Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 57
Xiaowen Xiaowen stepped forward and handed over two taels of silver, "This is a reward from the young master."

It was the time when food and clothing were scarce, so Ma Min'er was not polite, and saluted the young man in front of her with a smile, "Thank you, little general!"

Mr. Tian smiled and raised his face, "So the little lady from the capital is you?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Haha... She really is a young lady from the capital, she is not afraid of strangers at all!" Mr. Tian smiled, no, they are not strangers in her eyes, they have met several times before and after.

Ma Min'er smiled slightly, stood in the hall, ready to retreat.

"Although the heat is over, the autumn tiger is still unabated. Everyone is tired from practicing in the army. What are some good recipes for everyone to relieve the heat?" Mr. Tian asked with a smile.

Ma Miner replied: "The easiest way is to make mung bean soup, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, it is economical and practical!"

Mr. Tian nodded, "Mung bean is a common thing, it is easy to do, thank you little lady."

"Sir, you are welcome!"

"Xiaowen, give me another two taels!" Mr. Tian said.

When Ma Min'er heard that she was rewarded with two taels again, the corners of her mouth and eyebrows raised up secretly, money, how good it is, you can buy a lot of things!
Xiaowen quietly turned his head to look at his master, and found that the violent eyebrows did not move, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, then took out two taels of silver from his purse, and handed it to the little lady.

Mr. Tian continued to ask: "Little lady, the seasonal vegetables on the table today are..."

"It grows in my field." Ma Min'er replied happily and accomplished.

"..." Mr. Tian was very surprised: "Little lady has not lived in Yunshui Town for a long time, has the vegetables grown?"

Ma Min'er's eyebrows curved: "Mr. Hui, thanks to Mr. Yao, my family divided fifteen acres of land and bought some vegetable seeds to plant. It's been almost a month. We can eat a few handfuls of short-growing vegetables." .”

"Did the tenants go out to grow for the farmers?"

Ma Min'er shook her head: "Father and elder brother will take care of it with the farmers who invited them."

"Take care of it yourself with the farmers?"

"Yes, sir."

Mr. Tian smiled slightly and his face remained unchanged, but his heart was ups and downs. The situation of the former emperor, teacher and king was the subject of frequent discussion among their staff and military officers during this period. The emperor's close ministers, how noble they are, even if they are bastards, they are still noble. , Once exiled and defeated, they can actually farm with a normal heart. Could it be that the Wang family can still rise?

Mr. Tian just smiled and said nothing, the little general sitting in the main seat leaned on his head and looked like he was about to fall asleep. Zhang Nianmei knew that it was almost the same, and she showed her usual smile: "Little general, Mr. Tian, ​​if you have nothing else to ask, In the end, I will take the little lady out."

Mr. Tian nodded, "Well, oh, yes, little lady, if your family has any more vegetables, they will be taken to the military camp, and I will pay you at the market price."

To be honest, before Mr. Tian said this, Ma Min'er planned to sell it to a restaurant in the county seat. Now that he had spoken, she certainly wished for it, "Thank you sir for taking care of me." She sincerely thanked him.

Zhang Nianmei sent Ma Min'er to the door with a smile on her face: "Sister, you should visit brother often."

"Yes, Brother Zhang." Ma Min'er is not really a nine-year-old girl, she can be said to be shy by the hippie smiling Zhang Nianmei, she replied generously.

The little lady was generous, and Zhang Nianmei lost all her enthusiasm, so she waved her hand, "Let's go, brother won't see me off."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your kind hospitality. If you are free, go to Yunshui Xiaowang Village, and I will treat you to dinner."

"Sister, I love to hear that." Zhang Nianmei closed her eyes with a happy smile, and happily entered the barracks.

Ma Min'er breathed a sigh of relief happily, "Father, our family has more than three acres of vegetables."

"Really, Min'er?" Ma Qifeng and others were already waiting at the door, and he had no idea about selling vegetables.

Ma Min'er nodded: "Well, the gentleman next to the little general asked me to deliver food as soon as I have it, and the price will be based on the market price."

"Great." Ma Qifeng felt relieved, "Then let's go buy some daily necessities and hurry back before closing the city gate."

"Okay, dad." Ma Min'er also felt relaxed. She thought she would spend time inquiring about various restaurants, but she didn't expect the matter to be solved easily like this. It's really good luck.

