Delicate Flower Chapter 166: Cloak
Pei Yan returned to Ouhe Hall where he lived in another courtyard, but his expression was gloomy.
There were still many things for him to decide in the Pei Mansion, but he left them all to Pei Man and went up the mountain. Firstly, he was worried about his mother and wanted to see how her old man was doing here; secondly, he wanted to avoid those people who came to him in the name of paying him New Year greetings.
Another official wrote a letter asking the emperor to appoint a heir apparent, and the public and the public were moved by the news. There was even an undercurrent surging privately among the officials and families in Jiangnan. The Pei family originally chose to settle in Lin'an, not because they liked the isolation and quietness of Lin'an City. How could he allow the Pei family to get involved again?
This happens every few years.
He used to be one of the trendsetters and experienced incomparable happiness from it.
But since his father passed away, he suddenly felt that all these ups and downs were meaningless.
Pei Yan looked at the boy sweeping the snow in the courtyard and sighed softly.
He will really live in seclusion in the mountains and forests from now on.
It's okay now. In ten years, no one will remember him.
However, before he can truly retire, he must handle the matter of his second brother's resurrection, and the relationships in Jingli cannot fade away at this time.
He called Pei Qi over and asked, "How much silver is available at home?"
"The bank in Tianjin has not been touched since the old man left." Pei Qi whispered, "There are one hundred thousand taels of silver."
Pei Yan thought for a while, then turned back to the study and drew up a list and handed it to Pei Qi: "Give Shu Qing the list and follow his orders."
Shu Qing was the master who followed him back to Lin'an, and is now his aide.
Pei Qi respectfully agreed and retreated.
Pei Yan lay on the rocking chair.
A Ming cleverly took a blanket and put it on his legs.
Pei Yan ignored A Ming and closed his eyes, but his mind was racing rapidly.
The money in Tianjin was transferred to Beijing to give gifts, but the money in Lin'an City was not enough to spend. He spent too much money on the farm this year, but the income was not large, and he couldn't see how many years it would take to recoup his investment. The best way is to mobilize the dead pawns in the **** shop to deal with emergencies. This matter still needs to be discussed with shopkeeper Tong Da. Shopkeeper Tong Da was left to him by his father. He only talked to him once when he first took over the Pei Mansion. It was already more than a year ago, so he had to find an opportunity to talk to Shopkeeper Tong Da again.
Pei Yan was thinking and suddenly thought of Yu Tang's cloak.
He remembered that when he was young, there were often very good leathers in the pawnshop. He could ask shopkeeper Tong to bring some to Miss Yu to keep out the cold.
Thinking of this, Yu Tang's face, as white as the first snow, appeared in his mind.
The old leather... doesn't seem to be very good...
It's better to find a way to get her some new leather.
There should be something in his warehouse...
Pei Yan is a person who does whatever he thinks of. He immediately asked A Ming to send people back to the city to open his own warehouse: "Let's see if there is anyone suitable to make a cloak for Miss Yu. I was negligent before and only thought about it. I invited her to come and accompany Lao An, but I forgot..."
After all, the Yu family has a simple family tradition. Even if they get an unexpected fortune, they will not be like those nouveau riche who start making clothes and jewelry and spend money like land to live.
However, Miss Yu said something right.
If the Li Duan family’s remaining 150 acres of fertile land that can grow green stem rice were given to the Yu family, and the Yu family could live a prosperous life from now on, Miss Yu would probably be even happier.
Pei Yan added: "I want to write a letter and arrange for someone to polish the ink."
It is too slow to just leave the matter in Rizhao to the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They handle too many major and important cases every day. He had better write a letter to the Chief Envoy of Shandong. If they reported such a big case on their side, they would still have a reputation as a powerful inspector. If they were impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, their appearance would be bad. It doesn't look good.
A Ming is busy making arrangements.
Pei Yan had already thought of the wording and started writing the letter after the ink was polished.
Of course Yu Tang cares about the ranking of her poems, but she doesn't want to ask Gu Xi when she has the opportunity to discuss the poems with her. Lest Gu Xi talk incessantly in front of him like she did in her previous life, like a mistress. However, this also has a lot to do with her understanding of what is most important in this life.
So on her way back, when she saw that Gu Xi was always around Lao An and had no energy or time to pay attention to her, she quietly asked Miss Fifth: "Who are the third and fourth?"
The fifth lady pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Sister Yu and I are tied for third place." She also told her, "The fifth sister is the second sister, and the fourth sister is last."
Yu Tang was a little surprised.
She thought the second young lady would be ranked before her.
Miss Wu smiled and said: "Miss Gu's poems are the best, fast and artistic. Everyone voted for her first. The third sister lost because the artistic conception was not as profound as Miss Gu. Sister Yu's poems were also well done. , but the rhyme is not as strict as that of Miss Gu and the third sister, so she and I ranked third. My mother thought the second sister’s poem was too stiff and lacking in spirit, while the fourth sister finished it because she was the last.”
Yu Tang’s face was slightly red.
Gu Xi started her education at the age of three, and went to school with her brothers at home since she was a child. Even if she lived in two lifetimes, she would not be able to catch up. The third lady's poems were better than hers, and the fifth lady, who was the youngest, tied for third place with her. This shows that both sisters are very smart in reading.
