Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 158 Five-month Earth God

Qiu Baiyan felt that someone was looking at him. When he drank water and raised his head, he glanced into the distance. The windows of a nice-looking carriage were open, and a pretty lady was looking at him.

He knew at a glance that the little lady was interested in him, but he didn't take it seriously. As a man, whether it was in appearance or social status, he was not as good as the top, but more than the bottom. Besides, he had been in charge for several years. He was not a young man. What kind of woman he can like, and what kind of lady he can marry, is very thorough.

Because he has a thorough view of the world, he doesn't have the passion and impulsiveness of ordinary young people, and it is difficult for him to fall in love with anyone. This is why last time Ma Min'er asked him to take care of major life events by the way, which surprised him. .Even, in his heart, he faintly felt that he might not get married in this life, as if he was going to die alone.

After drinking the water and resting, the subordinates came over and asked, "Sir, when are you leaving?"

Qiu Bai looked up at the sky: "Just now."

"Yes, big shopkeeper." The subordinates went to make arrangements.

He straightened his robes and was about to get on the horse. The nice carriage approached, and the little lady in the carriage got out of the carriage. She looked straight at her with a smile on her face.

Qiu Baiyan nodded and smiled, and avoided the teahouse.

"My lord, please wait a moment—" Seeing that he was about to leave, the little lady hurriedly said.

"Excuse me, my lady's name is..."

"Excuse me, sir, how many days will it take to reach Liangzhou City?"

"If you don't hurry, there are still three days to go." Qiu Baiyan replied in a very light and distant tone. The little lady seemed not to feel it, and asked with a smile, "Mr. Lang, are you also going to Liangzhou City?"

Qiu Baiyan smiled, "It's getting late, let's take a step forward." This kind of answer, on the one hand, is the vigilance that people who are away from home must be vigilant on the other hand, and on the other hand, it is an indirect way to tell the other party not to ask any more questions. I'm not interested in you.

Seeing the other party turn around and leave, the little lady pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed and even more frustrated.

"Yao Niang, Mrs. and Mrs. are behind, don't let them see you talking to strangers, if they hear you, they will punish you for a long time."

"But... but... I just want to talk to him." The little lady couldn't help but said.

"Yao Niang, people say that Jiangnan women are graceful and reserved, why are you so careless, I don't blame the old lady for talking about you."

"Smelly girl, my parents take care of me, and you take care of me too. Be careful that I don't want you."

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, if you don't want me, I will be sold to the bad guys again, don't you have the heart." The little girl's voice was crisp and crisp, not like a servant treats his master at all.

"You know how to win my sympathy, and you know that I am soft-hearted."

The little girl smiled, "Yao Niang, come and drink tea!"

"No, I'm going to wait for my parents' carriage and drink tea together when they arrive."

The little girl looked back, "Look, Mrs. and Mrs. are here."

The sky gradually darkened, slowly getting dark, and when it was time for dinner, Shan Xiaodan came back and said, "Xiao Dong, there are people from the barracks, please don't wait for the little general to have dinner."

"Oh." Ma Min'er didn't know what happened in the barracks, what kind of changes there were, and what impact the officials appointed by Huang Junyao would have on the future development of Liangzhou City. Since she didn't need to wait, she quickly finished her dinner. Back in my bedroom, after washing up, I wrote a letter to my relatives in the distance, wrote about the current situation, and reported that I was safe.

In Xiaowang Village, thousands of miles away, Ma Qifeng was also writing a letter with a pen, but he hadn’t moved the pen for a long time, and he was dumbfounded. He didn’t think that his wife had a bad appetite and had pantothenic acid all the time, and she was pregnant without knowing it. The belly is already big.

Sitting next to him, Mo Wanyi was doing needlework with a bright oil lamp. Ma Qifeng was stunned and sighed, and found his wife was doing needlework again, so she quickly grabbed her, "Didn't I tell you, Don't do it, let me do these things."

