Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 133
Ma Qifeng had been swaying in the yard for an unknown amount of time. The coldness of winter finally made him go back to his room. He gently pushed open the door. The oil lamp in the room was still flickering. By the bed, the new daughter-in-law was sitting there with black hair. Her hair was disheveled, her head was lowered, and her hair fell in front of her. When she heard the door knock, she suddenly raised her head, "Husband, you are back!" After speaking, she got up and faced her.

"Stand still." Ma Qifeng stretched out his hand to stop him.

Mo Wanyi bit her lip, tears of grievance welled up in her eyes, she struggled in her heart for a long time, and decided to live a good life with the man, but he didn't even let her get close, so she couldn't help crying anymore.

"I... I'm afraid that the cold air on my body will freeze you." Ma Qifeng's heart was already soft, so it would make someone cry, let alone this person is her new daughter-in-law, so he quickly explained.

It turned out that she didn't hate herself, Mo Wanyi tried to take a few steps forward, and Ma Qifeng quickly took off her cold robe and hung it on the hanger.

Walking in front of the man, Mo Wanyi stopped, raised her eyes to look at him, and did not speak, but her eyes were full of puzzlement, sadness, helplessness... all kinds of emotions were there, and she almost asked, why did you treat me like this?

That's right, why treat her like this? What's wrong with her? Ma Qifeng sighed. As a man, he first stretched out his arms and hugged his new wife in his arms.

"Husband..." Mo Wanyi was surprised and happy, and cried again.

"Sorry, it's mine."

"Husband..." No matter how the man treated her the previous moment, but at this moment, he said sorry, she forgave him, and she hugged him. At this moment, his chest belongs to her, and the warmth at this moment is also her own. She asked for nothing more.

A person who is used to the coldness, suddenly felt warm in his arms, Ma Qifeng really felt a little uncomfortable, but the cold air soaked outside was immediately warmed by his small body.

Suddenly, he felt that this was not bad, at least he had someone to accompany him during the long winter night, then... let's keep each other warm and rely on each other!

"I... go to wash up."

"No, I'm going to hug you." Mo Wanyi acted coquettishly with a nasal voice.

"Look at you, your nose is swollen, you're going to catch a cold."

"What is a cold?" Mo Wanyi raised her head with a delicate face.

"It's just a cold."

Alas, I was led astray by my daughter. I obviously have a cold, so I have a cold.

"Oh." Mo Wanyi still hugged him and refused to let go. She was afraid that if he let go, the man would become deserted again. She couldn't take it anymore. She slipped her small face into the man's arms, which was extremely comfortable.

"Isn't it better to hug on the bed?"

"Uh..." Mo Wanyi looked up again, startled and ashamed.

Ma Qifeng's old face also turned red.

Men also blush?Mo Wanyi's sad heart was healed suddenly, she let go, and turned around shyly, "I'll wait for you!" After finishing speaking, she covered her face and walked towards the bed, oh, it's embarrassing to say such words, it's so embarrassing.

"Yeah." He responded softly, looking particularly low in the silent room, the lethality of the middle-aged charming uncle was overwhelming.

Outside the room, the night was getting deeper and deeper, and the north wind was coming all the way with a chill, passing over the dead branches and blowing across the earth. It was bleak, and the frost fell on the roof, treetops, and fields, like a light snowfall.

In the room, as the night deepens, the chill slowly creeps in. People sleeping in the quilt are approaching each other unknowingly, warming each other, and feeling sleepy.

Somewhere, the returning little general came into the tent with a suit of light snow, "Little general, it's late at night, hurry up and go to bed."

"Yeah!" Xia Zhen took a quick shower under Xiaowen's service, cleaned her face, and lay down on the simple bed. The charcoal fire was burning beside the bed, slowly warming his body soaked in the cold air, half covered with the quilt , holding a little doll rabbit in his hand.

Zhuang Hao and others opened the curtain and entered the tent, "Little General—"

"What's the matter?" Xia Zhen suddenly looked up, they were patrolling together just now, why did they come to find themselves again.