Because things went well, I left the city gate earlier this time. When I returned to Xiaowang Village, the sun had not yet set. Eat less and use more, everyone's eyes are red with envy.

"Brother Ma, I heard that you went to sell vegetables?"

Ma Qifeng smiled politely: "Yes, ma'am!" In fact, he didn't know the person who greeted him at all.

"Tsk tsk, it really is a person from a big place. Even if he has a brain, he can live a life in just a few days." The old woman's eyes were shining brightly.

"yes……"

……

The surrounding women all joined together, and when Ma's family passed by, someone said: "I heard that this man has no wife, and he has four children by himself..."

"Oh, how pitiful, there is no wife, how deserted the bedside and the end..."

"Yes, why don't you find him a..."

"Tsk tsk... I'm afraid it's hard to find."

"Why is it hard to find?"

The old woman glanced at the middle-aged woman who was in a hurry, and snorted: "I said it's hard to find, it's because men look down on our big lady and young daughter-in-law, but it doesn't mean that they can't find them, because their looks are important." I can't find anything."

The little thought of the middle-aged woman was punctured, she smiled awkwardly, and continued to gossip.

Little babies and little girls pay attention to things differently from women, especially the little girls who keep chattering: "Look at Ma Erniang, the skirt on her body must be the style of Jingli!"

"How do you know it's from Beijing?" The other young lady asked sourly and disdainfully.

"I heard people say that they were exiled from Beijing."

"Hmph, or is it taken to the capital from other places, and then exiled here from the capital?"

"what……"

"Don't chatter if you don't understand."

The young lady heard the other party's sourness, and sneered: "Ma Sanniang, I think you are jealous that people dress better than you."

"Go, my father is a clerk in the town's yamen, an official servant. How could I dress worse than her? Didn't you see that she was wearing linen, and I was wearing silk."

"It is!"

"Of course, what's the use of a good style, only good material."

The little ladies all kept silent, but their eyes followed Ma Erniang's dress far away.

When he got home, the setting sun was only a little bit afterglow. Niu Dabao unloaded the owner's things, wiped off the cart and put it in the utility room under the house.

"Boss, I'm fine... I'm leaving." Niu Dabao stopped pushing the cart and rubbed his hands restrainedly.

Ma Min'er glanced at him, "Let's go later." After speaking, she took the noodles and meat she bought to the kitchen. After a while, she took a black kiln bowl and a small piece of meat pierced with grass stalks. , "Take it back and eat it with your family."

"I...I can't have..." Niu Dabao waved his hands back again and again, as if feeding him poison.

Ma Miner frowned: "If you don't want it, don't come to my house to work tomorrow."

"..." Niu Dabao was frightened and froze, not daring to retreat.

Ma Min'er stuffed the noodles and meat into his hands, "I will burn it when I get home, and eat it in my stomach, understand?"

"Ah..." Niu Dabao was puzzled.

"If you want to push the scooter for my family for a long time, you must have a good body. If you don't eat, I dare not use you." Ma Min'er glanced at Niu Dabao, who could poke the skin out of the bones. I was afraid that he would not be able to get up after a fall, and I really regretted the face given to Father Shi in the morning. Since everyone has accepted him, I can only make up a little bit.

"I……"

"have you understood?"

Ma Min'er spoke so seriously that Niu Dabao shrank unconsciously in fright, "Oh..." nodded involuntarily.

"Hurry up and take the things back, so that your wife can cook them for dinner."

Niu Dabao held the black kiln bowl in one hand and half a catty of meat in the other, and staggered back as if he had lost his soul.

Ma Min'er did not expect that a small worry of her own would revive Niu Dabao and make him look like a human being. Of course, this is something for later, let's look down slowly.

"Second Sister, Second Sister, when will our family cook?" Looking at the abundant ingredients, Ma Saburo asked happily.

"Quick, my sister will do it right away."

In the north of Yizhou, people mainly eat noodles, but in fact, Ma Miner’s previous life was mainly rice, but the noodles are not bad, and now there are more than three acres of vegetables growing in his own field. What are you eating?

Let's boil Chinese cabbage again, stir-fry lettuce, braise pork and radish, and then have a simmered pork bone soup, the staple food is egg-filled pancakes.

The whole family sat around a small table. This time they bought dishes from the county seat, and no longer used wooden bowls. Delicious meals, brand new bowls, everything was full of prosperity and happiness.

