Of course, Pei Yan will not only have a little bit of mind.

During this time, he was busy improving the craftsmanship of the Yu family's lacquerware shop.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, he immediately asked Yu Yuan to meet at the Pei's teahouse, which was not far from the Yu family's lacquerware shop, gave Yu Yuan the booklet he had organized, and poured Yu Yuan a cup of tea with his own hands, and said, "You take a closer look to see if you can use it." If it can be done, the shortage of apprentices and the leakage of craftsmanship can be solved in the future. However, you can't generalize everything, and my method is not necessarily safe, but you can use it first. In the future, when something happens, I will slowly improve. ”

Yu Yuan was flattered, and he was busy owing, thanked Pei Yan, took his booklet, and read it carefully.

When you're done, you're left with a hot face.

He has been a young owner of the Yu family's lacquerware shop for more than 20 years, but he is not as good as Pei Yan, an outsider, who has only been observed for two months.

Pei Yan broke down all the crafts and had a skilled apprentice lead several apprentices, which not only improved efficiency and effectively guaranteed quality, but also prevented the risk of being poached if some apprentices learned the craft.

"Thank you, Third Master!" Yu Yuan poured a cup of tea for Pei Yan in admiration.

Pei Yan frowned and said, "Although I am older than you, I am your brother-in-law when I marry Ah Tang." You don't have to be as polite as I am. ”

But the title of "brother-in-law", Yu Yuan looked at Pei Yan's indifferent and flawless face, and he really couldn't call it.

Fortunately, Pei Yan didn't force him, but continued to talk about the topic just now: "Of course, this method also has disadvantages. I see that the masters you invite are all in the same family, even if each apprentice is proficient in the same, if several apprentices have a good relationship and go together, the result will still be the same. I think that if you really want to build a workshop, the most important thing is to reformulate a reward and punishment system, so that if they feel that they have done well, they will have money, and if they do not do well, they will have no money. They feel that they feel at ease and steadiness working in your home, so they naturally don't want to leave. ”

It's hard for him to meddle in this matter.

Yu Yuan had already thrown himself to Pei Yan's admiration for the five bodies, what Pei Yan said he was, he didn't think about it carefully at all, and said hurriedly: "I don't read much, or can you help us get an idea?" ”

But the Yu family's affairs can't always rely on him!

It is better to give them fish than to give them fish.

Pei Yan saw Yu Yuan's restraint, thought for a while, and said, "Or, you go and ask Pei Man?" Since he took charge of the Pei family, he has reformulated some rules for the servants in the family, you can refer to them. ”

Yu Yuan thinks this is fine.

It's better than facing Pei Yan.

Facing Pei Yan, he didn't understand and was embarrassed to ask more.

Pei Yan said: "Then I'll talk to Pei Man later." ”

Yu Yuan thanked him repeatedly, called Dr. Tea in, and asked Pei Yan to taste the most famous tea assorted cake in this teahouse.

Pei Yan didn't want to eat, thinking that Yu Yuan was his eldest brother, and there would be many opportunities to deal with him in the future, and the heirs of Yu Tang's family must have come from their family, and it was necessary to enhance the relationship with Yu Yuan, so he sat down with peace of mind, waited for Dr. Tea to give them snacks, and casually asked about Yu Yuan's business.

In addition to managing the Yu family's lacquerware shop, Yu Yuan also privately participated in Yao San's grocery store.

He casually said that Yao San had recently bought Zhang Yanyin, wanted to try his hand at the salt business, and was looking for him to become a shareholder.

Pei Yan listened to the movement in his heart, and thought of the high shopkeeper that Peng Shiyi was looking for.

He said: "Do we have a lot of people in the salt business? ”

Yu Yuan nodded and said with a smile: "However, everyone is a few families together to buy a salt guide." Although this business is profitable, if there is no way, you can get a real exchange for you according to the rules of the Jiubian family, that is, to make a hard money. Yao San dared to do this business because he had a friend who knew a general soldier over there in Datong, and that chief soldier was from Haining. ”

Pei Yan was not very familiar with the military attaché's side, let alone a general soldier in Datong.

But he was willing to help Yu Yuan, and said: "Don't toss, I'll help you ask what the general soldier's name is, see who has a relationship with him, and then decide whether to buy shares." ”

If that's the case, their business is a sure win.

This is a real bonus.

Yu Yuan was overjoyed, replaced wine with tea, and toasted Pei Yan with a cup.

Pei Yan thought of the matter of the shopkeeper Gao, so he simply entrusted Yu Yuan and told Yu Yuan about the Gao family, and asked him to help pay attention: "See what this person is doing in Datong?" ”

He now suspects that this high shopkeeper is in the salt business. It's just that I don't know if it's Peng Shiyi's own business or the Peng family's business through a bureau of Libu.

Yu Yuan responded.

The two gossiped for a long time, drank two pots of tea, and then dispersed.

Yu Yuan has been full of praise for Pei Yan since then, saying that Pei Yan respects the Yu family and does not look down on the Yu family because of his two-rank Jinshi background.

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this.

This guy can always pretend when it is critical, just based on his performance in front of her family, Yu Tang feels that after he gets married, he has to treat Pei Yan well.

The house in Lin'an City can't be sold, and Li Duan can't live in Lin'an City, not to mention that Li Yi is still waiting for the silver to take care of the errand on the road. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Li Duan personally returned to Lin'an City, and he knew that Pei Yan and Yu Tang were engaged.

