Delicate Flower - Chapter 12

[Chapter 12 Worship]

Lin’an City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the Tiaoxi River slowly bypasses Lin’an City from east to west and flows into Qiantang River, which has become the main way for Lin’an people to go out of the city.

The Pei family mansion was built on Xiaomei Lane in the east of the city.

The houses built on the hill are scattered, occupying the entire Xiaomei Lane.

The small river that was introduced from the Tiaoxi River, meandered down from the backyard of the Pei family mansion, and merged into the Tiaoxi Wharf was called Xiaomeixi by the people of Lin’an City.

And because this Xiaomeixi is the only river in the city that leads to the wharf and can take boats, after passing the prefectures and state schools in the city, there are many river houses and hawkers on both sides of the river, although it is not comparable to the Changxing Street in the west of the city. It is full of the prosperity of shops, but it also has the liveliness of Changxing Street in the west of the city.

On a summer morning, before the sun has risen, the air is filled with the freshness of vegetation and dew.

Yu Tang wore white silk flowers and a plain Xiabu Ru skirt, and helped her mother across the river houses on both sides of Xiaomeixi.

Xiaomeixiang is still a long way off, and sweat is already on his forehead.

She took out the snow-blue hang silk Supa to wipe the sweat, and then she looked at her mother Chen Shi with hindsight.

Seeing that her temples were also wet with sweat, she hurriedly handed over the handkerchief and whispered, “Mom, wipe the sweat too!”

Chen shi shook his head, took out his handkerchief to wipe the sweat, praised her “good”, and said, “You don’t need to worry about Mom, just take care of yourself.”

Yu Wen, who was walking in front of them, couldn’t help complaining: “I said hiring a sedan chair, but you said it was disrespectful to the deceased. Your body and bones have finally recovered a little, but don’t let it fall down again. If I tell you, you shouldn’t Come. I’ll just bring A-Tang over here.”

Chen shi was tall and thin, with a pale complexion, her delicate brows always looked pitiful like pear blossoms in the rain due to her long-term weakness.

She smiled and reassured Yu Wen: “Okay, okay, I know you care about me. I will do what I can, so that you and Atang won’t worry. The old man of the Pei family has a great favor to me. If I am in good health, I should three Going to the temple step by step and praying to the Bodhisattva to bless the old man to attain bliss early is the way to go, so walking to pay the incense stick to the old man without pain or itching is just deceiving the old man to be compassionate and lazy.” Having said that, Her eyes darkened.

Since knowing the news of the death of the old man of the Pei family, Chen’s heart has been uneasy.

Yu Tang hurriedly comforted his mother: “Mum, you also said that the old man of the Pei family is merciful, and he doesn’t care about it. When we have the opportunity in the future, we will go to the temple to pray for the old man of the Pei family.”

Chen nodded.

Yu Wen told the mother and daughter: “The Pei family has a great business, and although the three branches are separated, they are not divided. The old master of the Pei family lives on the east road, and the ancestral hall of the Pei family is also on the east road. There were too many people who came to worship, so they stopped in the side hall of the main entrance on the middle road. The male guests offered incense in the side hall, and the female guests set up two other places to worship incense on the east road. One is a neighbor like us. When you go in, remember to follow the old ladies who are in charge, and don’t go to the wrong place.”

After the three-day burial, the mourning hall began to open to the neighbors.

Yu Wen had some intersection with the Pei family because of Chen’s medical treatment, and he was a scholar, so he went to greet him in advance. He has been helping the Pei family these days, and only today took his wife and daughter to pay homage to the old man of the Pei family.

Chen shi had never seen such a large-scale funeral before, and he was a little apprehensive and responded with an uneasy answer.

Although Yu Tang has lived in two lifetimes, she was detained by the Li family in the backyard of the inner house. She always sneaks out when she comes out, and she has never experienced such a battle, but she feels that she has been sparred in the Li family for all these years, and she will become stronger when she is strong. , even if something went wrong, and it doesn’t involve interests, the Pei family should still be very generous.

Maybe it’s because there are many people in Lin’an City who have been favored by the Pei family. Today is the first day that the Pei family opened the mourning hall. Along the way, there are many hawkers next to Xiaomeixi that have not opened, and there are not many people visiting. while studying,

She found that the county school did not start classes, and even hung a white flag.

Yu Wen sighed: “If these young talents in the county school didn’t have the sponsorship of the old man of the Pei family, how could they have a sponsor every few years? Now that the old man of the Pei family has gone, the Pei family doesn’t know who is in charge, and everyone is worried. Very uneasy, most people are afraid that they are not interested in reading…”

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen said, “You don’t believe Lu Xin’s nonsense, do you? Go over the long house and let the third house be in charge? Is this going to happen?”

It is the imperial court, and it is also the head of the throne.

Yu Wen hesitated for a while, then whispered, “If there are such rumors, it is not unusual. The eldest master died of illness in his prime, and neither of his two sons reached the crown, and he has never been in contact with the Pei family’s general affairs before…”

Chen shi argued: “Isn’t there still a manager in this family? Who is born with it? As long as you are willing to learn!”

Yu Wen hesitated: “But I listened to those people’s discussions. The two young masters of the Pei family are relatives, and the second master has not been able to count since childhood… Maybe this is the reason for the rumors.”

Just like this, the Pei family will inevitably cause trouble.

Brothers are united, and their profits are broken.

If there is an internal dispute, no matter how big the tree is, it may fall down.

Yu Wen and Chen Shi both fell silent at the same time.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, Yu Tang smiled and said, “Dad, why is the place where Pei’s family lives is called Xiaomei Lane? Xiaomei Lane doesn’t even have any plum blossoms, nor does it have anything to do with plum.”

