Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 103
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.

"I'll accompany you!" Ma Min'er didn't know why she said such words.

Zhuang Hao, who was about to urge someone to mount his horse, frowned, "I won't trouble you."

After finishing speaking, she felt a little regretful, Ma Miner just wanted to take back her words with a smile, Xia Zhen pushed her onto the horse, pulled up the rein and ran towards Pingding without saying a word.

Zhang Nianmei bowed her hands to Ma Qifeng, "Uncle, don't worry, Erniang is fine with us here." After speaking, he got on the horse, knowing that with her older sister around, the little general's irritable temper would be restrained a lot.

Liu Zaili, who was standing at the railing on the second floor, looked down and sneered, "It's useless to run so fast."

Zhang Nianmei raised her head when she heard the sound, "What does Prince Yan mean?"

"The emperor's decree has arrived, let me investigate what happened in the pacification camp."

Zhang Nianmei looked at Zhuang Hao who stopped the horse in surprise.

"Jun Wang, please—" Zhuang Hao politely looked upstairs.

Mr. Tian didn't expect that there would be people in the big camp who came to make trouble with their family members who came to make trouble. What is this for? If one is not handled well, the military camp is going to mutiny, no... no...

Seeing that those people were about to break through the barriers, Mr. Tian kept turning around and raising his head... He hoped that the little general would come, and only he could stop these troublemakers; A violent temper tantrum can make matters worse.

Mr. Tian always felt that this family disturbance was more sudden than before, and people were caught off guard.

As usual, Guo Daping was the last one to leave the accounting room every time. Before leaving, he checked and found nothing wrong. He closed the doors and windows, blew out the oil lamp, went down to the second floor, and was about to go to sleep in his dormitory. In his own small room, someone inside the door suddenly pulled him past and closed the door behind him. "You... what do you want?"

"Help me go to the barracks to see what happened?"

"Military camp?" Guo Daping was trembling with fear, and asked, "You... who are you, how dare you meddle in the affairs of the military camp?"

"Don't worry about who I am, I know you belong to Ma Erniang, please help me take a look."

"I……"

Just as Guo Daping wanted to say that he dared not go, his throat was pinched and he was about to die, so he nodded quickly in fright.The person who pinched him let go, "Don't tell anyone, otherwise, I have plenty of ways to kill you."

"I...I...don't dare anymore." Guo Daping scrambled out the door.

In the dark room, the beggar squatted behind the door, covering his face with his hands, how could this happen, how could this happen, do I have to die in the river to be reconciled?
Mrs. Xia looked sleepy and lacked vigor, she sat on the couch crookedly, and the old nun next to her was helping her with the fan.

Madam Ling put away the soup, and persuaded with a smile: "Old Madam, Ru'er made some lotus seed soup, you can use some when you get old, this will put you off fire, please drink it, you will be refreshed, Sleep well at night too.”

Mrs. Xia raised her eyelids, "It's hard for you two, I'm old, and when it's hot, I don't have a good appetite. I don't know if I can help Zi'an take care of the child."

"Old lady, look at what you said, you are old and live for a hundred years. Not only can you bring up a son for the little general, but you can also help him with his grandson." Madam Ling laughed quickly.

Mrs. Xia sneered, "If Suxin's mouth is half as good as yours, why am I so miserable!"

"My sister is just not very good at speaking, but she is actually a very nice person."

"Very good? It's really good. It's really good to eat fast and chant Buddha in the ancestral hall all day long, and don't cause trouble or care about it. It's really good." Mrs. Xia's narrowed eyes shot a cold light. "

Madam Ling looked embarrassing, "I'm sorry, old lady, it's all my fault for my clumsy tongue, which made old lady even more spiritless."

"Do not blame you."

"Old... old madam, the weather is hot and hot, so I won't disturb your rest, so I'll go out first. This soup is better when it's cold." After Madam Ling finished speaking, she politely withdrew.

