The feeling of going home is very, very different from being outside. Even though it is the same meal, the food in Pei's house is much better than that in Yu's house. However, no matter what, when Yu Tang eats at Pei's house, even if she is alone, she will feel a little restrained. But at home, even if she sits at the same table with her uncle and aunt, she still feels comfortable and happy as she is required to "not talk or sleep"; even when it comes to sleeping, even the other courtyards of Pei's house use lacquered beds, while the one she sleeps on in Pei's house is a black lacquered mother-of-pearl bed, but she still tosses and turns every night and needs two incense sticks to fall asleep. Lying on her own four-poster carved bed with a half-new fine gauze curtain, smelling the soft scent of the bedding that has been exposed to the sun, she closed her eyes and fell asleep, and slept until the afternoon of the next day.

When Yu Tang opened his eyes, he just happened to hear Shuang Tao talking to Mrs. Chen: "...The persimmon cakes are really delicious, not bitter at all, but sweet. It's the first time I've eaten such delicious persimmon cakes. Liu Xu said that the white frost was all exposed to the sun and was transported from Fujian at full speed. The young lady also likes to eat it. When the young lady came back from Pei's house this time, Pei's house gave us two small baskets of persimmon cakes. It seems that the maids in Pei's house are really amazing. For example, Liu Xu, who was assigned to serve in our house, is said to be only a second-class maid in Pei's house, not outstanding, but she is very thoughtful and considerate. As for the matter of sending persimmon cakes, I heard that it was she who told Aunt Chen about it. When I first went there, I thought the young lady was making a fuss, but after getting to know Liu Xu for a while, I was quite grateful that the young lady let me learn the rules from her. "

Why don't you tell these things everywhere?

Exposing one's own shortcomings!

Yu Tang turned over, and there was a slight rustling sound in the room. Shuang Tao immediately stopped talking and whispered to Mrs. Chen: "The young lady should have woken up. I'll go and take a look. You can put these cakes here first. I'll come over to clean up after I check on the young lady."

In the past, Shuang Tao might not always pay attention to Yu Tang's movements, and even if she noticed, she would not be so proactive in coming over to see if she had any requests.

It can be seen that Shuangtao has made some progress after following her to Pei Mansion.

Yu Tang smiled and let Shuang Tao help him wash and dress.

Chen came over.

When she came over, she was holding a red lacquered box in her hand, and she looked a little nervous when she saw Yu Tang: "Atang, have you ever looked carefully at the Pei family's gift list? I was checking the things sent by the Pei family, and I found this box." As she said that, she opened the box.

There was a flash of golden light, so bright that it was hard to open your eyes.

"It's all gold jewelry." Chen continued worriedly, "Your father and I roughly estimated that it must weigh at least two or three kilograms. This, this is too expensive! Why did you accept it?"

Yu Tang was also shocked. He stood up, took the box, and examined it carefully. "I really don't know. The Pei family's gift list was wrapped in an outer envelope, and the steward gave it to me when I went home to say goodbye to Mr. Pei. How could I have the nerve to look at what was written on the gift list in front of the Pei family? Later, I was in a hurry to go home, thinking that I had already received the things, and I could just return the gifts in a similar way in the future, so I never opened the gift list to read it."

A box of gold ornaments is a set of head ornaments. In addition to the hairpins, hairpins, etc., there are also hairpins, all made of pure gold. I won't talk about other things, just look at the pair of hairpins, the size of a wine cup, made in the shape of a peony flower, weighing only one or two taels in the hand, the petals are as thin as paper, trembling and majestic, the craftsmanship is very superb, it is definitely not something that an ordinary gold shop can make.

It's not a matter of how much gold it is, but how much silver it is worth.

No wonder her mother was worried.

She was also very uneasy.

"What did Dad say?" It was such a big matter, there was no way her mother would not consult her father, Yu Tang asked.

Chen said helplessly, "What can you expect your father to say? He can only say something like 'there is a long way to go', but what can our family give back to the Pei family? Anyway, I have told your father that I will take you to pay respects to Mr. Pei in a few days. It will be troublesome for your father to think about what to give him."

Yu Tang giggled, imagining his father scratching his ears and cheeks, not knowing what to do.

Chen put away the box and said, "I'll put it away for you. Such a good thing should be kept as your dowry." After that, Chen said, "Oh, my memory is so bad! Your brother sent someone to ask you if you got up early this morning. He said he had something important to talk to you about. When you got up, he asked me to send someone to tell him. I forgot everything. I'll send someone to tell your brother and bring a message to ask your uncle, aunt and sister-in-law to come over for dinner. It's rare that you're at home. It's almost the New Year, so there's no need to be so picky."

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly.

She also has something to ask her aunt.

The eldest aunt's cousin's husband's family name seemed to be Zeng, and there was a mole on the corner of her mouth. But she asked several people in Ku'an Temple, and no one knew this woman. And when she mentioned Ku'an Temple yesterday, the eldest aunt did not mention that she had a cousin in Ku'an Temple.

