Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 244
"But everyone treats him as a god, so he can live like an ordinary person." Xia Zhen poked a piece of watermelon with a toothpick and put it in his mouth.

"That's right." Ma Min'er nodded in agreement.

Xiaowen stood at the door and called, "Master, the letter from the General's family."

"bring here."

"Yes, sir." Xiaowen entered the small room and handed him the letter.

Xia Zhen only read a line or two, and Ma Min'er was curious about the changing expression on her face: "What's the matter?"

"See for yourself." Xia Zhen couldn't say it.

What's the matter? Ma Min'er took over this expression in doubt, and within two lines, she stared and opened her mouth, "What, mother, she...she..." Oh my god, "Xia Zhen, how old is your mother?" She couldn't help blurting out.

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows: "If I get married normally, the child will be about the same age as Xiao Lin's son."

"Uh..." For some reason, Ma Min'er felt a chill down her spine, and suddenly felt nauseous, "vomit..."

Shan Xiaodan didn't even have time to find a container for her to vomit, Ma Min'er vomited all over the floor.

Xia Zhen was startled and annoyed, she stood up from the bamboo chair with complex expressions, but she still couldn't bear it, bent down and patted the little daughter-in-law on the back, "My mother is very old, but you can't How about this……"

Isn't it the old clam who is pregnant with pearls? You are so exaggerated that you vomited. Although the relationship with your mother is not good, Xia Zhen still feels bad when seeing her beloved daughter-in-law treat her like this.

"No...not..." Ma Min'er waved her hand, "Ugh...vomit..." Vomited all over the lake.

The princess vomited like this, and the little girls panicked, and hurried to find the older mother and mother-in-law. Aunt Shan was the first to arrive in the front yard. Seeing the young lady who was vomiting, she hurriedly shouted, "Bring water... get water... ..."

"Mother, what's the matter, Young Madam?" Shan Xiaodan turned pale with fright.

Xia Zhen was called a doctor.

Aunt Shan had a smile on her face, "I'm afraid the young lady has one."

"what?"

"What's there?"

Shan Xiaodan and Xia Zhen looked at Aunt Shan together, and Shan Xiaodan realized that he was ahead of his master, so he quickly took a step back.

Xia Zhen looked at Aunt Shan earnestly, something flashed in her heart.

"Happy!" Aunt Shan replied with a smile.

Xia Zhen's eyes were wide open, and she stretched out her hand to grab the family letter from the young daughter-in-law's hand, "My mother... is actually a lucky star..." muttering to herself.

"My lord, what did you say?"

"Uh...it's nothing." Xia Zhen showed embarrassment, turned around and called, "Where's the doctor, what's the doctor..." He asked the doctor to make a diagnosis.

Ma Min'er was originally a princess, the object of everyone's attention, but since Aunt Shan said she was happy, it was really more precious than the giant panda, a national treasure in her previous life, and every step made the girls fuss.

"Young lady, you can't move around, be careful of the fetus in your womb."

"Young Madam, please sit down quickly..."

……

Ma Min'er had black lines all over her face, "The doctor hasn't arrived yet? Can you wait for the doctor to confirm, before you make any fuss!"

"Ah..." All the girls looked at Aunt Shan.

Aunt Shan smiled and said, "No mistake."

"That's right, Young Madam, I can't be wrong." The second-class girl Lanxi, who can make a three-pointer even if nothing happens, is now caught by her in a super important incident.

Ma Min'er rolled her eyes and looked at Xia Zhen, only to see that his eyes were shining, and he kept looking at her stomach, his joy couldn't be concealed.

Ma Min'er vomited weakly, and sat down on Xia Zhen's rattan chair. Her rude action made everyone shout, "Min'er..."

"Young lady..."

……

Xia Zhen supported Ma Min'er with both hands at lightning speed, not letting her butt touch the rattan chair, "Be careful, Min'er..."

"Oh, my brother, the doctor hasn't come yet!"

"Aunt Shan has already said it, it must be true." Xia Zhen glanced at the young daughter-in-law dissatisfied, and secretly said, I work so hard every day, if my son doesn't come, I'm sorry!
Uh... Ma Min'er looked at the man with eyes full of grievances, and she really... Ouch, I'm really ashamed to see others!
The prince spoke kindly to his wife, but kept a straight face to the people below, everyone respected and feared him, and did not dare to approach him casually. Aunt Shan did not expect that the majestic prince would call her Shan Aunt, that makes me happy.

