Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 65
Zhuang Hao narrowed his eyes: "I..."

"Ok!"

Zhuang Hao thought about it and replied: "Like the one in the Ling family, when the little general marries his wife in the future, he can be a concubine."

"Concubine room?"

"Ok!"

Mr. Tian nodded, "The pendant has to find a way to get it back, it is a sign of the identity and status of the main wife."

"I've tested it, and there's a half chance that the little lady will return." Zhuang Hao said.

"Half?" Mr. Tian asked, "But why?"

"The other half, I didn't see it."

"Is there something else you can't see?" Mr. Tian was taken aback for a moment.

Zhuang Hao said with a smile: "Sir, let me guess about the man, I can make a good guess, but the woman..." He leaned over his shoulder, "Forgive me for my limited ability, so I can't guess."

"Haha..." Mr. Tian laughed loudly, "Is this why you plan to be a bachelor for the rest of your life?"

"Sir, I don't have to play sticks all my life, as long as there is an interesting little lady in my life, I will get married." Zhuang Hao replied seriously.

"Interesting, what does it mean to be interesting?"

"I don't know, it's just a feeling."

Mr. Tian smiled and shook his head noncommittal.

Zhuang Hao said back to the topic just now: "Sir, don't worry, we old men can still let the young master lose the pendant?"

Mr. Tian stretched out his hand and patted the young man's shoulder, "The pendant is not the thing I'm most afraid of losing."

"Sir—" Zhuang Hao looked at Mr. Tian with a serious expression.

Both the old and the young understood what was worrying in each other's eyes.

Three or five days later, Shi Kuan led three or four men to find all the stones and refractory loess, and specially called a plasterer to come over, "Little master, the master I knew when I was working in the county town, it's good to build a house and make a stove."

Ma Min'er didn't expect Daddy Shi's son to be so reliable in doing things. She planned to do it gropingly, but she didn't expect that he would find an expert for her, and it would be faster and better to do things this way.

Plasterer Jiang Changlin smiled honestly at Ma Min'er. Although the little lady in front of her was small, she was as imposing as the eldest lady he had seen in the county, and he respected him without knowing it.

"Then please trouble Master Jiang."

"My little boss is being polite."

Ma Min'er nodded, "Then I will tell you the general appearance of the hot soil pit I want. If it is feasible, we will do it. If it is not feasible, you can give your opinions. As the saying goes, one plan is short, and everyone plans long. "

The men are all mud legs of farming, they have never heard such polite and modest words, all of them smiled honestly and didn't know how to reply.

Fortunately, Jiang Changlin walked the streets and alleys, met a lot of people, could say a few words, and quickly answered: "The little boss is really too humble, too humble."

"Then let's not be modest and talk about business?" Ma Min'er said with a smile.

"Okay, okay..." Jiang Changlin smiled blindly, Xiaodong is really a wonderful person.

Isn't he just a wonderful person, after the earth pit was finished, Jiang Changlin couldn't help but ask: "Little Boss, who built the wooden house for you, it's really thoughtful, you see, the wooden floor is alive, it was lifted, Below is the earth pit we made, which is not in the way at all, even if the pit is burned, it will not set the house on fire."

"Fire the house?" Ma Min'er asked in surprise.

Jiang Changlin replied: "Yeah, when I saw your house made a pit, I thought to myself, is this going to set fire to the house?"

"Haha..." Ma Min'er was amused by the plasterer's words.

To tell the truth, the wooden floor is made of activities, it is entirely for the convenience of getting things in the utility room below, and she never thought of heating in winter. If it weren’t for watching the ants move, she would not have thought of the heating pit. She didn’t expect to hit it right .

Ma Min'er smiled and boasted: "It's still Master Jiang's skillful hand. The earth pit is made meticulously. No matter how it is burned, the flames will not be able to lick the wooden house."

"Hey, the little boss has won the prize." Jiang Changlin rubbed his hands together, looked at Shi Kuan, and asked him to start a conversation for him.

Shi Kuan thought, Jiang Changlin is not bad, he is honest, and he is not as slippery as others, so he cleared his throat, "Then...that little boss, Jiang...Master Jiang wants to call...to other people's house like this The fire pit, look..."

Ma Min'er had expected that this would happen, but she didn't take it seriously, and she was also happy to let more people live warmly in winter, and said, "Master Jiang, I have no problem taking out the fire pit to make it." ,but……"

"Little boss, tell me..." There must be conditions to get something, and Jiang Changlin understands it.

