Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 134
It was still Ba Xiagong who served the table, and it was the fastest way to heat the dishes, and it was warm. Ma Miner helped them to heat them, "Everyone, be careful, don't get burned."

A group of traveling soldiers, even a literati like Zhuang Hao have no image, just bow their heads and eat food, really hungry and cold.

Suddenly, the closed door of the restaurant was opened, and a gust of cold air rushed into the restaurant, blowing hot air to and fro.

Ma Min'er raised her eyes: "Princess Yunbao——"

Everyone looked up.

His gaze was bumped by someone, Zhuang Hao immediately lowered his head, unconsciously moving the chopsticks in his hands, no one noticed the slightest movement.

Ma Min'er glanced at Xia Zhen, pursed her lips, "Princess—have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten." Princess Yunbao looked exhausted from the journey, but the nobility in her bones made her dignified and dignified: "I heard that the little general passed by Xiaowang Village, so I came here."

There you are!He is really a powerful rival in love, Ma Min'er secretly thought to herself.

Xia Zhen stood up and nodded, "Thank you Princess!"

"To be able to see the little general, what's so hard about it?" Princess Yunbao smiled faintly.

Zhuang Hao and others followed the little general to stand up and followed behind to salute.

Xia Zhen's eyes flickered, and she said majesticly: "Thank you, princess, for your kindness, but we are going to leave after eating, and I will neglect the princess, and look at Haihan."

"So fast?" Princess Yunbao's eyes seemed a little blurred.

Zhuang Hao's body unknowingly shadowed the little general's back, and the person facing him couldn't see it at all.

"Yes, princess." Xia Zhen replied word for word.

Princess Yunbao walked into the dining room as if casually, looked at the steaming copper pot on the table: "Baxiagong?" When she raised her eyes, the handsome man was facing her, but avoided her gaze.

"Princess, do you want to have something together?" Ma Miner asked politely.

Princess Yunbao looked away inadvertently, and looked at Ma Min'er in a blink of an eye, "Is it convenient for me to stay at your place tonight?"

Ma Min'er froze for a moment, then looked at Xia Zhen.

Xia Zhen lowered her eyes.

Ma Min'er squeezed out a smile: "Of course, it's just that my house is relatively simple, so you don't want to dislike it."

"Of course not." Princess Yunbao smiled slightly.

After questioning and answering, the conversation seemed to end here. Xia Zhen and the others who were hurrying along stood motionless, and Ma Min'er didn't know what to say. The restaurant was eerily quiet.

Shan Xiaodan poked his head in, "Er Niang, the mutton slices are ready, do you want to bring them in?"

Damn, someone finally broke the silence, and Ma Miner happily yelled: "Send it, send it in quickly, the little generals are leaving as soon as they finish eating, hurry up!"

"Oh." Shan Xiaodan stretched out his hand and opened the door of the restaurant, followed by a few little girls, holding white plates in their hands, with various sliced ​​meats and Chinese cabbage in them.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ma Min'er walked up to the princess, "Princess, why don't you eat more?" The implication was that if you don't eat, I will take you to the room.

As a princess, you are very particular about dressing and eating. Then you will sit at the table where others have eaten half, and shake your head: "No need."

"Then I'll take the princess to the guest room."

"No hurry." Princess Yunbao replied slowly.

Uh... Ma Min'er is in a hurry, if you don't eat and stand here, everyone can't eat!But Princess Yunbao didn't seem to realize this, she stood dignifiedly in the dining room, and didn't care that she was out of place with the crowd.

Zhuang Hao turned his head and whispered to Zhang Nianmei, "I'm going to the bathroom."

"Oh." Zhang Nianmei looked at the girls setting out the meat plates, counting the delicious food, and didn't care about his greeting, "Come here quickly, it's not your fault if you're late."

"En." Zhuang Hao responded in a low voice, and slipped out through the side door on the other side of the restaurant. This door is specially used to go to the toilet.

Princess Yunbao watched the slumped man slip away, and secretly pursed her lips.

