Yunniang smiled and said, "Your father is worried about you. Ever since you read that storybook last time, he has been worried about you. You are still young, and he is afraid that you will be hurt by others like the silly girl in those storybooks."
Upon hearing Yunniang's words, Pei Yao paused in her work of starting the fire.
At this moment, Pei Yao understood that Pei Dalang's behavior during this period was due to his worry for his daughter as an old father.
Although Pei Yao thought it was an exaggeration that just one storybook could make Pei Erlang so easily frightened.
But she also tried to understand a father's worry that his obedient daughter would be kidnapped by a blond-haired man.
Pei Yao put down the flint and steel in her hand and glanced at Yunniang: "Mother, I'm going to find Father."
Pei Yao finished speaking and chased after him.
Pei Erlang was sitting in the courtyard, looking dejected, trimming some dried seaweed.
“Father.” Pei Yao moved a stool over and sat down opposite him.
Pei Erlang put down the seaweed in his hand and looked at Pei Yao: "Yao'er, what's wrong?"
Pei Yao looked at him for a long time before replying, "Father, don't worry, I won't be like the silly girl in the storybook. I'm still young, and I want to spend a few more years with you and Mother."
Pei Yao's eyes were clear, and her tone was firm.
Pei Erlang's gloomy expression vanished the moment Pei Yao uttered those words.
………
Ever since Pei Yao said those words that day, Pei Erlang's mood has clearly been on the rise.
At least he wouldn't always be sighing and complaining while walking down the street, nor would he constantly tell Pei Yao the story of Prime Minister Fan and that Imperial Censor.
After several heavy rains, the weather in Lingnan has gradually become colder.
That makes sense, it's already November.
During this period, the wind blowing in Lingnan carries a damp chill.
It was so cold that it made me shiver.
The Pei family doesn't have any winter clothes yet, so they need to go to town to buy some.
There's not enough time to buy new fabric and remake the garment.
Yunniang planned to go and buy some ready-made clothes.
The garment needed to be tried on, so Yunniang called her family members early in the morning to go to town together.
When they arrived in town, the group went straight to the clothing shop.
The clothing store had a wide variety of clothes, so many that it was hard to choose.
Pei Ji's business is booming right now, almost always packed, so Pei Yao and the others have no shortage of money to spend.
The clothing shop was not far from Pei Ji's. The shopkeeper was a man. Ever since Pei Ji opened, one of the things his wife had to do every day was to go to Pei Ji's to buy a cup of ice jelly.
He often bought ice jelly for his wife, so he was quite familiar with Chen Fang and the others.
Upon seeing them arrive, they immediately stepped forward to greet them warmly.
I heard from Chen Fang and the others that they wanted to buy some thicker ready-made clothes.
The shopkeeper warmly led them to the ready-made clothing section on the side.
While these ready-made garments may not be as glamorous as those in Kyoto, they still come in a variety of styles.
Ready-made garments are much more expensive than fabric, so ordinary people usually buy fabric in advance and make their own garments at home.
Back in Kyoto, Yunniang and the others would never have cared about the money.
But after experiencing days of poverty where they couldn't even afford food.
Yunniang and the others began to understand the value of money.
Even if I had money now, I would still be reluctant to part with it.
So, despite the expensive ready-made clothes, Yunniang and Chen Fang only chose the most ordinary cotton and linen jackets.
Pei Yao chose a pale yellow jacket and a linen jacket.
The pale yellow jacket can be worn when visiting town on ordinary days, while the linen jacket can be worn when going up the mountain to go beachcombing.
After Pei Yao made her beautiful selection, she turned around to look at what Yun Niang and the others had chosen.
I noticed that they had all chosen some dull linen jackets.
I only chose two brightly colored jackets for Pei Xuan: one a light red floral jacket and the other a pale yellow one.
The little girl looks like a delicate and luscious peach when she wears it.
Pei Yao immediately understood; it was probably because Yunniang and the others were unwilling to spend money to buy her those patterned items.
Pei Yichen and Pei Dalang's jackets were simple, so the three of them simply chose two.
After they made their selections, Pei Yao went to the fabric section and chose several bolts of brightly colored fabric and some warm cotton.
Yunniang and the others were reluctant to buy ready-made clothes, and Pei Yao didn't force them.
I'm just buying some fabric for them, so they can wear it during the Chinese New Year.
After choosing their clothes, the group went to look at the blankets.
After buying these.
Pei Yao went and bought some more oilcloth.
Liangshui Village is near the sea, and the wind is strong by the sea. In winter, if the wind blows into the house, it will definitely be very cold.
So Pei Yao bought some oilcloth so that Pei Dalang and the others could nail it up to block the wind from coming in.
If we light some charcoal fires inside, it won't be cold anymore.
Pei Yao didn't know exactly how cold the winters were in Lingnan, but she was always very afraid of the cold, so it was always a good idea to be well prepared.
After preparing these things, Pei Dalang and the others went into the shop, while Pei Yao went to Manager Qian's place alone.
Pei Dalang and Chen Fang are now working quite hard, traveling between the village and the town every day.
It will be even harder as the weather gets colder.
So Pei Yao decided to go to Manager Qian and ask him to help introduce someone with experience as a manager, male or female.
When Pei Yao arrived, everyone else was busy, so she went to the counter to find Manager Qian herself.
Manager Qian was at the counter with his back to Pei Yao, rummaging through something.
Looking at Manager Qian's retreating figure, Pei Yao felt that Manager Qian seemed to have grown taller...
Pei Yao called out, "Manager Qian."
Upon hearing this, the man stopped what he was doing, turned around, and saw a girl wearing a light yellow jacket with her hair neatly tied into two small braids.
Her face was fair and delicate, and her moist, peach-blossom eyes were filled with laughter.
The middle-aged man smiled at Pei Yao and explained gently, "Miss, Manager Qian caught a cold a few days ago and took leave."
Looking at his face, Pei Yao realized that she had mistaken him for someone else; the person in front of her was not Manager Qian.
Pei Yao: "Sorry, I must have misread it."
The girl was young, but her tone and movements were very composed, which made He Zhanglin take a few more glances at Pei Yao.
"Is the young lady surnamed Pei? Is she the owner of Pei's Dessert Shop up ahead?" He Zhanglin asked.
Although it was phrased as a question, there was a hint of certainty in his tone.
Pei Yao looked at him with a puzzled expression and asked, "How did you know?"
He Zhanglin smiled warmly: "My name is He Zhanglin. I happened to be there when Miss Pei came to Deyun Restaurant once before, and I had the honor of meeting her."
Pei Yao prided herself on her good memory and tried to recall, but she couldn't remember ever seeing He Zhanglin at the Deyun Restaurant.
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