Chapter 189: Ideas
Yu Tang remembered the letter sent by Mrs. Shen to Mrs. Shen, and remembered Gu Xi's chance encounter with Mrs. Shen in the conservatory...... Could it be that Gu Xi's goal from the beginning was Pei's family's room?
At this moment, she even began to doubt her own judgment.
The fourth lady hesitated: "Probably not!" When she was at home, Sister Gu hadn't seen her aunt much, how could her aunt propose to the Gu family? Didn't you say that the Yang family took a fancy to Sister Gu? Speaking of which, Sister Gu's family and our family can be regarded as the right family. The eldest aunt must be afraid that the lobby brother will not be able to find a suitable person after he comes out of the service, so she is in such a hurry. Besides, after all, most of the people who know each other in the Yang family and the eldest aunt are from the capital, and they are thousands of miles away, and they don't know what the other party's character looks like, and the lobby brother has to stay in Lin'an for a long time, in case the other party's character is flawed, then it will be really troublesome. I think that's pretty good. At least know the roots. In the future, there will be no shortage of people for our poetry meetings! ”
After she finished speaking, she was already smiling, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The second lady also giggled, only the third lady lowered her eyes, the corners of her mouth tugged, and she smiled very reluctantly.
Yu Tang thought that she was uncomfortable, so he handed over a wet handkerchief stored in the box and asked her to wipe her forehead, so that she could be more comfortable.
The third lady took the veil, hesitated for a moment, and whispered to Yu Tang: "Sister Yu, I am very uneasy. ”
Yu Tang listened to her carefully.
The third lady said in a low voice: "I have heard before that someone wanted to tell the lobby brother that the matchmaker was coming, but the eldest aunt refused in one bite. Now that the Yang family and the eldest aunt have taken the initiative to say goodbye to the Gu family, you say, could it be that something happened to the Yang family? ”
Yu Tang said depressedly: "This kind of thing, even if you ask, it's not easy to ask openly, and the marriage between the eldest prince and Miss Gu has already passed the clear road......" Even if Pei Tong and his cousin really have feelings, with the order of their parents, these feelings can only be put in the bottom of their hearts.
After all, the third lady is still young, and she always feels that a good flower and a full moon are true, and she is a little unhappy in her heart.
Fortunately, the Ku'an Temple was in sight, they got off the mule cart, changed to a soft sedan chair, and arrived at the Ku'an Temple.
Then Yu Tang saw Hu Xing, the third head of the Pei family.
He was standing at the gate of the temple and talking to the presiding officer of Kuan Temple.
Seeing that the lady of Pei's house was coming, he ran over, stood in front of the sedan chair of Yi Lao'an, and said respectfully: "Our Lao'an can't come over, I'm afraid that your old man can't find a place to run errands around him, so he specially asked me to come over and take a hand. ”
Yi Lao Anren nodded with a smile and said, "Then it's troublesome for the third manager." ”
"Ouch, look at what you're talking about, it's tormenting me." Hu Xing said diligently, and served Yi Lao'an before and after the saddle and entered the temple gate.
Yi Lao'an pointed to a section of muddy road in front of the door and said: "I think, don't talk about whether to sell Buddha incense or not, this road has to be repaired first." Every time I come over, it takes so much effort, where can I not buy Buddha incense! ”
Hu Xing hurriedly said: "I'll tell the third master when I go back." ”
The host of Kuan Temple was full of surprise.
Yi Lao'an nodded in satisfaction.
Yu Tang and several young ladies of the Pei family followed behind them and whispered.
"It is said that the people of the Yang family have not left yet," the third lady still pulled Yu Tang, "Grandmother and third uncle must be socializing with the Yang family, so there is no way to come over today." ”
Yu Tang thought that it should be like this.
"As soon as I heard that it was the Yang family's matchmaker, I immediately blew it up." The third lady continued to whisper, "The Yang family's own marriage has not been completed yet, so they are here to take care of our Pei family's affairs...... It's good that it wasn't later, otherwise I really don't know how this matter would have ended. ”
The second young lady, who was walking in front of them with the fourth young lady, suddenly turned around and snorted coldly: "What's so difficult about this? Isn't the marriage still undecided? Let's just say that the two don't get along. ”
Yu Tang laughed.
The fifth lady said: "Second sister, it's wrong for you to do this. In the future, you can't go back to your parents' house without saying a word, you will be looked down upon by your husband's family. You should bring the people of the Yang family and teach them a good lesson so that they can correct them. ”
She was childish, and her little face was tense, and she looked like a child pretending to be an adult, even the maids and women who served around them couldn't help it, and they all lowered their heads and laughed silently.
But the fifth lady didn't know anything, and said, "What's wrong with you?" Am I not right? That's what my grandmother taught my aunt when my aunt and my uncle were angry. ”
Yu Tang couldn't help it, took Miss Five's hand and said, "What you said is very reasonable. Let's hurry up and follow, I don't know what Yi Lao'an and the host said? Can incense be made in Kuan Temple? By the way, Miss Three, you are in charge of this matter, have you brought all the things for making incense? Will it be you or the second lady who teaches the people of Ku'an Temple to make incense? ”
When the third lady heard this, she immediately said, "My second sister and I both teach, so it's faster." The incense-making things were handed over to the steward, so they should have brought them all, right? ”
Yu Tang called Shuang Tao: "You go and ask, are you ready to see everything?" ”
Twin Peach went away.
