Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 139
"Liuqiu?" Ma Min'er seems to have heard that it is a group of archipelagos, which in modern times is the scope of a certain island country. It turns out that this is how the island country got its name, which is really interesting.

Feng Jiangyi nodded: "Well, based on my guess, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the Central Plains in my lifetime."

Ma Miner frowned, "What about King Jin and Emperor Longxiang?"

"I'm afraid there will be a result soon."

Ma Miner sat up straight in shock, "Soon?"

"Ah."

Ma Min'er felt nervous for a while. If Emperor Longxiang wins, King Jin and the Xia family will disappear in history. If King Jin wins, the Xia family may not be prosperous, but it is certain to keep the current title.

Feng Jiangyi looked at Erniang Ma in a daze, smiled, stopped talking, raised his eyes, saw the Ma family couple coming in, and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, I'll just wait for you, if you don't come, I'll have to use my chopsticks. "

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Master, don't be polite, please feel free, don't wait for me." Ma Qifeng was embarrassed.

The rest of the Ma family glanced at the couple quietly, as if nothing happened, they all relaxed and started eating.

After dinner, the sun rarely came out, and everyone was busy driving, busy farming, busy washing and drying, and busy going to the shop.

Ma Min'er took Fu Xiaoyou to the county shop, walked around, and finally stopped at the main shop. It was almost evening, "Shopkeeper Qiu, how are you doing?"

"Business is not good." Qiu Baiyan shook his head.

As expected, Ma Min'er did not sigh, "I reckon the weather will improve."

Qiu Baiyan has heard all about Xiaodong's ability to predict rain, "That's really a good thing."

"Hmm." Ma Min'er said, "It feels like the weather this year may be hotter than usual."

Qiu Baiyan nodded, "I went to the morning tea shop to drink tea, people of my age seem to say the same thing."

"Do you have any idea?"

Qiu Baiyan's sleepy brows and eyes widened because he had something to do: "Do you want to do everything in basic necessities, food, housing, and transportation?"

"That's what it means."

"Then I understand. I'll immediately list all the businesses Nuan Xia can do."

Ma Min'er nodded, "If I go to the south to buy mats, will I..."

Qiu Baiyan said: "No matter what time it is, it can't stop the caravan's footsteps."

"Okay, then let's add up."

At the end of June and the beginning of July, the sky finally cleared up and it stopped raining.

"God, it's finally over, it's finally over." Father Shi raised his hands to the sky and roared.

Shi Kuan said: "Father, it's not raining anymore, what are you shouting about, be careful that it will rain again if God is not happy."

Father Shi reached out and knocked the seeds on his son's head, "Boy, do you understand that your father is happy? Happy, understand, the planted seedlings can finally grow into rice!"

Shi Kuan smiled: "Father, when the sky clears, the seedlings will of course grow into rice."

Suddenly there was a flying horse on the official road running straight towards Pingding County. I saw the person on the horse holding the rein in one hand and holding the yellow list in the other. Yuantai... the King of Jin ascended the throne and changed the name of the country to Yuantai... all prefectures and prefectures hurriedly issued notices to inform Yumin..."

The farmer standing between the ridges was startled at first, "The emperor has changed again?"

He said again: "God, is that Prince Jin the one who came here last spring?"

"I don't know. At that time, we knew that he was a prince. I don't know what the name is..."

"Go, go to Ma's house and ask..."

The Ma family also heard the shouts from the official road, and the group stood at the door and looked towards the official road of the Dong family: "Master Jiang, King Jin has ascended the throne!"

Standing at the door, Feng Jiangyi didn't stroke his beard as usual, but watched the galloping horse enter Pingcheng County with his hands behind his back.

"Master, why don't you speak?" Ma Min'er turned her head and asked.

Feng Jiangyi smiled back, "What are you talking about?"

Ma Min'er said: "At least let me sigh with emotion, the world is finally peaceful."

Master Jiang smiled and nodded: "Yes, the world is finally peaceful."

"Wow, Master Jiang, it's really not easy to get a word out of your mouth." Ma Min'er curled her lips, "Are you responding to me by tacitly acquiescing that no one can beat King Jin...is that what you mean?"

Feng Jiang Yici frowned, "There is only one person who can pull him."

"Who is it?" Ma Miner asked nervously.

"People..."

"Master, can the common people call one person?"