For this joy, I was worried that I was wrong and I was sorry for the prince, so I immediately stood at the door and waited for the doctor to arrive more attentively than the prince.

After half an hour, no one should worry anymore. The doctor confirmed the diagnosis. Princess Beijun is indeed pregnant, but the time is very short, only a month or so, so take good care of her and don't move her fetus.

The long-awaited son finally came. Xia Zhen sat next to Ma Min'er, her arms were protective, "How do you feel now?"

"I don't feel it anymore." Ma Min'er replied easily. She didn't know why she had a convulsion just now, and she vomited a lot. She probably hinted in her heart. Thinking of this, she immediately asked, "I saw the letter just now, and my father said , Mother's fetal gas has stabilized, it's been more than three months, that's great, no matter if it's sister-in-law or uncle, they're all older than our children, it's good to be older..."

Hearing this, Xia Zhen's face was constipated and she was speechless.

Seeing him like this, Ma Min'er interrogated him unkindly: "Master Beijun, I heard that you have a younger brother or younger sister, how do you feel?"

Xia Zhen glanced at her, "Don't be naughty."

"How can this be called naughty?" Ma Min'er said with a narrow smile, "This proves that father and mother are young and strong!"

Uh... If the little daughter-in-law wasn't pregnant, Xia Zhen would pick her ear, "Don't make trouble."

"Haha..." Ma Min'er couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, my aunt, the doctor said, you can't laugh or get angry, take it easy." Xia Zhen was startled like something.

Ma Min'er stood up suddenly, shook her arms a few times, saw Xia Zhen stood up, and quickly held him down, "Brother Zhen, don't be nervous, the little daughters-in-law and big ladies in the village are here from pregnancy to childbirth. I stopped working, and I didn’t see anything, but those elite and rich families had difficulty giving birth for a while, and said the child was not easy for a while, do you know why?”

"why?"

"Free."

"What's the point?"

"Believe me, Big Brother Zhen, except for running and heavy work, which I will not do in the future, the rest is like walking, ordinary daily life, let's do whatever we want, don't be surprised and go about it?"

Xia Zhen raised her head, her eyes sparkled, "Can it work?"

"Of course, I, Aunt Wan, you know, she gave birth to a six-pound boy, Xiao Wu. He listened to my advice, walked around frequently, and did some easy things. The child was born very well."

"Really?"

"Yes, listen to me." Ma Min'er said, "If you don't believe me, you can ask Aunt Shan and the others if they have been busy from pregnancy to childbirth, and the child is fine."

Xia Zhen rolled her eyes, "Can my Xia Zhen's children be like them?"

"Hee hee, Brother Zhen, the status is different, but the production is the same!"

"Uh...why do you always have so many reasons?"

"Of course." Ma Min'er saw that his expression was relaxed, and smiled easily, "Brother Zhen, I want to drink water, pour me a glass of water." After finishing speaking, she sat down on the chair carelessly, looking like an old man.

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows, "Didn't you say it's normal?"

"Yes!"

"Didn't you help me pour water in ordinary daily life?"

"Sometimes, you pour it for me too!" Ma Min'er raised her eyebrows slantingly.

Xia Zhen shook her head lightly and smiled, what can she do, her daughter-in-law pampered herself, stood up, went to the Eight Immortals table, and poured her a glass of water.

Ma Min'er took it and took a sip: "Ah, it feels so good to be served by the King of Beijun."

This little daughter-in-law...

-

A few days passed, and the fear of the children finally got better. Xiao Lin finally had time to do business. Sitting in the study of the small wooden courtyard, his steward told him all the big and small things in Beijing, "Master, Our business is not as prosperous as before, and many people don’t come to appreciate it.”

Xiao Lin rubbed his chin, didn't make a sound, squinted his eyes and didn't know what to think.

The steward glanced at the Young Master's personal entourage, expecting him to give some hints, Chang Qing curled his lips secretly, how could he understand Master's thoughts.

