Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral
Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Mo Huaien urged: "Hurry up and ask Qiuji Grain Shop to transfer more seeds from the south, and plant it after the winter wheat is harvested next year."
"Yes, my lord!"
Mo Huaien stroked his mustache, hurriedly turned to the desk, picked up a pen, and he was about to ask for credit.
Master Yao was also surprised and delighted when he received the official document from Pingding County, and quickly read it again, "It was actually grown in the teacher's house..."
The staff looked at the adults who were in deep thought, and said softly: "Could it be that Master Tianjian really has a fortune, and putting the Ma family in Yunshui Town will not bring good weather, but also increase food production?"
Master Yao pursed his lips, "Come here—"
"grown ups--"
"Let someone go to Yunshui to ask, how can the Ma family have Champa rice that grows for two months?"
"Yes, my lord!" The guard immediately went out to make arrangements.
"Qingbai—"
"The little one is—" the staff hurried forward.
Master Yao said: "You find someone to inquire about the Southern Champa rice."
"Yes, my lord, the little one will do it right away."
Three days later, Yao Zeliang inquired about the origin of the matter, "It's actually that little girl's family who wants to set up a new family?"
The guard replied: "Yes, my lord, I heard that Qiuji grain shop brought Champa rice from the south back to Pingding. Everyone doesn't believe that there is upland rice, and the growth period is only two months."
"It's me, I don't believe it either." Yao Zeliang said.
"My lord, but the upland rice has indeed grown, and the rice seeds of Master Maliu's house have been reserved by nearby farmers."
"So, next year the nearby villages will grow."
"My lord, it should be."
Staff Wen Qingbai also told Yao Zeliang what he had inquired about.
"An Nanguo passed it on?"
"Yes, my lord, it has only been passed on for two or three years, and not many people know about it!" Wen Qingbai replied.
"No wonder." After investigation and verification, Yao Zeliang dared to write a letter to the emperor.
In the imperial palace of the Great Wei Dynasty, the old emperor shook his official document: "Is there such a food?"
Shang Shuling nodded and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister has sent someone to verify that there is indeed such a thing."
"Why didn't the southern officials report it to me?" The old emperor looked sullen.
Shang Shuling hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the scope of planting is not large, and it has not attracted the attention of local officials."
"Hehe... It's not that I didn't pay attention, but I didn't have time to pay attention." The old emperor sneered.
Shang Shuling bowed his head and dared not make a sound.
The old emperor squinted his eyes, "Let the youngest take care of the Champa rice, so that this rice can be promoted in our great Wei country as soon as possible."
"Yes, my lord!"
Leaning on the dragon chair, the old emperor narrowed his old eyes slightly. Could it be that the words of the celestial master are really useful?Relegation to the Ma family actually solved the drought in Yizhou?Not only that, but the food in Yizhou seems to be...
The old emperor's expression was unpredictable.
After mid-September, the autumn tigers have completely faded, and even at noon it is a bit cool. It is really a good time for autumn.
The countryside in September should be a fruitful season, but due to the severe drought, there is no mature weather, and there are not many fallen leaves, which makes people feel that the tranquility and remoteness of autumn are somewhat lacking.
But in the lonely forest and fields, warblers began to sing. The sound was so melodious, which added some vitality to the bleak autumn. In the depths of the small mountains and forests in the distance, a clear stream trickled out from afar.
The places without mature weather do not include the [-] acres of wasteland of Ma Miner's family. After nearly two months of wanton growth, the Champa rice is fully ripe, and Ma Miner is arranging harvesting.
There is no modern harvester, and all rely on manpower and primitive tools. The hard work can be imagined. Ma Miner asked her father to make a suit of linen and short brown, and work as a supervisor in the field all day long.
In this era, there is no human cognition or management ability at all, and we can only rely on people's simplicity and conscience, but how many people with conscience like Shi Laodi and Fu Laodi are there.
At this moment, Ma Min'er brought out the vigor in the modern workplace, integrated it with people's customs and concepts at the moment, and maximized the efficiency of employment.
From the beginning of harvesting to the storage of grain, and then to the plowing of the fields to compost and wait for winter wheat seeds, the eight workers only took five days.
Some refugees or people from other villages planned to come to do odd jobs. When they arrived at the end of Xiaowang Village, they found that there were no jobs.
"No... no way, two days ago I heard that rice harvesting started here, and the harvest of more than ten mu of land has been finished all at once?"
"Yes!"
"How many people have to be invited to move so fast?"
……
The crowd talked a lot, and everyone regretted that they were late.
The villagers of Xiaowang Village, who did not get any work, said sourly: "You guys are not too late, it's because the workers are too quick."
"Brother, what do you mean, why can't I understand?"
The villagers said: "Hmph, what do you not understand, eight people only took five days from harvesting to finishing."
"What...five...five days?"
"Yes, you heard that right."
"How is it possible? Generally, the busy farming takes half a month, or even a month, but it takes five days at Ma's house?"
"I don't know that, maybe the Ma family pays more wages, and the eight of them are going to die!" The villagers said in a bad tone.
"Uh..." It's really possible for money.
Father Shi was sitting on the threshold of his house knocking the mud on the straw sandals, looking leisurely.
Aunt Shi was a little uneasy when she saw people coming and going on the path in front of and behind the door, "Master, why are there so many people watching the fun?"
"Who doesn't like to watch the excitement?"
Aunt Shi clicked her tongue and thought about sitting next to her wife, "The head of the house harvests rice. There are four workers in our family. People in the village seem to have problems with us."
Father Shi quit after hearing this, "What's your opinion?"
"They said that when the Ma family came to repair the thatched hut, they all helped. Why did they only hire our family and not them? They said we were doing bad things." Mrs. Ma was a little unhappy.
"Shit, I'm Shi Deli, I walk straight, I'm not afraid of what they say." Father Shi shouted.
Aunt Shi sighed: "The villagers have no other income, and they all count on the Ma family to harvest the rice. Whether it is wages or rice seeds, they can get the same thing. Now, they don't even have the opportunity to stand in the field. Can you not complain? What about us?"
Father Shi shook his head: "You can't blame us for this, the little lady from the capital is a good hand in the housekeeper, whether it is farm tools..." He suddenly stopped talking, "Oh my mother, the little boss said, I borrowed it. The farm tools of each family will not be borrowed for nothing, or they will be given copper, or converted into rice seeds..."
"Old man, don't tell me earlier, tell everyone to go, so that everyone can go happily." Aunt Shi felt relieved all of a sudden.
"Okay, I see."
Not only the villagers of Xiaowang Village stared at Ma's family, but also Ma's sixth son, both the legitimate son and the concubine son, saw that the Champa rice had finally entered the warehouse, and they were ready to do it.
In the Ma residence in the town, the eldest son Ma Qimeng and the eldest son Ma Yihui were sitting in the second seat, listening to the old lady order the old housekeeper: "You go to the sixth son and ask him to prepare the seeds for our hundred-acre land."
"Madam—" Guanshi Ding looked up, "What if Master Liu doesn't give it?"
"He dares—" the old lady stared, "Third brother, you go with Old Ding."
"Mother, I understand."
"Well, and there is no food in winter, let him bring some winter food too." Mrs. Ma said lightly.
"Yes, mother."
At the head of Xiaowang Village, in the former Luo's old home, a few bastards were talking about the old six's rice planting, "When shall we go?"
"Go whenever you say you want." Ma Laosi is the best at making friends.
"I said I'll go now. It just so happens that there is no rice for the pot at home, so get it back for the pot."
"Lao Jiu is right, let's go now." Ma Laowu Ma Qiguang was in a hurry, Lao Ben finished eating, last time Master Yao came, all the food and silver allotted were also eaten up, and his family also had to stop cooking Already, if Lao Liu's family didn't take good care of the rice fields, I'm afraid I would have gone to work on it long ago.
It was a time when there was a shortage of food, so I didn't talk too much, and a few concubines of the Ma family swaggered and set off to Ma Lao Liu's house.
Ma Min'er felt her eyelids twitching violently. Originally, she wanted to wait two days before delivering Zhang Nianmei's favor rice, but now, she pursed her lips, and got the news from Fu Xiaoyou that her Zhancheng rice Fearing that he might not be able to keep it, he gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Ma Dalang was sitting on the porch to rest, when he saw his eldest sister standing up suddenly, he followed suit, "I'll go to the city to find General Zhang, and ask him to take Dao away quickly."
"Big sister..."