The princess didn't leave, Xia Zhen and the others couldn't eat to their heart's content, Ma Miner tried to ask again: "Princess, the pot is burning here, there is a strong smell of meat, let us take you to the guest room."

"Ah."

Ma Min'er thought she would not agree, but unexpectedly agreed, and looked at Xia Zhen in surprise.

Xia Zhen stood expressionless, and when she heard that she was willing to leave, she raised her hand, "Princess, wait a minute, the last general will leave without saying goodbye to the princess."

"Oh." Princess Yunbao didn't hide the disappointment in the eyes, everyone could see it.

Xia Zhen turned around and sat down on the seat, picked up the chopsticks and ate. Zhang Nianmei and the others did not dare to wait for the princess to leave the restaurant.

"Princess... Please—" Ma Min'er felt sore in her heart, but she had no choice but to pull herself together and take her to the guest room.

Mo Wanyi seemed to sense something, she took a step forward, and said with a smile: "Er Niang, why don't you entertain the little general, and I'll entertain the princess to the guest room?"

Ma Min'er was stunned for a moment, and asked, Aunt Wan, you don't even know where my guest room is, do you?

Mo Wanyi only wanted to help, but she really didn't expect that she had only been married for three days, and she really didn't know where the guest room was.

Ma Yueer looked at her future brother-in-law, and hurried to Mo Wanyi's side, "Auntie Wan and I will entertain the princess together."

That couldn't be better, Mo Wanyi knows the etiquette, Xiao Yueer knows where the room is, the cooperation between the two is really great.

Ma Miner breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I will trouble Aunt Wan."

Mo Wanyi smiled, and put her hand on Ma Yue'er's shoulder, "Let's go, let's go together."

"it is good."

Mo Wanyi raised her head and stretched out her other hand to ask: "Princess, please—"

Princess Yunbao glanced at the side door again, but Mr. Zhuang never came in, and turned around disappointed.

Ma Min'er felt sour when she saw that the Princess' eyes were withdrawn from Xia Zhen's body.

Finally, Mo Wanyi took the princess and left. The restaurant seemed to be much more relaxed. Zhang Nianmei sat down with her sleeves rolled up, "Eat, eat, hurry up and eat."

Xia Zhen's chopsticks lost the cheerfulness and joy just now, and she ate sullenly, not even noticing the absence of Zhuang Hao beside her.

Ma Min'er stood at the table again to help the group pick up and warm vegetables, but the atmosphere was no longer as hot as before, and everyone seemed to have something on their minds.

When the group left the restaurant, it was already snowing lightly. Feng Jiangyi and Ma Chengzu heard that Xia Zhen was coming, and each held an oil umbrella, "The little general is leaving now?"

"Well, Master Jiang—"

"Thank you, little general!"

"Master Jiang, you are being polite. Marching and fighting is my duty, not to mention hard work."

Looking at the night which was too dark to see his fingers, Feng Jiangyi sighed: "Young man, it's not easy!"

Xia Zhen didn't answer, but also looked towards the dark sky, and could see nothing but wisps of snowflakes.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes at the door, Princess Yunbao suddenly ran down from the second floor, and the maids hurriedly followed her with lanterns, and they could outrun her there, "Princess... Princess... be careful, don't fall ..."

Xia Zhen and the others who had already stepped on the horse were stunned for a moment, then pulled the reins and turned the horse's head, "Little General, wait a moment." Ma Min'er cried out with sadness.

Xia Zhen stretched out her hand and rubbed the top of the little daughter-in-law's head, and ran away, waiting, what are you waiting for, I won't wait!In a flash, his back disappeared into the darkness.

Zhang Nianmei also turned the horse's head and yelled while driving, "Mouse, hurry up!" After speaking, she also disappeared into the night.

Zhuang Hao raised his hand towards Ma Miner, "Excuse me."

"Sir, you are polite, be careful on the road!"

"Yes, be careful on the road!" Princess Yunbao was a little out of breath because of running.

Zhuang Hao also raised his hand, "Thank you Princess!" After finishing speaking, he rode his horse and ran away, disappearing into the night.