Everyone's topic shifted to teaching the people of Kuan Temple to make incense.
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.
The third lady smiled at Yu Tang.
Yu Tang thought about the scene just now and laughed.
Ku'an Temple cleaned up an idle hall as a place to make incense, and everyone who could come to the temple came, on one side were nuns, on the other hand were laymen, the second lady taught those nuns to make incense, and the third lady taught those laymen to make incense.
The talents of the crowd were immediately apparent.
Except for a layman surnamed Li, the others were clumsy, some were afraid of wasting spices, and some were afraid that they would not be able to do well, so they taught for a long time, and only the layman surnamed Li could keep up with the whole process.
This is completely different from what everyone expected.
The second and third ladies taught for a long time, and they began to be impetuous, and Yi Lao'an and the second wife also frowned.
Yu Tang saw that this was not good, but she remembered the cowardice hidden in her bones when she first entered the Li Mansion in her previous life, which made her even more clumsy than usual, and she felt a little empathy. But she can also understand the feelings of the second and third misses. Both of them are very smart and clever, and the maids and women around them are also shrewd people who are selected layer by layer, and a look and a word can support others to act according to their wishes. When encountering these timid people in Kuan Temple, it is no wonder that they are impetuous.
We have to find a way to change that.
She stared at the hands of several lay people, and her heart moved, and she suddenly thought of an idea.
Yu Tang looked around and saw the mother-in-law surnamed Jin who had been following the second wife all the year round, she thought about it, quietly walked over, shouted "Aunt Jin", and said: "I think if this continues, even if we confess here today, it is estimated that there will be no progress." I have an idea, but I don't know if it's appropriate or not, and I asked Aunt Jin to help me get an idea. ”
Since Aunt Jin is the second wife's confidant, she more or less knows some of Pei Lao'an's and the second wife's evaluation of Yu Tang, she glanced at the second wife who was talking to the master who accompanied Yi Lao'an and the host master, and smiled enthusiastically: "Why don't I take you to the second wife's side?" I'm a mother-in-law, Miss Yu raised me and called me a big lady. How can I have that insight to think that it is appropriate or not! “
Yu Tang knew that he had met someone who understood again, and said with a smile: "Your old man has eaten more salt than the bridge we have walked, I will tell you first, if you think it is appropriate, we will go to the second wife and say, if you think it is not suitable, you can also help me check it, lest I say the wrong thing and be embarrassed in front of Yi Lao'an." “
Mrs. Jin hurriedly said a few times, "I don't dare to be", but she opened her ears to listen to Yu Tang.
"I see that the steps of making incense are only those few steps." Yu Tang said calmly, "They looked at the back and forgot the front, I looked at it mostly because I was too nervous." If it is usual, you can teach it slowly, but the second and third ladies are about to start classes, and they may not be able to come over every day to teach them how to make incense. It is better to divide the steps of making incense into several parts, so that each of them can only learn a small part, so that it is easier to remember. ”
Mrs. Jin's eyes lit up, and she pulled Yu Tang and went to the second wife: "This is a good idea!" Miss Yu said to the second wife, there will definitely be nothing wrong. ”
Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief and said it again in front of the second wife and Yi Laoanren.
Yi Lao'an and the second wife also felt good, so they called the second and third ladies to come to them and told them Yu Tang's method. Their eyes lit up, and they turned around and began to arrange their hands, teaching them to learn only a small part of each of them.
Yi Lao'an smiled at Yu Tang with satisfaction, and said, "You kid, you don't know what you usually eat and drink, how can you be smarter than others." Such an idea can be thought of immediately. ”
Yu Tang smiled humbly and said, "It's just a flash of thought in my head, and I don't know if it's good or not." Isn't this just going to ask the two elders to help with ideas. ”
The second wife was also full of praise and said, "This is very good." If this Ku'an Temple can produce Buddha incense, you can also be regarded as the first achievement. ”
Yu Tang was humble again.
The speed of incense making was noticeably faster, and the first incense sticks were soon made.
The third lady said: "This is called Eight Treasure Incense, and there are eight kinds of spices added to it, which is similar to the eight treasures of Buddhism, and most people will like it when they smell it." ”
Jin Pozi tried to order one.
The fragrance of Buddha is long, and there is a slight sandalwood fragrance in it.
Sandalwood is a very valuable spice.
The presiding officer of Ku'an Temple couldn't help but ask, "Do you still have sandalwood added?" ”
"Nope." The third lady smiled a little proudly and said, "How else can I say that I found a recipe from an ancient book?" Smells a lot like sandalwood, right? Actually, it's a combination of incense. In the future, if you have this recipe in your temple, you can make the taste of sandalwood. “
Yu Tang listened to the heartbeat a few times, and combined with the experience of her previous life, she always felt that this was not a good thing.
She looked at the faces of the people around her.
Sure enough, some people were listening carefully, and all of them were bright-eyed, cleanly dressed, and neat with hands and feet.
If this incense recipe is handed over to Ku'an Temple, it may not be able to keep it.