"But...but my stomach has been in for more than five months, I...my mother didn't do anything for him, isn't it too..."

"It's okay, when he comes out of your stomach, I'll tell him that all the clothes are made by your mother."

Mo Wanyi covered her mouth and smiled, "Can he understand?"

"There is always time to understand."

"That's true." Mo Wanyi asked, "I see you are frowning, what did you write that made you so worried."

Ma Qifeng sighed, "I...I haven't told them about your child yet."

Mo Wanyi couldn't accept that.

"Oh, actually... Erniang has already left everything for the child in your belly, but I..." Ma Qifeng touched the back of his head, and looked at his wife helplessly, "Don't be angry, it's not you The problem is that I'm not right."

Mo Wanyi looked down at her big belly, "Er Niang told me that she has already left the family property for my child, I am so happy." In fact, what she meant was not about the family property, but to remind her man that in this world Your daughter has already faced the most difficult money problem, why do you hesitate?
"Yes, the children persuaded me to remarry and leave good fortune for my future children. I..."

Mo Wanyi raised her head: "Zichang, I will remember their kindness."

"Wanyi, because the children are so kind, I don't know how to tell them that I have another child."

"Zichang, I understand, I can understand your embarrassment."

"Oh..." Ma Qifeng reached out to touch his wife's stomach, "Yue'er has been looking forward to you coming out all day, and wants to take you out for a stroll, but I don't know how to tell your eldest brother, your second sister... ..."

"Then...then wait for Da Lang and Er Niang to come back..."

Ma Qifeng shook his head, "I...I'd better tell them."

"Oh." Mo Wanyi said: "Then you write slowly, I'm going to sleep."

"I'll help you." Ma Qifeng put down the pen in his hand, "Put you on the bed, and I'll write slowly."

Husband is always so caring, the little unpleasantness just now was quickly forgotten by Mo Wanyi, with a caring husband, the child in his belly is coming soon, life is good, and she is already satisfied with life!

Ma Min'er didn't know when Xia Zhen would come back. They didn't see each other until breakfast the next day, "Why didn't you come back for dinner yesterday?"

"All the officials in Liangzhou City are making trouble."

"Have you appointed Mr. Huang as the magistrate?"

"Ah."

"No wonder." Ma Min'er said clearly, "Then what's going on now?"

"I've already dealt with it." Xia Zhen said: "After killing a chicken, they didn't dare to move. I asked Huang Junyao to re-appoint all the officials according to his performance in repairing the canal."

"It's a big deal." Ma Min'er smiled.

Xia Zhen said: "Of course, otherwise, take over the farming, repairing the mansion, and repairing the North County Prince's Mansion, whoever is available."

Farming, Ma Min'er knew that this was the purpose of their coming to Liangzhou, and the repair of the government office could also be understood. Now that they moved to Beishan, it was reasonable to rebuild the government office, "North County Prince's Mansion?" She was surprised.

"Ok!"

"How did I hear you say that the emperor gave you one in Beijing?"

Xia Zhen raised her eyes, "Well, that's right."

"Then do you still want to cultivate here?" Ma Min'er felt that her future husband was really big and round. ①
(Originally the author wanted to use another commonly used word, but found that it might be blocked. Dear friends, is it the word that made the author dare not use it? Haha...)
Xia Zhen smiled and said: "Ever since you asked Qiu Baiyan to bring the merchants here, I have seen another role of Liangzhou City - commerce, and Wei Ren has already helped me understand that Liangzhou City is the Great Wei's business to the west. important channel."

Ma Miner nodded with a smile on her face. She found that Xia Zhen was no longer a stunned young man who only knew how to fight. His thinking had gone beyond the scope of a general, and he seemed to have entered the role of a county king: "Eat breakfast, something to do." ?"

Xia Zhen said: "If you have something to do, I can push other things."

Ma Min'er stopped her chopsticks and smiled, "Your Majesty, what you said makes me owe you a favor."

Xia Zhen squinted a smile, "I have to pay back the debt, when do you plan to pay it back?"

