Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 64
Mr. Tian looked at the little master who was walking away, and then at the little lady who didn't know why, "He... he... oh..." He sighed, turned around and followed Xia Zhen.

"Brother Zhang..." Mr. Tian ignored her, and Ma Min'er turned to call Zhang Nianmei.

"I... I... went to see the little general..." Zhang Nianmei was still in the dark, but she slipped away after thinking about what her sister said.

Zhuang Hao looked at the young general's back, thought for a while, walked to the little lady, looked at the thrown jade pendant but said nothing.

With just one glance, Ma Min'er knew that the guy in front of her was a shrewd person. This guy was waiting for her to speak, and with a slight smile, she reached out and picked up the jade pendant and handed it to him: "Please bring..."

"The surname is Zhuang!" Zhuang Hao didn't reach out to take the jade pendant, but smiled slightly.

"General Zhuang!"

"Everyone calls me Mr.

The smile on Ma Min'er's face disappeared, and she didn't fart together. Did this guy do it on purpose? She lowered her hand suddenly, and this girl was just trying to get Yu Shuidi's idea, so don't let it come to your door for nothing.

"Madam General—" Zhuang Hao called out to the jade pendant.

If it weren't for the secret of the jade pendant, Ma Min'er would have thrown the jade pendant onto Zhuang's face, grinning and saying, "I will find a suitable opportunity to return it to the little general."

"Is this true?" Zhuang Hao raised his eyebrows.

"General's wife, I can't afford to climb high." Ma Min'er curled her lips and glanced.

Oh, it's good to be self-aware. Zhuang Hao's original intention was to ask her to take the initiative to return it. Now hearing her say that, the corners of her mouth raised, "Let's go, let's go to the camping place together."

She didn't dare to take it, let me pay it back, treacherous villain, Ma Min'er gave him a sneaky look, if it weren't for the barren mountains and wild mountains, she wouldn't go with this guy.

Dragging her body that was thrown, Ma Min'er turned around, thinking, getting a jade pendant with a secret so easily is not usually shown in TV dramas, could it be...

Ma Min'er remembered the scene when Xia Zhen woke up and the image of the jade pendant disappeared. Do I want to see the future again, not only do I have to hang the jade pendant around his neck, but also knock him unconscious?
Ma Min'er looked at the crowd in front. Xia Zhen's back was tall and straight, strong and powerful, and she was particularly conspicuous in the crowd. I knocked him out, maybe he was talking?Apart from drugging, I'm afraid there is no other way!

Zhuang Hao has been paying attention to the little lady's movements from the corner of his eyes, and found that she looks at the background of the general from time to time, frowning from time to time, is she thinking about how to return the jade pendant, or is she thinking about becoming the general's wife?
"Min'er...Min'er..." Ma Qifeng saw most of the people, but he didn't see his daughter, so he stumbled and called over.

"Dad...Dad..." Ma Min'er was behind the crowd, waving her hand.

"Big sister..."

"elder sister……"

The Ma family reunited after the catastrophe. They were so excited and joyful that they hugged each other and wept with joy.

"Big sister, I blame my brother for sleeping like a pig, I blame my brother..."

"Brother, it's convenient for me to go, even if you're awake, it's not convenient for you." Ma Min'er wiped away tears.

……

Is it really convenient for a little lady to say 'convenience' in public?

There are so many people, Ma Miner thought, you think I want to say it, but otherwise, how can I let go of my brother's self-blame, compared with bullshit face and etiquette, of course it is the most important thing for my brother!
Well, you are absolutely right.

It was already dawn, and nearly a thousand soldiers tossed for most of the night. Zhang Nianmei and others tossed for a whole night. Seeing that the old sister was reunited with her family, she felt relieved and asked, "General, where do we go back to the county?" He didn't need to ask, he went down from the mountain to the north, bypassed the small road, and went directly to the city on the Shangguan Road, but now...

Zhang Nianmei glanced at the old sister not far away, she... She has become the master's little wife, and he still suspects that there is something wrong with his ears.

Xia Zhen frowned slightly.

Although the little master didn't say anything, Mr. Tian still understood, "General Zhang, we are now standing on the east side, so we will go down the mountain from Yunshui Town back to the county seat."

"Yes, sir."

A team of thousands of people walked on the country road, which was very spectacular, and attracted villagers to stand on the side of the road to watch in amazement.

