Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 174

Ling Ruya parted her red lips lightly: "Then what will the Great Wei Kingdom get in return?"

Xia Zhen's eyes were almost downcast, and she didn't even look at her directly. This time, she finally managed to get his attention.

Ling Ruya was overjoyed at first and then horrified, her calm eyes were full of warnings, no, no, my cousin has never been cruel to me, yes, no, she secretly looked at Jin The prince dodged behind him.

Prince Jin thought the woman was acting like a spoiled child, so he hugged her and sat in his arms, "North County King... Now it's your turn to the Great Wei Kingdom."

If Xia Zhen had had the same temper as before, he would have turned over the table and left a long time ago, but he has grown up and matured, so even if he lost his temper, it would be reserved.

Ma Min'er looked at Xia Zhen, besides herself, he didn't bring any Yingying Yanyan with him, performing?It's really difficult.

Xia Zhen lowered her eyes.The waiter at the side immediately stepped forward, refilled the tea in front of him, then backed away quickly, and he took a sip of tea from the cup.

Prince Jin raised his eyebrows and shouted triumphantly: "Prince Beijun, can it be that your woman can't dance?" In Dajin Kingdom, women who can't dance are looked down upon.

"His Royal Highness, is Xiao okay?" Ma Min'er felt that the only thing she could do was Xiao.

"Xiao?"

Ma Min'er smiled back: "Yes, the wind instruments of our Great Wei Dynasty."

"Oh..." Prince Jin frowned slightly, "I haven't heard of it, let's try it."

Ma Min'er said: "It's a pity I didn't bring it here, I'll send someone to go back and get it, can you wait a bit?"

The steward standing behind Prince Jin said quickly, "I'll go get it from the shopkeeper of the restaurant."

"Thank you."

"Ma'am, you are welcome..."

"Take another violin."

The two men actually spoke at the same time, and everyone in the private room looked at the two who spoke, one was Xia Zhen, the king of Beijun, and the other was Liu Zaili, the king of Yancheng.

Xia Zhen turned her head with a smile that was not a smile: "Yan County King also wants to perform?"

Liu Zaili didn't reply and asked, "What song are you performing, Prince Beijun?"

"Whatever my wife performs, I will play with him." Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows proudly.

The smile on Liu Zaili's face gradually faded, and he stretched out his hand to drink from the cup.

In the private room, a needle drop could be heard for a while.

Prince Jin didn't understand at first, but after a few sentences, he understood what it meant, raised his head and laughed, "Haha... Heroes love beauties, just like eagles on our grasslands!"

Ling Ruya also saw the signs, this poor woman who settled down in the capital was still pleased by King Yancheng of the capital, since there are men who like her, why would she still come to seduce her cousin, it's really... so cheap.

Ma Min'er has a headache, what does Liu Zaili want to do, this is Xia Zhen's territory, don't you want to mess around?
The steward is also a fine person, seeing the awkward atmosphere, he hastily said: "There are...all of them, and the small ones will be brought to the two of you immediately." After speaking, he opened the door and went out.

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, we are full, let's listen to the ensemble of the county king and his wife, it must be wonderful." Prince Jin raised his hand to invite the two county kings of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Everyone tore up the mutton and ate it. The Prince Jin waved his hand, and the retreating dancers came on stage one after another. He likes to eat, so he asked the waiter to serve boiled water, drank a few sips, and approached Xia Zhen when everyone was not paying attention, "What song do you know?"

"Chunjiang Flower Moonlight Night." Xia Zhen turned her head and smiled softly.

"I can do this too." Ma Min'er breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they knew the same piece of music, but she just felt strange: "I haven't seen you play the piano before, you..."

"My mother would, forced me to study for nearly ten years."

"Wow, that's awesome."

"Yeah." Xia Zhen didn't say that, in order to please his mother, he practiced very hard, but his mother always criticized him, which shocked his young heart deeply, and secretly broke several pianos, all of which were caused by his grandmother secretly. Bought a new violin and put it away.

Ma Min'er was not worried anymore, she looked relaxed and drank two glasses of boiled water in one go.

From the corner of Liu Zaili's eyes, he saw the young couple leaning close to each other, whispering about the repertoire they were playing, their heart was not sour, but painful, so painful, so they took a glass of prairie spirits and drank it After he drank it, his throat was almost on fire due to the choking of the wine. It was so hot that he insisted on not coughing out a sound, and swallowed all the pain.

