Yu Tang smiled and said, "Although this piece of fabric is plain, this color is so rare. To be honest, this is the first time I have seen such a light green material in my life. To be honest, I was still wondering in my heart just now, this color is so rare, it must be very expensive. If I choose this piece of fabric, I will feel guilty; but if I choose other fabrics, I will regret it and can't sleep after I go back. I thought about it again and again, and finally decided to shamelessly choose this piece of fabric. At worst, I can make a few more silk flowers for you in the future."

Old An laughed out loud when he heard this.

The servants in the room also started laughing.

For a moment, the room was filled with laughter and became unusually lively.

Aunt Chen turned her back and quietly wiped her tears.

It's been such a long time.

Ever since the old lady passed away, Old An has been depressed, and those who serve her have become very cautious, fearing that they might accidentally say something that would make Old An sad and cry. The atmosphere in the entire Heming Hall has become depressing and tense.

Today, I finally saw Lao An’s smiling face again, and there was laughter around him again.

The third master is still awesome!

It can help the people of Lao'an cheer up and look forward.

She went to the tea room to wash her face again, looked in the mirror and saw that she no longer looked like she had been crying, then she left the tea room with a smile.

Who would have known that as soon as she stepped out of the tea room, she would meet several young ladies who came to greet Mr. An.

She hurried forward to greet him.

The first one was the eldest daughter of the third master of the Pei family. She had just come of age this spring. She wore a plain brown silk jacket, but it couldn't hide the brightness between her brows. She whispered to Aunt Chen, "It is said that the one who came is Miss Yu from Qingzhu Lane?"

Aunt Chen smiled and nodded, but she had no intention of talking to the second-ranked young lady of the Pei family. Instead, she smiled and opened the curtains, saying, "It's cold outside. Ladies, be careful not to catch a cold. Come in and talk quickly. Old An is waiting!"

Several young ladies let a little girl, who was still in her early teens and wearing a white silk cloak with fairy grass pattern, go in first.

The little girl humbly stood aside and let the other ladies go first.

The ladies didn't hesitate and entered the house according to the size of the fish.

There was still warm air in the room, but since the ladies came here often, they took off their cloaks to reveal the jackets underneath, so no one felt hot. Only the second lady said, "Mr. An still knows how to enjoy himself," and everyone went into the open hall on the east side.

"Mrs. An!" The young ladies were no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest was eight or nine years old. Although they were all dressed in plain clothes, they were all as beautiful as flowers, making people's eyes bright and pleasing to the eyes.

Yu Tang was shocked.

Madam Wang even praised directly, "Every time I come to your house, I always feel like I have fallen into a pile of flowers. When I look at other young ladies, I find them unattractive. All the beautiful and graceful girls are in your house."

Old An smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he called a few girls to greet Yu Tang: "This is Miss Yu, she is older than all of you. You can just call her 'sister'." He then introduced a few other girls in the family: "This is the second girl, this is the third girl, this is the fourth girl, and this is the fifth girl."

Several young ladies greeted Yu Tang politely.

Yu Tang returned the greetings one by one, but his mind was working quickly, matching the information he had heard with the person in front of him.

The Pei family now has seven branches, but they have not divided into a clan. They all live in Xiaomei Creek, and there are more boys than girls. The eldest daughter is the eldest daughter of the second clan master, and she is already married; the second daughter is the eldest daughter of the third clan master; the third daughter is the eldest daughter of the third clan master; the fourth daughter is the eldest daughter of the fifth clan master; the eldest daughter of the clan master, that is, the daughter of the second clan master Pei Xuan, Pei Dan, is the youngest, the fifth, and is called the fifth daughter.

Pei Yan’s niece... Yu Tang couldn’t help but look at her a few more times.

This girl probably looks like her mother, and not much like Lao Anren or Pei Yan. She has thin eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and despite her young age, she is obviously a beauty.

She felt Yu Tang's gaze and smiled shyly at him.

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

She was afraid that the Fifth Miss would be difficult to get along with.

After all, she is Old An's granddaughter. If she wins Old An's favor but makes his granddaughter unhappy, wouldn't that cause more trouble for the Pei family?

Now it seems that the Fifth Miss has a gentle temperament, not the kind of person who loves to cause trouble or is aggressive, so they should be able to get along well. But the Second Miss, not only is she beautiful, but she also has a coquettish air in her eyes and eyebrows, and it is obvious that she is not someone who is easy to get along with, so I'm afraid I have to be careful when dealing with her.

The third young lady was from the same household as the second young lady, but they looked nothing alike. She had willow-shaped eyebrows and piercing eyes, and was about the same age as the second young lady. She had a stern face and behaved in a very conventional manner, giving her the air of a young lady from a wealthy family.

The fourth young lady should be two or three years younger than the third young lady. She has bright eyes and white teeth. When she looks at people, her eyes roll around, making her look very smart and playful. She should be the most lively and naughty among the young ladies.

Old An asked them to choose the fabrics they liked and said, "Make some winter clothes with your sister Yu."

