Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 102
This kind of rabbit thing, except Liu Zaili who can laugh and tease, other people really can't say more, Ma Min'er feels a headache, "I'm just playing with Yueer, cousin, it's already evening, your girl Haven't come to pick you up yet?"

The two girls are standing outside the courtyard gate!If it wasn't for Liu Zaili standing by the side, Ma Rou'er would have choked again. At this moment, she put on a straight face and said softly, "Min'er, don't you want to treat us to dinner?"

"Please, of course please!" Ma Min'er thought, have you forgotten the emperor's decree when he was exiled, the concubine is not allowed to go out of Yizhou Prefecture, and the king of Yancheng County is all from the capital, what can be the result.

Hehe, the free life really made the two cousins ​​forget the emperor's will. They only thought that they finally came to a high branch, even if they were concubines, they would be prosperous.

However, when they saw Ma Min'er and others riding out on horseback and being thrown aside, they felt cool, "Min... How can sister Min'er sit on the horse of the little general?"

In fact, what they want to say is, why didn't your son carry us on horseback!
Ma Yueer glanced at them numbly, then at the girl waiting outside the door, and asked patiently and politely: "Cousin, I'm going to prepare dinner with Aunt Niu, do you want to come in?"

Ma Rou'er stomped her feet and turned around to go back. The embarrassment of being thrown aside made her almost curse.

Ma Zhier sighed, without a horse, they could not catch up with the king and the others, and said with a smile: "Sister Yueer, I originally wanted to help you prepare dinner, but you see the girl came to look for me, then I will go back, tomorrow Come play with you again in the morning."

Still coming!Ma Yueer squeezed out a smile: "Okay, the two sisters come over tomorrow morning."

"Sister Yue'er, let's go back then."

"Two sisters, walk slowly."

Ma Qifeng rubbed his temples, "Da Lang, brother Zhao is still at home, you can call him over for dinner tonight."

"Yes, father." Ma Dalang originally planned to go to Fucheng today, but because of his father's marriage, he could only go back with Zhao Yuyan.

Ma Sanlang pouted, "Father, I also want to go with Second Sister."

"Sanlang, don't look at them as if they are playing, but in fact there are many things going on!" Ma Qifeng said to his son.

"Ah!" Masanlang was puzzled.

Ma Qifeng's Mengxue is in the backyard, at the gate of the backyard, Yancheng County King and Xia Xiaojun have guards and staff coming in and out all the time, how could their identities be as calm as everyone saw.

"If your sister hadn't been insisted by the little general to let her go, she wouldn't have followed."

"Oh." Ma Saburo turned and walked in the door.

Ma Qifeng glanced into the distance, and then at his own house. There are no one knows how many hidden guards are guarding the surroundings. Even when he was the son of the emperor's teacher in the capital, he didn't have such a ostentation. He sighed secretly and entered the center of power. There is a world of difference from the rich and idle people who have no power, shaking their heads and entering the door.

Sitting on horseback and patrolling the fields, there is probably no one except Ma Miner, a little landlord woman.

In May, the wheat has been plucked and eared, and it is the season for seeding. The boundless sea of ​​wheat, yellow and green waves, are connected into one piece, like a colorful ocean.

Approaching the wheat field, I saw long ears of wheat with thick edges, and some unknown bees were circling around the ears of wheat.Sister Hua is also busy climbing up and down the tassels and leaves.

"Your Majesty..."

"Little General..."

"Little boss..."

The busy farmers saw the horses slowly passing by the ridge of the field, and all of them bent down to salute and say hello!

Ma Min'er smiled and said to everyone, "Everyone go to work, let's take a look."

Father Shi led everyone into the field to work again. In the wheat field, the ears of wheat were gradually full, turning from green to yellow. When the wind blew, the wheat waves rolled, which made people feel refreshed.

"Xia Zhen, have you smelled it? It's the fragrance of wheat. It's really intoxicating."

"Well, I smell it." Xia Zhen didn't agree, he really smelled it, and with the summer wind blowing, he saw the tumbling waves of wheat, and he also smelled the joy of a bumper harvest, which was really strange, his heart Also followed down.

