Yu Tang felt hot on his face, but his heart was sweet. His voice was like thick sugar that couldn't be melted: "Who's going to your house to choose a yard? I want to go home for the Dragon Boat Festival!"

Pei Yan watched her snow-white skin gradually become stained with red, as if color was painted on a piece of white paper, and the person who painted it was him. His heart beat faster in an instant, as if he was drunk from a glass of sorghum liquor.

He was so happy that he couldn't help whispering in her ear, "Let's spend the Dragon Boat Festival at our house! I'll go watch the dragon boat race with you."

What are you doing so close?

Yu Tang smelled the faint sandalwood-like scent on Pei Yan again.

Her face turned even redder, and she stammered, "Well, that requires my mother's consent!"

In other words, Yu Tang agreed.

Pei Yan was very satisfied.

Yu Tang must like him very much, otherwise he would not have answered him like this.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this." He patted his chest and assured her like a peacock with its tail spread out, looking down upon the world, "Just think about what to wear during the Dragon Boat Festival." At this point, he remembered something and said, "I'll have someone from the jewelry store come over in two days to make you jewelry."

Then what kind of person is she?

"I don't want it!" Yu Tang rejected Pei Yan without thinking, "I have new jewelry and made new clothes."

It’s definitely not as good as the chef he hired.

Pei Yan wanted to insist, but Yu Tang had already stood up and walked to the big tree next to him, fanning his face with his hands and saying, "It's too hot!"

I don’t know if it’s because of my blushing or because of the strong sun.

Whatever the reason, Pei Yan looked at Ah Ming with some displeasure, thinking that Ah Ming was not smart enough. It would be best for him to serve in the study, but it would be inconvenient to bring him out. Hu Xing was a good person, but when he was with Yu Tang, he didn't like to bring Hu Xing with him.

It’s time to hire another servant.

As Pei Yan was thinking about it, he saw the boy who was casting the fishing rod for Yu Tang took out a palm-leaf fan from somewhere and stood on the steps, fanning them vigorously.

He looked at the servant with admiration, remembered his look, took the palm-leaf fan from the servant, and while fanning Yu Tang, he said, "Do you want to go anywhere else during the Dragon Boat Festival? The dragon boat race will probably not be decided until the hour of Shenzhong, and I can go out with you after the race. There were not many people at Tiaoxi Hall that day, do you want to go and rest? It won't be too late for us to go and see who will win when the prize is drawn."

Tiaoxi Hall is a waterside pavilion donated by the Pei family. It is located on the bank of the Tiaoxi River, covers an area of ​​more than ten acres, and was built in imitation of the academy in Hangzhou. It is the favorite gathering place for local students in Lin'an. On the first and fifteenth day of every month, many people go there to play.

When Yu Tang was little, he often went there with Yu Wen to play, but after his seventh birthday, he never went there again.

The spacious and open hall of Tiaoxi Hall, the tall and dense trees, and the gurgling stream all left a deep impression on her.

Yu Chang was somewhat tempted.

Pei Yan urged her, "Everyone likes to play in the open hall of Tiaoxi Hall. In fact, there is a separate courtyard behind Tiaoxi Hall. There are not only flowers and trees, but also a library. There is a pavilion next to the library. Before I became an official, I would take friends from Hangzhou to visit there. You can also have barbecue there. Let's have lunch there. What do you think?"

Yu Tang was very envious.

Pei Yan made a decision: "That's settled. I'll send Qing Yuan to accompany you then."

We also have to find a way to clear the scene, lest anyone sees it and Yu Yutang gets a bad reputation.

Let Hu Xing handle this matter.

But on that day, during the Dragon Boat Festival, there had to be someone to serve his mother.

Then let’s send a manager.

Then Pei Yan suddenly realized that there was no one available around Yu Tang.

But since his mother agreed to help Yu Tang familiarize himself with Pei Mansion's affairs in advance, she would definitely not ignore such a small matter.

His mind was racing, and he inadvertently began to test what Yu Tang liked.

Yu Tang had no suspicion of Pei Yan, and she really enjoyed chatting with him, so they talked a lot without even realizing it, and even forgot about fishing.

In Kuan Temple, Mrs. Pei, who was planning to stay in the temple for dinner before returning to the other courtyard, heard that Pei Yan took Yu Tang to go fishing. She opened her mouth wide for a long time and asked Aunt Chen: "Did I hear it right? With his personality, he still knew to take Yu to go fishing?"

"It's true!" Aunt Chen said with a look of joy, "Not only did they go fishing, but they also had a lot to talk about. They stood on the steps next to the pavilion and didn't move even when the sun was shining on their faces."

Old Pei laughed, remembering when Pei Yan was little, she and Old Pei took the child to Zhaoming Temple to eat vegetarian food. When she talked to the old lady for a long time, he became impatient and shouted that she should not take him with her next time. Unexpectedly, these days, it was his turn to talk to his future wife.

Her youngest son has really grown up.

Mrs. Pei asked Aunt Chen, "Where do they have dinner?"

