Chapter 261: Dinner
As soon as Pei Yan's words fell, everyone was stunned.
Especially Qingyuan.
She has served Pei Yan since she was a child, and no one knows better than her how picky Pei Yan is in her daily life.
Not to mention eating, even drinking tea, he won't serve a cup when he waits for idlers.
The third master wants to stay here for dinner, she has to quickly determine the dishes, as well as the tableware, handkerchief, tea...... also have to be replaced with the ...... that the third master is used to Just cleaned up here, Miss Yu didn't bring too many things, most of them were still the original furnishings and utensils in the room. She originally wanted to go to the housekeeper to get a booklet and ask Miss Yu what kind of furnishings she liked, so she could go to the steward to get something to furnish and decorate Miss Yu's room. But now there is a shortage of manpower, and many things need to be done by herself, she only had time to explain some of Yu Tang's preferences in the afternoon, and received the tea and snacks in Yu Tang's house, etc., and before she had time to discuss with Yu Tang about arranging the room, the third master must be very dissatisfied.
Does she want to hurry up and set up the hall first?
Qingyuan couldn't make up his mind for a while, and he didn't know what to do first and what to do next.
Fortunately, Yu Tang quickly came back to his senses.
Pei Yan actually wanted to stay with her for dinner.
She had never had dinner with Pei Yan alone!
Did he have anything else important to tell her?
Yu Tang secretly glanced at Pei Yan.
Pei Yan sat there with a golden knife, looking like he was waiting to eat, obviously not aware of the thunder he had just dropped.
Yu Tang couldn't help but sigh quietly.
She really can't be sentimental anymore.
Pei Yan treated her like a closer fellow villager, dignified, but she gave birth to a lot of ripples, and misunderstood Pei Yan because of this.
Yu Tang's face was a little red, and he was busy suppressing all the messy thoughts in his heart, took a deep breath, and said with respect and affection like his own brother: "You said that Master Gu is also going to settle here, don't you have to wash him?" ”
As for why she treated Pei Yan like a brother instead of a father, she subconsciously didn't think much about it.
Pei Yan frowned when he heard this, and said unhappily: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to eat with him, so I'm going to go see him after dinner." ”
Gu Chang lives in his Pei Yan's private house, when will he come back and when will he go out, he wants Gu Chang to know Gu Chang will know, he doesn't want Gu Chang to know, Gu Chang will never know. Gu Chang actually wants to live in his mansion, and he doesn't know if he is arrogant? Or is it self-confidence?
Pei Yan made no secret of his disdain for Gu Chang, and said, "He's too much of a camp, it's not a good thing. ”
Yu Tang's eyes widened in surprise.
Of course, she knows what kind of person Gu Chang is, but there are thousands of faces, and what she admires is Gu Chang's side to Gu Xi. But Pei Yan is a typical scholar, proud and self-respecting, how could he suddenly talk about Gu Chang behind Gu Chang's back?
But Yu Tang vaguely felt that Pei Yan at this time was very different from before.
If Pei Yan's behavior in the past was to abide by the rules of the scholars, it was like wearing a mask, so that people could not easily see his joy and anger. At this time, Pei Yan was like taking off his mask and revealing his true facial features, which made it easy for people to know his joys, sorrows, and sorrows.
Pei Yan, who guards the gentleman's prescription, is certainly trustworthy, but Pei Yan, who has his own temper and even shortcomings, makes Yu Tang feel closer, more real, more liked, safer, and more down-to-earth.
Just like her...... It was as if he could see his heart.
Yu Tang couldn't help but blush, his heart beat like a drum, and he echoed him: "Then you will have dinner with me and then go to see Master Gu." ”
Pei Yan said "um", stood on his side with full trust in Yu Tang, supported his approach very satisfied, and then said more bluntly: "I still have to stay in Hangzhou City for ten days and a half months, I don't think Miss Xu is a peaceful master." If she asks you to go shopping, if you can't shirk it, you must remember to tell Siguan, and he will arrange for a guard to accompany you. If you encounter something that needs to be bought and it is inconvenient to have something at hand, you can directly ask the people in the shop to send the things to this house, and the four stewards will pay the bill. ”
Yu Tang hurriedly said: "When I came, my father gave me silver." ”
Pei Yan glanced at her and said, "When I was in the capital, I heard that once Miss Xu went to the street to buy something, and the housekeeper of the Xu family temporarily exchanged a hundred taels of gold in the silver building to pay her bill. Since you're with her, can't you watch while she's going to buy something? ”
He felt uncomfortable thinking about it.
Yu Tang trembled in his heart when he heard this, and said, "One, one hundred taels of gold? So what did Miss Xu buy? ”
"Who knows what she bought?" Pei Yan said disapprerovingly, "She spends a lot of money every month, even Yin Mingyuan sometimes worries that there is no surplus food at home." ”
Yu Tang was stunned and said, "Then, why does Miss Xu buy a lot?" ”
"Maybe Yin Mingyuan is embarrassed to let her buy less, right?" Pei Yan said, "Miss Xu is his wife, if he can't even afford to raise his wife, what will he do if he marries someone else?" ”
It was the first time Yu Tang had heard such words.
