Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 27
Gradually, the setting sun gathers its last light and disappears into the horizon, and the night slowly comes, but they don't know what they are going to do or what they should do.

Ma Min'er couldn't bear such depression and stood up.

"Er Niang, why are you going?" Guo Li also stood up.

"Take a walk in the street."

"Oh!"

Due to the hot weather, in the night, many people in the town sat at the door to cool off, some closed their eyes and rested their minds, some sat around and talked gossip, among them was the Ma family who had been exiled.

Ma Min'er swayed and listened aimlessly, slapping the palm-sized town to the left and right, and when Guo Lishi had no strength to remind her, she stopped.

"Father, how about enjoying the cool air?"

Several half-century old people who were talking looked towards the street in surprise, "Little lady is...?"

"He came from famine." Ma Min'er replied with a smile.

"Oh, I said why I haven't seen it before, what's the matter, little lady?"

"Father, is there a house for rent in the town?"

"You don't live in a hotel?"

Ma Min'er smiled: "We may have to stay here for a long time, the inn can't afford it, and renting a house is practical."

"This is true. I heard that the little lady means to stay in our Yunshui Town?"

"Well, almost!"

"Our Yunshui Town has a small population, so it would be good for the young lady to stay," said the old man.

"Does the father know that there is a house for rent there?"

"Our town is small, and there are few things like renting out houses."

"That's it!" Although it was expected, Ma Min'er still felt disappointed, "Thank you, Dad."

Guo Lishi then turned around: "It's not cold yet, why don't we find a place outside the town to spend the night?"

"That's the only way." Ma Min'er sighed deeply.

"Outside the town?" A voice came from behind.

Ma Min'er looked for the voice and turned around, "Father, yes, it doesn't matter if you're not in town, as long as you have a place to live!"

The old man got up from the small stool, "I heard that the northwest of the town is facing the direction of Pingding County. A few years ago, someone went to the county government to do business, and the house was empty."

"Really, father." Ma Min'er's eyes lit up.

"Is there such a thing?" The others affirmed.

"Great!" Ma Min'er asked, "The house is empty, should we go to the village chief, or the yamen in Yunshui Town?"

"This..." The old man thought for a while and said, "The place is close to the town and also in the village. I really don't know who to look for."

For a peasant woman like Guo Lishi, it may be difficult to do such a mindless thing, but for Ma Min'er who has worked hard in the modern workplace, this kind of thing is a trivial matter.

She simply sat among the old men who were chatting, and she found out everything she could get from the mouths of the old men. She couldn't help it, and she and Guo Li Shi also bought two drinking cakes and a bamboo tube of water.

"Thank you, Father Wang, thank you so much."

"Don't thank me, hurry up and go to my nephew's small shop to buy."

"Okay, Dad Wang, then you guys talk, let's go."

"Go!"

Turning to the empty street, Mrs. Guo Li was a little excited, "I've been searching for a whole day, but there's no one selling food. I didn't expect Er Niang to find out with just a few words from you."

"This is also a famine year. If it is normal, then we need to inquire."

"It's true, alas, I don't know when it will rain in the sky."

"Father and the others are still sitting in the south corner, let's go there quickly."

"Okay!"

The sky is full of bright moon and stars, without a trace of cloud, "Tomorrow will probably be another steamy sky." In the backyard of a certain mansion in Xing'an City, an old man stood on a small pavilion on a rockery, looking up at the sky.

"Old general, it's late at night, go back to your room."

The old man stood quietly and did not reply to the old servant.

The old servant gently stood beside the master, waiting quietly, silently accompanying the master.

After a long time, the old man asked, "Is Zi'an at home?"

"Go back to the old general, the little general is at home." The old servant answered cautiously, secretly glanced at the old master, and found that his mouth was tightly pursed. Just when he thought he would get angry, the old master sighed: "Mr. Fu has been demoted to Yunshui Town, can the words of the Heavenly Master be effective?"

"This..." The old servant looked at the clear night sky, which showed signs of rain, so he didn't dare to continue.