"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng was preparing the children's autumn clothes in the room. Hearing what his daughter said, he hurried out, "You are in such a hurry to harvest the rice, and now you are in a hurry to ask General Zhang to pull it. What you are worried about is... "
"Father, it's what you think in your heart."
"This..." Ma Qifeng looked at the village head and the town with complicated emotions.
"Father, I have inquired about it. There are separate households, and each family's wealth and food are managed by each family. I don't want to be restrained by filial piety and plant a season of grain for nothing." Ma Min'er said bluntly.
"Father understands." Ma Qifeng sighed and lowered his head.
Ma Min'er saw that her father was disturbed, and said, "Father, but my daughter knows that we can't escape the word 'filial piety', so I want to get the food out before they do."
"Can that..."
Ma Min'er interrupted Ma Qifeng's words, "Father, I will prepare the food for filial piety, but I think the amount of our filial piety is definitely different from what they said."
"Min..."
"Father, think about your suffering."
"I..." Ma Qifeng lowered his head dejectedly.
Ma Min'er didn't dare to delay. In the era of food shortage, people can do anything, so she hurriedly said to her elder brother, "Hurry up and find General Zhang at the camp."
"Yeah." Ma Dalang looked at his father, straightened his clothes, put on the layered clothes and quickly went down the wooden steps, and hurried to the county seat.
Ma Min'er followed down the wooden steps.
"Second Sister, why are you going?" The atmosphere at home made Ma Sanlang feel uneasy.
Ma Min'er went out and replied, "I'll ask Daddy Shi and the villagers of Xiaowang Village, and ask those who want rice seeds to come and buy rice seeds."
"But I heard they have no money?"
"As long as they are villagers in Xiaowang Village, I can give them credit first."
"Second sister..."
"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng didn't expect his daughter to give rice seeds for nothing, but why didn't he...
Ma Min'er seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "Father, we are foreigners. If we want to take root here, we must establish a good relationship with the locals."
Ma Qifeng nodded unconsciously at what his daughter said, "You are right, then hurry up."
"Yes, Dad."
On the official road in the east of the village, Zhang Nianmei sneezed twice while sitting on horseback, "I'll fuck you, the sweat on my body was blown by the autumn wind, and I actually sneezed."
"Zhang Tiaozi, you are not suffering from a cold, you are being scolded."
"Go away, who dares to scold me."
"There are so many people who dare to scold you."
"Fuck, I won't tell you anymore, I'll go find my old sister." Zhang Nian whitened Gu Dun's eyes, this fat man's stinky mouth is really not flattering.
Following the memory of the last time he took shelter from the rain, he found the path under the official road, walked back and forth, and walked a few times, "Hey, I remember that the cabin is here, right?"
The group of people riding on the official road waited impatiently, "Zhang Tiaozi, have you found it?"
Zhang Nianmei turned her head and shouted, "Fatty Gu, am I a master at finding the way in the army?"
"It's okay to make up." Gu Dun grinned and replied.
"I owe you a beating."
"Then did you find it?"
"I remember being here, but this wooden house seems to have disappeared."
Zhuang Hao turned his head and looked around, "I remember it is also here."
"That's really weird. Could it be that the house will be moved by itself?" Mr. Tian teased.
"Haha... Maybe it will be removed!" Zhuang Hao laughed.
"how is this possible."
Zhuang Hao shrugged his shoulders, jumped off his horse and turned down the official road, and came to Zhang Nianmei, "That rainy night, I remember that there was a thatched hut next to it. Look, the thatched hut is still there."
"You said the wooden house has been moved?" Zhang Nianmei asked in surprise.
"It's not impossible." Zhuang Hao would not dare to say this about other houses, but it is possible for a wooden house. He has seen wooden houses demolished and rebuilt.
Zhang Nianmei touched her chin and walked to the base of the house, "It seems that there are traces." After confirming, she said, "I'll go to the village to ask.
Although Ma Dalang walked the small road from the end of the village to the official road, halfway there, he found a lot of horses at the head of the village. He was delighted, could it be those generals!For sure, apart from them, who else would have such a majestic Dama!
Just as he was about to meet them, he found a group of people halfway along the path. It was... He panicked and ran back.
"Brother, why are you back?" Ma Min'er looked at her brother in confusion.
"look--"
Ma Min'er saw the group of horses at the entrance of the village. Although it was several miles away, she still knew those people instinctively, "Could it be that they were passing by?"
Ma Dalang shook his head: "I don't know, look again..." He pointed to the path leading to the end of the village.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, Ma Min'er gets angry, "Come on, let's go home, I want to see what they want to do."
"Big sister..." Ma Dalang was extremely disturbed.
When Zhang Nianmei passed by the Luo family's old house, many people stared at him, among them were quite a few young ladies, he tilted his head and smiled at them, showing his white teeth, looking chic and unrestrained.
When he passed by, all the sons and daughters of the Ma family poked their heads out to look at the place where Zhang Nianmei came, "These people seem to be generals?"
"It doesn't seem like they are wearing military uniforms and have military ranks."
"Cousin, how do you know?"
"You have forgotten, what official position was our uncle in the past?"
"Bing Ma Si..." The girls fell silent immediately, but their eyes shone brightly. There is actually a general in Yunshui Town, general...
Father Shi had already told everyone about the farm tools borrowed by his boss for rent, and everyone was so happy that he hurried to Ma's house.
He laughed and said: "You can't wait, it's not that the boss doesn't give you money."
"Oh, Dad, since the Ma family said, there is no difference between early and late, we can wait for the money to buy seeds and grain." The farmers were happy to listen, and they all ran to the Ma's house at the end of the village. .
Father Shi shook his head, came back to go to the latrine, just came out of the latrine, and met Zhang Nianmei: "Little...Little General, this is..." He asked very carefully and timidly.
"Father, that wooden house..." Zhang Nianmei was about to look for someone, when she found someone coming out from the corner with trousers.
"Are you the general who took shelter from the rain that night?" It's not because Father Shi has a good memory, it's because the peasants are afraid of the soldiers that he remembers deeply.
"Yes, Dad, I have a good memory, you know that wooden house..." Zhang Nianmei asked again.
"Did the general ask the Ma family?"
"Yes, Dad."
Father Shi already knew where the boss's vegetables were sold. Hearing his question, he guessed that they might be the nobles of the boss, so he became very friendly from fear, and said quickly, "I'll show you the way."
I didn't expect my father to be so enthusiastic, so it's easy, Zhang Nianmei nodded, "Okay, I'll go to the front and call our general."
Zhang and Shi talked while walking, and the two soon arrived at the place where everyone was waiting.
"Old Zhuang, you guessed it right, the cabin has really been moved."
"Haha..." Zhuang Hao fanned the feather fan in his hand, "Mr. Ben, I am well-informed and know everything."
"Hmph, come on." Zhang Nianmei couldn't see the virtue of Zhuang the most, and said to Xia Zhen, "Master, they live at the end of the village, and we just happen to be going to the hill behind, so let's go."
Xia Zhen jumped on the horse with a serious face. Although he didn't say anything, he knew that he was letting himself lead the way. Zhang Nianmei quickly climbed on the horse and said to Father Shi, "Should I keep walking forward?"
"Yes, General, but Lu Xiao, your horse..."
Before Daddy Shi could finish his words, a group of horses raised dust and disappeared in a blink of an eye, shaking his head, "It made me worry in vain, but the villagers are all going to Ma's house, so I have to be careful, I have to go quickly. "
Ma Min'er did not expect that when she got home, the villagers were waiting in the yard, "You are..."
Although the villagers all wanted to take the money, they were too embarrassed to speak up if they were the first to tell, so Li Zheng said, "I heard..."
Seeing that a large group of people from the Ma family were coming, Ma Min'er interrupted Li Zheng, "Everyone told me about the rice seeds. Since everyone is here today, I will send them to everyone."
"what……"
The villagers never thought that the second wife of the Ma family could do things so quickly. Before they could open their mouths, they had already started to move. With the help of Lizheng in Xiaowang Village, the seeds were sown very quickly. 34 households, each from five catties to ten catties Wait, after a while, nearly [-] catties of Champa rice were gone.
Shi Bude is the village head of Xiaowang Village. He really didn't do things so quickly and authentically when he came to the Ma family. He distributed this kind of seed to them as soon as he received it. He was grateful, "Thank you, Master Ma, and thank you, Ma Erniang."
"Shi Lizheng, you are too polite."
"Master Ma, you are good people." Shi Lizheng sighed sincerely.
"Yes, Master Ma, you are a good person..." All the heads of thirty or forty households said gratefully and sincerely.