Li Duan stood in his ruined courtyard and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Such a beautiful girl's house, like a flower, should not grow in an ordinary house and bloom in an ordinary courtyard.

He just didn't expect that she would marry into such a strong castle.

Thinking of Gu Xi again, he also married into the Pei family.

It seems that the two girls who have a relationship with him have fallen into the Pei family.

Li Duan's heart was sour.

He sent someone to Pei's house to post it.

Pei Yan was not at home and is said to have gone to Suzhou.

As for what to do in Suzhou, of course the people of the Pei family would not tell him, and he did not inquire about it.

Li Duan stayed in Lin'an for two days.

After this stop, he waited until Peng Shiyi, who made a special trip to Lin'an to find him.

Peng Shiyi didn't mean anything else, he just wanted him to return the five thousand taels of silver that he had "lent" to Li Duan before.

Li Duan trembled with anger when he heard this, but the Peng family still had a big business, and he couldn't help but bow his head under the eaves of people.

"You also know what the situation of our family is, where do we have the silver to repay the Peng family's five thousand taels of silver?" He said in a deep voice, deliberately emphasizing the word "Peng family", "Or, Brother Peng will wait for me to sell this ancestral house in my family?" ”

The Pei family said hello, can the Li family's house still be sold?

Peng Shiyi sneered in his heart and said, "Otherwise, you can sell it to me for two thousand taels of silver." ”

He was going to buy this house and give it to Pei Yan, which was to beg Pei Yan to let him go.

Li Duan was furious, but he didn't dare to lose his temper, and said, "This price is too low." ”

The price of their house was four thousand taels, and he was going to sell it for three thousand five hundred taels.

In the past, of course, he would not take the difference in the price of 1,500 taels of silver to heart, but the days of running for his father in the capital made him understand that sometimes a penny of silver can stump a hero, not to mention 1,500 taels of silver, which can allow them to live a prosperous life for several years.

Li Duan didn't want to look too weak, so he let Peng Shiyi gain an inch, and said with a bit of threat: "The Pei family has always been kind and charitable, but it's really not good, I am ready to sell this house to the Pei family." I can pay you back some more money when the time comes. ”

Peng Shiyi didn't want to provoke Li Duan, attract the attention of the Pei family, and cause unnecessary trouble. He said with a cold face: "It's okay." Then I'll wait until your family sells the house. ”

Li Duan asked Peng Shiyi, who was sent by the little maid next to him, standing in the courtyard without moving.

The loyal servant who followed Li Duan couldn't help but say, "Young Master, you just let him go like this?" The five thousand taels of silver, but they gave the lord filial piety! ”

It's just that this filial piety is related to the fact that the Peng family asked the Li family to help get back the "Songxi Fishing Hidden Map".

So Peng Shiyi didn't dare to really turn his face with him, right?

Li Duan looked at Peng Shiyi's back, his eyes were cold, and said, "If he pushes me into a hurry, I will go to Pei Yan and tell the sect master of the Peng family about him asking me for silver." ”

He intuitively felt that the Peng family was not so stingy, and the silver given would be asked back.

If it gets out, who can the Peng family count on to help them.

The loyal servant nodded repeatedly.

Li Duan felt that it was not good for him not to see Pei Yan, so he quietly squatted at Tiaoxi Wharf for a few days, and finally waited for Pei Yan.

But Pei Yan took a one-masted boat this time and entered Pei's Mansion directly from Tiaoxi Wharf.

Li Duan handed over another post.

Pei Yan saw him.

He simply didn't have any shame, and asked Pei Yan to buy their house.

Pei Yan intended to compensate the Li family's clan house, and bought the Li family's old mansion for three thousand taels of silver.

Li Duan was grateful, and sighed as if unintentionally: "Speaking of which, all kinds of misunderstandings are caused by the Yu family's "Hidden Picture of Fishing in Songxi". If it weren't for the entrustment of the Peng family, my family would not have gone to fight the idea of the Yu family's painting, if it wasn't for the idea of the painting, it would not have implicated the second son of the Wei family and lost his life, if it wasn't for the second son of the Wei family who lost his life, Miss Yu would not have forgotten it, and she would have to put our family to death. Now our family can be regarded as retribution! ”

Pei Yan held the hand of the tea cup and paused.

I read the words "the second son of the Wei family" in my heart several times.

Li Duan was still afraid that Pei Yan would not understand, so he explained: "Miss Yu originally had a marriage contract with the second son of the Wei family, and she has seen each other. But before he was officially hired, the second son of the Wei family died. Because of this, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Wei also married sisters, Yu Yuan married Mrs. Wei's niece, and the two families continued to be in-laws. ”

Pei Yan had heard about this before, but he didn't think much about it.

But listening to Li Duan say this, I feel different again.

It seems that Yu Tang is still thinking about the second son of the Wei family.

Pei Yan obviously knew that Li Duan's words were ill-intentioned, but when he heard it, he still felt like he had been stabbed in the chest, gurgling and bleeding, and the pain made him a little speechless.

He smiled and sent the guests away, and when he returned to the study, he was so angry that he walked back and forth a few times but still couldn't calm down, so he simply smashed a few tea cups to suppress this anger in his heart.