"General, King Jin and the new emperor are fighting head-on, not far from the capital."

"Oh." Xia Zhen's eyes were heavy, and her brain turned quickly.

"General, it is estimated that we will celebrate the New Year in the south." Zhuang Hao said.

Xia Zhen raised her eyes, "Then let's go to the south, we have no way out."

Zhuang Hao nodded, "Then I'm going out."

"Ah."

In the deep tent, Xia Zhen put away the harshness of the day, without the majesty of the general, under the quiet oil lamp, in front of the warm charcoal fire, with the little white rabbit doll in his hand on his cheek, his complexion was soft, Min'er, how long will it take me to see you?Did you miss me?

Outside the tent, the snow fell silently, and the world was silent.

The next day, it was the day when the new daughter-in-law returned home, Qin Hong was a little worried, Madam was in a bad mood, her face was not in a good mood, and she was seen by Mrs. Liu when she went back, she didn't laugh to death, she waited outside the door early, ready I worked hard to put on makeup for her, but she didn't wake up until she was in the sun.

Secretly wondering, what's going on?I really want to knock on the door and ask, but I am afraid that I will be too reckless. After all, no one in Ma's family stepped forward to call the master, so it is not good for her to call.

The brothers and sisters of Ma Min'er had breakfast early, and Saburo saw that his father hadn't come for breakfast and wanted to call, but she stopped him, "Dad was exhausted two days ago, let him sleep a little longer."

"Oh." Ma Sanlang stopped calling, and went to Master Jiang's class with his elder brother.

Ma Min'er prepared all the presents that his father wanted to return home, and loaded them into the carriage, and set off after he got up and took a bite, so he wanted to wait and see, but there was no sign of anyone, but there was nothing at home, the county magistrate's father-in-law's place Always a bit of a faux pas.

Ma Min'er went upstairs and turned to her father's corridor, seeing Qin Hong so anxiously that her head was dripping with sweat.

"Call if you are in a hurry!"

"I..." Qin Hong said in her heart, I didn't dare to call out at will.

In the room, Ma Qifeng, who was sleepy, suddenly heard his daughter's voice, and looked towards the window with startled eyes. The window of his house is made of high-quality Korean paper, which is very transparent. Actually slept until this hour, and hurriedly tried to lift the quilt, but there were still people in the quilt.

"Husband—"

"Get up, it's getting late." Ma Qiguang blushed a little.

Mo Wanyi also blushed and felt embarrassed, and got up quickly.

Ma Min'er was talking to Qin Hong, when she heard movement in the room, she probably woke up when they heard the voice outside, and said with a smile: "Don't let us call, they are awake."

Qin Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly asked inside the door, "Madam, do you want me to comb your hair for you?"

"Wait a minute."

"it is good."

Ma Min'er smiled: "Sister Qinhong, then I'll go downstairs first."

"Thank you, Er Niang."

"You're welcome."

Ma Min'er turned her head, this old couple and young wife really...haha... She covered her mouth and went downstairs in amused manner.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the yard, Niu Dabao was talking to Father Fu, and some of the Mo family's dowry came to drive, so he smiled and said, "Brother Niu, I'm fine, why don't you let me drive Mrs. Fu home?"

Since he was really busy, Niu Dabao grinned and said, "Will it bother you?"

"No trouble, no trouble."

"Then it's hard work, Brother Chen."

Niu Dabao was about to say hello to Dadong's family. Dadong's family had arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and everyone at the gate was waiting for him. Ma Qifeng was really embarrassed, but he pretended to be calm, "It's all good, let's go .”

"Boss, Big Brother Chen will help me drive."

Ma Qifeng looked at his new daughter-in-law.

Mo Wanyi smiled back: "Since Uncle Chen is free, let him drive without defense."

Ma Qifeng nodded, and glanced at Niu Dabao, meaning you heard it, you have a helper, don't rush.

Niu Dabao smiled honestly, "Then everyone, hurry up and don't waste the time."

