Like last time, Aunt Ji greeted Yu Tang at the second gate and accompanied her all the way to the courtyard of Lao Anren.

On the way, she whispered to Yu Tang: "The eldest lady and the second wife came to ask Lao An to say goodbye, and they want to grieve Miss Yu to wait in the warm pavilion." ”

The younger generations came to fulfill their filial piety, of course she shouldn't be involved, it was Aunt Ji who was polite and said so tactfully.

Yu Tang thought about the time she came to the Pei family and met the eldest lady, thinking about the rumors when Pei Yan had just taken over the Pei family, she not only responded with a smile, but also changed the topic like a suspicious person: "Aunt Ji, tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, why haven't there been chrysanthemums in the house yet?" ”

The Double Ninth Festival is the best season for chrysanthemums, Jiangnan people love flowers, even if it is a belly family, they have to raise two chrysanthemums to take out at this time to meet the occasion, not to mention that everyone like Pei Fu is a wealthy family, if you don't put a few black chrysanthemums out or pile up a few chrysanthemum mountains, you are embarrassed to say that you want to celebrate the festival.

Who knows that this sentence should not be said either.

A hint of embarrassment flashed in Aunt Ji's expression, and she said, "It's not that our third master doesn't like these flowers." Since the old lady went, Lao Anren was not happy, and he was not in the mood to appreciate flowers and grass, and those of us who were subordinates were not good at making our own decisions. ”

The villain in Yu Tang's heart wiped his sweat and said busily: "It's true." When my mom was unwell two years ago, our family wasn't in the mood for the holidays. Sweets such as water chestnut cake and snowflake cake are bought from the market. ”

I don't know where this sentence hit Aunt Ji's heart, Aunt Ji sighed with emotion: "Who said no." Since the old lady of our family drove the crane to the west, the Lao An people suddenly seemed to have collapsed the sky. In the past, he liked beautiful people so much, and the master of Jinlou couldn't wait to live at home all year round to make jewelry for Lao Anren, and he didn't even make a single piece of clothing this year, let alone jewelry. It was the old lady's anniversary a few days ago, and the second master persuaded Lao Anren for a day, and Lao Anren's spirit gradually improved. Speaking of this, she looked at the little maid in front of her who was leading the way, and lowered her voice to remind Yu Tang, "When you see Lao Anren, just make her happy, if you can let her make jewelry and clothes, there is no one in the house who is not grateful to you." ”

Yu Tang blinked.

The lovers didn't take a fancy to the peanut crisp she made, but they wanted to find someone to make Lao An people funny!

It sounds like the second master is really like the rumors, quite filial. But where did Pei Yan go? Why didn't he persuade the old people?

The whole family is grateful to her, so will the eldest lady also be grateful to her?

Yu Tang sat down in the warm pavilion and met an acquaintance again-tired branches.

She stood up happily and said, "Do you remember me?" ”

Ti Zhi smiled at her and said, "I saw you the last time you came, but I was on duty in the tea room that day, so I was embarrassed to greet you." ”

Yu Tang saw that she was dressed in a neat cyan Hangzhou silk armor, holding a red lacquer silver gold tray with a begonia flower style, and was full of energy, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to come to Lao Anren's side." ”

Ti Zhi smiled: "I've been here for almost a year, and I'm still learning the rules." No, when I saw you coming, I made an excuse to come. ”

The two talked happily, and Yu Tang knew a lot about Pei's house.

For example, Lao An is not a person who likes to set rules for his daughter-in-law, it turns out that when the old lady is there, both wives are in office with their husbands, and after the old lady is gone, Lao An people exempt the eldest lady from the morning and dusk, and the second wife comes to ask for peace on the first and fifteenth days of the new year. Today, the eldest wife and the second wife came over because it was about to be the Double Ninth Festival, but Lao An suddenly said that he would not be able to celebrate the festival and would go to the temple to live for two days. The second master couldn't persuade him, so he asked the second wife to accompany him to serve Lao Anren, but Lao Anren didn't agree, so the eldest lady and the second wife had to bring the juniors of the family to ask Lao Anren in advance.

Then Lao An still promised to see her?

Yu Tang was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "When will Lao An people leave?" ”

Lei Zhi said: "Leave early tomorrow morning and go to Zhaoming Temple." After speaking, he pursed his lips and smiled, "Otherwise, how could it be my turn to pour you tea?" Several sisters in Lao Anren's house are busy packing up the cages! ”

Yu Tang felt that he had come at an inappropriate time.

Who knew that as soon as this thought arose, a round face and a festive and well-behaved maid came in, smiled and saluted her, and said, "Miss Yu, Lao An knows that you are here, let me invite you over!" ”

Ti Zhi introduced to Yu Tang: "This is Sister Pearl in Lao Anren's house." ”

This little girl looks younger than the tired branches, either she was born with a young face, or she is a first-class maid by Lao Anren's side, and her sister is an honorific title.

However, the name Pearl is very much in line with this little girl, she is indeed round and gentle.

Yu Tang followed and said "Sister Pearl".

Pearl was so frightened that she took half a step back, didn't even dare to say it, and said with a red face: "This is a joke from everyone, Miss Yu must not take it seriously, otherwise Aunt Chen will punish me." ”

Yu Tang couldn't figure out the depth of Lao Anren's house, so he didn't say anything more, smiled and said a few joking words, and then went to Lao Anren's house with Pearl.