Seeing the general and gentlemen running away, the guards at the back rushed to catch up.

Princess Yunbao stared blankly at Hei, as if she was looking for someone.

"Princess, it's snowing heavily outside, let's go inside!"

Rainbow Dash didn't seem to hear what the girl said, so she turned around and asked, "Are they going to travel all night?"

"Maybe!" Ma Miner replied.

"It's not good to be a general!"

Ma Min'er twitched the corners of her mouth, did she just do it if she wanted to, or just stop doing it if she didn't want to?
"When he marries me, I think he won't go out at night." Princess Yunbao seemed to be talking to himself or to others.

Feng Jiangyi shook his head, as expected, he was a rich and pampered princess, King Jin didn't know what the situation was... oh... that's all, what do you know about being raised in a deep boudoir?

"Master Ma, it's late at night, I won't keep you here." Jiang Fengyi waved his hand.

Ma Qifeng was surprised, "Father, when did you come, why didn't you let your son pick you up?"

"You don't want to pick it up, you send him back now, old man, I feel sleepy at night, I have to go to bed." After Feng Jiangyi finished speaking, he carried the small wind lamp in one hand and an umbrella in the other and walked towards his guest room.

"Zi Chang—"

"Father—" Ma Qifeng was stunned for a moment, he had hardly heard his father call him.

Ma Chengzu stared at Old Man Feng's back: "I will stay at your house tonight, and you arranged for me to live next to Master Jiang."

"father……"

Feng Jiangyi, who had walked a few steps away, said, "It's okay, you can arrange it as you like!"

"Thank you, Master Jiang."

"This is your home, why are you thanking me, let the old guy sleep quickly, don't affect my rest."

"Yes yes yes!" Ma Qifeng was embarrassed.

Ma Qifeng hurriedly took Niu Dabao to arrange his father's accommodation, busy and happy.

Mo Wanyi and Ma Yueer chased to the entrance of the courtyard downstairs, and when she saw her husband was busy, she also asked: "Princess, please go upstairs to rest."

Princess Yunbao, who was still gloomy just now, seemed to be in a good mood, and said with a smile, "It's troublesome."

"The princess is polite."

The princess glanced at Ma Min'er, "I'm free now, why don't you go upstairs together?"

Ma Min'er squeezed a smile, "There are still some things to arrange downstairs, princess, you go to rest first."

"Oh." Princess Yunbao took a deep look at Ma Min'er, turned around and went upstairs.

For some reason, Ma Min'er felt that Princess Yunbao's look at her was very meaningful. As for the meaning, she could figure it out with her toes. During this time, she has been in General Xia's mansion, and she must have been with Mrs. Xia. They got along well, and must have won the approval of Mrs. Xia. God, the future of myself as a potential granddaughter-in-law is really worrying.

The night of flying dogs and dogs finally calmed down with the first heavy snow in winter.

On the second day, it was snowing heavily, and it didn't stop for a whole day, and it couldn't stop Xia Mansion from coming to pick up Yunbao Junbao.

"Tell the old lady, I will live in Ma's house, there is a little lady about my age here, she can be my playmate."

The chief steward of the Xia Mansion looked at the heavy snow blocking the road outside, cupped his hands and said: "The little one will go back and report to the old general and old lady now."

"Go."

"Yes, county lord."

The people in the Xia Mansion were sent away by Princess Yunbao, she smiled brightly, "Ma Erniang, welcome me."

"Princess, of course you are welcome to say what you say there." Ma Min'er looked like she wanted to cry but couldn't, and even she felt slippery.

People are like this, they don't know if they don't get in touch, and they are shocked when they get in touch. The dignified and virtuous Princess Yunbao is not only a follower, but also calls her sister everywhere like Yueer, and anyone who has never seen it or doesn't understand Ask yourself, it's all annoying.

Ten days later, Ma Min'er couldn't bear it anymore, "Master Yunbao, I'm one year younger than you, so you don't have to call me sister."

"But you know more than I do."

Ma Min'er snorted, "I'm sorry, princess, it's not that I know more than you, but that you and I are not in the same class, and you haven't seen our civilian life."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, princess, it is absolutely true."

