Yu Tang was there alone and cranky for a long time, until he was called by Chen to learn to make Chongyang cakes.

The Jiang rice and stem rice that have been soaked overnight are ground into a pulp, the red and green preserved fruits are cut into shreds, and the brown sugar, chestnut powder, and lard are synthesized into sugar, and they are spread on the steamer layer by layer...... Her mother's chongyang cake is a little different from other people's. Other people's houses use brown sugar, red beans and lard to synthesize sugar, but their Chongyang cake is made of brown sugar and chestnut powder, which is as white as snow, and has the unique fragrance of chestnuts, and is not greasy, especially favored by Yuwen's classmates. Therefore, every year during the Double Ninth Festival, their family has to do a lot of giveaways.

This year, Ma Xiu's family was also added.

Chen told Yu Tang: "You go and come back quickly, and we will go to your Wu Shibo's house for dinner later." ”

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yu family invited the Wu family to eat a crab feast. During the Double Ninth Festival, the Wu family invited the Yu family to eat a crab feast.

It was Yu Bo's family who were also invited.

"Okay." Yu Tang responded loudly, went to change his clothes, and went to Zhang's house with the freshly hot Chongyang cake.

Ma Xiuniang has not been able to recover to her former slenderness, and Qing'er is getting fatter and fatter, like a glutinous rice dumpling, her neck can't stand up, but she doesn't want to lie in someone else's arms, she has to be held by someone to hold her little head, and she has to walk around, let her look around, otherwise she will cry loudly.

"You must have gotten used to her in her month!" Ma Xiuniang walked around the house with her daughter in her arms, and complained to Yu Tang pretending to be unhappy, "It's all a debt." You'll just wait for me. ”

Yu Tang smiled embarrassedly at Ma Xiuniang.

Ma Xiuniang finally coaxed her daughter to fall asleep, and hugged her daughter to the nurse, so that she had time to sit down and talk to Yu Tang.

"Isn't your marriage settled yet?" She was very concerned about this matter, "Otherwise, I'll leave the cabinet." I see that your cousin is really good, he supports the door, you take care of it from the side, your father and your mother will not be left without taking care of it. ”

Yu Tang didn't want to get married at all now, she casually responded with a few words of interest, and then shifted the topic to the Zhang family: "I heard that Zhang Gongzi went to the museum, so will he continue to end up in the future?" ”

Ma Xiuniang was also worried about this matter, she said: "Qing'er's father is a student of reading, if she doesn't end up, won't it be wasted." But he is also a stubborn temper, after Qing'er was born, there were too many places to use money in the family, and I wanted to take out the dowry to subsidize the subsidy, but he didn't agree. Our sister-in-law is about to leave the cabinet again......"

She sighed.

Only then did Yu Tang bring out his previous thoughts and thoughts: "...... Can you ask Zhang Gongzi to help us draw a few patterns of lacquerware? Don't write his name, if someone asks, they will say that my brother painted it, do you think it's done? ”

Many scholars are ashamed to bend their waists for money, Zhang Gongzi is still just an ordinary reader, if he enters the office in the future, it is an elegant thing to help the bookstore copy books, but for the silver to help the merchant draw a pattern is ingenuity, it is to compete with the craftsman for profit, insulting Sven, and will affect Zhang Gongzi's reputation.

If someone else brought up this matter, Ma Xiuniang would have kicked people out of the door without thinking about it, but it was Yu Tang who said it, and she knew Yu Tang's personality very well, her mouth was tight, and she was an idea, and she was trustworthy. But whether Zhang Gongzi is willing or not, she can't say well.

"Let me ask for you!" Ma Xiuniang didn't dare to say it to death, "If he is willing, what am I worried about?" ”

Yu Tang breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Yu family's lacquerware shop was rebuilt, business was not as good as before. Mainly because of the time when Changxing Street was waterlogged, many people in Lin'an City who needed lacquerware had to go to Hangzhou City to buy, and after going there, they found that the lacquerware shops in Hangzhou City sold not only more complete things than the Yu family's shops, but also had novel styles. Some wealthy families in Lin'an City began to go to Hangzhou City to buy lacquerware, and the merchants always earned that part of the rich people's money, and their shops were not as good as before.

After the Double Ninth Festival, the Pei family came to pick up Yu Tang to go to the house as a guest, this time Yu Tang was prepared, not only brought a few silk flowers that he had made in the past few days, but also brought the osmanthus cake made by Chen.

This year's newly soaked osmanthus candy has a fragrant fragrance and fresh taste, and it is made into osmanthus cake, which is like sprinkling gold leaf in the snow, which makes people feel appetizing when they look at it.

Pei Lao'an people ate two pieces in a row, and Aunt Chen didn't dare to let Lao An people eat them again: "Why don't you leave a few pieces for us to taste." ”

Lao Anren laughed and gave the rest of the snacks to the end.

Yu Tang was very happy and said, "If you like it, I'll bring it to you next time I come." ”

"The main thing is that this osmanthus candy is well done." Lao An praised, "This is also your mother's craft?" Looks like she's doing a good job of dim sum. ”

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

Aunt Ji looked at it, so she went to call the tailor who had been waiting for the hugging house to come in.

The tailor was a lady in her forties, with two ladies in her twenties and sixties. The tailor was chubby, like a soft steamed bun, and his eyes were almost gone when he laughed. The two ladies are thin and silent, and the other is slender and alert.

