The successive sect masters of the Pei family all lived in Lixue Hall on Peifu East Road. Pei Lao'an also moved out after the death of Mrs. Pei, but Pei Yan was unwilling to move and still lived in the farming garden where he used to live. The elders of the Pei family saw that the sect was still in the filial piety period, and Pei Yan had not yet married, so no one urged him.

When his marriage was decided, he set up the wedding room in the Shuyu Mountain House next to the cultivated garden.

Now the older generation is a little dissatisfied.

Pei Yan didn't explain anything, insisted on redecorating the Shuyu Mountain House, and transplanted a ginkgo tree originally planted in Lixue Hall to the Shuyu Mountain House.

Old lady Yi couldn't help but go to visit Pei Lao'an, and said with some emotion: "I know that this child is filial. But the country has national laws, and the family has family rules, and you can't let his temperament mess up like this! ”

Pei Lao'an picked up the teacup and gently blew the floating leaves on the water, but instead of drinking the tea, he put down the teacup and said: "You also know Yaoguang's temper, originally the position of the sect master should have been inherited by Ah You's house, but now the burden has fallen on him, he may also have his plans." I see this, and you will follow him. He can live wherever he wants. ”

Old lady Yi couldn't help but think about it.

Could it be that Pei Yan is still ready to return the position of the sect master to Pei You?

It's not impossible.

I think that at the beginning, when they moved from Luoyang, the sect had no children, it was their ancestor who took over the position of the sect master, and later the sect gave birth to a son, and the ancestor of their house returned the position of the sect master to the sect.

With Pei Yan's arrogance, he really did it!

But Mrs. Yi didn't agree with this arrangement, and he reminded Pei Laoan: "Anyway, in my opinion, Ah Tong and Ah Fei are not suitable candidates. In this matter, sister-in-law, you can give more pointers. The Pei family can have today, and the sect has made great contributions, but I can't let my old brother not close his eyes under the Nine Springs! ”

Pei Laoan people don't think so.

She assured Mrs. Yi: "Don't worry, that will definitely not happen." ”

Old Lady Yi only let go of half of her heart, sighed and left.

Pei Lao'an didn't sleep well for several nights.

The people around her only thought that Pei Yan was going to get married, and she was happy, but only she knew that she was afraid that Pei Yan would really have such a mind and return the position of the sect leader to Pei You.

She also knew that the thin and thin ginkgo tree was planted by Mrs. Pei herself in the year Pei Yan was born. Mrs. Pei also once said that she hoped that this tree could be like Pei Yan, safe and sound, and grow into a towering tree smoothly.

Pei Yan didn't care about it on the surface, but he often watered the tree, and almost watered the tree to death.

If he transplanted this tree to the Shuyu Mountain House, eight or nine times out of ten he would have made up his mind to live in the Shuyu Mountain House in the future.

Pei Laoan sighed in his heart.

When the people in the cave room dispersed, everyone rested, but she was so full of thoughts that she couldn't sleep.

Aunt Chen led someone in and lit her incense.

But she suddenly didn't want to sleep, remembering the time when she and Mrs. Pei first got married, the two of them often lay side by side in bed, looking forward to the future, how many children to have? What if it were a son? If it is a daughter, how should she raise it...... But now, he left her behind, leaving her alone in this world.

Pei Lao'an suddenly became sad and teary-eyed.

Aunt Chen hurriedly said, "What's wrong with you?" Do you want me to read the sutras to you? Or are we going to sit in the old lady's study? ”

Mrs. Pei's study is still preserved, and the furnishings are the same as when he was alive, changing the furnishings according to the different seasons.

Pei Laoan kind of missed the person who had accompanied her for half her life.

She nodded, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's okay." Let's go to the old lady's house and sit down. ”

Aunt Chen breathed a sigh of relief, instructed the maids to bring their cloaks and hand stoves, and helped Pei Lao'an to go to Lixue Hall.

The dim light shone on the bluestone slab, glowing warmly.

Aunt Chen softly persuaded Pei Lao'an: "Now that the third master has also become a relative, in a few days, Lao'an, you will have to add grandchildren." Then the courtyard should be lively. After all, the third wife is young, and there are still a lot of things that she doesn't understand, and when the time comes, you will have to help watch the upbringing of your grandchildren, you have to take care of your body, so that the children of the third master can also be like the grandchildren of the Qian family's clan, all of them can read. ”

Pei Lao'an remembered the naughty appearance of his childhood, and suddenly felt in a good mood, and couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said, "How can I be as important as you say?" Both of them are smart people, and they would certainly have done well without me. ”

As she spoke, she suddenly didn't want to go to Lixue Hall anymore.

She stood at the entrance of the Yongdao and pondered for a moment, and said to Aunt Chen, "Let's go to the Yuyu Mountain House." ”

Aunt Chen was taken aback and wanted to ask, "Where are you going and what are you doing?" I don't have to go to the listening room," but then she knew she was at odds.

Pei Laoan is not such a mother.

She followed Pei Lao'an to the Shuyu Mountain House.

The guests had dispersed, and the Shuyu Mountain House was quiet, with only a few night-keeping mothers-in-law yawning and cleaning the yard there.