Master Yunbao grinned, "Even if what you said is correct, I always have a feeling that you regard me as an enemy and guard against me everywhere."

Ma Min'er turned her head and stared at her, "How can the princess feel this way, it's nothing." She secretly said to herself, this is actually the case, shouldn't it be?
Rainbow Dash smiled again: "You are right to be hostile to me, I heard that you are the little general's fiancée, so you are also right to guard against me."

Ma Min'er didn't answer her words, her eyes were cold.

Rainbow Dash walked to the railing, looked into the distance, "I don't know how my mother and concubine are doing in Qingzhou?"

Ma Min'er remained silent and didn't make a sound.

"According to my mother and concubine, my father wants me to marry the little general, but things are still going well, and it's really not a good feeling to let me live in someone's house like a majestic princess." Rainbow Dash looked at the distant fields, After the snow is frozen, the fields are bleak.

Ma Miner leaned against the wall, squinting at the blue sky, today is a sunny day, a rare good weather, she and her family took out the quilt to dry, the sun shone warmly on the quilt, and the cotton wool was fluffed by the sun , a smell of the sun, it must be very comfortable to sleep at night.

Hearing the princess's words, Ma Min'er pretended she didn't hear it, even though she felt sorry for her for a moment, born in a noble family, she couldn't help herself, but who made the object of that 'involuntary' be herself? ?She can't sympathize.

"Why aren't you talking?" Rainbow Dash asked over her shoulder.

"Let me say something?"

Princess Yunbao asked: "If I marry Little General Xia, what will you do?"

"I have to go on like this, what can I do?"

"I can see that General Xia seems to like you very much."

Ma Min'er sneered, "For dignitaries like you, liking has two outcomes..."

"These two kinds?"

"One is to let go silently."

"What about the other?"

"You can have your cake and eat it too."

"What do you mean?" Princess Yunbao asked.

"Marry you and force me to be a concubine." Ma Min'er snorted coldly.

"Uh..." Rainbow Dash laughed loudly, "That's really the case, then don't we have to be called sisters in the future?"

Ma Min'er raised her eyebrows coldly.

"No wonder you don't want me to be called sister, so you know that you will be a concubine, only sister."

Ma Min'er sneered: "His Royal Highness, I am really younger than you, that's not what I mean."

"Then...you mean not to be a concubine?" Princess Yunbao asked in disbelief.

"Yes!" Ma Min'er turned around and went downstairs.

"Then what if Little General Xia doesn't let go?"

Ma Min'er replied: "There are so many beautiful things in the world, country and beauty, he can only choose one, although I am not a beauty."

"Haha..." Rainbow Dash laughed happily, "Er Niang Ma, why are you so interesting."

"What's interesting, be serious, okay? Xia Zhen either marry me, or don't marry me."

Rainbow Dash stood behind her, looking up at her, "I feel like you're serious."

Ma Min'er turned her head, Mingyan's face was as cold as ice: "I was serious in the first place. For the person I like, I either completely own it or keep it in my memory, so I don't want to be a concubine or not, shit."

Princess Yunbao sighed: "But I... was born to be..." Royal princesses are born to marry, so there is no freedom.

Ma Min'er glanced at her, turned her head, and continued downstairs.

Princess Yunbao followed behind and went downstairs, and the two of them arrived in the courtyard in silence. There was an open space in the courtyard, and several shelves were set up, with bamboo poles on the shelves, and the quilts were hung on it. Ma Miner took the big bamboo Tap hard to remove the dust on it and make the cotton fluffy and soft.

Shan Xiaodan sat down on the porch and basked in the sun while doing needlework. Seeing Ma Erniang patting the quilt, she put down her work, "Erniang, do you want to accept it?"

"Well, the sun is about to set."

"Then I'll come."

"me and you together."

Ma Yueer and the others saw her sister tidying the quilt, so they also went downstairs to tidy up together. During the time, the courtyard became lively, Xiao Yueer walked up to Ma Miner, and whispered: "Second Sister, Auntie Wan treats the youngest girl around her. My girl Yanhong gave it to me, and asked me to give her a new name."

