Is Pei Yan so kind?

Yu Tang looked at the rock sugar bird's nest in his hand with a beating heart, and said, "The Third Elder just asked Ah Ming to deliver the bird's nest, and didn't say anything else?"

Twin Peach thought about it carefully and said, "Nothing else."

Yu Tang whispered, "Why did you suddenly think of sending food over?"

She took a sip and found it quite sweet, so she asked, "Have you delivered the bowl to mother?"

Shuang Tao said hurriedly, "She has been sent over. Madam has already changed her clothes, and it was Mrs. Chen who came out to meet her."

Yu Tang drank the bird's nest in two or three gulps and handed the empty bowl to Shuang Tao. Shuang Tao put the bowl down and brought water for Yu Tang to rinse his mouth. Mrs. Chen came in with an empty bowl and said, "Madam said that we can't accept the gift from the third master for nothing, so she asked us to give him two boxes of peanut crisps when we return the bowl."

During this visit to Zhaoming Temple, Chen prepared a lot of snacks as gifts.

Yu Tang thought it was feasible, so he let Shuang Tao and Mrs. Chen do whatever they wanted, and he fell asleep with his head on the pillow, and slept until dawn.

Shuang Tao came in to help her wash and comb her hair, muttering, "When I went to return the bowl yesterday, the lights were still on at the Third Elder's place. It is said that in addition to the female members of the Song and Peng families, the eldest and fourth elders of the Song family, the eldest, third and fifth, sixth, seventh, eldest and second young masters of the Peng family have all come, and the Third Elder is talking to them! I heard that tomorrow the two elders, two young masters, and several wives and young mistresses from the Wu family in Huzhou will also come. The receptionist at Zhaoming Temple is so worried that he is discussing how to arrange the guest rooms overnight. Fortunately, we followed the people from the Pei Mansion and moved in first, otherwise there would be no place to stand."

She also nags: "The Pei family has hosted temple meetings and sutra lectures in the past, and this time the most people came. The monk invited by Mr. Pei from the Southern Shaolin Temple must be very powerful. Miss, if the monk is willing to pray for you and the ladies of the Pei family, do you think we should prepare any thank-you gifts? What kind of thank-you gifts should we prepare? Do you want to ask Aunt Ji for advice on this matter?"

In Shuangtao's opinion, since Aunt Ji and Shopkeeper Tong were relatives, they could be considered to be a family with which they had some friendship with the Yu family.

Yu Tang nodded randomly, saying "I have to ask Mom about this", but in her heart she was thinking that the families who came to attend the seminar were the ones who came to bid for the boat map. According to the date, the boat should be built soon. She would never believe that the appearance of these families had nothing to do with maritime trade.

The storm is coming!

Yu Tang took a deep breath, feeling somewhat uneasy.

After dressing up, Chen came to her daughter's side. Seeing that Yu Tang had almost finished packing, she asked Mrs. Chen to bring breakfast over. She sat on the embroidered cushion beside the round table in the middle of the room and discussed with her daughter the thank-you gift for the monk. She praised Yu Wen and said, "Fortunately, your father insisted that I bring two good inkstones. Otherwise, how could I present the snacks I made. The mountains are different from the plains. You can't buy anything with money. It shows that there must be someone in this family who can make decisions." Then the topic shifted to her marriage. "Don't always listen to your father and turn a deaf ear to my words. If Mrs. Wu arranges a matchmaking for you next time, you must take a good look at the person. How can you know what kind of person he is if you don't meet him? Maybe this is your destiny..."

Yu Tang seemed respectful, but he listened with his left ear and walked out with his right ear.

She knew her mother's knot, but she always felt that marriage sometimes depends on fate. If fate is there, even if you go around in circles, this person is yours. If there is no fate, it's like a previous life, and the engagement will be suddenly lost.

Mrs. Chen was not interrupted until Mrs. Chen brought over breakfast.

Chen knew that this was not a good thing to do, but she was very anxious when she saw that her daughter was indifferent to her marriage. However, it was a good idea to come to Zhaoming Temple to listen to the lecture. I heard that many wives of respectable country families were here. Maybe her daughter's chance would come at this lecture.

Thinking of this, Chen regained her spirits, had breakfast with her daughter, took the two boxes that Ah Ming had sent her last night, and was about to go to Old Master Pei's place when a little maid ran in and said, "Madam Yu, there is a lady named Wu who says she is your neighbor and wants to see you for something."

Chen and Yu Tang were stunned and quickly invited someone in.

The visitor was a maidservant of Mrs. Wu. She said with embarrassment, "My wife heard that there was going to be a lecture here, so she asked me to come here in advance to book a room. Who knew that I arrived at the temple three days in advance before dawn, but the receptionist said that the room was no longer available... I heard that you would move in with the women of the Pei family, so I shamelessly came to you to see if you could find a way to book a room for my wife."

Chen couldn't make the decision on this matter. She said, "I also took advantage of the Pei family's help." But the Wu family had helped them a lot, and she was embarrassed to just refuse. She said, "How about this, you guys try to look for it as much as possible, and I'll help you ask around and see if we can work together to book a chamber for your wife."