The fifth and third young ladies both answered "yes" respectfully, while the second young lady glanced at Yu Tang with a bit of disdain. Only the fourth young lady, while the Pei ladies were selecting materials and the old Ans were talking to Madam Wang, quietly asked Yu Tang: "What color material did you choose, sister?"

There is no one who doesn't love this lively and lovely little girl.

Yu Tang is no exception.

She whispered, "The aqua green one next to it is the material I chose."

The fourth young lady took a quick look and said, "Sister, you have good taste. That jade green was a tribute a few years ago. Old An got a few pieces and gave one to my grandmother. Later, when my eldest sister got married, Old An from the second house asked for another piece to make clothes for her."

Yu Tang thought that the material was not cheap, but he did not expect it to be so expensive.

As if she could see what Yu Tang was thinking, the fourth young lady whispered to her quickly, "But don't worry about it, sister. Old An is very kind. When we came, he made egg cakes for us to eat, and asked the kitchen to make tofu soup for us with broth."

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

One can only eat vegetarian food during the period of mourning.

It's easy for adults to talk, but the children are still young and it's the time for them to grow up. Some families are stubborn and if there are several consecutive mourning periods, the children's bodies will be damaged.

I didn't expect Lao An to be such a kind person.

You know, it was the old lady who drove the crane westward.

She thought of Pei Yan.

Or maybe this is also why the Lao An people are respected?

After leaving Pei's house, Yu Tang not only had an extra pair of blue water blue silk with silk inlay and dark green cattail pattern, but also a dark green ten-panel embroidered plum, orchid, bamboo and horse skirt, a beautiful blue and purple gold-gray squirrel vest, and a white mink handcuffs...

Chen said worriedly, "Such a nice dress, can you keep it in the bottom of your suitcase when you leave the palace?"

This is of course a joke.

If one knows etiquette, one should wear this on the first day of the new year to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Pei.

But the gate of Pei Mansion is not so easy to enter. Even if Yu Tang wants to go to pay New Year's greetings to Old An on the first day of the New Year, it depends on whether Old An has the time to see her!

After thinking about it for a long time, Chen didn't know how to repay Mr. Pei. She gritted her teeth and said, "No! Atang, you have to practice needlework. You can't sew clothes, but you can make socks for Mr. Pei, right?"

"Please spare me!" Yu Tang held his head. "Mrs. An's socks were also made by Wang Niangzi's Jin Xi Lou, and they were embroidered with complicated patterns, which are better than your craftsmanship! If you ask me to make socks for Mrs. An, it would be embarrassing for her - if I wear them, I will be wronged, and if I don't wear them, I will be wronged by the Third Master."

After all, she was brought into the mansion by the Third Elder. She finally realized that there were always some little girls around Old An who were there to make fun of him. The reason why she stayed with Old An was probably because he didn't want to disappoint his son's filial piety, so he turned a blind eye and let her stay with him.

Chen burst out laughing and said, "Then what do you say we should do?"

Yu Tang touched his nose and said, "I'll see if I can help Old An copy some Buddhist scriptures."

In her previous life, she was forced by Lin to copy many Buddhist scriptures and practiced calligraphy of small characters with hairpin flowers.

Since Old An was going to Zhaoming Temple to perform a ritual for the old lady, Old An would probably accept her help in copying a few volumes of Buddhist scriptures for the old lady.

Chen thought what he said made sense, and she wished that Yu Tang could copy out several large scrolls right away. She immediately called Shuang Tao, "Go, get the best paper in the master's room for the young lady. You don't have to do anything these few days. Just stay at home and copy the Buddhist scriptures for me."

Yu Tang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The best paper in her father's study was the Chengxin paper sent by the Pei Mansion last time, and her father himself was reluctant to use it. However, she was busy with the Pei Mansion's affairs these days and didn't see her father much.

"Mother," she said, "where's Father?"

Chen said, "She went out with Master Wu. She said she was going to buy some land."

Yu Tang's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the fifty acres of land of the Li family are permanent fields that can grow green-stemmed rice?

She intended to wait for her father to come back, but Chen was concerned about the young ladies of the Pei family: "Although they are younger than you, they grew up in wealthy families after all. How do you get along with them? If you really don't get along, tell Aunt Ji and go visit Old An when they are not around."

"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." Yu Tang recalled the scene when he went to see Old An today, and said, "I'm afraid that Old An will be lonely, so the Miss Peis should have been told by their elders to visit Old An often. But you don't have to worry, although the Miss Peis have different personalities, they are well-educated in their families, and they should not be the kind of people who like to make things difficult for others, so it's not difficult to get along with them."

She is telling the truth.

Even though she was the second daughter of the Pei family, she could clearly feel that she didn't think much of her, and she might even suspect that she had used some means to curry favor with Mr. Pei. But she was just cold to her, and didn't say anything rude or deliberately make things difficult for her. Needless to say, the fourth daughter was always very curious. If it weren't for her upbringing, she would have asked about her affairs in detail.

Chen was still worried after hearing her say this, and said, "As the saying goes, the one who eats the food will be soft-hearted, and the one who takes the food will be short-handed. Next time you go to Pei's house, I will make some delicious snacks for the young ladies of Pei's house to taste."

Yu Tang agreed with a smile.

Eating delicious food together can really bring people closer together.