"For the Son of Heaven, all the people are one person."

Ma Min'er raised her eyebrows, noncommittal, "I understand what you mean, as long as the King of Jin is diligent in his administration and loves the people, he will basically be in a stable position."

Feng Jiangyi still smiled lightly.

"However... for the new emperor Yuantai, he is probably even more distressed now than before he ascended the throne."

"Big sister, but why?" Ma Dalang couldn't help asking.

"The floods are rampant, the people are in dire straits, and the world is riddled with holes and ruins, which cannot be solved by fighting a single battle."

"Erniang is right!" Jiang Fengyi said: "It is difficult to win the world, but it is even more difficult to keep the world."

Ma Min'er looked at Feng Jiangyi, secretly said, this old man is so powerful, will King Jin call him back to Beijing?And King Jin has ascended the throne, when will Xia Zhen come back?

In Yunshui Town, when the servants of the Ma family heard that King Jin had ascended the throne, they hurried to the door of the classroom, "My lord... my lord..."

Ma Chengzu was teaching the students, when he heard the old servant's voice, he straightened his face, "How decent!"

"Old Master...Old...Old Master..." Lao Ding couldn't breathe.

Ma Chengzu frowned, and was about to ask the students to drive Lao Ding away, but he finally caught his breath, "Jin... King Jin has ascended the throne."

Ma Chengzu's eyes widened suddenly, and he remained motionless.

"My lord, the King of Jin has ascended the throne." Old Dingtou called out happily again, and thought to himself, "Great, great, my lord finally... finally what, I can't say the specifics, but he knows the hardships of the Ma family." The days are coming to an end, and we will be prosperous and rich again.

Lao Ding waited for the old man to reply, but he stared and remained motionless, so frightened that he ate his head and yelled, "Old lady, old lady...it's not good, the old lady is bewitched..."

Mrs. Ma also heard the shouts from outside, and she was about to look for the master, when she heard the servant shouting suddenly, she was so frightened that she came in to see what happened, "Old man, old man, what's the matter with you?"

Ma Chengzu remained motionless, as if someone had cast a spell on him, it was horrifying, and all the students in the academy shrank their heads in fright.

"Third brother, third child, quickly ask Lang Zhong to save your father—"

Mrs. Ma San was frightened by her father-in-law before she had time to be happy with her daughter, and hurriedly found the best old doctor in the town. The old doctor gave him seventeen needles and rescued him from the ghost gate.

"I can't move my mind anymore, so I can rest, and my hands and feet can recover."

"God, how could you treat our Ma family like this!" Mrs. Ma cried, looking at the old man lying on the bed with only his eyes moving, she was very sad.

Ma Qimeng was also heartbroken, "Father, our good days are coming, what are you...how..."

Mrs. Ma San also murmured to herself, the new emperor had made a verbal agreement with her father-in-law, if her father had something, wouldn't Huier's marriage be...

"Lang... Langzhong... my illness..." Ma Chengzu couldn't move half of his body, it was difficult to speak, and his anxious expression was distorted.

The old man shook his head secretly, but he comforted him on the face: "My lord, you are in good health, but you have been fascinated by phlegm, you have to relax to get better."

"Relax... relax..."

The old doctor stretched out his hand and patted him, "You have a rest, I'll write the prescription." After speaking, he left the room.

Ma Qimeng hurriedly went out and walked to a secluded place: "Old Langzhong, can my father's body still..."

"It's hard to say—"

"Ah, what can we do then?" Ma Qimeng was so anxious that sweat dripped from his head. Although he hadn't made much progress, his heart was like a mirror. Without a father, the new king knew who they were, so their glory and wealth were just floating clouds. ?

The old doctor stroked his beard and said, "I heard that Master Jiang is the former young teacher Feng Jiangyi. If he makes a move, there is still a possibility..."

"Master Feng?"

"Ah."

Ma Qimeng turned around happily and ran away, "I'm going to invite him now."

Ma Min'er's family was sitting downstairs in the main hall talking about King Jin's ascension to the throne. After a while, Sanbo ran over panting, "Master Feng, please save my father, please save my father... "

Everyone was startled by his call, and Ma Qifeng's legs trembled in fright, "Third brother, what happened to father?" After all, they are blood relatives, no matter how angry and sad they don't want to talk to each other, but when they hear something is wrong, they still can't care about it immediately up.