Ma Qifeng reached out to hold the new wife's hand, and sent her to the carriage first, and then got into the carriage as well.

Standing by the side, Qin Hong saw that Madam's face was blushing as if she had applied rouge, and she was smiling, the worries in her heart were finally gone, and she didn't know how the young master coaxed the eldest lady. It's like a different person.

Coax?This kind of thing can only be experienced by oneself after marriage, haha...or to use a rough word, fighting at the head of the bed...hehe...you understand.

Finally arrived at Mo's mansion before lunch, Mr. Mo was afraid of his daughter's grievances and had already sat in the main hall of his house. He has been waiting until now, his face darkened.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Mo, I'm late." Ma Qifeng stood in front of Yue Zhang with a embarrassed face.

Mrs. Liu didn't care about this, so she walked directly outside the hall to see how many gifts the Ma family had brought home. Seeing a few servants carrying them up and down, she closed her eyes with a smile, as if she was so happy, oh, This time, this dead girl is married, so no one will grab the gift from me.

Seeing his wife drooling greedily, Mr. Mo, who had a straight face, wanted to impress his son-in-law. He was so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole in the ground to get in. Then he wanted to show his prestige in front of his son-in-law: "Sit down."

"Thank you sir!"

"Father—" Seeing her father let her husband go, Mo Wanyi was relieved, and happily stepped forward to salute.

Mo Huaien took a look at his daughter's complexion, she seemed to be fine, and nodded: "Sit down."

"Yes, Father!"

Mrs. Liu happily came in from the outside, seeing the generous rewards, she did not let go of her stepdaughter and her husband, and glanced at her husband, but it was just a little boy with a few children, which made him earn a lot of money.

Think about the fact that her stepdaughter took all her dead mother’s dowry with her when she got married, and she didn’t get anything. I don’t know that our family is an official, and the most important thing is etiquette, why are you here so late, and tell the neighbors that my family has a very powerful son-in-law?”

"..." Ma Qifeng had a clumsy mouth, and since he was a man, he didn't know how to reply to Liu's words, so he smiled awkwardly.

When she came back late today, Mo Wanyi was also wronged, but she said: "Father didn't say anything, Madam, what nonsense are you talking about." She is already married, and she doesn't want to be angry with her anymore.

"Idle...you say I'm gossiping?"

Mo Wanyi raised her chin: "Isn't it? I didn't hear what others said, but you said one sentence after another. It's not gossip or anything."

"You...you are married, your wings are stiff, don't you dare to confront the head of the house..." Liu's eyes were as wide as copper bells.

"Ahem..." Master Mo hurriedly stopped his confused wife, stared at her, and reminded her to shut up.

"Am I not right?"

Seeing that she still couldn't figure it out, Master Mo said in a bluff, "My daughter and son-in-law are coming home, why are you talking all this here, shut up quickly."

Liu Shi stood up angrily, "I'll go see how the lunch is prepared?" In fact, he went into the house and didn't care about the lunch when he came back.

Ma Qifeng and his wife looked at each other. Did she always get along with such a stepmother?It really hurt her.

Seeing the man's sympathetic gaze, Mo Wanyi lowered her head in embarrassment, so what can she do, now that she is well, and finally married, don't look at her face to live anymore, thinking about the relationship between the two of them last night... ..., she blushed poorly.

"Sister, are you okay?" Mo Shaolin sat under Mr. Mo, and only opened his mouth when he saw his pungent stepmother leave.

"I'm fine." Mo Wanyi's face was filled with the happiness of a newlywed.

His complexion and eyes are not deceiving, Mo Shaolin believed his sister's words, and smiled at his older brother-in-law.

Ma Qifeng smiled back, but felt a little regretful in his heart. His cowardice and hesitation made the bride wronged, and she smiled uncomfortably. Fortunately, his wife didn't care about it, but this made him blame himself even more. She is good.

Mr. Mo and his daughter and son-in-law are unfamiliar, and they don't know what to say when sitting in the living room. If Mo Shaolin and his sister hadn't made a few homely remarks, they would have grown moldy sitting in the main hall.

