Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 58
After closing the courtyard door, Ma Min'er whispered to her father, "Dad, dinner will be soon."

"Father is not in a hurry." Ma Qifeng said softly.

Ma Min'er asked, "Is my sister's medicine boiled?"

"Your Aunt Guo has been here, helped to cook, and fed Yue'er." Ma Qifeng replied.

"Oh, is that sister feeling better?"

"The heat has subsided a little."

"That's good." Ma Miner breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was true to the doctor's words, Xiao Yue'er cried so much at night that even Ma Qifeng couldn't calm it down, so that Guo Lishi who was in the nursing shed heard the crying, and she came to take over Yue'er and hugged Yue'er.

In Guo Lishi's arms, Xiao Yue'er unexpectedly calmed down slowly, and finally fell asleep from exhaustion at dawn.

Feeling sorry and unable to help, Ma Min'er went to the small kitchen to roll out noodles and cooked a pot of shredded pork noodles for everyone who was tired all night.

"Brother, call Daping and Erping over to eat together."

Ma Dalang nodded and called for someone.

In the room, Guo Lishi was sitting sideways beside Xiao Yue'er, humming softly to coax the baby, and patted her lightly with her hands, Xiao Yue'er finally fell asleep peacefully amidst her peaceful humming.

While Guo Lishi was humming softly, Ma Qifeng sat at the door of the corridor, staring blankly into the distance, looking alone, at this moment, he couldn't help but miss his wife crazily.

Ma'am, if you were here, you wouldn't surprise your daughter, would you?Look at me, how useless I am, causing my daughter to suffer so much, I...I...incompetent...I'm useless...

Ma Qifeng bowed his head deeply. If there were no outsiders around, if it wasn't for fear of scaring the children, he would want to roar wantonly...

Xiaoyue'er was fast asleep, Guo Li looked up when she had time, the small room with the floor was really not big, there was no bed at all, people just slept on the floor, but the whole room had windows and doors, and the windows were hung There is a light blue embroidered lace curtain, a long bench is placed under the window, and a copper oil lamp is placed on the bench. At the other end of the lamp, there is actually a small wine pot, but it is not for wine, but a few wild flowers. , can be really affectionate.

Mrs. Guo Li looked at the top of the wall again. There were two small shaking cabinets and a big box on the top of the wall. Unlike their stacking, the three belongings were placed in a random order, and a small stool was placed in front of the big box. , probably a box for dual purposes, usually used as a dressing table when it is closed, looking at the ground, two bamboo pillows and cushions are neatly placed in a row, there seems to be some grass painted on the bamboo pillows, it is really beautiful.

The whole room is neat and clean, exuding elegance.Thinking that she could use 'elegant' to describe the room, Guo Lishi was both surprised and sighed. She unconsciously looked towards the door, and the handsome back of Qu Chang, the brother of the Ma family, came into her sight. He was so handsome, and looked down at herself , a rough body, a pair of fork-like hands, and a rough red face...

For some reason, Mrs. Guo Li has never felt ashamed of herself or despised herself like this before. If... if it wasn't for Yue'er crying, she... maybe she wouldn't even have the chance to enter Ma's room!
For the modern Ma Min'er, the bedroom is personal privacy. Even Guo Lishi, who shares weal and woe, she never invites her at random, and there is such a secret that her father will embroider.

Usually, when someone came, they would close the door of the room and greet everyone on the porch or in the yard. Except for their own family, no outsiders had seen their room.

Guo Lishi stood up in frustration, reached out and patted his cheek, pulled himself together, squeezed out a smile, left the room, stood behind Ma Qifeng, and whispered: "Yue'er is asleep, I'm going back!"

Hearing the voice, Ma Qifeng suddenly put away his sadness, turned around and stood up, and sincerely thanked: "Thank you, sister-in-law of the Guo family!"

"You are always so polite." Today, Guo Lishi finally understood something in the politeness, and suddenly understood that some things and some people are really not what she can think of. Although the smile on her face has not diminished, she knows , I am too far away from the man in front of me, then...then just like Father Fu and the others, let him be your boss. As for the love on the way to escape, let it be the love.

Hearing the sound, Ma Min'er came out of the kitchen and waved to the people in the corridor. At the door, Ma Dalang also called Daping and Erping over.

When the group arrived in the kitchen, Ma Min'er said: "It's almost dawn, everyone is tired all night, come over to have breakfast, and go back to sleep."

