Yu Tang clicked his tongue twice in his heart.

It's the same trick again, always liking to put people on the fire, as if the person in the bamboo forest just now was not her.

Yu Tang smiled and raised her eyebrows at Gu Xi, but said to the Fifth Miss, "How come the Yang family has arrived in the blink of an eye? Didn't they tell us to go back to our rooms and take a nap first? I thought it was still early, and I thought I could change clothes when I came back, but I didn't expect the Yang family to come so quickly. I heard the news and turned back halfway. We don't have to greet Mr. Yang later, right?" She asked the young ladies of the Pei family, with a bit of nervousness in her tone, "This is the first time I've encountered such an occasion, and I'm not very confident in my heart."

Several young ladies of the Pei family were immediately led astray by her.

The Third Miss immediately comforted her, "No, no. Don't worry, Sister Yu. We came here to drink tea just to accompany Second Sister. Aunt Chen would turn a blind eye to it and would never let us see outsiders."

The fourth young lady asked curiously, "Sister Yu, have you never encountered anything like this before?"

"It's not like I haven't encountered one before." Yu Tang smiled, "It's just that I haven't encountered one like Master Yang. The girls around me would meet each other, either in a temple or at a familiar house. We would pretend to be admiring flowers or doing embroidery there, and when the man walked by, we would look at each other. We would always be there to accompany him."

The Fifth Miss immediately said, "This kind of reception is more interesting than ours. When we have a reception here, we don't show up. When Mr. Yang comes, Second Sister just needs to bring in some tea to show respect to the elders. That's why we all hide here!" After saying this, she covered her mouth and laughed.

The third and fourth young ladies also smiled.

The Second Miss blushed with shame and said angrily: "I let you sit here and drink tea but you can't stop your mouths." She did not stop the Fifth Miss from explaining the rules of the Pei family to Yu Tang. She was a typical "sharp tongue, soft heart".

Yu Tang smiled, and seeing that he had mastered the rhythm of speaking, he turned back with a smile and answered the question that Gu Xi had asked just now: "Miss Gu, are you concerned about why I went to see the Third Elder? I saw that the lay Buddhists in Ku'an Temple all have their own difficulties, and the Pei family has been supporting Ku'an Temple. I thought it is better to teach them how to fish than to give them fish, so I wanted to discuss whether we can help the lay Buddhists in the temple find something to do. First, it is to prevent them from relying on the temple for their daily needs. After a long time, I am afraid that someone will take advantage of the temple and make enemies. Not only will the Pei family not have a good reputation for doing good things, but they will also be complained about. Second, they have something to do and have to be busy with three meals a day, so they don't have time to think about it all day, and they won't be so desperate. If the temple gets into trouble, it will be bad for the reputation of the Pei family."

This is what she thought about on the way back.

She hadn't remembered it when she ran to ask Pei Yan, but on the way back she remembered something.

Three years later, a lay Buddhist who was practicing in Kuan Temple drank arsenic and died. Her husband, who had driven her out of the house, came to the temple with her family members to make trouble, saying that the temple had forced her to death. This incident caused quite a stir in Lin'an City at the time. Many people in Lin'an City learned about the Kuan Temple at the foot of Tianmu Mountain because of this incident, and that the Kuan Temple would take in homeless women.

Although in the end the husband and family of the laywoman were sentenced by the government, it was not a good thing after all.

She wondered, could it be because of this incident that the Pei family had never openly protected Ku'an Temple?

Furthermore, after everyone knew about the good deeds done by Ku'an Temple, many women from poor families pretended to be abused by their husbands or sons and ran to Ku'an Temple to eat for free, almost eating up all the money in Ku'an Temple.

Later, Ku'an Temple was closed.

The temple no longer accepts female relatives without the recommendation of acquaintances.

In order to avoid being taken advantage of by unscrupulous people when doing good deeds, Yu Tang felt that he should do the same as what happened in the later period of Ku'an Temple in his previous life, allowing the people of Ku'an Temple to live a self-sufficient life as soon as possible.

When the Third Miss heard this, her face was full of praise, and she said loudly: "Sister Yu, this is a good idea. No one wants to eat food given out of pity. Doing something in exchange for your own food is more dignified."

The corners of Yu Tang's mouth twitched.

Not everyone has such backbone!

At first, Ku'an Temple was in chaos for a while and was even criticized for seeking fame and trying to compete with Zhaoming Temple.

But she didn't want to destroy the third lady's kindness.

She smiled and said, "I just don't know what kind of livelihood these masters in the temple can find? After thinking about it, I still have to ask the Third Elder about this matter. So I asked Shuangtao to report to the Third Elder. The Third Elder not only agreed to meet me, but also waited for me in the bamboo forest at our door early. Who knew that when I arrived at the bamboo forest, it was as if I was hit by a ghost wall. I heard people talking inside, but I couldn't find the person talking. I wandered around in the bamboo forest for a long time and finally found the Third Elder." After saying this, she looked at Gu Xi seriously, "If I had known this, I would have asked the Third Elder to meet somewhere else. In the bamboo forest, people on the east side can't see the west, and people on the west side can't see the east. It's a very good place to hide, but there is no cover for talking, so it's not suitable for talking."