Niu Dabao found out that Dongjia was also in the team, he stretched out his hand happily and waved his arms, "Boss...Boss..."

The Ma family walked at the back of the team, and when they saw Niu Dabao calling them, they stopped and waited for him to run up to them.

"Your home is here!" Ma Min'er pointed to the nearby village.

"Yes, Master, this is Niujiagou." Niu Dabao was very happy when he saw the Ma family, and he couldn't hide the joy from the bottom of his heart.

When Ma Min'er noticed that Niu Dabao's already disheveled complexion turned grayer, she glanced at the side of the road and found that Aunt Niu's complexion was dark, her head was bowed and her neck was bowed, and she looked lifeless, just like seeing her for the first time. She raised her head and looked around, only to find several people staring at her house with disdain in their eyes.

Ma Min'er lowered her eyes slightly, looked at herself, and understood where the disdainful eyes of those people came from. She fell into the pit, and her body was as dusty as Niu Dabao, dirty and messy. These people judge people by their appearance and look down on Niu Dabao. Dabao's boss suddenly became angry: "Niu Dabao——"

"Little Boss." Niu Dabao was taken aback. Xiao Boss was always polite to him, no matter in front of or behind people, he was called by Uncle Niu, so why did he call him by his first name and surname at this time? Leng Leng looked at her.

"Didn't you ask for half-day leave? Why didn't you go back and deduct your wages." Ma Min'er snorted.

"Dong... Dong's family..." Niu Dabao was pestered by his father and stepmother not to let him go, why not let him go, one asked them for money, and the other asked them to finish the housework.

Ma Min'er stared: "Hurry up and go back and do what you want."

"Yes... yes..." Niu Dabao was a little at a loss, with his difficult father and stepmother on one side and his angry young boss on the other.

When Shi Chunyue, with a pale complexion, heard that Xiao Dong's family asked them to go back, her eyes lit up, and she hit the man happily.

Seeing Aunt Niu's actions, Ma Min'er became more convinced of her guess, but this was her family's business and had nothing to do with her, she only cared about her own employees.

I did ask for a half-day leave. I should have returned to Xiaowang Village today. Niu Dabao bit the bullet and went to say hello to his father, saying that he was going back to his employer.

"Fart, the fields haven't been plowed yet, what's the answer..." I thought that the eldest son had joined the wealthy owner, but now he saw that the owner was as disgraced as them, and the Niu family scolded disdainfully.

Niu Dabao had a bitter face: "Father, we have signed a contract with the boss. If we don't go back to work on time, we won't get paid."

"He dare not pay wages!" As they are like this, the Niu family thought to themselves, I will take my brother-in-law and the villagers to beat them up, so dare not pay them, hum!

"father……"

……

Xia Zhen stopped, turned her head and looked behind, the Ma family stood motionless by the side of the path.

Zhang Nianmei immediately understood what it meant, and hurried over, "Sister, what's the matter?"

"Uncle Niu is entangled."

Zhang Nianmei glanced at Niu Dabao who was more than ten steps away, strode over, swung the whip in her hand and whipped it.

"what……"

"what……"

……

The onlookers were afraid of the soldiers, and knew that the soldiers were not easy to mess with, but they didn't expect to smoke them so soon. When they were in shock for half a time, when they realized that it was not they who were smoked, but the old man Niu, all of them had gloating expressions on their faces. .

When Niu Ma saw the man being beaten, he rushed over to catch Zhang Nianmei, but the whip hit her all over her head and face.

"You shrew who wants to die, dare to come and beat me, I can't beat you to death." Zhang Nianmei whipped the whip hard, and after a whole night of tossing, all the emotions were released on this shrew.

Ma Min'er didn't want to kill anyone, so she walked up to him and smiled slightly, "Brother Zhang, I've been tired all night, let's go."

Hearing Ma Min'er's words, Zhang Nianmei took back the whip unhurriedly, "Yeah!" After speaking, she snorted and went on the trail.

Niu Dabao was so frightened that he hugged his head and squatted aside, Ma Min'er shouted: "If you don't go, are you still waiting for the whip?"

"Ah..." Niu Dabao was stunned, looked at the beaten father and stepmother, gritted his teeth, and trotted after Ma Min'er.

Seeing the man coming, Shi Chunyue lowered her head and happily turned around and walked up the path.