Ma Min'er said: "If you need help, you can find Uncle Kuan and others. If Uncle Kuan and others are not available, you give priority to people from Xiaowang Village to be your helpers, how about it?"

"Okay, okay, no problem." It's different to find someone to help, Jiang Changlin immediately agreed.

Shi Kuan and the others didn't expect that Xiao Dong's family would be so thoughtful, and unknowingly helped them find work, so that their life would be much more generous during the Chinese New Year.

When Father Shi heard about this matter, he sighed and respected, "Look, a little lady, why is she so thoughtful about things?"

Aunt Shi said: "I'm afraid that Erniang's Zhouquan will not point out these things."

"Mother, what else is there to think about, little boss?" Shi Kuan asked hastily.

Aunt Shi laughed and scolded: "This is to let you learn crafts from Jiang Changlin. You won't be so young that you will only be helpers and not learn skills?"

"Ah..." Shi Kuan really didn't think of this.

Father Shi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "I know, according to the development momentum of Xiaodong's family, our Xiaowang Village will definitely live a good life in the future. Once the days are better, should we build houses? ?”

"That's right, Dad!" The two brothers Shi Kuan and Shi Yu stood up one after another and responded excitedly.

"Second and third, follow Master Jiang to learn the skills, and then bring them back to teach the villagers, so that when we build houses, we will have manpower." Father Shi happily instructed.

"Yes, Dad, we must study hard."

Ma Min'er didn't expect that she was just trying to find a way out for the villagers. She didn't expect that Father Shi had already thought about building a house in the future. However, although she didn't think about the house in the future, she was suddenly warmed Inspired by the inspiration, I thought of a way to make money, boom... hurriedly got off the wooden ladder again, and ran in the direction of Shi Lao's house.

"What's the matter with this child!" Ma Qifeng followed her daughter out of the fence gate with puzzled eyes. The fire pit had just been built for two days, and just stopped, so she had some other ideas.

That's right, what the hell is Ma Min'er thinking!Hey, of course, use the fire pit to make a greenhouse to grow vegetables!In the winter, grow vegetables and sell them to restaurants, and there is a lot of money!

Haha... Ma Min'er praised her flash of inspiration, and waited for the tossing heat-insulating mud shed to grow leeks, chives, scallions (water spinach), chicken feathers, garlic yellow and other vegetables, and sold them to Pingding County. When she went to the restaurant, her purse finally bulged.

Under the oily light at night, Ma Min'er hugged and kissed a ten taels of silver.

"Min'er, be careful of getting dirty." Ma Qifeng lost his temper at all by his daughter.

"Hee hee, Dad, I didn't kiss you, I just pretended to kiss you."

"You..." Ma Qifeng shook his head, but smiled all over his face: "Don't worry about making ends meet now."

"Father, not much, less than 100 taels!"

"You..." Ma Qifeng was really speechless, he shook his head, "Hurry up and bring it here, let daddy keep it."

"Father, let me touch the silver flower for a while longer!" Ma Min'er put the silver flower in her bosom, looking like a treasure.

Ma Qifeng laughed and scolded: "Stinky girl, daddy kept it for you as a dowry, you can touch it slowly in the future."

"Ah..." Ma Min'er's beautiful phoenix eyes blinked again and again, "Father, don't!"

"Of course the money you earn will be your dowry."

"My dear father!" Ma Min'er laid her head on the table and wailed, "I'm only nine years old!"

"The big families start to prepare dowry in eighties or nine."

"Ah..." Ma Min'er raised her head, "But Dad, our family is a small family, so don't make preparations so early. I keep the money. One is for me to find a profitable business in the spring of next year. Two, we will Don’t you want to find a good gentleman and let the eldest brother and the younger brother study hard so that they can pursue official careers in the future?”

"A career?" Ma Qifeng was stunned by his daughter's words.

"Yes!" Ma Min'er's small face was straight: "Father, let me come to do business to make money, but to be proud and proud, the glory of the ancestors depends on the elder brother and the younger brother. Only when they are promising can they be strong for me and Yueer." backing."

Ma Qifeng never imagined that his daughter, who was so interested in money, would be so broad-minded, and would take into consideration all the things he needed to think about, "Can... can it work?"

"Father, of course it can be done!" Ma Min'er said: "To be an official, you don't have to be an official of several grades, as long as you can enter a bureaucratic institution like the Yamen and have real power in it, even a seventh-rank sesame official, you can do it. Keep the family safe from harassment."

