Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 183
After a tiring journey, Ma Min'er's family washed up and got ready for bed after dinner. Unexpectedly, a respected guest was ushered in.

"The King of Yancheng—"

Liu Zaili was gentle and refined: "Uncle, excuse me!"

"Your Majesty is being polite." Ma Qifeng replied.

"Er Niang, long time no see." Liu Zaili looked at the little lady with gentle and exclusive eyes.

Ma Min'er is not a young lady, so she couldn't feel it, so she squeezed out a slight smile, "Long time no see, Prince Yan."

"Stop by here, I heard you're here, so I'll come and have a look." Liu Zaili said casually, as if they were neighbors living next to each other in this big capital city.

"The county king has a heart."

Liu Zaili smiled slightly, "You have been away from the capital for many years, right?"

Ma Qifeng replied: "Yes, counting, it has been seven years."

"It's been too long." Liu Zaili said, "If there is any inconvenience or you need help, please feel free to tell me. You just arrived today, so I won't disturb everyone's rest."

"The prince is too polite."

Liu Zaili came with a light breeze, and went with a light cloud, but Ma Min'er felt the lightning and thunder.

Seeing his daughter standing there in a daze, Ma Qifeng said, "Didn't you say that you are very sleepy, go to sleep quickly."

"Oh." Ma Min'er came back to her senses, patted her face, never mind, the soldiers came to block her, and the water came to cover her, that's all.

Every city has its own layout planning, especially the cities where the ancient emperors lived. The entire capital of the Wei Dynasty was the same as before. The center of the city is the imperial palace, and the inner city is called the inner city. There are all kinds of government offices, and rich and noble people live there, and the inner city is surrounded by the outer city, which is full of life in the market, the market, as well as the streets and alleys.

Looking down at the entire capital city from the air, these three areas are like three rectangles, the big one is in the middle, and the middle is in the small one. They are regular and meticulous.

Xia Zhen's Beijun Prince's Mansion is just to the east of the inner city. It occupies a vast area. Looking from a distance, one can see the majestic and majestic mansion surrounded by green trees and verdant vegetation. Enter the mansion, pavilions, pavilions, pools The water pavilion in the pavilion is reflected in the green pines and cypresses; the rockery and strange rocks, the flower bed bonsai, vines and green bamboos are dotted among them, which is really magnificent and elegant.

Xia Shiyong had been sitting in the main hall waiting for his grandson and son to come back, until the end of Youshi (7 o'clock modern time) before they arrived. Before they could salute, he asked eagerly, "How is Zi'an?"

"Grandfather, everything is fine."

"No embarrassment?" Xia Shiyong couldn't believe it.

"No, grandfather." Xia Zhen smiled slightly.

Seeing that the eldest grandson's expression was the same, Xia Shiyong half believed it, and nodded, "That's good, that's good."

Mrs. Xia ignored the daughter-in-law who was following her son, "Since it's all right, master, let them have dinner."

"That's right, hurry up and have dinner." Xia Shiyong then remembered that neither his son nor grandson had eaten.

The population of the Xia family is just small, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren all sat at the table. There are only five people. Mrs. Xia silently glanced at her daughter-in-law, walked past him, and said with a smile: "Zian, eat more!"

"Thanks grandma."

"If you want to thank me, let your daughter-in-law have more children." Old Man Xia said to his grandson with a smile.

"Grandmother, I have already told the Holy Majesty to give birth to five."

"Ah..." Mrs. Xia was really frightened by the eldest grandson, "Then...then..." Does she want to say that she can complete the task?

Xia Zhen grinned, "Grandmother, don't worry, Min'er is in good health, and it won't be a problem to give birth to five."

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Ah, it's summer, and Ma Min'er sneezed while lying on the bed. She rubbed her nose, "Someone must have said bad things about me."

Shan Xiaodan heard a voice coming in, "Little Boss, is there a smell in the room?"

"It's been a long time since I've lived here, so maybe it's a little damp, it's okay."

"Oh." Shan Xiaodan thought about it: "Little Boss, why don't you cover yourself with a thin blanket and sleep."