The people in Niujiagou now know that Niu Dabao's boss is very good, so the general will whip his whip, and they all look at the beaten Niu's family with complicated expressions. Now Niu Dabao, the motherless eldest son, is probably It's not easy to bully.

Yes, I'm afraid it's not easy to bully. There is an old couple in Niu's family who are covered with whip wounds. They are rolling on the ground in pain, but they dare not call out.What is the fate of ignorance and fearlessness, these ignorant people who only know how to live in their nests.

Half an hour later, everyone dragged their exhausted bodies to the Ma's hut. Xia Zhen waved his hands, "The army will go back to the city first."

"How about you, little general?" Mr. Tian asked.

Xia Zhen looked towards the corridor of the log cabin not far away, "I'll sleep before I leave."

Mr. Tian and Zhuang Hao looked at each other, the corners of their mouths twitched, and they were addicted to sleep!

When they arrived at the gate of the small courtyard, Li Yaozong, the pavilion chief of Yunshui Town, was waiting there with his subordinates. When he saw Xia Zhen, he nodded and bowed and stepped forward. He seemed very excited, the General's Mansion, the God of Yizhou!

Xia Zhen frowned, showing her impatience.

Mr. Tian asked solemnly: "The general is tired!"

"First... sir, little... I have nothing else to do, just bring over the winter wheat seeds of Master Maliu, and leave immediately, leave immediately."

Zhuang Hao noticed that the corners of the little general's eyebrows were straightened, and his hair stood on end, no way, what the hell is this, could it be that the little general...

Li Yaozong dared to make a mistake in front of the emperor of Yizhou, and immediately turned around with a flattering smile on his face, "Master Maliu, someone from Li personally delivered the seeds of your family."

"Thank you Ting Zhang, thank you for your hard work." Looking at Xia Zhen, who was bold and aggressive, Ma Qifeng didn't know the way here, and thanked Ting Zhang Li politely.

Li Tingchang didn't get the flattery in the photo, he was really upset in his heart, he forced a smile on his face to deal with it: "Doing things for the people, you should, you should."

Ma Min'er noticed that Daddy Shi and the others were looking at her eagerly, understood what they meant, and immediately said, "Mr. Li Ting, don't just send it to my family, have all the seeds under Yunshui's governance been planted?"

Hearing the little lady's questioning voice, Li Yaozong instinctively wanted to stare, and suddenly felt two sharp lights shooting at him, so frightened that he broke out in sweat, he quickly said: "Li will go back to do it right away, go back to do it right away... ..."

Father Shi and the others were all elated when they heard Li Tingchang's words, "Great, great, finally the seeds have been planted, and next year's grain will be available."

Hearing what the villagers said, Mr. Tian didn't understand why, so he added, "Then Li Tingchang, hurry up and send it!"

"Yes, yes..." Does Li Yaozong's flattery count as taking himself into it?
Haha... Ma Min'er felt very refreshed seeing old man Li slumped, and gave Mr. Tian a smile of admiration.

This little lady... When will the old man ask you to praise me, Mr. Tian can't help but laugh.

The big men spoke up, Father Shi and the others knew that Li Tingzhang did not dare to fool, they all happily followed Li Tingzhang, asked him to divide the wheat, and disappeared around the small courtyard of Ma's family after a while.

Guo and Li's mothers wanted to tell Ma Erniang about the rabbit, but when they saw Xia Zhen and others, they didn't dare to speak up, and followed the villagers towards the east. Let's talk after getting the winter wheat seeds.

There are still some vegetables that have not been picked. Niu Dabao and his wife and Fu Laodi have no place to live, so they live in a grass shed.

The thousand-man army had withdrawn, leaving behind the guards and generals from yesterday, who continued to camp outside Ma's house, waiting for the little general.

Now that we are home, everything is relaxed. Although there is a great god lying on the porch, the Ma family is too tired to care about him.

While boiling water, Ma Miner prepared lunch, cooked rice, made three dishes and one soup, both meat and vegetables, all stir-fried, simple, but too tired, too tired to make complicated things The big meat, wash up and catch up on sleep after eating.

In the afternoon of autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, the breeze is blowing, and the sun is shining on everyone's face gently. It is comfortable and comfortable, and there is a feeling of enjoying the beauty of life.

Xia Zhen seemed to be on her own bed, sleeping lazily on the wooden floor in the corridor, with her head resting on a soft cushion, half lying on her body, facing the osmanthus, she had already fallen into a deep sleep.