She thought of the fifty taels of silver tickets she happily hid in the dresser, and said honestly: "Then, I'd better stay in the house!" also lest you meet Peng Shiyi again. ”
Pei Yan was angry and said unhappily: "What are you afraid of, I didn't ask you to pay back the silver." No matter how rich the Xu family is, it is not as rich as our Pei family, and if Miss Xu can afford it, you can also afford it. ”
It's different!
After all, she is not from the Pei family, why should the Pei family pay her silver?
Yu Tang knew that Pei Yan didn't like others to contradict him, and felt that there was no need to upset Pei Yan because of these things that had not yet happened, so he smiled on the surface, but made up his mind in his heart, even if she and Miss Xu went shopping, she would not buy anything she couldn't afford.
Everyone's environment is good and bad, and she doesn't feel that she is worse than others.
Pei Yan's face was slightly pale, thinking about whether to give some money to Yu Tang, Qingyuan led a few servants, maids and mothers-in-law to rush over sweating, bent their knees to salute Pei Yan, and asked them where to put the dinner.
"It's in the hall." Pei Yan said, "It's brighter here." ”
Qingyuan led someone to set the meal.
Yu Tang saw that there was a small plate of sake lees fish and a small plate of braised pork in the hot dish, thinking that Pei Yan was still in the filial piety period, and Qingyuan, as the big girl in Pei Yan's house, would never make such a mistake, she knew that this was mostly prepared for her, and couldn't help but look up at Pei Yan.
Pei Yan said puzzledly: "What's wrong?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay." Yu Tang was busy and had dinner with Pei Yan quietly, but he didn't eat the sake lees fish and braised pork.
Qingyuan led the maid to clean up the table and serve them tea.
Yu Tang thought that he would go to see Gu Chang, who knew that he actually sent all the servants in the house down, and told her about her "dream": "I thought about your words and thought, what is the identity of the woman Peng Shiyi said?" Why did Li Duan protect her like that? Why did Peng Shiyi take that woman as a vote again? Could it be Li Duan's concubine after that? But I listen to the meaning of those words, this woman still has something to do with Gu Chang? Could it be that Li Duan went to the capital and ran for his father's affairs, and whose concubine could he accept? Then who did Li Duan marry? ”
He thought to himself, touching his chin.
Yu Tang was shocked into sweat.
She knew that Pei Yan was very smart, but fortunately she had already said that it was a dream, and it was common for her to remember it wrong after waking up from the dream, or she couldn't remember it clearly, otherwise she really didn't know how to give Pei Yan an explanation.
Yu Tang reluctantly said: "I don't know, all I can remember is this." Then she changed the topic and asked why Pei Yan chose this house to settle down: "Don't you like flowers?" ”
"It's fine!" Pei Yan didn't seem to like this topic very much, and said, "It's because I'm still in the filial piety period, and I think that there are a bunch of flowers at home, which is not very good, but it's not that I don't like flowers." I chose to settle here because Wang Qibao likes it, and I plan to invite him to dinner here in a few days. ”
Of course, this had to be after Gu Chang made up his mind to bring down his mentor.
Yu Tang said: "The roses here are blooming very well, and there are wisterias, and I also made an appointment with Miss Xu to go to the rose wall for tea tomorrow!" ”
"I don't know where that wall of roses you mentioned is. However, there is a meandering water at home, so you can bring a maid over to play. Pei Yan said, "If you don't think it's fun, let Tong Er's shopkeeper invite a storyteller to your house tomorrow." ”
Yu Tang thinks this is more interesting.
Pei Yan could see that the little girl liked to be lively.
He thought about it for a while, and simply gave her an idea: "Then find a storyteller to enter the house tomorrow." Tomorrow, you can ask Miss Xu and Mrs. Yang what kind of plays they like to listen to, and invite a few more servants into the house to sing in two days. ”
"No, no." Yu Tang thought that Pei Yan had not yet been filial, and said with a smile, "I heard Miss Xu say that Governor Yin is coming over soon, and I also want to take advantage of these days to make a few five poison sachets to give away during the Dragon Boat Festival." She also asked Pei Yan: "What kind of fragrance do you like?" I'll make you a few then! ”
No matter what kind of fragrance Pei Yan didn't like, but he didn't want to refute Yu Tang's kindness, he decided that if Yu Tang really gave him the sachet, he would hang it on the Xiangfei bamboo outside his study, so that he could get rid of mosquitoes.
Yu Tang asked about the Dragon Boat Festival: "Are we still racing dragon boats in Lin'an this year?" I heard my father say that after the Dragon Boat Festival, Master Jiang's boat should come back, and I don't know how the business will be this time? This time, you have to make money! Otherwise, my father would definitely feel sorry for Master Wu. ”
Pei Yan felt that Yu Wen's approach was inappropriate, and said, "Master Wu is doing business in partnership with your family, and he is not lending money to your family!" There will be losses and profits in business, if he can't even figure this out, it's better for the two families not to get along as soon as possible. ”
Very cold look.
Yu Tang remembered that he had plagiarized those sea buckthorn fruits planted by Pei Yan in his previous life.
Her ears were hot, and she whispered, "Do you think those sea buckthorn fruits in our family can still be saved?" ”
Pei Yan thought for a while and said, "Why don't you make it into candied fruit and sell it?!" ”
The tone is not very sure.