Guo Li said with a smile: "Back to sleep?" Shaking his head, "Come on, if you really sleep, you will be scolded to death."

"What are you afraid of? Let's see who dares to scold!" Ma Min'er's beautiful phoenix eyes were wide open.

Guo Lishi didn't smile again and shook his head, but he didn't open his mouth. He reached out to take the shredded pork noodles she handed over, "It's...too much."

"Eat, Aunt Guo."

Seeing Ma Erniang's sincere smile, Mrs. Guo Li was not polite any more, and squatted at the kitchen door with a big white porcelain bowl and chopsticks to eat.

"Auntie, sit on the table and eat." Ma Min'er pulled Guo Li into the kitchen.

Guo Lishi was a little embarrassed, but she couldn't resist Erniang's kindness, so she glanced at the opposite side.

Ma Qifeng said gently: "Sister-in-law of the Guo family, sit down."

Guo Lishi half-raised her buttocks and sat down, but immediately stood up again, "I...I'm still comfortable eating outside." After speaking, he went out of the kitchen and squatted down to the door to eat.

Ma Min'er had no choice, so she hurried to her father's room, took a small table and stool, and put them at the kitchen door, "Aunt Guo, Brother Daping, Erping, sit down and eat."

Daping and Erping happily sat on the side of the table and started eating with noodle bowls.

"It's delicious!" Er Ping ate happily and did not forget to praise.

"It's delicious and eat more."

"Okay!" Erping replied with a smile.

Daping reached out and patted his younger brother, "Such a big bowl is not enough for you to eat."

"Enough is enough..." Erping replied mischievously.

After breakfast, Ma Min'er couldn't stand it any longer and went back to her room to sleep.

Ma Qifeng said: "Alright, you can watch your sister by the way."

Ma Miner nodded, "I see."

After several days, Xiao Yue'er came out of the fright, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The vegetables grow more and more luxuriantly day by day, unlike before, they could only be picked once in a few days, but now they have to be picked every two days. Since Ma Min'er took over the embroidery work for his father's birthday celebration, only Da Lang and Ma Min were able to deliver the vegetables. It's gone, and the younger brother and younger sister are no longer clamoring to follow to the county seat.

Ma Min'er frowned secretly, the two children will not be left with shadows in their hearts!Ugh……

The eldest son and eldest daughter went to sell vegetables. For the first two days, Ma Qifeng was still worried. Every time he went to the intersection, he found that his daughter came back safely with money every day. He was relieved and let them go. His son went, he was still a little selfish, he was afraid of being blocked by people from the gambling house in the city, so he avoided these troubles by not delivering food.

Ma Min'er not only delivers food, but also arranges the daily life and expenses at home properly, and the small days are like sesame seeds blooming steadily.

The small days of Ma Qifeng's family moved forward unhurriedly, and the life of the big family of the Ma family was not easy. I heard that after the meeting gifts sent by Mr. Yao were distributed, no matter whether the concubines were distributed, although not many, But Yunshui Town is only so big, and the consumption level is limited, so they have lived a good life.

But only going out but not going in, even mountains of gold and silver cannot withstand consumption!

I heard that the legitimate sons have servants, and the servants are assigned to plant the fields, but it is not so good for the concubines. They may also have servants, but there are only one or two servants in each family, and they cannot farm at all. They share the allocated fields. go out.

Some tenants were given to local people, some were given to refugees, and in short, they all became small landlords.Small landlord?I'm afraid it's not so easy to do!
On this day, Ma Min'er and Ma Dalang went to the military camp to deliver food again, and met Zhang Nianmei who hadn't seen each other for more than ten days.

"Brother Zhang, long time no see!"

Zhang Nianmei was dressed in dust and dust, her eyes were tired, and her greetings to Ma Min'er seemed listless, "Yes." He was also not good at talking about military matters.

"Brother Zhang, is he tired? Go back and rest quickly."

Zhang Nianmei nodded, raised her head and yawned, "The manager didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No, no..." Ma Min'er said with a smile: "I have brother Zhang covering me, and they are being polite to us."

"That's good." Zhang Nianmei yawned again, "My sister!"

"Brother, what's the matter?"

"Brother has been overworked these days and has no appetite, can you cook something for my brother?" Zhang Nianmei said pitifully.

Ma Min'er asked: "What kind of food does Brother Zhang want to eat?"

"I don't know either." Zhang Nianmei frowned.