Xiao Lin suddenly came back to his senses, "Guan Zhong——"

"The little one is here."

"The business in the capital should maintain the status quo, and increase the intensity of transferring goods from the south to the north, and transporting goods from the north to the south."

"Master..." Guanshi Zhong looked at his master in surprise.

Xiao Lin said: "Also, help me prepare. I'm going to the south to buy all kinds of special southern goods, especially tea and porcelain. The time is one month."

"Grandpa, it's better to go by water or..."

"Shuilu, you find some people who know the way of the sea."

"Yes, Grandpa, I understand."

After the steward left, Xiao Lin was silent for a while, and went straight into the inner courtyard. When Shu Yue saw him coming in, she stood up to greet him, "Zilin."

Xiao Lin looked at her: "I..."

"What's the matter, Zilin?"

Xiao Lin paused, "Did you go to Xia's house these two days?"

Shu Yueru shook her head, "I didn't go, I went to General Zhang's house. Ozawa and General Zhang's son Rui'er had a great time."

Xiao Lin thought about it, "After dinner, let's go to Xia's house and bring the children."

"Oh." Shu Yueru nodded, "Okay, I'll cook dinner with the girls."

"Ah."

When Shu Yueru went to cook dinner, the three children circled around Xiao Lin's lap, "Father..."

"father……"

Xiao Xiaoyu came over with big characters, "Father, what do you think of my handwriting?"

Xiao Lin took the child's handwriting, looked at it, "Not bad!" Stretching out his right hand, Xiao Xiaoyu quickly turned around and gave him a brush, "This handwriting is the best, this handwriting is lacking, and the layout seems top-heavy. Other things, I can't help it." Can."

"Father, my daughter understands." Xiao Xiaoyu happily took back the paper, "I've practiced this word fifty times."

Xiao Lin nodded, seeing his daughter sitting at the small table and concentrating on writing, Xiao Ze climbed onto his father's lap, "Father, when will we learn to write?"

"Your aunt said that you can learn to write when school starts in September this year."

"Great, I want to write as well as my sister."

Xiao Lin smiled and patted his son's head, then turned to look at Xiao Xun who was leaning against his leg and holding a Qiqiao wood. Seeing that he was serious, he didn't bother him, and stared at his hand with his youngest son, looking at him. How to untie a tangram.

The evening breeze blew in from the hallway, feeling the cool breeze, Xiao Lin felt that this was the tranquility of the years he wanted, but unfortunately...he stretched out his hand to stroke his forehead, he had to go back to the capital tomorrow, and he had to sit in front of some things in person .

-

After dinner, Ma Min'er wanted to go out to digest food, but Xia Zhen disagreed.

"Brother Zhen, didn't I tell you that everything is fine except for intense exercise, so you don't have to be nervous." Ma Min'er pouted.

"It's better to be careful. We'll leave after three months."

"Brother Zhen..."

"Fake brother doesn't work either."

"Pfft..." Ma Min'er, who wanted to be angry, was amused by him, "Okay, listen to you today, and you have to listen to me tomorrow, walk a few steps with me."

"Let's talk tomorrow."

"Xia Zhen..." Ma Min'er pursed her lips, she was really going to be angry.

Xia Zhen walked to her side and put her arms around the young daughter-in-law's waist: "Don't get angry, I will write to your father, my father, and grandfather tomorrow to tell them the good news, and you can stay at home quietly." , take good care of the baby."

"Are you going to tell them so soon?"

"Yeah, make them happy."

"Oh." When it comes to elders, Ma Min'er has no choice but to follow him in everything, so let's do activities in the yard and corridors, and be a little woman who 'sees the sky from a well'.

When the husband and wife were about to discuss how to write a family letter, five members of the Xiao family arrived, "They knew so soon?" Ma Miner asked Xia Zhen in surprise.

Xia Zhen frowned, "Go, go to the living room to have a look."

The two went to the living room and greeted the Xiao family. Shan Xiaodan brought out some fruit and made tea for the two men. Shu Yueru sat next to Ma Miner, "Thank you so much that day."

"Sister-in-law, you are being polite. I live in my resort village. I have the responsibility to ensure your safety."

Shu Yueru sighed, "I still want to thank you."