Ling Ruya has been paying attention to the movement on the opposite side. He was the one who collided with her eyes at the window that night. He looked out of the window because of his cousin. Brother, why can't our goals be the same? It would be great if we were consistent, wouldn't it be that I have an extra helper.

A quarter of an hour later, the steward came up with the servants, and each servant had a musical instrument in his hand. "For the sake of fun, the younger one brought a few more musical instruments."

"Prepare for the nobles of the Great Wei Kingdom."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

Immediately, a waiter stepped forward, put the food table aside, and replaced it with a table for the qin, and Ma Miner's xiao was in his hand.

"My lord, are you ready?" Ma Min'er called Xia Zhen with different identities on different occasions.

Xia Zhen tried the sound, raised her head and smiled: "Well, it's done."

"Then start!"

Xia Zhen lowered her head, and Ma Min'er put her flute on her lips. Their eyes met, and they understood each other. The music sounded at the same time, and the notes were beating, which immediately brought people into the silent night. A round of bright moon hung high in the sky .

Not to mention people who are not familiar with Xia Zhen, even his subordinates, such as Zhang Nianmei and Wei Ren, have never heard their county king play the piano, not only that, but also so skilled and affectionate.

It was the first time that everyone saw a different Xia Zhen. He used to be beautiful and solemn, but now, the way he concentrated on playing the qin and zither was more like the wind under the pine, high and slow.

Ling Ruya felt that her cousin's slender and nimble fingers were in her eyes, and the strings he was plucking seemed to be plucking her heart.

Ma Min'er was just standing still, but as she got more and more involved in the sound of the piano, she moved her footsteps lightly, as if she was not only playing with her breath, but her whole body was moving with the music.

The moon rises high and shines brightly, the sea is vast and calm, the sound of Ma Miner's flute dances with the sound of Xia Zhen and the piano, and the slopes rise and fall. A beautiful, far-reaching, blurred picture of the moon and night on the Spring River appears in people's minds.

If others are attracted by the sound of music, but Liu Zaili is not, he seems to be stripped of this private room, he is out of tune with everyone, at this moment, he is as melancholy as the little lady is playing the music, and all these The melancholy entered the heart of sorrow along with the wine in his cup, turning into endless sorrow.

The music ranges from gentle to jumping and then from jumping to faint sadness. In the night scene of the Spring River, under the bright and bright moon, it seems to be the return of a wanderer's weary love, and it also seems to be a woman's sincere and moving parting feelings, which is full of philosophical meaning. emotion of life.

The music creates a fresh and tranquil state, just like Xia Zhen who has traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers, and finally went from restless to peaceful and tranquil. He never thought that the last piece of music he learned at the age of 12, at this moment During the performance, he suddenly realized that this is life.

People didn't know when the song ended, the door was gently pulled, and people woke up from their contemplation.

"His Royal Highness, the hot mutton soup is ready, do you need to serve it?" asked the waiter at the door.

"Yes..., of course." Prince Jin glanced at Xia Zhen several times as he replied loudly. He had a Han wife who once told him that he was not afraid of martial arts being smart and powerful, but that he was knowledgeable and interesting. Dangerous, he once asked the martial artist who is knowledgeable and interesting, it is terrible, his master pointed at the mind, there will be many people who will work for him.

He is an eagle in the grass, of course he understands better than anyone else that the most difficult enemy to defeat in the world is the enemy who has countless sacrifices for him.

"Haha..." Prince Jin raised his head and laughed out of admiration or guilty conscience.

Ling Ruya snorted coldly, "What's the matter, I can also play the piano and play the moon."

"Oh, is that so?" The Golden Prince's eyes lit up.

Ma Min'er saw that they were going on endlessly, she smiled, "Ma'am, performing alone in the middle of the stage is for people to watch, why do you bother?"

"You..." Ling Ruya stood up suddenly, her eyes were red with anger.

"You are Han, you should understand, but you are a concubine?"

Ling Ruya was completely defeated at this moment, but she stretched out her fingers forcefully: "Didn't you play it..."

"The king and I played the qin and zither in harmony, adding some elegance to the guests."