Ma Min'er looked at the sky. During this period of time, the air was too hot, but the morning and evening had already been divided, and it was still very cool. After thinking for a while, she said, "How about I try to make two, and see if you like the one you like." ?”

"Okay, hurry up, I'm so tired." Zhang Nianmei said while taking Ma Min'er who was about to leave the camp back to the kitchen, said a few words to the chef, and lay down on the small table to sleep. "It's done, call brother."

"Okay, Brother Zhang."

Overworked and with no appetite, Ma Miner saw that it was almost noon, so after thinking about it, she simply prepared a lunch dish for them and made two delicious snacks.

"Big brother-"

"Sister, what's the matter?" Ma Dalang asked.

Ma Min'er replied: "Go to the medical center and buy some sand ginseng, red ginseng, yam, sealwort, wolfberry. It would be better if there are winter grass and summer grass."

"Oh!" Ma Dalang knew that his sister liked to put some ginseng and wolfberry in the soup, so he hurried out without asking any questions.

"Little lady, what are you buying these for?" Chef Lei asked puzzled.

Ma Min'er replied: "Brother Zhang said that he is good at relieving fatigue and has no taste. I will use some traditional Chinese medicine to make soup and help them adjust their meals."

"Is it the kind of meal that the nobles eat?"

"Uh... almost."

Chef Lei was very interested, and quickly got into his body to help the little lady.

Ma Miner made two sour dishes, braised chicken wings in vinegar sauce, sweet and sour pork ribs, thick oily red sauce, full of flavor, but afraid that it would be too strong, so she roasted Chinese cabbage, stir-fried Baihe shrimp, served cold Lettuce.

Taking the big fish head thrown away by the chef, Ma Min'er said, "Uncle Lei, clean it up for me, and can you slice the fish for me?"

"Why do you want this?" Chef Lei thought to himself, these are the things that poor people who collect swill want.

"Wait a minute, uncle will know."

Although Lei Jiu was reluctant, she knew that this little lady was from the capital, and there were two brushes on the dishes, so she nodded her head in agreement. When Chef Lei was slicing the fish and processing the fish head, Ma Miner went to check it out and put it in the clear water. Stewed chicken and duck, just about to ask my brother when he will come back, Ma Dalang is back.

Ma Miner quickly cleaned the Chinese medicinal materials, and then put them into the chicken soup respectively, and made a chicken soup with cordyceps sinensis, and a double ginseng duck (red ginseng, red ginseng, and a small amount of ingredients)

The soup has been fully prepared, and the rest is left to time. Ma Miner started to make another dish - cold noodle, when it is tasteless, this thing is the best to relieve the taste, it is cold and slippery, don't be too good.

Scoop the flour, mix the flour and a pinch of salt evenly, add water to make a slurry, then keep kneading the slurry to form a sediment, prepare a small dish of oil, brush a layer of oil in the pot and pour a large spoon For the flour slurry, let the flour slurry shake and spread until it is almost thick, if it is too thin and has no chewiness, if it is too thick and has no taste, it should be about the same thickness.

Boil a pot of boiling water in the pot in advance, put the spread batter into the hot water pot and start steaming the cold skin.Cover the pot and keep the fire on high for about 1-2 minutes. When the surface bubbles up, cover the pot and let it simmer for half a minute to 1 minute.

After the pan is out of the pan, brush another layer of oil on the surface, prepare a basin of cold water in advance, and put the steamed noodle lolo into the cold water to cool down.Make cold skin one by one until all the powder is used up, stack the cooled cold skin and cut into strips to complete the cold skin.

With the prepared Shaotou seasoning, a bowl of cool and refreshing Liangpi is ready.

After Chef Lei paid back, he was full of praise, "refreshing, strong and delicious."

Ma Erniang smiled.

Chef Lei also smiled, "Little lady, you... I have learned everything, I..."

"Uncle, it's interesting to share delicious food with everyone." Ma Min'er didn't mind.

"Little lady, are you not afraid that I will steal your skills?" Chef Lei asked with a question in his heart.

Ma Min'er replied: "The same thing is made by different people, and the tastes are very different. I'm not afraid of competing for my skills."

"Haha..." Chef Lei laughed loudly, "Yes, the lady is right!"

The last two dishes, one is fish soup with pickled cabbage slices, and the other is fish head tofu soup. The whole kitchen is filled with aroma, sour and sweet, which makes people drool unconsciously.

