Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 237 Leisurely Domineering
Seeing Ma Min'er leave, Shu Yueru was deeply moved. She lived a delicate and clear life. Now it seems that she is not half as good as the princess of Beijun. She is the one who really lives a wanton life!

Shu Yueru closed the small courtyard door, turned around and went back to the house. At this moment, Xiao Lin had already woken up, and was standing in the corridor with her twin sons, looking at the fruit and vegetable shelves. In the morning dew, no matter it was vegetable leaves, melons, fruits and beans, they were all juicy. The spirit is so lovable that people can't help but want to pick it but are reluctant to touch it.

"Mother, mother, what shall we have for lunch?"

"What would Ze'er want to eat?" Shu Yueru whispered softly, her eyes widening.

"I...I want to eat loofah, beans, vegetable leaves..." Ozawa wants to eat whatever he sees, "Ma'am, I want to pick it myself."

Shu Yueru smiled and said, "Okay, okay, mother will depend on you."

Xiao Lin said: "Later, I'll go catch two fish in the small river to make soup, and I'll have meat dishes for lunch."

"Wow, that's great, Dad, I'll go fishing with you too."

"it is good."

The actions of the father are always noble in the eyes of the children, and they always yearn for it.Seeing the man who was free to accompany her son, Shu Yueru's brows and eyes completely relaxed, "Let's go have breakfast first."

"Mother, what breakfast?"

"I boiled porridge, made egg rolls and soup dumplings."

"Egg rolls are my favorite." Ozawa clapped his little hands happily.

Ma Min'er didn't know how the Xiao family was on vacation. She went to the place where Feng Luoyao and her younger sister lived. The two little girls had already woken up and were sitting on the porch doing needlework.

"Did you eat breakfast?"

"have eaten."

"self-made?"

"No, the girls helped to do it." Feng Luoyao smiled.

"Oh." Ma Min'er sat next to them, "Making clothes?"

"Yeah, seeing that this set of clothes on you looks good and practical, I want to make one too." Feng Luoyao laughed.

Ma Min'er looked down at her clothes, an improved narrow-sleeved cotton and linen dress, only one layer in hot summer, breathable and comfortable, she turned to look at Ma Yue'er, "Yue'er, what are you doing?"

Ma Yue'er smiled embarrassedly: "Daddy made all the clothes for me, and I made some underwear myself."

"Oh."

Hearing this, Feng Luoyao secretly sighed, she didn't expect that the clothes worn by Ma's family would be made by her future father-in-law, and Yue'er told her last night that she couldn't believe it.

Yueer also said that many of the styles in Ma's ready-to-wear shop were made by the future father-in-law, which is really unbelievable, but Yueer said that except for the closest people, even the grandparents don't know that the future father-in-law will do needlework .

Before marrying into the Ma family, the two sister-in-laws have already treated her as her own family. Feng Luoyao thinks it is good, it seems that the difficult situation with her sister-in-law will not happen to her.

Ma Min'er said, "At noon, I will have lunch with you. In the afternoon, I will take a nap first. When I wake up, let's make some cold drinks and eat. How about going to Chuiwan before dinner?"

"There are a lot of people hammering the ball."

"Then let's play on the swing and kick the shuttlecock?"

"Okay."

During the day, when Xia Zhen was not around, Ma Min'er would accompany her future sister-in-law and younger sister, and at night she would go home to accompany her husband. She lived a leisurely and fulfilling life. When passing by Xiao's Wooden Courtyard occasionally, she found that the first son of the capital was really calm. Come, live an ordinary life with his wife and children, she really admires her.

However, the peaceful and peaceful life was broken with the arrival of Liu Zaili, the most popular person around the emperor. It's not that he came to handle cases or deal with people in secret, but with his arrival, he followed A group of noble ladies.

Of course, these little ladies were not brought here by him, but by his fiancée - Zhao Yuning.

-

In a certain noble mansion in the capital, in the room where the ice cubes were placed, someone sighed, "I never thought that Xiao Zilin would give in like this. We are still waiting for him to come out. He is so cowardly, who do we count on?"

"That's right, when did this kid stop loving money?"

"What's even more exasperating is that we wanted to put a few beauties beside him, but we didn't succeed even once."