Gu Xi's face turned pale instantly.

Could it be that Yu Tang heard the conversation between her and the Third Elder?

If this is the case...

Gu Xi felt like he had thrown his face into the sea.

How will she survive in the future?

But her years of experience told her that this matter could not end like this. She should pretend that she didn't know and test Yu Tang's attitude.

If she really heard it, we need to know how much she heard.

What did she mean by saying this now? Was she simply dissatisfied with her or was she trying to warn her?

Gu Xi quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "That place is indeed not a good place to talk. However, Miss Yu also said that she is too incompetent. How can you manage the government in the future if you can't even tell the directions of a small place? Miss Yu, you are being modest!"

She pretended nothing had happened.

Yu Tang sneered in his heart.

Now she is the one who holds the final say, and since Gu Xi is still so arrogant, she doesn't mind creating a few enemies for Gu Xi.

"Really?" She smiled. "I don't know what getting lost has to do with the host's reward. But if I think about it carefully, what Miss Gu said makes sense. Not being able to see the road clearly is indeed a big problem. Fortunately, my family is small and it is rare to see such a large bamboo forest. I guess it has nothing to do with it."

The third, fourth and fifth young ladies could not help but look at each other.

Everyone was talking just fine, how come Miss Yu and Miss Gu were at odds in the blink of an eye. Miss Gu, in particular, was always graceful and neither humble nor overbearing, but at this moment, although her face was still calm and elegant, she was guilty and uncomfortable in her bones, as if she had done something wrong and was caught by Miss Yu, and she had lost her confidence.

As for Miss Yu, she had previously acted very gentle and harmless, even trying to keep things quiet and avoid arguments. But just now she seemed like a different person, speaking in a veiled manner, with a gentle yet firm tone.

What could have made Miss Gu feel so guilty? And what made Miss Yu so different from before?

The three little girls looked at each other, and suddenly they didn't know what to do.

The Second Miss had been making friends with Gu Xi these days and regarded Gu Xi as a sister. Naturally, she would not tolerate Yu Tang targeting Gu Xi. She did not care that today was the day she was going to see him. She took a few steps forward and took Gu Xi's arm, standing opposite Yu Tang and said, "Miss Yu, today's tea was made by Third Sister herself. She said it was melon slices sent from Liu'an. We also put out the snacks you sent us. You just came here, so you must be thirsty. Come sit down and have a cup of tea with us!"

Yu Tang had no intention of ruining the Second Miss's plan to find a son-in-law, so he smiled and let Gu Xi go, and sat down with the Fourth Miss and the Fifth Miss.

Gu Xi did not dare to investigate further, fearing that Yu Tang would say something inappropriate.

She also sat with the Second Miss, and thanked her thoughtfully, whispering, "I'm afraid I offended her by saying that she didn't know about the host's reward. I'm sorry that you had to help me out."

Since now was not the time to talk, the second young lady smiled at her kindly and shook her head.

The three young ladies exchanged glances and pretended nothing had happened. The third young lady started talking about helping the lay Buddhists of Ku'an Temple find a way to make a living: "Sister Yu, do you want to teach those people how to make silk flowers? We can all help."

The fourth young lady nodded and said, "I can help. My mother owns a rouge and powder shop. I can talk to my mother and help them sell in the shop."

The fifth young lady thought about it again and again, and said distressedly: "My mother didn't have a rouge and powder shop as a dowry, but she has several good farms, but they are all in the north. Otherwise, I will help those people make silk flowers. The silk flowers I make now are very beautiful. My mother praised me a few days ago. When she sent the New Year gifts to my maternal family, she also sent the silk flowers I made for my grandmother, aunt, and cousins."

They are all kind-hearted girls!

Yu Tang smiled and said cunningly, "It may not be appropriate to make silk flowers. This is a nunnery after all."

The young ladies of the Pei family were all stunned. Even Gu Xi looked at Yu Tang in surprise.

Yu Tang then said slowly: "Nuntang, of course it is most suitable to sell incense!"

Miss Five immediately called out, "Is Sister Yu talking about the kind of incense that Sister Gu made?"

Everyone looked at Gu Xi again.

Gu Xi always burns incense and bathes before making incense. When it comes to incense, she either uses the rootless water buried under a century-old plum tree three years ago, or uses the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that bloom in early autumn. It is not only elegant, but also seems to be a very sacred thing. She has received a lot of praise. Including this time when she stayed in Pei's house, everyone got the incense she made and knew that she was very good at making incense.

Since Yu Tang wanted to teach her a lesson, he naturally had to start with what she was most proud of.

Gu Xi was indeed a little proud at the moment.

Yu Tang, after all, was born in a small family and had no experience. She wanted to do good things, but she was given a pretext to do so. If she came forward to tell those lay Buddhists how to make incense, what would it have to do with her if others talked about it? The Pei family was behind it, and it was she, Gu Xi, who was helping.

Yu Tang, just make wedding clothes for them.