"Yes, yes, yes... Dad has lost his mind!" After his daughter said this, Ma Qifeng seemed to be enlightened, and it turned out that his official career was not as unattainable as he thought.

"Father, so you collect the money first, and after the winter wheat is harvested next year, I will let my brother go to Pingding County Academy to study."

"Okay, okay!" Ma Qifeng didn't even do his needlework, stood up from the floor, and walked around the room non-stop, "When Dalang was in the capital, he read well. Sir, it shouldn’t be a problem to get a Juren, but as for being the best Juren, it depends on his luck.”

"Father is right." Ma Miner said: "Even if you are a recruit, you can also be awarded an official. Although we are at the grassroots level, we are living at the grassroots level now. In the future, the network of contacts run by my brother and younger brother should be enough for our family." .”

"Father doesn't have much ambition, as long as he can gain a foothold in the county, he will be satisfied." Ma Qifeng smiled and planned the future.

"Okay, then we will work hard to be a county citizen." Ma Min'er said to everyone.

Ma Dalang is already 11 years old. He understands the meaning of reading. Seeing his father and sister planning for his future, his eyes are bright and he is full of energy.

Ma Sanlang is only seven years old, and he doesn't know what the future is, but when he heard that he was going to study in the academy, he asked happily, "Will you make many friends?"

"Of course, just think about it." Ma Min'er smiled.

"Wow, that's great, I can go to the academy to study!"

Being able to study in a local academy means that he has integrated into the local life circle, Ma Qifeng thought so looking at the happy children.

When she woke up, she heard the north wind blowing outside the door. Ma Miner raised her head to look at the little sister beside her, helped her tuck the quilt, and saw that the little sister was sleeping soundly and sweetly, and her little forehead was happy. , small nose, what a cute little baby!
Probably because she was disturbed, Xiao Yueer turned over in her sleep, avoiding the second sister's 'happiness'.

Ma Min'er smiled and lay down, but her mind was flying wildly. The thing that was at the forefront of her mind was of course 'Jade Water Drop'. How can I make Xia Zhen faint again?

drug?

This is the most direct way Ma Miner can think of.Then there must be a chance, right?After thinking about it, she seemed to have a chance. Every once in a while, she would send some greenhouse vegetables and go to the barracks to reveal a few dishes.

But will this work?Thinking left and right, Ma Min'er felt her head hurt, and suddenly heard the sound of beeping, she quickly half stood up, it turned out that Xiao Yue'er was talking in her sleep, she stretched out her hand to gently pat her heart, slowly Yes, Xiao Yue'er's excited spirit calmed down, and she fell into a deep sleep again.

Looking at Xiao Yue'er who was sleeping soundly again, Ma Min'er suddenly had an epiphany, I knew how to make Xia Zhen sleep like a piglet, haha... If it wasn't for the dead of night, she could laugh out loud.

The winter morning is beautiful, a thin layer of mist floats lightly in the countryside, over the farmhouse huts, smoke curls up, and people laugh and laugh on the country roads, everything is intertwined in the haze like a landscape painting.

The sunrise in the east gradually jumps out of the horizon. In the cold, the sun is not dazzling. When it hits the top of Xiaoniu Mountain, the light mist gradually dissipates, and the earth gradually appears in the warmth of winter.

After putting on the eiderdown robe, eiderdown pants, and eiderdown boots, Ma Miner went to the corridor, "Wow, it's so cold!"

Ma Qifeng said: "There are not many days until the winter solstice, and it will be the ninth day. It's time to get cold."

"I don't want to make a move in [-], I said, so I'm going to enter [-], no wonder it's so cold." Ma Min'er stomped her feet.

Ma Qifeng asked: "Min'er, do you still want to go out when it's so cold?"

"If you want, you have already negotiated with the restaurant and the barracks. If you don't go, you can't go." Ma Min'er replied.

"Then dad will go with you."

"Is there any embroidery work to send?"

"Ok!"

"Oh, that's fine." Ma Min'er nodded.

Seeing that his father was about to go out, Ma Dalang took the initiative to say: "Father, then I will stay and take care of my younger siblings."

"Thank you Dalang."

"Father, I'm the eldest son, I should."

"Good boy!" Ma Qifeng patted the elder's head, the child was sensible, and he felt distressed.