Walking to the corner and looking into the room, Mrs. Ling stomped her feet angrily, but didn't say anything. Whether it was marrying a wife or taking a concubine, it gave people an idea.

The girl Qingjin bought some greengage fruits at the back door, and the gatekeeper asked, "It's really strange that there are still fruit sellers at such a late hour."

Qingjin squeezed out a smile: "This man came over to sell it a few days ago. I figured Sanniang likes to eat, so I asked him to come here again today. I thought he would forget it during the day and remember it at night."

"Next time I won't open the door."

"There will be no next time." After coping with it with a smile, Qing Jin returned to her master Ling Sanniang's boudoir, not only closed the door and window, but also whispered to her master, "Sanniang, it didn't work."

"Why didn't it work?" Ling Ruya was terrified.

Qing Jin replied: "Those people said that not only did they do something, but the other two people didn't do anything to them."

"so smart?"

"Ah."

Ling Ruya stood up, "They promised in front of me that they could kill that woman with ease."

"San Niang, what should we do now?"

"I... I don't know." Even assassination could not kill Ma Erniang, Ling Ruya didn't know what to do.

Ling's mother pushed away from the room, and sat down in front of her daughter in frustration, "How about the person left by the staff? Has it been resolved?"

"No." Ling Ruya sighed, "Mom, how are you doing now?"

"We can only wait for the opportunity."

Ling Ruya raised her eyes, "Mother, why don't you take my aunt..."

Mother Ling looked at her daughter: "She doesn't ask questions anymore, can it work?"

"Mother, my aunt is the little general's mother after all, she can always..."

"But she hasn't come out in the ancestral hall for many years, can she come to calm down?"

Ling Ruya reminded: "Mother, have you forgotten? The tenth anniversary of the general's death is approaching, maybe my aunt will come to burn incense on the grave herself."

"This..." Mother Ling remembered that the general's tomb was in the Tomb of Soldiers.

Yao Zeliang arrived at the general's mansion, "Is the old general awake?"

The old servant Yuanfu shook his head, "My lord, not yet."

"Ask the doctor again."

"My lord, it's useless to invite all the best doctors in the prefecture."

"This..." Yao Zeliang stroked his beard and said, "Does the little general know?"

Yuan Fu shook his head: "The king of Yancheng County is calming down, the little one didn't dare to tell the little general, even the old lady didn't dare to tell."

"But the old general..."

Yuan Fu said: "Master Yao, I would like to trouble you to help the villain find a good doctor for the old general. I kowtow to you here."

"Old housekeeper, please get up, this is what Yao should do." Yao Zeliang helped Yuanfu up, and called, "Come here—"

"grown ups--"

"Take my name sticker and go to Linfu to invite Hu Tianhai, a master doctor."

"Yes, my lord."

With Master Yao's help, Shenshen Yuanfu finally made up his mind.

In the night, sitting on the back of a galloping horse, Ma Min'er felt that her small body was about to be knocked apart. She had no choice but to snuggle into Xia Zhen's arms almost to relieve the buffer, which was better.

Xia Zhen, who was walking in a hurry, felt the discomfort of the little daughter-in-law, so she reached out to fish for her to sit more comfortably.

When he arrived at the gate of the city, Jing Mo knocked on the door, and when he heard it was the little general, the city gate opened immediately. When Jing Mo rode by on his horse, he shouted: "There are still people behind."

"Yes, General Shock."

For some reason, King Yancheng appeared in Ma Miner's mind, and she turned her head subconsciously, "Surprise the general, let the city gate be closed first, and then open after half an hour."

Shocked, he looked at the little general who was on his way in a hurry.The little general raised his hand.He understood that this was his agreement, and hurriedly turned his horse and shouted: "We will leave in half an hour."

"Yes, General Shock."

At the gate of Pingding Daying, the flames blazed into the sky, and the crowds were crowded. Although there was no sound, everyone could feel the tense atmosphere that was about to explode. The light of the blocking knife reflected the fire, making Mr. Tian's eyelids twitch.