Zhang Nianmei didn't want to be called at all, she just woke up smelling the sour and delicious smell, "Sister, sister, quickly bring me the best food."

Ma Min'er was afraid that other dishes would be too hot for him, so he brought him a bowl of Liangpi, "Here, Brother Zhang."

Zhang Nianmei was really in a hurry, and quickly shoveled it into her mouth, "It's delicious, delicious, and refreshing." After three or two strokes, a bowl of Liangpi was poured down, "One more bowl."

"Zhang Danian, there are a lot of delicious food!"

"Ah..." Zhang Nianmei looked at the bill case, the long bill case was laid out in a row, her eyebrows twitched with joy, "Hurry up and take it to the little general and sir."

"Yes, General Zhang!" Chef Lei immediately called the servant to serve the general.

Zhang Nianmei walked to the table with a bowl in her hand, "Sister, those dishes are reserved for me."

Ma Min'er said: "Brother Zhang, there are several servings of each dish, you can choose one."

"Okay, okay!" Zhang Nian's delicious food moved his fingers, and his exhaustion was swept away by the delicious food. He said while eating, "I went to Wuguan to suppress the bandits. I didn't sleep well or eat well for several days and nights. I almost died. It’s gone.” As he spoke, he stuffed the fish fillet from the sauerkraut into his mouth, “No thorns, tender and smooth, delicious.”

It turned out that he was going to suppress the bandits, no wonder Huzi Lachao looked like he was fleeing, Ma Miner smiled and listened but didn't talk much.

After eating a few pieces of fish, Zhang Nianmei said again: "Grandma is a bear, this time I finally killed Erqiao Mountain and caught many little bosses who did evil."

"Brother Zhang is amazing."

"Of course." Zhang Nianmei raised her eyebrows triumphantly, stretched out her hand to grab the chicken wings and gnawed on them, probably feeling greasy, so she quickly picked up a few chopsticks and let the lettuce mixed with lettuce, "It's delicious."

"Brother Zhang, save some stomach for the anti-fatigue soup I made."

"there?"

The little cook heard that Zhang Nianmei was looking for hot food, so he quickly opened the soup pot, scooped up a bowl and brought it to him.

"It's so hot, wait a minute." Looking at the steaming soup, Zhang Nianmei just wanted to dislike it, "Hey, what's the red thing inside?"

"Gou Qizi."

"Isn't this a medicine for warming the fire?"

"Yeah, you're tired, it's good to use them to replenish."

"Haha..." Zhang Nianmei laughed, "It's better to have a girl, it's better to have a girl."

The kitchen was full of joy. In the general's camp, the military doctor was applying ointment to Xia Zhen. After applying the ointment, he didn't need to wrap it in a cloth: "Little general, the oil layer on the skin has been worn down by the armor. If you want to heal quickly." , Let them breathe, don't bandage them."

"Hmm!" Xia Zhen looked at her dermabrasion wound and replied calmly without frowning.

Mr. Tian sighed distressedly. This child, in order to take advantage of the victory and fight against bandits, has not taken off his shirt for nearly ten days on a hot day, and his skin is almost rotten. He raised his eyes, of course he must be brave, but... let alone, even thinking about it I don't know what to think.

Mr. Tian sighed again, maybe in time, the corners of the little general will be rounded!

Xiaowen, the close servant, came in, "Sir, the kitchen is about to serve dinner, look..."

Mr. Tian looked at Xia Zhen.

"No appetite." Xia Zhen said without thinking.

Xiaowen squeezed out a smile, "The people in the kitchen said that this time the dishes were made by that little lady from Beijing."

Mr. Tian's eyes lit up, "Pass the meal."

Xiaowen quietly glanced at his general, and found that the general didn't say a word, so he acquiesced, and quickly and happily ordered the meal to be served.

After a while, seven or eight dishes were placed on the round mahogany table, and there were two soups with red meat and green vegetables. The aroma of the food instantly filled the small hall.

"General, sir, the cook said to eat a small bowl of Liangpi first to open up the taste, and then eat the vegetables and drink the soup." Xiaowen who served the food reminded.

Mr. Tian nodded, "Yes!"

Xiaowen took the cold leather bowl out of the small jar of well water, "I've used it in the well water, General, sir, please use—"

"Go down."

"Yes, sir!" Xiaowen withdrew, and only the gentleman and the young general were in the small hall.

"Zian, come and eat." When there was no one around, Mr. Tian called Xia Zhen.