There are some unknown orchids planted on the root of the fence in the small courtyard, and a few of them bloomed. The small flowers are broken and you can't see them unless you look carefully. With the slight autumn wind, the fragrance is light and overflowing. Refreshing beauty.

The small courtyard of the Ma family was quiet and serene, but Yunshui Town was bustling with excitement. Everyone was waiting for winter wheat seeds at the gate of the yamen. Because there were too many monks and too little porridge, there were not many seeds distributed to each household. For those who don't, something is better than nothing.

Watching the seeds being distributed, Li Tingchang felt a pain in the flesh, oh my god, my oily water, my oily water...

The flattery was not successful, and he was shaved. Li Yaozong felt that he had lost another two catties.

In the Ma house, the old lady was sitting in the living room and counting the money with the third daughter-in-law: "Why did you spend so much this month? Didn't you save money?"

Mrs. Ma San quickly stood up and stood in front of the old lady, "Mother... mother, I didn't buy anything else, the main thing is food, but food is too...too expensive."

"Can it be as expensive as the capital?" The old lady said with a wicked face, "Don't think that I don't know that you added clothes to Hui'er on your own."

"Mother...Mother, Hui'er is a little lady, she can't live without a change of clothes..."

Mrs. Ma interrupted her daughter-in-law: "Don't tell me, you are not allowed to add clothes and jewelry to them."

"Yes, mother." A strong mother-in-law, Mrs. Ma San could only take it orally.

Seeing the daughter-in-law's perfunctory manner, the old lady felt a pain in her heart, and waved her hands impatiently: "Stop standing in front of me."

"Yes, mother." Mrs. Ma San retreated like a daughter-in-law.

The old lady raised her eyebrows and stood up, thought about going to the old man's study, and sat down in front of him with a heavy sigh.In the end, Ma Chengzu acted as if he didn't see it, and was still practicing calligraphy.

The old lady moved the inkstone aside in anger.

Ma Chengzu paused, and finally raised his eyes to look at his old wife, as if asking, what's the matter.

Mrs. Ma told the man who didn't care about food and food about the situation at home: "Mr. Li Ting sent over the winter wheat seeds for Mr. Yao's sake, and asked the messenger who was holding the seeds to bring money and food, but these The things are only enough for a month's expenses."

"That will cost a month."

"What about one month later?" Mrs. Ma asked back.

Ma Chengzu continued to use his pen to write, "Your son is already in his 40s and [-]s, it's up to him to support us."

"You..." The old lady stood up angrily, "You can't do anything, what can Menger do?"

Ma Chengzu raised his eyes and frowned, "Should I, an old man who is five or sixty years old, go out and earn money to support him?"

"You..." The old lady's chest heaved and she almost held her breath, "You..." turned around and walked out the door angrily.

The old lady's footsteps were vain, she covered her face and wept, the man was unreliable, so she had to go to her son.

"Mother, are you looking for me?" Ma Qimeng was sipping tea on the couch, and the little girl next to his legs was helping him hammer his legs. Seeing Mrs. Ma coming, the little girl hurried out, and he stood up quickly.

The old lady who had just calmed down became angry again, and she almost rushed to her heart, "Meng'er, are you still in the mood to let the little girl beat her legs and drink tea?"

Ma Qimeng replied: "Mother, I have no errands to do, and I have no common affairs to take care of. I don't drink tea at home. Do I have to drink tea in a teahouse? Besides, drinking tea in a teahouse outside costs money. Drinking tea at home, Mr. Yao It’s worth saving money for the tea given to my father.”

"..." There was nothing wrong with what my son said, but Mrs. Ma felt that she couldn't breathe, so she turned around and left without saying a word.

Mrs. Ma San waited for her mother-in-law to leave before she came in from the next door with a serious face.

Ma Qimeng frowned, "What face are you showing?"

"I have this face when I come out of Beijing, and it's not the first day I've seen you." Mrs. Ma San said in a very angry tone.

Ma Qimeng stared: "What are you doing one by one?"

Mrs. Ma San sneered: "Mom thinks my family is too rich, and you don't want to make money."

Ma Qimeng frowned, "Where can I make money in Yunshui Town?"

Mrs. Ma San raised her eyelids and looked at him, "Then you will stay at home all your life?"