"Let me tell you, not only Xiao Zilin doesn't love beauties, but also Yan Cheng. It's really evil that women can't get close to them."

"But apart from Yinzi being a beauty, what else can we do to get someone surnamed Xiao to help us out?"

"This……"

A few people talked lively, and an old man sat on the side, squinting his eyes, "Young people, want to be greedy but always pretend to be affectionate."

"Old prince, young people don't know, we old guys don't know, there are so many meanings in this world, but each takes what he needs."

"So, regardless of whether it is useful or not, the beauties should be put in front of their eyes!"

"Ah..." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

-

Ma Hui'er has been doing well these days, not only her baby's gas has stabilized, but she also received a letter from her family that her father has a public job. She is really in a good mood. Just now, the queen sent someone to send summer rewards, whether it is quality or quantity, Different from the past.

"Your Majesty..." Lu Qi looked at the master's four-month-old belly, "Your belly is getting bigger every day, and you are about to show your pregnancy."

Ma Huier lowered her head, and as her pregnancy got longer, the maternal radiance on her face became more and more obvious, and she showed it unconsciously, "Yes, it's getting bigger and bigger." She stroked her belly while speaking.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Xiao's fetal gas has also stabilized, but she hasn't reached three months yet, so she has to wait." Lu Qi said.

Ma Hui'er pursed her lips and smiled, "I hope she will be born in peace and stability like me."

"Your Majesty..." Lu Yi carefully looked at the door of the room, waved her hand, and the maids on duty dispersed, she closed the door and approached Ma Hui'er, "My Lady, everyone hopes that other people's stomachs will not be born... "

Ma Huier reached out her hand to stop Luqi's words, "That's someone else, not me..."

"Mother, one more dragon son..."

"Lu Yi, I want to give birth to a dragon child, but..." Ma Hui'er took a breath, "With Concubine Xiao in front of me, the child in my belly can be born and grow up smoothly."

"Your Majesty, the servant does not understand what you mean?"

"Of course you don't understand." Ma Hui'er stood up while supporting the table, and walked a few steps, "During this period of time, I have thought a lot, and I finally figured out one thing."

"My lady, what do you want to understand?"

"That is, I can be as expensive as a mother and a child, but this is...only as expensive as a prince, and I can only be a concubine in the future."

"Your Majesty..." Lu Yi was extremely surprised, "But every concubine..."

Ma Huier waved her hand, and Lu Yi calmed down and listened to her: "Whether it is the status of her mother's family or my own status, I found that the best destination for the child in my belly is to be named a prince in the future, let alone now, I don't know it yet. Is it a man or a woman."

"Niang Niang..." Lu Yi felt that the master was very negative.

Ma Huier said that these are not negative, but just like the word "Hui" in her name, a woman who can correctly recognize herself, no matter how bad her fate is, she will never be so bad!

-

When it was time for a nap, Xiao Lin put his son to sleep himself, and asked his wife to take his daughter to sleep, "I'll take care of something, and I'll find you in your room for a lunch break later."

Shu Yueru nodded, "Well, I'll take Xiaoyu to the room and come back later."

"Ah."

Chang Qing, who was serving close by, brought all the affairs and letters to be processed, a thick pile, and Xiao Lin processed them very quickly, and in a short while, there was a result, "These will be handled according to what I wrote above. , and these, let them explain it clearly and then bring it to me.”

"Yes, Lord." Changqing divided the processed letters into two bags.

"How is the palace?"

Changqing was about to go out, when he heard the question, he hurriedly replied, "A few days ago, the imperial concubine felt a little unwell, but she has recovered in the past two days. I heard that the emperor and the empress have rewarded the empress."

Xiao Lin nodded, "Keep an eye on it, if there is anything, let them report to the Duke of the country as soon as possible."

"Yes, little one understands."

"Well, let's go down."

Changqing didn't leave, but asked, "Master, Manager Tang asked me to ask you about the sea salt salt from Fujian in the south, are you really going to ask for it?"

"No, I just need Huai salt from the East China Sea." Xiao Lin replied with squinted eyes.

"Yes, I understand." Changqing said again: "Master, there is news from Beijing that there are a few more gold and silver shops in the capital."

Xiao Lin looked up: "A gold and silver shop?"

Changqing replied: "Yes, Lord, they inquired, there are two that specialize in dowry jewelry, and two that specialize in high-end fashion jewelry."