Xia Zhen would go to the dining table, take the bowl and chopsticks, frowned, lowered her head to take a bite, and after a pause, she didn't raise her head until she finished eating a small bowl.

Seeing that the little general had eaten something, Mr. Tian let go of his tight heart, and looked up at the little general who was so thin that he was a little out of shape. This child... oh...

While quietly withdrawing his gaze, Mr. Tian looked calm again, and he paid for every dish, "Sure enough, it's a young lady from Beijing. This dish is the delicate food of Biyizhou. It's light and medium. The deliciousness is lost, but the taste is not lost in the thick sauce."

Xia Zhen's face was expressionless, and she picked up a chopstick for each dish, and stopped the chopsticks after paying.

"Zian, do you have an upset stomach?"

"Ok!"

"Hey!" Mr. Tian put down his chopsticks, stood up and served him a bowl of duck soup, "I see ginseng here, drink some to soothe your stomach."

Xia Zhen drank some warming duck soup served by Mr. Tian.

Seeing that he drank half a bowl, Mr. Tian smiled and said: "Little General, this time the bandits and bandits in Wuguan have been suppressed, it should be quiet over there."

Xia Zhen sipped the soup, her eyes narrowed, not knowing what to think.

Mr. Tian continued: "Master Yao is sending food and crops to the emperor, and we are suppressing bandits here. It won't be long before Yizhou can restore peace."

Xia Zhen raised her head suddenly, "Appreciate—"

Mr. Tian was stunned for a moment, stared at Xia Zhen, and suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Xiaowen, thank you little lady."

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Tian turned his head, raised his eyes again, lowered his head with a smile, and stretched out his hands to eat with chopsticks.

Just like last time, Ma Miner had a full lunch in the kitchen, and of course Niu Dabao and his wife who came pushing the cart at the door also had a big meal, Shi Chunyue whispered: "Brother Bao, this is what I have eaten best dish ever.”

Niu Dabao quietly looked into the kitchen, "Didn't you see it, this is for the generals to eat, and we will follow the little boss to get it all."

"Yeah, yes, I've done it with my little boss." Shi Chunyue said, "I didn't expect that my little boss's craftsmanship is so good, it burns like a fairy."

"Of course, he is a descendant of the nobles in Jingli."

"That's true."

Xiaowen went to the kitchen in person, and Chef Lei hurried up to greet him, "General Xiao, why are you here?" He is the little general's personal servant, not ordinary.

Xiaowen looked into the kitchen, "Where's that little lady?"

"You're talking about Ma Erniang!" Chef Lei said with a friendly smile now that he was convinced.

"Well, the general said he would reward you."

"Oh." Hearing the reward, Chef Lei couldn't help being sour, but he adjusted it immediately, I have already stolen the teacher, and next time I do well, maybe I will be rewarded, turned around and shouted: "Ma Er Niang, The little general is looking for you."

Ma Miner was looking at live animals in the corner, and was about to ask Chef Lei if there was a chicken seller. She was going to buy some poultry to raise at home. For the first time, the fertility of the field may have been used, and she had to ferment livestock and poultry manure to make fertilizer, so that the next season can have a good harvest.

Hearing the cry, she stood up, "Uncle Lei——"

"The little general is looking for you."

"Oh!" For some reason, Ma Min'er resisted instinctively. She didn't want to see him, but she was not scared by him, but felt that the other party's aura was not on the same channel as her, and she didn't want to have too much contact. It's not that if you don't want to touch it, you can stop touching it. Not only the military camp is his territory, but even the entire Yizhou is also his territory.

Zhang Nianmei had enough to eat and drink, "Let's go, brother will take you to see the little general."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang."

"Why are you being polite to me?"

After the little lady left, Chef Lei saw the place where Ma Erniang squatted, thought for a while, caught some chickens, ducks, geese, and two little gray rabbits, and said to the boy, "Let those two carts Bring it to Ma Erniang."

"Yes, Chef." The little boy went to work quickly.

Seeing Xia Zhen again, Ma Min'er didn't expect him to be so thin, his cheekbones were visible, his beard must have just been shaved, and there were green stubble marks. For some reason, he felt a little disgusted before coming here Toned down, he scared my sister, but... I heard Zhang Nianmei say a few words about suppressing bandits in the kitchen just now, maybe it's not easy for him.

"General—" Ma Min'er saluted him politely.

