Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Pei Zhu finished writing the note, dried it, and handed it to Chun Tao, asking Chun Tao to reply to the person who handed it to him. Then he told Ye Xi and Chun Tao to go out to buy things tomorrow and prepare for Yang Jian's family dinner.

Ye Xi's cooking skills are not very good. Chun Tao is better than Ye Xi, but her cooking skills are only for family members and cannot be served on the table. So Ye Xi discussed two solutions with Pei Zhu. One is to hire a chef to cook for a day, and the other is to order dishes directly from a famous restaurant outside and send them to the house for preparation. After thinking about it, Pei Zhu decided on the first one, and told Ye Xi that he must taste the chef's cooking skills before inviting him back, so as not to make a fool of himself if his cooking skills are not up to standard. Ye Xi agreed.

On the second day, Douzi stayed at home to take care of Pei Zhu, while Ye Xi and Chun Tao went out to buy groceries and hire a cook. After two days of hard work, they finally arranged everything, and Yang Jian came to visit.

Yang Jian came to visit at noon, and Ye Xi got up early in the morning to work, and also had to pay attention to the movements of the cooks in the kitchen. Ye Xi looked at the weather, fortunately it was a sunny day. There was no weather forecast in ancient times. If it was a rainy day, it would be embarrassing to entertain guests.

Pei Zhu's health had just improved, and Ye Xi supported him at the door to welcome the guests. As soon as Yang Jian got off the carriage, he saw the host waiting. The two sides exchanged greetings for a while, and then went into the house. In fact, as soon as Yang Jian got off the carriage, he saw the gate of the courtyard. He knew that the courtyard would not be very grand, but after entering, he found that it was much simpler than he imagined. It was just a courtyard with one entrance, and there was not even a hanging flower gate. After entering the gate and turning left, he could see almost the entire courtyard. Yang Jian chatted with Pei Zhu calmly, trying to see if there was any shame on his face, and unexpectedly found that his expression was normal, neither humble nor arrogant.

Yang Jian looked at the yard. Although it was small, it was exquisite. There were actually many flowers planted in the yard. Although they were not precious, it was obvious that they were well taken care of.

"The flowers are blooming so beautifully." Yang Jian praised.

"This was taken care of by my wife. Young Master Yang is too proud to praise the craftsmanship of the women in the inner house." Although Pei Zhu said this, he was smiling, and it was obvious that he was happy because of Yang Jian's praise of Ye Xi.

"So it's your lady's craft. No wonder." Yang Jian said as he stared at Ye Xi.

Ye Xi listened to them talking about herself, and couldn't help but look up at them, and found that Yang Jian was actually looking at her, also with a smile on his face. Somehow, Ye Xi suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She couldn't help but think of the private words she heard in Yang's house. Could it be that the other party had such dirty thoughts? But she changed her mind and thought that as long as the other party didn't use the same means as the nobleman, she would not be afraid of anything, and bribery would be useless to her. Although she didn't live a rich life in this era, she was very rich, well-fed, warmly clothed, and loved by people. She didn't need to do those despicable things for the so-called silver and white things. She thought of the nobleman again, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. If it weren't for him, why would she do this? She couldn't help but grit her teeth.

"Mrs. Pei doesn't seem to welcome me very much." Yang Jian saw Ye Xi's expression suddenly changed and thought he had misunderstood.

Ye Xicai realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly adjusted his expression and explained: "Mr. Yang misunderstood, I just thought of something not very good."

After hearing this, Yang Jian's eyes darkened: "It's my fault that I made Madam Pei think of bad things."