When the meal was about the same, Ma Min'er said: "Silver cabbage, spinach, etc. are suitable for eating hot. When I go to the county next time, I will find someone to order a pot. When it is cold in winter, we will eat hot vegetables around the hot pot." , not only fresh and delicious, but also warming the body, killing two birds with one stone."

"Second Sister, Second Sister, I get it. Is the pot you're talking about a Baxia offering?" Ma Sanlang said with a puffed mouth.

"Uh... that's right!" Ma Min'er grinned, glanced at her father secretly, and thought to herself, what is Baxia Gong?She was thinking of hot pot, is there any connection between this?

Baxia offering was once very popular among the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty, that is, 'rabbit meat shabu-shabu'.

Ma Qifeng saw that his sons and daughters were all looking at him, and gently put down his chopsticks, "It's hard for Saburo to remember this dish."

"Father!" Ma Sanlang pouted, "Second sister mentioned it first."

Ma Qifeng smiled lightly: "Baxiagong, here is a story..."

"Father, what story?"

"Father was about to talk, but you interrupted him." Ma Min'er gave Hou Ji a goodbye look.

"Hee hee..." Ma Saburo scratched his head in embarrassment.

Ma Qifeng's smile looks gentle under the light, which makes the children nostalgic: "It is said that a Confucian traveled to famous mountains and rivers, visited his teacher, encountered a snowy day, and occasionally got a rabbit, but suffered from no one to cook for him. His teacher Said, my place is simple and simple, it is better to cut the meat into thin slices with water and wine, sauce, and pepper, and put them in a pot to cook. The color of the rabbit meat slices is like clouds, so this delicacy was named "Pu Xia Gong", and a poem was written, "Surges clear the river and snow, the wind turns the sunset." Since then, this dish has been spread among the people and continues to this day. .”

"Father, it's a good story." Ma Sanlang said with a smile.

"The verses in the story are also beautiful." Ma Min'er praised, it really has more artistic conception than the popular hot pot, but it is also a hot pot!
After dinner, she was busy with washing and washing as usual. After Ma Min'er finished washing, only his father was left unwashed. She went to his room with her hair down, "Dad, it's your turn!"

"Embroidered in one hand."

"Father, is it Pazi?"

Ma Qifeng shook his head: "It's a round fan."

"Oh!" Ma Min'er sat beside him and picked up the fan he had embroidered, "It's so beautiful!"

Ma Qifeng asked softly: "Will it appear stiff?"

Ma Min'er understood what he asked: "They are all small-scale paintings, light and elegant, without distinction between men and women."

"Father is afraid of bringing masculine things in, madam, ladies don't like it." Ma Qifeng said worriedly.

"It's nothing, Dad, it looks good."

"With your words, Dad will feel relieved."

Ma Min'er turned her head to look at the floor, her elder brother and younger brother were both asleep, she got up and walked gently to them, took the coat and covered their stomachs, "Father, I'm going to sleep, you should go wash up too Well, the hot water is in the pot."

Ma Qifeng raised his head and raised his hand to his eldest daughter, "Go to sleep."

Ma Min'er went out of her father's room, walked to the corridor, and looked up at the starry sky. The moon was passing through the dark clouds, and it seemed that it was going to rain again. Father Shi said that this kind of weather with sunny days and rainy days is the best. Conducive to the growth of crops.

Could it be that even God feels sorry and wants to treat us better?Haha, I can sleep peacefully again.

In the dark of night, Niu Dabao took his mother-in-law's hand to the nursing shed of the Majia vegetable field in Xiaowang Village. Fu Xiaoyou, who was sleeping by the door, opened his eyes immediately when he heard the movement, and found that it was Lao Shi's son-in-law, with a vigilant expression Relaxed, "So it's Uncle Niu. Father Shi has already told me that when you come, you will be watching the land around this hut."

Niu Dabao nodded again and again, "Thank you little brother, thank you little brother..."

Although Fu Xiaoyou was young, he was flexible in his actions. Knowing that old man Shi's son-in-law was honest, he turned around with a smile and went back to his thatched cottage.

"Thank you..."

"Brother Bao, don't thank me, my little brother is gone." Shi Chunyue beat her own man, and glanced at the thatched hut the size of a palm, "Is this the hut that Dad used as a nurse?"