"You..." Ling Ruya's lungs were almost out of breath, yes, that's right, they sat in their seats and didn't move, they were just out of interest, not like they were standing in the middle of the stage for others...

She turned her head and got into the arms of Prince Jin, "Your Highness...Your Highness, I don't want to live anymore, I don't want to live anymore..."

Compared with the county king who was given to him by the Great Wei Dynasty in exchange for food, what is the woman he likes more? Don't be shy."

Shy, is this shy?This is losing face, losing face, and losing face.In fact, no matter what kind of aristocrat or noble status, they can only sit and watch other people's performances, and then they have to perform for others.

What does this mean, Ling Ruya is just a concubine of Prince Jin, just for that.

The banquet was still going on, hot mutton soup was served, and the private room became lively again, and the dancers from the Kingdom of Jin spun into the middle of the stage again, and started a new round of performances.

Xia Zhen, who seems to have comprehended life, really wants to go back and play a song with his daughter-in-law "Spring River Flower and Moon Night". The banquet is only halfway through, and he needs to wait a little longer before he can go back.

Maybe it's because she drank too much water. Ma Min'er wanted to go to the toilet, but in an unfamiliar environment, she wanted to endure it for fear of developing cystitis, so she gently leaned against Xia Zhen, "I want to go to the toilet."

Xia Zhen said, "I'll accompany you."

"Okay." Ma Miner nodded.

Xia Zhen beckoned, and immediately a servant stepped forward, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"Change."

"Okay, little one understands."

Xia Zhen took the little daughter-in-law's hand and stood up, and walked towards the door. The crown prince was calling for someone, but the servant beside him immediately stepped forward and whispered, "Go to the toilet."

It turned out that it was not a farewell, the golden prince continued to eat meat and watch singing and dancing.

Outside, after passing through a corridor, the waiter said: "Your Majesty, Madam and the place where you go to the toilet are not together."

"It's okay, I'll just stand here and wait for her."

Seeing him like this, the waiter gave up and asked the maid to take Ma Min'er to the toilet.

Unexpectedly, the place to go to the toilet is really far away, Xia Zhen can't be seen, Ma Min'er is a little flustered, he doesn't even notice that besides Shan Xiaodan, there is also the girl who burns the fire.

In the private room, the beauty next to Prince Jin was no longer in his arms. She also left the private room and stood in a corner, "Did you succeed?"

Bai Lu shook her head: "Ma'am, the woman of the King of Beijun actually only drank plain water, no wine, no meat, we didn't succeed."

Ling Ruya was so angry that she hammered the pillar, "Bitch!" She came here with the aura of wanting to beat Ma Min'er, but she was completely defeated, how could she swallow this tone.

"Ma'am, we are going back to the Kingdom of Jin tomorrow, so you still..."

"What's the hurry, we are still young, we will meet again in the future, maybe when we meet again, I can easily kill her..." Ling Ruya ruthlessly made a crushing motion.

"Yes, ma'am, you're right. This woman has a high rank, and we'll definitely be able to handle her after we've practiced." Bai Lu hurriedly added.

In the corridor of Jin Guo Restaurant, Liu Zaili also came out. He saw Xia Zhen standing at the corner like a pillar. After a pause, he continued to walk forward. When he passed by him, he stopped and smiled, "No Did you expect me to come?"

Xia Zhen twitched the corner of her mouth lightly, not bothering to answer such a naive question.

Liu Zaili was not annoyed either: "Maybe you already knew about it before I reached the boundary of Liangzhou Prefecture?"

Xia Zhen didn't want to answer either.

Liu Zaili laughed to himself, "What are you doing standing here? Are you afraid that I will steal your future wife?"

Xia Zhen's eyes turned cold, "Then you can try."

Liu Zaili smiled brightly, "I'm always looking for opportunities."

"..." Xia Zhen exuded cold air all over her body.

"But don't worry, when Er Niang's heart is still toward you, I won't move." Liu Zaili said, "I am good at catching a woman's fragile heart, so you have to be careful, don't let it have cracks, let me There is an opportunity to take advantage of."

"Are you tired?" Xia Zhen smiled disdainfully.

"Then what can be done? Maybe you have experienced the feeling you want to get."

Xia Zhen looked at him expressionlessly.

"Haha..." Liu Zaili laughed and left.

