Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 136
Escaping all the way, flying all the way, Ma Min'er was born in a peaceful age and has never experienced such a thing. Apart from following the road or following the escape, the brain has no way to think.

"Second sister, how far is it?" Ma Yue'er couldn't run anymore at this age, and asked a few words from time to time.

"I don't know either. I have to ask Uncle Niu and the others. How often do they come?" At the end of February, the spring was cold and cold, but the fleeing people were covered in sweat. It's been more than ten miles, it's hot.

In February, it was the last ten days of the month, the moon was gone, and he had to rely on torches to run. When Ma Dalang saw that the little girl couldn't run, he bent down to carry her on his back.

"I don't want it, brother, just ask Uncle Niu, when will you arrive?"

Ma Dalang responded, looked around and found Niu Dabao. He held the torch in one hand and supported his son sitting on his neck with the other. When he heard someone calling him, he stopped quickly, "Dalang, what's the matter?" The crowd walked up to Xiaodong's house.

"Uncle Niu, how far is it?"

"How far away?"

"Oh."

"what's wrong?"

"Yue'er can't run anymore."

"Let your Aunt Niu recite a section." Niu Dabao then called: "Yue Niang, recite a section of Yueer."

"Oh." Shi Chunyue came over with a torch in his hand.

Ma Min'er couldn't bear it, but she felt sorry for her sister, so she hesitated and didn't speak. Ma Yue'er waved her hand embarrassedly, "I...I can do it."

"It's okay, come on, Si Niang." Shi Chunyue handed her the torch, "You help me guide the way."

"Then let's recite a section." Ma Min'er hopped and looked towards the village, there was already the hissing of horses in the village, and it was too late.

Just as I was talking, someone yelled from behind, "It's not good, it's not good, the foreigners seem to have noticed that we have escaped, and they are chasing us!"

"Go, go quickly!"

Ma Min'er quickly put Ma Yue'er on Aunt Niu's back, pulled them and ran forward, Fu Xiaoyou walked in the front all the time, all the Ma family members watched him running, running, he After going down the ramp, I walked into a bushy area full of thorns. Although there were no leaves, the dead branches of the bushes were painful and even scratched the skin.

"Hurry up and wrap your exposed skin with clothes, be careful not to get hurt?"

"Can't you lead everyone on a good path?" Princess Yunbao's girl asked over.

Fu Xiaoyou turned his head, took a look and continued to run forward.

"Princess, look at this commoner who doesn't listen to me."

Ma Min'er also wondered at the beginning that Weihe took such a difficult path, but after a while, she found that there were fewer people fleeing with them, so it turned out that Xiaoyou had this idea.

Alas, if it is possible, it would be fine to let everyone follow, but in the face of life and death, everyone is selfish, forget it.

I don't know how long I ran, and I don't know if the Turkic people behind have chased Xiaoniu Mountain. When Ma Min'er and the others reached the preset valley, it was almost dawn.

In the middle of Ma Maliang, Ma Miner endured the cold and hunger, and counted the number of people.

"Everyone, take a look, have you missed any relatives around you?"

After her reminder, a large group of people looked for familiar people around them one after another. Ma Min'er looked it over and found that everyone in her family was there, except Father Fu who refused to come.

"Brother Xiaoshan——"

"Little Boss, I'm..."

"Wait a minute, why don't you eat something, copy the way, and find out what's going on outside?"

"no problem."

Ma Min'er walked up to his father, "Father, come with me."

Ma Qifeng was resting, when he heard his daughter calling, he quickly stood up and followed her, "Where are you going?"

"Find grandfather."

"Oh."

Mo Wanyi also followed behind her husband. She thought that he would ask why he was looking for grandfather, but he didn't ask anything. Does he know what Erniang is going to do?
"Grandfather, Mrs. Jiang, how are you doing? Are you tired?"

"It's okay!" Feng Jiangyi sat on a tree stump, compared to other panting people, his breath was normal, and he wasn't tired at all.

Ma Min'er stretched out her thumb to him, "Master Jiang, you are amazing."