Ma Min'er nodded, "I see, I've worked hard all the way, you should go to sleep too, don't worry about me, if there's anything, I'll solve it myself."

"Okay." Shan Xiaodan really went to sleep.

Ma Min'er was so tired that she thought she would be able to fall asleep on the bed, but Liu Zaili came and disturbed her thoughts, making her a little restless.

Lying on the bed, closing his eyes and resting his mind, his fingers gently wrapped around the jade water droplets on his neck. The room was empty, and Ma Miner felt that he could hear her own heartbeat. Life, such a diversion of attention, is good for everyone.

"Are you there……"

Just when Ma Min'er was about to fall asleep, she heard someone calling her, sat up suddenly, and asked in a low voice, "Who..."

"it's me."

In the room, there was a copper oil lamp by the wall. Ma Min'er looked around the room and saw no one. When she was really puzzled, she suddenly thought of the jade water drop on her neck, and quickly removed it from her neck. take it down.

"It's you--"

"Yeah, it's me, how are you doing?"

"I just returned to the capital today."

"My God, haven't you been exiled to the Northland? You have returned to the capital?" Modern Ma Min'er looked behind her, "It seems that the place you live in is better than the place I used to live in."

"I heard that Dangui Lane is a courtyard area for the rich."

"It turns out that you live there, no wonder." Modern Ma Min'er was filled with emotion.

When Ma Miner saw Modern Ma Miner this time, she felt that her brows were not so cheerful and happy, so she asked softly, "You called me just now..."

"I called you a few days ago. You seemed to be asleep. I saw a young man sitting next to you..."

"Did he find you?" For some reason, Ma Min'er didn't want others to know this secret.

"Probably not, I quickly pinched the jade water drop into the palm of my hand, and the memory is gone."

Ma Miner patted her heart.

"The man who can sit next to you must be your husband. Are you married?"

Ma Min'er smiled: "I was just about to tell you that I will get married on September [-]th."

"So you came to the capital for a big wedding?"

Ma Miner nodded, "Yeah."

"Yes, you are sixteen, it's time to get married." Now Ma Min'er smiled slightly.

"How is your day?" Ma Miner asked.

Modern Ma Min'er shook her head lightly, "I don't know either."

"I don't know?" Ma Min'er felt strange, "The last time I saw you was very happy, why is your face so sad this time?"

Modern Ma Miner lowered his head and sighed.

"What's the matter, you..."

Modern Ma Min'er said: "Han Lai often has social gatherings, and I don't see him once a week."

Ma Min'er asked: "Then have you ever understood, is he really busy, or is he dazzled by the outside world?"

"I..." Modern Ma Min'er said, "You know, for your world, I only know some characters and some embroidery, but I don't know anything else."

"But you've lived there for seven years. Don't you just know some words? Can't play mobile phones, computers, QQ, Weibo, and WeChat?"

Hyundai Ma Min'er nodded: "Maybe he's not even as good as a child, he can only make phone calls and send some basic messages."

Ma Miner took a deep breath, "You can..."

"Am... am I too stupid?" Hyundai Ma Miner asked in frustration.

Ma Min'er said: "Maybe it has nothing to do with whether you are stupid or not."

"I... I can't understand you."

"For Jin Han, it is his greatest wish that I, who used to be in a vegetative state, can wake up. After you wake up, I don't care if you know that you are 'retarded', because being awake is a thousand times better than being in a vegetative state.

But people are like this, once they get the "retarded" you, they hope to get the smart you, and it is not enough to get the smart you, but you also need to be understanding, walk out of the hall, go down in the kitchen, and be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him . "

"I...I...then what should I do?" Modern Ma Min'er was extremely flustered.

"Then are you willing to change for him?"

"I've changed for him. I didn't know anything about mobile phones and computers. Now I know some basic operations and some Internet slang. And I don't think 'Is this dog too stupid, should I have it braised or steamed?' as if I really wanted to kill the dog..."

For some reason, hearing this, Ma Min'er burst out laughing.

"You...you also think that I am out of tune with this world, don't you?"