Under the airtight protection of the two girls, Ma Min'er finally returned to Xia Zhen's side safely, "Xia Zhen, can we go back?"

"Well, it's almost there." Xia Zhen gently took the little daughter-in-law's hand, "Let's go back and say hello."

"it is good."

Even out of courtesy, Xia Zhen didn't want to stay here any longer, and bid farewell to Prince Jin.

On the second day, Xia Zhen did not go to see off Prince Jin in person, but asked Wei Ren to go instead. He urged Ma Min'er to leave Anlong Restaurant and go back to Xiaomu Yard.

After the servants packed everything up, it was almost afternoon. After Xia Zhen woke up from a nap, she found Ma Min'er who was growing vegetables in the vegetable garden.

"You didn't take a nap?"

"The sunshine in April is so good that I can't bear to waste it. I'm growing vegetables." Ma Min'er was sweating lightly as she turned back to grow vegetables.

"When was the one on the side planted?"

Ma Min'er replied: "When we lived in the restaurant, Aunt Shan came back and planted it."

"It's really good, I'll eat it at night."

Ma Miner shook her head: "If you don't eat it, it's too young."

Xia Zhen snorted.

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Let's go cut leeks and make dumplings tonight."

"I remember you made leek boxes before."

"Then do both."

Xia Zhen smiled, put her hands behind her back, and circled around the vegetable garden.

While sowing seeds, Ma Miner asked, "What are you doing?"

"For some reason, I want to make a fortune."

Ma Min'er was stunned for a moment, "Brother Zhen, are you busy and want to do this?"

"There is no war, and Huang Junyao can afford Liangzhou government affairs. I want to be lazy."

"Oh, then just be lazy." After finishing speaking, Ma Min'er was about to lower her head to sow seeds when she suddenly remembered something, "Xia Zhen—"

"what's wrong?"

Ma Min'er asked: "What about Qingzhou and Ningzhou, you don't seem to have taken care of it?"

"Ah, are there still Qingning and Ningzhou?" Xia Zhen seemed to have really forgotten.

"Yes, you forgot, the emperor gave you five mansions?"

"Oh, I remember." Xia Zhen nodded solemnly.

Ma Min'er really thought that Xia Zhen had forgotten, so she continued to lower her head and sow seeds and grow vegetables in a funny way. It was not until a year later that she realized that it was not that he had forgotten the Qingning Second Mansion, but...

Hee hee, what is it?Those who are interested can guess, and there will be a prize if the guess is correct. Let's not show it here for the time being, and continue to talk about the pastoral fun of the two.

Xia Zhen seemed to be in love with Qian Qiumao. From choosing the place to making the swing board, she did it all by herself. She took off her coat and rolled up her sleeves all afternoon.

In the evening, when Ma Miner went home to make dumplings, he made them, "Come and try tomorrow, okay?"

"Didn't you try it?" Ma Min'er said with a smile.

"It's not for me alone, it's only good if you feel good."

"Oh." Ma Miner smiled.

The two went back to the small kitchen together. Aunt Shan helped them reconcile the noodles and roll out the leather. The couple did the rest of the seasoning and dumpling making by themselves. They didn't even ask the little girl to light the fire.

Ma Min'er was cooking on the pot, Xia Zhen was lighting the fire under the stove. Tonight, there were only the two of them: "Xia Zhen, I think you are a little strange today?"

"No, there's nothing strange about it."

Ma Min'er said: "You actually made Qianqiu with your own hands, and you still sit behind the stove to light the fire. If you were in the past, you would never have done it."

Xia Zhen smiled, the fire in the stove reflected on his face, warm as a little wolf dog.

Ma Min'er didn't hear his reply, she tilted her head to look behind the stove, "Brother Zhen, why didn't you answer?"

Xia Zhen raised her eyes and smiled, "Last night, I felt something about the moonlit night in the Spring River in Naqu."

"Oh——" Ma Min'er dragged her voice, "So you have a sense of life."

"Yeah." Xia Zhen's face was full of warmth.

Ma Min'er continued to do her own business with a smile, posting leek boxes and ordering dumplings. After a while, a simple and delicious dinner was freshly cooked. The two of them moved the small table next to the stove to the door: "We will staring at the stars, looking at the moon and having this dinner."

