Ma Xiuniang couldn't help but smile, and touched Yu Tang's forehead with her hand and said: "I see that you must have made up your mind long ago. You came here to talk to me, just to make up your mind."

Yu Tang was slightly stunned.

Ma Xiuniang said, "Think about it. If you really felt that this marriage was not right, would you come to me to complain? You would definitely keep silent, go home and never go out again, just waiting for this storm to pass. Why are you so upset and come to ask me?"

Yu Tang thought about it and felt that what Ma Xiuniang said did make some sense.

Maybe deep down in her heart, she really thought so.

Yu Tang chuckled twice in embarrassment, as if relieved of a heavy burden. Only then did he feel how hungry he was.

Seeing this, Ma Xiuniang glared at her coquettishly and said, "You haven't had dinner yet, have you? Please sit for a while. I will ask the kitchen to make you something delicious."

Yu Tang thanked him repeatedly.

Before the food was served, Ma Xiuniang curiously asked about her and Pei Yan: "How did you two get to know each other? I think Master Pei San is very cold. He wouldn't treat you like this normally, would he?"

Yu Tang also wanted to have someone to talk to about Pei Yan, so he told Ma Xiuniang how he met Pei Yan, and defended Pei Yan by saying, "He looks a little cold, but he's actually very kind to people. He's gentle, considerate, and smart."

She thought of the questions Pei Yan asked her on the mountain, and her face turned red, with a bit of shyness between her eyebrows: "I don't know how other people are, but he asked me if I was willing first, and then went to my house to propose marriage, I was particularly happy. I felt that he valued me very much, so I didn't want to give up." After saying this, she felt that her words were too bold, and added: "Maybe it's my illusion. But I don't want to find someone who wants me to obey him in everything..."

Ma Xiuniang snorted a few times and teased Yu Tang, "You're gentle and considerate, as if I've never met the Third Master of the Pei Family! I think you're a lover who thinks he's beautiful. Everything he does is good."

Yu Tang blushed.

After all, she is still a girl who has not yet married.

Ma Xiuniang stopped teasing her and said seriously, "It's good that you know what you want. If you encounter any complaints in the future, think about what you said today, and you will definitely be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel."

Yu Tang nodded repeatedly. After having lunch at Zhang's house and talking to Ma Xiuniang for a while, he and Shuangtao returned to Yu's house.

Chen and Mrs. Chen were drying herbs for making herbal sachets for the Dragon Boat Festival. They were shocked to see Yu Tang suddenly come back alone. She left Mrs. Chen and hurried over to him, saying, "Why did you come back at this time? How are the matters in the mountains going? Where is your brother? Did he come back with you? Did he go back to your uncle's house first? Or did he stay in his hometown?"

Only then did Yu Tang realize that he had done something wrong.

She comforted her mother and said, "I have something to do, so I came back early. My brother is still in his hometown with Master Pei San! Things in the mountains are going well. Master Pei San plans to let our family plant some peaches from Qingzhou to see if we can increase our income."

Chen became even more anxious after hearing this and asked, "Why do you need to come back alone early?"

Yu Tang thought of a solution quickly and said, "It was Master Pei San who was going to draw a few more patterns for our shop. I thought of Master Zhang, so I came back early to see what Master Zhang was planning. Isn't June 6th coming soon? If we can make some lacquerware with new patterns, our business will definitely be better than last year."

When making red lacquerware, exposure to the sun is a craft that God appreciates. If the sun is good in summer, the lacquerware made will be good, but if the sun is not good in summer, it is impossible to make good lacquerware.

Chen also knew this principle.

She always believed in her daughter, and what Yu Tang said made sense, so she had no doubts. She quickly welcomed her daughter into the house and called Mrs. Chen to serve some mung bean soup to Yu Tang.

Yu Tang was relieved to see that his mother no longer had any doubts, but he felt very guilty in his heart.

She was only minding her own business and hurried back, but forgot to go and see her cousin who was drunk the previous day.

If my eldest cousin knew that she was missing, he would definitely be very worried.

She had no choice but to make up for the loss. She quietly asked Shuang Tao to send a message to Yu Yuan. Fearing that Shuang Tao would not agree, she said, "You can talk to Wang Si to see what he plans to do. I can also prepare for you in advance."

For example, after the wedding, will they live in the back room behind the Yu family shop, or rent a house outside? How much savings does he have? What kind of things will he need for the wedding?

Although Yu Tang didn't have much money, he could still afford the expenses for their wedding.

Shuang Tao blushed and ran away in a flash.

Yu Tang then felt tired and took a good nap.

Pei Yan got up early in the morning and prepared to meet Yu Tang and have breakfast together. However, when he packed up and went out, Yu Tang was gone.

He was a little panicked at the moment, and then he found that Shuangtao was also missing. Only then did he feel relieved and hurriedly asked Qingyuan to go find someone.

Qing Yuan was not found, but Yu Yuan, who had been lying in bed for a day, came over with a pale face and weak steps. He asked Pei Yan, "Why are you here? Where is my sister?"

Pei Yan certainly didn't dare to say that Yu Tang might have been scared away by him, so he could only help Yu Tang cover up his whereabouts and said, "I haven't seen him since early in the morning, maybe he went out for a walk. I asked someone to look for him."

Yu Yuan did not suspect anything and asked about Pei Yan's experience going up the mountain yesterday.

