Chapter 611 My Mother...

"Good times are always too short, and happiness is gone in a blink of an eye..." Ma Chao stood in the imperial garden, feeling the vigorous vitality at the bottom of the earth, and feeling deeply moved.

The auction was over, and thanks to Pan's wonderful performance, Ma Chao made millions of dollars in one fell swoop, not far behind those stars of later generations.However, although a million guan sounds like a lot, it is only a few hundred thousand shi in terms of food and grass.Even if Ma Chaoqian urged Wan to ask the Li family and the Guan family to buy as much cheap food as possible to save their lives, it was only in exchange for another month and a half of rations in the Sili area.

The Ma family's grain storage work is almost done now.According to Meng Da's estimation, the Ma family has stored enough food and grass for all the victims in Sili for four months.If the disaster is particularly serious or lasts for a long time, the Ma family will need to find another way of life: die with the victims, or simply abandon the victims in the Sili area...

However, at present, it seems that the administrative structure of the Ma family is very reasonable, and the work efficiency is also very fast.The emergency response to critical incidents is also in place: the bobbins and overturned cars have been placed, and outside Chang'an City, many places with abundant waters have been selected, and many new wells have been dug; next to the military camp, shacks and simple shelters have been built. , if the earthquake really comes, it can temporarily accommodate hundreds of thousands of victims; finally, if the Ma family survives the locust plague without consuming much food and grass, then the Ma family will be able to survive the Zhongping year smoothly.Although it was a bit difficult, with the backing of Yongzhou, Sili could recover soon.

Ma Chao prayed that history would spare the Ma family.He hoped that the people of Sili, who had been plagued by many disasters, could suffer less.And so far, everything seems to be going well.

Feeling the warmth gradually brought by the wind, Ma Chao seldom had such a relaxing moment.He watched the green and tender green seedlings grow slowly on the ground blown by the breeze, watched the sycamore and willow trees sprout again in the imperial garden, watched the sugar water from the moat being blown into ripples, and his mood became more and more peaceful, like a philosopher In understanding the mysteries of life.

However, when his keen eyes saw the little creatures jumping like ants on the ground, his face turned pale and his blood faded: locusts appeared too early, and there were too many of them...

And the series of events that followed almost left Ma Chao with almost no time to react.The entire Ma family seemed to have entered the stage of emergency disaster relief in an instant.

Spring, the first month, Jiayinshuo, the sun has an eclipse.General Chang'an Hussars issued an amnesty decree to pardon those prisoners who were imprisoned due to the war, in order to offset the fear of the Sili people about the solar eclipse.

In February, Ding Chou and Chang'an earthquake.Numerous houses were pitted, thousands of people were killed and injured, and they were displaced.Fortunately, the Propaganda Department of the Ma Family Ritual Department publicized common sense about earthquakes and evading rescue in advance, and the Ma Family Army rushed to the scene of rescue at the first time, so that the people in the capital did not cause more riots.However, since then, some rumors have gradually spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an.

In April, there was heavy wind and rain and hail in Fufeng.It is as big as a chicken, and both humans and animals are unavoidable, and the harvest is greatly affected.However, although the losses from this disaster were within the acceptable range of the Ma family, and the Ma family was extremely loyal and trustworthy in the Fufeng area, it was strange that the rumors in the capital area once again surged.

In May, Wuyin and Chang'an were shaken again.This earthquake was more serious than the one in February. There were almost no buildings in the area around the capital.Tens of thousands of Li Shu had no choice but to hide in the emergency shelter next to the Majia military camp to receive relief.Since then, rumors that the Ma family has no morals and stole the treasure began to spread to the army... What's more serious is that the earthquake collapsed the outer wall of Weiyang Palace.The people of Chang'an were astonished to find that the once grand and majestic palace they were proud of had only a vast and desolate open space left.

And this discovery made the rumors in Chang'an even more rampant.All the victims felt no gratitude towards the Ma family any more, and began to criticize the Ma family one after another.Even, many scholars committed suicide in front of Weiyang Palace to show their loyalty to the Han Dynasty.After that, it gradually evolved into a disaster victim who would rather starve to death than accept any relief from the Ma family!
The entire Ma family seemed to be plunged into the tide of the people's war in the blink of an eye, and it was so submerged that it didn't even have the strength to breathe...

Ma Chao did not expect this.Although he has also used rumors as a small strategy to confuse the enemy, he always believes that rumors are limited to wise men, especially when facing powerful government military organizations, they are even more vulnerable.But he never imagined that it was those untrue rumors, even some bullshit, that made the Ma family so passive!
"These are all bullshit rumors!!" Ma Chao's eyes were red, and when the situation in Chang'an was already in a state of desperation, he no longer had a trace of dignity, like a mad dog roaring manically: "What kind of god with three eyes has descended to earth? The life tax was collected, that so-and-so kid had seven strange red moles on the soles of his feet, the butcher in Zhangjiabao hacked a big snake to death, etc. Could it be that the Ma family established the shadow to give me Investigate these?!"

At this time, Ma Chao realized the horror of rumors.And its terrible thing is that the parties are clearly clear but can't refute it at all.Moreover, the so-called three-person market tiger, rumors are often passed on and then go out of shape. In the end, let alone the parties involved, even the creator of the rumors is likely to believe it, let alone those common people who don't know a single word... …

"Husband..." Diao Chan brushed her black hair from her temples, her previously round voice became hoarse due to the hard work these days.But facing the furious Ma Chao, she still tried to show a calm and charming smile, and said: "The situation is still under control, and the shadow of the Ma family is by no means just an organization that eats dry food..."

"Cicada, I know your feelings for Shadow. However, this is the end of the matter..." Ma Chao sat down on the edge of the bed, covering his head in pain: "I'm not blaming Shadow for being unfavorable, but... ..." At this point, Ma Chao didn't know what to say.I thought that I was prepared to be foolproof.But now Ma Chao sadly discovered that he was wrong.What he faces is not only the hard rescue of the disaster, but also the rampant and undecipherable rumor attack.

To be honest, since the establishment of Shadow, although there has been anti-reconnaissance training, those training courses are just the outline listed by Ma Chao, a half-assed person, and have been ignored.And Shadow has performed well enough in terms of intelligence, assassination, etc. Now that he is caught in this battlefield without gunpowder, he seems to be beaten helplessly. Given the situation, the Ma family had nothing to fight back.

"Husband!" Seeing Ma Chao's decadent look, Diao Chan seemed to forget her humility as the daughter-in-law of the Ma family for a moment.Facing the all-powerful God of War Ma Chao on the battlefield, she rushed forward, grabbed Ma Chao by the collar, and also roared, "The concubine said that the situation is still under control!! The shadow of the Ma family, and Cicada, it’s not as useless as you think!!”

Ma Chao was instantly conquered by Diao Chan's supreme queen domineering, Ma Chao was dizzy for a while amidst Diao Chan's coquettish and scolding.He vaguely saw that behind Diao Chan, there seemed to be light shining, like Athena, invincible...

After Diao Chan lost her composure at this moment, seeing Ma Chao's shocked and unbelievable expression, she immediately realized how shocking her behavior was, she couldn't help but hastily smoothed Ma Chao's collar, backed away in a panic, and said in panic: "My lord, A concubine has the way of losing a wife..."

"No, Chan'er, I suddenly feel that you look like a person." Ma Chao suddenly smiled. After this little episode, his mood was instantly reversed, and his fighting spirit was restored.

"Who?" Diao Chan asked subconsciously, still in the midst of self-blame.

"My mother..."

(End of this chapter)

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