Ma Min'er turned her head to look at her father, Aunt Mo Wan was fixing the quilt with him.

"Second sister, do I want it?"

Yue'er is nine years old, and she will be ten years old when she opened. She really needs a girl. After all, Mo Wanyi is the daughter of the county magistrate's family. Her family's girls must be better than Shan Xiaodan and the others in terms of etiquette. She nodded, " Accept it, she must have told dad about it."

"I do not want."

"Why?"

Ma Yue'er approached her sister: "I'm afraid of being watched!"

Ma Min'er reached out and patted her on the head, "Why do you think so much at such a young age?"

"What if she tells her former master about everything I do?" Ma Yueer asked worriedly.

"What can you do?"

"I'll take care of the house for you too, okay?"

Ma Min'er paused, "home" flashed through her mind, she really needed to think about it.

"Second sister, am I right?"

Ma Miner glared at the little girl, "Don't think so complicated, but I thought of another thing."

"what's up?"

Ma Min'er said: "I won't tell you first, you just accept the matter of the little girl."

"Ah, I really want to charge it!"

"Yeah." Ma Min'er said, "You can give her a new name."

Ma Yue'er pouted unhappily: "If I accept it, I've already thought of the name."

"So fast?"

"Well, it's very simple. If you have a little single sister, I will have a little double sister."

"Pfft..." Ma Min'er couldn't help laughing, "You can figure it out thanks to you."

"Why can't I figure it out?" Ma Yueer said, "Father said that if eldest brother goes out to study again, he will let shopkeeper Peng's son follow eldest brother and be his book boy."

"Is that what Dad said in the past few days?"

"Yeah." Ma Yueer said, "The princess follows you all day long, so it's not easy for him to discuss it with you."

Ma Min'er looked at Princess Yunbao in the corridor, she was really entangled with her recently, she didn't expect that the new stepmother had already considered so many things, after thinking about it, she was right, after all, she was from the family of the county magistrate My daughter, this kind of thing is normal for her.

"I didn't expect Dad to think of shopkeeper Peng's son."

Ma Yue'er replied: "It seems that Auntie Wan proposed to find someone who can read and speak well, so Dad searched around among the people around and thought of Shopkeeper Peng's son."

"Very good." Ma Min'er also felt that Shopkeeper Peng's son was suitable, "What about Saburo?"

"It's Aunt Wan's companion's son, surnamed Luo, named Xiaogen."

This child, Ma Min'er has an impression, not very talkative, looks quite stable, Saburo has a bit of a temper, just complements each other, very good.

"Brother is steady, I found the eloquent Peng Xiaohe, and San Lang is paired with the steady Luo Xiaogen. They are all good. She put her heart into it." Ma Miner nodded approvingly.

"Second sister, do you think it's good?"

"Ah."

"Oh." Ma Yueer said reassuringly: "If the second sister approves, then I will accept her girl too."

"Take it, you'll know if it's good or not after you use it."

"Okay, I understand."

Princess Yunbao stood on the porch, looking at the busy Ma family, and suddenly felt that it was good to be an ordinary person, without girls yelling that this can't be done, that can't be done, it's really free.

Uh... If Ma Miner knew that Master Yunbao thought so, she would definitely roll her eyes a few times. What you saw was a small landlord with a wealthy family. It can't be so leisurely, but unfortunately she doesn't know, so she has no way of understanding what this noble princess is thinking.

The Xia Mansion came to pick up Princess Yunbao several times, but she directly rejected them all. She wanted to stay in Ma’s house. The old General Xia and his wife had no choice but to send food, clothes, or clothes every few days. Just for fun, anyway, I keep sending things to Ma's house.

What can Ma Miner do, she can only accept it, and entertain Princess Yunbao with the best standards.

In the beginning, Princess Yunbao still ate alone, surrounded by her four big maids, besides the big maid, she also had four young maids, and two old women, who were nurturing nuns, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Mammy.