"It's no wonder that Yizhou can support 20 troops. The rolling wheat waves are more spectacular than the sea." Liu Zaili couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"This area is only [-] mu, but it can't support so many people." Ma Min'er said with a smile.

Liu Zaili followed with a smile and said, "There are many 'this area' like this, so it's enough to support them?"

"There are still many people who live on these grains." Xia Zhen replied word by word.

Ma Min'er didn't expect Xia Zhen to respond like this. That's right, he is at the top of power after all, so it's impossible for him to act as he did when he was in contact with him. If this is the case, let alone leading an army of 20, even 2000 people may be a problem.

Xia Zhen's other side unconsciously appeared in front of Ma Min'er.

Liu Zaili smiled, wandering the country roads, looking at the golden wheat fields in the crop fields, and the green fruit forests beside the fields, those blue fruits, the artistic conception is really good.

His arms slightly circled the little daughter-in-law, even if she talked to Liu Zaili, Xia Zhen would not be annoyed, just like she used to chat with Zhang Nianmei, he sat quietly behind her, with his nose on top of her head The faint fragrance of shampoo and soap, the gentle touch of clothes and skirts, and her soft words and smiles in his ears, everything made him feel at ease and peaceful.

Liu Zaili's eyes are long, he is not in a good mood, the little lady in the coarse hairpin skirt, with bright eyes, is sitting on the horseback, bathed in the sunset, light clothes are light, ethereal and clear, the blue hair is flying, it is really beautiful People can't take their eyes off!
Liu Zai has been hunting countless hunters and seeing countless beauties, but he feels that the little lady of the Ma family is like a cinnabar mole in his heart, and he can't get rid of it.

"Look, Prince Yan, over there is my fruit forest, and there are peaches in it—"

"Liu Zaili!"

Ma Min'er's introduction was interrupted by an abrupt sound, she turned to look at the Prince Yancheng who was standing by her side, "I know your name!"

"Then why not?" Liu Zaili asked with a slight smile.

"You are the king of the county, can I call you by your name casually?"

"Xia Zhen has the same rank as mine. The king of the county is the third rank, and his general Huaihua is also the third rank. Why do you call him by name?"

Uh... Can I say that I am familiar with the little general?Ma Min'er blinked, then turned to look at Xia Zhen, "I... I called you by your name?"

Zhang Nianmei and Zhuang Hao turned their heads away, pretending not to hear them, not only calling their names, but probably scolding them as well.

"Well, I called."

Ma Min'er stretched out her hand and pinched Xia Zhen, she didn't bring such a sabotage, mother, why is this child so honest, how can he mess around, it's really worrying.

The interaction between the two made Liu Zaili's eyes deepen and deepen.

Ma Min'er giggled: "Young King Yan wants to make friends?"

Liu Zaili raised his eyebrows, which means it can't be done?
"Then...then in informal occasions, I...I will call you Jin...Liu Zaili." Ma Min'er puffed her lips quietly when she almost said Jin Hanlai.

"Gold...gold what?" Liu Zaili didn't ignore the word.

"Liu Zaili from the capital." Ma Min'er replied with a quick smile.

"Haha..." Liu Zaili laughed loudly, "Yes, I am Liu Zaili from the capital."

Xia Zhen said goodbye to Liu Zaiqin, who had noble and suave eyes. There was an indescribable feeling in his deep black eyes, as if he felt his gaze. Liu Zaili looked straight at him, and slightly hooked his thin lips, giving him a provocative smile.

Xia Zhenzheng glanced away and looked into the distance, with determination in his slightly squinted eyes, the little daughter-in-law is mine, no one can take it away, so what about the clan king, I am not a vegetarian.

Sitting in front of Xia Zhen, Ma Min'er swayed as the horse walked, not knowing that the two dignitaries had already exchanged glances, and the fight was quite fierce.

At the end of the road, Ma Min'er's family's fruit forest has arrived, and they grow a lot. They eat it for themselves and give benefits to employees. Fruit farmers from all counties also come here to buy saplings, and the business is very good.