He smiled again, "I don't plan to pay it back." After finishing speaking, Ma Min'er bowed her head and ate the porridge. This guy's EQ has risen, and he's flattering and talkative. .

Seeing that the young daughter-in-law was silent, Xia Zhen asked, "Have you said anything yet?"

Ma Min'er replied: "Go to Qiuling to see the Zhancheng rice. It has been planted for more than a month. Let's see how it grows?"

"Okay." Xia Zhen asked, "When will it be accepted?"

"The ones planted in early August will be planted by the end of October."

"It's very cold here in October, can I receive it?"

"We can only look at the sky and luck."

"Oh."

After finishing the porridge in the bowl, Ma Miner thought of another question, "Recently, many merchants have brought farm tools to sell. If you implement the farming system, then you have to buy farm tools and other things."

"Well, I see, I will let Huang Junyao and Wei Ren do it."

Ma Min'er's eyes flickered, and she wanted to ask him if he had enough money, but she swallowed the words again, feeling inappropriate.

Xia Zhen noticed the eyes of the little daughter-in-law, "What do you want to ask?"

"that……"

Xia Zhen waited for the young daughter-in-law to complete.

"It's nothing."

Xia Zhen thought for a while, and guessed what she was going to ask, "You want to ask me if I have enough money?"

Ma Min'er smiled unnaturally: "No...no, how could you not have enough money, you are the king of Beijun."

"Haha..." Xia Zhen raised her head and laughed, and suddenly stretched out her arms to embrace the little daughter-in-law, and leaned into her ear, "I think you've thought about whether I have any money."

"No...no, I was wondering if you have any money. I have too much money to use up." Ma Miner retorted guiltily.

"Not enough?"

"Yes... ah no, no..." Seeing Xia Zhen's smirk, Ma Min'er quickly turned a corner. It's possible that this guy still wants to take his own money, but there's no way.

"Haha..." Seeing the little daughter-in-law's nervous and money-hungry face, Xia Zhen thought she was extremely cute, so she leaned into her ear again and said, "I have mines."

"Ah..." The conjecture was conjecture, and it was confirmed with my own ears. Ma Min'er was terrified and Zhang Cheng became O-shaped, "You are indeed the child of the landlord's family."

"Hey..." The corners of Xia Zhen's mouth twitched, "Little daughter-in-law, why are you so promising? I think the rank of the county king is too low!"

"You..." Ma Min'er thought to herself, mother, God, do you want to marry a rebel?
"What's your expression?" Xia Zhen's eyebrows moved upside down.

"I...I...that...Xia Zhen, what do you want the emperor to grant you?" Ma Min'er asked cautiously, for fear that she would find a big villain.

"It's best not to seal anything, just let me be a general freely."

Oh my god, it turned out that they weren't rebels. It was really scary. Ma Min'er patted her heart, "Freedom and self-care, freedom and self-care, we...we have money in our pockets, just be a leisurely rich man, that's fine." ..."

"Haha..." Xia Zhen laughed happily again, "Daughter-in-law, I just like you like this."

With Xia Zhen, who is rich and well-rounded, Liangzhou Prefecture not only solved the problem of scarce water resources, but also developed production and life at a rapid speed because of water.

Ma Min'er's upland rice is growing lushly, and it has attracted a large number of farmers to come to visit, "Look at the growth, there must be a harvest."

"Yeah, it's amazing to be able to grow rice."

"I've heard people talk about the upland rice in the Yi and Xianger prefectures. I just heard about it before, but now I finally see the real thing. The rumors are actually true."

"Next year I will plant too."

"What do you want? Next year, farming has already started, hurry up and register to claim the land."

"How do you get it?"

"Lead by the head of the account."

"Is the payment of taxes also done on a household basis?"

"It's by account."

"It would be a great thing if it was done on a household basis."

"Of course, everyone says that the king of Beijun is the land god sent from Beishan, and he came here to give us blessings!"