"Yeah!" Niu Dabao nodded happily, "Yue Niang, we have a place to sleep."

Shi Chunyue was happy at first, and then sighed: "I don't know how many days I can sleep for?"

"I told my father that the owner's land will be shown to me in the future."

"Really?"

"En!" Niu Dabao nodded happily.

"Great." Shi Chunyue entered the thatched shed happily. Although the thatched shed was only about one person tall and the space was small, it might only be enough for a bed, but there was a bed there right now, and a layer of wooden boards was laid on the floor. People sleep on planks.

"Brother Bao, the floor is covered with wooden boards, isn't it mud?"

Niu Dabao said: "The owner said there was no bed, so they used wooden planks on the floor as a bed."

"Although it is small, it is very clean, and there is a small oil lamp." Shi Chunyue looked very excited.

Niu Dabao didn't enter the house. There was a small water tank at the door. He removed the water tank and took out the flour and half a catty of meat he had stored from the ground. "Yue Niang, come here..."

Shi Chunyue lay sprawled on the floor, feeling how comfortable the floor was, when she heard the man calling her, she quickly sat up crookedly, and sat at the door right there, "Brother Bao, what's the matter?"

"Look, what is this?"

"Noodles, meat?" Shi Chunyue was so excited that tears flowed down, she stretched out her hand to cover her stomach, she ate some bad food in the morning, and by now, she was already hungry.

"It was given by my boss." Niu Dabao was full of joy in his face and heart. This joy penetrated his gray life, as if it gave him a new life.

Shi Chunyue, who was also withered and thin, looked at the small wooden house two miles away through the moonlit night, and seemed to be able to see the lights in the wooden house, "Brother Bao, didn't we meet someone from Fugui?"

"Isn't it Fugui!" Niu Dabao got up and looked at the wooden house in the distance.

An honest young couple shed tears against the wind.After crying and getting excited, they started cooking batter and roasting meat.

"Why is there a small earthen stove and earthen jars here?" Shi Chunyue asked in confusion.

"I heard from my father that the boss is careful, so that they will be boiled water for fear that they will be thirsty."

"You still have to boil the water?" Shi Chunyue, who had always drank raw water, was extremely surprised.

"Well," Niu Dabao nodded: "Father said, the boss doesn't let the hired workers drink raw water, let them drink boiled water, and also gives them salt, it's better to drink salted boiled water, saying that they will have the strength to take care of the land."

"God, what a wonderful host."

"Yes!" Niu Dabao pursed his lips and nodded again, "Yue Niang, from now on, besides you, in my Niu Dabao's heart, the most important people are the Dong family. You won't blame me."

"Don't blame, don't blame, in the future, apart from you, apart from my parents, I will also put my boss in my heart and be the most important person."

"Okay, then the two of us will be the hosts with all our hearts in the future."

"Ah."

Shi Chunyue sat on the floor at the door of the thatched shed, watching the man cook batter and meat. She felt that this night was the happiest night she had ever had since she got married. There was no harsh abuse from her husband's stepmother, no stepbrother Step-sister is driven by bondage, and suddenly everything feels great.

"It turns out that the meat is so delicious." After chewing the meat boiled in salt water a few times, the fragrance remained in her teeth, and Shi Chunyue was full of emotion.

If he hadn't eaten better meat and vegetables with his boss in the back kitchen of the military camp during the day, Niu Dabao would have thought that the meat tonight was delicious, but...he choked up, lowered his head, and secretly tried to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes. If it wasn't for the boss who wanted to eat the meat himself, he would have given all of it to Yueniang...

He lived too hard, really hard... In the past ten or twenty years, the number of times he has eaten meat can be counted on two fingers. Not really a man.

"Brother Bao, don't cry, since we have met a noble person, our life will only get better and better." Shi Chunyue said with a tearful smile.

"Yes, our life will only get better and better in the future!" Niu Dabao raised his head and wiped away his tears, "Eat, Yueniang, let's finish eating tonight."

"it is good!"

A crescent moon hangs on the tip of the tree, and the moonlight shines through the veil-like flowing clouds, sprinkled on every piece of land, in the distant sky, the stars are shining faintly, like a naughty child, quietly listening to the secrets of the world with ears pricked up .