She sincerely praised: "You and Miss San are both amazing!"
The fifth lady blushed and said modestly: "No, no. It's just that I'm better at the question that happened to be asked."
Yu Tang did not argue with Miss Fifth, but smiled and touched her head.
Miss Wu lowered her head in embarrassment.
Thus neither of them noticed that the third lady walking in front of them had red ears.
After having dinner at Lao An's place in the evening, Yu Tang thought Lao An would stay with them to talk. Who would have thought that as soon as the ladies cleared the table, Lao An served tea to the guests.
Yu Tang and others could not hide their surprise.
Lao An said straightforwardly: "Your third uncle will come over to say hello to me later, so I won't keep you here."
The juniors got up and said goodbye obediently. Yu Tang and others didn't want to stay too long, so everyone went back to their residences.
Early the next morning, Lao An asked them to pay their respects after Chen hour.
Yu Tang asked why.
Liu Xu, who came to report the news, smiled and said: "The third master is going to greet Lao An early in the morning."
Yu Tang suddenly realized.
After breakfast, A Ming came over with a bundle in her arms.
Yu Tang was very surprised and kept asking him what was important.
Ah Ming chuckled, pushed a bundle in his hand to Shuangtao, and said, "This is what our third master asked me to deliver. The third master is still waiting for my reply!" After that, Yu Tang didn't wait for anything to say. , and ran away in a flash.
"What is this?" Shuangtao muttered, carrying the bundle into the house.
When I opened the bag, I saw it was a white mink fur cloak made of tapestry with aqua woven phoenix tail flowers.
"This..." Yu Tang picked up the cloak in surprise.
The unique texture of the tapestry shines gorgeously in the unknown light indoors.
"So beautiful!" Shuangtao couldn't help but exclaim.
Yu Tang felt uneasy.
Why did Pei Yan give her a cloak?
She told Shuangtao: "Go and see what A Ming is doing? Why did the third master send me a cloak?"
And it’s a women’s one.
It should not be done temporarily.
Shuang Tao also felt it was inappropriate.
If the third master is serious, he can ask Lao An to pass it on to the young lady. Now it was sent here in private like this...
She hurriedly went to find A Ming.
Yu Tang had finished dressing up and was leaning on the bedside reading a book before Shuangtao came back in the snow.
"Miss!" She didn't bother to go back to the room to change clothes, and went into the inner room with a cold air. "Ah Ming followed the third master to Lao Anren's place. I found an opportunity to talk to him. He He said that the third master saw that the young lady's cloak was thin, so he sent someone back to Pei Mansion overnight to get it. He also said that if you don't like it, you can just make do with it for a few days, and then he will find someone to help make one. He also asked me to ask What color do you like?"
Are you rushing out?
Yu Tang was a little lost in thought.
Is it because she is still a little cold in her cloak today?
Should she take the cloak or not?
If you don't accept it, you will let down the third master's kindness. Take it, it's too expensive, she felt uneasy.
However, this cloak is really nice and she likes it very much.
Yu Tang can’t make up his mind.
Thinking it would be nice if her mother was here.
She can ask her mother.
Yu Tang rubbed the raised patterns on the tapestry with his fingertips and frowned in confusion.
Gu Xi also tidied up and sat leisurely in front of the desk reading. But when He Xiang came to reply to her, her fingers pinched the pages of the book so tightly that she almost broke the book.
"Miss Yu's personal maid Shuang Tao went to find the third master's personal book boy?" Her face was as gloomy as if it was about to rain, and it looked a little distorted in the shaky light.
"Yes!" He Xiang responded in a low voice, "The two of them hid behind the flower tree and chatted for a long time before the pair of peaches left. Then A Ming ran to see the third master."
Gu Xi asked: "Where was the third master at that time?"
"Still in Lao An's house." Hexiang replied.
Gu Xi's brows furrowed and her tone was very cold: "What then?"
He Xiang stuttered: "Then after A Ming went in, after about a cup of tea, A Ming followed the third master out of Lao An's house~IndoMTL.com~ and returned to Ou He Hall where he lived. ”
Gu Xi was stunned and said, "Didn't you go to Miss Yu's place again after you returned to Ouhe Hall?"
Hexiang paused and said, "I stood there for a while and then came back. I don't know..." If anyone will come later. And she didn't want to keep an eye on him anymore. In such a cold weather, someone could freeze if he wasn't careful.
Fortunately, Gu Xi didn't say anything more and waved her hand to make her retreat.
That night, Gu Xi didn't sleep well. She kept thinking about why Shuang Tao wanted to find A Ming.
But the next morning, when she went to greet Lao An, she knew it.
At that time, Yu Tang was the only one in the house, and the people serving in the house didn’t know where they were. Because she had become familiar with everyone in Lao Anren’s house during this period, the woman at the door did not stop her when she entered. She, she walked directly into the hall as if she was in a deserted place. Just when he was wondering why there was no one in the house and wanted to make some noise, he heard Lao An's voice: "... He only started to learn to manage common affairs after his father left. He never cared about these things before. , it will inevitably be rude, so please don’t take it to heart.”