I waited and waited but no one came to call for lunch. Later, the head housekeeper couldn't stand it any longer. When he got to the back kitchen, he said, "Why don't you put the food in the front hall."

"Shall we wait for Madam's order?"

"..." The housekeeper pointed at them, "When the eldest lady and young master leave, the master will sell you all."

"The housekeeper doesn't care about our affairs, it's Madam..."

"Don't be madam, ma'am, hurry up and serve."

"Yes, butler—"

It wasn't until after one o'clock in the afternoon that Ma Qifeng ate the meal from his father-in-law's house, so what was he in the mood for, he took his little wife back to the village after eating a few hasty bites.

On the way, Mo Wanyi said to him: "I'm sorry, my stepmother..."

Ma Qifeng took her hand, "It's nothing, you're a married daughter, if we get along, we'll walk a few more times, if we don't get along, we'll walk less, don't look at people's faces."

"Husband, you are so kind." Mo Wanyi leaned into his arms, extremely touched.

Ma Qifeng put his arms around her back. From now on, even if his children are not around, he doesn't have to worry about being alone anymore. No matter where they go, they will either walk together, or care and be cared, relying on each other to walk. An ordinary life.

It was evening when we returned to Xiaowang Village. During the day, the sun was still shining brightly, but now it was covered by dark clouds, and the north wind was blowing in, making people shiver with cold.

"I'm afraid it's going to snow." Ma Qifeng helped his little wife out of the carriage and muttered to the sky.

"Yes, it's time to go." Although the weather was extremely cold, Mo Wanyi's heart felt extremely warm.

"Father, you're back!" Mayue'er's face was flushed red by the wind.

"Why come out so cold, go in quickly." Ma Qifeng waved to his daughter quickly.

Ma Yueer smiled, "It's not just me, my brothers and sisters are all here."

Looking up, several children stood in the corridor and looked at him, "Father..."

"father……"

Ma Qifeng silently waved his hands at the children, turned his head and said, "Let's go to the kitchen!"

Mo Wanyi smiled and nodded.

Ma Yue'er held her father's arm, "Father, the weather suddenly turned cold today, and the second sister said, let's eat the Baxia offering."

"Father can already smell the aroma of rabbit meat."

"Wow, Dad, your nose is so bright!"

"Smelly girl, do you want to say that father is a dog's nose..."

"I don't dare, I'm going to be thundered by God."

"Haha..." Ma Qifeng laughed loudly, "Don't be silly, eat dinner quickly, your father is almost starving to death."

"The son-in-law knew you would be hungry if he dared to eat at his husband's house, so we prepared dinner early and waited for you and Aunt Wan to come back to eat..."

"Uh..." Ma Qifeng was both amused and relieved to hear his little daughter chattering non-stop.

Mo Wanyi followed him, looking at their father and daughter in harmony, her eyes filled with envy, thinking that she and her younger brother, since their mother passed away, have never spoken a word so affectionately to their father!

As the sky gradually darkens, the light in the yard dilutes the twilight chill, which makes people feel peaceful and peaceful. When they sit at the dining table and open the copper pot, the hot air from the food will disperse, driving away the cold air and making people feel warm. .

"Miss Shan, we will come here by ourselves, and you can eat too."

"Okay, Erniang!" Shan Xiaodan left the restaurant after putting away all the ingredients, and went to have dinner with everyone.

"Father, you are responsible for taking care of your wife, we will eat our own."

Ma Qifeng was standing to put frozen tofu, turned his head and glared at his daughter: "I want to be lazy again."

"Hee hee, my mother-in-law takes care of herself, there's nothing wrong with that!"

"Poor mouth, hurry up and eat."

"Yes, Daddy." Ma Erniang joked playfully.

Although it seemed that there were no rules, Mo Wanyi just felt comfortable, a kind of relief that she was not excluded.

While joking, Ma Min'er quietly paid attention to the little stepmother, wondering if she could understand the olive branch she extended, and whether she could live in peace with her family.