After a few days, not only all kinds of vegetables could be picked and sold, but also the embroidery work such as the round fan noodles embroidered by Ma Qifeng was done, and the family went to the county together again.In the morning light, last night and early today, taking advantage of the dew, the family picked more than 200 catties of vegetables together. Looking at the juicy vegetables, Ma Miner felt that the silver was waving to her, and there was a beauty in her heart. .

The three mothers of Guo Li, Grandpa Fu, grandparents, and Dad Shi are a large family. There are many people and strength, and the dishes are quickly put on the cart, pushed on the road and set off.

This time it was still Niu Dabao who was pushing the cart. Due to the large amount of dishes, he divided two carts and did not find anyone else.

Mrs. Guo Li stood at the intersection, for some reason, when she saw Yueniang pushing the cart, she felt a little lost, and also a little melancholy, with an indescribable feeling in her heart.

"Guo Li's family, what's the matter?" Mrs. Fu stared blankly at the intersection when he saw Guo Li's family.

"Oh, nothing?" Mrs. Guo Li came back to her senses and looked at the cabin. These days, the second mother is the one who patrols the vegetable field, and the older brothers are all staying at home. What are they doing?
Father Fu followed Guo Li's eyes to look at the raised cabin, "Is the door of the host's house open?"

"No." Guo Lishi came back to his senses again.

Since there is nothing, what are you looking at, old man Fu looked up again, and in the corridor, a slender hemp rope was covered with washed clothes, he quickly said: "Xiaoyou——"

"Grandpa, what's the matter?"

"Take care of my boss's clothes, don't let someone steal them."

"Got it, Grandpa, I'm watching with Daping and Erping."

Father Fu nodded, "Then you guys will play near the host's house. Grandpa has gone to see the shed."

"Got it, Grandpa!"

Mrs. Guo Li recalled her disappointment, "Let's go, I'll also go to the vegetable field."

The three families, except for the children who stayed to play, the adults should look at the vegetable fields, and help those who weed weeds and those who catch insects.

Seeing that he had too many family members, Mr. Shi sent the middle-aged son back home, leaving only his son and daughter-in-law. There were some people in the village who wanted to earn money, so he gave the middle-aged son's seat to the villagers. They were all from the same village. Money must be earned together, not only for the family in the village, but also for the owner to settle in the village.

I have to say that Father Shi is honest and open-minded.

The sky is getting brighter, and the city gate is probably opened. Ma Miner's hurried pace is a little easier. Along the way, she looks at the juicy vegetables for a while, and secretly thinks about the silver for a while. She is overjoyed. There were several scratches on the face of Yueniang who was pushing the cart. I didn't see it in the dark in the morning, but now under the blue sky and white sun, it was a little scary.

Is something wrong?She didn't want to ask, she looked like a gossip aunt, after walking for a few miles, she couldn't help but said, "Sister Niu's face is..." She looked at Niu Dabao, could it be that this honest man is actually a coward? host?
Shi Chunyue realized that Xiaodong's family suspected that the man had beaten her, so she quickly replied, "It wasn't my man."

"That is……"

"Yes...it was accidentally planted on a branch." Shi Chunyue dodged her eyes.

Ma Miner noticed that Niu Dabao, who was pushing the cart, also looked at his wife, and his face was full of distress. Could it be that he was not with Niu Dabao but... "Someone stole vegetables?"

"Ah..." Niu Dabao and his wife came to their senses, and Qiqi said, "No...no, my little boss."

"Oh." Since it's not a husband and wife fighting each other, and it's not stealing vegetables, I can't control anything else.

Uncle Shi had already read the story of Niu Dabao and his wife in Ma Min'er's ears. Even if the youngest daughter was in a poor family, she was favored. Shi Chunyue, who was favored, fell in love with a poor boy from the neighboring village who had no mother despite her family's opposition. , and no matter how much persuasion it was, it was useless. In the end, Uncle Shi and Aunt Shi had no choice but to let their daughter marry.

In the end, when she married into the other party's family, she didn't have a biological mother, but her stepmother had one, and she was a very domineering woman. One can imagine the days of marriage, no wonder she was thin and sallow when she first saw Niu Dabao , I thought he had some disease, but it turned out to be malnutrition and overwork.

Tsk tsk, a motherless child is like a grass.

Shi Chunyue found out that the little boss didn't ask any more questions, she quietly reached out and touched the face that was beaten by her husband's stepmother and stepbrother, and secretly lowered her head.