"Haha..." Master Jiang laughed loudly, "Why did you bring your father here?"

Ma Min'er nodded to her grandfather as a salute, "Grandfather, there is some food stored in the valley, and I will distribute it to everyone according to the number of people later, so I will make my own stove and solve the problem of eating by myself."

Ma Chengzu frowned.

Ma Min'er was not afraid of him frowning: "Grandfather, apart from you and grandmother, it is impossible for me to provide food and labor. Besides, after leaving the valley, the food they ate will be returned to my family."

"Ma Erniang, how dare you treat your relatives like this?" Ma Qimeng called out directly.

"Sanbo, can you let my family be rich, and I can go to the cave you found and eat your food?" Ma Min'er asked coldly.

Ma Qimeng said: "I...we don't have one..."

Ma Min'er said coldly: "That's your business. If you think my proposal is not good, you don't have to accept it, you don't have to eat, just sit here and wait, or go home."

"How dare you, a little lady, is so harsh, I want people to call you heartless and unjust."

"You can scold me, it doesn't matter, anyway, I won't lose a piece of meat, a real villain is better than a hypocrite."

"You..." Ma Qimeng was so angry that he wanted to slap Ma Erniang's slap, but was blocked by Ma Qifeng and Ma Dalang together.

Furious, Ma Qimeng turned his head and looked at his father with a mournful face: "Father, look at the virtue of Lao Liu. Everyone fled here as if they were dying. They actually care so much about eating."

"You don't care, you provide food for everyone!"

"I……"

……

Ma Chengzu looked at Feng Jiangyi with slightly closed eyes, held his breath, and looked at the embarrassing children and grandchildren.

As if knowing that someone was watching him, Feng Jiangyi stroked his beard and smiled, "I think Er Niang suits my taste, I like real villains, not..."

Ma Chengzu interrupted him, "What do you want to say?"

Feng Jiangyi turned his head and smiled, after saying "nothing", he stood up and stretched, and called, "Er Niang, is there a place to sleep?"

"Ask Xiaoyou."

"Xiaoyou, do you have any?" Fu Xiaoyou was unhappy because his grandfather didn't come, and when he heard the question, he quickly stood up, "Master Jiang, come with me."

"Still thinking about your grandpa."

"En." Fu Xiaoyou wiped away tears.

"Stupid boy, life, old age, sickness and death are all predestined by the heavens, so you can't force it."

Turning around a big rocky peak, Fu Xiaoyou sniffed and asked, "Master Jiang, how long will my grandfather live?"

Feng Jiangyi reached out and patted the little guy's shoulder, "I don't know, but I can see your son."

"Ah..." Fu Xiaoyou laughed through tears, "Great, great, Mrs. Jiang, I will give you the best place to sleep."

"Haha..." Feng Jiangyi raised his head and laughed, and soon followed Fu Xiaoyou to a small cave, which was covered with hay and was very clean, "It really is the best place."

"Master, you go to bed first, and I'll call you when our breakfast is ready." Fu Xiaoyi wiped away his sadness, and his tone was full of excitement.

In front of Shifeng, Ma Chengzu's frown did not loosen. He remained silent, but his granddaughter did not let him go. "Grandfather, do you agree with my actions?"

"It's too beneficial to be human."

"Thank you grandfather for teaching, but I don't plan to change it."

"You..." Ma Chengzu saw that the future might be the concubine's granddaughter of the general's wife, and the rest of his words were blocked by her.

Ma Min'er said clearly: "I like brothers to settle accounts clearly."

Ma Chengzu stared at Liu Zi, "Zi Chang, is this what you mean?"

"Father, my son has come here by himself for so many years. I have never eaten a meal from anyone except my father who raised me."

"Lao Liu, what are you talking about? Don't tell me I won't give you a meal when you come to my house?" Ma Qimeng jumped.

Ma Min'er sneered, "San Bo, look at what you said, why did you forget that I starved to death once during the exile, and that our brothers and sisters survived only because of my father's disregard of face to please those who were released?" It's bad, even my father relies on..."

"Shut up..." Ma Chengzu shouted.