For a whole day, he hardly ate or drank, and the persuasion made his voice hoarse and decadent.

"Has the little general arrived?" This is the Nth time Mr. Tian has asked.

"Mr. Hui, not yet."

Mr. Tian beat his hands again, and kept turning around. These people have been making trouble for a day and a night, and their spirits are exhausted to the extreme. I am afraid that they are impatient. As long as there is a disturbance, they will...

Master Mo said to his son who was about to go to bed: "Don't wait for your sister's business, you will leave Pingding as soon as tomorrow is bright, and go to Fucheng as soon as possible."

"Father, why?" Mo Shaolin frowned. Could it be that there are still variables in the elder sister's marriage?

Master Mo saw his son's dissatisfaction, and quickly explained: "There is trouble in Pingding camp."

"Didn't you make trouble before, and you were asked to pay the pension!" Mo Shaolin suddenly realized something, "Father, you haven't been greedy for their pension, have you?"

"The little general is like a man-eating leopard, how dare I." Mo Huaien snorted.

"Father, is the person who manages and distributes pensions corrupt?"

Master Mo replied impatiently: "They want to die, what does it have to do with me."

"Father, dear, what about Mrs. Liu?"

"That's your mother."

"Father, don't change the subject and answer me?" Mo Shaolin looked at his father nervously.

Father Mo wasn't sure if his wife had done anything, and he didn't dare to look into his son's eyes: "What do you know as a child?"

"Father, I'm a child, but I don't want a stupid woman to ruin our Mo family."

"You..." Looking at his son's staring gaze, Mo Huaien was discouraged, "I know about it, so I'll go over and ask right away. You go to Fucheng early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid this trouble won't subside so quickly."

"My son knows."

"Go back to sleep."

In the darkness of night, Guo Daping ran towards Pingding Camp in the northernmost part of the city, like a ghost behind him, Er Niang, is this person a good person or a bad person? If he is a good person, I will Don't be afraid, if you are a bad person, wouldn't it implicate you.

Guo Daping continued to walk forward restlessly, the slight movement, the sudden barking of the dog, scared him out of his wits, why am I so useless, so useless...

The horse was like lightning, and traveled all the way from the south gate to the camp in the north of the city. Before reaching the gate of the camp, he saw a mass of human heads under the firelight. Before Ma Min'er had time to remind Xia Zhen to go through the back door, he actually rode a horse He opened a hole and opened the door.

Reckless man, what a reckless man, this is simply adding carbon to boiling water!

Sure enough, the blocked crowd finally saw the protagonist of the incident, and they all jumped up excitedly. In the silent night, the clamor and shouting sounded instantly, waking up the entire Pingding County.

"Look, Xiabao (Bao)zi is the one who raced past. He is the one who kills people without blinking an eye. Everyone, let's seek justice for the dead man (father) (son)..."

"Yes, seek justice and let him pay with blood..."

"Kill this brutal guy..."

"kill him……"

……

Mr. Tian didn't have a chance to talk to the little general at all. He had to wipe his ass as soon as he arrived, and quickly asked the school lieutenants to command people to block the angry crowd and prevent them from rushing into the camp.

"Hurry up, hold on, hold on..." Mr. Tian yelled at the top of his voice, "Third battalion, fifth battalion, block from your right...ninth battalion left..."

……

"Don't hurt anyone, just stop it, stop it quickly, I'll go find the little general..."

"Don't stop us from seeking justice..."

"Don't block..."

……

At the gate of the city, Zhuang Hao and Zhang Nianmei led Liu Zaili to the gate of the city, "Hey, didn't the little general come in, why is the door still closed?" Zhang Nianmei waved someone to knock on the door.

Zhuang Hao was also puzzled, but he understood the little general's intention in an instant, but is he so careful, can he notice such details?

Liu Zaili snorted coldly, staring at the city gate indifferently, "Could it be possible to solve the problem without opening the city gate?"

