When Yu Tang came back, he rode in the Pei family's sedan chair.

I don’t know if it was because she was a guest of Hemingtang, but the sedan chair was moving smoothly and steadily, and they arrived at Qingzhu Lane without any bumps.

After entering the house, she saw Wang Si carrying firewood towards the house.

She couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"

Wang Si smiled at her innocently. Before she could answer, Shuang Tao, who came out of the kitchen, answered her: "He had nothing to do, so he picked up a lot of firewood. Thinking that we would need to buy more firewood, he drove into the city. Miss, come and see, the firewood room at home is full."

Yu Tang smiled and took a look, then went back to his room to change clothes and went to greet Chen.

Mrs. Chen was discussing the ancestor worship on the first day of October with Mrs. Chen. When she saw Yu Tang coming in, she stopped the topic and asked Mrs. Chen to make a bowl of osmanthus syrup for Yu Tang.

Mrs. Chen smiled and responded and left.

Chen took Yu Tang's hand and asked her to sit next to her. She asked her gently, "Didn't you say you would be back soon? Why are you back so late? Did Old An invite you to dinner?"

Yu Tang smiled and nodded, talking about his encounter with Gu Xi and Mrs. Shen.

Chen was quite surprised and said, "Mrs. Shen is here. Your father was called out by Mr. Wu. I will ask him when he comes back whether I should go and say hello to Mrs. Shen." She was also very curious about Gu Xi and asked, "Is the girl pretty?"

"It's pretty." Yu Tang said matter-of-factly.

"So you had lunch together?"

Yu Tang shook his head: "No. Mrs. Shen said she had to go back to pack her things, so Mrs. An didn't keep them."

Unlike her, when she said she wanted to go back afterwards, Old An not only tried to keep her, but also invited the Second Wife to have lunch and asked someone to bring the Fifth Miss over as well.

It seems that Mr. An's attitude towards Mrs. Shen is more of a favor to her.

Chen, of course, didn't know the difference. She thought it was Mrs. Shen who insisted on leaving, so she didn't ask any more questions. She just asked Yu Tang with concern, "Are you comfortable in Pei's house? If not, find an excuse to go less often in the future."

Although she wanted to repay the Pei family, if her daughter was wronged, she would rather repay the Pei family in other ways.

Yu Tang felt the warmth from his mother and couldn't help hugging her arms, saying, "Don't worry, Old An is a very good person. I don't feel uncomfortable being with her."

Moreover, after Mrs. Shen and Gu Xi left, Old An asked carefully about the Li family's land sale.

Judging from Lao An's expression, Pei Yan had no doubts about something that Lao An had.

When she left, Old An called Hu Xing over, probably to ask him about the Li family.

From this point of view, if she has any problems in the future, it would be better for her to go to Old An instead of Pei Yan.

Yu Tang stayed by his mother's side, drinking sweet-scented osmanthus syrup while listening to her and Mrs. Chen continue talking about ancestor worship.

Over there, Wang Si unloaded the firewood, came in to greet Chen, and prepared to return to the village.

Chen rewarded him with twenty copper coins and asked him if he wanted to go back to his hometown during the Chinese New Year.

Wang Si felt that the journey was too expensive, so he decided not to go back.

Chen invited him to her home to celebrate the New Year.

Wang Sixi was overjoyed and thanked him again and again before getting in the car and leaving.

Chen said to Mrs. Chen, "He is an honest man, but there is something wrong with his eyes. Last time the old man came back to the old house, it was he who helped to settle the accounts.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yu family began to collect rent.

In the past, we always asked the relatives of the Yu family to help, but everyone had a lot of things to do at home, so they could only help, and it was not a big deal. Weighing, calculating, and keeping accounts were either done by Yu Wen or Yu Bo. This time when Yu Wen went back to his hometown to collect rent, Wang Si was busy running around, and Yu Wen was not asked to do it himself from beginning to end. Yu Wen was only responsible for keeping accounts. When he came back, he sighed to his family: "You said Wang Si can't even read a single word, but he can calculate accounts faster than me, and every penny is correct."

Yu Tang also heard about this.

She laughed and said, "Mrs. Chen can't read a word, but when you see her buying food, she's the only one taking advantage of others. Is there anyone taking advantage of her?"

Everyone laughed.

Mrs. Chen was very proud.

When Chen said this, Mrs. Chen winked at her.

Seeing this, Chen coughed twice and sent Yu Tang away: "Go back to your room and have a rest. I'll take you to visit your aunt's house later and talk about ancestor worship."

Since Xiangshi became pregnant, Wangshi spent the whole day serving Xiangshi food and drinks with a smile on her face. She even stopped going to the shop and came to their house less often.

Yu Tang knew that Mrs. Chen was going to have a private conversation with her mother again.

The last time she eavesdropped, she was still young and her mother had been bedridden for years. Mrs. Chen was afraid that Yu Wen would have some ideas, so she advised her mother to buy a maid for her father to be his concubine.

This time she pretended to go out, but hid under her mother's window and eavesdropped.

This time, Mrs. Chen persuaded her mother to marry Shuangtao to Wang Si, saying, "Anyway, our family is looking for a son-in-law, and Shuangtao is also of marriageable age. Originally, Ah Tiao would be the best match, but Ah Tiao is too young, and Shuangtao and him don't get along well. I think it's better to keep Wang Si."

Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

Yu Tang ran back in a flash and found an opportunity to ask Shuang Tao: "What do you think of Wang Si?"

Shuang Tao may have misunderstood that Yu Tang was asking about Wang Si's character and was considering whether to keep Wang Si, so she spoke a lot of good things about him. However, even so, it can be seen that Shuang Tao has a very good impression of Wang Si, but she just doesn't know if Wang Si can stay with peace of mind?

Yu Tang smiled, then went to his uncle's house with Chen.

Xiang Shi had already revealed her feelings and was drinking chicken soup with a bitter face. When she saw Yu Tang coming in, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw and hurriedly ordered Xia Lian: "Quick, go and serve a big bowl of chicken soup to the young lady."

Xia Lian's face was full of confusion.

Yu Tang said hurriedly: "I don't want chicken soup. Just make me a cup of tea."

Xiang urged her, "The weather is getting cold, a bowl of chicken soup is just right."

Yu Tang said, "I won't drink it! If my sister-in-law can't drink it anymore, let my brother help. I don't want to be scolded by my aunt."

"No, no." Xiang said embarrassedly.

Yu Tang laughed and whispered to Xiang Shi about Xia Lian and Xia Pinggui.

Xiang was very surprised. When Xia Lian was refilling their tea and serving them snacks, she kept staring at her until Xia Lian thought there was something dirty on her face. Xiang then let her go. Then he whispered to Yu Tang, "I think she's pretty good. It just so happens that your brother wants to expand the shop. With Xia Pinggui in charge, your brother and your uncle are most relieved."

Yu Tang also thought that they were a good match, and wondered in his heart, if this worked out, would their family be able to hold two weddings next year!

When she and her mother returned home, they met Yu Wen at the door.

It was so cold that he kept stamping his feet.

Chen said distressedly, "Where have you been? Didn't you hire a sedan chair to come back?"

Yu Wen sighed and said, "Aren't we going to offer sacrifices to our ancestors? Master Wu took me to order a pig. We met Mr. Shen on the way. He was drinking in a roadside tavern. I thought something was wrong with him, but Master Wu insisted on going up to Mr. Shen and saying hello. As a result, we were both kept in the tavern to drink. You know how much I can drink, so I don't dare to drink too much. Master Wu is a thousand-year-old man. They drank equally, and I just poured wine for them. When they were almost done, Mr. Wu was carried home by his followers, but I had to send Mr. Shen back to the county school. However, I met Xiaochuan in the county school, and heard from the teacher there that Xiaochuan studied very hard and would definitely pass the exam to become a scholar. If that were true, the Wei family would be able to turn things around. "

The Wei family had so many sons and so much land, but they still lived a tight life. The most important reason was that they paid too much tax. If Wei Xiaochuan could pass the imperial examination, he could exempt part of the tax, which would be a lot of money for the Wei family.

Chen nodded and said, "Is Mr. Shen drinking alone in the tavern?" As she spoke, she glanced at Yu Tang, as if asking Yu Tang, "Isn't Mrs. Shen here?"

Yu Tang also pricked up his ears to listen.

Yu Wen obviously didn't know about this and said, "He said he was in a bad mood. He didn't attend the class today and asked another teacher to take his place. Speaking of which, Mr. Shen is quite pitiful. When I sent him back, the room was deserted. There was only a confused little boy taking a nap there. He didn't even know how to make a cup of sobering tea. It's a pity that Mr. Shen's knowledge is so great!"

This doesn't seem to have anything to do with how much knowledge you have, right?

Yu Tang pondered in his heart.

Chen obviously thought of it, and she frowned and said, "I heard from Atang that Mrs. Shen is here, but Mrs. Shen didn't leave anyone to serve Mr. Shen?"

Yu Wen was surprised and asked, "Mrs. Shen is here? When did it happen? Why didn't Mr. Shen mention it at all?"

Chen hesitated and said, "I wanted to discuss with you whether to go to see Mrs. Shen. After hearing what you said, I don't know what to do."

Yu Wen pondered and said, "I'll go and ask around first."

Chen agreed.

Two days later, Yu Wen came to discuss Mrs. Shen's matter with Chen, and Yu Tang listened beside them.

"Logically speaking, Mrs. Shen rarely comes here, and we have received favors from Mr. Shen. Even if we can't invite Mrs. Shen to our home, we should still go and visit her." He said with embarrassment, "But I heard from Mr. Shen that Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen have been at odds since they got married, so they have only one son. When Mrs. Shen came to Lin'an, she also lived with Old An in the Pei Mansion, and Mr. Shen didn't tell anyone around him a word."

It became very difficult to decide whether to go and visit Mrs. Shen.

In her previous life, Yu Tang had never heard of Mr. Shen, so she was not sure what to do. But after thinking for a while, she gave her parents some advice: "Why don't we just pretend we don't know. Old An didn't tell you who I belonged to, and Mr. Shen didn't tell you anything either, so it's better not to make things complicated."

Yu Wen thought about it and felt that Yu Tang's method was feasible, and said: "Anyway, our family doesn't have much contact with the Shen family's in-laws, so it's understandable that Mrs. Shen is here."

Although the matter was over with Yu Wen, it aroused great interest in Chen. She quietly ran to Mr. Wu's house and asked Mrs. Wu if she knew that Mrs. Shen had come to Lin'an.