The old man lowered his head and prepared to go down, but the old servant went up to meet him and held his hand, "Be careful, old general." The two of them got off the pavilion slowly and entered the room.

After they left, the moonlight seemed to become hazy in the green night sky, did the colorful clouds chase the moon?
In a certain room in a courtyard in the mansion, a handsome and handsome young man was lying casually on the floor, leaning on his cheek with one hand, as if he was meditating. The little girls and servants in the room were doing their work carefully, without making any sound.

Xiaowen Xiaowen came in from the outside, and found that the little master's movements hadn't changed since he went out, so he walked up to the master lightly, "Young master, dinner is getting cold, do you want some?"

Xia Zhen raised her eyelids: "What time is it?"

"My lord, it's the beginning of Xu Shi (nine o'clock in the evening)."

Probably realizing that it was getting late, Xia Zhen got up from the couch, "Get something light."

"Yes, son!"

Seeing that the master finally got up, the eldest girl hurried over to serve her, leading the way and uncovering the curtain, without stumbling.

Xia Zhen frowned, "Who made you dangle in front of my eyes?"

"male……"

"roll!"

"Yes, yes, my lord!" The big girl was so startled that she immediately ran away from the door curtain.

Xiaowen shrank his neck quietly, thinking, if the old lady hadn't sent it over, he would have been kicked out long ago.

After coming out of the small shop, Ma Min'er looked at the sky subconsciously, and there were traces of clouds covering the corner of the moon. It must be eight or nine o'clock. Thinking of the time, she hurriedly ran towards her father and the others.

"Sister..." Saburo saw Ma Min'er first, "Sister, where have you been? It's been so long?"

"I'm sorry to make you worry."

"Sister..." Ma Sanlang hugged Ma Min'er's waist with both hands, acting coquettishly.

"Are you hungry?"

"Yeah!" The little guy nodded in her arms.

"See what my sister is holding?"

In the moonlight, the baked golden cakes exude a tempting aroma.

"Big sister..."

"Min'er..."

……

Everyone stood up from the corner in unison.

Guo Daping said: "I searched the whole town during the day, but there is no shop selling food."

"There is not much food, and everyone dare not sell it openly."

"So it is."

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Father, brother, hurry up and eat, there is still water here."

The daughter's enthusiasm for life made Ma Qifeng's cold heart feel better, and he said to himself with relief, why did I forget that I still have money on me, and I haven't reached the point of desperation yet.

The Ma and Guo families each had a piece of cake, and Mrs. Guo Li broke some for Ma Yueer, "My family is small, so Xiao Yueer eats my cake."

"Father—" Ma Yueer looked towards his father.

Ma Qifeng nodded, they were already very familiar with the Guo family, and they were not polite, but the politeness gave way, and he thought, I will treat the Guo family as my sister, and if there is a chance to repay them one day, I will definitely do my best.

With bread and water, the day was finally over, and I spent the night in the dew again.The next day, they got a general idea of ​​the town and found that there was a public well with water in it.

"Let's go to queue too." Guo Lishi said happily.

Ma Min'er stood still, and everyone looked at her.

"Second mother, you..."

"I found out about the house last night. I want to ask the owner of the town to see how much it costs and whether I can buy it!"

"Buy it?" Mrs. Guo Li was very surprised: "Didn't you share the house?"

Hearing that the house was divided, Ma Qifeng looked sad and looked into the distance blankly.

Ma Min'er said: "Aunt Guo, I didn't buy it for my family, but for your family."

"Ah..." Mrs. Guo Li was stunned, "But..."

Ma Min'er knew that Mrs. Guo Li didn't have many coppers on her body. Not only that, even if she took out all her own money, it would not be enough to rent a house. But she wanted to try and try her luck, not only for the Guo family, but also for the For my family, given my father's situation in Ma's family, it may be difficult to live in the house allotted to me, but they and Guo Lishi are brothers and sisters. If she has a place to stay, maybe my family can get some light.

"Let's go and try."

"Oh, let's try it." Although Guo Lishi nodded, he didn't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)