Seeing Guolin's old man coming, he hurriedly unlocked the gate of the fence wall. The guard dogs were frightened when they saw the tall horse, and they all rushed into their dens, barking non-stop.

"Are two dogs enough for such a big orchard?" Liu Zaili asked with a smile.

"Three!" Ma Min'er replied, "Maybe there is another one running around in that place."

The old man shook his head, "There is also a dog. I haven't found it since last night, and I'm trying to tell Steward Niu."

"Will someone steal the dog?"

"Normally not." The old man said, "Our Ma family is quite respected in this area, and most people would not come to steal dogs."

"Oh." Ma Min'er said: "Then go back later, I'll ask Uncle Niu to check, Dad, I'll go pick some peaches by those early-ripening peach trees."

"Okay, little boss, please—"

The horse stayed outside the fruit forest, and the group walked into the fruit forest, "Hey, what are you doing with oiled paper on the fruit?"

"Pest-proof."

Liu Zaili raised his eyebrows high, "I've never heard of it."

Of course you haven’t heard of it. This is a modern anti-insect technology. Ma Min’er smiled, “It’s mentioned in the agricultural book. My brother and I tried it, and it’s okay.”

"Oh!" Liu Zaili saw the lanterns hanging on the branches again, "Does the fruit forest still need lights?"

"Catching insects..."

Before Ma Min'er finished speaking, a large group of men in black flew out from nowhere in the fruit forest. They stabbed at Liu and Xia with swords in their hands. Not cold but trembling.

Xia Zhen hugged Ma Min'er, and pressed her face into his arms, preventing her from seeing the fighting outside.At the same time, the big knife in the other hand swiftly struck towards the opponent, a cold light flashed, the knife collided with the sword, and the killing started quickly.

Glancing at Ma Erniang who was being embraced by Xia Zhen, Liu Zaili swung his sword out, and confronted the man in black head-on, sword and sword clashed, and the fire blazed. His bloodthirsty eyes and unpredictable swordsmanship made the enemy unable to resist. He turned around and swung the sword with his backhand, and the man in black who was fighting was blown away by him.Another man in black tangled up and beat him, he saw horizontal swords blocking each other, two swords intersecting, long sword stabbing swiftly, false and true, extremely vicious.

Zhang Nianmei and Zhuang Haoer had already guarded Xia Zhen's surroundings, and they flew in shock, and swung their swords at the man in black. With a flash of sword light, the man in black fell to the ground, and immediately several men in black flew over and died. He was obsessed with him, but he was very good at lightness. With a light leap, he jumped out of the encirclement and landed firmly.

When he landed and squatted down, he swung his sword and stabbed at the formation surrounded by men in black, pushed aside the sword of the man in black at the entrance of the formation, and suddenly turned to the neck of the man in black, only to see blood gushing out.

"Kill, kill me."

The leader of the man in black yelled in a hoarse voice.

The killing started again. In the darkness, the long blade was swayed, emitting a dazzling and fierce light. Every time the light of the sharp blade flashed, there were blood droplets spraying, and the blood splashed everywhere with blood flowers.

Zhang Nianmei looked out of the fruit forest, why didn't the dark guards step forward to protect her, and a bloody gash was cut on the arm that swung the knife, and the blood flowed out instantly.

The man in black laughed wildly, "Haha, reinforcements, don't think about it!"

Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili looked at each other, the secret passage was not good, and the guards outside were also held hostage by the men in black.

"Who are you?"

"Who is it?" The man in black yelled wildly, "The one who just wants to kill you." After speaking, he swung his sword fiercely, and the sword light came straight towards the woman in Xia Zhen's arms: "Xia jackal, Die with your little cousin."

Ma Min'er felt herself lifted into the air by Xia Zhen's arms, the sound of swords and swords was next to her ears, and she could smell blood from her nose, "Xia Zhen, are you injured?"

"It's okay!" Xia Zhen didn't realize that the arm holding the little daughter-in-law was scratched by the man in black.