"There...there..." Ma Qifeng was very guilty of being thanked by the villagers.
Ma Min'er looked at the eldest sons and concubine sons of the Ma family in the distance, and snorted secretly, I will not let you take it for nothing.
In Luo's old house, Ma Rou'er saw the generals heading towards the end of the village, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Father has gone to Sixth Uncle's house, why don't we go and see?"
"Yeah……"
Ma Jian'er is the oldest, and when she reaches the age of marriage, she is really worried about finding a husband and son-in-law. I didn't expect that there will be a general-level figure in the village, so how can I let go of this opportunity, but where will all these go? Can't find a chance to meet it.
"Cousin, are you going?"
"Anyway, idleness is idleness." Ma Jian'er smiled on the face, and her heart was already raging.
The cousins took their servants along the path to Lao Liu's house at the end of the village.
Ma Qimeng led the old housekeeper, Lao Dingtou, unexpectedly met the Shu brothers on the way, and accepted their gift with a serious face.
"Third brother, have you got your winter wheat seeds?"
The old housekeeper replied: "Li Tingchang has already sent it to the house."
"This Li Ting is a dishonest person, and he didn't send anyone to our house." Ma Qiyun immediately shouted.
Ma Qimeng turned his eyes away to the ignorant ninth younger brother, and thought, if the person surnamed Li hadn't been sent to the house for Master Yao's sake, you... are just bastards!
Ma Qiyun was quite uncomfortable being glanced at by the third brother, he hummed and turned his head away.
After distributing the seeds, Ma Min'er returned the rented agricultural tools, and paid the rent based on the size and practicality of the agricultural tools, so that the people in Xiaowang Village who did not get jobs felt balanced.
"Brother Ma, don't you just borrow it for a few days, we can't take your money!" Old Shi's brother Shi De tried his best not to take the money.
Hey, didn't they just come here for tool rental?Why don't you want it now?
Alas, if you want to blame, blame the Ma family for being too honest. The money was confiscated and the seeds had already been given. They still have the nerve to ask for rent for farm tools. Besides, in the countryside, borrowing things should not be charged money. Others poke the spine.
The second thing is, Brother Shi Deli, also known as Daddy Shi, is doing well in the Ma family. He also wants to make a good impression in front of the Ma family. In the future, he will be remembered for good things, so he pushes money from the Ma family. .
The third most important thing is that they have no money to pay for the seeds, let alone the rent from the Ma family.
Ma Qifeng, a frail man from the capital city, really doesn't have the strength and strength to do so. Seeing that he is about to be overwhelmed, Ma Min'er, an elite in the workplace, sees what Shi Deli is thinking.
"Dad Ma, don't push it anymore, it's up to you to take it."
"what……"
Ma Min'er said: "I know that there is no habit of paying for borrowing things in the village, but in the future, as long as my Ma family borrows, I will pay everyone the rent by the day."
"Ah... don't tell me the people in your city are all..." Someone exclaimed.
Ma Min'er smiled and said: "Yes, you are right, favors are favors, and it is true that everyone's things are used by me, and it is also true that they are lost. I won't use them in vain, so take them."
Shi Deli's pushing hand still didn't move.
Ma Min'er said again: "The Ma family may still buy fields in the future, and they will be too busy at that time. I want to invite everyone. If you don't take money, how dare my family invite you?"
Everyone was pleasantly surprised: "Ma Erniang, what you said is true?"
"Of course it's true!"
"Great, great, Ma Erniang, then you can buy more land, I am looking forward to working in your house!"
"Me too……"
"Me too……"
……
Everyone shouted happily, but was interrupted by discordant voices.
"Ma Lao Liu, you can do it. I have just grown a season of Champa rice, and I will buy another field!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw a group of people from the Ma family entering the yard, and they all backed away without knowing it. Shi Deli subconsciously hugged Qian in his arms, hiding towards the crowd while hugging.
Seeing Ma Qifeng give the turtle coins, Ma Qiguang's eyes glowed, and he wanted to go up and grab them. After all, they came from the big clan in Jingli. After the money is paid, he really looks like a small country landlord."
Ma Min'er glanced at Ma Dalang, stopped him from taking back the basket containing the copper coins, and said to the retreating crowd, "Hurry up and take back your rent."
The villagers first glanced at each other, and then at the brothers of the Ma family. Those who knew something thought about it and went forward to collect the copper coins.
When picking it up, she lacked confidence, "Ma Erniang, but the seeds..."
Ma Min'er could tell him about the confiscated money for the seeds, and the Ma family still didn't eat her when she said it, so she quickly laughed and said: "Uncle, didn't we agree in advance, one yard for one yard, take it. "
"Then... then uncle, you're welcome."
"Uncle, you're welcome."
Somebody started, and then everyone stopped being polite. After a while, every family took it, ranging from five to ten copper coins. For Ma Miner, less than three hundred copper coins were distributed, but for Ma Miner, who could not see each other all year round. For Tongzi farmers, these will be their most important money in the future, especially in such a calamity year.
Seeing that the basket was empty, all the concubine brothers of the Ma family and the others had stern faces, only the son-in-law Ma Qimeng looked down on hundreds of coins, and took a step forward, "Sixth, mother asked you to put rice seeds and The rations for winter will be sent to the courtyard." It was smooth and natural, as if Ma Liu was his tenant.
Ma Qifeng was stunned by what he said.
Ma Dalang was frightened by what he said. Here it is for you. What do we use for farming and what do we eat in winter?
Ma Min'er was trembling with anger, but she didn't say a word. During this period of time, she wandered around the countryside, got to know the ancient family, and knew some old customs of the ancient family. Ma Qimeng can take things for granted, of course it has it Where the origin lies.
"Are you dumb?" Ma Qimeng, like a high-ranking patriarch, always looked down on Lao Liu for being so useless.
"That's right, send more."
"Old Ninth, what do you say, what do you mean by giving more, send them all over, and let the wife distribute them to each family. If you don't send less, that's enough."
"That's true……"
……
Shi Deli touched the copper in his bosom, thinking about the good of Ma Qifeng's family, stretched his head and neck, choked and said: "Master, I heard that you have separated, and the food from Ma Er's mother's family should not be sent over Divide it up!"
"Who is farting?" Ma Laojiu looked for the voice and stared over.
"It's not farting. It's like this in our countryside. The families are divided into different properties, and the property belongs to each family. If it is still unified, what kind of family is there?" Someone in the crowd raised his head and said.
"That's right, the family is divided into different productions, so it's not up to you to dictate the grain..."
"..."
Ma Dalang finally understood why the second sister asked him to hand out the copper coins in the face of the Ma family's eyes. It turned out that...he breathed a sigh of relief, and it was better to have the help of the farmers than to struggle by himself.
Ma Min'er has been standing coldly, looking at the faces of the Ma family, the emperor's master...the heir of poetry and rituals...in the face of poverty, nothing is worth anything, everything is bullshit.
"Ma Lao Liu, how dare you disregard the family, how dare you disregard filial piety..." Seeing the unfavorable situation, Ma Qimeng yelled.
With the help of the farmers, Ma Qifeng came back to his senses, and looked at the Ma family's son-in-law: "I will send food to honor my parents, but seeds are impossible."
"What did you say?" Ma Qimeng didn't expect Ma Qifeng, who had always been a coward, to dare to retort, "Can you say one more thing?"
"Seeds..." Ma Qifeng hadn't finished speaking when the dust on the path rolled in. Behind the dust were more than a dozen strong horses.
The war horses had slowed down, and in the blink of an eye, they had reached outside the fence of Ma's house, and the people on the horses jumped off their horses one after another.
The corner of Ma Min'er's cold mouth parted suddenly, she couldn't help showing a smile, and quickly said loudly: "They gave my rice seeds."
"what……"
"..."
The Ma family's concubine and concubine were all stunned, this time it was their turn to be stunned, and they all thought, when did Ma Laoliu hug the general's thigh?
Zhang Nianmei came in with a horsewhip and combat boots, smiling, "Sister, brother is here!"
Before Ma Min'er could respond to Zhang Nianmei, Xiao Yue'er turned around and ran away, yes, she was running away, a four-year-old little doll, turned around and ran away, originally going up and down the wooden stairs in the corridor, she had to support her to walk slowly, or she needed to With the help of her brothers and sisters, but now, like a frightened kitten, she climbed up the wooden ladder with both hands and feet, as if there was a man-eating monster behind her.
Zhuang Hao and Mr. Tian were startled, they thought something was wrong, something happened, and before they finished thinking, the sound of the whip sounded.