Lao Anren looked in good spirits, sat on the Luohan bed and beckoned to Yu Tang: "Bring it to me to see, what silk flowers have you brought here." ”

The eldest lady and the second wife and others all left, and the tea cups and fruit plates in the house were all served, but a few embroidery piers were still around Luohan's bedside, and I don't know if they didn't have time to take them away or deliberately put them there.

Yu Tang smiled and stepped forward to salute Lao Anren, sat down on the embroidery pier closest to Lao Anren at the signal of the little maid, and handed the box in his hand to Pearl.

Pearl opened the box and presented the silk flowers inside to the Lao An people.

Lao Anren's eyes lit up.

On the big red velvet carpet, two camellias, two chrysanthemums, two hostas, two magnolias, the size of a wine cup, are made of this season to make people feel warm when they see it, the petals are overlapping, lifelike, if you don't know in advance, it is easy for people to mistake it for a real flower.

"This is really ......," Lao Anren took a camellia into his hand and carefully held it, "I thought it was very good last time I saw the lotus on your head, but I didn't expect these flowers to be better." How do you do that? ”

Yu Tang smiled: "Actually, the outside sales are not worse than what I made." It's just that the ones sold outside are specialized in this, and I use them to pass the time, and I can do as well as others, and the Lao An people think I'm amazing, but in fact, everyone is about the same. ”

Lao Anren nodded, but suddenly said "Huh", his fingers touched the petals of the camellia for a long time, and then looked towards Yu Tang.

This time, she looked at Yu Tang's gaze a little more solemnly, which startled Yu Tang a lot, and stammered: "What, what's wrong?" ”

Lao An smiled when he heard this.

The smile seemed to melt the ice and snow, and the atmosphere around her became warm.

"You've done a great job with this silk flower." She said with a smile, a smile flowed from the bottom of her eyes, instead of staying at the corners of her lips like the last time she came, "I only felt like a real flower before, but just now I found out that the fluff you use to make silk flowers is shorter than the fluff of ordinary fluff, so it appears dense, and the petals look like real flowers, which are both thick and smooth and shiny." How did you do that? Re-trimmed with scissors? Or is there some other way? ”

She asked with interest.

Yu Tang suddenly became excited, and suddenly there was a kind of joy of "red powder for the beauty".

"You've found it!" She smiled, "When I used to make silk flowers, I always wanted to make something different, either to make dew drops on the petals or to stop a dragonfly or something, or to nail glass beads for eyes, but later, I felt more and more that being able to be 'real' is the most difficult." How do the flowers bloom at noon, how do the flowers bloom in the morning, and what do the flowers look like at night...... When I was making camellias, I bought the best velvet, not to mention, and I also managed to cut their velvet shorter...... But if you cut it too short, sometimes the bottom of the cloth will be exposed...... The last time I went to Suzhou, I specifically consulted the guys from the Silk Village...... I ordered a piece of cloth from them...... It's a bit expensive, but everyone says that the silk flowers that can be made are good, like the real thing...... Like the two in your hand, they are camellias that bloom at noon. If it's night, the petals have to be rolled a little more...... I'm still wondering if I should wear flowers in the morning, noon and evening. ”

"You're right. To make silk flowers, you have to do what you want to do with the fake and the real is the ability! Lao Anren said happily, "Then your hosta flowers bloom at night, and chrysanthemums bloom in the morning?" ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Yu Tang's eyes smiled into crescent moons, "I want Lao An to see guests at night, you can change your clothes." ”

Lao An has been a clan wife, and the women in the clan will come to her when they have something, so it doesn't matter what morning, noon and night.

"You little girl, you're really ingenious." Lao Anren praised, turned his head and told Pearl to put away all the flowers, and said to Yu Tang, "I will go to Zhaoming Temple tomorrow to live for a few days, and when I come back, I will prepare to make a few winter clothes, and you will come and help me take a look at it then." ”

Does this mean that she is qualified?

Yu Tang found it interesting and said, "I don't know much about the cutting of clothes. ”

Lao Anren smiled and said: "You can make such silk flowers, it can be seen that there is an inner show, when the time comes, you just need to pick what is beautiful, and I will give you a post at that time." ”

If this thing can make Lao Anren happy, she is willing to do it.

Yu Tang replied to Lao Anren's skills in making silk flowers, and refused Lao Anren's stay for dinner under the pretext that he had to go home to prepare for the Chung Yeung Festival family banquet, and then got up to say goodbye.

It was still Aunt Ji who sent her out, but they met Ah Ming halfway.

"Miss Yu, I've been waiting for you for a long time." He ran to Yu Tang with a smile, "The third master of our family invites you to go to the pavilion for tea." ”

Now that the wind is blowing on my body, it's a little cold, shouldn't I go to the warm pavilion to drink tea?

Yu Tang slandered in his heart, but he didn't say it, and followed Ah Ming to the pavilion.

The pavilion she went to this time was not the one by the stream last time, but a pavilion built in a small hill, called "Theme Tea".

Yu Tang asked Ah Ming in a low voice: "How many pavilions are there in your house?" ”

Ah Ming stretched out his fingers and muttered for a while, and said, "There should be seventeen." But not necessarily, I just counted what I remembered, and there may be some missing. ”

Well, she doesn't have one in her family.