"No..." Ma Min'er withdrew her smile, "In the world you live in, there are actually many people who don't know these things. If you want to stick to yourself, you don't have to care about others, just be yourself."

"But... Hanlai hasn't come home for almost half a month."

Ma Min'er said: "You want to hear me talk about how to face this matter, don't you?"

"Yes, if it were you, how would you face and solve it?"

"Live yourself."

"……I do not understand."

Ma Min'er did not answer, but asked, "How is your embroidery work?"

"From participating in community competitions, to now representing the province in competitions."

"How's the result?"

"Almost all take No.1."

"You have proved yourself." Ma Min'er said: "If he doesn't come back, you don't have to wait, and you don't have to mourn yourself. Be a good mother and be the best of yourself."

"Good mother, I understand, what is the best self?"

Ma Miner said: "I have heard people say that some people will embroider their lives into a picture, some will transfer famous paintings to embroidery, and some will combine embroidery with clothing to create their own. world."

"Embroidery and clothing? Hanfu is popular now..." Modern Ma Miner seemed to think of something.

Ma Min'er said: "Father is very good at making clothes, and I have made a lot of money with the clothes he made."

"My father?"

Ma Miner nodded.

Modern Ma Min'er heard the news of his father, with tears in his eyes, "I know, if my father can do such a good job, I will do it too."

"Yes, believe in yourself."

Modern Ma Miner's mental age is only 16 years old. At 16 years old, she is already the mother of a three-year-old child. She really needs someone to enlighten her in life, otherwise her lonely life will be even more deserted.

After the memory of Yu Shuidrop disappeared, Ma Min'er sighed deeply. For some reason, Ma Min'er, who was looking forward to her wedding, suddenly had a premarital phobia. A man who desperately wants to take care of him for the rest of his life, is something really wrong, or can't he go home because of the erosion of the years?

No, no, no, her father guarded her mother and never left. She believed that she would also meet a good man like her father and never leave.

Ma Min'er thought that she would be depressed for a while, but her busy life didn't have time for her to be depressed. The next day, her first priority was to be dragged by her father to visit her grandfather.

"Father, grandfather is an official. Before you go, you have to find out if he is working in the government office, right?"

Qiu Baiyan coughed embarrassingly, "The boss has already asked me, your grandfather has taken sick leave and is resting at home."

Ma Min'er couldn't say a word, "Okay, Dad, everything is up to you."

Ma Qifeng smiled and said, "Let's go back early."

Ma Min'er shrugged her shoulders, "Father, you are the boss, everything is up to you."

Seeing that his daughter agreed, Ma Qifeng was no longer surprised by her strange appearance, "The shopkeeper Qiu has already bought me a gift, we can go in the carriage."

"Okay, Dad."

Ma Qifeng turned around and shouted: "Dalang, Sanlang, Yue'er, hurry up and take Xiao Wu to set off."

"All right, Dad."

San Lang pushed Xiao Wu's stroller and turned in from the corridor, "Father, do you want to take Xiao Wu's stroller?"

"Take it with you." Ma Min'er said, "The weather is hot, Xiao Wu is fat, if he is always hugged, he will get prickly heat, it is good to sit in a baby stroller made of bamboo, and it is not easy to get prickly heat."

"Oh."

Ma Qifeng picked up his youngest son, "I always have to hug him when I get in the carriage." After speaking, he carried his son and went out.

Ma Min'er whispered to everyone: "I think Dad is showing off his son."

Ma Dalang reached out and patted the elder sister's head, "Be careful that Daddy beats you up."

"Whee!"

Mo Wanyi smiled and watched their brothers and sisters playing around, talking and making noise, and soon got into the carriage and set off to Ma's house.

Qiu Baiyan had already handed over the post that his master was going to Ma's house. Ma Qimeng was so happy that he got up early in the morning and asked his servants to clean up the courtyard. I was a little angry.

Ma Qimeng's son, Ma Yizhi, saw that his father was not attached, and even passed by him, he was indifferent and didn't even say hello. He didn't feel it, so he turned around and said, "Zhier, let your big brother come back for dinner when you have time." meal."

"Understood." Ma Yizhi replied while walking.

Ma Qimeng continued to turn his head back, just as he was about to ask the servant what to do, he turned his head again quickly and shouted: "Zhier, Zhier, don't go to the academy today, take a day off."

Ma Yizhi stopped and turned his head, and asked impatiently, "What are you doing?"

"Your cousin Min, who is the princess of the county, is here. She is a fine person. You stay at home to entertain her. You can ask her for anything later."

"I want to please you, please please me, I won't do it." Ma Yizhi went to the academy without looking back.

"Hey, you kid..."

Mrs. Ma San heard it and snorted coldly: "Zhi'er is right, if you want to please, you are the one to please."

"I'm a legitimate son, why should I please you? Isn't it because the sixth child looks down on me, so I won't do it."

"Hehe..." Mrs. Ma San sneered: "Who is not the one who planted trees for the descendants to enjoy the shade, who does not pave the way for the children, you are good, let your son please others, you are a master, it is really good." gone.

Mrs. Ma San knew that Ma Liu's family was coming, so she bought a lot of good food and refreshments to entertain them. The steward who bought the food came back from outside and brought in a message, "Madam...Madam..."

"What's the matter, you're screaming anxiously." It cost nearly ten taels of silver to buy vegetables and refreshments today, and Mrs. Ma San was feeling distressed, counting the silver over and over again.

"Ma'am, I saw Shopkeeper Peng from Master Six's house."

"His master has come to the capital, so it's normal for him to follow."

"The problem is, he's looking for a shop to sell food."

Mrs. Ma San raised her head suddenly, "You bought a shop to do business as soon as you arrived?"

"Yeah." Seeing that his wife was interested, the steward said quickly, "I chatted with him for a few words. I said you have a big shopkeeper in Beijing. You can find him when you buy a shop. He said that on the one hand the big shopkeeper is busy, and on the other I want to practice on my own."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ma San's heart ached with jealousy, she was just a servant, but she could say such casual words, she held back her jealousy and asked, "What are they going to sell for food?"

"Tell me what kind of grass jelly."

"What kind of food is that?" Mrs. Ma San asked.

Half an hour before lunch, Ma Qifeng's family arrived at Ma Mansion. Mrs. Ma brought her concubine, concubine daughter and servants to welcome them at the door with a smile, "It's a hot day, please trouble Sixth Uncle."

"Sister-in-law is being polite."

"Your third brother was standing at the door. He was not in good health and his head was a little dizzy. I let him in. You...don't blame him." Mrs. Ma said with a guilty smile.

"Sister-in-law, if you say that, you are all a family, so you don't need to be so polite."

"Yes, yes, it's not necessary to be so polite as a family." Mrs. Ma San smiled like a flower.

To be honest, Ma Min'er was a little uncomfortable with Mrs. Ma San's enthusiasm, but enthusiasm was better than no enthusiasm, and the family happily entered the main hall.

Ma Chengzu was sitting in the main seat, Mrs. Ma was sitting on the side, and when she saw them coming in, she had a proper smile on her face. Ma Qimeng was sitting on the left side, and when she saw them coming, she slowly put down the cup in her hand , like a big brother.

Ma Qifeng didn't notice this, so he saluted them when he came in: "Father, mother, third brother—"

"Lao Liu is back!" Mrs. Ma called out with emotion.

"Yes, mother."

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Ma looked at the old six families who entered the door gracefully, feeling really mixed in her heart, a concubine, how could he get along so well, how could he be so embarrassing for his son-in-law!

Ma Chengzu looked pale, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, father." Although father only has two words, to Ma Qifeng, it is already the best.

She asked her father to sit down immediately, and Ma Min'er found that her grandfather's attitude towards her father was much better. As for his straight face, this is a common problem of feudal patriarchs, and they are not good at expressing.

Seeing Lao Liu sitting down, Mrs. Ma San hurriedly greeted Mo Wanyi: "Sister and brother, sit down quickly."

"Thank you ma'am."

"You're still so polite, just like the sixth child, call me sister-in-law."

"Thank you sister-in-law."

"Oh, this is Xiao Wu, she looks so cute."

Ma Xiaowu was hugged by Qin Hong, and he probably saw him along the way, he was not afraid of strangers at all, he was looking at the unfamiliar environment with his big eyes open, and when he was happy, he clapped his two little hands, it was so cute.

Mrs. Ma San didn't have time to tease him, so she quickly turned her head to greet the juniors of the Ma family, "Da Lang, Min'er, hurry up and take your brothers and sisters to sit, sit..."

As soon as they were seated, Mrs. Ma San made people serve snacks and tea. She served Zhou Xiang very attentively. It was not at all like entertaining guests from the countryside. Instead, it seemed that they were country folks entertaining guests from the capital. VIP.

For a while, the Ma brothers were really uncomfortable, and they all looked at each other. Has the Sanbo family changed their sex?

Ma Min'er's family lives their own small life, and they don't know what kind of life Sanbo's family in the capital is living.

If it wasn't for the emperor's gift of the house, they might not even be able to rent a house now. I heard that Ma Lao Liu's family would buy a house for 10,000+ taels, and I couldn't even imagine it.

Mrs. Ma San has been around Ma Min'er all the time, not praising her for being beautiful, or saying that her clothes today are beautiful, and from the clothes to her future husband and son-in-law, it is really easy to talk about, if it is not a servant Come over and shout for dinner, and can't stop at all.

Damn, it's really overwhelming to be so enthusiastic, Ma Min'er thought in her heart, and hurried back after lunch.

Seeing the sumptuous dishes on the table, Mrs. Ma was also surprised. She didn't expect that the third daughter-in-law would be so devoted to entertaining the sixth family. Could it be because Min'er is going to be the princess of Beijun?
Ma Qifeng didn't expect that his father who came to Beijing this time was so caring about his family. The good tea and water made his heart warm, and it felt so good to have relatives.After lunch, everyone went to the wing room to digest food, talking about their family's shortcoming.

It's really a parent's fault, and Mrs. Ma San had tears in her eyes at the end, "Min'er, you said that your third uncle is not a fool, but you were extorted 3000 taels by others. This is our family's three-month expenses. I can't wait for Yunshui to send the money..." Tears fell down while talking.

When Ma Qimeng heard his wife bury him, he stared angrily, "What do you say these useless things for?"

"Then tell me, what is useful, and you have money in the account?"

"I..." Ma Qimeng stood up angrily, "It's a woman's opinion, I won't tell you," he said and left.

Mrs. Ma San cried loudly, "Why is my life so hard, married to such a man who can't make a living, it's hard..."

Mrs. Ma lowered her head and remained motionless. Except herself, it seemed that no one was suitable to persuade Mrs. Ma. Mo Wanyi said softly, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the car will definitely..."

Before she could finish her words, Mrs. Ma San raised her head, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, reached out to hold Ma Min'er's hand, and asked beggingly: "I heard that you are going to buy a shop, can you ask Third Aunt to add one more shop?" share?"

Uh... No one expected that Mrs. Ma San would make such a move.

Mrs. Ma was in a place where everyone couldn't see, her eyes lit up for a moment, and she looked at the third daughter-in-law appreciatively.

Ma Qifeng also heard what his sister-in-law said. The business belongs to his daughter. He didn't know how to react. He turned his head to look at his father. He lowered his head to drink tea and couldn't see his expression.

Mo Wanyi looked at Ma Min'er and smiled awkwardly, as if she was the one who made the unreasonable demands.

Ma Yichu directly frowned.Ma Sanlang and Ma Siniang are still young and don't know much about this.

Only Ma Min'er has the right to make decisions here, and the grass jelly is the icing on the cake for her, but for... She turned her head and looked at the wing of Sanbo's house. Although it was cleaned well, she could still see that life was not plentiful.

Ma Min'er made a decision in an instant, and said with a smile, "Third Aunt, there is no need to participate in the shares."

(End of this chapter)