The entourage by Xia Zhen's side bounced away like grasshoppers, the speed was really faster than Ma Min'er's eyesight, and in an instant, Ma's small courtyard was like a slaughterhouse, roaring.
Ma Min'er's family stood under the corridor, the farthest away from Xia Zhen, and got a chance to escape to the corridor. The villagers of Xiaowang Village, after all, were born doing manual labor, they directly pushed down the fence wall of Ma's small courtyard and fled. out.
Those who were beaten were the members of the Ma family standing inside the courtyard gate. They never dreamed that they would be beaten.
The beating is light!
At this moment, Xia Zhen was violent and perverse, waving the horsewhip, no matter who the person in front of him was, he whipped it down without thinking.
"Help me..."
"help me……"
"Third brother, let this lunatic stop, let him stop..."
……
madman?
Ma Min'er was the last one to go up the corridor, and she was standing by the pillars of the steps at the moment. The Xia Zhen she saw in her eyes was not a lunatic, her originally handsome and resolute face had become cruel and cruel.
She glanced around the Ma family, including the third uncle Ma Qimeng, who were all beaten terribly, but they were like idiots, they didn't even know how to escape, although she hated them, but this kind of hatred It's just a general dislike, no hatred, besides, they are in their own yard again, if they continue to fight like this, the Ma family, who are not well-educated, might die or die, so they hurried down the wooden ladder.
"Min'er..."
"Big sister..."
"Second sister..."
In her previous life, Ma Min'er had learned Taekwondo to protect her parents, and she went downstairs very fast. The moment she flew towards Xia Zhen, she seemed to understand how Xia Zhen exploded.
The trigger for the explosion was caused by Xiao Yueer's fear when she saw him, and a word suddenly appeared in her mind - manic depression, otherwise a man would not be so sensitive to a child's movements. Big, big enough to make him restless after following.
Ma Min'er is only nine years old, and she is a little girl. How can she stop Xia Zhen from going crazy?
Like a kung fu hero in a film and television drama who stretches out his hand and grabs the whip, so that the other party can't pull it?how is this possible.
Ma Min'er jumped lightly, and hugged Xia Zhen's arm that was swinging the horsewhip with both hands, "Little General, you are too tired!" A pair of beautiful phoenix eyes looked out, and a sweet smile appeared on the baby's fat oval face, All of a sudden, he calmed the restless Xia Zhen, made his arms stop in mid-air, and a pair of bloodshot Ruifeng stared at her intently.
Seeing that his master was quiet, Mr. Tian immediately waved his hands to let the Ma family leave quickly, but the Ma family was not only severely beaten, but also frightened, and they fell on the ground and were dumbfounded, not knowing how to run away.
Zhuang Hao also stepped forward, relying on his ability to know people, he immediately walked up to his son-in-law Ma Qimeng, "If you don't leave, are you still waiting to be beaten?"
"he is……"
"Have you heard of the General's Mansion in Yizhou Town?"
"When...of course I heard...then he...is..."
"Little General!"
"Little General..." Ma Qimeng stared blankly at the young man who beat him, knowing that he had met the Emperor of Yizhou, and the beating was for nothing, so he didn't reason.
Fortunately, there was an old servant protecting him, and he blocked it with his arm. His face was fine, but his body was beaten badly by the whip, one after another, which was shocking, and he really bared his teeth in pain.
Seeing the young man frowning slightly and looking impatient, Ma Qimeng got up from the ground in a hurry because the scenery that Lord Yao came to restore disappeared in an instant, and ran towards the town without hesitation Go, in a daze, keep repeating in my mind, Lao Liu has a backer, a backer...
Ma Qiyun is the youngest of all the brothers. He has no family, no family, and the best physical fitness. Seeing that the third brother ran away, he woke up and got up and ran in pain.
Before Ma Jiaer and the others reached the cabin, they were frightened by the people who ran out, screaming repeatedly: "Ah..."
"what……"
……
Xia Zhen, who was surrounded by Ma Miner's warm gaze, suddenly heard piercing screams in his ears, and his calm mood just now became agitated again. I don't know whether it was intentional or subconscious. While he was moving quickly, he was hugged by Ma Miner. His right arm didn't move, but in an instant, he pulled out the saber at his waist with his left hand, and slashed outward with a wave of his hand.
"Run, run..."
"what……"
"what……"
……
Ma Min'er turned her head and shouted at the "cousin and cousin" outside, and quickly stalked Xia Zhen, wrapping her legs around his waist quickly, but he didn't seem to see the little lady's movements, still He stepped out of the courtyard, extremely irritable.
Ma Jiaer and the others ran towards the entrance of the village as if they had seen a ghost, and they were in a panic when they came.
Ga... Ga... The big white goose guarding the house appeared from nowhere, and the chaotic scene became even more chaotic.
With a sudden sound, when the big white goose separated its head and neck, Ma Min'er finally freed her hands to cover Xia Zhen's ears, and the world seemed to be instantly quiet.
The irritable and violent Xia Zhen turned into a quiet handsome boy in an instant, and his gaze shifted to Ma Min'er again, dazed and ignorant like a young boy in love.
"Little General..." Ma Min'er called out cautiously.
The corners of Xia Zhen's eyes turned slightly, expressing, "You said, am I listening?" '
"Little general, you are tired, put down the things in your hands, they are too heavy!" Ma Min'er said softly.
All Xia Zhen's subordinates looked at the little lady who was on Xia Zhen's body with incredulous eyes. The little general didn't kill her because the sun was about to hit the west.
Zhuang Hao frowned slightly, full of thoughts.
Seeing that Ma Miner's words seemed to be effective, Mr. Tian quickly hinted that Jing Mo would approach.
when--
The knife and whip fell from Xia Zhen's hands.
As soon as Jing Mo approached, before he could reach out to catch it, he was frightened by his master's actions.
"Little general, do you want to take a nap?" Ma Min'er's forehead and body were covered with sweat, but she had to show a gentle and gentle look to appease the violent young man in front of her.
Xia Zhen raised her eyes and looked around, her brows slightly frowned, meaning, where do I sleep?
For some reason, although Xia Zhen didn't say anything, Ma Min'er understood his slight expression, and slowly let go of her hands covering her ears. Seeing that he felt her letting go, she grinned at him.
Smiling like a spring flower blooming, Xia Zhen was stunned again.
While Xia Zhen was in a daze, Ma Min'er slowly...slowly...slid down from his body.
After getting down, he quickly walked up the wooden ladder to the corridor. Just as Ma Sanlang was about to call him 'Second Sister', he was booed by Ma Miner, "Father, take your brothers and sisters to the kitchen."
"Min..."
"Shh, dad, I'll tell you later, hurry over." After Ma Min'er finished speaking, she hurried into her room, took a pillow made of wormwood, and a rough linen sheet, walked to the top of the corridor, took I wiped the corridor floor with a rag, and put pillows and other things in the corridor.
After putting it away, when Ma Min'er was about to go down to fetch someone, Xia Zhen was already standing in front of the fence in the corridor. Because of his tall stature, his forehead just touched the raised fence frame, looking at Ma Min'er like a curious baby .
Ma Min'er pointed to the pillow and the quilt with her fingers, and made a sleeping movement with her hands, which means you are sleeping here!
Xia Zhen understood and jumped suddenly. When Ma Miner took a step back in fright, he had already jumped into the corridor.
"You..." Ma Min'er pointed to the ground, and then pointed to him in the corridor, meaning, you jumped over at such a high height?
Xia Zhen was amused by Ma Min'er, who was as frightened as a little rabbit, "Haha..." She unsheathed her scabbard and took off the general's uniform as she spoke. Arched, fell asleep after a while.
During the whole process, no one dared to say anything.
Ma Min'er was sure that Xia Zhen had fallen asleep, she patted her heart and breathed a sigh of relief, comforted the great god, and there was another little god to coax, so she hurried to the kitchen.
Ma Yue'er's small body was in Ma Qifeng's arms, and she was still shivering until now.
Xiaowen wanted to come to find Ma Min'er, but was stopped by Mr. Tian, "First repair the fence of Ma's family, and then you will camp outside."
"Yes, sir."
Holding his own sword and his master's knife and whip in his arms, Jing Mo sat boldly on the floor protruding from the corridor fence, the old god was there.
Zhuang Hao whimpered at Zhang Nianmei, and he walked in quickly.
"Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Zhang Nianmei asked in a low voice.