Pei Yan took the opportunity to bring Yu Yuan to his place, asked the servant to prepare breakfast, and told Yu Yuan about his plans.

Yu Yuan thought Pei Yan's idea was a good one, and he kept nodding his head. He carefully asked when the peaches in Qingzhou were planted and harvested, and whether there was any difference in taste or shape compared to peaches from other places...

After the two finished talking about yesterday's events and had breakfast, Qing Yuan walked in with a strange look on his face and said a few words in Pei Yan's ear.

Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and tried hard not to laugh out loud.

He usually thought this little girl was very brave, but when she heard him proposing to her, she was actually scared away.

That's fine.

If she stayed here, he would be distracted and unable to do anything serious.

It would be better to let her go back and calm down for two days.

Pei Yan helped Yu Tang find an excuse, saying that she had returned to Lin'an City for something, and Yu Yuan could stay here.

Yu Yuan was secretly amazed. He felt that Yu Tang was not the kind of person who would leave the Yu family's affairs aside to take care of things when something happened, but there were exceptions to everything, and he couldn't be sure. He had no choice but to suppress his confusion, smiled and agreed, and accompanied Pei Yan to the mountain.

The two stayed in the Yu family's old house for another two or three days and finally decided what to plant. Pei Yan left Hu Xing and Yu Yuan to continue the handover of tree planting and seedlings, and returned to Lin'an City.

Most of the people who came to participate in the Buddha Bathing Festival at Zhaoming Temple have already left, but the fourth wife of the Song family is still a guest at the Pei family and often accompanies Mr. Pei to worship Buddha.

When Pei Yan came back, Fourth Madam Song was recommending a niece from her mother's family to Old Pei An: "She is also a well-behaved and obedient girl. I didn't think of her before, but now I think about it, the more I think about it, the more I think she is suitable for Xia Guang. If you think she is good, I will let her stay with me for a few days so that you can see it with your own eyes."

As the mourning period for Old Lady Pei is coming to an end, people who want to propose marriage to Pei Yan are lining up at the door.

In the past, Mrs. Pei was very sure about what kind of daughter-in-law to marry for Pei Yan. However, since her eldest son died of a sudden illness and her youngest son retired and returned to his hometown to inherit the family business, Mrs. Pei no longer knew what kind of daughter-in-law to find for her youngest son.

But there is one thing about her that has never changed.

That is, Pei Yan must like this daughter-in-law.

Otherwise it would be too unfair to her little son.

Pei Yan came to pay his respects to Mrs. Pei Lao'an, who had just gotten rid of Mrs. Song's proposal for marriage and went to see her youngest son first.

Pei Yan was not prepared to beat around the bush with his mother. After paying his respects to her, he sat down below her, took a sip of the tea brought by the maids, and said, "I have been helping the Yu family to look after the forest these days. I didn't expect Hu Xing to be quite useful. I was thinking of letting him take care of the backyard, and then I will find one of the stewards to take over his work, so that he can wholeheartedly wait for your orders."

Mrs. Pei didn't know that Pei Yan had been busy with the Yu family's forest affairs these days. She was very surprised when she heard it and asked, "What happened to the Yu family? Do they need you to show up in person?"

Pei Yan's ears felt a little hot.

Although he had experienced many things, this was his first time, so he was inevitably a little embarrassed. He coughed twice and then said, "Miss Yu has always been worried about the forest at home, right? I went to help take a look."

But is he the kind of person who just helps others?

Mr. Pei looked at his son suspiciously.

The Song family had no idea how many times they had begged their son openly or secretly, but they had never seen their son give any advice to the Song family.

Pei Yan felt a little uncomfortable under his mother's gaze and coughed twice.

In a flash, Pei Laoan suddenly understood.

She was so surprised that she pointed at Pei Yan's hand and said tremblingly: "You, you...are attracted to Miss Yu?"

For the first time, Pei Yan felt as if he had been stripped of his clothes and seen through, but he still nodded and said, "I think Miss Yu is very good."

Pei Laoan also thought Yu Tang was good, but as for her daughter-in-law... she still felt that there were better choices. She pondered and said, "You, have you mentioned it to the Yu family?"

Pei Yan smiled and said, "Of course I have to tell you first, right? Don't you have to help me arrange this?"

Old Man Pei looked at his son, who was handsome and rebellious since childhood, and didn't know whether to feel relieved or sad.

Pei Yan didn't plan to let Pei Lao'an have a chance to discuss this with him. He just threw the matter to Pei Lao'an and said, "This way, my family will be at peace. I won't have one or two people come to me to propose marriage, and they're all people who come out of nowhere. If it gets involved with someone's family, my family won't be able to remain neutral even if we want to."

Old Pei An didn't believe her son's words. She looked at Pei Yan suspiciously and said, "Are you the kind of person who is afraid of trouble? Why do I feel that you are a little bit afraid of chaos in the world?"

Pei Yan said in a righteous and confident tone, "Mom, you misunderstood me. Who doesn't want to live in peace? Isn't this a case of asking for something but not getting it, so you have to accept it? I think Miss Yu is very good. She knows everything about her family, has a clean family background, is simple in her personal relationships, is smart, and is able to endure and is not afraid of responsibilities." Finally, he added, "For a family like ours, the most important thing is that our home is safe and sound. Look at my eldest brother, and then look at my second brother."

Pei Laoan was so confused that he didn't know how to respond for a long time.