"I don't have a field. I have asked Lao Ding to hire capable farmers to plant all the land at home."

Mrs. Ma San snorted coldly: "It's too far away to quench thirst. I have to eat and drink every day, and I have to use money every day, but the money at home is almost gone."

"Isn't there Master Yao?" Ma Qimeng replied indifferently.

Mrs. Ma San's eyes widened, "Who are you, Mr. Yao, who will give you money every month!"

Ma Qimeng chuckled, "How is that possible, but we have to give them at least twice during the Chinese New Year, and if we give them two more times, we will be able to get through this year. When spring comes next year and things grow in the fields, life will be easier."

"Can you send it twice?"

Ma Qimeng nodded: "Well, one is for the winter solstice, and the other is for the Chinese New Year, and they will be delivered before the eve of the year."

"It seems to be true?" Mrs. Ma San pondered carefully, "No wonder you are in the mood to drink tea here."

"Of course, when Master Yao came to visit Dad during the Chinese New Year, I begged Master Yao to get me to Pingding County to be a boss or something. Life will be up soon!"

Mrs. Ma San's gloomy face instantly became vivid, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that?"

"Haha..." Ma Qimeng was extremely proud, "A woman is a woman, with long hair but short knowledge."

"Then why didn't you tell mother just now?"

"Mom, he's just worrying about it."

Uh... What the son can say, the daughter-in-law may not be able to agree with. Mrs. Ma San is a noble daughter in Beijing.

Mrs. Ma Si came back from the town, and there were only two handfuls of vegetables and two small pieces of cloth in the basket in her hand, but she seemed to be out of the basket, and walked eagerly, returning home quickly, and looked outside before entering the room Look, before closing the door.

"It's broad daylight, what door do you close?" Ma Laosi Ma Qiwen frowned.

Mrs. Ma Si glanced at the well-mannered man, and quickly walked up to him, "Master, I got some news in the town."

"what news?"

"I heard that Mrs. Ting Zhang is looking for a wife for his eldest grandson."

Ma Qiwen did not appear impatient like ordinary men, on the contrary, he quickly used his brain, "Do you want to marry Jia'er?"

"Yes, master, if Jia'er marries the grandson of the pavilion chief, won't it be easy for you to find a job in Yunshui Yamen?"

"It really is my good wife." Ma Qiwen's eyes lit up.

Mrs. Ma Si was not optimistic, she pursed her lips: "Don't talk about the virtuous wife, I heard people say that Mrs. Ting Zhang has taken a fancy to the daughter-in-law."

"Old family or old three?"

Mrs. Ma Si snorted, "Even if you have a crush on the third family, the third daughter-in-law can still refuse this marriage."

"Oh, that's the old man's eyebrow."

"Master, if you don't use your brain anymore, we're going to drink the northwest wind." Mrs. Ma Si looked at the man.

Ma Qiwen smacked his lips: "Actually, I want to enter Pingding County."

"master--"

"But I know, it's definitely not possible, I have to take it step by step."

"Sir, do you mean to agree?"

"Ok!"

Mrs. Ma Si was very happy: "Then I have to be ahead of the second family."

"Madam, it's up to you." Ma Qiwen flattered his wife at the right time.

"You just wait." Mrs. Ma Si said with determination.

In the Little General's Mansion in Pingding County, Ling Ruya was waiting in the front hall, looking outside anxiously. It was already past noon, why was there still no one there, the girl Qingjin hurried in from the outside, "Sanniang..."

"what's wrong?"

"Sanniang, I found out that the third son is not in the barracks, he went out to hunt in the city, and the army went out in the middle of the night last night to find him."

"What, what's wrong with cousin?" Ling Ruya grabbed the girl's hand desperately.

Qingjin's hands hurt from her scratching, "San... Sanniang, don't be nervous, I heard that the young master fell into the pit after chasing prey, and now he has found it."

"What about the others?"

"I heard that he was resting at a farmhouse outside the city."

Ling Ruya lifted her skirt, turned around and ran out the door: "I'm going to find him."

"San Niang—" Qing Jin chased her out.

Seeing that Miss Biao was going to pick up the master, the housekeeper of the Little General's Mansion didn't say anything, and arranged a carriage for her to go.

She slept until nearly three o'clock in the afternoon. If she hadn't thought about cooking dinner for the master outside, Ma Min'er would have slept until dark. There was no other way, as there were guests, so she had to get up. When she woke up, Fu Laofu was already very tired Carefully picked all the vegetables and put them neatly in the kitchen.