"No...no, it's not open." Zhang Nianmei giggled, and asked someone to come forward to call the door again, but the people inside the city gate seemed to be asleep, but no one made a sound, which was strange.

A quarter of an hour later, Mr. Tian managed to get away. As soon as he entered the office, he saw Ma Erniang holding his little general with both arms. I knew that I could block those people outside without drawing my sword. She must have blocked the little general.

"Ma Erniang..." Mr. Tian cupped his hands towards Ma Min'er, with two words, everything was silent.

Ma Min'er, a little girl, stopped Xia Zhen, who was tall and burly. Her forehead and temples were covered with sweat. When she heard footsteps, she turned her head and asked, "Mr. Tian, ​​how is the situation?"

"It's been a day and a night."

"How long was the longest trouble before?"

"Three days, five days, even ten days."

"Is it about the same as this time?"

"No, it's not the same!" Mr. Tian shook his head: "I used to make trouble, but the old man felt that they wanted money when they made trouble, but this time, they didn't care about anything with money, they just wanted justice. Not only that, some soldiers in the camp They actually stood outside the door, protesting the little general's harsh training to them."

Ma Min'er firmly held Xia Zhen who was about to draw his sword, and asked, "Has there been any changes in the current situation recently?"

Current situation?Mr. Tian looked at Ma Min'er cautiously, this is not something a little lady can ask.

"Sir, it's fine if you don't answer, then I'll just guess and see if you can temporarily ease the commotion outside." Ma Miner, who was sweating all over her head, felt that she could hardly stop the irritable Xia Zhen.

"Ma Erniang, you..."

"Mr. Tian, ​​although I don't know much about military affairs, I can be considered a landowner with a small family business. I also have some experience in daily affairs. Tell me, can you see if it can be used?"

To be honest, Mr. Tian knows that Ma Erniang is capable, but this cognition is only from the perspective of the head of the house. He doesn't think she understands matters between men and power, but he sees her blocking it. The little master, who was about to explode at any time, still nodded patiently, "Er Niang, please say..."

"Liu Zaili was blocked by me at the gate of the city for half an hour. It took you half an hour to block the commotion outside, so we still have half an hour to arrange the next thing."

The crowd commotion at the door, "Come out, Xia Zhen, you come out, do you think you'll be fine if you stay inside? You violent and rude man, what else do you know besides killing people... Don't think we don't know, what's causing trouble Military aircraft, you are just making excuses for killing yourself..."

"Yes, you are a bloodthirsty demon. If you don't kill people for a day, your hands will itch...

"Come out and give me my son's life..."

"come out……

In the barracks, Mr. Tian looked at Ma Min'er in surprise.

Ma Min'er said: "Sir, I am the only bystander now, and I am the only one with the clearest mind."

"..." That's what he said, but... you are a little lady, Mr. Tian doesn't even know how he will react.

Ma Min'er didn't care about Mr. Tian's reaction, and just said her own: "Sir, today, the little general can't go out no matter what."

Mother, old mother, when Mr. Tian heard this, he almost shed tears, "Yes, you are right, the little general can't..."

"I'm going out..." Xia Zhen stared at her red eyes, her whole body was full of thorns, like a fireball that was about to explode, anyone who touched it would be blown to pieces.

"You dare." Before Xia Zhen drew out the knife, Ma Min'er drew his knife and placed it on her neck, "If you dare to go out, I will die in front of you now."

"Min...Min'er..." The bulging fireball was too frightened to burn, Xia Zhen stared nervously at Xueliang's blade, only he knew what this knife was meant for, but it was definitely not for eating the blood of the little daughter-in-law , definitely not...

"Don't call me, now, immediately, immediately, memorize the Analects from beginning to end a hundred times. If I don't tell you to stop, you can't stop."

"..."

"..."

Not only Xia Zhen was stunned, but Mr. Tian and others were also stunned, reciting the Analects of Confucius, what is this for?
"Do you want to carry it?" Ma Min'er moved the blade closer to the flesh of her neck, seeing blood dripping out.

