Pei Yan was very satisfied with Hu Xing's attitude and stated his purpose: "I plan to plant trees for Miss Yu."

It’s Miss Yu, not the Yu family!

It’s about planting trees, not making the forest profitable!

Hu Xing's mind was working quickly, but his face was still respectful and humble. He smiled and said, "Your idea is good! Although it's a little late to plant trees now, at least we can catch up. Besides, the weather is good now, and the fruit trees are blooming. Miss Qingyuan can accompany Miss Yu to climb the mountain and appreciate the flowers. When they are tired, they can drink tea and tell jokes under the trees. It's perfect."

There was a smile in Pei Yan's eyes.

No wonder Hu Xing can please his mother, he is indeed a shrewd man.

He said, "It's settled then. You go and make the arrangements."

Hu Xing's heart was struck by a bomb.

I didn't expect it to be like this... Isn't he forced to take sides? He can't afford to offend Pei Laoan, and he can't afford to offend Pei Yan even more. And Miss Yu, do you know that Master Pei San has such thoughts about her?

If he couldn't afford to offend Pei Laoan and Pei Yan, then he couldn't afford to offend Miss Yu even more.

For a moment, he didn't know whether he should sympathize with himself or Miss Yu.

However, no matter what he thought at this moment, Pei Yan had spoken, and he did not dare to show any opposition. He had to deal with the current situation first.

Hu Xing's mind worked even faster, and he felt a little dizzy: "Third Master, how about this? I'll go and tell Miss Yu first, and tell her that there's a kind of fruit grown on our farm. This fruit sells well, and the fruit trees are easy to grow. I just don't know if it's suitable to be planted in their forest. When you and Miss Yu return to Lin'an, we'll have to go to the forest to take a closer look. I guess Miss Yu will agree in eight or nine out of ten cases..."

Pei Yan interrupted him coldly: "What if Miss Yu doesn't agree?"

Hu Xing was stunned.

If Pei Yan was impatient, he wouldn't have come this far. But at this moment, Pei Yan looked the same as usual, but a bit of impatience was revealed in the small details.

It seems that he needs to re-evaluate the matter of Miss Yu.

Hu Xing said hurriedly: "Miss Yu may not agree, then she will send Yu Yuan, the young master of the Yu family, to accompany us up the mountain. There is no rush. Although Master Yu is a smart man, he does not know how to farm. When the time comes, I will accompany Yu Yuan up the mountain, and there are many ways to let Master Yu take the initiative to invite Miss Yu to come out."

Pei Yan wanted to ask him how he could get Yu Yuan to ask Yu Tang to come forward, but then he thought that Hu Xing was quite reliable in front of him. No matter what means he used, as long as he achieved his goal, it would be fine. He had made it clear. If he used some unjustifiable means, would he agree? Or disagree?

He should keep a normal attitude and do what he was told before, as long as he can achieve his goal.

Pei Yan pondered and asked, "What kind of fruit tree are you talking about?"

He had to understand it carefully. What if Yu Tang asked him about it and he knew nothing about it? That would be a joke.

Hu Xing secretly thanked himself for the habit of asking about farm affairs when he was managing Pei's farm. He said, "There are peach trees in Qingzhou. They branch out in May and June every year and bear peaches in November and December. We are trying to grow this kind of peach in our farm in Ji'an, but it has not borne fruit yet."

But this is enough of an excuse.

All kinds of ideas come to mind.

Pei Yan looked at Hu Xing with obvious admiration in his eyes.

Hu Xing was excited and secretly said sorry to Yu Tang in his heart.

Although he felt sorry for her, he was the steward of the Pei family after all and had to listen to the words of Mr. Pei San.

If he did anything wrong, he could only apologize to Miss Yu later when he had the chance.

The two talked in the study for a long time, and then Hu Xing went to see Yu Tang.

Yu Tang was packing up the earthenware items that he and Miss Xu had bought on the street that day, sorting out which ones were for Miss Xu's parents and which ones were for Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang San. Qing Yuan was leading a few maids to cut paper to stick on the paper box that contained the earthenware items.

Hearing that Hu Xing was coming to visit, Yu Tang was a little surprised and hurriedly invited Hu Xing in.

Hu Xing was surprised to see Yu Tang.

I haven't seen Miss Yu for a few days, but I can feel that she is getting more and more beautiful.

It's not that she dresses up beautifully, or that her skin is fairer or her complexion more rosy, but that kind of temperament from the inside out, like a beautiful jade polished by time, gradually reveals the round beauty of color. Unlike before, she was so beautiful that she could be seen at a glance in the crowd, but she still lacked a little bit of flavor and lingering.

What happened?

Hu Xing was confused but didn't think too much about it. He walked up to Yu Tang and greeted him with a smile.

Yu Tang hurriedly asked him to sit down.

Although Hu Xing was the steward of the Pei family, he was very respectful to her family members every time they met. As a junior, she should also be more respectful to Hu Xing.

She asked the maid to wash some cherries and nectarines for Hu Xing to taste, then sat opposite Hu Xing and said with a smile: "When did you come from Lin'an? Is there anything urgent? Has the lecture at Zhaoming Temple been over? Are the old An family all right?"

