After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 809: Mail Delivery Business
Haitang also thought of the relationship with Ma Shangyi outside the window.

A large number of former members of the Cining Palace are now stationed in Zunhua Prefecture, not far from Yongping Prefecture. Judging from the persistent pursuit of Cai Xiaodie, the adopted daughter of an old friend, by Ma Shangyi and others over the years, once they know where Cai Xiaodie is, they will definitely come to her. The Hai family helped them find the person, which is also a meritorious service. Asking them to help save Fang and Hai Baozhu from danger is not a big deal? No matter how arrogant the Jiang family is, can they still compare with the palace?

However, there is still a problem here, and Haitang needs to remind her grandmother Ma.

She saw Aunt Cui leading the kitchen staff into the second courtyard and heading towards the main courtyard gate. She immediately lifted the door curtain, pretending to have just arrived, and said with a smile, "Grandma, Second Aunt, the food in the kitchen is ready. Are you going to set the table now?"

Mrs. Hu was talking to her mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma: "I wonder if Ma is willing to help..." After hearing Haitang's words, she thought she was the one who came to report the news in advance, but she didn't expect that she had been eavesdropping outside the house. So she shut up, stood up and helped move the kang table to the center of the kang.

Ma was so excited about chatting that she forgot about eating. Now she felt hungry and quickly gave up her seat to let her daughter-in-law and granddaughter work together to set up the kang table. When everything was set, Aunt Cui also came in with her people. Without asking for permission, she immediately took out the food from the lunch box and put it away.

Haitang helped to arrange the chopsticks and then casually said, "Mammy, please bring my meal over as well. I will eat with Grandmother and Second Aunt today."

Aunt Cui agreed with a smile. Ma and Hu looked at each other, neither objected.

Although it was not appropriate to tell Haitang about Fang's remarriage, they had already discussed it, so they would not mention it in front of the child. The men were not at home now, and it was too pitiful for the mother and daughter to eat and laugh together, leaving Haitang alone in her room. It would be better for the mother and daughter to stay together, which would be more lively.

The two elders had no objection, so Haitang stayed in the house. This was just as she expected, so she naturally accompanied her grandmother and second aunt to eat. When they were almost done eating, she asked casually, "What did second aunt talk to grandma about just now? What do you want Mama to do for us? Didn't she go to Beijing? Do we need to go all the way to ask her for help with Chang'an?"

"It's not about Chang'an, it's about my hometown in Zhili." Ma blurted out the truth, and mentioned Fang's remarriage in one sentence. She only said that she and her daughter were now trapped in the Jiang family and couldn't get away. Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao wanted to rescue them, but Fang was afraid that the Jiang family had powerful backers and would implicate Hai Xiya's family, so she refused to cooperate.

Haitang said hurriedly, "My brother also mentioned the Jiang family in his letter. It seems that his family was involved in the Shanhaiwei case. Now General Gu has taken over Shanhaiwei and is about to investigate the case. My brother helped General Gu check the accounts and said that the Jiang family is likely to be in trouble. With General Gu's usual efficiency, the day when the Jiang family is in trouble is not far away. They have done many evil things and they deserve this retribution, but the eldest aunt is now in the Jiang family, so I hope she won't be implicated!"

Ma was shocked and immediately remembered: "That's right, if his family wants to die, then they can die. But my niece's wife has remarried into his family. As long as they don't divorce, she will still be a member of the Jiang family. If something happens to the Jiang family, she will be implicated! What if the Jiang family is guilty of a serious crime and she is demoted to a slave, exiled, or beheaded? Wouldn't that be an unjust death?! General Gu won't judge the case like this, right? My niece's wife was forced into desperation by the Jiang family and married into their family. She is a victim and cannot be considered a female relative of the criminal!"

Mrs. Hu said, "General Gu doesn't know the inside story, so how could he know that the eldest sister-in-law was wronged? The eldest sister-in-law has been married into the Jiang family for many years. Although she has not given birth to a child, she has always raised the son left by the original wife of the eldest young master. The Jiang family does not allow her to interfere in the household expenses, but she also manages the affairs of her own courtyard. In the eyes of outsiders, she is the real eldest young lady. She can't publicize her grievances everywhere. I'm afraid that even if she cries out for injustice in the government, others will not believe her." Haitang said, "In this case, grandma should quickly reply to brother. No matter what he wants to do, whether he wants to ask Ma Ma for help, he must act quickly. We must rescue Auntie and Sister Baozhu before the Jiang family gets into trouble, and let them draw a clear line with the Jiang family. Otherwise, once the Jiang family gets into trouble, it will be difficult for them to get away again!"

Ma didn't dare to neglect it. She finished her meal in a hurry and didn't wait to rest. She asked her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. She dictated, Hu added and edited, and Haitang wrote a reply letter together.

Ma sighed again, "It's a pity that the master is not at home. I don't know what Baoshun wrote to him. I'm afraid it's not thorough enough to reply now. I'll have to write another letter when the master comes back."

Mrs. Hu said, "My husband said that he has paid a deposit to the Huo family caravan, and the caravan promised to send a letter to our family every month in the next six months, one round trip. If there is an urgent letter during this period, it will be charged separately. But the price is not expensive, and it is more convenient than finding someone from outside. The Huo family caravan has a special messenger traveling between the capital and Chang'an every month. It travels quickly and does not delay things. It is more reliable than other families. Mother just needs to write a letter, and when father comes back, he can send a letter to the capital next month!"

Ma asked hurriedly, "The Huo family caravan? But the Huo family of 'Huo Shengchang'? Our family has been dealing with their caravan frequently, and we have been acquainted since the time in Guazhou. At that time, almost half of the spices in our master's hands were purchased by his family every year."

Mrs. Hu nodded, "It's his family. In recent years, his family has taken over the wine business in Suzhou and Ganzhou, and often sold goods from Chang'an glass workshops to the capital and Jiangnan. The business is getting bigger and bigger. He also opened a big shop in the Chenghuang Temple area, with a shop in front and a residence in the back, and there are people stationed there all year round. Baoshun said that his family often has people traveling between the capital and Chang'an, and he paid them some money to help send messages. And they have been friends for many years, so his family will definitely be happy to help."

The Huo family caravan would not help in this way before. It was not because they did not give face to the Hai family, but once this kind of business of delivering letters started, there would be no end to it, and more and more people would come to ask for help. If his family did not agree, it would be easy to offend people; if they agreed, the messenger's burden would increase, affecting his efficiency on the road, but he would not make much money. The Huo family looked down on this little profit and did not want to be distracted. But now the Hai family has a royal guard, and the head of the family is about to become a Beijing official, and he has also climbed up to the current cabinet. The future is limitless. The Huo family has a good relationship with the Hai family. It would be stupid to push the ready-made connections out. Therefore, when Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao came to ask for help, his family agreed, and even the price of delivering the letter was not high, hoping to take the opportunity to get closer to the Hai family and see if there is a chance to climb up to the cabinet!

Hai Chang'an and Hai Jiao would not openly promise the Huo family anything, but the Huo family would not be so shortsighted as to ask them to make a promise right now. The letter delivery business was carried out on a small scale, and they were willing to deliver letters from other families besides the Hai family. The Hai family was sandwiched in the middle, and did not show off, but they knew the convenience of it.

Ma no longer had any worries and decided to send the letter to the Huo family shop tomorrow, and pay extra money to have the Huo family's messenger send an express letter.

However, just in case, she still sent a message to Xie Wenzai, saying that if Xie Wenzai also wanted to write a reply to Haijiao, they could send it together. This required Xie Wenzai to reply as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)