"Have you found out who is behind it?"

Changqing shook his head: "I didn't find out, but this businessman went through Dafuma's way, and found Dafuma as a backer, and managed the store well."

"Send someone to find out."

"Yes, sir."

-

When Xia Zhen came back, Zhuang Hao was waiting in the main hall, "Why are you here?"

"I've wanted to come a long time ago, but I haven't been able to."

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows: "We got married in September, and now it's July, so it won't be long."

"That's two months." Zhuang Hao smiled.

Seeing that there was something in the other party's smile, Xia Zhen didn't care about changing clothes, "Go to the study."

The small wooden courtyard is small, and soon they arrived at the study, "What do you want from me?"

"There are more gold and silver shops in Beijing..." Zhuang Hao looked at Xia Zhen without blinking.

Xia Zhen lowered her eyes and smiled, "Do you suspect it's mine?"

"I also suspect that it belongs to him."

Xia Zhen took a deep breath and sat down on the teacher's chair. After a day of training, he was really tired, "That's right, it's mine."

"Zian, it's Mineduo..."

"There are not many mines."

"Then why don't you use the gold mine for the army, but use it for these things, and it's still under the eyes of the emperor in the capital, you..."

Xia Zhen grabbed the empty cup on the table and twirled it in her hand, "Because I have a better way to feed the army."

"Farming for self-sufficiency?"

Xia Zhen nodded without denying it.

Zhuang Hao disagreed: "But there are natural and man-made disasters in farming..."

"There is a time when the gold mine is exhausted."

"But you make jewelry out of them..."

"You're wrong, Ziwei, it's not just jewelry."

"what for?"

"I make more gold and silver out of gold, and it's safe."

"I don't understand." Zhuang Hao frowned.

Xia Zhen smiled: "Even you come to ask if the gold and silver shop is mine, so who do you think?"

"You mean, the Holy Majesty will definitely know?"

"Yeah." Xia Zhen said, "I use gold to produce gold and silver instead of raising an army. What do you think Your Majesty thinks?"

"Think you're greedy for money."

"Yes, that's what I want."

Zhuang Hao instantly understood, "This matter..."

"I discussed it with my grandfather and father at the beginning of last year. My grandfather has been making preparations, and he just came to Beijing last month to finalize the plan."

Zhuang Hao pursed his lips, "Is this your idea or..."

"My idea." Xia Zhen interrupted the conjectures of his subordinates in the past. Although it was the young wife's suggestion, he didn't want to put the young daughter-in-law in front of others, leaving hidden dangers. Just know how good the daughter-in-law is.

Zhuang Hao sighed, "Liu Zaili is also here, probably because of the gold and silver shop."

"As he pleases." Xia Zhen stood up, "Let's go to dinner."

Zhuang Hao followed Xia Zhen to the restaurant, but before he arrived at the restaurant, the guard at the door came back to report, "The king of Yancheng County is visiting."

The two looked at each other, and Xia Zhen replied directly, "Let's just say it's getting late, I have something to do tomorrow..." Before he finished speaking, Liu Zaicheng came in, followed by Liu Zaili.

"Xia Zian, it's okay, I just came to your place for dinner." Liu Zaicheng was not very old, but he had always been old-fashioned and called people by name.

Xia Zhen rolled his eyes at him, "You called Xia Zian too?"

"Then what's my name?" Liu Zaicheng understood his reminder that he might be brother-in-law with him, so he really couldn't call him that in an old-fashioned way.

Xia Zhen hooked her lips and went straight to the restaurant.

Zhuang Hao cupped his hands towards Liu Zaili, "How come the Prince of Yancheng has time to come to the valley?"

Liu Zaili showed an official smile, "Even Mr. Zhuang, who is about to get married, is free, so of course I can sneak in."

"Haha..." Zhuang Hao is not the host, so it's not easy to invite him, so he can only laugh along with him.

Liu Zaicheng was careless, and without waiting for anyone to invite him, he followed Xia Zhen with his sleeves flicked.Some people followed, including Zhuang Hao and Liu Zaili.

Ma Min'er has heard the news that the little girl Yu Zhu reported back to the front yard, and wants to prepare bowls and chopsticks, but Xia Zhen doesn't like Liu Zaili. Can't bear it.