"Okay, Brother Zhen, everything is up to you." Ma Min'er smiled.

"Unfortunately, there is only one soldier."

"A soldier?"

"That's right, if you say you can listen to me in everything, then I'm the general. I guess next year or the next year, there will be more soldiers in the family."

It turns out that this is the meaning of "a soldier", Ma Min'er raised eyebrows and said, "Eat, Brother Zhen."

The young couple ate and chatted, not only had a leisurely afternoon, but also had a wonderful evening.

When Xia Zhen returned to his room, it was already night, and Jing Mo stood in front of him, "Liu Zaili left."

"Then we should move."

"Your Majesty, do you want to wait a few more days?"

Xia Zhen said to herself, "No need."

"Liu Zaili must have left some people behind. I want to kill them and relieve my worries."

Xia Zhen sneered, "Because we have reserved manpower, we have to move even more."

Jing Mo thought for a moment, "I understand."

"Well, go ahead and do a good job."

"Yes, my lord."

On the second day, Ma Min'er thought that Xia Zhen would continue to live in the countryside, but everyone went to the camp, so busy that no one was there.

"If a man can be trusted, a sow can also climb a tree."

"Uh, my little boss, how can a sow climb a tree?"

"So you can't trust what a man says, understand?"

Shan Xiaodan frowned, "I don't understand."

"Hmph, I won't tell you anymore." Ma Min'er continued to grow vegetables.

A few days later, all the open spaces in the small yard were planted with fruits and vegetables, and at the Vocational College, Qiu Baiyan asked her when she was free to take a look.

"Definitely go and have a look, and sit in the back of the classroom to listen to how they teach." Ma Min'er said.

"I have already made the meaning of pressing, and I guess many masters don't understand."

Ma Miner said: "It doesn't matter, running a school is not accomplished overnight, it takes time and patience."

"Well, I see."

Qiu Baiyan was about to leave and go back, but was stopped by Ma Miner, "I heard that you are very close to Master Huang's sister?"

"It's already an open secret." Qiu Baiyan pursed his lips and smiled.

"What do you think?" Ma Miner asked.

"I will go to propose marriage."

Ma Min'er asked, "Will you go? You mean you're not sure yet?"

"En." Qiu Baiyan nodded honestly.

"Why?"

"Oh." Qiu Baiyan didn't know how to say it.

Ma Miner asked back: "Is she not your ideal partner?"

"Ideal?" Qiu Baiyan laughed, "How could there be such a person."

"Then what do you think?"

"It's not that I don't want to marry her, but I feel that the time is not yet ripe."

Ma Min'er said, "Are you old or young?"

"My age is not a problem, but she cannot get married yet."

Ma Min'er heard some meaning from Qiu Baiyan's tone, "You mean, Miss Huang is immature?"

"Yes." Qiu Baiyan said: "I am now teaching her how to be the master of the house and a wife."

Ma Min'er didn't know what to say.

"Do you think it's a little funny?" Qiu Baiyan also thought it was funny.

"Cultivate a little wife." Ma Min'er followed him with a smile, "It's not bad, as long as you really want to marry, and you don't just treat other young ladies casually."

"Little boss, April is coming to an end, at the beginning of May, you let me go to Beijing?"

"Well, take Guo Erping with you."

Qiu Baiyan nodded, "Okay, I understand."

Seeing him pursing his lips, Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Do you want me to take care of your little wife?"

"Yes, my little boss, I'm sorry to trouble you."

"It's okay, the nanny and girl Xia Zhen asked his grandmother to send will arrive soon, and I'll let her come and study together."

"Ma'am, that's not necessary. You are a princess, and she is just an ordinary wife in charge. I'm afraid she won't understand, and it won't be good if she learns."

"Oh." Ma Min'er didn't expect Qiu Baiyan to be so thoughtful, "Then... how about I find a nanny who matches her status to teach her?"

"That would be great, thank you little boss."

"Brother Qiu, you are welcome."

In Lingshi County, Xiangzhou Prefecture, Liu Zaili and the people sent by the emperor worked together to finally mine a gold mine, and the gold was quite high.

"Jun Wang, there are still a few mines that can be dug out in this area."

"That's good." Liu Zaili asked, "How long can these places be harvested?"

"Three to eight years."