Did she remember it wrong?

My aunt's cousin once said that she was divorced by her husband's family because her son fell and drowned. If she had not entered Kuan Temple, does it mean that her son could have been saved?

Yu Tang felt a little anxious.

Fortunately, my aunt came early.

She left Xiang to her mother without a care in the world, and let her mother talk to her. She pulled her aunt aside to talk in private and asked about Zeng.

The eldest aunt looked very confused and said, "I did have a cousin who married into the Zeng family, but she died of dystocia more than ten years ago. It is impossible for her to become a nun or meditate in Ku'an Temple! Did you remember it wrongly? Also, I don't think I have ever mentioned my cousin to you. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have no memory of it."

Yu Tang was completely confused.

She asked, "What's the surname of your cousin who married into the Zeng family?"

"My surname is Zhang." Wang said, "I only have this one cousin."

Yu Tang said, "Is it possible that it was someone from the Zeng family who didn't want people to pay attention to her, so she just said in front of me that she was your cousin?"

"That's possible." The aunt thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then I'd better send someone to find out. Maybe he really has encountered something. It's better to help if I can."

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly. Her aunt asked her about Ku'an Temple: "According to what you said, the women of the Pei family are going to help the people of Ku'an Temple to support themselves? I think this is a great thing. If you need help from me and your mother, just ask. You girls don't know how many women have a hard life after getting married. They are driven out and basically have no way to make a living. If the matter of Ku'an Temple can be accomplished, you will have done a great good deed to save people from suffering!"

"Without the women of the Pei family, how could I do such a thing?" Yu Tang and his aunt said humbly, but in their hearts they were worried about the son of the woman from the Zeng family, and urged his aunt to send someone to check on the Zeng family.

The aunt called Wang Si in.

Yu Tang was shocked.

The aunt smiled and said, "During the time when you were away from home, Wang Si helped a lot. Your uncle was even planning to take him in as his apprentice!"

In this way, he will always be a member of the Yu family.

Yu Tang looked at Wang Si, who was now more nimble, with a shrewd look in his eyes, and was totally different from when he first arrived.

Maybe it's a good thing to keep him in the Yu family.

There is no one available in the Yu family.

Yu Tang greeted him with a smile.

He saluted Yu Tang respectfully and left.

A little later, Yu Yuan came over.

He came to talk to Yu Tang about the lacquerware shop business: "The pictures painted by Master Zhang are very popular. In just a few days, he has sold nearly thirty taels of silver. What I mean is that you should go to Zhang's house in person in the next few days. After all, it was you who talked to Master Zhang's wife about this business in the beginning. I think it's better to leave this matter to you. It would be best if you can convince Master Zhang to paint a few more pictures for us."

What else could Yu Tang do? She could only agree. But she also entrusted Yu Yuan with a task, to make a suitable red lacquer box for the second young lady of the Pei family, which she would give to the second young lady of the Pei family as a makeup gift: "Just think about it, when the Pei and Yang families get married, there will definitely be many families coming to watch the wedding ceremony. If our lacquerware can impress those people, it will definitely bring some business to our shop."

Yu Yuan agreed with her views, and he also believed that no matter what kind of opportunity it is, as long as there is a chance, you should try it and seize it.

He said, "Leave this to me. I'll make a few more models and let you choose. I'll make one that the Second Miss of the Pei family likes." He then talked about the fields of the old Yu family mansion and the sea buckthorn fruit planted on the mountain: "Wang Si is very careful. Several trees have survived. They will definitely grow better next year. We can continue to plant some seedlings. As it involves the seedlings, we can ask Second Uncle for his opinion."

The brother and sister talked for a long time about the future, and Yu Bo also came back from the shop.

The two went to the hall together, and the whole family had a sumptuous reunion dinner together.

In the next few days, Yu Tang felt that he was as busy as a top and couldn't stop.

She first went to Master Zhang's house to see little Zhang Qing, and asked tactfully if Master Zhang could continue to draw a few pictures for their family. Ma Xiuniang declined with embarrassment. Yu Tang had been prepared mentally before, and although she was a little disappointed, she could still accept it. Afterwards, she went back to her hometown to see the sea buckthorn trees. As her eldest cousin said, they were growing very well, and Wang Si and the forest keeper had put a lot of effort into them. Yu Tang rewarded the forest keeper with one or two taels of silver. As for Wang Si, he was rewarded after he came back from Wang's cousin's husband's house. Of course, Yu Tang rewarded him with one or two taels of silver more than the forest keeper.

He thanked me again and again as he took the silver, and then he talked about the search for someone: "The cousin of the first wife's family has a sister-in-law, who is about the same age as the cousin. She married in the same village, separated by a forest. Just like you said, she has a mole at the corner of her mouth. However, she gave birth to five daughters after marrying into her husband's family, but no sons. She is still living in her husband's family. I don't know if she is the person you are looking for."