Let's talk about it when they come. I can't ignore Xia Zhen's feelings just because I can't bear it!
"Liu Zicheng, haven't you returned to Beijing to take care of business? Why are you here again?"

"I... I have taken care of it."

"It's only been a few days, and it will be taken care of."

"It's been five days."

Ma Min'er cast a glance at him, "I hope it's been taken care of, but don't put on a show."

"How come, I have taken it seriously."

Ma Min'er didn't have time to stare at him anymore, so she greeted the visitor, "Mr. Zhuang, Prince Liu, you are here too!"

"Young Madam!" Zhuang Hao saluted.

Liu Zaili also raised his hand, "Long time no see, Ma Erniang!"

"You two are welcome, please sit down!"

"It's getting late, don't you mind coming over for dinner?" Liu Zaili smiled.

Ma Min'er looked at Xia Zhen.

Xia Zhen's face was calm and expressionless.

"Whenever you come, you are a customer. Although there is no food, there is always some food, as long as you don't dislike it." Fortunately, Mr. Zhuang is here, so Ma Min'er doesn't feel so embarrassed.

"There, there, young lady, you are being polite." Zhuang Hao sensed the subtle atmosphere and moved around quietly.

Although the dinner is light, it is quite rich. It is made of fresh ingredients from local sources. There are a few small stir-fried dishes, including garlic shrimp, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, steamed eggs with tofu, mapo tofu, cold dishes are celery mixed with yuba, and a crucian carp Tofu Soup.One of the mapo tofu tastes much better than before with cornel because of the Chaotian pepper.

In the hot summer, for someone like Zhuang Hao who doesn't exercise much, eating a plate of mapo tofu makes the body sweat, which is really comfortable for the whole body.

"It's delicious. It tastes much better than before." Zhuang Hao's vest was covered in sweat, and it was so hot that he could hardly open his mouth. He still called it delicious.

Ma Min'er smiled, "If you like to eat, bring back some Chaotian peppers and let the cook make them for you."

"Thank you, Young Madam, then I will not be polite."

"You are Welcome."

Liu Zaili smiled, "Is this the precious safflower fruit from Dafuma?"

"Yes." Ma Miner nodded with a smile.

"The taste is really good, I..."

"The king of the county likes it, and I will give you some."

"Thank you, Erniang."

"The prince is polite, eat, eat." Ma Min'er secretly glanced at her man, and quickly poured him a bowl of fish soup.

Liu Zaili looked at Ma Min'er who was circling around Xia Zhen, and lowered his head slightly to eat. The taste in his heart was just like the food on this table, full of spicy and spicy.

-

The wife was making dinner, the eldest daughter helped choose the vegetables, and Xiao Lin helped bring back a few buckets of water, "Is it enough?"

The water in the water tank was already full, Shu Yueru said with a smile, "That's enough, you can take Xiao Ze and Xiao Xun to play, the meal is ready, I'll call you."

"Oh." Xiao Lin looked at the pot and stove, as if he couldn't do anything other than carry water, he took the twins out.

As soon as he got outside, Chang Qing, the bodyguard, brought a message: "Master, Master Fu Ma and Prince Yancheng are here."

Xiao Lin subconsciously glanced at Xia Zhen's residence, "I see."

"Yes, sir."

The twins saw that their father was busy, and the two children went arm in arm to the yard. There were chickens and cats in the yard. They chased the chickens and teased the cats, and the small yard became lively in an instant.

Hey, someone wants to ask, where is the cat?Well, of course there are mice in the valley, and there are cats in almost every small wooden yard. One is to amuse the residents, and the other is mainly to catch mice.

Xiao Lin watched the children chasing chickens and cats. It was really interesting. When I thought about it, I didn’t play anything when I was a child. It was really boring. However, I can’t always play. The two children are already five years old. sir.

Suddenly he thought about the matter of carrying water just now, that Xia Zhen and his wife built stone water tanks for Xicaogou.

"Someone-"

"Father..."

Xiao Lin asked: "Where is the private school teacher I asked the steward to find last time?"

"Grandpa, you are busy, and the manager doesn't dare to bother you."

"Have someone come to Beijing to pick him up."

"Yes, sir, I will do it right away."