The red firecracker paper is fried everywhere, and the red piece is like a red carpet, which is very festive.

A mother-in-law wanted to go to tell Qingyuan, but was stopped by Pei Lao'an, she said: "I'll just come and see, don't alarm the third master and the third wife." Today is the night of candles in their cave room. ”

The mother-in-law laughed with her, not knowing how to deal with it.

Pei Lao'an said to the mother-in-law: "You can also accompany me!" If you meet someone in the temple, you can also help say hello. ”

Pei's family is very big, and people like Pei Lao'an may not know everyone at the head of the house, not to mention that Pei Yan readjusted the errand of the servant woman in the family a few days ago.

The mother-in-law immediately responded respectfully "yes" and accompanied Pei Lao'an.

Pei Lao'an asked her: "Is the big girl in Shuyu Mountain House still Qingyuan now?" What about Qingyan? She's in charge of plowing the garden? Didn't the people on both sides merge? Where were you on an errand? When was it transferred? Is it just about the cleaning of the outer courtyard? Do you know where the ginkgo tree that the third master moved over? I want to check it out. ”

"Yes!" The mother-in-law replied, while leading Pei Lao'an to live in the transplanted ginkgo tree, and on the other hand, she replied to Pei Lao'an: "I was originally responsible for cleaning the Yuyu Mountain House, and after the third master moved over, he still let me be on an errand." The people of the ploughing garden and the Shuyu mountain house have not been merged, Miss Yan is still in charge of ploughing the garden, and the Qingyuan girl has been transferred here, who will be responsible for what at that time, and will have to wait for the third lady to recognize her relatives and rearrange the ......"

The reason why the Soyu Mountain House is called the Mountain House is because it is built on a small hillside, and the terrain is undulating and quite wild.

Pei Lao'an was supported by Aunt Chen and the mother-in-law, and it rained halfway through.

The rain was not heavy, but it was quite lingering.

Aunt Chen was in a hurry and couldn't help but say: "The winter rain hurts people, let's go back, right?" Then he said to the woman, "Don't go find an umbrella yet!" Or it's called a shoulder-raising sedan chair. ”

"No need!" Pei Lao'an stood and turned towards a gazebo next to him, "Let's rest here." ”

Aunt Chen didn't dare to let Pei Lao'an stand in the rain, thinking that it would be better to avoid it first.

The woman was very obedient, and ran down the mountain in the rain, and said as she ran: "You and Lao An will wait for a while, and I will go to get an umbrella." ”

It would be better if you could call a shoulder sedan chair, just don't alarm the third master.

Aunt Chen secretly praised.

Pei Lao'an suddenly pointed to a ginkgo tree under the pavilion and said, "Look, is that the one planted by the old lady in the past?" ”

Mrs. Chen carried the lamp, and when she looked closely, there was a brand-new red cloth ribbon tied to the tree, which was a common method used by the Pei family's florists.

"Really!" Mrs. Chen approached, tiptoed a few more times, and said surely, "I saw that there were still two words vaguely engraved on the tree pole. ”

When Pei Yan was young, because he was naughty and refused to endorse, he was punished by Mrs. Pei for standing under the tree. He did not stop when he was punished, and carved two Pei characters on the tree.

"It's a pity that it's a bit far away, and I can't see it very clearly." Aunt Chen said, "Why don't I go down and take a look, you sit here and don't move." ”

"No need." Pei Lao'an looked at the rain and saw that the rain was getting bigger and bigger, and he regretted his willfulness a little, if she was sick, Pei Yan would have to serve the sick when she was newly married, didn't this toss the two of them?

"It's not too late for us to come tomorrow." When the woman comes over with an umbrella, let's go back!" ”

Aunt Chen did not insist.

Pei Lao'an walked over.

I found a hibiscus flower next to the ginkgo tree.

In the weather of October, the buds of a tree, obviously at night, but like spring flowers meet spring rain, quietly blooming calyxes, revealing some delicate red petals, struggling to bloom, the tired flower branches are a little unbearable, in the straight and tall ginkgo biloba, inexplicably revealing the charm of "the waiter to help up the delicate and powerless".

Pei Lao'an laughed.

It's been a long time since I've seen such wanton flowers and trees at home, right?

Since the old lady died, his three sons were annoyed when they saw such flowers and trees, and the people in the family did not revolve around him, so they naturally took his preferences as their preferences, and pinched the flowers without waiting for the flowering period.

This hibiscus tree can stay, I don't know if it's because everyone is busy with Pei Yan's marriage these days and forgets, or because of the remote terrain and no one notices?

But in this night, it makes people feel a little warm and a little rippling.

It's pretty good, too!

Pei Lao'an decided to explain to the people in Shuyu Mountain House, if Pei Yan didn't confess, don't pinch these flowers.

When the time comes, a beautiful tree will be particularly beautiful.

Pei Lao'an was surrounded by the maids and mothers-in-law and returned to the room, leaving the bud of the tree, which was gently knocked by the thin rain, drop by drop, only until the bud trembled and bloomed a corner, and then was forced to enter like a siege and plunder, and fell straight to the flower house, and was forced to bloom the first flower without defense.