For the next two days, Old Mrs. Lu stayed in that room without ever coming out.
Occasionally, the sound of a wooden fish being struck could be heard from inside.
Jiang Yuan had asked the housekeeper, who indicated that ever since the eldest daughter had passed away, Old Mrs. Lu had not been very willing to leave her room. She stayed inside all day, fasting and reciting Buddhist scriptures to bless her daughter's soul.
Jiang Yuan saw Old Mrs. Lu three days later in the morning.
Old Lu had already handled her school transfer procedures, and she was to report to her new school next Monday. For these past few days, Jiang Yuan had been staying at home, not going anywhere.
When Jiang Yuan came downstairs, she saw an old lady sitting in the courtyard, accompanied by a girl around eighteen or nineteen years of age. The girl beside her was the first to see her, first sizing her up, then immediately showing a look of displeasure and disgust.
