Yu Tang was very surprised.
She and Pei Yan had just separated, so how could he suddenly appear at the back door of their shop? Did he have something important to discuss with her?
Just as Yu Tang was about to go forward to ask, Zhao Zhen, who was catching the carriage, recognized her. He quickly turned around, lifted the curtain, and said a few words to the people in the carriage. Pei Yan then lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
"Why are you here?" Yu Tang asked.
Pei Yan had already changed his clothes, wearing a green silk gown and a white jade hairpin, looking as handsome as an ink painting.
Yu Tang blinked.
I feel that the reason why I can tolerate Pei Yan so much is, on the one hand, because Pei Yan has done me a lot of favors, and on the other hand, because Pei Yan is really handsome.
Among the people she knew, no one was more handsome than Pei Yan.
Pei Yan seemed a little surprised to see her. He looked around for a moment and asked instead of answering, "Is this the back door of your shop?"
Yu Tang nodded.
Pei Yan pointed to a Ruyi Gate not far away and said, "The side gate of Pei Family Silver House."
There is actually such a thing!
Yu Tang secretly sighed twice in his heart and said, "I didn't expect to meet the Third Elder here. Since you are busy, I will go back first."
Who knows Pei Yan thought for a moment and said: "Since I have come across him, I will go into the shop to take a look." As he said that, he walked into the shop, and said: "Is the young master in the shop? The box of ink tablets I brought is from the most famous antique shop in the capital, but I have never been there, and I don't know if they sell it often or only occasionally? I think I should send someone to ask around. Knowing yourself and the enemy, you can win every battle!"
Yu Tang was curious as to why he suddenly came to Pei's silver shop and even had time to visit their shop.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is there nothing going on at the silver shop?"
"What can happen?" Pei Yan replied nonchalantly, "I plan to let Manager Tong take over our silver shop. I don't think it's appropriate for the shop in Beijing to take over the military pay business. It's better for the elderly at home to use it."
Isn't it a good business to take over the military pay business?
Yu Tang's mind was racing.
Is it because there is no one from the Pei family serving as an official in the court now, so taking on such business will hinder others from making money?
She trusted Pei Yan's judgment very much and nodded repeatedly, saying, "It would be reassuring if Manager Tong was at the helm. However, Manager Tong is not young anymore. Your Pei family should have several silver shops, right? Would he be unable to take care of it?"
Pei Yan said: "I let Chen Qi go with him. He is the elder of the family, so it is better for him to handle some things. As for the accounts and other things that require effort, Chen Qi will take care of them."
This arrangement is also good.
Yu Tang thought about it and followed Pei Yan into the shop.
Xia Pinggui and Yu Yuan were standing under the old locust tree in the shop's patio, holding Pei Yan's box of ink tablets and talking. When they heard the noise, they looked up and immediately came forward.
"Third Master, why are you here?" Xia Pinggui asked respectfully.
Pei Yan waved his hands casually and asked, "How is your research going?"
Xia Pinggui said hurriedly: "The young master and I just looked at it again and again, and we feel that the things we carved are still not distinct enough, so the lines are not clear..." His eyes were shining, and he talked incessantly about his feelings and discoveries. He looked at Pei Yan as if he were a teacher. No, his eyes were more respectful than the eyes he looked at her uncle. One could feel his anxiety to get Pei Yan's recognition.
Yu Tang felt a toothache.
How come one or both of them would lose their normal composure in front of Pei Yan?
Pei Yan was very impressed with Xia Pinggui after hearing what he said, and said to Yu Yuan directly: "Although his carving skills are average, his vision is good. Just do as he says. It should be because of what he said that the layers of your carvings are not very clear."
Yu Yuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, afraid of missing any of Pei Yan's words.
Fortunately, Pei Yan did not stay in the Yu family's shop for long before he had to leave. Yu Yuan and Yu Tang saw him off, still using the back door.
Zhao Zhen took out a step stool.
Pei Yan had one foot on the pedal, but suddenly turned around and said to Yu Tang: "How is the donation box in your house going? My mother will move into Zhaoming Temple on the fourth day of April. Will your mother also go to attend the lecture? Otherwise, you and your mother can stay in Zhaoming Temple in advance. There will definitely be a lot of people on the eighth day of April, and it is still a question whether we can go up the mountain. If we go too late, I am afraid there will not even be a place to rest."
He had already received news that the Gu family would arrive two days in advance, so he had to send Yu Tang to his mother to prevent her from doing anything against Gu Xi and having him to clean up the mess - he would be very busy those days, and he didn't want to be distracted by this little girl!
Yu Tang thought about the time when the Zhaoming Temple held a ceremony in his previous life, the wealthy families in Lin'an had to book the rooms in advance, otherwise they would not even have a place to stand, as Pei Yan said.
The Pei family is the most prominent family in Lin'an. With the women in their family, we will definitely be able to book a good place.
Her mother is in poor health. If she can, thanks to the Pei family, book a quiet place for them, then her mother won't have to work so hard.