"Master Ma, what's the matter?" Feng Jiangyi was also frightened by his cries, and asked hastily.

"Master Feng, my father suffered a stroke and cannot move."

"How could this be?" Ma Qifeng asked anxiously.

Feng Jiangyi seemed to understand, "Did you hear about King Jin's ascension to the throne..."

Ma Qimeng nodded embarrassingly, "Master Feng, you are right."

"Oh." Feng Jiangyi said, "I don't have acupuncture needles..."

"There is one among the old men in the town, I will borrow it from him right away."

Feng Jiangyi nodded, "Okay, I'll go right away."

"Let's go see grandfather too." Ma Min'er said to everyone.

Everyone nodded, and went to Ma's house in the town together with Feng Jiangyi.

For some reason, when she saw Ma Chengzu who was lying on the bed and had difficulty even speaking, Ma Miner suddenly felt that all the past was not worth mentioning, as if all the kindness and resentment had faded with his old age And become calm.

Feng Jiangyi took his pulse first, and then watched the moxibustion given to him by the old doctor in the town, "The old man's acupuncture is correct, but he is a little conservative."

The old doctor shook his head beside him, "Master Jiang, you are being modest, I am at this level, I know, you should quickly give the old man the needle."

Feng Jiangyi nodded, "Except for the old doctor, everyone else should go out."

Everyone came out of the room one after another and stood in the corridor waiting for the result of Feng Jiangyi's acupuncture. There were a lot of people crowded in the corridor, but no one spoke. Maybe it was because there was a patient at home, but on the other hand, it was also because Ma Qifeng and Although one of Ma Qimeng's two families is in the town and the other is in the country, they are not too far apart, but they are seldom moving around, and their family relationship is indifferent, and they have nothing to say when they stand together.

Alas... It is understandable to say that modern people are alienated because of endless work or people's great migration, but this is ancient times. The ancient times pay attention to family and family ethics, and the relationship is so indifferent Not many.

Feng Jiangyi didn't come out of Ma Chengzu's room until it was dark, and Ma Qimeng stepped forward immediately: "How is my father?"

"It's all right!"

"Thank you, Mr. Feng, thank you, Mr. Feng..." Ma Qimeng bowed again and again, and he was sincerely grateful, "Mr. Feng, my wife has already prepared dinner, so be sure to invite your lord to stay for a light meal."

Feng Jiangyi glanced at Maliu's family.

Mrs. Ma laughed immediately and said, "Of course I invite Uncle Six's family to have dinner together." She looked very enthusiastic.

According to Ma Miner's mind, she doesn't want to eat at her house. Since Master Jiang has stayed, they can only stay with him. Not only that, the dinner tonight is not only rich, but also quite standard, really like a nobleman The family invites people to dinner.

Ma Qifeng was very surprised and very uncomfortable. When did he eat at the third brother's house with this standard.

No matter where Feng Jiangyi is, his eating posture is the same, as if he can be calm even at the banquet given by the emperor. In fact, when Ma Miner dined with him at the royal table one day, he really Still calm and calm, he really is a master of the world.

With Sanbo's enthusiastic attitude, Ma Min'er didn't realize until the door of the house, "Oh, I understand."

"Second Sister, what do you understand? Along the way, you know how to walk without saying a word." Ma Sanlang asked with a smile.

"I know why Sanbo's family is so polite to us."

"Why?" Ma Qifeng is still in the fog. The old father is sick in bed. Logically, the third brother should not be in the mood to greet them. But the opposite is true. Not only did he entertain them, but he also entertained them very well.

Ma Dalang and the others also looked at Ma Miner, waiting for her to answer.

"Because..." Ma Min'er didn't want to say it, she was a bit snobby.

"Because of what?"

"Because King Jin ascended the throne, General Xia's contribution..."

Oh, everyone understands, little general Xia has contributed a lot. The second mother may be the general's wife in the future. A woman is expensive according to her husband. Their family has also become more expensive because of such a brother-in-law. No wonder Sanbo...

Only Feng Jiangyi knew more than them. The verbal agreement between King Jin and Ma Chengzu, with him by his side, could be heard clearly. To gain a foothold in the middle school, one must have a solid natal family. Looking at the Ma family lineage, except for Ma Erniang from the Ma Liu family, they have no people or things they can handle.