She had wanted to ask this question in her previous life.

Just can’t find anyone to ask.

Yu Wen smiled and said: “Of course you can’t see it. I also heard from the shopkeeper Tong last time. It was said that when the ancestor of the Pei family came to An to escape with his family, he found a wild plum tree and built it beside the plum tree. They lived together in the house and named it Xiaomei Lane. But the Pei family was flourishing and slowly expanded outwards. The old plum tree had already belonged to the inner house, and it was difficult for ordinary guests to see it. It was the name of this Xiaomei Lane. stay.”

The family of three climbed the slope unhurriedly and arrived at Pei’s house.

It was white outside the gate.

During the shuttle of the servants, they are busy but not chaotic.

Seeing Yu Wen, someone who looked like a manager stepped forward to say hello: “Master Yu is here, please take a seat in the side hall.”

Yu Wen hurriedly pointed to Chen Shi and Yu Tang: “My wife and daughter have received the grandfather’s kindness, so they will come to kowtow to the old man no matter what, and respect the incense stick.”

There are too many such people.

The steward politely saluted Chen Shi and Yu Tang, and called a steward woman dressed in burlap and filial piety to come over, and asked her to take Chen Shi and Yu Tang to pay homage to Mrs. Pei.

Chen Shi and Yu Tang were polite, and followed the old woman to live (towards) the east.

Only then did Yu Tang have the time to look at the Pei family’s mansion.

As expected of the behemoth occupying the city of Lin’an, in this city of Lin’an with many mountains and few land, there is a courtyard that can park at least twenty carriages. The trees next to the courtyard are mostly thick and thick, with lush branches and leaves. The welcoming pine is even taller than a person, and the branches of the qiu knot are hovering and reaching out, not two feet but three feet.

The corridors that follow the trend have green tiles and red columns, with blue-green patterns painted on the top, white silk on the pillars, and white silk flowers the size of the mouth of a bowl adorned with the green trees on both sides.

How much money is this!

Yu Tang was speechless in his heart.

Then something weirder happened.

Along the way, she did not see a flower of any color other than white.

The rich and noble people like to plant some flowers and trees that symbolize more children, more blessings and many melons. Especially this season is the season of pomegranate and jujube trees. Not to mention these flowers and trees, such as hibiscus, crape myrtle and Chinese rose. Such a common flower tree has not been seen.

Yu Tang’s footsteps were stagnant, and he carefully looked at the branches of the trees beside the corridor.

The old lady who had been paying attention to the guests immediately noticed the difference. She also slowed down and said warmly, “What is the little lady looking at? Is there anything I can help you with?”

Chen Shi also turned around in confusion.

Yu Tang hurriedly retracted her gaze and took a few steps forward to catch up with the Chen family, fearing that the old woman would misunderstand that she was peeping into the inner house and lack education, she explained, “I looked at this tree like a pomegranate tree, but it didn’t bloom…”

The old woman was taken aback.

Xu Shi was afraid that Yu Tang would misunderstand that the pomegranate tree in Pei’s family was not blooming, and after thinking about it, he said, “It was blooming, isn’t that the old lady? Some of the old masters and young masters in the family looked uncomfortable, so they cut them off. .”

That’s actually the reason.

Yu Tang was stunned.

Chen Shi was also surprised and said, “Have you all been cut?”

At first glance, the Pei family’s area is very large, and there are many flowers and trees planted. If all this is cut, how much manpower will it take!

The old woman was probably deeply affected by it, and she said with a wry smile: “Who said no! Since the third master disliked the flowers blooming too beautifully, for two days, the three chiefs have been busy treating funerals and instructing others. Cut the flower tree, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com We followed up and down, and we couldn’t lift our hands.”

“It’s really hard for you!” Chen shi said sympathetically, “It’ll be good to be busy for a while.”

Probably because Chen’s words were very sincere, and when the tone slowed down, there was some unparalleled tenderness. The old woman looked at Chen’s eyes carefully, and said: “My husband’s family name is Ji, everyone Call me Aunt Ji. If you have anything, you can have someone come and tell me.”

Those who can be called “old lady” are not ordinary and decent servants. Most of them are servants who have served the Pei family for several generations. They may also be shrewd and strong, who are depended on by the owner of the house and in charge of one party’s affairs. mother-in-law.

Chen shi politely called “Miss Ji”.

Yu Tang’s heart was like a river overturned.

Chen Shi couldn’t hear it, but she heard it.

The one who doesn’t like safflower is the third master, and the one who is busy with mourning and instructing people to cut the flower tree is the three general managers. What are the first general manager and the second general manager doing?

Did the Pei family really change their ways and reorder them where others can’t see it, as Lu Xin said?

She was calm and naive, and she used fairy tales to tell the aunt’s words: “The Pei family is worthy of being the leader of Lin’an City. There are three chief managers. How many general managers are there? My father knows shopkeeper Tong. Dad said that shopkeeper Tong’s knowledge is very good and very powerful. Is shopkeeper Tong the manager of your house or the chief manager? ”

Aunt Ji’s eyes became gentle when she heard it, and she said, “Treasurer Tong is my relative.”

In other words, Aunt Ji’s daughter married the shopkeeper Xiao Tong.

“Oh, what a coincidence!” Yu Tang and the Chen family exclaimed in low voices, and Yu Tang vividly told Aunt Ji how she knew the Tong family’s father and son, and treated the shopkeeper Xiao Tong well. complimented.

[End of this Chapter]