When the three of them came in, they gave a big salute to Lao An and Yu Tang.

Lao An asked Aunt Ji to help the tailor up, accepted the courtesy of the two ladies, pointed to Yu Tang and said to the tailor: "This is one of my nieces, surnamed Yu." He pointed to the tailor and said to Yu Tang: "This is the proprietress of the Golden Thread Building in Hangzhou City, her husband's surname is Wang, and you can call her Aunt Wang." As for the two ladies, Lao Anren pointed and didn't say what to call them, obviously he didn't remember the names of these two people.

Aunt Wang immediately said diligently: "These are my two apprentices, one is surnamed Li, and the other is Zhou. ”

Yu Tang stepped forward to say hello.

Aunt Wang said that she didn't dare, and the two ladies turned sideways, not daring to accept her salute.

Lao Anren didn't care, and asked Aunt Wang: "I heard that you brought new materials from Suzhou this time, bring them to me to see." ”

Aunt Wang immediately responded, and two apprentices went to move seven or eight pieces of cloth in, and showed them to Lao An and Yu Tang one by one: "Look at the white flower Hangzhou silk this month, in previous years, the weaving was not a broken branch flower or a water weed pattern, this year is the eight treasures of the Buddha, because of the use of silver silk thread, look at it from a distance, like a plain Hangzhou silk, but when you get closer, you can see this pattern...... There is also this one, the dark green Hangzhou silk embroidered with feverfew, which is quiet and elegant, and it is best to make a jacket with a cover. And then this one, the stone blue crane Lingzhi silk, winter is coming, just to make a cloak. I also brought some mink fur over, although the breed is good, but in the end it is not as grand as the old Anren's house, can be taken out to make a cloak, I this, at most I will make a forehead, fortunately it is white, and the size can also be used......"

She chattered and said, the style of the material is new or not, Yu Tang doesn't know, but the color of the material is either black and white or dark green, all of which can be worn during the filial piety period, which shows that she is attentive.

Lao Anren was picky: "Didn't I tell you that I still have a niece here?" Why is it all plain material? ”

Aunt Wang and Yu Tang were stunned.

Lao An had already pulled the material of the stone blue crane Lingzhi silk and said disgustedly: "This flower color is too old." There is no weaving of four gentlemen or cherry, apricot and plum patterns? ”

Aunt Wang reacted quickly and said busily: "Yes, yes, yes!" Didn't I know Miss Yu's preferences for a while, and didn't dare to bring too many styles? I'll let someone take it. I'll be there early tomorrow morning. ”

Lao Anren pursed his lips and said, "Wait for you, the daylilies are cold." Chen, you took my key and went to open the warehouse, and chose a few suitable materials for the little girl to wear. ”

Mrs. Chen smiled and walked away.

Yu Tang gasped.

This is no ordinary reward.

She just wanted to push, but Lao Anren had already spoken: "I like to dress up little girls." Ji, you go and invite the eldest lady and a few Tang ladies to come over, and make a few clothes for each person. ”

Yu Tang couldn't excuse himself anymore, thanked Lao An with a smile, and made Lao An happy: "Thanks to you, I can wear clothes made by the master of Hangzhou City, and I can also be in the limelight during the Chinese New Year this year." ”

Lao Anren laughed, waved his hand disappreciatively, called Yu Tang over, and discussed the style of clothes: "I remember the twelve horse-faced skirts that were fashionable last year, and there are still twelve this year?" ”

Aunt Wang said with a smile: "This year, the moon skirt is shixing, and it is made into pleats like a threaded skirt, but it spreads out like a sprinkled skirt." This summer, almost every woman in the city of Hangzhou has one. Lao Anren, you are slender, and you must look good when you wear it. ”

As she spoke, she took a skirt and showed it to Lao Anren, but she looked at Yu Tang out of the corner of her eye.

I don't know what kind of relative this Miss Yu is of Lao An, she has made clothes for Lao An for seven or eight years, and it is the first time she has seen this young lady. However, it looks so good! It's that the relatives on Lao Anren's mother's side are tall, and this Miss Yu is neither tall nor short, not much like Lao Anren's relatives. But it can be done by Lao An people to help make clothes, which can be seen that it is quite liked by Lao An people.

Thinking of this, she gave her apprentice Zhou Niangzi a look, signaling her to pay attention to Yu Tang's preferences, and come back next time, so as to recommend fabrics and styles according to Yu Tang's preferences.

Zhou Niangzi nodded and set her eyes on Yu Tang.

Yu Tang didn't care, thinking that since it was a reward from Lao An, there was no need to twist it. When Mrs. Chen opened Lao Anren's warehouse and brought a bunch of colorful materials, she picked out a water-green plain Hangzhou silk that was almost as if it had been washed white, and said with a smile: "This material is beautiful." ”

Aunt Chen glanced at Yu Tang quietly, thinking in her heart, no wonder the third master wanted to look down on this Miss Yu. Although Lao Anren asked her to find some bright materials to come over and make clothes for a few young ladies, after all, she was still in the old lady's filial piety, and even if she chose it, she should not choose too bright fabrics, so she still took a few plain fabrics with water green and water blue. Unexpectedly, this Miss Yu is also a caring person, and she didn't pick those Shu brocade and silk, but picked this Hangzhou silk named Bi Shui Qing.

Lao Anren obviously saw it, and said with a smile: "This horse is too plain to be worn during the New Year, I think that beautiful blue horse is very good." ”