When Yu Tang heard that Yu Yuan was still hungover, he decided to go and take a look at him no matter what.

Pei Yan felt that he had made a mistake and gave Hu Xing a cold look.

Hu Xing nodded to Pei Yan almost imperceptibly, and immediately stepped forward to lead the way for Yu Tang: "I've just checked, Master Yu drank some hangover soup yesterday, and he might have been too tired these days, so he couldn't get up after lying down."

In lacquerware shops, summer is the season for stocking up, and it is also the busiest time in the shop.

In addition, ever since Yu Bo had his eldest grandson, he no longer cared about the shop's business, and a lot of business was handed over to Yu Yuan.

Yu Tang nodded, smiled and politely said to Hu Xing, "You've worked hard," and hurried to the room where Yu Yuan was resting.

Sanmu was sitting on a small stool fanning the fire in the red clay stove where medicine was simmering. When he saw Yu Tang and the others, he immediately stood up and said, "Miss, Manager Hu asked someone to get some medicine and said he would bring it to the young master when he wakes up. It's a recipe for nourishing the stomach."

Yu Tang was a little surprised.

Hu Xing smiled and said without waiting for her to thank him, "Miss, you don't have to be polite to me. The eldest young master and I are also good friends. It is my duty to take care of him. Miss, just go up the mountain with the third old master without worry. I have someone to watch over you here!"

Yu Tang smiled and nodded at him, then went in to take a look.

The whole room was filled with the smell of alcohol, and Yuyuan was sleeping soundly, wrapped in a thin blanket.

Yu Tang came out with a handkerchief covering his nose. He was relieved and smiled at Hu Xing, "Thank you for your help. If he doesn't feel well after waking up, let him rest for a day and we can have dinner together when I come back in the evening."

Hu Xing nodded repeatedly and told Ah Cha, who stayed behind to look after Yu Yuan, "Remember to have the stove cook some easy-to-digest food. If the eldest master has some free time, take him around, go fishing or something, don't let him wait impatiently."

Ah Cha replied respectfully, "Yes", which made Yu Tang laugh: "This is our Yu family's hometown. My eldest brother has often followed my grandfather back to stay here since he was a child. Does he want Ah Cha to lead the way?"

Hu Xing saw her smile and finally felt relieved. He said with a smile, "I am just worried that the young master will be bored."

Yu Tang smiled.

Pei Yan took the opportunity to ask, "Did you often go back to your hometown when you were a child? What did you do when you came back? I saw a lot of children fishing in the river in front of the farm. Did you ever fish in the river when you were a child?"

Yu Tang and Pei Yan walked out side by side, laughing as they said, "I was very naughty when I was little. My grandfather often said that I was the reincarnation of a monkey. Plus, he was old and not very energetic at that time, so he seldom took me back to my hometown. My father was also anxious when he couldn't see me. As far as I can remember, the few times I went back to my hometown, he always carried me in his arms. Not to mention going fishing in the river, I never got to the ground. But in the past two years, my father asked me to learn how to manage household affairs from my brother, so I came back more often than before."

The Yu family’s old house had only three entrances, and the two chatted and laughed until they soon arrived at the front door.

The sounds of chickens and dogs barking in the village were quite new to Yu Tang.

She took a deep breath of the fresh morning air, looked at the moped parked at the door, and asked hesitantly, "Should we take a ride there?"

It only took a quarter of an hour to get from the Yu family's old house to the foot of the mountain where their family lived.

Pei Yan hummed and said, "It would be more convenient to take a car."

The dirt road leading to the forest from Yu's house was a dirt road. Although it was swept cleanly, Pei Yan still disliked it because it was too dusty.

Yu Tang looked at Pei Yan's snow-white cotton clothes and wanted to ask him to go back to the house to change into another one, but when she thought of the way Pei Yan dressed every time he went out, she swallowed the words.

She got on the mule car with Qing Yuan's help.

Pei Yan thought about it and sat on it as well.

This was the first time that Yu Tang and Pei Yan sat in a car.

She moved inside a little uncomfortably, then thought of the atmosphere when they said goodbye last night. Her face turned red and she moved inside again.

Pei Yan also felt a little uncomfortable.

It was the first time for him to be in a car with a girl like this.

I don’t know if Yu Tang would think he is too coquettish.

Girls in the south think that northern men are more manly because northern men like to ride horses instead of sitting in sedan chairs.

Should he have brought a horse?

Pei Yan was thinking when he suddenly smelled a fragrance.

It was faint, and could not be smelled without inhaling. It was a bit like jasmine and a bit like rose, as if it was a blend of several scents. Because it was very faint, he felt it was within an acceptable range.

He followed the scent and saw Yu Tang's dark hair.

Her black hair was shiny and looked full and thick.

Miss Yu has beautiful hair.

Pei Yan was thinking about this, and then he realized that because no one was talking in the carriage, they could almost hear each other's breathing, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

If this continues, everyone will only become more and more uncomfortable.

That won’t do!