After rubbing hands and feet to warm them up, Ma Miner went into the kitchen to cook breakfast. This morning, she boiled rice porridge and steamed pumpkins (the shape is similar to the pumpkins of the later generations, and the taste and color are similar to the pumpkins of the later generations. It is khaki-yellow and sandy white, for the convenience of everyone, it is called pumpkin.) Hair cake, fried pumpkin cake.The breakfast side dishes are pickled radish strips and salted duck eggs.

Prepare the ingredients for steamed pumpkin cake, including flour, yeast, egg yolk, etc., first dissolve the yeast with warm water, let it sit for a while, then add sugar and stir well, then pour them into the flour and mix to form a uniform batter. Put egg yolks in the batter and stir well, then apply a layer of lard on the steaming mold, then pour the batter into the mold, and finally put it into the pot for steaming, stir with chopsticks during the whole process, the batter should not be too thin, I want the taste to be dry and the batter to be thicker, and I want the taste to be moist and the batter to be soft.

After steaming, take it out of the pot, turn the mold upside down, and the cake will come out, fluffy and soft, suitable for the elderly and children, and the taste is excellent.

Ma Sanlang took Ma Siniang's little hand and stood by the stove, waiting for the cake to come out of the pan.

"Wow, it's so fragrant, so fragrant..." The two little ones kept inhaling, with a cute look intoxicated by the fragrance.

Ma Min'er quickly cut eight pieces with a knife, took out two pieces, "Eat it while it's hot, it's soft."

The two young ones quickly let go, and took the cake happily. Ma Saburo didn't eat it first, and gave it to the elder brother who was lighting the fire behind the stove, "Here you are."

"You eat, brother, wait a moment."

"Brother—" Ma Saburo insisted on him eating.

Ma Min'er tilted her head towards the stove, "Brother, let's eat, Saburo has it here."

"I'm burning firewood, my hands are dirty." Ma Dalang stretched out his hand and said.

"It's not dirty, you won't get sick if you eat it, it's okay, brother, eat it." Ma Min'er smiled.

Ma Dalang took the cake and said, "Who said that you must wash your hands before meals and after going to the toilet, and you must pay attention to hygiene?"

"..." Ma Min'er made a little grimace, "It's a rare time, a rare time."

Ma Dalang shook his head and laughed, and took a bite, "It's really soft and delicious."

"Fat cake should be eaten while it's out of the pan, it won't taste so good when it's cold." Ma Min'er said while handing another piece to the younger brother: "Sanlang, hurry up and eat."

"Second sister, you eat too."

"Okay, I'll come too."

Ma Qifeng came in from the outside, "What are you guys stealing?"

"Father, it's hair cake!"

"Father will also pay for it!" Ma Qifeng smiled and took the hair cake handed over by his daughter, and took a bite, "It's really fluffy and soft, and the taste is excellent."

Everyone said it was delicious, and the person who made it also had a sense of maturity, "There is also a pumpkin pie, and I can have breakfast right away."

Ma Qifeng thought about it and said, "Min'er, can you make a few more cakes?"

Ma Min'er looked up at her father, and immediately understood, "Okay, I'll make a few extra pieces, but after I finish the pumpkin, I'll make hair cakes after eating."

"Okay." Ma Qifeng nodded with a smile.

The pumpkin pie was not difficult, and Ma Min'er poured it out quickly. It was golden and burnt, and served steaming hot on the table: "Father, big brother, little brother, little sister, let's have breakfast!"

In winter, the warm sun shines through the clouds and shines on the small yard, bringing warmth in the bleakness; it shines on the door of the small kitchen, reflecting the heat from the stove in the kitchen, making it even more warm.

After breakfast, Saburo helped to wash the dishes, and Ma Miner steamed another ten yuan cakes, "three yuan for grandparents, three yuan for Brother Zhang and his master, and two yuan for Aunt Guo and Mrs. Fu." Father, Father Shi, Uncle Niu's family, what do you think, father?"

"Min'er arranged it very thoughtfully."

"Then I'll put it in a bamboo carrying case."

Niu Dabao drove Ma Min'er and his daughter to Yunshui Town in a donkey cart because he wanted to deliver the cakes to his grandparents, and made a detour to the small gate in the back alley of Ma's house.

Standing at the back door waiting for the door to open, Ma Min'er secretly shook her head, as if being filial was doing something shameful.