"Well, the dishes are not bad, Xiaowen, reward silver." Xia Zhen said every word, not like a 17-year-old boy at all.

"Yes, General!"

"Thank you General!"

Mr. Tian still had a smile on his face, "Just now I drank the herbal soup you made, and it tastes really good."

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Today's heat is not enough. If we stew it from morning to night, the soup will be more nutritious and nourishing."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Yes, sir." Ma Min'er said, "I've already told Uncle Lei how to make soup and how to put herbs."

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Tian nodded again and again, knowing what he was thinking, such a dainty little lady.

"General, sir, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first." Ma Min'er had a smile on her face.

"Ok!"

Zhang Nianmei said with a smile, "I'll go see off the little lady."

Mr. Tian waved his hand, meaning casually. Out of the corner of his eye, he found that the little general was the same as usual, but there was some difference. What was the difference? He felt the thorns on his body unknowingly slipped down.

Zhang Nianmei, who was originally dejected and exhausted, suddenly regained her energy after eating and drinking, "Sister, will you come to deliver food tomorrow?"

Ma Min'er replied, "No."

"When will you come then?"

"Two days later."

"Oh." Zhang Nianmei was a little disappointed, "I still want to eat the Liangpi you made, it's so delicious."

Ma Min'er smiled: "Uncle Lei can also make it, if you want to eat it, let him do it."

"He just learned it, and his cooking is definitely not as good as yours." Zhang Nianmei snorted.

"Uncle Lei is a professional chef, he can only cook better than me."

"Come on, I don't want to hear it." Zhang Nianmei glanced dissatisfied, "It's delivered at the door, but I won't deliver it. Be careful on the way. If anyone troubles you, you can report my name."

"Chapter?"

Zhang Nianmei, who was about to yawn, widened her eyes, "How dare you call me by my nickname?"

"Haha..." Ma Miner laughed and ran away.

"Stop...stop..." Zhang Nian Belsheng didn't move his big feet, "Stinky girl, you're getting fatter!" There was an uncontrollable smile on his mouth, why did the little girl call me such an interesting nickname? !

Not far from the barracks, Niu Dabao and his wife were waiting there, "Hey, why are there live poultry?"

"Little boss, it was given by that Chef Lei."

Ma Min'er scratched her nose, so hospitable?After thinking about it, it must be because of a few new recipes, so let's accept it.

"Uncle Niu, Aunt Niu, let's go back."

"Yes, little master."

With silver taels in her arms, looking at the live poultry on the cart, Ma Miner went to the shop on the street to buy things for the family, and went home happily, walking on the road, she thought, another half a month had passed Now, it's time to pay the helpers. The money comes in and out, which is really good.

When he went out in the morning, his daughter reminded him that Ma Qifeng had calculated the wages with Dalang before doing the embroidery work, and put them in the basket, and he would send them out when his daughter came back.

When Ma Miner came back, she told them to go to her small wooden courtyard to collect wages at every door she passed.

No one liked it when they heard that they were being paid, and everyone happily followed the cart.

"Boss, did you make a mistake in giving so much?" Father Shi's hand was full of copper coins.

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "Father Shi, if you think it's too much, then come back some."

"Oh!" Father Shi stretched out his hand and was about to pull the thread of a string of copper coins.

"Hey, Dad, you are serious." Ma Min'er laughed happily.

Ma Qifeng glared at the naughty daughter, and quickly stopped Shi Laoduo, "Father, don't listen to Er Niang's nonsense, these are what your family deserves."

"Our house?"

"En!" Ma Qifeng said, "Your family came to work, and the second mother recorded the working hours. I paid according to the working hours. Dalang, please report to the father how much everyone in the family should pay."

"Yes, Dad!"

Ma Dalang reported the wages of his father's family, and then gave the list to Shi Dapeng, the eldest grandson of Shi Dapeng, "Dapeng, you have learned counting from me, so go back and report to your grandfather."

"Okay." Shi Dapeng took the list shyly.

Father Shi was overjoyed. If he had the money to take it, his eldest grandson was still learning, so he almost shed tears.

"Father Shi, it's going to rain, hurry up and take your grandson home."

"Thank you, master, thank you, master."

"Don't thank me, come back quickly."

Father Shi happily turned around and left, only to find that his youngest daughter and son-in-law hadn't moved, "Why don't you leave?"

"Father, they haven't paid their wages yet, so of course they can't leave."

