Pei Yan returned to the lotus hall where he lived in the other courtyard, but his expression was dazed.

Pei Fu still had a lot of things for him to decide, but he pushed them all to Pei Man, and went up the mountain like this. First, he was worried about his mother and wanted to see how her old man was doing here; The second is to hide from those who come to him in the name of giving him New Year's greetings.

There are also officials who ask the emperor to establish a prince, and the government and the opposition are moved by the wind inside and outside, and the private affairs of the Jiangnan official eunuchs are even more undercurrent. The Pei family chose to settle in Lin'an, didn't they take a fancy to the seclusion and quietness of Lin'an City, how could he allow the Pei family to be involved in it again?

This happens every few years.

Once upon a time, he was one of the trendsetters, and he experienced incomparable happiness from it.

But since his father died, he suddenly felt that all these clouds and rain were extremely boring.

Pei Yan looked at the little girl who was clearing the snow in the courtyard and sighed softly.

He will really want to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests in the future.

Fortunately now, in another ten years, it is estimated that no one will remember him.

However, before he really retires, he has to do a good job of his second brother's recovery, and those relationships in the capital can't fade down at this time.

He called Pei Qi over and asked, "How many silver taels are available at home?" ”

"The money village in Tianjin hasn't been touched since the old lady went." Pei Qi said in a low voice, "There are 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Pei Yan thought about it, turned around and returned to the study to draw up a list and handed it to Pei Qi: "You give the list to Shu Qing, and then listen to his dispatch." ”

Shu Qing was the master who followed him back to Lin'an, and now he is his staff.

Pei Qi respectfully agreed and retreated.

Pei Yan lay on the rocking chair.

Ah Ming cleverly took a blanket and put it on his lap.

Pei Yan ignored Ah Ming, closed his eyes, but his mind was spinning fast.

The silver from Tianjin was transferred to Beijing for gifts, and the silver from Lin'an City was not enough to spend. He has spent too much money on the Grange this year, but the income is not large, and he does not see that it will take several years to recoup his investment. The best thing to do is to adjust the dead pawn in the pawnshop to deal with the emergency. This matter has to be discussed with the shopkeeper Tong. The shopkeeper Tong is the person left to him by his father, he only chatted with him once when he first took over Pei's mansion, and it has been more than a year, so he has to find a chance to talk to the shopkeeper Tong again.

Pei Yan thought about it, and suddenly thought of Yu Tang's cloak.

He remembered that when he was young, there were often very good skins in the pawnshop, so he could ask the shopkeeper Tong and bring one over to Miss Yu to keep out the cold.

Thinking of this, Yu Tang's face as white as the first snow came to his mind.

Old Leather ...... It doesn't seem good......

It's better to find a way to get her some new skins.

There should be ...... in his treasury

Pei Yan is a person who does what he thinks, and he immediately asked Ah Ming to send someone back to the city to open his own warehouse: "Let's see if there is a suitable cloak for Miss Yu." I was negligent before, and I only thought about inviting her over to accompany Lao Anren, but I forgot ......"

After all, the Yu family has a simple family style, even if they get a windfall, it is impossible to start making clothes and jewelry like those nouveau riche, and spend money like land to live.

However, Miss Yu has a good saying.

If the remaining 150 acres of fertile land that can grow bistem rice are given to the Yu family, the Yu family will be able to live a prosperous life from now on, and Miss Yu will probably be even happier.

Pei Yan said again: "I want to write a letter and arrange someone to polish the ink." ”

The matter of Rizhao is still too slow to be entrusted to the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and there are too many big and important cases they handle every day. He still wrote a letter to the political envoy of Shandong, if such a big case happened on their side, if they reported it themselves, they could still have a reputation for being a strong inspector, and if they were impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it would not look good.

Ah Ming hurriedly arranged it.

Pei Yan had already thought of the wording, and when the ink was polished, he began to write a letter.

Of course, Yu Tang cared about how many of her poems she had won, but she didn't want to ask when Gu Xi had the opportunity to discuss poems with her. lest Gu Xi talk endlessly in front of him like in his previous life, like a female master. However, this also has a lot to do with what she understands in this life is what is most important.

Therefore, on the way back, when she saw that Gu Xi had been surrounded by Lao An and had no energy and time to pay attention to her, she quietly asked Miss Five: "Who are the third and fourth?" ”

The fifth lady pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Sister Yu and I are tied for third. He also told her, "The fifth is the second sister, and the fourth sister is last." ”

Yu Tang was a little surprised.

She thought that the second lady would be ahead of her.

The fifth lady said with a smile: "Miss Gu's poems are the best, fast and meaningful, everyone voted for her first, and the third sister is not as far-reaching as Miss Gu in terms of artistic conception." Sister Yu's poems are also well done, but they are not as rigorous as Miss Gu and the third sister in terms of rhyme, so they ranked third with me. My mother felt that the poems of the second sister were too stiff and had no aura, and the fourth sister wrote them because they were the last. ”

Yu Tang's face was slightly red.

Gu Xi was enlightened at the age of three, and went to school with her brothers in the family since she was a child, even if she was a person in two lives, she couldn't catch up. And the third lady's poems are better than her, and the fifth miss is the youngest but tied for third with her, which shows that the two sisters-in-law are very smart in reading.