"Okay!" Yu Tang agreed immediately. "I'd like to thank Third Master here first. I'll go to the mansion tomorrow to kowtow to Old An and express my gratitude."
The little girl is quite sensible.
Pei Yan nodded with satisfaction.
I feel that although this little girl is sometimes naughty and a cause for concern, she is also obedient at times.
Pei Yan went back home.
Yu Tang also returned to Qingzhu Lane.
She discussed with her mother about participating in the Buddha's Bathing Festival.
Chen had not been to a crowded incense fair or lantern fair for many years due to her health. She was naturally overjoyed to hear this and said, "Your sister-in-law is still in confinement after childbirth. Your aunt will definitely stay at home to take care of your sister-in-law. By then, it will probably be just our family that will go. Go to thank Old An tomorrow and remember to bring some soybean cakes. Didn't you say last time that Old An left the soybean cakes at home and gave away the other snacks? I think Old An must like soybean cakes."
Yu Tang didn't care and let her mother arrange everything, and went back to the room to arrange her clothes.
In public occasions, Gu Xi usually dresses simply and elegantly, so she must not lose to Gu Xi.
She was so busy that it was not until 11:00 p.m. that she finally chose the clothes for going to Zhaoming Temple. When she got up the next morning and went to Pei's house, she yawned several times.
Mrs. Pei only found out that the women of the Yu family would go to Zhaoming Temple with her when Pei Yan came to pay her respects in the morning. She pretended to be hesitant and said, "Will it be inconvenient? We have a large family and we will have to occupy most of the yard if we move in. The second girl's in-laws also said they want to go to the temple with us."
Pei Yan didn't think much about it and said, "Are you talking about the Yang family? Aren't his parents and siblings all in his father's position? How many female relatives can come? The Yu family has even fewer. I think at most they will have mother and daughter plus two maids, and they can easily squeeze out a room. If it's not cheap, let the Song family make room! If it weren't for your face, I wouldn't even let them into the house, so they should just know how to be content!"
Now that things have come to this, what else does Pei Laoan have to say?
She smiled and said "OK", wondering whether to arrange the Song family members to the small courtyard on the east side, next to the main hall. The masters of Zhaoming Temple performed rituals there. Not only would they chant sutras before dawn every day, but they would also often perform water and land rituals...
As for the Yu family, if it is true as my son said, that only Yu Tang and her daughter are coming, then we can live with the women in their family.
Mr. Pei had made up his mind, and everyone was very happy when Yu Tang came.
Not only did they decide to live together, but according to Mrs. Pei's wishes, they would also follow the Pei family's mule to Zhaoming Temple.
After Yu Tang came back and told Chen, Chen told Yu Wen. Yu Wen thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we buy a mule for our family? It can pull the cart for you when you go out."
Lin'an has many mountains, so there is no need to use a mule unless you are going far away.
Chen disagreed: "Why do you want to compete with others? Raising a mule is better than feeding people, and you have to hire a servant to take care of it. With this money, you might as well save more dowry for our Atang."
Yu Wen chuckled and had to give up.
Chen began to select jewellery.
Soon it was the fourth day of April.
Yu Tang and Chen got up at 3:00 a.m. Chen counted the snacks for the female members of the Pei family again, and gave some instructions to Mrs. Chen and Shuangtao. Then she went to the Pei Mansion with Yu Tang with trepidation.
Mrs. Pei had already gotten up. When she heard that Chen had arrived, she had someone bring them over and asked them if they had had breakfast.
Chen immediately stood up and spoke, looking somewhat bewildered.
Pei Laoan smiled kindly and felt that Chen was quite good. At least he was not smart and did not take the initiative to cause trouble.
"The female members of the Yang family came yesterday. They were a cousin who was staying at the Yang family. They brought two maids and two old women with them." She smiled and said, "We can set off after they come."
Chen smiled and replied “yes”.
Yu Tang didn't know that the Yang family had a cousin.
After everyone got on the mule, the fifth lady who insisted on getting on the same car with Yu Tang told Yu Tang: "She is a relative of Mr. Yang's stepmother. Her surname is Xu and she is one year older than Sister Yu. This is the first time we have met her. However, Sister Xu is quite humorous. When she arrived, she gave Sister Two a mutton-fat jade pendant. It is so beautiful."
Yu Tang smiled, but in his heart he was thinking about Miss Xu whom he had just met.
She was of medium build, wearing a purple-green brocade bodice and rubies the size of lotus seeds on her ears. She looked rich and generous, and rewarded her maid with two taels of silver. Not only was she very impressive, but she also had an oval face, willow-shaped eyebrows, and big, twinkling almond eyes, and looked like a lively and alert person.
I don't know if I will behave well and not cause trouble when I go to the temple.
A large group of people arrived at Zhaoming Temple before lunch.
As a result, they ran into the Song family's carriage at the temple gate.
Compared with the Pei family's convoy, they have more people.
A maid who accompanied the carriage came to greet Mr. Pei Laoan on behalf of their eldest wife, saying that it was inconvenient to be outside, and she would come in person to kowtow to Mr. Pei Laoan once they arrived at the temple.
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