Shu Yueru had already cooked the meal, walked to the corridor, and heard her husband looking for Mr. Private School, "For Xiao Ze and Xiao Xun?"

"not quite."

"what for?"

"Do you still remember that time when the dragon raised its head on February [-]?"

"Remember!" Shu Yueru smiled and said, "You said that you also want to do something for Xicaogou..." Suddenly she understood, "Husband, are you building a private school for Xicaogou?"

Xiao Lin nodded, "Last time, I saw many children shaving their heads in front of the farmhouse, so I thought about it, but I forgot something, this time I just had time, so I did it."

"That's great." Shu Yueru's father was a private school teacher, but unfortunately, he was accidentally beaten to death by the villagers while he was presiding over trivial matters in the countryside. It's really...

Feeling his wife's sadness, Xiao Lin grabbed his wife's shoulders, "You still have me, and your children."

"Yeah." Shu Yueru lowered her head and wiped her tears. Yes, I still have my husband and children. With them, she will no longer be alone. "Xiao Ze, Xiao Xun, it's time for dinner."

"Mother, we are here!" The two children flew into the arms of their parents like swallows, and were instantly held in their arms. They laughed and entered the restaurant, and the warm dinner time began.

After a while, the children's laughter came from the restaurant, "The fish is caught by my father, it is delicious."

"Ozawa picked this dish, is it delicious?"

"good to eat!"

"This is fried by Xiaoyu's helper, everyone pays for it..."

"Sister, you are awesome..."

……

Looking at the lively child and cheerful wife, Xiao Lin smiled happily, and made a decision in his heart to let Xia Zhen and his wife live here before they returned to the north.

-

After seeing off Mr. Zhuang and Liu Zaili, Xia Zhen and his wife returned to the house, washed up, sat at the attic window to enjoy the shade, and looked at the resort village under the stars through the green screen window.

On summer nights, the wind from the mountains blows, bringing coolness to the face and hair through the green screen window.

"Why did Mr. Zhuang and Liu Zaili come together?"

"The gold you proposed last time has been rolled out."

"Oh, so that's the case." Ma Min'er didn't ask much.

Sitting in front of the window, with your chin in your hand, the leaves under the starry sky "rustled", listening carefully, it was like a beautiful piece of music.Creeks, rivers, and water in stone troughs flow gently, and the soft sounds bring tranquility and serenity.

"I found Da Fuma as a backer."

"Oh, do you want to layer it?"

"Ah."

Ma Min'er tilted her head slightly, and looked at Xia Zhen who was lying on the bamboo and rattan chair, and saw that he was resting with one hand on the back of his head and the other on his chest, with his eyes closed. She got up from the stool and placed him on the chair in front of her. The hand moved away gently, and lay on his body, "You're still angry!"

There was no sound, but the hand that was taken away gently touched her back.

Ma Min'er's voice was soft and low: "We don't care what other people want, just live our own lives. Are you right, Brother Zhen?"

"It looks uncomfortable."

"Then ignore it."

Xia Zhen snorted lightly.

"Don't be angry, Brother Zhen." Ma Min'er stretched out her hand, and under the moonlight, her fingers gently brushed his cheeks, nose, and corners of his lips, and she lowered her head and kissed him. Not long after, she heard... Uh, the word N will be omitted below .

The night insects sounded, playing the symphony of summer, the moon became brighter and brighter, the stars became more and more misty, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, it was so refreshing.

Early the next morning, Xia Zhen and his wife had just had breakfast when someone came to the door again.

"Master Xiao, you are..." Ma Min'er was about to wear a straw hat and take advantage of the dew to cut leeks. Xia Zhen didn't go to military training today, so she was going to make dumplings with him.

Xiao Lin smiled, and said directly: "I want to build a private school for Xicaogou, where should I choose the address?"

"Ah..." Ma Min'er was really surprised by him.

Seeing the surprise of the other party, Xiao Lin was extremely proud, his brows raised.

Xia Zhen came out from behind Ma Min'er, "Master Xiao built a private school for his son?"

"No, it's Xicaogou." Xiao Lin grinned his white teeth.

Xia Zhen smiled and looked at Ma Min'er.

"I'm going to open a private meeting in September, and the address has already been selected." Ma Min'er said.

"Where? Leave it to me." Xiao Lin said domineeringly.

(End of this chapter)