Hu Xing thought that cherries and nectarines were newly available these two days, and he had already prepared some for the guests at Pei's house. He felt that Yu Tang must be highly respected here, and he dared not be careless. He smiled with a bit of seriousness and said, "Everything is fine in Lin'an. The lecture will end the day after tomorrow. It was the Third Elder who was worried about your forest and called me here. So I went to see the Third Elder and then came to your place." He also half-jokingly said, "I didn't even have a good sip of tea."

Yu Tang could imagine how Hu Xing was treated by Pei Yan. She smiled and said, "Look, I'll have someone bring you some fruit. You can have a sweet mouth and a sweet heart."

Hu Xing laughed and thought that it would be good if Yu Tang really entered Pei Mansion, at least he would not be a difficult person to serve.

He explained his purpose.

Yu Tang was very surprised.

She knew Pei Yan was trying to find a solution for her, but she didn't hold out much hope. She felt that even if the forest was profitable, it would not be a matter of one or two years. Maybe her family didn't have such luck. Even if they learned to grow the same things as Pei Yan, they might not be able to make money like Pei Yan.

What she didn't expect was that Pei Yan regarded this matter as a top priority and even specially called Hu Xing to Hangzhou Prefecture.

She couldn't help but ask seriously, "Manager Hu, do you also think that the forest near our house is more suitable for growing peach trees?"

It is definitely not suitable.

If it's suitable, he said it last time.

But didn’t the Third Elder want it to be “suitable”? How could it not be “suitable”?

But he is not a young boy. He knows that some words can be said and some cannot be said. Some words will be ruined if said in this way, while some words are just right if said in that way.

"That's why Third Elder asked me to ask Miss Yu," he said. "If Miss Yu thinks it's feasible, when we return to Lin'an, Third Elder will personally accompany you to the mountains and forests to have a try. If Miss Yu thinks it's not appropriate, we'll think of other ways. However, Third Elder has just instructed me to send a letter to a former colleague who is working in the northwest, asking him to send another two or three hundred sea buckthorn seedlings. We will also try to plant sea buckthorn trees on the farms in our mansion to see if they can bear fruit."

Wouldn't this drag the entire Pei family into this?

Yu Tang said hurriedly, "How can that be possible? I don't know what will happen to my sea buckthorn trees. You should persuade the Third Elder to wait a few years and see how our harvest is before making a decision!"

Hu Xing smiled and said, "Miss Yu, don't worry about it. Our Third Elder said that the preserved fruits in the north are not tasty, so we asked the shopkeepers in the capital to see if we can try to make some preserved fruits that suit the tastes of southerners. There are many people from the south of the Yangtze River serving as officials in the capital, so as long as the taste is good, there will be no problem with sales. Maybe by using the name of sea buckthorn fruit, we can attract people from the northwest."

Yu Tang blushed.

The two people are standing at different heights, have very different perspectives on things, and consider very different issues.

She only thought about how to open a shop in Hangzhou, but Pei Yan mentioned going to the capital, which attracted people from all over the world.

Hu Xing had already understood Pei Yan's meaning.

Pei Yan's focus on Yu Tang is not to plant trees, but to find an excuse to spend more time with him.

How come we are not getting along?

Is it necessary to climb a mountain?

He just didn't want to offend Pei Yan, but now that he was here with Yu Tang, he didn't have to worry so much and could naturally come up with all kinds of plans.

Hu Xing said, "Your father and I can talk to each other, so don't blame me for taking advantage of my age. I think that you can't do this. There is a saying that reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking a thousand miles. I think that if you want to improve your forest, you should go out more often. Since the Third Elder is willing to help you do this, you might as well talk to him and go to our farm to take a look and learn from him. After the Third Elder became the head of our family, not all the farms in our family were owned by the local people. Some of them planted fruit trees, some opened fish ponds, and some even planted medicinal herbs. On the contrary, grain was moved to farms outside the province. According to our third elder, the climate and soil in Jiangnan are good, so it is a pity to plant ordinary grain. It is better to plant more profitable crops. "At this point, he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "You can learn from it. For example, the farms in Huzhou are all planted with mulberry trees, silkworms, and cloth. The income from that is much greater than farming."

He looked like he could only say this much, which really moved Yu Tang.

Although she doesn't know how to do farm work, she can learn from those who are capable!

Yu Tang fell into deep thought.

Hu Xing saw that there was a chance, so he urged her calmly: "First, follow Third Elder to your forest and take a look, and then slowly take the time to tell Third Elder about this matter. Third Elder is a man who will not do anything unless he wants to do it to the best of his ability. Otherwise, he would not be staring at your forest like there is a thorn in his heart. This is a good opportunity!"

Yu Tang couldn't help being moved.

She nodded slowly, thinking it over in her mind.

Hu Xing secretly let out a long sigh.

It seems that this matter has been accomplished.

He felt like he had returned to the broad road from the edge of the cliff. He relaxed all over and realized that his back had been soaked with sweat without him noticing.