(End of this chapter)
Mo Huaien urged: "Hurry up and ask Qiuji Grain Shop to transfer more seeds from the south, and plant it after the winter wheat is harvested next year."
"Yes, my lord!"
Mo Huaien stroked his mustache, hurriedly turned to the desk, picked up a pen, and he was about to ask for credit.
Master Yao was also surprised and delighted when he received the official document from Pingding County, and quickly read it again, "It was actually grown in the teacher's house..."
The staff looked at the adults who were in deep thought, and said softly: "Could it be that Master Tianjian really has a fortune, and putting the Ma family in Yunshui Town will not bring good weather, but also increase food production?"
Master Yao pursed his lips, "Come here—"
"grown ups--"
"Let someone go to Yunshui to ask, how can the Ma family have Champa rice that grows for two months?"
"Yes, my lord!" The guard immediately went out to make arrangements.
"Qingbai—"
"The little one is—" the staff hurried forward.
Master Yao said: "You find someone to inquire about the Southern Champa rice."
"Yes, my lord, the little one will do it right away."
Three days later, Yao Zeliang inquired about the origin of the matter, "It's actually that little girl's family who wants to set up a new family?"
The guard replied: "Yes, my lord, I heard that Qiuji grain shop brought Champa rice from the south back to Pingding. Everyone doesn't believe that there is upland rice, and the growth period is only two months."
"It's me, I don't believe it either." Yao Zeliang said.
"My lord, but the upland rice has indeed grown, and the rice seeds of Master Maliu's house have been reserved by nearby farmers."
"So, next year the nearby villages will grow."
"My lord, it should be."
Staff Wen Qingbai also told Yao Zeliang what he had inquired about.
"An Nanguo passed it on?"
"Yes, my lord, it has only been passed on for two or three years, and not many people know about it!" Wen Qingbai replied.
"No wonder." After investigation and verification, Yao Zeliang dared to write a letter to the emperor.
In the imperial palace of the Great Wei Dynasty, the old emperor shook his official document: "Is there such a food?"
Shang Shuling nodded and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, the old minister has sent someone to verify that there is indeed such a thing."
"Why didn't the southern officials report it to me?" The old emperor looked sullen.
Shang Shuling hurriedly said: "Back to the emperor, the scope of planting is not large, and it has not attracted the attention of local officials."
"Hehe... It's not that I didn't pay attention, but I didn't have time to pay attention." The old emperor sneered.
Shang Shuling bowed his head and dared not make a sound.
The old emperor squinted his eyes, "Let the youngest take care of the Champa rice, so that this rice can be promoted in our great Wei country as soon as possible."
"Yes, my lord!"
Leaning on the dragon chair, the old emperor narrowed his old eyes slightly. Could it be that the words of the celestial master are really useful?Relegation to the Ma family actually solved the drought in Yizhou?Not only that, but the food in Yizhou seems to be...
The old emperor's expression was unpredictable.
After mid-September, the autumn tigers have completely faded, and even at noon it is a bit cool. It is really a good time for autumn.
The countryside in September should be a fruitful season, but due to the severe drought, there is no mature weather, and there are not many fallen leaves, which makes people feel that the tranquility and remoteness of autumn are somewhat lacking.
But in the lonely forest and fields, warblers began to sing. The sound was so melodious, which added some vitality to the bleak autumn. In the depths of the small mountains and forests in the distance, a clear stream trickled out from afar.
The places without mature weather do not include the [-] acres of wasteland of Ma Miner's family. After nearly two months of wanton growth, the Champa rice is fully ripe, and Ma Miner is arranging harvesting.
There is no modern harvester, and all rely on manpower and primitive tools. The hard work can be imagined. Ma Miner asked her father to make a suit of linen and short brown, and work as a supervisor in the field all day long.
In this era, there is no human cognition or management ability at all, and we can only rely on people's simplicity and conscience, but how many people with conscience like Shi Laodi and Fu Laodi are there.
At this moment, Ma Min'er brought out the vigor in the modern workplace, integrated it with people's customs and concepts at the moment, and maximized the efficiency of employment.
From the beginning of harvesting to the storage of grain, and then to the plowing of the fields to compost and wait for winter wheat seeds, the eight workers only took five days.
Some refugees or people from other villages planned to come to do odd jobs. When they arrived at the end of Xiaowang Village, they found that there were no jobs.
"No... no way, two days ago I heard that rice harvesting started here, and the harvest of more than ten mu of land has been finished all at once?"
"Yes!"
"How many people have to be invited to move so fast?"
……
The crowd talked a lot, and everyone regretted that they were late.
The villagers of Xiaowang Village, who did not get any work, said sourly: "You guys are not too late, it's because the workers are too quick."
"Brother, what do you mean, why can't I understand?"
The villagers said: "Hmph, what do you not understand, eight people only took five days from harvesting to finishing."
"What...five...five days?"
"Yes, you heard that right."
"How is it possible? Generally, the busy farming takes half a month, or even a month, but it takes five days at Ma's house?"
"I don't know that, maybe the Ma family pays more wages, and the eight of them are going to die!" The villagers said in a bad tone.
"Uh..." It's really possible for money.
Father Shi was sitting on the threshold of his house knocking the mud on the straw sandals, looking leisurely.
Aunt Shi was a little uneasy when she saw people coming and going on the path in front of and behind the door, "Master, why are there so many people watching the fun?"
"Who doesn't like to watch the excitement?"
Aunt Shi clicked her tongue and thought about sitting next to her wife, "The head of the house harvests rice. There are four workers in our family. People in the village seem to have problems with us."
Father Shi quit after hearing this, "What's your opinion?"
"They said that when the Ma family came to repair the thatched hut, they all helped. Why did they only hire our family and not them? They said we were doing bad things." Mrs. Ma was a little unhappy.
"Shit, I'm Shi Deli, I walk straight, I'm not afraid of what they say." Father Shi shouted.
Aunt Shi sighed: "The villagers have no other income, and they all count on the Ma family to harvest the rice. Whether it is wages or rice seeds, they can get the same thing. Now, they don't even have the opportunity to stand in the field. Can you not complain? What about us?"
Father Shi shook his head: "You can't blame us for this, the little lady from the capital is a good hand in the housekeeper, whether it is farm tools..." He suddenly stopped talking, "Oh my mother, the little boss said, I borrowed it. The farm tools of each family will not be borrowed for nothing, or they will be given copper, or converted into rice seeds..."
"Old man, don't tell me earlier, tell everyone to go, so that everyone can go happily." Aunt Shi felt relieved all of a sudden.
"Okay, I see."
Not only the villagers of Xiaowang Village stared at Ma's family, but also Ma's sixth son, both the legitimate son and the concubine son, saw that the Champa rice had finally entered the warehouse, and they were ready to do it.
In the Ma residence in the town, the eldest son Ma Qimeng and the eldest son Ma Yihui were sitting in the second seat, listening to the old lady order the old housekeeper: "You go to the sixth son and ask him to prepare the seeds for our hundred-acre land."
"Madam—" Guanshi Ding looked up, "What if Master Liu doesn't give it?"
"He dares—" the old lady stared, "Third brother, you go with Old Ding."
"Mother, I understand."
"Well, and there is no food in winter, let him bring some winter food too." Mrs. Ma said lightly.
"Yes, mother."
At the head of Xiaowang Village, in the former Luo's old home, a few bastards were talking about the old six's rice planting, "When shall we go?"
"Go whenever you say you want." Ma Laosi is the best at making friends.
"I said I'll go now. It just so happens that there is no rice for the pot at home, so get it back for the pot."
"Lao Jiu is right, let's go now." Ma Laowu Ma Qiguang was in a hurry, Lao Ben finished eating, last time Master Yao came, all the food and silver allotted were also eaten up, and his family also had to stop cooking Already, if Lao Liu's family didn't take good care of the rice fields, I'm afraid I would have gone to work on it long ago.
It was a time when there was a shortage of food, so I didn't talk too much, and a few concubines of the Ma family swaggered and set off to Ma Lao Liu's house.
Ma Min'er felt her eyelids twitching violently. Originally, she wanted to wait two days before delivering Zhang Nianmei's favor rice, but now, she pursed her lips, and got the news from Fu Xiaoyou that her Zhancheng rice Fearing that he might not be able to keep it, he gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Ma Dalang was sitting on the porch to rest, when he saw his eldest sister standing up suddenly, he followed suit, "I'll go to the city to find General Zhang, and ask him to take Dao away quickly."
"Big sister..."