"Put me down." Ma Min'er felt that she was dragging him down, making him unable to perform.

When Jing Mo saw his master suffer, the sword twirled, and the men in black fell to the ground one after another.

"Give me the first guard who is entangled with Xia Jackal."

The scattered men in black rushed forward, wrapping themselves around Jing Mo one after another.

Seeing that the men in black were killing more and more people, Ma Min'er was so anxious that she poked her head out of Xia Zhen's arms, looked outside, and found that the two dogs were already dead. Now she understood why the first dog had disappeared. The man in black has long been lying in the fruit forest waiting for the opportunity.

God, if I knew the result, I wouldn't come to pick peaches if I was killed!How to do how to do?Looking at the people in black who were densely packed like locusts, Xia Zhen was tightly wrapped by the enemy's sword.

No, no, my brain was spinning at high speed, and I suddenly screamed, "Brother Zhang, there is lime at the door of the hut!"

lime?Zhuang Hao reacted first, and he was closest to the hut, protected himself with a knife, rolled on the spot, and headed towards Lime.

Of course the men in black heard it too, and they turned their heads and stabbed at the cabin again.This is the opportunity, Jing Mo jumped up, stabbed at the circle of men in black that surrounded Xia Zhen, and blocked the poisonous sword that was stabbing at his master.

Liu Zaili flew to stab the sword surrounding Zhuang Hao, causing him to roll to the door where the lime was placed, and when he got the lime, he raised his hand and threw it at the man in black.

In the blink of an eye, the air was filled with the choking smell of lime, and the man in black's formation was broken. After a moment of stunned, "Retreat!"

In an instant, the man in black disappeared into the fruit forest.

"Cough...cough..."

"Cough...cough..."

Under the setting sun, a group of leisurely young people are in a state of distress at the moment, some of them are injured, some of them are being limed.

Liu Zaili was still in the mood to ask, "Why is there lime?"

Ma Min'er was so breathless by Xia Zhen's hug, she just left his embrace and stood still, "It is used to prevent insect pests, and to protect fruit trees from the cold."

"How to keep out the cold?"

Panting, Ma Min'er glanced at Guoshugen, and then shouted impatiently, "Brother, shouldn't you be investigating the assassin now, and you still have the time to ask these things?"

Liu Zaili took the cloth wiping sword handed over by the waiter, and rolled his eyelids, "Do we still need to investigate? These people are here for Xia Zian."

"Ah..." Ma Min'er looked at Xia Zhen, and then remembered that his arm was injured, and quickly took out her handkerchief to bandage him up, "This will only stop the bleeding for a short time, let's go back to the doctor."

Xia Zhen looked at Liu Zaili, "Do you think you don't have your share?"

"Have it?"

"Hmph!" Xia Zhen hurried away.

Ma Min'er trotted out of the orchard with Xia Zhen.

The old man watching the orchard lay in the water reservoir like a dog in the water, "Xiaodong... Xiaodong..."

"It's fine, it's fine." Ma Min'er hastily pulled her father out, "Go home first, and come back when things are settled here. If you're afraid, I'll retire you and pay you back. "

"Little...Little Boss..." The commoner old man had never seen such a killing before, he didn't dare to come, "I..."

"It's okay, go back, and pay according to me."

Dad crawled and ran home.

Outside the fruit forest, blood was also splattered on the ground, and the guards of Liu and Xia went to their master at the same time to plead guilty, "I'm sorry, master, we were blocked outside and couldn't get in in time, please blame me."

"Clean up here, don't leave any traces." Xia Zhen ordered coldly.

"Yes, little general."

Liu Zaili waved to his opponent, "I want to go back and take a bath."

"Yes, the king of the county."

Ma Min'er sighed, and looked inside and outside the fruit forest.

"Ma Erniang, where's Taozi?"

Twitching the corner of her mouth, Ma Min'er said, "Pick it yourself. There are a few trees on the west side."

"That's not good."

"as you like."

"It's such a big deal, isn't it just a small assassination, it deserves such a big fuss." Liu Zaili smiled indifferently.