"The Master said: Learning and learning from time to time, it's not easy to say, it's a pleasure to have friends come from afar, it's not a gentleman if you don't know it, it's not a gentleman..." Xia Zhen's low voice echoed in the office Inside.

"Don't stop, if you stop, I will die in front of you."

Xia Zhen continued to recite the lawsuit: "He is also filial to his younger brother (brother), and it is rare for him to offend his superiors; he is not good at offending his superiors, but he is fond of causing chaos. It is the root of benevolence and (欤)..." Looking at the red marks on the snow-white neck because of the thick back of the knife, even if there was no blood from the cut, he did not stop.

Xia Zhen didn't show signs of stopping, Ma Min'er turned to Mr. Tian, ​​"Sir, the only thing the little general can do now is to plead guilty."

"What?" Mr. Tian's brain immediately responded, "Who are you asking for guilt?"

"Of course the emperor."

"You mean, Liu Zaili..."

"Yes, but he has to kneel at the gate of the barracks and face everyone. Only in this way can we buy time for us to deal with the follow-up matters."

"Follow-up?"

"Yes, sir, as I said, no matter how many days before, you knew that they came for money, but this time, even if it was only a day and a night, you still felt that it was unusual, didn't you?"

Mr. Tian nodded silently.

"As for where the unusualness is, you all know it very well in your hearts. I regard this unusualness as a villain who wants to steal my property, so how to deal with the villain hiding in the dark is a matter for him to choose Can't make it."

"How can it be impossible?" Mr. Tian asked unconsciously.

At the gate of the city, just when Zhang Nianmei was about to give up, someone on the battlement shouted, "Is it General Zhang who called the door just now?"

"It's your mother's, who is my father, do you know them all?" Zhang Nianmei jumped and scolded.

Liu Zaili sneered.

Zhuang Hao squinted his eyes and pretended not to see it.

"I know, I know, I'll open the door to General Zhang right away." The little leader of the gatekeeper smiled playfully.

"Damn you, are you opening the door for me? That's for King Yancheng from the capital."

"Yes, yes, the little one has eyes but no eyes." The little boss guarding the city gate immediately waved his hand and asked his subordinates to open the gate.

Just as the door opened, there was a swipe, and a few horses flashed before the pawns, and the people disappeared.

"Mother, when I heard that there is a county king, am I still going to kneel down?"

"Kneel less, it's not better."

"That's true."

At the gate of the barracks, the boiling people became more and more unstoppable. Some people even used their hands to wrench the blade of a knife, "Give me back my son, give me back my son..."

"Father, you die so resentful..."

……

"Xia Zhen, come out, come out, you violent beast, return my husband..."

"come out……"

"come out……"

"Don't move, don't move around, swords and guns have no eyes, we don't want to hurt our brothers' relatives..."

"Don't move..."

……

Inside the barracks, Ma Min'er replied, "Resolve the troublemakers."

"How to resolve it?" Mr. Tian asked immediately.

"It's what I just said 'plead guilty'"

Mr. Tian frowned: "That's it?"

Ma Min'er said: "I can only give a rough idea, the rest is up to you, sir."

"I..." This is probably too general, and Mr. Tian is a little confused.

Seeing her husband staring blankly at her, Ma Min'er had no choice but to elaborate: "For example, the little general kneeling in front of everyone is a living target. How can you ensure his safety, such as borrowing Liu Zaili's hand...for example..."

Liu Zaili's horse was as fast as Lixian's sword, as if he had arrived at the gate of the barracks in the blink of an eye. Looking at the chaotic barracks gate, Liu Zaili squinted his eyes.Zhuang Hao, who arrived later, went to look for his little master at the first sight, and was secretly relieved when he found that there was no one in the crowd.

Liu Zaili's entourage looked at his master, "The king of the county..."

"Give me back my son..."

"Xia Baotou, come out..."

"Thousand-thousand swordsman, come out and tell me clearly, what kind of military opportunity did my son miss to make you kill him..."