After all, Ma Dalang and Ma Sanlang are boys, and they have no emotion towards the little stepmother, neither dislike nor joy, very indifferent.

"Brother, lotus root slices are your favorite food, why don't you put them in?"

"Master, don't know if you have eaten?"

"We've already called, but if he doesn't come, what should we do?" Ma Sanlang pouted.

Ma Min'er smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, Father Fu is with you, and there is Brother You who can speak well, Master Jiang should not be lonely."

Ma Dalang is still not in a good mood.

"Brother, what's on your mind?"

"It's not a matter of concern?" Ma Dalang said: "I'm afraid that next year's spring will be..."

Originally worried about this, Ma Miner stopped her chopsticks, "Brother, you forgot, you can't leave Yizhou?"

"Ah..." Ma Dalang suddenly woke up.

Ma Min'er smiled, "Actually, you are worried about whether King Jin can ascend to the throne soon, right, brother?"

"Big sister, you can't say such things indiscriminately." Ma Dalang looked flustered.

"Brother, don't worry too much, no matter what, you can always find your own way." Ma Min'er comforted.

Ma Dalang lowered his head to eat the lotus root slices brought by his sister. He understands the truth, but the environment is still very important to people, and the current environment...is really beyond his control.

Ma Min'er looked at the quiet father, and then at the pursed Saburo, "Everyone eat!"

"Yes, let's eat first." Ma Qifeng stretched out his chopsticks first, "It's better to eat and drink enough to survive the winter."

The wine in Feng Jiangyi's hand was filled up again by Fu Xiaoyou, "Brother, you are trying to get me drunk!"

Fu Xiaoyou smiled, "Master Jiang, a little sprinkle of this will make you drunk."

"Hehe, don't think I don't know, you want to get words out of my mouth."

"I...I have something to say." Fu Xiaoyou was caught in a daze, and quickly denied it.

"Haha..." Feng Jiangyi laughed loudly, "Ask about marriage, I can tell you a little bit more about your marriage, your wishes come true, and it went smoothly."

"Then how many great-grandchildren do I have?" Father Fu asked quickly.

Feng Jiangyi raised two fingers, "Not lower than this number."

"God, my Fu family is going to prosper, it's going to prosper." Father Fu raised his glass happily, "Master Jiang, come, old man, let me toast you."

Fu Xiaoyou frowned.

"Little brother, why are you frowning?" Feng Jiangyi asked amusedly.

Fu Xiaoyou said with dissatisfaction: "You can just talk about the marriage. Why do you say that I have a few sons? Then what joy do I have to look forward to!"

"Uh...haha..." Feng Jiangyi raised his head and laughed, "Little brother, Ma Erniang said that I am a magic stick, how can you completely believe what I say? If you all have daughters, what can I do? Woolen cloth?"

"Ah..." Father Fu almost choked on a sip of wine, "Master Jiang, you can't fool my old man like this!"

"Haha..." Feng Jiangyi laughed so hard that he leaned forward and backward.

Father Fu blinked his old eyes at a loss, and Jiang Xiaoyou shriveled his mouth in grievance.

At this time, the door was pushed open, and Shan Xiaosan stretched out his head, "Master Jiang, is someone looking for you?"

"Ma's surname?" Feng Jiangyi asked with a smile, without thinking.

Shan Xiaosan nodded, "Master, you are really smart."

"Haha!" Feng Jiangyi laughed again: "Brat, let him in."

"Okay, Master." Shan Xiaosan closed the door casually and quickly ran back to the front yard to open it, "Master Ma, Master Jiang invites you in."

Ma Chengzu came in with his hands behind his back and a serious expression on his face, he didn't want Xiaosan to lead the way.

Shan Xiaosan shouted from behind: "Do you want to tell Dadong?"

"no need."

Shan Xiaosan put his forehead together, "I'd better tell Da Dong." After he finished speaking, he turned around and closed the door, and was about to close the latch. When there was the sound of horseshoes, he quickly opened the door and stepped out, holding up the lantern and looking into the distance: " Could it be the little general?"