Ma Min'er didn't stop talking, and glanced over coldly: "So, it's not like my grandfather didn't know anything about the exile. I thought you were noble and disdain common things?"

No one thought that the indifferent relationship between Ma Laoliu and Ma's family would be torn apart under such an environment.But then again, if they hadn't escaped for their lives, how could they have gathered together, and how could they have found such a point to tear apart the past?
Ma Qifeng turned pale and turned to squat towards a secluded corner. Mo Wanyi looked at Ma's family, turned around and followed her husband, he sighed, and she was sad.

Ma Min'er glanced at Ma Chengzu, who was pale and yellow, and shouted, "Xiaoyou—"

"Second Mother!"

"Calculate the head count, and distribute the food by head to household, and record it in the account. When the matter subsides, go and get the food back."

"Yes, Erniang, I understand."

"En." Ma Min'er called again: "Uncle Niu——"

"Second Niang..."

"Leizao, cook breakfast, let Brother Xiaoshan eat it first, and go out to inquire about the news after eating."

"Okay!" Niu Dabao led the Shan family to build a stove together.

Ma Min'er and her helpers quickly prepared breakfast, a large pot of porridge, and simple steamed buns. The first portion was of course given to Shan Xiaoshan. He is in good health from running and climbing, so he is the most suitable for going out to inquire about news.

"Be safe and proceed with caution."

"I know, Second Niang."

Shi Chunyue quickly filled two more bowls, and Ma Min'er signaled Ma Dalang to bring them to his grandparents. As for whether they eat or not, that's their business.

Ma Qimeng and Ma Qizhang squatted aside, seeing that the food in front of them hadn't been stirred up. Is there no pot?No, yes, in the cave, nearly ten iron pots and nearly a hundred bowls were prepared, just to prevent any accidents and inconvenient, but they just didn't move.

"Father, it's time for breakfast." Ma Min'er called.

Ma Qifeng glanced in his father's direction and put away his emotions. All along, he thought that his father only read sage books and didn't care about common things. He didn't expect that he actually knew about his exile, but... just think about it. He felt so cool, just now he even felt that his daughter was a bit too much, but when his father finished that sentence, he was completely sober. The daughter was right. In this world, not all parents have a destiny with their children. Even if they are born, raised, and related by blood, they will still go to the stage of disintegration and analysis.

So be it, I will do my duty, and repay the grace of birth, if you want to be indifferent, then be indifferent.

Mrs. Ma looked at the breakfast on the small stone table beside her, and couldn't take a bite. She knew that the master hated the sixth child because of the beauty Aunt Ping bestowed by the emperor. Jun, given the beauty, such a humiliation, how could he like the children of the beauty, if the emperor said that if the beauty did not have children, he would give ten more, and each of them would have children, the master would not be able to... Sigh , What an evil fate, evil fate!
Ma Min'er was worried that her father would not be able to bear it mentally and would not be able to eat breakfast, but it turned out that her father seemed to have figured out something. He ate a good breakfast. After eating, he asked, "Where can I rest?"

"There is a hole behind the mountain pillar, and you can rest in it."

"Oh, then dad will take you Wanyi to rest, and discuss the rest with Da Lang."

"Yes, I know." Ma Min'er nodded while eating.

Ma Min'er's family quickly finished their breakfast, put away the pots and stoves, and began to tidy up the mountain pillars, and whispered to Uncle Niu: "Be careful around, if someone makes trouble, we will find another place quickly."

"I see, Second Niang."

Ma Laoliu's family quickly disappeared behind the mountain pillar, leaving only Ma Er, Ma San's family, and Ma Chengzu in front. It was impossible to eat ready-made ones.

Mrs. Ma San cheered up, asked the servants to build a stove, and began to prepare meals.Ma Erfu followed suit.

A valley, a family name, but divided into three kitchens, Ma Chengzu has never been so decadent, how could it be like this?Is it because Ma Erniang is too strong, or is the Ma family's qi already... no... no, when I thought of this, I quickly interrupted, no, there is hope for the Ma family, as long as King Jin succeeds, as long as...