"There's no meat!" Ma Min'er said to herself.

"What are you talking about?"

Hearing Zhang Nianmei's voice, Ma Min'er turned around, "I have no meat for you."

"Haha..." Zhang Nianmei laughed with a suppressed voice, "That will cost my sister a lot of money. I have sent soldiers to ride horses to the county town to buy it."

"Wow, Brother Zhang, you are so careful. Whoever marries you in the future will surely be happy." Ma Miner boasted sincerely.

"Really!" Zhang Nianmei was overjoyed by the little girl's praise.

"Of course."

If it weren't for the great god sleeping in the corridor, Zhang Nianmei could look up to the sky and smile, "Stop talking, let's make breakfast and dinner quickly. I guess the general is about to wake up. When he wakes up, take a bite and we'll go back to the county."

"Okay, Brother Zhang, I'll make it simple as soon as possible."

"Do you want someone to help you?"

Ma Miner shook her head, "There is my brother and father, no need."

"Okay, then I will trouble my sister."

The stove in Ma Miner’s house is different from that of other farmers. It has two stove eyes, and there is a water hanger behind it connected in the middle. It is usually used to drain water, whether it is cooking in a large pot or a small pot. Cooking is always connected to a water hook to boil the water in the water hanging. Usually, her family just drinks the boiled water here, which saves trouble and firewood.

But today, instead of boiling water, she used it to stew an old hen, put yam, angelica, gouqi and other Chinese medicinal materials, and cooked it together with the big and small pots, and waited for a pot of rice and several dishes to be ready At that time, the soup boiled in the water hanging was fresh, light and crispy.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Zhang Nian Mei stood sniffing at the small kitchen door and exclaimed.

"It's been stewed for a long time, don't you think it's delicious." Ma Min'er put the old yam and chicken soup on the pot, and blew it with her mouth continuously with her hands hot, wheezing and wheezing, which was very fun.

When Xia Zhen woke up and sat in the corridor, this was the scene that came into his eyes. The round baby face of the little lady was like a little fairy in a New Year painting, quite cute.

Round face...cute...if Ma Miner knew that others saw her like this, she would probably jump into the river.

"General—" The small table outside the kitchen was facing the end of the corridor, Ma Min'er looked up and saw him, and called out politely.

Zhang Nianmei turned around and grinned, "My lord, you're awake!"

Xiaowen and Jingmo hurried forward to serve.

Seeing Xia Zhen who was being served, Ma Min'er turned her face away and curled her lips secretly, got out of the kitchen and continued to serve dishes, and quickly invited this great master away, so that her family could live a more comfortable and clean life.

At this moment, Ma Min'er probably forgot, if it wasn't for this great god, the treacherous and cunning Chief Li Ting could send the wheat seeds to her home, so that her family could get the wheat seeds without worrying at all?

Uh... Well, Ma Miner admitted that she forgot, but she remembered it when she came out of the kitchen, otherwise, why would she entertain the Great God so warmly!

The sun is gradually sinking to the west, and it is no longer bright at noon, but it shines warmly on the earth, gentle and serene, like a kind elder looking after the common people. There are more people returning home in the fields and on the road. After a while, the smoke in the countryside is lingering, and people start cooking. Supper, simple and unpretentious.

A full-bodied dinner like Ma Min'er's family would be considered a luxury even in Yunshui Town, not to mention the countryside. Of course, if it weren't for the honor of these generals, her family would not be so luxurious.

In the comfortable and comfortable afternoon, I was reluctant to leave in the afterglow of the setting sun, but started a wonderful evening with a steaming dinner.

Xia Zhen's appetite seems to be good, if no one spoils the scenery.When he was about to drink the second bowl of yam and hen soup, a soft and beautiful voice sounded from outside the fence: "Cousin, I heard you were injured?"

Xia Zhen paused for a moment while drinking the soup, then immediately put down the bowl in his hand, and looked at the person who came, with an unfeeling expression on his face.

"Cousin—" The little lady walked to the small table, loosened her skirt, and saluted Xia Zhen dignifiedly.

"How did you come here?" Xia Zhen frowned slightly.

"My lord is worried about you. Let me come and see you and wait for you in the county mansion. When I heard that you were injured, I hurried over here." The little lady said clearly.