Xiao Lin was picking up his teacup to drink tea when he heard Ma Min'er's words, "I'm going back to Beijing for a few days, I'm not going to bring Yueru and the three children into Beijing..."

Before he finished speaking, Ma Min'er interrupted him, "Master Xiao, take it with you, take it with you, I won't take responsibility for you."

Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows, "I paid money for staying in a resort."

"Then please take it away too." Ma Min'er was not polite.

Xiao Lin laughed. He said that he went to Beijing to test the Xia family. In fact, he wanted to entrust his wife and children to them when he went to the south. Now it seems that it is impossible. He bowed his head and drank tea.

Ma Min'er smiled apologetically at Shu Yueru, "Sister-in-law, if you are ordinary people, you can live as long as you like, even if you don't collect money, I don't care, but you are big families and noble, I really can't bear it." rise."

Shu Yueru also smiled, "Er Niang, I understand, I understand everything."

"Thank you sister-in-law for your understanding."

Xiao Lin looked up, "I'm going to Jiangxi and Fujian, do you have anything for me to bring?"

Hearing Jiangxi Fujian, Ma Miner's eyes lit up, "Wow, the overseas trade is the most prosperous there, can you bring my steward and let him see and see, so that we can do business there in the future."

Xiao Lin pouted, "You are not happy to let you take care of my wife and children, and I am not happy to take care of your steward either."

"Hee hee, Mr. Xiao, I am in charge and I am a small person. But your wife and son are different. They are your heart and soul. I don't dare to take over. You should take them with you. Just treat them as a trip and experience." Fan, that's pretty good too."

"Travel, experience?"

"Yeah, for your children, take them out for a trip to catch up with ten years of reading."

Xiao Lin frowned, "You really know how to speak." Although he refuted her like this, he agreed with her point of view in his heart. Yes, on the one hand, he put his wife and children by his side so that he could feel at ease; If there are more, knowledge will naturally increase.

He was a little unhappy just now, but he became happy in an instant, and he no longer cared about others not taking care of his wife and children.

Xia Zhen quietly glanced at her little daughter-in-law, she was really good at talking, she was really good at making Xiao Lin happy with a single word.

"Then I will go to Beijing the day after tomorrow, and go directly to the south. You arrange the steward, go to Huamanlou to find steward Zhong, and he will arrange for him to board the ship."

Ma Min'er got up quickly, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Xiao."

"You are so strange. You call my wife sister-in-law and me Grand Duke Xiao. Shouldn't you be called Brother Xiao?"

"Uh..." Ma Min'er said, "But why can't I afford to kiss you, big brother?"

"Haha..." Xiao Lin raised his head and laughed loudly, "When I bring you good things from the south, you'll be my big brother."

"Wow, I'll be waiting for that little girl." Ma Min'er went up when she was ready.

Xiao Lin said, "I will keep the manpower for the private school on the hillside until it is built. If my steward needs help, I will ask brother Zi'an to help."

"It's easy to say." Xia Zhen raised her hand.

Ma Min'er asked, "I have booked the school to start in September, will Xiao Ze and Xiao Xun come to attend?"

"Let's talk about it later." Regarding his son's study, Xiao Lin thought about it and had some reservations.

"Okay." Ma Min'er said, "Then I will thank Mr. Xiao on behalf of the three villages."

The Xia and Xiao families chatted for a while and teased the children. Seeing that the time was almost up, Xiao Lin got up, stretched out his hand to hold his son, and said to Xia Zhen with a smile, "I hope your family has good news when you come back from the south."

"Have it already."

"..." Xiao Lin raised his eyes, "Is your wife happy?"

Xia Zhen raised her eyebrows happily, "Yes!"

"Okay, Xia Zian!"

Xia Zhen snorted, "It's okay, it's just that my daughter-in-law is young, and I don't want her to suffer."

"Haha..." Xiao Lin laughed loudly, "All right, I won't tease you anymore, at noon tomorrow, you have to treat our family to lunch, it's a farewell party."

"You are the one who takes the initiative to have a farewell meal."

Xiao Lin smiled and said: "That's no way, I sat here and waited for a long time, but I didn't see you two talking, so I had to be cheeky."

"No problem, nothing else, home cooking is still available."