Ma Chengzu was taken aback by his own thoughts. Didn't he disdain this kind of marriage the most? How could he have such a thought? He quickly looked up at the sky and cleared his mind.

The gate of Pingding County was closed tightly, but the door was obviously smashed by the Turks, and the Turks failed to break open. The first surprise attack by the Turks failed. When the people in the city saw the Turks retreat, they all shouted happily, "The general is mighty, The general is mighty..."

Xia Zetao showed a smile on his face. He didn't expect that he hadn't led a soldier in ten years. After one night, he regained his feeling. "It's all the result of everyone's hard work. Come here, give everyone extra meals, and eat enough to defend the city."

"Yes, General, that's great!"

In the little general's mansion, Zhao Suxin has been looking for her husband, but Mrs. Xia tightly guarded her and refused to let her go out. She kept making noises, crying and beating on the door all night. When the news of the Turkic retreat reached the mansion, she Finally he stopped making trouble, fell limply on the ground, didn't get up, and didn't eat.

In Mrs. Xia's wing room, the old mother said: "It's finally quiet."

"Hmph..." Apart from snorting coldly, Mrs. Xia didn't want to say anything.

"Old lady, the general is still very powerful. As soon as he goes to the army, the Turks will retreat."

Mrs. Xia was also very relieved when she heard that her son had repelled the enemy, "Okay, then his father will not have to worry about the future."

"Old lady, it's dawn, you should have some breakfast too."

Mrs. Xia nodded, "Take care of that woman, don't let her go out to disturb Zetao's heart."

"Yes, old lady, the servant knows."

Two hundred miles away from the capital, Xia Zhen received a secret letter from the Yizhou government. Seeing that the Turkic people had actually attacked Pingding, and almost succeeded in a surprise attack, Xia Zhen was worried, "How is the situation outside the city?"

The dark guard was silent.

Xia Zhen raised her eyes suddenly: "Why didn't you answer?"

Zhuang Hao sighed: "little general, since ancient times, soldiers have only guarded the city." The implication is that whoever controls the countryside outside the city.

Xia Zhen's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

Zhuang Hao glanced at Zhang Nianmei who was waiting for the military meeting. The two of them turned their eyes away and fell silent. It has been almost five months since they came here in October last year. The Zhao kings who came attacked each other, but there was no progress at all. The soldiers were very tired, and many people even showed dissatisfaction and wanted to return to Yizhou. If this continues, it is not the enemy who defeats them, but themselves.

"General—" Zhuang Hao had to remind, "The generals are waiting!"

Xia Zhen raised her eyes and looked at the soldiers standing in front of the map. They were all exhausted, with tired faces, and no morale at all. Could it be that I was wrong?
Turning his head, he picked up the thin pole, "It's been raining for the past few days, so I'm going to make a sneak attack."

"General, the soldiers are already very tired, why don't you repair them before launching a sneak attack." A general suggested.

"General, there is no movement from King Jin, we are not the main force, why should we be ahead of them..."

……

The sound of discussion reached Xia Zhen's ears like bees buzzing, making his head pop open. He listened, Zhuang Hao felt something was wrong, and shouted, "Military doctor, military doctor..."

Thirty miles away, in a small town where King Jin is stationed, Liu Zaili was discussing with him how to bypass King Zhao's surprise attack and enter the capital, when suddenly a seal came over, "Nian—"

Liu Zaili opened the secret letter: "Husband, Liangzhou is in danger! Your lord, it's the letter from the princess, Liangzhou..."

King Jin's ashamed face turned pale in an instant, and he staggered a few steps, "Why did you treat me like this... Could it be God's will..." He stared at the door with wide eyes, night fell, there were no stars or moon, the sky was gloomy, as if there was rain to fall.

In the distant Xiaoniu Mountain, Shan Xiaoshan came back from inquiring about the news, and his tone was so excited, "Er Niang, the county army has blocked the enemy's sneak attack, and they retreated."

Ma Miner asked, "Do you know where they retreated?"

"It seems to be in Yunshui Town?"

