master Jiang who did business with my father?"

Ah Tiao nodded excitedly and said, "He said his last name is Jiang."

Yu Wen hurriedly said, "Please come in! Please come in!" He then instructed Shuang Tao, "Go tell Mr. Wu next door that Mr. Jiang from Suzhou Prefecture is here."

Shuangtao left immediately.

Yu Wen personally went to welcome Jiang Chao in.

Yu Tang and Chen hid behind the screen next to the hall and watched.

Jiang Chao bowed deeply to Yu Wen as soon as he came in, and said with red eyes: "I heard from my mother after I went back that if it weren't for you and Master Wu, my mother would have been humiliated. I am grateful for your kindness, please accept my bow."

After saying this, he was about to pay his respects to Yu Wen, but Yu Wen grabbed him and said hurriedly, "You don't have to be so polite. No matter who encounters such a thing, they will lend a hand. Besides, the one who saved the man is the chief steward of the Wu family, it has nothing to do with me."

Jiang Chao shook his head, as if he had a thousand words to say but didn't know how to say them.

Yu Wen considerately skipped over the topic and asked with concern: "Has Mr. An been frightened? How is he now? Why did you suddenly come to Lin'an?"

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival!