Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 199
Mrs. Ma said: "Our family is about to lose."

"Bao... how is it possible, you still have a daughter who is your mother!" Ma Miner turned pale with shock.

"Your Majesty..." Mrs. Ma San laughed at herself, "Your grandfather still worshiped from the second rank?"

"..." Ma Min'er picked up Mrs. Ma San, "Third Aunt, tell me quickly, what happened?"

Mrs. Ma San suddenly grabbed her niece's hand, "Miss Min, save your third uncle, save our Ma family..."

"Third aunt, what happened?"

"You... your third uncle owes a lot of money... so much... so much..." Mrs. Ma San looked at the majestic mansion of Beijun Wangfu, "I am afraid that such a house can be bought."

"Third Aunt, this is the mansion bestowed by the emperor, and it is priceless." Ma Min'er was in a panic, "What happened?"

"Your third uncle..." Mrs. Ma San was about to say, when she found a group of people standing behind her niece, "Your third uncle..."

Ma Min'er followed her gaze, only to find that Xia Zhen and the others had come out.

"What's going on?" Xia Zhen asked coldly.

"Sister-in-law three, what's the matter?" Ma Qifeng asked worriedly.

"Sister-in-law three..." Mo Wanyi walked to her side to help her, "It's winter, the ground is cold, get up quickly."

"I..." Mrs. Ma San broke free from the hands of Ma Min'er and the sixth brother-in-law, covered her face with her hands, and tears rolled down her face.

After some difficulty, Ma San Madam was persuaded to go to the wing room, "Everyone go to another place first, and I will have a chat with Third Aunt alone."

In Ma's house, Ma Min'er has always been the backbone of everyone, so no one objected to what she said. She went to another room, and Xia Zhen stood beside Ma Min'er and did not leave.

"Third aunt, what happened?"

Mrs. Ma San's tears seemed to be running out, her eyes were dull: "Your third uncle owes him 20 taels of silver."

"What?" Ma Min'er glanced at Xia Zhen in shock, "Did he gamble?"

"Your third uncle is different from other bastards. He doesn't gamble." Mrs. Ma San replied dully.

Other concubines... Ma Miner took a deep breath, including her father, all the concubines of the Ma family gambled. For some reason, Ma Miner felt extremely uncomfortable when she heard this. Gambling money swallowed.

"Since he doesn't gamble, what else can he owe more than 20 taels of silver?" Ma Min'er stared at her, waiting for her answer.

Mrs. Ma San looked at Xia Zhen, gritted her teeth and said nothing.

Seeing her small movements, Ma Min'er became angry and anxious, "Third Aunt, without Xia Zhen, do you think you can solve the problem by telling me?"

"I..." Mrs. Ma San said in her heart, she didn't want to tell her face to face, and asked you to tell your husband, so that she wouldn't be ashamed to face others.

Hey, if Ma Min'er knew that she thought so, she would definitely have to curse out loud.

"Third Aunt, if you don't want to talk, sit here and rest for a while, wait a minute, I'll send you back home."

"Miss Min, I..."

Ma Miner patiently waited for her to speak.

"I..." Mrs. Ma San glanced at Xia Zhen again, who was sitting in the main seat like Mount Tai, motionless.

Xia Zhen acted as if she hadn't seen her small movements, and thought, if it wasn't for the little daughter-in-law, I, Xia Zhen, knew who you were, and I wouldn't even call out when I walked by on the street.

Ma Miner turned around.

"Miss Min..."

"Third Aunt..." Ma Min'er said, "Have you told your grandfather about this?"

"Not...not yet!" Mrs. Ma San said bitterly, "I...I'm afraid to scare your grandfather. If something happens, I will be a sinner of the Ma family."

If it wasn't for her father's sake, Ma Min'er immediately wanted to answer her a few words, and swallowed her breath, "Third Aunt, let me ask you one last question, what is it that makes Sanbo owe so much money?" ?”

"Yes..." Mrs. Ma San raised her eyes, tears streaming down again.

-

Liu Zaili has been tracking down the whereabouts of the southern barbarians, and he caught two of them, but he kept silent, standing in the dungeon under a certain house, with a stern face, staring at the beaten southern barbarians, so angry that he almost killed them. It didn't work either.

He lowered his arms, "Be careful not to let them find a chance to die."

"Yes, sir."

Liu Zaili turned around and left the dungeon, went up the steps, and after a while, reached the ground, turned around a courtyard gate, and arrived at his private mansion.

The dark guard followed him into the study, "Master, we found out something interesting, do you want to hear it?"

"Interesting?" Liu Zaili asked, "What's the matter?" He reached out to take the tea poured by his attendant, and drank it with his head raised.

"People in the palace blackmailed Ma Shurong's natal family."

"How many is this?"

"Master Hui, the seventh one."

Liu Zaili grinned, "I'm crazy about money."

"Master, it's their business that they are crazy about money, as long as it doesn't hinder our work." The dark guard smiled.

"How big is your appetite this time?" Liu Zaili asked excitedly.

"I sent someone to inquire about this number." The dark guard stretched out two fingers.

"Twenty thousand taels, I'm afraid Ma Chaofeng won't be able to get it out." Liu Zaili said, "If it doesn't work out, Ma Chaofeng will report it to the sage."

The dark guard shook his head again and again, "Master, you're wrong, it's not twenty thousand taels."

Liu Zaili raised his eyebrows and asked, how much is that.

"20 taels." The dark guard replied amusedly.

"What?" Liu Zaili was startled, his eyebrows raised sharply, "This is..." He immediately thought of another possibility.

"Master, Ma's family has a second-class beauty, and they have served as a doctor from the second-rank official rank. You also think that the people in the palace are too much, don't you?" The dark guard looked at the master whose expression changed slightly.

Liu Zaili did not answer the secret guard's words, but asked, "What method did they use to extort money?"

The dark guard said: "The old method was used."

"Eat for the shop?"

"Yes, Lord." The guard said: "But this time it seems that I have eaten too much. The 72 main stores in the capital (main stores refer to large restaurants, borrowing the situation in the prosperous Song Dynasty capital at that time, covering their mouths and snickering!), were numb. The third master ate half of it."

"36." Liu Zaili laughed, "There really is him."

"Master, there are 36 houses, each with 3000 taels, a total of 8000 taels. There is also a shop with 10 taels, a total of 20 taels."

Liu Zaili squinted his eyes, reached for the cup again, and drank a glass of water.

"In fact, the cost of each store may be less than 300 taels, and the actual beneficiaries of 3000 taels belong to them!"

"People in Beijing know a little bit about it, and they all avoid it..." Liu Zaili suddenly asked, "Except for the seven-year exile of the Ma family, the rest live in Beijing, right?"

"Yes!"

"How could it be..." Liu Zaili felt a little inconceivable.

"Master, it's not like you don't know about that person Ma Chaofeng. He pays attention to his sons and grandchildren, and educates his sons and grandchildren like outsiders. If the eldest son doesn't know how to deal with the affairs of Hualou, why should he be punished?" The first emperor killed him in a fit of rage."

Liu Zaili frowned, "It's not unexpected that Ma San was blackmailed."

"Yes, Lord, that's it. Those bastards all know how to gamble and play, and they all slip away very well. Only Ma Laosan can make a move."

-

Prince Changping was really in a bad mood. Seeing the matchmaker smirk, he wanted to kick her away. They are all scumbags, and they can't do anything well.

"My lord... my lord, it's not that small things can't be done well, it's that Feng Taishi's mansion looks at people, regardless of status or money, the villain has no way to do it."

I don't know why, looking at the noble young man opposite, he seems calm and calm, and seems to be easy to talk, but the matchmaker still feels scared unconsciously, and explained carefully.

Liu Zaiwen, the king of Changping County, put away the imperceptible hostility in the corners of his eyes, and smiled slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, Mrs. Zhen!"

"My lord... Your lord, you are being polite. If there is nothing wrong, I will go to the concubine and report back to the princess. This matter will be in my hands until the end."

"Well, let's go." Prince Changping picked up the sliding lid of his teacup.

The matchmaker hurriedly withdrew, walked to a corner outside the door where no one could see, and patted her heart repeatedly, "It is said that the king of Changping County is as gentle as jade, why does it make people feel panicked?" Lifting her feet, she quickly left him yard.

Disagree, still disagree...Liu Zaiwen squinted his eyes lightly, he didn't know what was going on in his mind, and he didn't know how long it had passed, an attendant stood at the door and asked softly, "Master, Zhang San has something to report."

Zhang San was the one who inquired about the three religions and nine streams of the capital for him. Liu Zaiwen calmed down and said, "Let him in."

"Yes, sir."

After a while, Zhang San entered the room, and gave a big gift when he came in, "Master, I have something to report."

"Well, let's talk." Chang Ping said calmly.

"Master, the people in the palace blackmailed Ma Chaofeng's family again."

Liu Zaiwen frowned: "Did the Holy One not favor Ma Shurong recently?"

"Master Hui, I've inquired about it, it's the same as the previous few months, once every ten days."

"So that's how it is." Liu Zaiwen sneered, "The last time it was 3000 taels, what about this time?"

"Master Hui, last time I only blackmailed you, but this time it's a big blow. It's been two months since Ma's lady was promoted from the third-class Jieyu to the second-class Shurong. At the beginning, Ma Lao San didn't dare Eat, try it occasionally, after trying a few times, I found that no one came to his house to ask for money, this month, every day is a big restaurant, and my mouth is full of greasy food."

"Is there a free meal in the world?" Liu Zaiwen said with a cold smile: "Even if you are a descendant of the royal family, if you want to gain power and gold and silver mountains, you have to rack your brains. He is an idiot and wants to eat for free. Don't blackmail anyone."

"My lord, these things are not important. What's important is that I heard that the last time I heard that the Ma family had 3000 taels, so the head of the Ma family ran to borrow it. This time it's 20 taels. I'm afraid...Ma Chaofeng will sue the emperor go there."

"Your Majesty..." Liu Zaiwen curled his lips coldly, "One depends on whether he has the face to sue, and the other depends on whether His Majesty ignores it. However, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. If I remember correctly, it is already the seventh time. It's time."

"Yes, Lord, apart from Ma's family, the most expensive one so far is Concubine Jiang's natal family, which was given 10 taels, but the Jiang family has a lot of money and wealth, so 10 taels should be considered as a tribute to those in the palace."

"Dare to blackmail so much, I'm afraid the nephew and son-in-law of the Ma family have been counted into it."

"Grandpa, my little guess is the same."

Liu Zaiwen smiled darkly, "This is really interesting, let's see how Xia Hengzi, who once ran amok in Beijing, will solve it. Is it still like three years ago?"

-

Mrs. Ma San shyly took out all the IOUs signed by Ma Qimeng. It was a thick roll, and Ma Min'er immediately reached out to take it, and turned over one by one. It turned out that they were all IOUs from a restaurant Invoices, and no matter how much you eat, each order is 3000 taels, until the last order is a paving deed, the deed is 10 taels of silver.

Mrs. Ma San looked at Ma Min'er's increasingly serious face, and couldn't help crying again, "I told your third uncle a long time ago, don't go to the restaurant to eat, the last lesson is not enough for him... "

"and many more……"

Mrs. Ma San's crying stopped abruptly, and she looked at Ma Min'er blankly.

"You said 'lesson', what do you mean, has this happened once?"

"Yes, just before you entered Beijing, Huier was promoted from a fourth-class beauty to a third-class Jieyu. Someone asked your third uncle to eat in a restaurant in the name of congratulations. As a result, he was so drunk that he didn't know anything. The family wants me to pay the silver, 3000 taels, just one meal, you know, your grandfather is an upright person, and he usually has no other income except his own shop income, our life is... I can't afford it at all Too much money, and I even borrowed 1000 taels from Meier’s family, and managed to scrape together 3000 taels to pay back the money on the IOU.”

Ma Min'er turned her head to look at Xia Zhen, who was looking at her.

Ma Min'er held a bunch of IOUs, pursed her lips in thought, and unconsciously walked around in circles in the room while she was thinking, going around and around...

Mrs. Ma San felt that she was going to faint and almost fell off the chair. Her niece came over and grabbed her and helped her up, "Third Aunt..." The voice was very calm.

"Min...Miss Min..."

"Third aunt, I will take over this matter with your niece and son-in-law."

"What, what did I hear just now?" Mrs. Ma was both happy and surprised.

Ma Min'er was as calm as a companion: "Third Aunt, wait a minute, I'll have someone send you home. After you get home, live your life as you want, and don't ask about anything else."

"But the person who sent the IOU said that if you don't give the money, you will tear up your third uncle."

"Third Aunt, don't worry, we can't tear it apart."

"Miss Min, are you willing to pay?" Mrs. Ma San looked at her niece and then at her nephew and son-in-law. 20 taels is not a small sum, are they...willing to take it?
Subconsciously, Mrs. Ma San still thinks that her niece and niece-in-law have so much money, but the money belongs to others, even if it is her own father, who is willing to give out so much at once.

"Third Aunt, don't worry, Xia Zhen and I will settle the matter, so don't worry about it."

Seeing her niece calm as usual, for some reason, Mrs. Ma's heart was instantly settled by her, and she hugged her hand with both hands, "Min... Min Niang, Ma... The Ma family is sorry for you father and son." It fell down, she knew how Ma Laoliu was treated at Ma's house.

"Third aunt, now is not the time to talk about ancient times, can you find me Sanbo's personal servant?"

"The boy hasn't come back, can the coachman do it?"

"Okay, that's fine." Ma Min'er nodded.

"Okay, I locked him up at home, and I'll go back and bring him to you right away."

"I was just about to send someone to take you back, so I asked my people to bring him back." Ma Min'er said again: "Aunt Third, when you get home, remember to live your life as usual. When mentioning that Uncle San owes 20 taels, even if there is any trouble outside, you just smile and don't say anything, can you do it?"

"I……"

"Third Aunt..."

"Okay, yes." Everyone helped her to carry the matter down, and Mrs. Ma San felt that if she couldn't do this again, she would have no face to ask for help.

Ma Min'er sent Mrs. Ma San away, and as soon as she left the living room, Ma Qifeng and the others surrounded her, "Min'er, what happened?"

"Father, I have some small troubles." Ma Min'er said, "You all stay here these days, don't go back, you will go back after Xia Zhen and I have settled the matter."

Knowing that his daughter was worried about them, Ma Qifeng nodded, "Okay, as long as I don't disturb you, it's fine to stay for a few days."

"Let's go, let's all go to dinner." Ma Miner greeted everyone: "After dinner, Xia Zhen and I will not accompany you, you go to rest on your own."

"Okay, Second Sister, you should be busy." Ma Yueer said.

The Duke of Luoyang was standing beside Ma Yueer, just about to smile at her, but the young lady turned her head and said, "Little prince, my second sister is busy, I won't see you off when you go back by yourself."

"Okay, I'll go back by myself, I don't want you to send it, don't..." Liu Zaicheng smiled silly.

Ma Min'er stroked her forehead, why did she forget about this little tyrant, "I'm sorry, little lord, something difficult happened at home, I won't send you to the door later."

"It's okay, let Si..."

Everyone looked at him strangely.

"Just let Si Niang's brothers see me off." Liu Zaicheng's words turned a corner.

"Yes, little prince." Ma Dalang immediately saluted.

Mayue'er almost lost her temper and lost her temper. What does this dude want to do? It's really annoying.

Everyone saw how Mrs. Ma San came here. Although she seemed to be fine when she left, they still felt the difference in the atmosphere.

Ma Qifeng took his children back to the guest house after eating. He knew that when his daughter should know, he would definitely tell them that now is not the time to care about carelessly.

Zhuang Hao wanted to go back, but Ma Miner stayed behind, "Do you want to go back and accompany the princess?"

"Young Madam, what are you talking about..." Zhuang Hao smiled helplessly. In the afternoon, he didn't go to pick up Yun Bao. Maybe Yun Bao was in the eldest princess's mansion, or maybe he had already returned to the palace.

"If you don't accompany me, I really need your help."

"Okay." For some reason, Zhuang Hao, who felt decadent in the capital, suddenly had the pride of having something to do.

Ma Min'er turned around, "Miss Shan—"

"Young Madam—"

"Help me find Qiu..."

"Don't look for it anymore. Brother Qiu and Uncle Peng are already waiting in the living room while you are having dinner."

"Great." Ma Min'er asked again, "Brother Xiaoyou?"

"Not yet." Shan Xiaodan said: "But Uncle Peng said, he will definitely come tonight."

Ma Min'er said, "Do you have any people with you?"

"There are two retired guards from the prince by my side."

"Oh." Ma Min'er turned her head and asked Xia Zhen, "Should we discuss this matter in the living room or in the study?"

"study."

"it is good."

Mrs. Ma San took the coachman back to the Beijun Prince's Mansion, returned to the main hall, sat on the chair, as if he had died.

"Ma'am, dinner is getting cold, go and eat quickly."

"Has the old lady eaten?"

"already eaten."

"Oh." Mrs. Ma San thought for a while, and said: "After I finish eating, I will go to the old lady, and you can ask someone to go to the branch."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Mrs. Ma San thought in her heart that her father-in-law is too upright. If she told him about this, he would definitely ask the emperor for an explanation, but Huier was still in the palace, so it would be good if she could ask the emperor for an explanation. Isn't it obsolete.

Mrs. Ma San did not believe that her father-in-law could settle the matter, and she did not dare to gamble with her daughter's future, but she still wanted to tell the head of the family that Ma Min'er took care of the matter for their family, even though the head of the family was Mrs. Ma People, she also has to say, this is conscience, you can't let others take care of things, these two old people don't know what the sixth family has done for the third family.

Mrs. Ma was thinking about her son, "I don't know where to eat and drink."

Mrs. Ma San, who just arrived at the door, felt as bitter as Huang Lian, no, worse than Huang Lian, "Mother, I'm here."

"I heard that you went to find Meng'er, did you find it?"

Mrs. Ma San shook her head, "No!"

"This child has gone to fooling around in that place again." Mrs. Ma was a little annoyed.

Mrs. Ma San looked pale, and stretched out her hand to make the servants back out.

"Third daughter-in-law, you are..."

"Mother, my daughter-in-law has a few words to say to you alone."

"Oh."

Mrs. Ma San closed the door casually, turned around and walked to the old lady, "Mother, wait a minute, I have something to tell you, you have to resist."

"Hold it? Could it be that something happened to Qi Meng?"

"Yes." Mrs. Ma San stood in front of the old lady without denying it.

"What's going on, are you injured?" Old Madam Ma exclaimed.

"Mother, the person who came to report said that he was locked in a certain restaurant room."

"Why did they lock him up?"

"No money is given for meals."

"Then give them the silver."

"Mother..." Mrs. Ma San looked at the old lady.

"Third daughter-in-law, do you not have enough money? I have a private house, and I will give it all to you." After Ma Madam finished speaking, she turned around and went to the room to get the money, but Ma San Madam grabbed her: "Mother, it is useless, not enough. "

"How much does that cost?" Mrs. Ma asked in surprise.

"20 taels."

"How much... how much..." The old lady staggered.

"Mother, you heard right, that's all."

"Twenty..." Madam Ma fainted.

-

In a big restaurant, outside the door of a certain room, a middle-aged man with white skin and white beard asked, "How long has it been closed?"

"Return, master, it has been a day and two nights."

"How are people?"

The waiter replied: "Except for water, I didn't give me a bite to eat. I'm already fainted from hunger."

"If you don't come to send money tomorrow, I'm afraid you will starve to death."

"Master, do you want to feed him?"

The middle-aged man with white skin and white beard frowned, "Is there no movement?"

The waiter said: "Master Hui, neither Masan's family nor Beijun Wang's mansion have moved."

"Are you going to want this rascal?" The middle-aged man hooked his lips.

"Master, what if they give up?"

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes coldly: "Ma Chengzu is the only son-in-law, will he give up?"

"Master, Ma Chengzu might not know about this."

(End of this chapter)