"Xia Zhen came out—"

The entourage looked at Liu Zaili, "The prince—"

"Hmm." Liu Zaili responded to his followers while jumping off his horse. The crowd turned their heads when they heard a horse barking behind them.

"Who are you?" someone in the crowd asked.

The entourage immediately raised the sword in his hand, "The imperial envoy King Yancheng was ordered by the emperor to investigate the pacification of the camp, and quickly make way—"

The noisy crowd fell silent in an instant, and all of them stared at the luxurious and natural King Yancheng, only to see the person who came, seven feet and eight inches in length, dragon and phoenix posture, natural nature, jade tree facing the wind, his eyes shot cold stars and swept towards Everyone, the sweep made everyone shrink back unconsciously.

Inside the tent, "Why is there no sound outside?" Mr. Tian just asked, when the soldiers at the door came in to report, "Little general, sir, King Yancheng is here."

Ma Min'er pursed her lips and looked at Mr. Tian.

Mr. Tian looked nervously at his little general, and things got more complicated.

At the gate of the camp, a voice suddenly came from the crowd: "The emperor sent someone to uphold justice for us?"

"Yes." Liu Zaili said as he entered the inner circle of the camp, and everyone's necks followed him to the inner camp.

The entourage shouted, "Why don't you be rude when you see the emperor's mission? Don't you want to commit the crime of disrespect?"

Hearing the voice from outside, Mr. Tian choked on his saliva, glanced at the little master who was still reciting the Analects, approached Ma Min'er, and asked in a low voice, "Please, Er Niang, explain in more detail."

Ma Min'er nodded slightly, her hands were weak, and the knife fell, almost hitting her foot, but was caught by Xia Zhen.

"Don't stop, keep memorizing."

"I……"

"Then I...don't have a knife, I'll crash into the wall..." Ma Miner looked towards the pillar.

Xia Zhen said: "The Master said: Don't worry about people who don't know themselves, and worry about people who don't know..."

Ma Min'er reached out to take off Xia Zhen's shirt, and the knife in Xia Zhen's hand fell to the ground with a bang in fright.

Liu Zaili, who was about to speak outside the door, suddenly turned around and entered the camp.

In the silent crowd, they looked at each other. Why was there the sound of reading and the sound of knives in the camp? What happened?Someone secretly thought, did Xia Zhen commit suicide in fear of crime?No... no, this guy can only kill people, and he won't kill himself, that's...

Liu Zaili did not expect that what he saw when he came in was this scene. Ma Erniang was taking off Xia Zhen's robe: "Ma Erniang, you are..."

Mr. Tian choked on his saliva again.

"Apologize for guilt!"

"Pleading guilty?" Liu Zaili looked at the person in the account in bewilderment.

"Oh, oh, yes..." Mr. Tian came to his senses, quickly cooperated, turned around and shouted, "Come on, find Vitex."

"Sir..." Zhang Nianmei came in from the outside and was also frightened by the old girl's actions.

Mr. Tian yelled at the people: "Go find it quickly."

"Yes, sir." The guard immediately turned around and went out to look for Jingtiao.

Zhang Nianmei looked at Zhuang Hao who came in, not knowing why.

"You carry yours, don't stop." Ma Min'er patted Xia Zhen's chest, her soft little hand seemed to have inner strength, making him back up involuntarily.

"Back it..."

"Oh." Glancing at Liu Zaili, Xia Zhen subconsciously began to recite again without blinking, "Zi said: "Restrain oneself and return to courtesy and benevolence.A day of self-denial and ritual, the world will be benevolent.Is benevolence up to oneself, but is it up to others? "

The little general stabilized, and Mr. Tian didn't panic anymore. He quickly made arrangements to impress Zhang Nianmei. After thinking for a while, he immediately understood, backed away quietly, and left the tent.

Zhuang Hao kept rubbing his fingers together, wondering what he wanted next?
(End of this chapter)