"Water to drink and grain to eat, isn't that a blessing..."

Shan Xiaodan was stunned when he heard people's comments, one was the Goddess of Rain and the other was the God of Land, no wonder they got together.

Although he knew his parents would be here soon, Huang Junyao still had no time to pick them up. He invited the Gu family to meet them outside the city. When Ma Miner returned to Beishan from Lingqiu, he passed by the gate of the city and saw Gu Deshui standing Under the big sun, let Xiao Dan ask what's going on.

Xiao Dan came back and said, "Master Huang is not free, please come and pick him up with Uncle Gu."

"Oh, so that's the case." Ma Min'er asked worriedly, "But what if he doesn't know the Huang family?"

"This... probably passed by and asked one by one."

It's really possible, in this hot weather, Ma Min'er shouted: "Xiao guard——"

"Ma'am, what are you calling me for?" Xiaowen ran forward.

"Do you have pen and ink?"

"Have."

Ma Min'er said: "Write a big letter to Uncle Gu."

"Write big letters?"

"Yes, just write 'Welcome to Mr. Huang Junyao's family', so that they can see it as soon as they come over, so as to save a long time asking and wasting time."

Xiaowen glanced at his master, saw that he had acquiesced, quickly wrote big characters and gave it to Gu Deshui.

"Ah..." Gu Deshui was stunned for a long time when he got the words. When he came back to his senses, he quickly stood at the most eye-catching intersection, waiting for the Huang family with large-character paper in both hands.

Not long after, the carriage of the Huang family arrived outside the city. They were helping the old and the young. They were about to find their son, but when they saw someone writing their son's name, they were a little puzzled.

"I'm a friend of Mr. Huang, and I'll help him pick up his parents."

The servant quickly turned around and ran to the master, "Master, Mr. Da Lang is not free, so he asked a friend to come pick us up."

Mr. Huang was walking forward, and Gu Deshui had already run in front of him. Mr. Huang was a little taken aback when he saw the note: "This big brother, you belong to my son..."

"Friend." Gu Deshui quickly took the conversation.

"What about my son?"

Gu Deshui replied: "Master Huang is too busy to come and pick you up. Let me take you to his newly rented yard."

Master Huang already knew that his son was appointed as the magistrate of Liangzhou City, a fifth-rank official. This was something he never dared to think about. He did it at such a young age. He was very pleased, "Then trouble big brother Lead the way." I don't blame my son for not coming to pick me up, business is the first, I can understand.

"Father, you are being polite."

Gu Deshui led people into the city happily. Seeing the dilapidated and declining Liangcheng Prefecture, Huang Yihan shook her head: "The northern desert really can't compare with the rich and prosperous Jiangnan."

The little girl said: "But the eldest son said that he can live a comfortable life here."

Huang Yihan sighed: "The sky is vast and the earth is vast, so it's okay if you don't feel comfortable!"

The little girl curled her lips: "Yao Niang, do you think the material here is poor?"

"As long as I can be with my eldest brother and parents, I can bear it."

"I said Yao Niang is sensible, and you are indeed sensible."

Huang Yihan snorted: "Smelly girl, you are obviously younger than me by a few days, why do you make it look like you are older than me, like an old lady."

"Yao Niang, I will be your nanny from now on, the old lady."

Huang Yihan rolled her eyes, turned her head to look at the street, and unexpectedly saw that handsome gentleman again, "Qingzhi, what do you think that gentleman does?"

"Maybe the company is in charge." Qing Zhi glanced at it and said.

"In charge of the business?"

"Ah."

Huang Yihan grinned, "My family used to be a wealthy businessman, and he was in charge, which is pretty good."

"Yao Niang, Mr. Da Lang is now a fifth-rank official."

Huang Yihan pouted: "Qingzhi, can you stop spoiling the fun."

"Yao Niang, I'm just telling the truth."

"I'm too lazy to talk to you." Huang Yihan secretly looked at the handsome man, he was so handsome, he never expected to see such a handsome man in the north.