Ma Qimeng and his wife were not stupid, and they immediately warmed up to Lao Liu's family.

"Hui'er, if you have time, go to your sixth uncle's house for a walk. If you enter the palace as a concubine, you will need her husband-in-law to help you."

Ma Huier nodded, "Mother, I understand, I just listen to you."

"Good boy, that's right." Mrs. Ma San said, "It's up to you to restore the Ma family to its former glory."

"Ah."

Mrs. Ma San reminded: "Daughter, you have to stand firm in the palace, and your brother's future will be limitless in the future, do you understand?"

"Mother, I understand, but when will King Jin invite his daughter into the palace?"

Mrs. Ma San sighed, "We can only wait for your grandfather to recover from his illness."

"Oh." Ma Huier's brows were full of anxiety, but she didn't say much.

With the ascension of the new emperor, the new emperor finally gave amnesty to the world. Because of this moment, many people stood up, including the Ma family. The restriction on travel was finally eliminated. Ma Dalang shouted happily: "If there is a spring, I can go to Beijing." Lah, I can go to Beijing!"

Everyone was happy, Ma Yueer said: "Brother, when you are stable in the capital, I will go find you."

"Okay!" Ma Dalang was very excited.

Ma Chengzu was able to walk on the ground again. Although he was not very agile, he did not have any sequelae after all. He just had to rest for a while and he would be able to return to the same level as before.

Ma Yihui's legs were brittle, facing the direction of Beijing, he bowed three times and kowtowed. After the bow, he looked up to the sky and screamed, "God, I can finally come out of Pingding, and finally I can enter Beijing..." After shouting, he burst into tears , he is already 22 years old, he has to start from the prefecture and county examinations, step by step to the capital, and it will take six years to make no mistakes, and he will be 28 years old by the time he stands in the Golden Luan Hall, and he has become a youth. years.

In addition to being named on the gold list, he has also been waiting for his marriage, waiting for his best condition. Only in the best condition can he find the best and most capable wife.

"Yihui, I got what I wanted, do the rest know what I should do?"

"Grandfather, I understand." Ma Yihui said, "In addition to Huier's possible concubine position and Erniang's possible general's wife, I still have to work hard to become a capable minister."

"A capable minister?"

Ma Yihui was full of energy: "Yes, grandfather, Yi'er has figured it out, and decided not to be an admonisher, because it is easy to offend others, and I want to be a competent minister."

"It's easier said than done!" Ma Chengzu squinted and sighed.

"Grandfather, it's not easy, grandson has to try too."

Ma Chengzu nodded, "That is to try."

"Thank you, grandpa, for making it happen."

The new emperor ascended the throne, and one thing after another was implemented. Not long after the amnesty of the world, the rent-free law was issued to encourage ordinary people who were exiled due to floods to return to their hometowns to rebuild their homes. Not only that, but those who return to their hometowns can receive free food. In a few months, when planting in autumn, free seeds can also be received, and the number of refugees in Pingding County has decreased at a speed of naked eyes.

Mo Huaien heaved a sigh of relief with his tense heart, "God, it's finally gone, it's all gone."

Mrs. Liu knocked on the pumpkin seeds, and said disdainfully: "What are you afraid of? If they don't leave and make trouble and ask for food, the Xia family will take care of it. It's none of your business."

"Woman, ignorant woman, I can't tell you that you are famous." Mo Huaien stood up angrily and went to the study.

"Hey, master, your daughter has been married for so long, and you don't care about whether she is doing well, whether she is pregnant or not..."

Mo Huaien said: "Isn't this something you should care about as a mother? Why do you ask me, a man, to ask?"

"Master, I'm a stepmother. If I ask, I'm afraid of being misunderstood by others with ulterior motives. It's better for you to ask."

"Don't you have ulterior motives when you ask now?"

Liu Shi curled her lips: "If you think so, then I can't help it. Anyway, it's not my daughter, so I don't have to ask any questions in a hypocritical manner."

"You..." Mo Huaien was so angry that his liver hurt, he walked away.

In the General's Mansion, Mrs. Xia asked anxiously, "Old man, when will Zian come back from Beijing?"

"Not so fast?" Old General Xia came back from Liangzhou Mansion just now, full of travel and dust.

"So did you say when you'll be back?"

　Binghe went on a trip with the company, two thousand words were missing, I hope everyone understands, okay, I love you! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)