"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng was preparing the children's autumn clothes in the room. Hearing what his daughter said, he hurried out, "You are in such a hurry to harvest the rice, and now you are in a hurry to ask General Zhang to pull it. What you are worried about is... "
"Father, it's what you think in your heart."
"This..." Ma Qifeng looked at the village head and the town with complicated emotions.
"Father, I have inquired about it. There are separate households, and each family's wealth and food are managed by each family. I don't want to be restrained by filial piety and plant a season of grain for nothing." Ma Min'er said bluntly.
"Father understands." Ma Qifeng sighed and lowered his head.
Ma Min'er saw that her father was disturbed, and said, "Father, but my daughter knows that we can't escape the word 'filial piety', so I want to get the food out before they do."
"Can that..."
Ma Min'er interrupted Ma Qifeng's words, "Father, I will prepare the food for filial piety, but I think the amount of our filial piety is definitely different from what they said."
"Min..."
"Father, think about your suffering."
"I..." Ma Qifeng lowered his head dejectedly.
Ma Min'er didn't dare to delay. In the era of food shortage, people can do anything, so she hurriedly said to her elder brother, "Hurry up and find General Zhang at the camp."
"Yeah." Ma Dalang looked at his father, straightened his clothes, put on the layered clothes and quickly went down the wooden steps, and hurried to the county seat.
Ma Min'er followed down the wooden steps.
"Second Sister, why are you going?" The atmosphere at home made Ma Sanlang feel uneasy.
Ma Min'er went out and replied, "I'll ask Daddy Shi and the villagers of Xiaowang Village, and ask those who want rice seeds to come and buy rice seeds."
"But I heard they have no money?"
"As long as they are villagers in Xiaowang Village, I can give them credit first."
"Second sister..."
"Min'er..." Ma Qifeng didn't expect his daughter to give rice seeds for nothing, but why didn't he...
Ma Min'er seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "Father, we are foreigners. If we want to take root here, we must establish a good relationship with the locals."
Ma Qifeng nodded unconsciously at what his daughter said, "You are right, then hurry up."
"Yes, Dad."
On the official road in the east of the village, Zhang Nianmei sneezed twice while sitting on horseback, "I'll fuck you, the sweat on my body was blown by the autumn wind, and I actually sneezed."
"Zhang Tiaozi, you are not suffering from a cold, you are being scolded."
"Go away, who dares to scold me."
"There are so many people who dare to scold you."
"Fuck, I won't tell you anymore, I'll go find my old sister." Zhang Nian whitened Gu Dun's eyes, this fat man's stinky mouth is really not flattering.
Following the memory of the last time he took shelter from the rain, he found the path under the official road, walked back and forth, and walked a few times, "Hey, I remember that the cabin is here, right?"
The group of people riding on the official road waited impatiently, "Zhang Tiaozi, have you found it?"
Zhang Nianmei turned her head and shouted, "Fatty Gu, am I a master at finding the way in the army?"
"It's okay to make up." Gu Dun grinned and replied.
"I owe you a beating."
"Then did you find it?"
"I remember being here, but this wooden house seems to have disappeared."
Zhuang Hao turned his head and looked around, "I remember it is also here."
"That's really weird. Could it be that the house will be moved by itself?" Mr. Tian teased.
"Haha... Maybe it will be removed!" Zhuang Hao laughed.
"how is this possible."
Zhuang Hao shrugged his shoulders, jumped off his horse and turned down the official road, and came to Zhang Nianmei, "That rainy night, I remember that there was a thatched hut next to it. Look, the thatched hut is still there."
"You said the wooden house has been moved?" Zhang Nianmei asked in surprise.
"It's not impossible." Zhuang Hao would not dare to say this about other houses, but it is possible for a wooden house. He has seen wooden houses demolished and rebuilt.
Zhang Nianmei touched her chin and walked to the base of the house, "It seems that there are traces." After confirming, she said, "I'll go to the village to ask.
Although Ma Dalang walked the small road from the end of the village to the official road, halfway there, he found a lot of horses at the head of the village. He was delighted, could it be those generals!For sure, apart from them, who else would have such a majestic Dama!
Just as he was about to meet them, he found a group of people halfway along the path. It was... He panicked and ran back.
"Brother, why are you back?" Ma Min'er looked at her brother in confusion.
"look--"
Ma Min'er saw the group of horses at the entrance of the village. Although it was several miles away, she still knew those people instinctively, "Could it be that they were passing by?"
Ma Dalang shook his head: "I don't know, look again..." He pointed to the path leading to the end of the village.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, Ma Min'er gets angry, "Come on, let's go home, I want to see what they want to do."
"Big sister..." Ma Dalang was extremely disturbed.
When Zhang Nianmei passed by the Luo family's old house, many people stared at him, among them were quite a few young ladies, he tilted his head and smiled at them, showing his white teeth, looking chic and unrestrained.
When he passed by, all the sons and daughters of the Ma family poked their heads out to look at the place where Zhang Nianmei came, "These people seem to be generals?"
"It doesn't seem like they are wearing military uniforms and have military ranks."
"Cousin, how do you know?"
"You have forgotten, what official position was our uncle in the past?"
"Bing Ma Si..." The girls fell silent immediately, but their eyes shone brightly. There is actually a general in Yunshui Town, general...
Father Shi had already told everyone about the farm tools borrowed by his boss for rent, and everyone was so happy that he hurried to Ma's house.
He laughed and said: "You can't wait, it's not that the boss doesn't give you money."
"Oh, Dad, since the Ma family said, there is no difference between early and late, we can wait for the money to buy seeds and grain." The farmers were happy to listen, and they all ran to the Ma's house at the end of the village. .
Father Shi shook his head, came back to go to the latrine, just came out of the latrine, and met Zhang Nianmei: "Little...Little General, this is..." He asked very carefully and timidly.
"Father, that wooden house..." Zhang Nianmei was about to look for someone, when she found someone coming out from the corner with trousers.
"Are you the general who took shelter from the rain that night?" It's not because Father Shi has a good memory, it's because the peasants are afraid of the soldiers that he remembers deeply.
"Yes, Dad, I have a good memory, you know that wooden house..." Zhang Nianmei asked again.
"Did the general ask the Ma family?"
"Yes, Dad."
Father Shi already knew where the boss's vegetables were sold. Hearing his question, he guessed that they might be the nobles of the boss, so he became very friendly from fear, and said quickly, "I'll show you the way."
I didn't expect my father to be so enthusiastic, so it's easy, Zhang Nianmei nodded, "Okay, I'll go to the front and call our general."
Zhang and Shi talked while walking, and the two soon arrived at the place where everyone was waiting.
"Old Zhuang, you guessed it right, the cabin has really been moved."
"Haha..." Zhuang Hao fanned the feather fan in his hand, "Mr. Ben, I am well-informed and know everything."
"Hmph, come on." Zhang Nianmei couldn't see the virtue of Zhuang the most, and said to Xia Zhen, "Master, they live at the end of the village, and we just happen to be going to the hill behind, so let's go."
Xia Zhen jumped on the horse with a serious face. Although he didn't say anything, he knew that he was letting himself lead the way. Zhang Nianmei quickly climbed on the horse and said to Father Shi, "Should I keep walking forward?"
"Yes, General, but Lu Xiao, your horse..."
Before Daddy Shi could finish his words, a group of horses raised dust and disappeared in a blink of an eye, shaking his head, "It made me worry in vain, but the villagers are all going to Ma's house, so I have to be careful, I have to go quickly. "
Ma Min'er did not expect that when she got home, the villagers were waiting in the yard, "You are..."
Although the villagers all wanted to take the money, they were too embarrassed to speak up if they were the first to tell, so Li Zheng said, "I heard..."
Seeing that a large group of people from the Ma family were coming, Ma Min'er interrupted Li Zheng, "Everyone told me about the rice seeds. Since everyone is here today, I will send them to everyone."
"what……"
The villagers never thought that the second wife of the Ma family could do things so quickly. Before they could open their mouths, they had already started to move. With the help of Lizheng in Xiaowang Village, the seeds were sown very quickly. 34 households, each from five catties to ten catties Wait, after a while, nearly [-] catties of Champa rice were gone.
Shi Bude is the village head of Xiaowang Village. He really didn't do things so quickly and authentically when he came to the Ma family. He distributed this kind of seed to them as soon as he received it. He was grateful, "Thank you, Master Ma, and thank you, Ma Erniang."
"Shi Lizheng, you are too polite."
"Master Ma, you are good people." Shi Lizheng sighed sincerely.
"Yes, Master Ma, you are a good person..." All the heads of thirty or forty households said gratefully and sincerely.