When Ma Qifeng patted the door knocker lightly, Ma Miner stood towards the entrance of the alley, unexpectedly almost stepped on someone, when she felt something foreign on her feet, she quickly jumped to the side, frowning and looked at the corner of the wall.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was wearing thin clothes and sitting slumped at the corner of the fence. Are there still refugees now?Ma Min'er was puzzled, didn't it mean that all the refugees in Yunshui Town were resettled?Did it happen again recently?

The young man sitting in the corner of the wall had a yellowish and slightly flushed face. He was sick from the cold.

"Uncle Niu—"

Niu Dabao stopped at the entrance of the alley in his donkey cart, and when he heard Ma Miner calling him, he hurried over, "Little Boss, what's wrong!"

"Call him and ask him if he can go?"

"Oh." Uncle Niu quickly squatted down, stretched out his hand and patted the young man gently: "Little brother, little brother..."

The boy slowly opened his eyes amidst the yelling, "I...how can I...cough...cough..." Before he finished speaking, there was a violent coughing sound, as if he could cough out his lungs.

Huh... Ma Min'er hurriedly told Niu Dabao not to ask, "Take him directly to the county medical clinic."

"Yes, my little boss." Niu Dabao grew up in bitter water, and he can't see people suffering. When he saw the boy like this, he waited for a word from the little boss, and immediately carried him to the donkey cart and let him sit beside him. , "Little brother, hold on to the handrail on the side."

"Many... Thank you, uncle."

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, thank my little boss. Even the car and people belong to her."

The young man looked at Ma Min'er with difficulty, "Many..."

Ma Min'er waved her hand, "Thank you when you are well." After speaking, she looked towards his father.

Ma Qifeng was giving the snack box to Lao Cangtou, "Don't say I gave it to you, just say you bought it on the street."

"Well, I see, you have something to do." Lao Cangtou helped Ma Qifeng deliver things not once, of course he understood his painstaking efforts.

Ma Qifeng asked: "Uncle Cang, did you wear the duck down vest and trousers I gave you two days ago?"

When old man Cang heard this, he grinned happily, "I put it on, it's warmer and lighter." He pulled out the vest inside as he spoke, very happy.

"That's good, that's good!" Ma Qifeng saw that the old man was happy, and he was also happy.

Lao Cang said: "Seeing that you are living a good life, my heart is finally at ease."

"Uncle Cang, as long as you have hands and are willing to work hard, life will always be easy." Ma Qifeng has already gone through the hardships of life, and it can be regarded as the reward of suffering.

"That's right, that's right, what Zi Chang said is right, with hands that are willing to work hard, life will always be easier." Old Cang nodded in relief.

"Uncle Cang, then I'm leaving, and I have to go to the county town."

"Hurry up and go." Old Man Cang waved his hand.

"Min'er, come here!"

Ma Min'er trotted two steps, "Grandpa Cang—"

"Good boy—" Lao Cangtou squinted his eyes happily when Ma Miner called him.

Ma Min'er smiled slightly: "Grandpa Cang, when I come back from the county seat, I'll bring you two catties of wine."

"Oh, boy, you can't do it. I'm a person who is about to die, so I can't waste my money." Old Cang repeatedly refused.

"Grandpa Cang, it's getting cold, I'll make you two catties of wine, drink two sips every night during the vigil, and warm your body, it's all good."

"Good boy, good boy..." Old Cang was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Ma Min'er changed the subject, "Grandpa Cang, the boy at the corner of the wall is..."

Old Man Cang stretched out his head to take a look, "Oh, I thought he was gone?"

"he is……"

"I came to see my master to study."

"Study?" Ma Miner asked in surprise.

The old man Cang replied: "Well, he said that he heard that the emperor's teacher is in Yunshui Town, and came from Xiangzhou Mansion hundreds of miles away."

"Grandfather confiscated him?"

The old man Cang nodded.

Ma Miner frowned: "Aside from him, is there anyone else here to study?"

Old Man Cang shook his head: "Since Master was exiled, this kid is the first one to come here to study."

Ma Min'er pursed her lips and looked at his father, "Father—"

Ma Qifeng immediately cupped his hands: "Uncle Cang, then I'll go first."

"It's cold and the ground is hard, so be careful on the road."

"Thank you Uncle Cang."

Because she was hiding something in her heart, she brought another sick boy with her. Along the way, Ma Min'er looked a little dry.

Ma Qifeng noticed that his daughter's expression was wrong: "What's the matter with you, Min'er?"

"No...it's nothing." Ma Min'er withdrew her emotions.

"Is it because Dad gave something to grandparents, you are not happy?"

"Just a few cakes."