This time is different from the last time. The last time it was a favor, it was okay to be late, but this time it was sent to the logistics of the military camp, so I couldn't delay the lunch time of others. When the Ma family arrived at the military camp, it would probably be less than nine o'clock.

It may be that General Zhang had greeted them, and the Ma family soon arrived at the back kitchen purchase office. The general affairs manager accepted their food politely, and settled the money right away.

"Some dishes here are more expensive, and some dishes are cheaper. I don't count them carefully, but I count two taels of silver."

"Thank you, steward!" Ma Qifeng raised his hand in salute, looking polite.

The manager secretly raised his eyebrows, and thought, if Mr. Tian and General Zhang hadn't come to say hello together, don't say two taels, you won't get one tael, alas, your own oil and water!

Ma Qifeng didn't see that the eyebrows were high and the eyes were low, but Ma Min'er saw it, but she was covered by her brother, General Zhang, and even if she wanted to do it, she probably wouldn't dare to do it too much, but next time she came, she had to show it to some extent a bit.

After the Ma family got the silver, they left the back kitchen. There were still three bends before leaving the camp. At the last bend, he met General Zhang. Ma Miner and his father were just about to say hello, but General Zhang booed him and signaled They sidestepped.

Ma Min'er looked left and right, and quickly let Niu Dabao and his wife who were pushing the scooter hide behind a long wall, and then dragged his family to hide in the corner.

"Don't follow orders..."

"General, please forgive me..."

"...crack...crack..."

The loud sound of the whip seemed to hit her body, and Ma Min'er felt a chill down her back!
"The general said that if they were to be wiped out today, there would be no one left. You guys are actually slowing down. The general will not spare you today..."

"Yes...it's not good..."

"General..."

……

Ma Min'er heard the sound of punching and kicking, as if these were not enough, the violence and frenzy could not be concealed in the young voice, "Drag it all, and give me military law!"

"General, please forgive me, please forgive me..."

……

In a blink of an eye, the young general in armor and helmet was heading towards a certain direction, the trampling sound of his military boots and broadswords made people's heart jump, when she passed by the section where Ma Miner took refuge, she saw the young general, who could not He kept raising the whip in his hand to beat the soldiers who made mistakes, and he was so angry that he seemed to be able to ignite everything around him.

The soldiers moved forward with the whip, Chi Guang's back was bloodied, and he kept begging for mercy, but it seemed that the louder the begging, the harder the whipping, until they didn't even dare to beg for mercy. .

Oh mother, seeing that he is seventeen or eighteen years old, he looks like a handsome boy, I didn't expect to attack his subordinates so cruelly, Ma Min'er was so frightened that he avoided the corner of the wall again, and said to himself, God, I'm just a send-off Seriously, don't burn this fire on this girl.

God didn't seem to hear her prayer. A soldier was beaten and rolled, and rolled to the corner where the Ma family took shelter.

"Wow..." Xiao Yue'er was frightened and burst into tears.

"Yue'er, Yue'er, don't be afraid..." Ma Qifeng hugged his little daughter into his arms.

Seeing the blood man rolling in front of his eyes, Masanlang was also frightened and hugged his father's hind legs tightly, buried his head in his father's buttocks, his small body trembling non-stop.

Ma Dalang was also afraid, and turned to face the wall, not daring to look at the beaten soldiers.

Ma Min'er was also afraid, and cursed secretly in her heart, on a hot day, whipping people like this is going to send people to death, why no one stopped her, she suddenly raised her eyes, and her eyes hit the red-eyed Xia Zhen.

Ma Min'er was so frightened that she instinctively covered her eyes with both hands, mother, there are human eyes here and there, clearly a pair of cannibalistic wolf eyes. Doesn't this mean that the soldiers didn't obey the command, it was necessary.

Seeing outsiders in the barracks, Xia Zhen instinctively wanted to get angry.

Mr. Tian shook his head and sighed, and hurried forward, "Little General, they are here to deliver food."

The air stagnated for a moment, Mr. Tian can persuade his violent little general, Ma Min'er opened her eyes and peeked through the fingers covering her face, oh my mother, why are these red-eyed wolves everywhere, Hit by her, subconsciously put fingers together.

