"Ah!" Yu Tang's face lit up with joy. "Really? Our peanut crisps were sent to the backyard?"

That is to say, not only did Pei Yan think it was delicious, but he also let everyone in the family taste it.

Yu Wen nodded, smiling, and said, "A-Tiao is so clever that he even made a special trip to inquire about it. It is said that this is the first time that Master Pei San has sent food to the backyard since he took over the family."

Yu Tang asked, "So does that mean we can add peanut crisps to the things we send to the Pei family in the future?"

This way, you can save some headaches.

It is very difficult to send something to the Pei family that is both novel and sincere.

"Well!" Yu Wen was also very happy and said, "This is really a case of the disciple surpassing the master. I know your mother is good at making snacks, but I didn't expect that you can follow your mother and make snacks so well."

Yu Tang smiled and was not prepared to explain the origin of the peanut crisps to his father.

Let him mistakenly believe that it was her mother who taught her that.

Yu Wen sighed, "Your mother's health is getting better and better, and our family is getting better and better."

Yu Tang replied "yes" with a smile, took Jiang Chao's gift list again, and said: "Our two families are different. The women in our family have received many favors from the Pei family, and we follow the path of family harmony. Mr. Jiang has something to ask of the Pei family, and he follows the path of recommendation, so the gifts he gave must be very different. You asked me to give Mr. Jiang some advice, and it might turn out badly! I think it's better for Mr. Jiang to decide what to give. However, I see that this gift list is very comprehensive, and even if I were to draft it, I couldn't come up with a better gift list than this."

From Yu Wen's point of view, there was nothing wrong with this gift list. However, Jiang Chao asked him to do so and he was afraid that there might be some omissions, so he gave it to Yu Tang to have a look.

"Then I'll tell him this." Yu Wen took the gift list and went to Jiang Chao.

Jiang Chao listened, smiled and thanked Yu Wen, but in his heart he was thinking, it turns out that the Yu family and the Pei family are on good terms, no wonder they sent small things like food. It can be seen that the Yu family and the Pei family have a special relationship, otherwise they would not have thought of, and could not have thought of, on good terms with the Pei family.

He couldn't help but feel lucky. He thought Yu Wen was a scholar and didn't value money as much as Mr. Wu did, so he chose the Yu family instead of the Wu family to settle down...

But by the time he actually met Pei Yan, it was already the end of August.

He waited for Pei Yan for almost half a month.

When Pei Yan saw him, he looked a little tired. It was obvious that Pei Yan said he saw him the first time he came back.

Jiang Chao looked at the Yu family with a higher opinion.

Pei Yan likes to speak directly to the point, and Jiang Chao is not enough to make him speak tactfully.

After Jiang Chao paid his respects to Pei Yan, the two of them sat down as host and guest. Pei Yan immediately said, "I heard that you wanted to see me, but is it about the case of the Wang family in Ningbo Prefecture? I have already sent people to inquire about this case. The son of the Wang family did commit a crime, and it is not wronged. Although it is said that officials will not investigate if the people do not report. But this case has been transferred to the Dali Temple, and it may not be easy to overturn the verdict. You come to me, and I don't have much to do."

Jiang Chao smiled bitterly in his heart after hearing this.

I'm afraid it's not that there is no way, but Jiang Chao is not worth the Pei family's effort to help overturn the case, right?

But he had received far more contempt in his life than others imagined, and Pei Yan's neglect was nothing to him.

He said respectfully, "I have also carefully inquired about Boss Wang's case. I know that the fault lies with the Wang family. I dare not let Master Pei help to confuse right and wrong. I came to see Master Pei because I have something else to ask for."

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Chao with a more serious look.

To be honest, he actually went to inquire about the case of the Wang family in Ningbo Prefecture. The Ningbo prefect knew that this matter was related to their Pei family, and he smiled bitterly at the time and said that he had no way to overturn the case in the Dali Temple, but if Pei Yan could send the case back for retrial, he would still be willing to retrial it.

Pei Yan felt that it would not be difficult to send the case back for reexamination. The important thing was that the Wang family was also wrong.

He was not happy to help overturn the Wang family's case.

He even thought that at worst he could give the six thousand taels of silver privately to the Yu family.

It was just that things in Hangzhou held him back, so he didn't have time to handle this matter.

I never thought that Jiang Chao was actually quite capable.

No matter what he wanted to do next, at least these words caught his attention, which means he was a good talent.

He is currently short of people.

Jiang Chao saw that he had started well, and he felt relieved. He continued with a smile, "Third Master must know that I am doing maritime business. The reason why I dare to do this business is that my family has been sailing for generations. Secondly, I have been doing business in Ningbo Prefecture for many years, and I know the maritime business very well. I even went to Su Lu once in person, and I know the route, the pier, and even when to encounter sea breeze and where to take shelter if there is sea breeze."

Pei Yan had already guessed what he was going to say.

He couldn't help but sit up straight.

That's interesting.

This Jiang Chao, who had lost everything, still came to him and deceived him in a dignified manner.

What a talent!

No wonder Yu Wen and Mr. Wu were immediately moved by him after just meeting him once. Not only did they invest money in him, but they were also willing to continue helping him even when he lost all his money.