"There...there..." Ma Qifeng was very guilty of being thanked by the villagers.
Ma Min'er looked at the eldest sons and concubine sons of the Ma family in the distance, and snorted secretly, I will not let you take it for nothing.
In Luo's old house, Ma Rou'er saw the generals heading towards the end of the village, she rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Father has gone to Sixth Uncle's house, why don't we go and see?"
"Yeah……"
Ma Jian'er is the oldest, and when she reaches the age of marriage, she is really worried about finding a husband and son-in-law. I didn't expect that there will be a general-level figure in the village, so how can I let go of this opportunity, but where will all these go? Can't find a chance to meet it.
"Cousin, are you going?"
"Anyway, idleness is idleness." Ma Jian'er smiled on the face, and her heart was already raging.
The cousins took their servants along the path to Lao Liu's house at the end of the village.
Ma Qimeng led the old housekeeper, Lao Dingtou, unexpectedly met the Shu brothers on the way, and accepted their gift with a serious face.
"Third brother, have you got your winter wheat seeds?"
The old housekeeper replied: "Li Tingchang has already sent it to the house."
"This Li Ting is a dishonest person, and he didn't send anyone to our house." Ma Qiyun immediately shouted.
Ma Qimeng turned his eyes away to the ignorant ninth younger brother, and thought, if the person surnamed Li hadn't been sent to the house for Master Yao's sake, you... are just bastards!
Ma Qiyun was quite uncomfortable being glanced at by the third brother, he hummed and turned his head away.
After distributing the seeds, Ma Min'er returned the rented agricultural tools, and paid the rent based on the size and practicality of the agricultural tools, so that the people in Xiaowang Village who did not get jobs felt balanced.
"Brother Ma, don't you just borrow it for a few days, we can't take your money!" Old Shi's brother Shi De tried his best not to take the money.
Hey, didn't they just come here for tool rental?Why don't you want it now?
Alas, if you want to blame, blame the Ma family for being too honest. The money was confiscated and the seeds had already been given. They still have the nerve to ask for rent for farm tools. Besides, in the countryside, borrowing things should not be charged money. Others poke the spine.
The second thing is, Brother Shi Deli, also known as Daddy Shi, is doing well in the Ma family. He also wants to make a good impression in front of the Ma family. In the future, he will be remembered for good things, so he pushes money from the Ma family. .
The third most important thing is that they have no money to pay for the seeds, let alone the rent from the Ma family.
Ma Qifeng, a frail man from the capital city, really doesn't have the strength and strength to do so. Seeing that he is about to be overwhelmed, Ma Min'er, an elite in the workplace, sees what Shi Deli is thinking.
"Dad Ma, don't push it anymore, it's up to you to take it."
"what……"
Ma Min'er said: "I know that there is no habit of paying for borrowing things in the village, but in the future, as long as my Ma family borrows, I will pay everyone the rent by the day."
"Ah... don't tell me the people in your city are all..." Someone exclaimed.
Ma Min'er smiled and said: "Yes, you are right, favors are favors, and it is true that everyone's things are used by me, and it is also true that they are lost. I won't use them in vain, so take them."
Shi Deli's pushing hand still didn't move.
Ma Min'er said again: "The Ma family may still buy fields in the future, and they will be too busy at that time. I want to invite everyone. If you don't take money, how dare my family invite you?"
Everyone was pleasantly surprised: "Ma Erniang, what you said is true?"
"Of course it's true!"
"Great, great, Ma Erniang, then you can buy more land, I am looking forward to working in your house!"
"Me too……"
"Me too……"
……
Everyone shouted happily, but was interrupted by discordant voices.
"Ma Lao Liu, you can do it. I have just grown a season of Champa rice, and I will buy another field!"
Everyone turned their heads and saw a group of people from the Ma family entering the yard, and they all backed away without knowing it. Shi Deli subconsciously hugged Qian in his arms, hiding towards the crowd while hugging.
Seeing Ma Qifeng give the turtle coins, Ma Qiguang's eyes glowed, and he wanted to go up and grab them. After all, they came from the big clan in Jingli. After the money is paid, he really looks like a small country landlord."
Ma Min'er glanced at Ma Dalang, stopped him from taking back the basket containing the copper coins, and said to the retreating crowd, "Hurry up and take back your rent."
The villagers first glanced at each other, and then at the brothers of the Ma family. Those who knew something thought about it and went forward to collect the copper coins.
When picking it up, she lacked confidence, "Ma Erniang, but the seeds..."
Ma Min'er could tell him about the confiscated money for the seeds, and the Ma family still didn't eat her when she said it, so she quickly laughed and said: "Uncle, didn't we agree in advance, one yard for one yard, take it. "
"Then... then uncle, you're welcome."
"Uncle, you're welcome."
Somebody started, and then everyone stopped being polite. After a while, every family took it, ranging from five to ten copper coins. For Ma Miner, less than three hundred copper coins were distributed, but for Ma Miner, who could not see each other all year round. For Tongzi farmers, these will be their most important money in the future, especially in such a calamity year.
Seeing that the basket was empty, all the concubine brothers of the Ma family and the others had stern faces, only the son-in-law Ma Qimeng looked down on hundreds of coins, and took a step forward, "Sixth, mother asked you to put rice seeds and The rations for winter will be sent to the courtyard." It was smooth and natural, as if Ma Liu was his tenant.
Ma Qifeng was stunned by what he said.
Ma Dalang was frightened by what he said. Here it is for you. What do we use for farming and what do we eat in winter?
Ma Min'er was trembling with anger, but she didn't say a word. During this period of time, she wandered around the countryside, got to know the ancient family, and knew some old customs of the ancient family. Ma Qimeng can take things for granted, of course it has it Where the origin lies.
"Are you dumb?" Ma Qimeng, like a high-ranking patriarch, always looked down on Lao Liu for being so useless.
"That's right, send more."
"Old Ninth, what do you say, what do you mean by giving more, send them all over, and let the wife distribute them to each family. If you don't send less, that's enough."
"That's true……"
……
Shi Deli touched the copper in his bosom, thinking about the good of Ma Qifeng's family, stretched his head and neck, choked and said: "Master, I heard that you have separated, and the food from Ma Er's mother's family should not be sent over Divide it up!"
"Who is farting?" Ma Laojiu looked for the voice and stared over.
"It's not farting. It's like this in our countryside. The families are divided into different properties, and the property belongs to each family. If it is still unified, what kind of family is there?" Someone in the crowd raised his head and said.
"That's right, the family is divided into different productions, so it's not up to you to dictate the grain..."
"..."
Ma Dalang finally understood why the second sister asked him to hand out the copper coins in the face of the Ma family's eyes. It turned out that...he breathed a sigh of relief, and it was better to have the help of the farmers than to struggle by himself.
Ma Min'er has been standing coldly, looking at the faces of the Ma family, the emperor's master...the heir of poetry and rituals...in the face of poverty, nothing is worth anything, everything is bullshit.
"Ma Lao Liu, how dare you disregard the family, how dare you disregard filial piety..." Seeing the unfavorable situation, Ma Qimeng yelled.
With the help of the farmers, Ma Qifeng came back to his senses, and looked at the Ma family's son-in-law: "I will send food to honor my parents, but seeds are impossible."
"What did you say?" Ma Qimeng didn't expect Ma Qifeng, who had always been a coward, to dare to retort, "Can you say one more thing?"
"Seeds..." Ma Qifeng hadn't finished speaking when the dust on the path rolled in. Behind the dust were more than a dozen strong horses.
The war horses had slowed down, and in the blink of an eye, they had reached outside the fence of Ma's house, and the people on the horses jumped off their horses one after another.
The corner of Ma Min'er's cold mouth parted suddenly, she couldn't help showing a smile, and quickly said loudly: "They gave my rice seeds."
"what……"
"..."
The Ma family's concubine and concubine were all stunned, this time it was their turn to be stunned, and they all thought, when did Ma Laoliu hug the general's thigh?
Zhang Nianmei came in with a horsewhip and combat boots, smiling, "Sister, brother is here!"
Before Ma Min'er could respond to Zhang Nianmei, Xiao Yue'er turned around and ran away, yes, she was running away, a four-year-old little doll, turned around and ran away, originally going up and down the wooden stairs in the corridor, she had to support her to walk slowly, or she needed to With the help of her brothers and sisters, but now, like a frightened kitten, she climbed up the wooden ladder with both hands and feet, as if there was a man-eating monster behind her.
Zhuang Hao and Mr. Tian were startled, they thought something was wrong, something happened, and before they finished thinking, the sound of the whip sounded.