"It seems... that everyone in Yunshui Town has withdrawn?"

Shan Xiaoshan scratched his head in embarrassment, "I didn't inquire carefully."

"The evacuation should not be complete." Shopkeeper Peng said: "Some people don't believe that the enemy will hit Yunshui Town."

Everyone was silent, and someone said: "It would be great if the army went out of the city to beat the enemy away!"

Ma Min'er is not a teenage girl, and she didn't immediately feel happy just because the enemy retreated. As for a master at the negotiating table, she always felt that the enemy had used a paralyzing technique, and she was unconscious. Looking at Feng Jiangyi, he found that his face was very pale, and he was listening to Xiao Shan's news intently while brushing his beard.

"Master Jiang, what do you think?"

"The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, and the old man can't see clearly if he is not on the scene."

Ma Min'er turned her head suddenly, "Who is the general defending the city?"

"Looks like a general!"

Xia Zhen's father, Ma Min'er thought, heard that since he returned to the general's mansion, he has basically stopped asking questions. Unexpectedly, he came out anyway when the war was tight, which is very good.

"Xiaoyou--"

"Second mother, what's the matter?"

Ma Min'er asked: "What is the total population of Yunshui Town?"

"Six, 7000 people."

"What about grown men?"

"I know this!" Shopkeeper Peng replied, "There are about 500 people."

"generation?"

"14 to 40 years old."

"Oh." Ma Min'er thought to herself.

Feng Jiangyi looked at Ma Erniang and then closed his eyes, stood up, walked to the side of the valley and looked towards the direction of the county with his hands behind his back.

"Is Master also worried about the county seat?"

"The weather is bad!"

Answering irrelevant questions, Ma Min'er still heard the other party's worry, the more this old magician refused to speak, the more she felt that he was not a magician, but a person who really knew how to calculate the secrets.

Ma Min'er turned around, called together a few clever kids in the family, and messed with them for a long time, "No matter what, be careful, understand?"

"Er Niang, I know, it's important to run for your life!"

Ma Min'er found shopkeeper Peng again, "Just now you came with Xiao Shan, what about the rest of the town? Where are they hiding?"

"They hid under another slope."

"Are they all together?"

"almost!"

Ma Min'er asked, "Have you brought any food?"

"Li Tingchang asked Du Butou to go door-to-door and tell everyone that everyone brought some dry food."

"Oh." Ma Min'er fell into deep thought again.

"Little boss, why are you asking these questions?" Shopkeeper Peng asked back.

Ma Min'er casually replied: "Everyone ran for their lives together, I think we should take care of each other."

"Oh."

Ma Min'er turned her head to look at the bottom of the valley. There was really not much space, otherwise she would gather everyone together, she stood up suddenly, "Aunt Niu..."

"Second mother, what's the matter?"

"How many sides do we have here?"

Shi Chunyue looked at the other two, leaned close to Ma Min'er and whispered, "White flour and rough flour add up to several thousand catties."

Ma Miner nodded.

"Second mother, what do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, just ask, I have an idea."

"Oh."

The night was getting darker and darker, Maer and Masan's family also boiled porridge, washed up and went to sleep.

Ma Qifeng's family sat in a cave, with the female relatives lying in their clothes on one side, and the man half sitting on the other side. As the night darkened, they gradually fell asleep.

Suddenly, there was a vibration from outside the valley, followed by horses roaring and screaming.Those who were surprised all got up, and Ma Min'er also left the cave, but unfortunately they lived at the bottom of the valley and couldn't see the outside situation at all.

When everyone was worrying, Fu Xiaoyou and Shan Xiaosan slid down from the cane.

"What's going on?" Everyone asked in unison.

"Er Niang, the Turkic people have sneaked up again. There are quite a lot of people. I counted the horses. There may be five thousand horses."

"So many cavalry?" Everyone was surprised.

Ma Min'er felt water droplets on her face, she stretched out her hand, and it started to rain, "How is the town?"

"It was a mess. Those who refused to go up the mountain were killed, and some were forced to cook by the enemy."

"What about the village?"