Pei Yan leaned forward slightly, a smile flashed in his eyes, and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Chao gritted his teeth and said, "I think Master Pei San supports me in doing some maritime business. This season is the calmest time on the sea. If I delay any longer, I will have to wait until next year. Since you know about Ningbo Prefecture, you must know that Boss Wang is not unwilling to do this business, but because our capital is too small and cannot withstand the turmoil. But you are different! Not only are you in charge of the Pei family, you also have a large amount of private property under your name. Even if you don't use the name of the Pei family, you can afford to do business on the sea on your own."

He even found out whether he had any private property under his name.

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Then do you know that our Pei family and Song family are relatives? Why should I help you?"

Yu Wen was also very curious. While refilling Jiang Chao's tea, he asked Jiang Chao: "What did you answer at that time? How did you know that the Song family and the Pei family were not on good terms?"

At this time Jiang Chao had already returned from Pei Mansion.

His vest was soaked with sweat, and his clothes were soaked with sweat, making him feel very uncomfortable.

However, as soon as he entered the room, Yu Wen, who had been waiting in the courtyard, dragged him to the study room for questioning. He had no time to change his clothes, so he had to endure it and said, "Brother Yu knows that the Pei family and the Song family are in-laws, but you don't know what the rift is between the two families?"

Yu Wen really doesn’t know.

He hesitated for a long time and couldn't make any clear statement.

Jiang Chao couldn't help but doubt the relationship between the Yu family and the Pei family. He was wondering whether he should tell Yu Wen when he saw Shuang Tao coming in to serve tea. He was moved and observed Shuang Tao's movements.

After Shuang Tao served the tea, she took the tea tray and quietly stood behind the floor-length curtain. If someone was not paying attention, they would not be able to notice that she was in the room.

Jiang Chao understood that it was Miss Yu who asked Shuang Tao to inquire about the news.

He was moved and said, "Brother Yu is from Lin'an. I thought you all knew about it. I didn't expect that you would have to hear about the lawsuit between the Song and Pei families from me."

Yu Wen smiled awkwardly.

Jiang Chao looked like he knew everything and said, "Since the Song family's Lao Anren and the Pei family's Lao Anren were the better girls married by their Qian family, when the Pei family's Lao Anren first married to Lin'an, the two families were still relatively close. However, at that time, the Song family had four or five sons serving as officials outside, and the Pei family only had one old man named Wang who passed the imperial examination. In comparison, the Pei family was naturally not as prominent as the Song family. In addition, the Song family was in Suzhou Prefecture and the Pei family was in Lin'an. As time went on, the Song family would inevitably be a little neglectful of the Pei family.

"It is said that the discord between the two families began when the eldest master of the Song family got married."

"Mrs. An from the Pei family brought the three elders of the Pei family to Suzhou Prefecture for a wedding banquet. Elder Pei had an argument with several classmates of Elder Song over an article, and then for some reason, they came to blows. One of them was even beaten by the second elder of the Pei family."

Yu Wen was stunned.

Jiang Chao said: "Originally, this was not a big deal. They were all 17 or 18 years old. It was just a few punches, and the adults scolded them and let it go. But the eldest master of the Song family was a person who protected his shortcomings and had a high opinion of himself. He brought a few followers to block the second master Pei in the alley and beat him. The second master Pei suffered a loss, so the third master Pei led a few guards brought by the Pei family to smash the new house of the eldest master Song.

“This is not going to end well.

"As a result, Pei Laoan was not a pushover either. He was more protective than the Song family. He lost two thousand taels of silver to the Song family, and did not even drink in the wedding wine. He took his three sons back to Lin'an that day. The Song family sent people to argue, but Pei Laoan protected his three sons tightly. Not only did he not apologize, he also threatened that if the Song family did not hand over the followers who beat people, the Song and Pei families would not have to interact with each other."

Yu Tang's eyes widened as he asked Shuang Tao, "Was it Master Pei Er who beat him up, not Master Pei San?"

Shuang Tao said: "I heard it clearly. The one who beat people was Master Pei Er, and the one who smashed the new house was Master Pei San."

Then why do people say that Master Pei Er is an honest, loyal, filial and polite person?

Shuang Tao continued, "The Song family and the Pei family had no contact after that. Later, the three elders of the Pei family all passed the imperial examination, but the Song family was getting worse day by day. When the second elder of the Pei family got married, the Song family came to Lin'an in person to congratulate the Pei family, and the matter was finally resolved."

"So Jiang Chao took advantage of this and begged Master Pei San?" Yu Tang murmured, "He even promised Jiang Chao and invested money in him so that he could buy a new ship and run the maritime business from Ningbo to Sulu?"

Shuang Tao: "Master Pei San hasn't agreed yet, he just said he'll think about it when the time comes."

Even if he thought about it, Jiang Chao was very impressive. Pei Yan had said before that he would not do business on the sea. What made him change his mind?

Based on her understanding of Pei Yan, he was not someone who would easily change his mind.

Yu Tang thought of Gu Chang’s previous visit and Pei Yan’s late return… Could something have happened to the Pei family?

Yu Tang was a little worried and wondered whether he should go meet Pei Yan.

After all, Pei Yan helped her a lot, and she at least had experience in her previous life. It would be great if she could help Pei Yan.