Everyone stopped the topic immediately and waited for Gu Xi to come in with a smile.

Gu Xi wore a blue and green two-color tapestry armor, her jet-black hair was casually tied in a bun, and a gilt-pearl-inlaid hairpin was inserted. Her cheeks were white and red, her eyes were piercing, and she was very energetic.

Pei Laoan looked at him and nodded, then smiled: "It looks like he is in good health!"

Gu Xi smiled and saluted Pei Lao'an and Yi Lao'an, and said, "Thanks to the two old An's, I am fine."

The old man Yi was also very relieved. He kept saying "That's good", and hurriedly asked Gu Xi to sit down and talk, and said, "You can't be careless when you are in good health. You have to raise it for a few more days."

Gu Xi thanked Lao An Yi, and sat down side by side with Yu Tang, and the second wife came with them.

The room suddenly became lively.

Seeing the second wife and fifth miss talking in front of Pei Laoan, Miss Fourth quietly waved to Yu Tang.

Yu Tang looked around, and saw Gu Xi, Miss Second and Miss Third, also leaning in front of Lao An Yi, listening to the second wife and Miss Fifth, walked quietly, and whispered to Miss Fourth: "What? Up?"

Miss Fourth whispered to her with some pride: "Second Sister and Young Master Yang's marriage is about to be settled-the Yang family will send someone to discuss the marriage with our family tomorrow!"

Yu Tang wanted to squeeze her face with that ostentatious appearance.

"Your news is really good!" She followed the fourth lady's words.

Miss Fourth was even more proud, raised her chin, and said: "Yesterday the second sister and the third sister whispered, I heard it."

Yu Tang pursed his lips and smiled.

Miss Fourth said again: "Actually, it was not the second sister who took a fancy to Yang Gongzi, but the third uncle took a fancy to Yang Gongzi."

Pei Yan still cares about these things?

How does he know that Young Master Yang and the second young lady are not suitable?

Yu Tang couldn't help but raised his eyebrows.

Miss Si thought she didn’t believe it, so she hurriedly said, “It’s true! I didn’t lie to you. Young Master Yang knew that his third uncle was also at Ku’an Temple, so he went to see his third uncle first. The third uncle talked to him for two quarters of an hour. Later, the third uncle’s grandmother sent someone to ask his third uncle Yang’s son. The third uncle said that his knowledge was not bad, and the second sister agreed.”

This, this is too rash, right?

At the beginning, Li Duan was also very good at studying, he was not a scumbag!

The villain in Yu Tang's heart wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help looking at the second lady.

The second lady didn’t know when she talked to Pei Laoan, but Yu Tang only heard her say: “Don’t worry, I will definitely help the third sister make incense in this matter.” After speaking, she pulled Gu. Xi, "If you can't believe me, don't you still have Sister Gu? Sister Gu will help us then, what can you worry about?"

Pei Laoan laughed and said: "The Chinese New Year is about to come. Couldn't your elder sister always live in our house? You only know that your father and your mother hold you in the palm of your hand, always thinking about it. You, don't your sister's parents care about her?"

The room was quiet.

Pei Laoan never mentioned that Gu Xi went home for the New Year.

This is the first time.

Gu Xi's face was hot, feeling that Pei Laoan was embarrassing her as if chasing her away, but she couldn't say a word.

She stood there bewildered and squatted: "I, I'm planning to go back in these two days. The second lady, I'm afraid I can't help much..."

The second lady also felt embarrassed. She took Gu Xi's arm and said apologetically: "Oh, I have forgotten about the Chinese New Year. Sister Gu is in our house, just like our sisters. If we can keep it in the future, Just be a guest at home."

Gu Xi couldn't help looking at Pei Laoan.

Pei Laoan smiled more kindly, and said: "It is also fate for your sisters to be able to play together. If Miss Gu is free, just come to visit frequently. Their sisters are all people who like to lively, and they must welcome Miss Gu very much. ."

"Yes, yes." The second lady repeated.

Gu Xi finally managed to control the expression on her face, without showing any shock or disappointment.

In the past, she had to order her teeth with Yu Tang, Pei Laoan turned them into "Miss Gu" and "Miss Yu" in a word. Now, Pei Laoan has taken the initiative to make her and the ladies of Pei's house be worthy of sisters. If it is an ordinary person, eight or nine out of ten will think that they have touched Pei Lao'an, and Pei Lao'an is showing her kindness. But she is not an ordinary person. She grew up in a complicated environment like Gu's family. Some things can be seen without others' mentioning—obviously, she seems to be closer to Pei's family. Secretly, Pei Laoan let her be separated from Pei Yan by generation.

Did she get kicked out by Pei Laoan after Pei Yan?

But why?

What did she do wrong?

Make them both mother and son look down on her?

Gu Xi couldn't figure it out, but her face suddenly became pale.

The second lady couldn't help but worry and said: "Sister Gu, you, what's the matter with you? Is there any discomfort?"

Gu Xi shook her head, forced herself to smile, and said warmly, "I'm fine!"

The second young lady looked at her face hesitantly and said, "But your face..."

Gu Xi knew that she hadn't been able to be completely silent. She hurriedly said, "Is my complexion very bad? Maybe it was too tired yesterday."