The entourage by Xia Zhen's side bounced away like grasshoppers, the speed was really faster than Ma Min'er's eyesight, and in an instant, Ma's small courtyard was like a slaughterhouse, roaring.
Ma Min'er's family stood under the corridor, the farthest away from Xia Zhen, and got a chance to escape to the corridor. The villagers of Xiaowang Village, after all, were born doing manual labor, they directly pushed down the fence wall of Ma's small courtyard and fled. out.
Those who were beaten were the members of the Ma family standing inside the courtyard gate. They never dreamed that they would be beaten.
The beating is light!
At this moment, Xia Zhen was violent and perverse, waving the horsewhip, no matter who the person in front of him was, he whipped it down without thinking.
"Help me..."
"help me……"
"Third brother, let this lunatic stop, let him stop..."
……
madman?
Ma Min'er was the last one to go up the corridor, and she was standing by the pillars of the steps at the moment. The Xia Zhen she saw in her eyes was not a lunatic, her originally handsome and resolute face had become cruel and cruel.
She glanced around the Ma family, including the third uncle Ma Qimeng, who were all beaten terribly, but they were like idiots, they didn't even know how to escape, although she hated them, but this kind of hatred It's just a general dislike, no hatred, besides, they are in their own yard again, if they continue to fight like this, the Ma family, who are not well-educated, might die or die, so they hurried down the wooden ladder.
"Min'er..."
"Big sister..."
"Second sister..."
In her previous life, Ma Min'er had learned Taekwondo to protect her parents, and she went downstairs very fast. The moment she flew towards Xia Zhen, she seemed to understand how Xia Zhen exploded.
The trigger for the explosion was caused by Xiao Yueer's fear when she saw him, and a word suddenly appeared in her mind - manic depression, otherwise a man would not be so sensitive to a child's movements. Big, big enough to make him restless after following.
Ma Min'er is only nine years old, and she is a little girl. How can she stop Xia Zhen from going crazy?
Like a kung fu hero in a film and television drama who stretches out his hand and grabs the whip, so that the other party can't pull it?how is this possible.
Ma Min'er jumped lightly, and hugged Xia Zhen's arm that was swinging the horsewhip with both hands, "Little General, you are too tired!" A pair of beautiful phoenix eyes looked out, and a sweet smile appeared on the baby's fat oval face, All of a sudden, he calmed the restless Xia Zhen, made his arms stop in mid-air, and a pair of bloodshot Ruifeng stared at her intently.
Seeing that his master was quiet, Mr. Tian immediately waved his hands to let the Ma family leave quickly, but the Ma family was not only severely beaten, but also frightened, and they fell on the ground and were dumbfounded, not knowing how to run away.
Zhuang Hao also stepped forward, relying on his ability to know people, he immediately walked up to his son-in-law Ma Qimeng, "If you don't leave, are you still waiting to be beaten?"
"he is……"
"Have you heard of the General's Mansion in Yizhou Town?"
"When...of course I heard...then he...is..."
"Little General!"
"Little General..." Ma Qimeng stared blankly at the young man who beat him, knowing that he had met the Emperor of Yizhou, and the beating was for nothing, so he didn't reason.
Fortunately, there was an old servant protecting him, and he blocked it with his arm. His face was fine, but his body was beaten badly by the whip, one after another, which was shocking, and he really bared his teeth in pain.
Seeing the young man frowning slightly and looking impatient, Ma Qimeng got up from the ground in a hurry because the scenery that Lord Yao came to restore disappeared in an instant, and ran towards the town without hesitation Go, in a daze, keep repeating in my mind, Lao Liu has a backer, a backer...
Ma Qiyun is the youngest of all the brothers. He has no family, no family, and the best physical fitness. Seeing that the third brother ran away, he woke up and got up and ran in pain.
Before Ma Jiaer and the others reached the cabin, they were frightened by the people who ran out, screaming repeatedly: "Ah..."
"what……"
……
Xia Zhen, who was surrounded by Ma Miner's warm gaze, suddenly heard piercing screams in his ears, and his calm mood just now became agitated again. I don't know whether it was intentional or subconscious. While he was moving quickly, he was hugged by Ma Miner. His right arm didn't move, but in an instant, he pulled out the saber at his waist with his left hand, and slashed outward with a wave of his hand.
"Run, run..."
"what……"
"what……"
……
Ma Min'er turned her head and shouted at the "cousin and cousin" outside, and quickly stalked Xia Zhen, wrapping her legs around his waist quickly, but he didn't seem to see the little lady's movements, still He stepped out of the courtyard, extremely irritable.
Ma Jiaer and the others ran towards the entrance of the village as if they had seen a ghost, and they were in a panic when they came.
Ga... Ga... The big white goose guarding the house appeared from nowhere, and the chaotic scene became even more chaotic.
With a sudden sound, when the big white goose separated its head and neck, Ma Min'er finally freed her hands to cover Xia Zhen's ears, and the world seemed to be instantly quiet.
The irritable and violent Xia Zhen turned into a quiet handsome boy in an instant, and his gaze shifted to Ma Min'er again, dazed and ignorant like a young boy in love.
"Little General..." Ma Min'er called out cautiously.
The corners of Xia Zhen's eyes turned slightly, expressing, "You said, am I listening?" '
"Little general, you are tired, put down the things in your hands, they are too heavy!" Ma Min'er said softly.
All Xia Zhen's subordinates looked at the little lady who was on Xia Zhen's body with incredulous eyes. The little general didn't kill her because the sun was about to hit the west.
Zhuang Hao frowned slightly, full of thoughts.
Seeing that Ma Miner's words seemed to be effective, Mr. Tian quickly hinted that Jing Mo would approach.
when--
The knife and whip fell from Xia Zhen's hands.
As soon as Jing Mo approached, before he could reach out to catch it, he was frightened by his master's actions.
"Little general, do you want to take a nap?" Ma Min'er's forehead and body were covered with sweat, but she had to show a gentle and gentle look to appease the violent young man in front of her.
Xia Zhen raised her eyes and looked around, her brows slightly frowned, meaning, where do I sleep?
For some reason, although Xia Zhen didn't say anything, Ma Min'er understood his slight expression, and slowly let go of her hands covering her ears. Seeing that he felt her letting go, she grinned at him.
Smiling like a spring flower blooming, Xia Zhen was stunned again.
While Xia Zhen was in a daze, Ma Min'er slowly...slowly...slid down from his body.
After getting down, he quickly walked up the wooden ladder to the corridor. Just as Ma Sanlang was about to call him 'Second Sister', he was booed by Ma Miner, "Father, take your brothers and sisters to the kitchen."
"Min..."
"Shh, dad, I'll tell you later, hurry over." After Ma Min'er finished speaking, she hurried into her room, took a pillow made of wormwood, and a rough linen sheet, walked to the top of the corridor, took I wiped the corridor floor with a rag, and put pillows and other things in the corridor.
After putting it away, when Ma Min'er was about to go down to fetch someone, Xia Zhen was already standing in front of the fence in the corridor. Because of his tall stature, his forehead just touched the raised fence frame, looking at Ma Min'er like a curious baby .
Ma Min'er pointed to the pillow and the quilt with her fingers, and made a sleeping movement with her hands, which means you are sleeping here!
Xia Zhen understood and jumped suddenly. When Ma Miner took a step back in fright, he had already jumped into the corridor.
"You..." Ma Min'er pointed to the ground, and then pointed to him in the corridor, meaning, you jumped over at such a high height?
Xia Zhen was amused by Ma Min'er, who was as frightened as a little rabbit, "Haha..." She unsheathed her scabbard and took off the general's uniform as she spoke. Arched, fell asleep after a while.
During the whole process, no one dared to say anything.
Ma Min'er was sure that Xia Zhen had fallen asleep, she patted her heart and breathed a sigh of relief, comforted the great god, and there was another little god to coax, so she hurried to the kitchen.
Ma Yue'er's small body was in Ma Qifeng's arms, and she was still shivering until now.
Xiaowen wanted to come to find Ma Min'er, but was stopped by Mr. Tian, "First repair the fence of Ma's family, and then you will camp outside."
"Yes, sir."
Holding his own sword and his master's knife and whip in his arms, Jing Mo sat boldly on the floor protruding from the corridor fence, the old god was there.
Zhuang Hao whimpered at Zhang Nianmei, and he walked in quickly.
"Let's go."
"Where are you going?" Zhang Nianmei asked in a low voice.
(End of this chapter)
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