"then you……"

"It's too cold." Ma Min'er said, "It's so cold that I want to go home and take a dip in the heat."

Ma Qifeng felt that his daughter had something to hide from him, but he asked, but she didn't answer, so he couldn't ask again, and said, "Then let's do something right and go home."

"Ok!"

When they arrived in Pingding County, Ma Miner's father and daughter put the sick boy in the hospital, "Doctor, take care of this child."

"Sit here." The old man pointed to the stool and called.

Niu Dabao and Ma Qifeng carried the young man onto the stool next to the case, and the old doctor felt his pulse, "The illness is not serious, at least ten prescriptions are needed."

"Old man, you just prescribe a prescription."

"Okay." The old doctor prescribed a prescription and asked the boy in the store to dispense the medicine. After a while, ten prescriptions were weighed, and a total of 180 copper coins were spent.

"Uncle Niu, when you go back, put him in the small thatched shed, which is the shed that Aunt Guo used to watch rice in autumn." Ma Min'er thought about it.

"Well, little boss, I see."

Ma Min'er said again: "As for making the medicine, I will trouble Aunt Niu. I will subsidize the copper for his food."

"I have thanked the little boss for him."

"Don't thank him in a hurry. When he recovers, I will make him pay the same amount of labor."

"Ah..." Niu Dabao couldn't forgive him, why would he need someone to work for others?

Niu Dabao's eyes froze, and Ma Min'er knew what he was thinking. Uncle, simple people are troublesome, too lazy to break up with him, so he turned his head and said, "Father, you go to the embroidery workshop, and I'll go to the military camp. When you turn around, we Gather here and go home."

Ma Qifeng nodded, "Okay."

The boy was placed in the hospital, Ma Qifeng walked to Xu's Embroidery Workshop, and Niu Dabao took Ma Min'er to the barracks with a donkey.

"Uncle Niu, find a sheltered place and wait for me."

"Little Boss, I'll save it for you, go get busy."

"En!" Ma Min'er nodded like a little adult, and when she turned around, she secretly took a breath, she was extremely nervous at the moment.

When Zhang Nianmei heard that Ma Miner was looking for him, she immediately asked for leave.

On the training ground, Zhuang Hao kept looking at Zhang Nianmei who was jumping and leaving, but he kept looking at the little general from the corner of his eyes, and found that he was covered with thorns all over his body, like puffy thorns. , All the thorns on his body can go in.

Eyelids twitched, Zhuang Hao approached Xia Zhen, "Little General, today's formation is a bit difficult, why not teach new content, let them practice and familiarize themselves, so as to achieve twice the result with half the effort, what do you think?"

Xia Zhen turned to look at Zhuang Hao, but remained silent for a long time.

Just when Zhuang Hao thought his guess was wrong, his little master——Xia Zhen, turned around and got off the stage.

Zhuang Hao secretly let go.All the soldiers on the training ground were secretly relieved.

Oh, old lady, I started training at the beginning of Yinshi (three o'clock in the morning) and now it is now (ten o'clock in the morning), it's been nearly three or four hours. Who can bear it in the winter!

All the soldiers felt that they had been honored by General Zhang, and they all went to inquire about who could make Zhang Tiaozi dare to ask for leave during training, and the little general hadn't lost his temper yet.

"Little General Zhang is as slippery as a loach. When did you see him being beaten and scolded by the little general?"

"Thinking about it, he has never been beaten by the little general."

"Is it because the Zhang family is related to the little general!"

"According to relatives? Come on, the little general got angry, the six relatives didn't recognize him, and even the old general roared!"

"It really is……"

"Let me tell you, General Zhang has a better brain."

"Yes, yes, it's because he has a good brain."

……

Zhang Nianmei saw Ma Min'er in the kitchen, "I thought you wouldn't come all winter?"

"Come, if you don't come, whoever will bring you fresh and delicious side dishes." Ma Min'er smiled.

"But it's too little." Zhang Nianmei said dissatisfied.

Ma Min'er said: "Brother Zhang, I only have one warm shed in total. Not to mention eating every day, even if it's not enough every now and then, it's enough for a toothpick."

"Then you still sell it to the restaurant?" Zhang Nianmei stared, as if she didn't think I didn't know.

Why didn't they send it to the military camp? One is that they are embarrassed to earn money from the military camp, and the second military camp will not give high prices like restaurants. I don’t want to say anything about you, I sold this expensive dish to the restaurant, and I made money from them.”

