Xue Zicheng and Chu Tao talked all afternoon, and left near evening. Chu Tao silently finished dinner and was alone in a daze.

At night, the rain gradually became heavier, and the crackling sound of the rain sounded on the green tiles on the roof, and the already troubled thoughts made the rain fall even more incoherently. Chu Tao walked to the window in his clothes and saw the houses on Penglai Island in the distance, glowing lonely and gentle candlelight in the dripping rain.

The rain was heavier, and on the roofs and paths, a layer of white rain and mist was splashed, like an ethereal white veil. At this moment, a gust of wind blew violently, and the white veil drifted away, and the raindrops hit the stagnant water on the ground, stirring up splashes.

Xiaohong sent news that the temporary bridge would be built soon, and that she could go back tomorrow if there was no accident.

Chu Tao was a little relieved and was about to fall asleep, when Wang Wan came to the door again.

One day to pick up two people, Chu Tao thought about it and felt a headache, knowing that Wang Wan cared about where the letter went, there was no way, Chu Tao could only get up with her clothes on.

"It's raining heavily." Wang Wan entered the door and shook the clothes on her body.

Chu Tao said: "You still have to rush over with such a heavy rain, isn't it just for the sake of delivering a letter, can't you still believe me?" The letter has been sent, and Xue Congjia has also read it. ”

Wang Wan smiled and said, "How can you not believe my sister, the rain was still light when I went out, and it will start to fall at this moment." I'm here to thank you. ”

After speaking, the maid next to her brought a three-layer food box, afraid of wetting the contents of the contents, and the outside was wrapped in a layer of dry straw.

The maid quickly dismantled the straw, lifted the lid of the food box, and showed the contents layer by layer in front of Hatsu Tao.

Walnut crisp with raisins, creamy muddy date pastry, and a plate of poria cake.

Each one is beautifully shaped and fragrant, and you can tell that it is delicious at a glance.

"Wow, these look delicious!" Hatsu Tao said.

Wang Wan inquired a little, knowing that Chu Tao loves to eat, she has been raised in gold, silver and jewelry since she was a child, and the general gifts are not in her eyes at all, and she is not at home, and there are no rare treasures to send over, so she simply made some snacks by herself and sent them over, so that the effect is really very satisfactory.

The maid smiled and introduced, these are all made by Wang Wan herself.

"Okay, you sister Wan, your hands are so skillful." Chu Tao didn't care about Xiaohong's constant glances at her, so she hurriedly picked two and ate them.

It melts in your mouth, it is sweet and soft, and it is delicious!

Chu Tao said: "Don't be stunned, you can eat together." Xiaohong, quickly pour tea for Miss Wan, phew, don't drink tea at night, drink some milk. ”

Wang Wan sat down with a smile: "Don't bother the little red girl, I'll sit for a while and leave." I don't drink milk, I don't like that. ”

Chu Tao saw her sit down, and guessed in her heart that she still had something to say to herself, so she put away the food box: "You can't eat too much at night, and I'll eat tomorrow." ”

Wang Wan didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "Since he read the letter, what is his reaction?" ”

He ...... He...... There was no reaction...... "Chu Tao carefully recalled Xue Congjia's ice-like face, and held back this sentence.

knew that Wang Wan would come, so she simply pretended to be asleep.

Wang Wan's eyes were quietly red, this was the answer she expected, but when she heard Chu Tao say this, she was still red-eyed with sadness.

Don't, don't cry, Chu Tao doesn't know how to coax girls.

"Don't cry! I remember! He said your handwriting is beautiful! Chu Tao said.

Only then did Wang Wan burst into tears and laughed: "Yes, he really said that about my words." ”

Chu Tao nodded vigorously, this is the truth: "It's true, I also think your handwriting is good-looking, much better than his, his handwriting is crooked, scribbled, even if he ties a brush to the chicken leg and writes on the ground, it is better than his writing." ”

Wang Wan was amused by Chu Tao: "Silly sister, people write cursive, no wonder you can't recognize it." ”

"Oh, what kind of cursive calligraphy, anyway, it's not as good as yours." Hatsu Tao said.

Wang Wan stood up again and saluted Chu Tao: "Thank you sister for your compliment." ”

Chu Tao said: "Don't be so polite, I'm telling the truth." ”

Wang Wan said: "I didn't expect my sister to be so beautiful and have such an open-minded temperament. I misunderstood my sister before. ”

Chu Tao thought about it with her toes and knew what the rumors outside had spread about her, but she didn't care.

"There's something I don't know if to ask...... My sister was engaged to the son of the Sun family at the beginning, why did Miss Jiang marry the Sun family later? Wang Wan asked.

Chu Tao said, "This ...... It's a long story, and to make a long story short, I'm not so suitable for Sun Yihao...... I don't like ......."

Wang Wan saw that Chu Tao didn't want to say more, so she didn't ask more, and went back after saying a few more words.

Chu Tao lay on the bed and shouted: "God, please stop the rain and let me leave this place where Xue Congjia is located!" ”

It was about God who also felt that the first peach love road was too bumpy and unwilling to torture her anymore, and the next day it was really clear.

Chu Tao returned to the Three Kings' Mansion smoothly, Chu Ying prepared a large table of meals for Chu Tao to catch the wind, Chu Tao saw the familiar smile on her sister's face, and felt much more down-to-earth.

Go to his Xue Congjia, it is important to drink and eat well.

Hatsuzakura asks Hatsumoku about the poetry club, and also notices the wound on Hatsumo's hand. Hatsu Tao brought it over lightly, she didn't want Hatsu Sakura to be sad about this kind of thing.