Seeing the little lady's actions, Xia Zhen's thick and long eyelashes moved almost invisibly, and looked down at Mr. Tian.

Mr. Tian tried his best to smile.

Xia Zhen raised her head and walked forward, "Go away!"

"Yes Yes……"

"Yes……"

……

All the soldiers who were beaten thanked the people who delivered the food. Their appearance made the little general stop the whip in his hand.

The Ma family unnaturally avoided following the wall again, fearing that they would be burned by anger accidentally.

Mr. Tian bowed slightly and followed behind. He saw the Ma family from the corner of his eye, and took a special look at Erniang Ma. His eyes paused for a moment, and then continued to follow the little master.

Zhang Nianmei also followed closely behind, and in a place where no one was paying attention, she quietly pointed to the intersection with her lowered hand, telling them to leave quickly.

Ma Min'er nodded secretly, indicating that she knew.The Ma family fled out of the barracks.Xiao Yue'er seemed to be frightened, and when she left the barracks, she felt hot all over her body.

"Father, find a medical clinic and show my sister."

"Okay." Ma Qifeng hugged his little daughter anxiously, and asked the doctor as he walked.

Wang Wu of Jufu Casino left a few hooligans at the gate of the city. Once anyone interested in the casino enters the city, they will send the news to the casino. When he heard that Ma was coming to the county again, he quickly Come out and pull people.

"Master Ma Liu, let us wait."

Ma Qifeng was dying of anxiety holding the child, so he was in the mood to chat with him, "Brother Wang, I'm sorry, my child is sick, I want to find a doctor for her."

Wang Wu cursed secretly, but smiled on his face, "Don't look for it, turn left and then turn left, there is a small street, there is a medical center there, and there are pediatric clinics in it."

"Thank you, Brother Wang."

"Master Ma Liu, don't thank me, just remember not to ask me to invite you next time."

"Yes Yes……"

Ma Min'er remembered who 'Brother Wang' was, wasn't he the one who went to Carpenter Shen's house to snatch the lease, so it turned out that Dad had been betting at their house since he came to the county!
Wang Xiaowu went back to the casino listlessly.

Someone showed the way, and the Ma family quickly found the clinic. The old doctor felt the pulse of Xiao Yueer, "Is the child frightened?"

"Yes, sir, what should we do?"

"I prescribed three convulsion prescriptions for her, and boiled it for her when I went home, but tonight, I'm afraid you will suffer a little bit!"

"But why, old sir?" Ma Qifeng asked eagerly.

"If the diagnosis is not issued, the illness will not be cured. Tonight, it is best to sleep in your arms." The old doctor said.

"Okay, I see, thank you, old sir."

The old man prescribed three prescriptions, which cost sixty Wen.

After leaving the clinic, Ma Min'er said to Ma Qifeng: "Father, take your sister back first, let me sell the embroidery work."

This was the only way to go, Ma Qifeng also knew that although the eldest daughter was young, she could indeed help him, so he nodded in agreement.

Ma Min'er asked her father to carry Yue'er into Niu Dabao's flatbed car, "Uncle Dabao, thank you for your hard work."

"Little...Little Boss, this is what I should do."

"Sanlang, sit next to Dad!" Ma Min'er guessed that the younger brother was also quite frightened.

Ma Sanlang nodded and climbed onto the cart obediently, leaning against his father, he was indeed frightened.

"Wait a minute!" Ma Min'er quickly walked across the street, bought some meatloaf and two bamboo tubes of water, and ran back again, "Aunt Niu, this tube of water and two meatloaf, you and Uncle Niu's , Dad, take these and eat them later on the road."

"Well! Be careful with Da Lang, and go back quickly after the embroidery is sold."

"I know dad!"

In Xu's Embroidery Workshop, Mrs. Wu Xu was consoling her young master, "Mistress, don't worry, I'll let my family go to Xing'an City to find your aunt, and your aunt will definitely make the decision for you."

Mo Wanyi heaved a long sigh, "What can my aunt do to her?"

"Big lady, at least I can make trouble so that my wife can't become a relative." Xu Wu said angrily.

"That's right!" Mo Wanyi cheered up, "As long as I don't marry the person my stepmother finds, even if I don't marry in this lifetime, I will accept it."

"Miss, don't talk nonsense. Your father is the magistrate of Pingding County. There are many people who want to marry you. They will definitely find a good family."