Liu Zaili asked, "How much gold can you mine?"

"This... can't be determined, the variables are too big, and the little ones dare not return to the county king."

"Okay, then you can report in the most conservative way, and I will return to Beijing to report to the emperor."

"Okay, Prince."

On the second night, in the Imperial Palace in Beijing, Emperor Yuantai received a secret report from Liu Zaili. He happily got off the dragon bed and walked around the room, "Great, great."

The servant outside heard a voice in the room, and gently pushed the door open, "My lord——"

"Nothing, you can go out."

"Yes, my lord."

After the waiter went out, Emperor Yuantai smiled again, "This year, the weather in the Wei Dynasty has been smooth, and the border has become more peaceful. I can finally sleep peacefully."

Emperor Yuantai read the secret letter again before throwing it into the copper brazier, and went to bed happily. Just when he thought he could fall asleep soon, many other things appeared in his mind, and he sat down again. Get up, stroke the forehead: "Why am I so tired?"

Tired, that's right, who made you the emperor above thousands of people!
Just when Ma Min'er's tutor was about to attend the class, Mrs. Xia sent people to arrive, four old mothers, sixteen little maids, and dozens of people including housekeepers and stewards. There were three people in the party A dozen people.There were two leaders, a man and a woman, both in their forties.

"Greetings to Madam!" The middle-aged man bowed to Ma Min'er first, "The younger one's surname is Xia, and her name is Xia Feng. She used to be a small steward of the old general's side, but was later promoted and trained by the old lady. Ma'am only use it."

Ma Min'er nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Manager Xia!"

"You're welcome, ma'am."

Guanshi Xia took a step back, and the middle-aged woman stepped forward half a step, saluted and said, "Young lady Yinggu, be respected as mother Ying."

"Hello, Aunt Ying." Ma Min'er smiled back.

"You're welcome, ma'am."

In just a few words, the person sent by Mrs. Xia is very polite and has good eyesight, so that everyone can get along easily.

Ma Min'er said: "The journey is long and exhausting. Let's rest for two or three days first. After three days, let's talk about things. What do you think of Guanshi Xia and Mammy Ying?"

"Yes, follow Madam's orders."

"Miss Shan—"

"Little Boss."

"You and Xing'er make arrangements."

"Yes, little master."

Everyone standing in the hall noticed the name of the girl next to the lady, and the senior person nodded secretly, it seems that he is a master who knows the general situation.

I followed Xia Zhen's side when I was not married. I was not used to calling Ma Min'er. Then I thought about it. The name of Xia Zhen's subordinates depends entirely on Xia Zhen's attitude. What the people around me are called depends entirely on themselves. , so she is very indifferent.

After settling them down, Ma Min'er held a meeting with the people around her, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, as long as everyone has a correct attitude and does things well. If you don't understand, let's be humble and understand, and we won't retreat." After that, do you understand?"

Aunt Shan is getting old, and she has traveled all over the rivers and lakes again, and she understood what Xiaodong's family meant, she nodded and said, "Understood, Xiaodong, don't worry, we still do what we did in the past, and we still do it now."

"Yes, Aunt Shan is right." Ma Min'er smiled: "In two days, there will be more people around me. These people will be allocated according to the configuration of the big family. They will be refined and everyone will be fixed. Whatever you do, it won’t be the same as before, doing everything.”

"Then what does the little boss mean, we are taking it easy?"

Ma Min'er replied: "No, the current jobs are calculated based on the current population, so many people have been added. Although it has been refined, the jobs after refinement will not be less."

"Oh, yes, I see."

"Everyone doesn't have to worry about it, just do things well as before."

"Yes, little boss, we understand."

Ma Miner nodded, and the crowd dispersed.

Aunt Shan was fine, Shi Qiuju seemed a little nervous, Xing'er glanced at her mother, smiled at her lightly, and comforted her: "Mother, don't worry, just do the same as before."

"Mother, mother... a little stupid." Shi Qiuju was very uneasy, always afraid that others would look down on her.

Another little girl said: "Aunt Shi, what's the matter, it's better if they come, we can learn from them."

"Xiao Hong is right."

"Thank you, Aunt Shan."

Xia Zhen, who was busy at night, finally came back, Ma Min'er raised her head with a dusty look, "Did you go out?"

"Well, I went around outside the mountain."