When Yun Bao took the Ma family sisters to eat, drink and play together, and learned etiquette, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting from her, Ma Miner took this opportunity to give Mo Wanyi the responsibility of being in charge of the family.

"Er...Er Niang, you have done a good job. Really, I have only been married to your family for less than two months. I am not familiar with you. You should come."

Ma Min'er shook her head, "Aunt Wan, Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are many things to do. On the one hand, I have to take care of the shop outside, and on the other hand, I have to accompany Princess Yunbao. I really don't have time, so please take care of the housework Take it."

Mo Wanyi looked uneasy, and looked towards the husband beside her, "Zichang, I'm really not familiar with him."

Ma Qifeng looked at his daughter, and his daughter knew for herself that she must have considered it carefully, and smiled slightly, "Min'er is too busy, so you can share some for her."

"This..." Mo Wanyi still hesitated.

"Aunt Wan, although our family is a commoner, you also know that I really don't understand the rituals of the New Year and the holidays with a large family of relatives, plus walking around the Little General's Mansion and your house. You learn it!"

Mo Wanyi saw that what Ma Erniang said was true, that she really let herself take over the housework, she nodded, "Okay, then I will do it first, and if I can't do it well, Erniang, you have to remind me."

"You can do it, Aunt Wan, I believe in you."

Mo Wanyi smiled happily, she understood that this was the Ma family's acceptance of her.Qin Hong stood aside, more excited than her master, it's great, Madam finally got out of it.

"I have asked Xiaoyou to sort out all the accounts of the family's income and expenses, and I will hand them over to you in the future."

"Oh, use...it doesn't need to be so fast!"

"Since I have handed it over, I don't like procrastinating." Ma Min'er said again: "How much of the shop's harvest is used at home, and how much is given to the eldest brother, younger brother, and our sisters' dowries. Our family has planned this. If Wan If you have any ideas, you can discuss it with my father."

"No, no, just go as you did before."

"Aunt Wan, it's okay, what should be said is still what should be said, what should be yours, we will not be harsh."

"I... I haven't done anything for my family, what do I want!" Mo Wanyi immediately refused with a smile.

The words were clear, and Ma Min'er smiled, "I don't know about anything else, but Aunt Wan must have the share that belongs to my father. Dad, don't you think so?"

"You, you, you are the only one who can say it." Ma Qifeng glared at his daughter, who had already reserved a copy for her future stepmother.

"Father, tell Aunt Wan about the stratification of our shop, and after you understand it, Aunt Wan can let go and take care of the house, can't you, Aunt Wan?" Ma Min'er spoke kindly.

For some reason, Mo Wanyi had the feeling that the Ma family divided the property so thoroughly and put it so bluntly, but they were able to reunite people better. She just had this feeling, and she didn't feel that Ma Erniang was too shrewd, Even calculating, putting everything on the table is really not something ordinary people can do.

Back in the room at night, Mo Wanyi hurriedly said to her husband: "It's okay to be the head of the house, but I really don't want any hierarchy, really, Zichang!"

Ma Qifeng smiled: "I know you have a dowry so you don't have to worry about food and clothing, but it's your personal property. Since you belong to the Ma family, you should get it from the Ma family. I will give you all the dowry. Any other ideas?"

Mo Wanyi asked in surprise: "You...you have already discussed it?"

"Well, when the family had the first shop, Min'er left a copy for the future stepmother." Ma Qifeng replied.

"Zichang... your family is really nice!"

"If..." Ma Qifeng lowered his head.

"Zichang, what do you want to say?"

"If you have children in the future, the family will be re-stratified, so you...don't..."

"You don't have to worry too much, do you?" Mo Wanyi asked with a smile.

Ma Qifeng said: "I'm sorry, Wanyi, these family properties were set up by the children, if... I will be wronged by them!"

Mo Wanyi hurriedly said: "Zichang, don't worry, I've suffered enough from Mrs. Liu, how can I turn myself into someone like Mrs. Liu?"

"wealth……"

"My dowry is enough to cover the expenses of my future children, and now I have another dowry. I am content, Zichang, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)