"What good is it to have a good family, and no one to take care of me." Mo Wanyi looked disappointed.

"Big lady..." If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather, and Wu Xu didn't know how to comfort her, so she looked up at the shop, "Fortunately, madam left the embroidery workshop, at least we can afford the dowry .”

"Shop..." Mo Wanyi hadn't finished speaking when the little girl who was watching the shop outside called out, "Shopkeeper, someone sells embroidery work."

"Here we come—" Mrs. Wu Xu stretched out her hand to comfort the eldest lady, "Leave after dinner."

"I'm not in a hurry, go ahead."

"it is good."

Mrs. Wu Xu went out of the inner room and went to the counter, "Little lady is here to sell embroidery work?"

"Yes, shopkeeper." Ma Min'er put the package of embroidery on the counter and opened it, revealing the delicate and elegant silk embroidery.

"Is it embroidered like a round fan?"

"Yes, shopkeeper, originally my father came here today, but he can't come because of something, so let me come."

Wu Xu looked at the little lady on the opposite side in surprise: "You are the daughter of the gentleman who knows how to embroider?" She was so beautiful.

"Uh, it's...it's me!" Ma Min'er felt guilty and jumped twice.

Wu Xu sighed and smacked her lips, "God, at such a young age, you can embroider such exquisite and elegant embroidery work, which is really rare in our Pingding County."

Ma Min'er showed an embarrassed smile, "Then... the shopkeeper please settle the bill."

"Okay, okay!" Mrs. Wu Xu looked at the embroidery work, she was really speechless, and said happily: "Lang Jun didn't come, I am also fair, this time I will give you three taels of silver."

"Thank you, shopkeeper."

"Little lady, don't be so quick to thank me. This time, can you help me embroider a piece of embroidery for birthday celebration?" Seeing that the little lady is so young, Wu Xu is not sure.

"let me try."

Unexpectedly, the little lady was courageous, so she waved her hand happily, "Xiaoju, bring the satin and silk thread I prepared."

"Yes, shopkeeper."

"Little lady, I don't know what pattern you want to embroider. I have prepared two pieces of silk and satin for you, and I have prepared a lot more for you. If you don't have enough, you can come to me again. If you have any extra, I will give it to you."

"Thank you, shopkeeper!"

After selling the embroidery, Ma Min'er left the embroidery workshop and went to the grocery store with her elder brother to buy some daily necessities. Since they were small and couldn't carry it, they didn't dare to buy more.Unexpectedly, Aunt Niu was waiting on the only way to pass through the city gate.

"Aunt Niu..."

Shi Chunyue said shyly: "I reckon the little boss is going to buy something, I'm afraid you won't be able to carry it, so I'll just wait here."

Ma Min'er smiled, "Aunt Niu is more thoughtful."

Since there is a trolley for storing things, Ma Min'er looked up at the sky, and felt unknowingly that it was going to rain for several days, and it was inconvenient to come out, so she bought more.

Aunt Niu followed Xiao Dong's head up, the weather was clear, and it was not time to close the city gate, "Little Dong, don't worry, there is time."

"I see, Aunt Niu."

In Xu Wu's Embroidery Workshop, Mo Wanyizi held delicate and meticulous embroidery work, "It's really beautiful."

"Big lady, did you see that little lady doing the work just now?"

Mo Wanyi nodded, "I didn't expect her to have such an outstanding embroidery skill at such a young age. It's incredible."

Xu Wushi said: "We pacify the county, I'm afraid few can catch up with her."

When I got home, the sky was dark, Ma Qifeng sat on the floor inside the door with Xiao Yueer in his arms, stretched his head to look outside the fence door from time to time, and his tight heart didn't relax until the eldest son and daughter jumped off the cart .

No matter how capable the daughter is, she is still a child. Ma Qifeng's heart hangs in the afternoon. Seeing the children come back safely, he shows a gratified smile.

Niu Dabao and his wife helped the little owner put away the things before leaving. As usual, they did not leave empty-handed.

"Uncle Dabao, help me bring these meatloaf to Aunt Guo, Father Fu's house, and your father-in-law's house."

"I... I have thanked the little boss on their behalf."

"It's getting dark, let's go quickly."

"Hey, my little boss." Niu Dabao and his wife left with Ma Miner's meat pies, and sent them to each family.

(End of this chapter)