"You..." Zhang Nianmei stared: "I didn't expect my sister to be more foolish than my brother."

"Brother Zhang..." Ma Miner purposely stared angrily.

"Haha... It's really not a loss for my sister, it's my true biography." Zhang Nianmei was very happy.

Ma Min'er also smiled and said, "I won't tell you anymore, I'm going to study the 'Baxia Gong' with Uncle Lei!"

"Wow, can we have the 'Baxia Offering' today?"

Ma Miner nodded, "Of course!"

Lei Jiudao: "General Zhang, I will definitely treat you to a feast today."

"Good, good, good!" Zhang Nianmei was even happier.

Since it is a shabu-shabu, all the dishes just need to be washed, cut, and plated. As for the bottom of the pot, there is a clear soup and a spicy one.

Ah, there's chili?No, the Great Wei Dynasty is not good at this point, there is no pepper, but it is not difficult for wise people to eat cornel (one of the three-flavored cornel, and the other two are cornel and evodia, both of which are very good for medicinal purposes) Material. Before chili was introduced into China, cornel was always one of the main sources of spicy spices) as the bottom of the pot for spicy seasoning, the taste is not bad there.

Uncle Lei took a sip, from the tip of his tongue to the bottom of his throat, "Oh, mother, it's hotter than shochu."

Ma Min'er smiled and said, "It's mainly because you, Uncle Lei, are not ready, and you can't blame it for not being spicy!"

"It's weird. I was so hot that I burst into tears, but I still wanted to eat it." Lei Jiu said.

Ma Min'er said: "Eating spicy food can make people feel hearty and happy, so the more you eat, the more addicted you will be."

"From what you've said, it seems to be the case."

"Uncle Lei, go to the restaurant and set the pot on fire."

"it is good!"

Lei Jiu took all the disciples, big and small, and handymen together to bring the pot and other things to the little general's dining room, put them on the small round table, and quickly lit the charcoal fire at the bottom of the copper pot, and started to boil the soup.

Because there are Chinese medicinal materials in the soup base, even if it is very boiling, it is not easy to get angry after eating.

Before arriving at Little General's restaurant, the aroma in the restaurant is already wafting, especially in the cold and dry season, which makes people appetizing.

Smelling the aroma of the food, Mr. Tian was slightly stunned, glanced at Xia Zhen unconsciously, and quickly looked at Zhuang Hao, but he smiled carelessly as if nothing happened, "It's so spicy."

Zhang Nianmei jumped forward in three steps, and came out to meet her. "Little General—" saluted and moved aside.

Xia Zhen glanced at him, and walked into her restaurant coldly.

Ma Min'er and Uncle Lei went forward to salute, and after saluting, they also avoided to the side, watched as the long follower Xiaowen brought water towels, waited on him to wash up, and slowly sat down at the head of the table.

After he sat down, Mr. Tian and others began to wash their faces and hands, and then sat down at the table.

"Ma Er Niang—"

"gentlemen--"

"This is……"

"Improved version of Baxia offering."

"It turned out to be the Baxia offering?" Mr. Tian looked at Zhuang Hao in surprise, thinking of the purpose of the last hunting, it was the Baxia offering, but it seemed that no one mentioned it until the end of the matter.

Mr. Chaotian, who was barely seen by Zhuang Hao, shook his head, no one mentioned it.

That's really weird, Ma Erniang actually put the pot in the little general's restaurant. Could it be that there is really some relationship between them?
"Yes, sir!" Ma Min'er didn't know the subtle changes in the restaurant, and read out with a smile: "The waves clear the river and the snow, and the wind turns the sunset glow!"

"Haha, it really is a young lady from Beijing, elegant..." Zhuang Hao admired on the surface, but said in his heart that he could even write poetry.

Ma Min'er smiled: "I heard my father read it, and I will show it off in front of the gentlemen today."

"Haha..." Mr. Tian also had a cheerful face, and said with a smile, "Second Niang, come and sit!"

Inviting a young lady to sit in a seat in the military camp is impossible for the serious officials of the Wei Dynasty, unless they are people in elegant places. Mr. Tian made a sound, but it was actually a bit reckless. When he realized it, he said already exported.

The corners of Zhuang Hao's eyes moved slightly.

"Mister is an elder, let me be a junior, of course it is better to be respectful than obedient." Ma Min'er smiled lightly, and sat down on the vacant seat gracefully.