Father Shi asked in surprise: "Ah, didn't you say that our family members are all here with me?"

"It belongs to your Shi family, not the Niu family." Ma Min'er laughed.

"Ah..." Daddy Shi was extremely cute.

"Go home quickly."

"Oh."

In the second family, Father Fu made a knot, and the grandparent and grandson also made a knot of nearly [-] yuan.

Father Fu also said, "Boss, is my family getting married too?"

"Papa Fu, no, that's right."

"But my family is only a laborer, how can I get so much?" Father Fu said shyly.

Ma Min'er replied: "Father, although the little man is small, he does a lot of things."

"Ah, Xiaoyou is also considered a laborer?"

"Of course."

Fu Xiaoyou heard that he was a laborer, so he puffed out his stomach happily, "That's..."

"Haha..." Everyone was amused by Fu Xiaoyou.

Father Fu lowered his head and wiped his old eyes. He never thought that there would be such a situation at the end of the poor road, and he managed to live his life, and the better the better, the grandparent and grandson went back hand in hand.

The third family, Guo Li's family, counted two and a half labors and nearly [-] copper coins. They were also polite, and finally agreed to accept the copper coins.

In the end, it was Niu Dabao and his wife. The couple went to the fields, watched the land in the shed, and helped push the cart. They were willing to do all kinds of work, and the couple got two and a half wages.

"Boss, it's okay, we two usually get a lot of food from the boss, so we can't get half of our wages."

"This is a reward for your hard work." Ma Min'er said.

Niu Dabao quickly refused: "That's not going to work. We will go to the military camp with Xiaodong's house, and we can often have a bite of delicious food. I don't want to give half of the labor money." Moisturized at a fast speed, no longer dry and thin, and finally have the complexion that an adult should have.

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No matter how Ma Min'er and his son persuaded him, the Niu family didn't want more.

"Then let's do this, Dad, save it for Uncle Dabao first, and then give it again during the Chinese New Year." Ma Min'er had no choice but to save it for him first.

Ma Qifeng nodded: "Well, let's save it for now."

"Can I store it here first?" Niu Dabao blinked.

"Yeah." Ma Min'er nodded, "Don't worry, I won't be greedy for your hard-earned money."

Niu Dabao hurriedly said, "I'm not afraid that my boss will steal our money, but..." He turned his head to look at his wife, "Yueniang, why don't we get some coins for food first, and store the rest here with my boss?"

Shi Chunyue didn't even think about it, she quickly said: "That's okay, I'll leave it here with my boss."

"Aren't you going to take it back and add some clothes?" Ma Min'er was a little puzzled.

"No, no, no..." Niu Dabao and his wife waved their hands together.

Ma Min'er felt a little weird, but since the money had to be kept at home, the weirdness wasn't a bad thing, "Okay, brother, keep the account for Uncle Niu."

"Ok."

"How much do you save?"

"Save five hundred dollars."

"Okay." Ma Min'er took out one hundred and five for the husband and wife, and kept the rest for them.

Niu Dabao and his wife got the money and left thankfully.

"Why do I feel that they take the copper coins heavily, and they don't seem to have much joy, what's the matter?" Ma Min'er frowned.

Ma Qifeng shook his head, "You, don't make wild guesses, maybe the couple won't express themselves honestly."

"Maybe." Ma Min'er stretched, "Finally the distribution is over, and the money in my pocket is also empty."

"No, sister, do we still have more than a dozen taels of silver?"

Ma Min'er pursed her lips, "There are money for Daddy's embroidery work here, as well as other people's rewards. It's not good that the produce in the field can only be entered and exited once."

Ma Qifeng comforted his daughter and said: "At home, we have daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, clothes, shoes and decorations. It is already very good after eating one meal and not worrying about the next one."

Ma Dalang said: "Sister, you forgot, you also bought agricultural books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, which cost a lot of money."

"It seems to be the same!" Ma Min'er laughed, "The cabbage will be sold for a while, and it is estimated that there will be some income, and the pickled turnips (radish) will also be able to sell for a lot of money. The rest of the coriander, lettuce It can be sold for a while."

"Yes, so don't worry about it."

Ma Min'er said: "Don't worry, I'm going to the market to buy poultry tomorrow, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money."

"We don't know how to raise them, why don't we buy them first?" Ma Qifeng said after thinking about it.

Ma Dalang and his eldest sister read the agricultural book, shook their heads and said, "Father, I want to buy it, or when our fields need compost, there is no manure to pile."

