Cai's mother laughed dryly a few times, looked at Xue Yan and said, "You are a girl's family, nesting in this yard all day long, it will be stuffy." When you have free time, come and sit with me, talk to the other sisters, and relieve your boredom. ”

Xue Yan smiled and shook her head: "I understand Mother Cai's kindness, I'm used to it alone, but I feel noisy when there are many people." Besides, the courtyard looks empty now, and it won't be long before it will be lively again. ”

Cai's mother was inexplicable: "Will there be people in other rooms who want to move in?"

This time it was Snow Goose's turn inexplicably, she looked at Cai's mother with big eyes, as if she didn't know Cai's mother, "What the hell is Mom talking about, what other people in the room are going to move in." The people in the other rooms are moving in, so where do I live?"

Cai's mother realized her gaffe at this time, and hurriedly coughed twice to cover up the past, "Ahem, look at my old woman who is confused, I forgot that Miss Fifth still lives here." I mean, I haven't seen Miss Five for too long, she has been out of the house for too long, and she hasn't even been in the house for the Mid-Autumn Festival, I thought Miss Five was having fun outside, and I didn't want to come back. ”

Although she said this on the surface, what Cai's mother wanted to say in her heart was: "Your fifth miss, not only can't I see her, but I'm afraid that everyone can't see her." ”

Xue Yan misunderstood Cai's mother's meaning, thinking that Cai's mother cared about her young lady, so she said happily: "Mom is right, our young lady has been out for too long this time, and I miss her so much." Well, our lady wrote to me. Soon back. ”

"What?!" Cai's mother was startled and cried out, "Come back soon?"

She screamed unexpectedly. It scared the snow goose a lot. Xue Yan covered her chest, looked at Cai's mother, and cried out in disbelief, "Cai's mother?"

She really didn't understand Cai's mother's reaction, and Cai's mother seemed to be a little out of shape today.

Cai's mother couldn't hide it, Xue Yan's words really shocked her, and she grabbed Xue Yan's hand. You said that you received a letter from your young lady saying that she would be back soon. Oh, I mean, when did you get this letter?"

Cai's mother's hand was amazingly strong, and she grabbed Snow Goose's hand firmly. Snow Goose was indeed shocked by Cai's mother's reaction. After struggling a few times, he couldn't help but cry with a sad face, as if he was about to cry: "Mother Cai, let go, why are you holding me so tightly? It's a good thing that my young lady is back, can't this yard be as lively as usual again?"

"Tell me, when did you receive Miss Five's letter?" Cai's mother didn't seem to hear what she was saying at all, and still asked to herself.

Snow Goose endured the pain and said, "It's just the past two days." Our lady said in the letter that I should clean the yard inside and out. When she came back, she wanted to see a clean and beautiful Liuyun Courtyard....... and I was going to tell the old lady to let those third-class girls come over and help clean it. ”

"What happened in the past two days?!" Cai's mother almost sat down on the ground in shock.

How is it possible to write a letter in the past two days?

Didn't that Fifth Lady already die on a passenger ship in Fanjiang? This is the news confirmed by General Chen, and it will never be done. I heard that it is still the news from Jiangzhou Baojian Hall, that is, the news confirmed by the Baojian Hall that deals with all the refugees on the Fanjiang River, this news will definitely not be false, so how to explain the letter from this fifth lady?

"Mother Cai, what's wrong with you?" Xue Yan hurriedly reached out to support her.

Cai's mother's reaction was too strange, and her eyes were like hitting a ghost.

Mother Cai didn't want to stay for a moment, she hurriedly said: "Oh yes, didn't you just say it, Miss Fifth will be back in a few days, you go and report to the old lady, I have to leave beforehand." ”

After speaking, without waiting for the snow goose to react, he quickly turned around and hurried away.

Xue Yan didn't close the courtyard door, just leaned on the door frame, kept looking at Cai's mother's back, and saw her disappear into the corner of the corridor, and a meaningful smile appeared on her lips.

Cai's mother almost stumbled all the way back, almost fell down several times on the road, and made her embarrassed, as soon as she entered Juping Courtyard, she sent all the maids in the house out, closed the door, and didn't care about taking a breath, so she said breathlessly: "Big lady, something seems to be wrong." ”

The eldest lady was leaning on the pillow and closing her eyes to recuperate, and when she heard Cai's mother say this, her heart couldn't help but tighten, and she hurriedly opened her eyes and asked, "What's going on?"

Mother Cai stared at the eldest lady and asked, "Madam, didn't the general's letter say that the five girls had been killed? Why did the snow geese say that their young lady had sent a letter?"

"Letters, will this dead man still write letters?" the eldest lady snorted coldly, "Mother Cai, what are you talking about?" ”

Mother Cai wiped the sweat from her forehead, shook her head and said: "Madam, what the slave said is absolutely true, the fifth girl is not dead, she also sent a letter to Xue Yan in the past two days, saying that she will come back in a few days, and asked Xue Yan to call all the former third-class girls over to clean up." ”

The eldest lady sat up suddenly, frowned and said, "Impossible!"

Cai's mother said: "The slave maid definitely didn't hear it wrong, that's what Xue Yan just said." Moreover, the slave maid saw the snow goose with a happy and expectant look, as if the five girls could really come back in the next few days. ”

The eldest lady's brows became tighter and tighter: "Is there really such a thing?" But my eldest brother has made it very clear that this is an indisputable fact. Or is it...... The letter received by the snow goose is lagging behind?"

Cai's mother looked at the eldest lady for a while, and then she came to her senses: "Madam means that the letter was written by the five girls early, and she was not dead when it was sent, due to the distance, when she received the letter here, she was actually dead......"

The eldest lady nodded and said, "It must be like this, my eldest brother said in the letter that this fifth girl is on a passenger ship, not the boat she hired herself." Therefore, I suspect that she is on the boat with those ordinary people, and her name must be listed with the names of the dead people on the passenger ship, which has a certain lag in identifying the identity, and after it is verified, it will take a while longer to report to the capital. And the letters she writes are sent regularly, so it is easy to misunderstand that she is not dead. ”

Mother Cai suddenly realized, and couldn't help nodding: "As soon as Madam said this, the slave and maid understood." ”

The eldest lady snorted coldly: "I didn't expect this five girls to die, but she is still very eccentric, and she can still bluff everyone with letters...... Luckily, we've confirmed that she's really dead, otherwise she'd be a tough one to deal with. ”

Cai's mother nodded in agreement.

The eldest lady lay back again, thought about it and said, "You better go to the old lady's side and inquire, see if what the snow goose said is true, and see if she asks the old lady for those third-class girls." Also, look at what's going on on the old lady's side. If my guess is correct, the five girls will definitely write to the old lady, and the old lady will also receive her letter......"

Cai's mother nodded hurriedly and turned to go down. (To be continued......)