"Oh." Ma Min'er brought him a robe and slippers.

"Is someone from my grandmother here?"

"Well, it's in the morning."

"What about people?"

"Let them rest and return to work in three days."

Xia Zhen smiled and said, "The rules will be followed in the future, will you not get used to it?"

"Rules are dead, people are alive, there is nothing suitable or not."

Xia Zhen's eyebrows moved.

While the young couple were talking, Shan Xiaodan had already arranged the meals, and the two of them sat down to eat, chatting while eating, talking about their parents' gossip.

Qiu Baiyan is a bit busy these days, he is going to Beijing, and he has a lot of things to hand over, so he doesn't have time to teach his daughter-in-law empty-handed, so let her learn things from her mother at home.

Huang Yihan wanted to see her sweetheart all day long, and only after meeting her sweetheart would she be in the mood to do things. She hadn't seen her for a few days, as if she had lost her soul. At dinner, she finally caught her.

"Brother Qiu—" He looked aggrieved.

"Have you had dinner?"

"No." Huang Yihan pursed her mouth.

"Someone?"

"Master—" The attendant hurried in to reply.

"Give me a meal for two."

"Okay." The entourage turned and went out, and came in with a tray after a while, and there were two work plates of meals in it.

Qiu Baiyan put the food on his workbench, then moved the chair, "Come and eat."

"What kind of bowl is this? It looks so strange." Huang Yihan asked.

Qiu Baiyan didn't answer, and directly gave her the chopsticks, "Eat." After speaking, he sat down and bowed his head to eat.

Huang Yihan originally wanted to talk, but the person opposite was only busy eating, so she had to lower her head to eat.

Qiu Baiyan was really busy, and there were still a lot of things to do on the table. When he wiped his mouth with a towel, he said directly: "I will go to the capital in May."

Huang Yihan just took two bites, when she heard the news, she put down her chopsticks, "Brother Qiu, I don't want you to go." Tears fell as she spoke.

In the past, Qiu Baiyan would still take care of her, but today he didn't wait for the little lady to finish eating before talking about the matter, but directly did whatever he wanted. He had to let her grow up, and a peaceful way didn't seem to work.

"After my career is decided, I will often go to different places in the future. Can you accept me like this?"

"I..." Huang Yihan's tears welled up in her eyes.

"I can't be like other men, stay at home and fight against you every day, singing poems."

"I... I didn't let you be romantic and recite poems, did I?"

Qiu Baiyan smiled, "You want to see me every day, and the little thoughts in your mind are romance."

"Qiu...Qiu...Brother!" Huang Yihan's tears were gone by what he said.

"It's true that you like someone and you want to see them every day, but you have grown up, you can't be like a child, you can just show your likes on your face and run to him, that's not how you like someone."

"..." Huang Yihan was dumbfounded by what Qiu Baiyan said.

"After I go to the capital, think about it carefully. If you still want to marry me, I will. If you suddenly don't like it and want to marry someone else, I won't force it."

"Brother Qiu, what do you think of me? Why do I suddenly dislike and want to marry someone else?"

Qiu Baiyan lowered his eyes and did not answer.

"Brother Qiu, why do you treat me like this?"

Qiu Baiyan reached out and put his dinner plate aside, and sat behind the workbench to work.

The man's indifference made Huang Yihan breathless, how could this happen, they are going to leave, isn't it all because of you and me?Why is he so indifferent and treats her like this.

Huang Yihan overturned the plate in front of him with a wave of his hand angrily. Seeing that he heard the sound of overturning, he didn't even lift his head. He paused, covered his mouth, turned around and ran away.

The entourage at the door stretched out his head, "Do you want to chase?"

"Go with her."

"Oh." The entourage came in lightly, and cleaned up the overturned dinner plates, leaving a mess on the floor.

Huang Yihan cried all the way home, entered the room, and locked herself in the room.

"What's the matter?" Huang's mother hurriedly asked the girl beside her: "Jing Luo, what's the matter, Yao Niang?"

Jing Luo sighed, like an old lady, "Ma'am, I don't think Yao Niang is good enough for shopkeeper Qiu."

When Huang's mother was surprised and didn't know how to answer, Huang Yihan who was in the room ran out and shouted: "You damn girl, why do you say that about me."