After eating, Hatsu Sakura said, "The servant girl Xiao Zi you brought from the house seems to be weird lately. The day before you came back, I asked her to clean the house, she seemed to have been absent-minded, and broke a set of glass cups in the room, I know that you, the little overlord, have always protected her, and I don't dare to scold her, I see that her face is not good, you go back and ask what's going on. ”

Chu Tao said: "It's just a set of glass cups, there are many of the Three Kings' Mansions, and if it's broken, it's broken, sister, don't be so stingy." She, maybe we're not around, she thinks we think. ”

Hatsuzakura smiled and said, "Who would think that you are such a monkey-like master." ”

"Okay, sister, I'm done eating, I'm really tired today, it's good to come back to you tomorrow." Hatsu Tao said.

Chu Tao took a comfortable bath, and then called Xiao Zi to serve beside him: "Tell me honestly, what's going on with you lately." I heard that you broke a set of glass cups, you used to do things quite safely, but what's wrong with this lately. ”

Xiao Zi stammered, "I have a headache...... It's been a few days, and it's not ...... comfortable."

"Come less! That's not how you used to be. Where did all the wages you have saved over the years go, and you need to spend so much money for a headache! I have a headache and need to take my hairpin to the pawnshop! Tell me honestly, what the hell is wrong? ”

Xiaohong sold it to Jiangfu, and she has no family to subsidize, and the money she earns is her own, but she usually eats and lives in Jiangfu, she is thrifty, and never buys messy things, Xiaohong often buys rouge cloth or something for herself, Xiaozi has never been interested in these. She must have saved a lot of silver over the years, and there is no reason to borrow money from Xiaohong, let alone steal her jewelry.

Chu Tao originally wanted to wait for Xiao Zi to speak herself, but Xiao Zi also tried to hide her, which made Chu Tao very angry.

Xiao Zi snorted: "I ......"

Xiaohong was surprised on the side: "You took that hairpin?" Good guy, do you know how much a bead on that hairpin is worth, and you can give it for a few hundred dollars? ”

Xiaohong and Xiaozi have been in the house for so many years, starting from the lowest maid, and they also became first-class maids by virtue of their hard work and ability.

Xiaohong absolutely believes in Xiaozi's character, but she is angry that she has been with Miss for so long and has no eyesight at all.

Xiao Zi fell to her knees and cried: "Miss, I really have something unspeakable, I'm just in a hurry for money." The hairpin is not dead, I think that Miss does not wear it often, it should not be found in a short time, and I will redeem it when I have money. ”

"Then tell me, why do you need money urgently?" Hatsu Tao asked calmly.

"Xiaohong, do you remember the story of the six-fingered doll you told me before, I came out of that village!" Xiao Zi said.

Chu Tao had never heard the story of the six-fingered doll, and she only understood after Xiaohong explained.

"I'm from that village, I have a younger brother, he was born abnormal, he has six fingers on each hand, and he has a problem with his brain, he is a fool."

"How do you know?" Hatsumomo was taken aback.

"Some time ago, my mother found me! It turned out that my father was a fisherman, and he usually salvaged corpses for other people, and when he did this kind of work, he soaked in water all day long, and his yin qi was very heavy, and then he fell ill and died. My mother was a stable woman who delivered babies to others, and later offended the powerful and had to sell me to escape with my younger brother. In the past few years, my brother has been seriously ill and is about to be unable to live, my mother has no choice, so she returned to Jinling and found me after many inquiries. ”

Xiaohong was thoughtful, it seemed that what Xiaozi said was true, she said that she lived on a boat when she was a child, and she had a sick brother or brother, and her mother cried all day...... That's all right.

"So you need money to treat your brother?" Hatsu Tao understood.

It is indeed easy to offend people by holding life and death with their hands. It's fine to give birth to someone in the countryside, but if you give birth to a rich family, you will offend people if you are not careful. What Xiao Zi said is somewhat credible.

"Yes." Xiaozi kowtowed to Chu Tao: "My mother told me not to tell her identity to the outside world, otherwise those powerful people would not let her go." I gave all the money I had over the years to my brother's treatment, and he didn't get better. ”

"Have you seen your brother?" Hatsu Tao said.

"I've seen it, I've been lying in bed for most of the year, my mother has to take him alone, and I'm going to find a doctor for him and beg for a living, I'm so thin that I only have a handful of bones left, and so is my brother, many places on his body are rotten, and a person of such a big age, like a five or six-year-old child, doesn't understand anything, and my mother has to do it for him when he eats and bathes."

"Alas...... Xiaozi, don't worry, I have a lot of silver, you can take it to treat your brother. Where does your mother live now? Chu Tao said.

"Live in a deserted temple." Xiao Zi wiped her tears: "That day, my brother had a high fever and had no money to hire a doctor. I really had no choice but to steal one of Miss's hairpins. ”

Chu Tao, who has lived a life of fine clothes and jade food since childhood, how could he have thought that there were poor people who would be forced to live in a deserted temple?

"You get some money to find a house to house them first. I'll go see a doctor for your brother. Chu Tao said.

"Why are you so stupid and don't tell me about such a big thing."

"My mother won't let me tell me if she is caught, and she will definitely die without a place to be buried." Xiao Zi said.

Chu Tao couldn't help but be curious: "What did your mother do, do you have to hide like a mouse for the rest of your life?" ”

Xiaozi shook her head: "My mother said that she just knew a shocking secret, and she was also an innocent victim." My mother also said that she couldn't tell me about it, and if she did, I would be implicated. ”