No wonder Huang Yihan sighed, among the crowd walking in the city, [-]% of the men were rough and tall, with big waists and round arms, and they were also dark.Subconsciously, she reached out and touched her little face, "Qing Zhi, will I be like them?"

"Yao Niang, you are a little girl in the boudoir, if you don't come out to bask in the sun, how can you get dark."

"That's true." Huang Yihan said, "But I'm still worried about getting tanned."

Qing Zhi pouted again: "Yao Niang, you want to sneak out again."

"As far as you know."

Huang Junyao didn't get out of the Yamen until late at night and arrived at home. Before reaching the gate of the courtyard, he was hugged by his parents. The family of three hugged each other and cried, "Father...Mother...son thought I would never see you again..."

"My son, my son, my son has made you suffer..."

"Father……"

……

Crying from the door to the courtyard, and from the courtyard to the main hall, after half an hour, the mood of the family finally stabilized, Mr. Huang said: "This is all right, we can finally leave the land of right and wrong."

Huang Junyao said: "Father, the battle for the position has been fought for several years, and the war in the south of the Yangtze River has not affected it? They should be better."

"Hmph!" Master Huang snorted coldly: "Because of frequent wars, business is not easy to do, they rob money even more fiercely, and they don't even want face. Life has been going well these few years..." He couldn't go on. , It's really heart-wrenching.

Huang Mu said: "It's all right now, it's finally quiet."

"Alas..." Huang's father sighed, "But we have also left our roots."

"Father—" Huang Junyao smiled apologetically, "It's all my fault."

Huang's father shook his head: "Son, don't blame yourself. The people sent by the king of Beijun to the south helped you settle the matter. They finally admitted that your uncle had a stroke, so it wasn't you who pushed him down to death."

Huang Junyao stood up quickly, and bowed to the North Camp, "Thank you King Beijun."

"Son, since our benefactor treats us like this, we have to do things for him well."

"Father, I know."

Unknowingly, the days passed quickly, the scorching midsummer passed, and the golden September ushered in. Ma Miner received a letter from her father. She thought that the letter would be the same as usual, but she was frightened after only reading a few lines. It's here, it's been... more than five months... oh no, it will take half a month for this letter to arrive in my hands, isn't that six months?
Shan Xiaodan saw that Xiaodong stood up with the letter in his hand, and walked back and forth slowly, as if he was meditating on something, when she stopped, he asked, "Er Niang, what's the matter?"

"Aunt Wan has a child."

"Oh." Shan Xiaodan responded flatly.

"What's your tone?"

"Ah, what kind of tone does Er Niang want from me?"

Ma Min'er looked at her in a daze, "Yes, what tone do I want from you?"

Seeing her in a daze, Shan Xiaodan smiled and said: "I am Erniang's girl, of course I express my emotions from Erniang's position, if you are happy, I am afraid you will be unhappy, if you show righteous indignation, Erniang usually treats the queen Mom is also good, so I can only respond in a normal tone!"

"Normal?" Ma Min'er patted her head, "Oh, Miss Shan, thank you, thank you for solving my confusion."

Shan Xiaodan shook his head and smiled: "I also learned from Er Niang you!"

"Haha..." Ma Min'er laughed loudly, "Sister Xiao Shan, don't praise me, I will float away."

Shan Xiaodan shook his head.

Ma Min'er continued to read the letter, and her mood improved a lot, "Miss Shan, what gift do you think I should give my brother or sister?"

"Of course I will send some clothes, bedding, etc., and when he (she) is born, I will send some gold and silver collars, locks and other mascots."

"Oh oh oh, I understand." Ma Min'er murmured, "Then I will make some clothes and bedding for him (her), and when he (she) is born, when I go back to see him, I will give him a golden lock."

Shan Xiaodan smiled.

"Miss Shan, don't laugh, I'm putting on a show, you have to help me do it."

"Okay, Er Niang."