Pei Yan thought for a moment and talked about his childhood: "My eldest brother couldn't even tell the difference between leeks and daffodils, and my father thought this was unacceptable. When I was little, he often took me to play in the fields. I once followed them to touch loaches in the fields and was almost bitten by a leech. My father was shocked."

Such an intimate topic... Yu Tang felt his face getting even redder, and couldn't help but think of how he felt yesterday.

I guessed correctly, right?

She couldn't help but look up at Pei Yan.

Pei Yan was looking at her.

He looked at her intently and seriously, with a faint smile... and obvious liking for her.

This is not the look an ordinary man gives a woman.

Yu Tang's head buzzed, his ears rang, and he muttered something, not knowing what he said.

Pei Yan heard it clearly.

He heard Yu Tang say, "No wonder you are so good at farming."

Pei Yan was a little amused and wanted to retort, but he was attracted by Yu Tang's shy and timid expression. His heart beat wildly and he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

The atmosphere gradually became stagnant.

Pei Yan felt as if there was a little cat stirring in his heart.

She must have known, otherwise why would she blush and feel ashamed... But she didn't get angry or say bad things to me, so maybe she liked me a little bit in her heart?!

The more Pei Yan thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.

His throat felt like it was being pricked by feathers, and he felt uncomfortable unless he opened his mouth. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed lightly twice.

Pei Yan was stunned.

In the past, when he heard people say they were so nervous that they couldn't speak, he despised them in his heart for a while, thinking that it wasn't that they couldn't speak, but that it was useless.

Now, it's his turn...

Pei Yan took a deep breath, wondering whether to continue the story about farm work, when the mule suddenly stopped and Hu Xing's smiling voice came through the curtain into the carriage: "Third Master, Miss, we are at the foot of the mountain."

It doesn't come when it should come, and comes when it shouldn't come!

Pei Yan got out of the car with a stern face.

Hu Xing looked at it in shock.

It's only been a blink of an eye and they're gone. Could there be some rift between them?

He carefully observed Yu Tang and found that Yu Tang lowered her eyelids and was helped by Qing Yuan to get off the limo gracefully. She looked as calm and confident as usual.

It shouldn't be!

Hu Xing bravely looked at Yu Tang from the front for a few times and found that Yu Tang's ears were red, as if they were blown by cold wind.

The key is that in this season, people only get hot, not cold!

Hu Xing felt that he knew the truth and laughed in his heart. He accompanied Pei Yan to meet Wang Sihe and the forest ranger who had been waiting in the wooden shed at the foot of the mountain since dawn.

The forest ranger was a nearby farmer. He was recommended to the Yu family by the villagers only because he was honest and hardworking. How could he compare to Wang Si, who had traveled far and wide, was eloquent, and was practical and capable? But after a few words, Wang Si left the forest ranger aside and began to answer Pei Yan alone.

He described how many forests there were, how the rainfall was last year, how the climate was this year, what methods he had thought of to increase the income from the forests, and what difficulties he had encountered. He explained them one by one in a clear and respectful manner.

Pei Yan nodded secretly, and while walking up the mountain path, he turned back and whispered to Yu Tang who was following him: "It is said that this Wang Si has been engaged to your personal maid?"

Yu Tang seemed calm, but he had actually been a little dazed since he got off the moor.

She was not mistaken, nor did she intend to be wrong. Pei Yan really treated her differently.

But when did this difference begin?

How come she didn't notice any signs at all?

Also, does he just think this way in his heart, or does he have other plans?

If she only felt this way in her heart...she suddenly felt a little sad and uncomfortable.

She thought it would be better for them not to meet or have any contact with each other again.

If she had other plans...the Pei family felt that Miss Wu was not worthy of them, so how could she be worthy of entering the Pei family?

What's more, her family has always wanted to find a son-in-law for her.

It is even more impossible for her to abandon her family property to become someone else's concubine.

But if she never saw the person in front of her again...her mouth began to feel bitter.

Yu Tang was confused and was being held by Qing Yuan. Not only did he not know what Pei Yan had just said to Wang Si and the others, he also didn't know how he ended up following Pei Yan and going up the mountain.

She only saw Pei Yan approaching her, his handsome face glowing white, his dark eyes bright as stars, and he spoke to her so close that she could even smell the dry scent of soapberries on his body.

"What?" Yu Tang came back to his senses, trying hard to suppress the emotions in his heart, his smile was a little forced.

Pei Yan looked at her in confusion and found that there was mud on her skirt at some point.

It can be seen that this journey is very difficult for her.

No wonder she didn't hear what I asked her.

Pei Yan suddenly felt that climbing the mountain was not a good idea.

He hesitated and said, "Do you want to take a break? Wang Si and I will go up and take a look."

"No, no!" How could Yu Tang let him be busy with his own affairs without anyone to accompany him? She said repeatedly, "I have never been to the top of the mountain. I also want to go and see it."

Pei Yan looked at her for a while and found that except for her slightly red face, she was not sweating at all. He felt relieved and said, "The mountain has a shady side and a sunny side. We just need to look at the soil and so on. We don't have to climb to the top of the mountain."