But she didn't know the rules of the ancient seats, but with this sentence, she not only relieved herself, but also put herself in the equal position of relatives and friends.

The corners of Zhuang Hao's eyes almost froze, such a smart little lady.

Yes, what a smart Ma Erniang, Mr. Tian is of course reckless, but after analyzing the deep meaning behind the recklessness, he actually played the role of Xia Zhen's elder, either to test the other party, or to humiliate the other party... But unexpectedly, he was The opponent easily resolved it, not only that, but also stood on an equal footing with them.

Sure enough, they are the descendants of the emperor's teacher, and their reaction and coping abilities are absolutely leveraged.

Xia Zhen has been sitting in the first place coldly, as if the smoke at the table has nothing to do with him.

Ma Min'er felt a subtle change. Could it be that she should not sit at the table, but declined?Regardless, the main reason for sitting at the table by myself is to help cook the pot.

"Little general, two gentlemen, the pot has two flavors, one is light and the other is spicy, and you can make soup in it according to your own taste." After speaking, Ma Min'er demonstrated.

“What a thin slice of lamb!”

"Sliced ​​after freezing outside."

"I see!" Mr. Tian squinted with a smile.

Xia Zhen was sitting just like the old man, no, he was the old man, sitting in the main seat with boldness and boldness, without moving, if he hadn't known that he was a little general who had commanded thousands of troops and saw that he didn't even move his eyes, Ma Min'er could think that he was mentally handicapped.

All the chopsticks were delivered to him, but still motionless, Ma Min'er thought, you are their uncle, not mine, this girl has a bad temper, took his hand, and stuffed the chopsticks into his hand, thinking I wanted to make a move, but my mouth was still weak, and I said something nice: "It's fun to cook the pot yourself."

Xia Zhen's eyelids finally lifted, she glanced at the 'little daughter-in-law', then at the chopsticks in her hand, and then let go of her hands.

Seeing that the chopsticks were about to fall to the ground, Ma Min'er quickly caught the chopsticks and stuffed them into his hand, and tightly pinched his big hand with her little hand: "Don't let go, do you hear me?"

The little lady was still very imposing, Mr. Tian stroked his beard, then stood up, turned around and left the restaurant.

Zhang Nianmei seldom eats at the same table with the little general. One is because of her status, and the other is because of the little general's temper. It is rare to have an old girl today. She wants to have a meal with the little general. Her buttocks are not hot yet. Mr. Tian After going out, he touched his nose and had no choice but to follow. He didn't want to be cannon fodder for the little general's temper.

Zhuang Hao is even more of a human spirit, so of course he followed him out.The long follower Xiaowen also took all the servants out, leaving only Ma Min'er and Xia Zhen in the dining room.

Seeing that everyone was going out, Ma Min'er wanted to go out too, so she let go of Xia Zhen's hand, but as soon as she let go, this guy also let go, but he didn't hold the chopsticks.

"How old is the child, do you want someone to feed him?" Seeing that there was no one in the restaurant, Ma Min'er asked angrily.

Xia Zhen's young and mature face was cold, and she glanced at the 'little daughter-in-law' opposite, but didn't speak.

You don't really want to be fed, do you?Ma Min'er looked towards the door, thinking of the purpose of her trip, took back the chopsticks that Xia Zhen refused to hold, turned around and ran out the door, just two steps away, when she heard the sound of a stool thumping.

Xia Zhen coldly kicked the stool beside him. Following his strength, the stool turned over and tilted to one side.

Grandpa, what a grandpa!Ma Min'er turned her head quickly.

Several people outside the door heard the sound of kicking the stool inside the door, and looked at each other. Xiaowen was about to step in, but Mr. Tian grabbed him, "Wait a minute."

Inside the door, Ma Min'er walked up to Xia Zhen, leaned slightly closer to him, and held one of his hands with both hands, "Don't lose your temper, I'll go out and tell them, today I will eat Baxia offering with you." After finishing, he smiled sweetly at him, and lightly exerted force with both hands, signaling him to be safe and calm.

When Ma Min'er turned around, she put away her smiling face, and carefully listened to the movement behind her. She didn't seem to hear any sound until she reached the door. She patted her heart secretly, stretched out her foot and stepped out of the door.

"Little lady, why did you come out?" Zhuang Hao asked.

"I'll say a few words to Brother Zhang."

"I..." Zhang Nianmei pointed at herself.

"Ah."

Zhang Nianmei and Ma Miner stood aside, "Sister, what's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)