"Isn't there grass?"

"It's not easy to pile green grass in winter."

"Oh."

"Father, don't worry, poultry, I will ask Father Fu and Aunt Guo to help raise them, they all understand."

Ma Qifeng smiled: "Father really looks like a lady. He only knows how to embroider and doesn't know anything about the fields."

"Father, don't underestimate your embroidery work, it also supports a large family." Ma Min'er quickly comforted her father.

"Haha..." Ma Qifeng was amused by his daughter's honest words, and his sad heart can always be healed by his daughter inadvertently.

Ma Min'er said: "Father, since Chef Lei gave chickens, ducks and geese, we don't eat them anymore. We keep raising them and use them to compost the fields."

"Okay, Dad will follow you two."

Ma Min'er said: "Father, I want to continue to buy some tomorrow. I heard that the small ones are not easy to raise, so we will buy the big ones."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

"Hee hee, Dad, then tomorrow, my elder brother and I will bring Father Fu and Father Shi with us, and ask them to serve as our staff."

"Well, that's the most appropriate."

"It means our family's money is running low again?" Ma Min'er pursed her mouth.

"Don't be afraid, use it, let's earn more." Ma Qifeng suddenly said with pride.

"Father is right." Ma Min'er happily agreed, she found that his father is not as negative and depressed as before, it's great!

On the second day, Ma Min'er and Ma Dalang took their fathers Fu and Shi to the county town to buy poultry, and they were busy again. Surprisingly, they bought a little donkey. This was not planned, but she felt that necessary.

Seeing his nine-year-old son, Father Shi decided to buy nearly five taels of donkeys, and was so moved that he came back and chatted with his wife in the middle of the night.

"You said, there are children who spend money like this, five taels, but our harvest for a year."

Mrs. Shi said: "Don't sigh, the boss is not the same as us mud legs."

"No matter how different it is, it's still five taels! My mother, I have to live for a few years without eating..."

Aunt Shi turned over and said, "I'm afraid it will be saved in a few years now."

Father Shi was taken aback for a moment, then immediately grinned happily, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, follow the boss, and our family may not be more than five taels in the next year."

"It's over." Aunt Shi said angrily.

"Haha... I didn't expect a nobleman to come to the village. It's so good, so good!" Father Shi went to have a sweet dream.

Several kinds of poultry were distributed to three families to help raise them. They were all farmers. They were very happy to see these poultry.

"Aunt Guo..." Ma Min'er knew that on the way to escape, she had encountered bandits eating people.

Father Shi changed the subject: "Little Boss, these poultry are probably not from Yizhou, are they?"

"Father is right. I heard people say that he came from the south." Ma Min'er replied.

Father Shi said: "Let me just say, Yizhou has been working for so long that even the grass roots have been uprooted and eaten. Then come something to feed them."

"Father, now..."

"There is no food, but the grass has already grown. Don't worry, Xiaodong will be able to support it."

"Thank you, Dad."

"Young master, why are you being so polite? It's only natural to take your copper coins and do things for your family."

Ma Miner smiled, she liked to hear these words, "I heard that geese are good housekeepers, and these geese are two for each family, let them help you take care of the fields, so that you can save some effort."

"Er Niang, I really want to tell you. I didn't expect you to think of it. Why do you know everything?" Xiao Fu acted like you are a young lady in Beijing and shouldn't know about farming.

"Haha..." Ma Miner was overjoyed, "Of course I read more books and learned more from farmers."

"How to farm in the book?"

"Ah."

"But don't those people look down on mud-legged farmers the most." Fu Xiaoyou said with a pursed mouth.

Ma Min'er shook her head lightly. For 5000 years, until entering the industrial society, agriculture is still the most important primary industry in the national economy and people's livelihood. Do you look down on farmers?That's self-deception.

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "I'll go to the town to find Uncle Shen and ask him to make a simple carriage for my little donkey. Everyone, go get busy."

"I'll accompany you." Fu Xiaoyou said with a cheerful smile.

"Okay!" Ma Miner happily replied.

Guo Daping also wanted to go with Erniang, but he had a stuffy personality and said what Fu Xiaoyou said. Seeing that Xiaoyou said it casually, Erniang simply agreed, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart, and turned around. To take care of the poultry.

Guo Lishi looked at Xiaoyou who was following him, and then at his two sons, how could two not be worth one?

(End of this chapter)