Fu Xiaoyou replied: "It was looted again, but almost all the people in the village went to Xiaoniu Mountain, and there seemed to be no casualties."

"Oh." Ma Min'er turned and went back to the cave, "Miss Shan..."

"Second mother, what's the matter?"

"Get something to eat for Xiaoyou and your brother, and let Mrs. Jiang follow them to find Li Tingzhang later."

Master Jiang?Everyone looked towards Feng Jiangyi.

Feng Jiangyi looked at Ma Miner.

"Master, those who come are not kind, and those who are kind will not come."

Feng Jiangyi stood at the entrance of the cave, looking at the sky, the light rain was falling continuously.

Ma Chengzu also looked at Feng Jiangyi, this young master who was once favored by the late emperor would listen to his concubine's granddaughter, a little lady would not think that someone lived in her house and listened to her after eating and drinking.

In the past, many people in Beijing wanted to invite him as a distinguished guest, but he dismissed it. When you live in your house, you secretly laugh and want to point people to listen to you. Is it possible?

"Yeah." No one thought that Feng Jiangyi would actually nod his head in agreement, "However, you have to follow me."

"Thank you, master." Ma Min'er thanked sincerely. He knew that the other party understood what he meant. She was just a little lady. If she asked her to find Li Ting Zhang to do something, she might not listen, but Master Jiang was different. He is an old man, and he has a good reputation in Yunshui fortune-telling, and he is regarded as virtuous and respected.

When several people climbed up the valley, they heard the sound of fighting in their ears, as if the enemy was close at hand.

"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng followed behind his daughter, "You...you don't want to go."

"Father, it's okay, big brother is following me."

Ma Dalang turned around, "Father, don't worry, I will take care of my sister."

"Brother, I want to go too." Ma Sanlang called.

"You're too young, don't go."

Princess Yunbao also didn't understand: "Er Niang Ma, what are you doing out there, can you fight a war?"

Ma Miner shook her head, "I can't."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"No reason, just go and have a look. If the enemy comes, I will notify everyone to run for their lives."

"Oh." Princess Yunbao believed her words and stopped asking.

Ma Qifeng knows his daughter too well, and her daughter's words are all lies.

The others were puzzled at first, but now they suddenly realized that this is the case. Mrs. Ma Er hurriedly said, "Then hurry up, if the enemy comes, hurry up and let us escape."

Except for Ma Min'er's family, the others didn't find Mrs. Ma'er's words abrupt. They never thought that if they couldn't hide in a place with complicated terrain or even barriers like Xiaoniu Mountain, where else could they hide?

After a while, Mrs. Jiang, Ma Min'er, and several capable hired workers of Jiang's family were all out of the valley, and they went to look for Li Tingzhang together.After walking for a while, Shanxiao Shanmao sprinted all the way, bumping into Ma Min'er and his group.

"Xiaoshan, how about the direction of the county?"

"Er...Erniang, the county seat...the county seat is... I'm afraid it won't be able to hold on."

Everyone was stunned, Qi Qi looked towards the direction of the county seat, standing on the hill, he could see the flames of the county seat at a glance.

"The county will not fall!" Shopkeeper Peng couldn't help but read aloud.

"Master, what should we do?"

In Pingding County, the flames were soaring into the sky. Xia Zetao used all available defense strategies, shooting, throwing stones, pouring hot oil... The enemy pulled out again and again, and there were only [-] soldiers left in Pingding County. The door is not enough at all, and the war is tight, which makes people burnt out.

"General, the North City Gate is in danger!"

"General, the east gate is being attacked by the enemy..."

……

Xia Zetao's face turned pale under the light of the torch, "Come here, transfer 800 people to the east gate."

"General, where do you transfer people?"

Xia Zetao turned his head around: "Tune from the South City Gate."

"General, the enemy at the south city gate is climbing, if you open it..."

"I'll go in person." Xia Caitao jumped on his horse and went straight to the east gate.

"General... General..."

The subordinates looked at the southern city gate, which was about to be climbed by the enemy, with the flames shining in the sky, all blood was gone on their faces.

(End of this chapter)