In October, when sweet osmanthus is fragrant, the fields in the entire Liangzhou City have been divided according to household registrations. For this reason, many homeless people have rushed to Liangzhou City to register household registration and land. Surprisingly, more than a dozen small towns appeared.

Master Sha asked anxiously: "Master Huang, many of them are foreigners. They wear the clothes of our Great Wei and come to claim the land. Do you want to let them?"

Huang Junyao said: "What do people live for?"

"There is food and shelter, and hot pits."

"That's the end of it." Huang Junyao said with a smile: "With a field, who would be happy to run around on a horse and live without a fixed place?"

Lord Sha stared at him blankly for a while, "I never expected you to be more courageous than me."

Huang Junyao smiled lightly, "If you have no courage, it's still your turn to be an acquaintance, and you, a corrupt official, would have been exiled long ago."

"Aren't you greedy?" Lord Sha stared at each other, his neck stuck.

"I'm just not greedy." Huang Junyao raised his eyebrows proudly.

"You...I won't tell you, I heard that your father came here and shipped dozens of boxes of gold bars. Your family has money, and we can't compare it."

"Who is talking nonsense, here are dozens of boxes of gold bars."

"There must be a few boxes."

Huang Junyao blinked and said nothing.

"Haha..." Master Sha laughed loudly, "I blackmailed you, I never thought you would be so honest, but I tricked you out. How many boxes of gold bars do you have, and you are so fat!"

"Hmph!" Huang Junyao flicked his sleeves angrily, and left the official room.

All the officials in the official room covered their mouths: "The people in Jiangnan are really rich."

Is Huang Junyao stupid?Of course not, it was just a deliberate loss of money, and he was indirectly expressing his determination not to be greedy.

The cold winter is here, and this year's capital city is particularly popular for raising rabbits. Rabbits have reached a point where the supply is in short supply, and every family in the countryside around Gyeonggi raises rabbits.

The emperor's former celebrity Yancheng County King was chased by Concubine Ning for a blind date every day. Not only that, but also held several flower parties at home. In a certain private vegetable shop, eating hot pot leisurely, after eating and drinking, lying on the side of the window facing the sun, squinting to bask in the sun, even if the servants at home come over to urge people, it is Wei Ran. move.

"Your Majesty, the imperial decree for Princess Yunbao's marriage has come down, and September next year has been chosen."

"so late?"

"Your Majesty, the princess has a lot to prepare for when she gets married, so it's not too late."

Liu Zaili glanced at his subordinates, "What do you know?"

"Yes, this subordinate doesn't understand." The staff quickly saluted.

Liu Zaili raised his eyes: "The princess will not be the only one getting married next year."

The aides didn't dare to ask who it was, and they didn't dare to talk too much about the person who was not married that year. They saw that his eyes were blurred and his expression was dazed, as if he had entered some kind of mental thought.

Outside the window, just in the afternoon, the warm winter sun shone in through the large window, as if a fairy had floated in along the sunlight, smiled at him, and squatted down beside him.

He turned to stare at her with a smile, why are you here?Can't I come?How prosperous and beautiful the capital is!
That's right, the capital city is so nice, even the birds in Liangzhou don't want to shit there, it's good that you're here, I'll take you to appreciate the real prosperity and happiness in the world, do you want to go?

The other party just laughed, but didn't reply, he was anxious, talk, nod!

The other party still laughed, he was anxious, couldn't help stretching out his hand, in a blink of an eye, there was some kind of fairy there, Liu Zaili took a closer look, and there was no one in the room except himself, and the staff who had something to do with him had disappeared at some point. out.

He leaned back deeply, lying slumped, when will I see you again?Could it be that in this life, you can only block mountains and seas?

"The king—"

"Get out." Liu Zaili, who looked bored, became annoyed when he heard the voice.

"Jun...Jun Wang, Holy Father...please..."

Liu Zaili, who had already raised his upper body and was about to hit someone, heard the word 'Holy One' and lay down again, "Understood!" The voice of reply was dull and low.

(End of this chapter)