In her previous life, Yu Tang had no feelings about the Third Elder of the Pei Family becoming the Patriarch of the Pei Family. This was mainly because when she knew that the Third Elder was in charge of the Pei Family, she had already married into the Li Family, and the Third Elder of the Pei Family was already the Patriarch. But now thinking about it, she was very puzzled.

No matter how rich the Pei family's ancestral assets were, as a scholar, becoming the head of the family meant leaving the official career and staying in the countryside to guard the business. How could that compare to becoming a prime minister and leaving a name in history?

Moreover, a big family like the Pei family usually provides a certain amount of subsidies every year to ensure that their children who go out to serve as officials will not fail in their official careers because of money, so that they can be free from the constraints of money and realize their political ambitions without worrying about money. This is also an important reason why the Li family tried their best to make money after becoming rich - they wanted to be like the Pei family and join the ranks of big families that passed down farming and studying and served as officials for generations.

Of course, Yu Tang only found out about this after she married into the Li family.

Although Lu Xin is not a good person, he has many bad friends and is well-informed. Although we cannot trust him completely, we cannot distrust him completely either. Since he said that the Pei family was arguing about who would be the leader, it cannot be groundless. At least the people of the Pei family had argued about this.

But is the third elder of the Pei family such a person?

Yu Tang thought about the impression the third elder of the Pei family left on her in her previous life.

Mysterious, low-key, powerful, and superior.

He firmly holds the Pei family in his hands and controls Lin'an City.

Just like a hawk circling in the sky, people usually don't feel anything, but once something big happens, they can feel the shadow of it.

Although the Li family tried to curry favor with the Pei family, she had never met the third elder of the Pei family. The Li family tried several times to interfere in the business of Lin'an City without the knowledge of the Pei family, but they did not dare to act.

Would such a person fight with his nephew from the eldest son's family for the position of clan leader?

Yu Tang was very suspicious.

She couldn't help but smile at Lu Xin and said, "Uncle Lu is really well-informed! Since it was the old lady's idea to let Master Pei San stay at home to inherit the family business, filial piety comes first in everything, what is there to fight for in the eldest house?"

In the past, Yu Tang didn't care about these things. Lu Xin was quite surprised to hear this, and was slightly stunned. He smiled and said to Yu Wen: "A Tang has grown up and has his own opinions!"

The implication was that when these adults were talking together, Yu Tang, as a woman, should not interrupt.

Unfortunately, Yu Wen never thought that there was anything wrong with his only daughter sitting at the table and speaking out when she had confusion.

He smiled and said, "That's right. Our Atang has grown up and become sensible. She knows how to love and care for her parents." As he spoke, he thought that his daughter's growth was caused by the problems at home. He couldn't help feeling a little painful in his heart, his face was slightly gloomy, and he sighed.

Yu Bo was attracted by Lu Xin's words.

When he was doing business outside, he could feel the power of the Pei family even more. It can even be said that if there was any disturbance in the Pei family, these businessmen would be shaken along with it.

"So is it the eldest son of the Pei family who inherits the family business or the third elder?" He was more concerned about this question. "Mr. Lu, can you be more specific?"

Seeing that the two brothers were not in tune, Lu Xin was a little unhappy, but he did not say much. He said in a low voice: "How can the leader of the Pei family make a decision so quickly? Although the old lady of the Pei family is the leader, there are three branches in the Pei family now. If it is passed to the eldest son, no one can say anything. But the old lady of the Pei family wants to pass the throne to the third branch instead of the first and second branches. The other two branches will definitely not agree! This matter can still be argued."

When he finished speaking, there was a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.

Yu Tang disliked this person even more.

He was just eating and drinking for free at Pei's house, but the next moment he was hoping something bad would happen to the Pei family.

She secretly rolled her eyes at Lu Xin.

Yu Bo knew that Lu Xin always said this, so he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he worriedly said, "I don't know when the Pei family's affairs will be settled. If they let Changxing Street go on like this..."

Even if the Yu family had enough money to rebuild the shop, they would not be able to run the business.

Who would go to a pile of ruins to buy something?

Lu Xin didn't care about these things. He talked a lot about the Pei family's gossip. For example, the eldest master of the Pei family married the eldest daughter of the current Jijiu, and the two sons were both good at studying. They followed their grandfather to study since they were young. Although they were young, they were very knowledgeable.

The second old master was a simple-minded man who only knew how to agree to everything. He married the daughter of a classmate of old lady Pei, and they had a son and a daughter.

The third master was a late-born son. He was very naughty since he was young. He liked to play with guns and sticks and didn't like to study. When he was seven or eight years old, he couldn't sit still. He often skipped school to go to the opera house to watch acrobatics. When he was older, he learned to gamble with chickens, which made the housekeepers in the family look for him all over the street. He was a famous playboy in Lin'an City. Whenever the eldest master of the Pei family wanted to teach his younger brother a lesson, he would be stopped by the old lady of the Pei family. At that time, everyone said that the Pei family's reputation of a hundred years would be ruined by the third master of the Pei family. Who knew that he would pass the imperial examination smoothly? Not to mention the outsiders, even the people in the Pei family were shocked and thought they were wrong. The old lady of the Pei family was also extremely partial. When she knew that the third master of the Pei family had passed the imperial examination, she took a basket filled with copper coins and scattered them at the gate. She was also determined to find a prominent marriage for her youngest son, and spread the word that it must be the daughter of a third-rank official. What's even more bizarre is that this incident really made the old lady of the Pei family's wish come true. It is said that the current deputy prime minister Xin has taken a fancy to the third master of the Pei family. If the eldest master had not suddenly died, this marriage would have been a success...