"I'm fine with this home-cooked meal." Xiao Lin said with a smile.

After seeing off the five members of the Xiao family, Ma Miner asked with her tongue: "Brother Zhen, Xiao Lin is either here for vacation or to the south for business. He is deliberately staying away from the right and wrong in Beijing!"

Xia Zhen nodded: "For his sister to give birth to the prince smoothly, he did his best."

Ma Min'er breathed a sigh of relief: "I heard from Xiao You that he closed a lot of shops in central Beijing, especially Hualou, only two or three of them are left, and now he is talking about going to the south, probably going outside to make money."

Xia Zhen nodded, "He is not a simple character."

"Yeah, in such a high position, and with such an outstanding personality, he is indeed a ruthless character who can live an ordinary life." Ma Min'er agreed.

"Come on, let's go back to sleep and write to parents and grandfather tomorrow with the good news."

"it is good."

-

The first to receive the good news was of course Ma Qifeng in Beijing. He received the letter excitedly and was about to come to Xicaogou, but was blocked by Mo Wanyi, "Are you going empty-handed like this?"

"..."

"Erniang is pregnant, we have to buy something that suits her taste and take it there."

"Yeah, I'm happy and confused."

Ma Qifeng brought shopkeeper Peng to buy a five-carriage load of edibles, and Ma Min'er was so frightened that he couldn't close his mouth, "Father, it's summer, and the weather is so hot, how do you store the food?"

"I..." Ma Qifeng blushed like a child.

Ma Min'er shook her head, quickly pulled him into the main hall, and asked someone to serve tea, "It's so hot, drink water quickly."

"Min'er...then what should I do?"

"It's okay, Dad. I can't eat it in my daughter's mouth. There are so many generals in Xia Zhen. It's fast for each family to share."

Ma Qifeng was annoyed and disappointed.

"Father, I only have it. The days to come will be long. What are you in a hurry for?"

"That's right, after that father, Xiaoyou will bring it to you every now and then."

"Thank you dad."

Seeing his daughter accepting it readily, Ma Qifeng's mood improved a lot, "Min'er, for these three months, you have to move less and rest more, you know."

"I know, Dad." Ma Min'er agreed with a smile, "Dad, why didn't you bring Xiao Wu here, I miss him."

"Come on, I just asked you to rest more, and you came again. Xiao Wu is just in trouble, can you bring me here?" Ma Qifeng glanced at his daughter.

"Hee hee, don't I miss him?"

"It's okay, when the weather is not hot and your tire gas is stable again, our family will come to live in Xicaogou."

"That's great, Dad."

Speaking of this, Ma Qifeng's face was a little pale.

"What's the matter, Dad?"

Ma Qifeng said: "The little prince always comes to look for your little sister, but father can't stop him, what should we do?"

Ma Min'er called towards the door, "Brother Xiaoyou——"

Fu Xiaoyou was standing at the door talking to Shan Xiaodan when he heard the young lady calling him, so he hurried in, "Young lady..."

"Liu Zaicheng, how is he doing in Beijing now?"

"good."

"What's alright?"

"Business has started, but most of the work is done by managers."

"Oh." Ma Min'er pursed her lips, "Father, stop this kid, don't let him see Yue'er."

"I... can stop it!"

Ma Min'er said: "Father, let Ling'er stop you, and then you hold the line, don't be afraid, if you need anything, come to me, and I'll go find this kid."

"That's fine." Hearing his daughter's words, Ma Qifeng felt a lot in his heart, "Min'er, don't blame father, Liang Wangfu, our family can't afford it."

"Father, I understand."

Since Ma Qifeng brought the shopkeeper to deliver things, Ma Miner only stayed with him for one day and then let him go back.

-

When the letter arrived in the distant city of Liangzhou, it was half a month later. It was probably father and son.

"Zening, what's the matter?" Zhao Suxin asked with concern.

"Zhen's daughter-in-law is here."

"Ah!" Zhao Suxin subconsciously rubbed her belly, her belly was pregnant, more than four months, "This..." Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are pregnant one after the other, which is really embarrassing.

Who said no?Xia Zetao muttered to himself, "I also know what will happen if my father finds out the news?"

(End of this chapter)