Jing Luo said: "You sold me, and I want to say the same thing. Brother Qiu is like a master, but you are not like my wife. My wife is knowledgeable, polite, gentle, respectful and thrifty, but you are only ten years old, and you use your temper in everything." Come."

"Mother—" Huang Yihan hugged her mother, "Mother, sold her, sold her, I don't want such a girl, I don't want..."

"Yao Niang, what nonsense are you talking about?" Huang's mother pushed her daughter away with a serious face, "Did you forget that a girl flattered you all day long and almost made you get lost and caught by the bad guys, have you forgotten?"

Huang Yihan was stunned by what her mother said, "I..."

Huang's mother said, "You...you, your father and I only had two children. Your elder brother has been controlled too strictly by his father since he was a child. I always can't bear it. I think you are a daughter's family and don't need to take care of him. So strict, I thought, you... actually live like a ten-year-old child."

"I'm not ten years old."

"But your current period is ten years old."

"No, no, I'm not..." Huang Yihan locked herself into the room again.

"Ma'am——" Jing Luo was extremely guilty, "Ma'am, you should hurry up and see Mr. Qiu, until this evening, I felt that he had the intention of marrying Yaoniang. After seeing her, I felt that he was shaken. With him going to Beijing, the relationship between him and Yaoniang may be impossible."

Huang's mother looked at the little girl in a daze, "You just said that he looks like a master?"

Jing Luo nodded: "Anyway, the servants think they are very similar."

Mother Huang sighed, "Okay, I see!" For a moment, the worried Mother Huang seemed to be a few years older.

Three days later, the personnel around Ma Min'er underwent a major change. In her capacity, a head nurse, two nurses in charge, four big maids, four young maids, and eight rough maids were appointed. Each of the four big girls is paired with two little girls who run errands.

The rest were assigned to the kitchen. As for the others who were on duty, or the caretakers of the various courtyards, they were not set up for the time being because there was no formal mansion.

Let’s talk about the head nurse—Gu Ying, who was specially trained by Mrs. Xia for the future granddaughter-in-law. Aunt Ying also knows that Aunt Ying has already begun to understand the future mistress. , is always from a family background, which is not bad, let her take a high look;
Second, the little general has already made a marriage contract with her, and has always brought her by his side. From this point of view, the master dotes on the mistress, which makes her look up a lot.

From all these, she thought that the future hostess would be very arrogant and domineering, but from the past few days, it seemed that she was not. In order to secure her position in charge, Aunt Ying even tried to manipulate her, but the other party didn't give her a chance at all. , I let them hang out for three days as soon as they came, and the anger was worn away by time.

If Ma Min'er knew, she would definitely yell, God, I am wronged, I didn't give you a bad blow, I really let you rest, if there is something small, it is because I am not used to it and want to buffer it.

Is this a crooked attack?Hee hee... Maybe not, it can only be said that kindness can always bring us unexpected results.

The two nuns in charge are in charge of daily life and clothing and footwear, the four maids are Ma Min'er's maid Xiaodan and Xing'er, and the other two are the old lady's people, Dongmei and Yuemei. .

Hey, someone wants to ask, where is our classmate Xia Xiaoren?Don't worry, I'll introduce it soon.

Don't talk about Xiao Dan, she has been taking care of her personally, and she is still like this now. The other person who is on par with her is Dongmei, because she understands the rules and human relations in the big family better than Xiao Dan, so she has become a numb person with her strength. The big girls around Min'er, as for Xing'er and Yuemei, are mainly in charge of her money and clothing, and Yuemei is a first-class expert in combing buns, buns, and makeup, and she has also taken the position of big girls with her strength .

Xing'er has been secretly rejoicing that if she hadn't been studying continuously, she would never have had the chance to take the position of the big girl. This time, she took the position of the big girl because of her ability to plan and settle accounts.

To be honest, Ma Min'er never thought that Xing'er had secretly learned so many things in the past few years, and she was already calm enough to be able to sit in the position of the big girl through her own strength, which is really good Kind of.

As for the four little girls, two of them came into the room to help clean, and the other two were guarding the door, Xia Xiaoren was one of them.

On the first day she took office, she stood at the door, and when there was no one around, Xiaowen approached her, "Hey, how is life in Xiaowang Village?"

(End of this chapter)