Yu Tang listened with great interest.

She had never heard of these anecdotes about the third elder of the Pei family in her previous life.

When others talked about the Third Elder of the Pei Family, they would say "I know him" or "I have met him" or "I have had a drink and a meal with him" with a hint of pride. She never knew that the Third Elder of the Pei Family had been so frivolous and impetuous when he was young.

She thought that the third master of the Pei family had been a stable, sensible, well-educated and polite child from a noble family since he was a child!

Yu Wen seemed to have never heard of the third elder of the Pei family, and he was surprised.

Lu Xin said disapprovingly: "The victorious king defeats the bandits. Now he is in charge of the six ministries at a young age, and the Pei family is trying to mediate. Who would be so ignorant as to continue to criticize Pei San? Only people like us, who have no roots and no stakes, are treated as floating duckweed and calculated by others."

Yu Wen knew that he was about to complain again, so he tried to persuade him, "You are better than me. My father was a lacquer merchant, and your father was a scholar after all. He worked as an aide to Lord Zuo, and he came from a family of scholars."

The name of the left official was Guangzong. He was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examinations twice. During his time as a censor in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he defeated pirates many times and benefited the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was promoted to the Minister of War and was posthumously named Xiangmao. He was a famous and capable official from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He had a very high reputation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Even a little girl like Yu Tang who doesn't care about worldly affairs has heard of this adult's name and anecdotes.

Lu Xin was a little proud, and asked Yu Tang's mother to bring some wine. He wanted to drink two cups with the Yu brothers, and after three rounds of drinking, he talked about the deeds of his ancestors: "...My father once followed Lord Zuo to the sea, drew maps, and helped Lord Zuo train the navy."

Yu Tang thought Lu Xin was bragging.

The meal ended when the moon was above the willow trees. Yu Yuan supported the drunk and gibberish-talking Lu Xin to rest at Yu's house.

The next day, Lu Xin slept until noon.

His face was pale, and he was drunk as he wandered around the house looking for his shoes. "It's over! It's over! Huili, where did you buy all these servants? How come they can't even do such a small thing? You knew that the eldest master of the Pei family would be buried today, and I had to help arrange the funeral arrangements, but you didn't wake me up earlier! You're killing me!"

Yu Wen felt guilty. He helped him find the shoes that he had thrown under the bed at some point, and said apologetically, "It's okay, it's okay. Pei's house is very close to us. I'll let Ah Tiao take you there through the small path."

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" Lu Xin urged. Without even taking a sip of tea, he followed Yu Wen's servant A Tiao out the door.

Yu Tang watched from behind the curtain and smiled, then turned around and had breakfast with his mother.

Aunt Wang and cousin Yu Yuan came to see Yu Wen.

Yu Yuan took the eulogy that Yu Wen had written overnight and left, but his aunt stayed.

Yu Tang thought it might be because of the goods that were burned in the shop, so he listened to the corner of the wall through the window.

It turned out that my aunt wanted my father to persuade my uncle to go to Jiangxi to buy lacquerware.

Yu Tang felt slightly relieved.

After seeing his aunt off and having lunch, Yu Wen went out, saying that he wanted to check out the shop.

Chen knew that her shop had been burned, but she didn't know the seriousness of the matter. When she personally sent Yu Wen out, she also reminded him: "Money is something outside of one's body. It has always been my uncle who helps with the housework. Without my uncle, our business would not be able to succeed. If you have anything to say, let's talk it out. We are willing to bear more losses."

Yu Wen nodded randomly, and when he came back that night, he told Chen and Yu Tang, "Big brother and A Yuan have to go to Jiangxi for urgent matters. Let's make some dry food and side dishes for them to take with them on the road."

Chen agreed with a smile and went to the kitchen with Mrs. Chen.

Yu Tang, however, breathed a long sigh of relief.

Things at home are slowly getting better. In time, we will be able to get rid of the bad luck of our previous life.

Yu Tang happily went to the kitchen to help Chen.

However, Lu Xin came again with his head down and a sad face.

He said to Yu Wen with a bitter face: "You have really killed me this time! When I arrived at the Pei Mansion this morning, the eldest son of the Pei family had already smashed the pot, and the chief steward of the Pei family glared at me fiercely. Damn it, who is he? He is just a dog raised by the Pei family. If it weren't for the Pei family, who would know him!"

Lu Xin rarely said something rude, and Yu Wen was stunned. Lu Xin said, "No! I can't stay in Lin'an any longer. It's a stagnant place, and there's no point for me to stay here. I want to go to the capital. My father has some old friends in the capital." As he spoke, he turned around and took Yu Wen's hand, "Hui Li, don't I have a painting of "Fishing in Songxi" with you? You said a few days ago that you liked it and wanted to buy it. So, let's become friends, and I won't say much, just two hundred taels of silver. Take it."