Although the second lady was suspicious, she and Gu Xi had a good relationship. Naturally, she would not be unable to get off the stage on this occasion, so she changed the subject with a smile and teased the third lady: "The third sister quarreled me all night. She barely slept much. She lay down on the book table in the middle of the night and wrote for a long time, and she didn’t know what she had written. Asked her, she only said that she wanted to write down the process of making incense first, so she could look up the book at home . But I think, maybe it’s not so sure. Sister Gu, when will you go back? I want to take advantage of your stay in our house these days, please help me and my third sister to make some Buddhist incense first. What do you think? "

Gu Xi didn't want Yu Tang to be cheap.

In her opinion, even if the Pei family does not promote Yu Tang's contribution to this matter, in the eyes of the Pei family's women, the Ruoan Temple matter is Yu Tang's contribution. When she did anything related to Kuan Temple, she was putting gold on Yu Tang's face.

"I'm going back in the next few days," she tactfully refused, "I'm afraid that time is too late. Besides, I've seen the fragrant recipes that Miss Yu took out. There are a lot of spices needed, and these spices will be difficult to gather for a while. Qi..."

Miss two and Miss three both showed disappointment.

Yu Tang felt that he would do it with or without Gu Xi.

Making Buddha incense incense is a fun thing for the little girl's family, and it is not a simple matter to sell it. Just controlling the cost is not something these boudoir girls can do. If, as Pei Laoan said, the nuns and laymen of Kuan Temple are mainly responsible for making incense, then the sales of Buddhist incense must be managed by an experienced treasurer.

She just stood by and said nothing.

Pei Laoan and Yi Laoan looked at each other, then Pei Laoan smiled and said to the second and third young ladies: "This matter is not in a hurry. I have sent someone to talk to your third uncle. , Your third uncle said, this is a good thing, he will find a way to help you. You also know that your third uncle, always speaks for words. Since he agreed, he will definitely have arrangements for this matter. You guys Just make incense according to Ms. Yu's incense recipe. It is good to make it. If you can't make it, it's just a shame in front of your third uncle. You don't have to worry about it."

Shame is already the most embarrassing thing!

Yu Tang confided.

Miss Fifth simply said loudly: "Grandma, you just said that you gave us the matter of making incense. Why did you change your mind in a blink of an eye?" She said, stepping forward and holding the hands of Miss 2 and Miss 3, vowing to be honest. , "We speak our words, and we will definitely be able to make a good smelling, unique Buddha incense."

Pei Laoan, Yi Laoan and the second wife all laughed, and Yi Laoan even more spoiled and said: "Okay, okay, okay. You are all ambitious and good children. If you can really make something unique , The good-smelling Buddha incense comes, and I will reward you each with a bag of silver harem."

"Okay!" Miss Fourth said with joy, as if the bag of silver scorpion had fallen into her pocket without any suspense.

Everyone was amused by her and laughed again.

Gu Xi, who has not spoken all the time, suddenly said: "Two Lao An, I will not participate in the incense making. I think I will go back to Hangzhou after packing my luggage in the past two days. Even if I count the days, my brother should have a letter. Come to ask me about the Chinese New Year. If I go back late, I will not be able to send the letter to my brother to the capital before the end of the year."

Entering December, the major stations began to be overwhelmed, and everyone was busy with the New Year.

Pei Laoan smiled and said: "What you said makes sense." Then he asked Auntie Chen to get the almanac and said, "It is not suitable to go out tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow is a good day. It just so happens that we are also going back home soon. Then Chen The aunt told the steward and asked them to help arrange a boat to take Miss Gu back to Hangzhou. What about us..." Pei Laoan turned the almanac again and said, "We will return to the house in six days."

Gu Xi's heart was ashamed.

Miss Fifth shouted: "Are we going back home so soon? What about our Buddhist incense? Sister Gu has gone home, Sister Yu has also gone home..."

Pei Laoan said with a smile: "Ms. Yu lives in Lin'an City. If you want to ask Ms. Yu about making incense, you can send someone to pick Ms. Yu home. What's the fuss?"

Miss Wu blushed and said, "Isn't I thinking that Sister Yu will also celebrate the New Year?"

Miss Fourth said cleverly: "The third uncle didn't say that Buddha incense is required in the sky. We can do it slowly. I heard my mom’s companion say that after the end of the year, when the business is at its best, we can wait. I'll talk about it after the year."

Miss San retorted: "Aunty married a silk shop. In the spring, everyone will make singles. Of course, it is the best time for business. But Buddha Xiang has the best business before the fifteenth, and everyone has to go to the temple. Worship Buddha."

Several small disputes began.

Pei Laoan couldn't laugh or cry, and said: "You are so cruel, this Buddha incense has not been made, you are starting to worry about making money. If you are asked to manage the shop, the big shopkeepers will have to be forced into the river by you. No!"

Several juniors smiled embarrassedly.

But Yu Tang was thinking in her heart that she would go down the mountain after six days. Then she should be able to go home after staying in Pei's courtyard for one or two days at most?

She missed her mother, her father, her brother, and her elder aunt... and even Miss Chen who cooks in the kitchen in an apron every day.