She praised sincerely: "You and Miss San are both so powerful!" ”

The fifth lady blushed and said humbly: "No, no." It's just that I'm good at the questions. ”

Yu Tang didn't argue with Miss Five, just touched her head with a smile.

Miss Five lowered her head in embarrassment.

Therefore, neither of them noticed that the third lady who was walking in front of them had red ears.

In the evening, they had dinner at Lao Anren's place, and Yu Tang thought that Lao Anren would leave them to talk. Who knew that the mother-in-law had just accepted the table, and Lao An served tea to the guests.

Yu Tang and the others couldn't hide their surprise.

Lao An said very bluntly: "Later, your third uncle will come to greet me, and I won't keep you." ”

A few juniors obediently got up to say goodbye, and Yu Tang and the others didn't stay long, so everyone went back to their residences.

Early the next morning, Lao An asked them to go to greet them after the hour.

Yu Tang asked why.

Liu Fu, who came to report the news, said with a smile: "The third master is going to greet Lao An in the morning." ”

Yu Tang suddenly realized.

After breakfast, Ah Ming came over with a burden.

Yu Tang was very surprised, and asked him again and again if there was anything important.

Ah Ming smiled, stuffed a burden in his hand to Shuangtao, and said, "This is what our third master asked me to send over, and the third master is still waiting for me to reply!" After speaking, he didn't wait for Yu Tang to speak, and ran away.

"What is this?" Shuang Tao muttered and entered the house with his baggage.

When I opened the baggage, I saw that it was actually a silk white mink fur cloak woven with phoenix tail flowers.

"This ......," Yu Tang picked up the cloak in surprise.

The unique weave of the silk shimmers gorgeously in the unclear light of the room.

"It's beautiful!" Shuangtao couldn't help but marvel.

Yu Tang felt uneasy.

Why did Pei Yan give her a cloak?

She instructed Shuang Tao: "You go and see what Ah Ming is doing?" Why did the third master send me a cloak? ”

And it's a women's one.

It shouldn't be temporary.

Shuang Tao also felt that it was inappropriate.

If the third master has a heart, he can let Lao An transfer it to Miss. Now it's been sent over in private......

She hurried to find Ah Ming.

Yu Tang packed up and stopped, leaned on the bedside to read, and Shuangtao came back in the wind and snow.

"Miss!" She didn't bother to go back to the room to change her clothes, and entered the inner room with a cold air, "Ah Ming followed the third master to Lao Anren, and I found a chance to talk to him." He said that the third master saw that the young lady's cloak was thin, so he specially sent someone back to Pei's mansion overnight to get it. He also said that if you don't like it, you will use it for a few days, and then he will find someone to help make one, and let me ask you what color you like? ”

In a hurry?

Yu Tang was a little distracted.

Is it because you see that she is still a little cold in her cloak today?

So will she take this cloak or not?

If you don't accept it, you will live up to the kindness of the third master. Take it, it's too precious, she feels uneasy.

However, the cloak was really nice and she liked it very much.

Yu Tang couldn't make up his mind.

I thought it would be nice if her mom was here.

She can ask her mom.

Yu Tang rubbed the raised pattern on the silk with his fingertips, and frowned tangledly.

Gu Xi also cleaned up over there, and sat in front of the bookcase reading books idly. It's just that when Hexiang came to talk back to her, her fingers pinched the pages of the book so hard that she almost broke the book.

"Miss Yu's personal maid Shuangtao ran to find the third master's personal scholar?" Her face was cloudy as if it was going to rain, distorted in the faltering light.

"Hmm!" Hexiang responded in a low voice, "The two of them hid behind the flower tree and pulled and pulled for a long time before the pair of peaches left." Then Ah Ming ran to see the third master. ”

Gu Xi asked, "Where was the third master at that time?" ”

"It's still in Lao An's house." Hexiang replied.

Gu Xi's brows tightened, and his tone was very cold: "And then?" “

Hexiang stumbled and said: "Then after Ah Ming went in, about a cup of tea, Ah Ming came out of Lao Anren's house with the third master and returned to the lotus hall where he lived. ”

Gu Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't you go to Miss Yu again after you went back to Lotus Hall?" ”

Hexiang paused and said, "I stood there for a while and then came back, I don't know if anyone will go after ......." And she doesn't want to keep an eye on it anymore, on such a cold day, if she is not careful, she will freeze people.

Fortunately, Gu Xi didn't say anything more, waved her hand, and let her retreat.

That night, Gu Xi didn't sleep well, and kept thinking about why Shuangtao went to find Ah Ming.

But the next morning, when she went to greet Lao Anren, she knew.

At that time, Yu Tang was the only one in the house, and the people serving in the house didn't know where she went, because she was familiar with the people in Lao Anren's house during this time, and the mother-in-law at the door didn't stop her when she entered, she entered the hall directly as if she was in a no-man's land. Just wondering why there was no one in the house, if I wanted to make a noise, I heard Lao Anren's voice: "...... He has only learned to manage the affairs of the house since his father left, and he has never cared about these things before, and it is inevitable that there will be rudeness, so please don't take it to heart. ”