After a while, the horse stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and with a sound of "Woo...", someone jumped off the horse, it wasn't the little general who was it!

Shan Xiaosan hurried forward, "Little General—"

Xia Zhen strode with long legs and headed towards the kitchen in search of the smell of food.

"General Zhang—" Shan Xiaosan continued to shout.

"Little brother, hurry up and bring our horse in to feed and rest."

"Okay, right away." Shan Xiaosan looked at more than a dozen horses, "I want to call my father and brother."

"Hurry up, we have to hurry soon."

"it is good."

Zhang Nianmei and his party followed the little general to the kitchen, and Shan Xiaosan took a few horse ropes in one hand, and shouted into the yard, "Boss, second child, there is a job!"

On the side of the yard, there is a covered room, where a large family of the Shan family lived. When they heard the young son of the gatekeeper call, everyone came out, "What's the matter, San'er?"

"Father, the little general's horse needs to feed and rest, and they still have to hurry."

"Oh, you can't be sloppy." Old man Shan tensed up quickly, reached out to take the rein from his son, and led the horse into the stable, "Boss, check the horse's shoe."

"Okay, Dad."

"Second, look at the stirrups and saddle."

"Got it, Dad."

The accompanying guard who followed in heard the conversation and said with a smile, "Father, you are an expert!"

Father Shan said: "I helped people do this when I was homeless, so I understand a little bit."

"Then be more refined, let me tell you, it is very popular in the army."

Father Shan shook his head, "Our life in the boss's house is also very easy."

"Haha, that's right."

While talking, a servant from the Ma family came over and called for someone, "Brother guard, please come to the kitchen for dinner."

"Thank you, aunt."

Being thanked, Shi Qiuju was a little embarrassed, but still looked up at the crowd, and found that the fat man was not there, a little disappointed, turned around and led the way, "Follow me."

Several guards saw that the Shan family was doing well, and only one guard remained, "Wait a minute, we'll bring you the food."

"Don't bother, just eat at my house." Aunt Shan said with a smile.

"That's good." The guard who was left behind held his job and looked at the horses. Even if it was Ma Er's mother's family, he didn't dare to be careless. These horses were an important tool for them to run and march, so they couldn't be careless.

Ma Min'er didn't expect Xia Zhen to come back, she was surprised and happy, and flew to him like a swallow, "Is it cold outside?"

"It's cold, my face is frozen."

"Really." Ma Min'er was so distressed that she almost reached out to touch it, "Hurry up and sit down to warm up." After speaking, she turned her head and cleared the table with Shan Xiaodan and the others.

"Aunt Niu, the sooner the better."

"Got it." Shi Chunyue quickly removed all the leftovers from the table.

Seeing that they were busy going around, Mo Wanyi quietly left the restaurant and found Qin Hong, "Let a few little girls help each other."

Qin Hong nodded, "I'll call right away."

"In the future, if there is anything in the kitchen, you and Aunt Niu will do it together."

"Oh." Qin Hong hesitated for a moment, but immediately understood that this was the fastest and best way for the eldest lady to integrate into Ma's family, so she quickly turned around and went to work.

In the restaurant, Zhang Nianmei patted her buttocks with both hands, and said while patting, "Sister, your dinner is too early, we didn't even catch up."

Seeing my brother slap his butt, Ma Min'er knew that he must have been in a hurry, his butt was jolted by a horse, and the others probably felt pain too, but they were too embarrassed to pat him.

"It's cold, it's too early for dinner." Ma Min'er said, "Sit down first, I'll help you clean up your room."

"No need." Zhuang Hao said, "The army is in Chuanling, the next county, and we have to rush back.

"In such a hurry?"

"Yeah." Zhuang Hao nodded and glanced at the little general. If he hadn't come to see the little daughter-in-law, they wouldn't have returned to Pingding at all.

"Oh." Ma Min'er leaned towards Xia Zhen unknowingly. It turned out that their time together was so short that they could only look at each other in the crowd.

(End of this chapter)