Ma Min'er pursed her lips, "I'm going home."

Xia Zhen got on the horse, picked up the little daughter-in-law, glanced at Liu Zaili, turned and went back.

After a while, only Liu Zaili was left, and the guard beside him said, "Go back to the king, there are three men in black."

"Three shares?"

"Yes, the king of the county."

"Go and investigate, whether there are more people who killed me or more people who killed him."

"Yes, the king of the county."

After returning home, Ma Qifeng saw blood on his daughter's body, and was so frightened that he almost fainted, "What... what's going on?"

"Father, one is the powerful county king, and the other is the real powerful general, what do you think?"

"Then...then get them out of my house quickly."

"Father, I really want to, but they don't want to leave, can you drive them away?"

Ma Qifeng pursed his lips: "That can't put you in danger."

"Father, it's all over." Ma Min'er comforted.

At dinner, only Ma Min'er's family ate in the kitchen, and the others ate in their rooms. She knew that Xia Zhen and Liu Zaili were dealing with follow-up matters.

"Father, don't worry, we should live as we should. How is the work of those artisans this afternoon?"

"Xiao You stared at it, Dad went to see it, it's okay."

"Oh, then continue tomorrow."

Ma Qifeng said: "The magistrate's post came in the afternoon, and he came with your grandfather the day after tomorrow to bring the official media to finalize the marriage."

"Oh, that's fine." Ma Min'er nodded, "Brother, then you can go back to the academy after your father's business is settled."

"Ok, I know."

Ma Meier was preparing to have dinner alone, when her husband came back, "Have you eaten?"

Zhao Yuyan shook his head.

"Come here, set the dishes and chopsticks for the master."

"Yes, ma'am."

After the dishes and chopsticks were set, there was no one in the small dining room, so Ma Meier asked, "What's going on?"

"Prince Liu and General Xia have been assassinated."

"At Ma's house?"

"No, in Ma's orchard."

"Oh." Ma Meier said, "Fortunately we are outside, otherwise it would be really bad."

"En." Zhao Yuyan replied deeply.

Ma Mei'er glanced at her husband, after a little thought, she understood what he was thinking, and said softly: "This is the case with glory and wealth. If you enjoy things that ordinary people can't have, you must be walking on ice."

Zhao Yuyan nodded, "Let's eat."

"Yeah." Ma Meier stretched out her hand to help him pick up vegetables, "However, today, we still want to thank Uncle Six, he is giving you the opportunity to meet the rich and powerful."

"I know." Zhao Yuyan said: "If there is a chance, you can help repair the relationship between Uncle Ma and your grandfather."

Ma Meier raised her eyebrows and smiled slightly, "To say something very unfilial, my grandfather was beaten in the face as early as Yichu when he was admitted as the No. It may be the most promising one in the Ma family in the future."

Zhao Yuyan stopped his chopsticks, "So, your grandfather will take advantage of Mr. Mo's marriage proposal, and start walking with your sixth uncle?"

"He even counts you, so how could he let go of the chance to have his own son?"

"But... Erniang and the others...don't accept him..."

Ma Meier smiled softly, "If she wants to marry the little general smoothly, she must accept her grandfather, otherwise she will not be able to enter the gate of the general's mansion if she is unfilial."

Zhao Yuyan looked at his wife, said nothing, and continued to eat dinner.

In the night, Xiaowang Village seemed to be peaceful, but it seemed uneasy everywhere. The fighting inside and outside the fruit forest closed the doors of every household in Xiaowang Village, and they were too scared to speak.

Father Shi glanced at his high courtyard, checked the doors and windows, and quickly entered the main hall. In the main hall, his children and grandchildren were all there.

"Father, how is it outside?" Shi Kuan asked cautiously.

Father Shi glanced at his hopeless son, "Look at you, what are you afraid of?"

Shi Kuan cried and said, "Father, that's a real gun and knife, if you stab it in, I'll die."

"Then do you still envy the wealth of Splashing Heaven?"

"Father..." Shi Kuan pursed his lips, "I'll just talk about it."