"Oh." Xia Zhen turned her head, picked up the soup bowl again, then raised her head slightly, and drank the soup in the bowl in one go.

The soup was so good that Ma Miner felt that she was drinking medicine. She really didn't know how to appreciate delicious food, but now was not the time for her to complain, so she quickly came out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "Little lady, do you want to eat at my house?" point?"

Ling Ruya looked at the eight or nine-year-old lady, and saw that although she was made of coarse skirts, she was elegant and dignified. She glanced slightly and found that besides her, there was another younger lady in the yard, as if there was no mistress. Smiling slightly, "Don't bother me."

Although the person was polite and polite, Ma Min'er could still see the contempt in the eyes of the other party, and smiled slightly, no longer polite, and stood in the kitchen to clean up.

Now that Miss Biao has come, a group of people who were planning to leave quickly packed up and went back to the city.

"This hunter..." Looking at their backs, Ma Qifeng sighed again.

Ma Min'er also sighed, "Father, no matter how the hunting goes, we are the ones to benefit." At least Li Tingchang, who let Wen Feng come to flatter him, took the initiative to give winter wheat seeds.

"Father knows that if he hadn't come to hunt, we don't know when we will get our winter wheat seeds."

"Yes, the worst plan is to buy it with money, but this year's natural disaster, you may not even be able to buy it with money."

"Yes." Ma Qifeng nodded in agreement.

Xia Zhen and the others galloped their horses in the dusk, and quickly entered the city and went to the barracks.

Miss Cousin Ling Ruya's carriage was thrown far away, and the little girl Qing Jin jumped anxiously, "Auntie, look, look, the third son didn't care about you at all, and just rode away by himself."

"Don't talk nonsense. Cousin is a general. He is in charge of 20 soldiers in the entire Yizhou Prefecture at a young age. Of course he is in a hurry to return to the barracks." Ling Ruya is dignified and soft.

"Sanniang..."

Ling Ruya said to the little girl earnestly: "We are a woman's family, we must be considerate of men's difficulties." This is not like a fifteen or six-year-old girl, but a five- or sixty-year-old woman.

"Third lady..." Qing Jin was so anxious that she didn't know what to say, "But...but he has time to eat and drink soup at the little lady's house in the country."

"Presumptuous, is that something you can say?"

Qingjin pursed her mouth and lowered her head: "Yes, Sanniang, I dare not."

Ling Ruya's face was serious: "Let's go back quickly, I have to help my cousin clean up inside and outside the house, take the prepared clothes to the barracks, and cook some delicious meals for him."

"Sanniang, you are always so kind to the third son." Qing Jin felt sorry for the master.

"I'm his cousin, of course I have to treat him well." Ling Ruya smiled softly.

Qing Jin frowned: "San Niang, do you want to live a life after you get married?"

"Qingjin, our matter has not been brought to the fore, so you are not allowed to talk nonsense in the future."

"Oh!" The little girl pouted.

The days seem to calm down again, but Ma Miner's heart is no longer calm. She keeps thinking about the secret of Yushuidi, and also thinking about how to make Xia Zhen faint again and let her see her modern parents again, but she knows that this kind of Things can happen but can't be asked for.

At the moment, she has to plant wheat first, and then she has to think about whether she can make a living and earn some money. Finally, she has to think about and do everything about heating in winter that she thought of that day.

Ma Qifeng was sitting at the door of the house basking in the sun while doing embroidery work. In front of him, his daughter kept walking up and down, making his eyes dazzled, and he had to stop what he was doing: "Min'er, what are you doing?" Well, frowning like a little old lady."

"I want a way to make money." Ma Min'er replied without thinking.

Ma Qifeng shook his head: "Father's embroidery work earns two taels a month, and your vinegared radish (radish) sticks and pickled cabbage also earns one or two taels a month. Our family earns nearly five taels a month. , what are you worried about?"

"Our family has a lot of expenses." Ma Min'er still didn't want to answer.

If a farmer earns five taels a month, he can save four and a half taels, but her family can't do it. First, the Ma family was born rich, even if they are bastards, no matter how poor they are in food, clothing and housing, they are much better than real farmers. Second, Ma Miner comes from the future and is used to a life of material abundance. How could it be possible for her to live a life of lack of oil and water!

Ma Qifeng couldn't do anything with his eldest daughter, so he continued to do embroidery work, and suddenly remembered something, and raised his head: "It seems that you said that you want to make a hot pit to prevent the cold, how do you do it?"