Aunt Chen smiled and said, "Maybe she will have dinner at Miss Yu's place. The person who replied said that the maids on the stove of the Third Elder are playing mahjong together, and the maids on the stove of Miss Yu have already started making snacks."

Seeing that her youngest son's dinner was taken care of, Mrs. Pei no longer worried. She held Aunt Chen's hand and stood up, saying, "Let's go to the stove in Ku'an Temple to have a look. Their head chef boasted that the dried plum and vegetable pancakes in their temple are the most delicious, and those sold outside can't compare. Let's go and try them, and then bring some back to the Third Elder and his family."

Aunt Chen smiled and replied "yes", then helped Old Man Pei to the kitchen of Ku'an Temple.

Yu Tang was worried.

They...only caught two fish.

One was the one-foot-long black carp she had just caught, and the other was a chopstick-length crucian carp "caught" by Pei Yan.

And Pei Yan is still in mourning period!

Yu Tang discussed with him: "Why not, forget about it today and go fishing another day - these two fish are not good for frying or making soup."

If you really want to cook, any kind of fish will do.

Pei Yan saw Yu Tang's mood, smiled slightly, and asked the servants to release both fish, saying: "Just think of it as releasing them!"

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Pei Yan smiled slightly.

He had no intention of bringing the fish back in the first place, and the so-called "eating fish" was just to make Yu Tang think that he wanted her to hold the fish basket and tease her.

But he was even happier that she always kept his affairs in mind, so he said, "You don't have to worry about me. Our family is not that rigid. We can bear to be vegetarian for three years, but the elderly and children can't. We can also eat egg custard or something like that on weekdays. You are not officially coming to our house yet, so you can eat whatever you want, and you don't have to worry about me."

But considering Pei Yan's personality, when Old Lady Pei passed away, he couldn't even stand bright flowers. During the mourning period, he must have strictly required himself to observe all kinds of etiquette, right?

Yu Tang nodded, but did not act rudely. Instead, while Pei Yan went back to the room to change clothes, he went to the stove and prepared a vegetarian meal.

Pei Yan didn't say anything while eating, but after the meal, he sent someone to give her a Hetian jade pendant.

The pure white and delicate seed material is the size of a goose egg. Only the yellow leather is used to carve a lifelike deer lying on its side at the hanging head. It is very rare and Yu Tang likes it very much.

After hearing this, Mrs. Pei sighed and said to Aunt Chen, "There is a reason why he likes Yu. Look at how thoughtful she is. She can talk and laugh in front of him. How can he not be moved?"

Aunt Chen was afraid that Pei Laoan would be dissatisfied with Yu Tang. They were not sure about the close servants and it would cause a lot of trouble. Upon hearing this, she said hurriedly, "This is also Miss Yu's blessing. She has a good relationship with the Third Elder!"

Mr. Pei didn't say anything. He washed up and went to bed.

But Yu Tang, who had just got the new gadget, played with it for a long time while lying in the quilt before falling asleep.

When she woke up the next day, she was thinking about giving something to thank Pei Yan. The third, fourth and fifth young ladies came together and said they wanted to go with her to pay their respects to Mr. Pei.

Yu Tang thought about the reason why Miss Yang went to Ku'an Temple yesterday, and knew that they came to see him not just to greet Mr. Pei. He couldn't help laughing for a long time and said, "You want to tell me about Miss Yang and Master Yan, right?"

"Yes, yes!" The fourth young lady was the most lively and the first to jump out. She squinted her eyes at Yu Tang and said, "Sister Yu, guess what happened yesterday?"

Generally speaking, if the other party does not have any obvious flaws in appearance, both parties will agree to this kind of marriage.

The fourth young lady's question made Yu Tang a little confused.

She asked curiously, "What happened?"

The three young ladies of the Pei family exchanged glances and said to Yu Tang in unison: "Sister Yu, you have to guess first. If you can't guess it, we will tell you."

Yu Tang coaxed the child into a playful way, without thinking, and made up several random reasons, all of which were unexpectedly denied by the three Miss Peis. In the end, it was the third Miss who couldn't help herself and said to Yu Tang, "This marriage will definitely not work out."

"Then tell me what happened?" Yu Tang pretended to be surprised and urged them to speak quickly.

The third young lady sighed and said, "Master Yan is so ugly."

Nothing else is needed.

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Who knew she would relax too early, the Fifth Miss added: "Then the one who came to accompany Master Yan to see a girl was a cousin of Master Yan. I don't know what Master Yan was thinking. The cousin he brought was as handsome as Pan An. Miss Yang's face turned black when she saw him. She said that the Yan family must have done it on purpose. They wanted her to cancel the engagement."

The Third Miss said, "Second sister didn't go back to her room all night yesterday. She was comforting Miss Yang. Miss Yang is in a difficult situation now. If she doesn't cancel the engagement, the Yan family or Mr. Yan obviously doesn't want to marry into the Yang family. If she cancels the engagement, it will fall into Mr. Yan's trap, and Miss Yang is unwilling to accept it."

"Miss Yang is in a dilemma." The fourth lady said angrily, "What the Yan family did was too unkind. If you don't want to marry me, then don't ask for my hand in marriage. But if you want to marry me, how can you do such a thing!"