"Yeah, Dad, we're just talking."

Daddy Shi gave them a glance, "Don't feel bad about it, you walk like you're sideways, be careful that you were done by an enemy who didn't like it that day."

"Father...Father, don't scare us."

Aunt Shi also agreed: "Our family has a big yard and good days, but don't let the good fortune go away, Dalang, Erlang, and be honest with me when you work for the boss in the future, don't play with those who don't Use it smartly."

"I know... I know, Mom and Dad."

"Dapeng, Xiao'e, do you know?"

"Grandma, we know."

"Don't think that you are great after learning something from the host's house. Compared with other wealthy people, what are we?" Aunt Shi was full of emotion.

In Yunshui Town, Ma Chengzu also knew about the assassination in Xiaowang Village, "Sure enough, where the powerful are, there will be killings."

"Father, then... is it convenient to find the county king?"

"Let's talk about it when you have a chance."

"Oh."

"Go back."

"Yes, father, I will leave there."

Ma Chengzu stood up from the chair irritably, and stood on the porch, looking at the boundless blackness, the competition for the position has reached a fever pitch, who will finally ascend to the throne?
There was a secret letter on Yao Zeliang's case, and there was a secret envoy in black in front of the case, all of which forced him to stand in line, but he flatly refused.

"Master Yao, you think you can sit back and relax with this little achievement in Yizhou. As long as my master wants to find a fault with you, you will still not be able to turn around. Why are you so persistent?"

Yao Zeliang bowed his hands to the sky: "I am devoted to the court above, and to the people of Liming below. I have done nothing to harm the world. I am not afraid of where I am."

"You...Master Yao, don't think that two seasons of grain have been grown and business has been revitalized, so you think it's a disaster."

"Yao has never thought about it that way."

"But did you mention Mrs. Ma in the booklet you presented to the emperor? You didn't."

Master Yao frowned, "What does this have to do with Master Ma?"

"Is it okay? The bastard of Mr. Ma was the first to promote the two seasons of grain, and now he has settled cotton planting in the north. How many people have benefited? Why didn't you report it?" the man in black asked aggressively.

Yao Zeliang squinted at the man in black, "If you want to give credit to the Ma family, go ahead, I, Yao, are not afraid to provoke trouble."

The man in black smiled coldly, "I will bring Master Yao's word for word to the lord." After speaking, he jumped into the boundless blackness.

After the man in black left, the staff came out from the screen with shaking legs, "Master...Master..."

Yao Zeliang collapsed on the chair in a state of collapse, and waved his hands when he heard the sound.

"My lord...My lord, who is it? He has figured out the matter of Yizhou."

"Who knows who wants to stand on it." Yao Zeliang sighed.

"But my lord, I just heard from the man in black that the matter of the Ma family..."

Yao Zeliang interrupted: "You know this, Mr. Tian, ​​the little general's staff member, specially took care of him not to mention a single word on the notebooks and official documents."

"But now those people seem to want to bring Mrs. Ma out..."

"No, whoever dares to praise the emperor's thorn, they just want to scare me and make me stand in line."

"My lord, three..."

Yao Zeliang shouted: "Qingbai, don't say that."

"Yes, my lord."

At this time, a guard came in and replied: "My lord, there is news that the boss of the general's mansion has fainted, and he still hasn't woken up."

"What..." Master Yao stood up suddenly, "Is the news clear, or...?"

"My lord, the Xia residence is looking for a doctor."

That is Ming, Yao Zeliang shouted: "Help me change quickly."

"Yes, my lord."

When she fell asleep in the middle of the night, Ma Min'er heard the sound of the stairs being stepped on, she quickly dressed and went downstairs, "What's going on?"

Zhang Nianmei said, "Something happened in the barracks, let the little general go back and deal with it."

Ma Miner raised her head to look at Xia Zhen. For some reason, at this moment, in her heart, he no longer had a sense of childishness. A 20-year-old man looked like a 30-year-old man, mature but not as gentle as Confucianism. His anxiety and violence always made her feel terrified.

(End of this chapter)