Ma Min'er stopped and looked outside, the weather was getting colder every day, the world was bleak, and she had already started to wear thin cotton jackets, if it wasn't for the warm afternoon sun, she wouldn't be able to stay outside at will now, it was very cold.

"Yes, yes, I will immediately find Uncle Dabao and Daddy Shi's sons, and ask them to help build the bottom of my wooden house with stones, and then make a pit under the floor where we sleep. It would be too late if we didn't do it " Ma Min'er said as she stepped down the wooden ladder, rushing off to work.

His eyes were finally clear, and Ma Qifeng shook his head helplessly, "This child is really like her mother, and she can't be free anytime."

Ma Dalang and Guo Daping are picking up dead wood in the woods outside the village for the winter. Ma Sanlang and other kids are playing while picking up dead leaves and thatch. The children in the countryside are busy but have endless fun.

Ma Min'er called Niu Dabao and the others, and in Niu Dabao's small thatched shed, she told them her ideas and asked them to get stones, refractory loess mud, etc.

"Okay, little boss, we got it!" Among the men, Shi Kuan was the biggest, he was Daddy Shi's eldest son, and he was the second child at home, patting his chest.

"Uncle Kuan, I'll trouble you then."

"Anyway, there's not much work in the field right now, so I just need to find something to do." Shi Kuan smiled genuinely.

"Okay, then you prepare the materials, and when the materials are ready, start making them quickly."

"Okay, little boss."

Zhuang Hao came to ask Mr. Tian to sign the letter, but he was not there: "Where is Mr. Tian?"

"out."

"There?"

"Master said to walk around as you like!"

random?Zhuang Hao turned his head to look at the sky. The sky in mid-October was as clear as a scorpion, and it was boundless.

Sure enough, in the birch forest next to the training ground, Zhuang Hao found Mr. Tian who was basking in the sun: "Mr., it's not winter yet, so you came out to be lazy?"

Mr. Tian opened his slightly narrowed eyes, "What do you want from me?"

"About winter drills."

"Oh!" Mr. Tian chuckled, "Sit—"

"Yes, sir!" Zhuang Hao sat next to Mr. Tian, ​​raised his face slightly, and enjoyed the sunshine just like him.

I don't know how long it took before Zhuang Hao said, "What are you worried about, Mister?"

Mr. Tian withdrew his thoughts and smiled lightly: "What are you worried about?"

Zhuang Hao raised his eyebrows: "Sir, we are both roundworms in each other's stomachs, so don't cover it up!"

Mr. Tian laughed, "Xiao Zhuang, at your age, I'm not as transparent as you."

"Sir, you think I want to be transparent. People who understand everything are tired of living." Zhuang Hao sighed long, stretched out his hand to touch his forehead, "You see, I am only 20 years old, but the wrinkles on my forehead can be crushed to death. fly."

"Haha..." Mr. Tian looked at Zhuang Hao's smooth forehead, "You...you..."

"Sir, are you finally not bored?"

"Alas..." Mr. Tian sighed again: "Zian is suffering!"

"Sir, there is no way to do that. Who told him to be the direct son and grandson of the Zhen Guo General's Mansion? From the moment he was born, his life was doomed." Zhuang Hao said mercilessly.

Mr. Tian smiled wryly: "But some people are doomed from birth, and they also live as playboys, living their lives happily."

Zhuang Hao narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance: "He can also change his way of life."

Mr. Tian shook his head: "A person who wants to be strong and has a strong personality, how can you ask him to change his way of life, unless he can realize it one day, otherwise..."

"Is this why sir is sitting here thinking of the little lady in the capital?" Zhuang Hao asked back.

Mr. Tian didn't deny it: "Well, I didn't expect Zian to give the jade pendant to such a young child."

Zhuang Hao chuckled: "A nine-year-old girl is very clever, she is also good at cooking, and she is not well-mannered, but not everyone can be the mistress of the general's mansion, even if she is an emperor. Master's concubine's granddaughter."

"This is where I feel sad."

"What are you going to do, sir?"

Mr. Tian replied: "I've been thinking about it since Zian threw the jade pendant."

"So did you come up with any results?"

Mr. Tian did not answer, but asked instead: "If you were asked to deal with it, what would you do?"

(End of this chapter)