The old woman left with great gratitude.

Chen shook her head and said, "Mrs. Wei also said the other day that she would bring the women in her family with her. It looks like they will not be able to book a guest room."

Yu Tang said nothing.

Chen also knew that this matter was not easy to handle, and it could not be done in a short time, so she suppressed her feelings and went to Mr. Pei's place with Yu Tang first.

Aunt Ji was on duty at the door. When she saw Yu Tang and her daughter, she winked at them, then turned around and whispered a few words to a little maid behind her, and then took Yu Tang and her daughter to the tea room next door.

Yu Tang and her daughter discovered that Mrs. Yang San and Miss Xu were already sitting in the tea room drinking tea.

Mrs. Yang San and Miss Xu stood up and greeted Yu Tang and her daughter. Mrs. Yang San pointed at the cakes on the tea table and said to Chen: "I haven't had Beijing snacks for many years. Try them and see if they suit your taste."

Chen thanked him and sat down next to Mrs. Yang San.

Madam Ji smiled bitterly and explained, "The ladies from the Song and Peng families are here with their young masters. We have no choice but to ask you and the Third Madam to have a cup of tea here first."

From the tone of voice, it seems that they are not very welcoming to people from the Song and Peng families.

Chen said hurriedly, "The Third Madam and I are both bringing our little girl. Old An's arrangement is thoughtful and considerate. It's just right that I can have a chat with the Third Madam."

Mrs. Yang San also nodded and said to Aunt Ji with a smile: "With so many guests coming to Old An, he must be very busy. We are not outsiders, so you don't have to worry about us. I will talk to Mrs. Yu. Speaking of which, I came to Lin'an once with my father when I was a child. This is the second time. I heard that Mrs. Yu made good snacks, so I wanted to ask Mrs. Yu for advice!"

She came down the steps to the Pei family and Madam Ji. Madam Ji was naturally very grateful and had a very good impression of her. Not only did she say many compliments to Madam Yang San, she also personally poured a cup of tea for Madam Yang San, Chen and others, and left a little maid to serve them before leaving the tea room.

Mrs. Yang San actually started to discuss some tips on making snacks with Chen.

It was obvious from what Mrs. Yang San said that she came from a good family and had been to many places. She was very knowledgeable about snacks from the north and south. Chen also wanted to learn from Mrs. Yang San, and the two of them talked enthusiastically and laughed constantly.

Yu Tang was better off, as he was forced by Chen to make snacks and could still understand.

Miss Xu probably had never done these things before. It was like listening to a mystery. At the beginning, she was able to sit still patiently, but after a while, she began to move around like a little child.

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

Miss Xu didn't take it seriously, and even found an opportunity to whisper in her ear: "Should we go to the official room?"

Yu Tang almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Miss Xu glared at her unhappily.

Yu Tang felt that he shouldn't make fun of Miss Xu, so he quickly agreed to accompany her to the official room.

Her eyes immediately lit up and she carefully asked for leave from Mrs. Yang San.

Mrs. Yang San glanced at Miss Xu with a half-smile, and agreed, but asked the maid beside her to accompany Miss Xu and Yu Tang to the official room, and said to the maid, "Be careful and don't bump into people you shouldn't bump into."

The old woman bowed and replied "yes".

Miss Xu took Yu Tang out of the tea room.

She stood under the eaves and took a long breath, then whispered to Yu Tang, "You can really sit still, but I can't. If I sit like this for half a day, I'll lose half my life." After she finished speaking, she asked the old woman, "Do you know what the second young lady of the Pei family is doing? It would be great if we could find her and play with her for a while." She said the last sentence to Yu Tang.

The old woman must have known Miss Xu's temper very well. Before Yu Tang could answer, she said, "Miss Pei was called by Old An to meet the elders of the Song and Peng families. When she can come out, Miss Biao should also go to see Old An."

Miss Xu was very disappointed.

Yu Tang asked her, "Then do we still need to go to the official residence?"

Miss Xu hesitated and said, "The official room here must be very smelly, right?"

The old woman replied, "How about my cousin come with me to the backyard? There are many sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted in the backyard. It's a pity that it's not autumn yet, otherwise the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers would be fragrant and very beautiful."

Miss Xu was not in a good mood and said, "Forget it. I'd better go sit under the camphor tree over there with Sister Yu for a while."

Only then did Yu Tang discover that there was a camphor tree as thick as a man's embrace between the main house on the north side and the side room on the east side of the courtyard where Pei Laoan lived, and there was a long bamboo bench under the tree.

The old woman smiled and said, "Miss Cousin and Miss Yu, please wait for me for a while. I will ask someone to bring some cotton pads. Although it is spring, it is still a bit cold to sit on these bamboo stools."

Miss Xu hurriedly urged her to go get it, and then invited Yu Tang to go over: "We are too conspicuous standing here, why don't we go over there and wait."

He looked very experienced.

Yu Tang smiled, but just as he and Miss Xu stopped under the camphor tree, they saw Mrs. Pei II angrily walking out of Mr. Pei's living room, followed by Mrs. Chen who looked anxious.