The two of them entered the door of the old mansion, and the snow in the yard was not cleaned, just such a road, and Old Man Xuan didn't care about these little things, but now he had big things in his heart.

When I entered the upper room, there was no one in the kitchen, and they were not late for lunch, so they didn't have to cook at this time, it was the most idle time.

The two went directly into the house, and as soon as the old man entered the house, he put the green vegetables on the kang table, sat on the edge of the kang and said to Ma: "Look, you can see such a good side dish this winter?"

Ma's heart was not so comfortable, because he knew that the Nine Princes were coming today to work at Xuan Wentao's house, what did all this mean? It shows that people are becoming more and more valued by the emperor, and these glories cannot be snatched by themselves.

"What's so good about this dish, it's better to refine pork with some oil. "Ma's mouth is not right.

Old Man Xuan looked at Ma with a look of contempt: "Or just say that you have short knowledge, you tell me about what you tossed and tossed all day, what you tossed, what you don't understand, do you know who the old family eats this dish for? It is for the emperor, the queen mother, and the minister, we can take a bite with it, what is this? This is the face of our family, do you understand the glory?"

"What is face, what is glorious, our family is a small farmer, what is the use of those faces? If we change a piece of meat, our family can still satisfy their cravings, and this green vegetable leaf is also made of clear soup and little water, what is there to eat." "What Ma said was against her conscience, she knew that this thing was good, and she also knew that this thing was unique, but she didn't want to admit it.

"A man lives a face, and a tree lives a skin. You're not a brute, just to be fed?" Old Man Xuan was originally in high spirits, but now he was irritated by Ma's rectification.

"Day by day, I know the face, the face, the face, the face is the business of the rich family, let's solve the food and clothing in front of us, if you starve to death, I see what face you have. "The anger of the day when Ma was scolded by Old Man Xuan was also brought out.

Old Man Xuan was so angry that he didn't know what to say, he looked at Xuan Miao'er and said, "Miao'er, you saw it, save your grandmother like this, do you say you're angry?"

Xuan Miaoer also sat on the edge of the kang, but she was on the side of the kang, originally she didn't want to talk to watch the play, but Old Man Xuan named him, and he couldn't help but say it.

She first said to Old Man Xuan: "Grandfather, don't be angry, grandmother is also for the family's livelihood." Then he turned his head to look at Ma: "Grandmother, in fact, my grandfather just likes to talk about this, but my grandfather is right, this person wants to be faceless, if grandmother doesn't want to be faceless, why do you want to maintain the shop in the town? Why do you want a literati in the family, these are not also things to give the family a long face." ”

Ma snorted: "I'm doing it for the good of my family, not for the sake of a long face." ”

"Actually, this face is still connected with the day, we are Hewan Village, not the capital, we all know each other in this village, even if you don't care about other people's opinions, but others also look at you, grandmother doesn't know if you don't go out, but grandfather wanders outside all day, can this be shameless?"

Sure enough, Old Man Xuan agreed with Xuan Miao'er's words: "Look at what this Miao'er said makes sense, do you understand?

Ma Shi is naturally reluctant to follow Xuan Miaoer's meaning: "Then you can't fail to pretend to be face, didn't Miao'er also say it, this life is linked to face, if you can't live a life, what is the face." ”

Xuan Miao'er said with a smile: "Grandmother said this, your family has a thick background, you can't get by, don't say anything else, just say that this field is also more than ordinary people, right? Besides, this grandfather is the most face-saving old man in our Hewan Village, and grandmother doesn't know how people talk to grandfather on the way back from our grandfather." ”

Speaking of this old man, he has the right to speak: "I am talking to the Nine Princes today, and when I come back, who will not ask me what the Nine Princes are like? Who does not envy me in this day, they just can't dream of talking to the Nine Princes, and I will not live in vain in this life." ”

Ma just doesn't like to hear this: "What can you do when you see the Ninth Prince? What can others ask for? Why don't you say that you will ask the Ninth Prince, help our family do some business, or give our fifth child a certain errand?"

Xuan Miao'er was really taken aback by Ma's words, Ma really dared to think about it, let Old Man Xuan beg the Ninth Prince to do something?

Old Man Xuan looked at Ma's family, and it took a long time before he spoke: "Did you let the donkey kick your head, I don't want to die and tell the Nine Princes this, do you want me to die, you are the head of the family, or you drive it away, this family will be given to you." ”

To tell the truth, Old Man Xuan really doesn't look down on the Ma family now, but he can't divorce his wife at such an old age, he sometimes really wants to have something big, he can leave this family, and then follow Xuan Wentao and their family to live a real old lady life.

Xuan Miaoer can also hear Old Man Xuan's thoughts, he usually speaks with this meaning in his chatter, in fact, Xuan Miaoer really doesn't look down on his grandfather, his selfishness and coldness really won't change.

Ma Shi actually felt what Old Man Xuan meant, in the past two years, Old Man Xuan has been very cold to himself, it turned out that he thought that he was half paralyzed, and thought that he couldn't say anything on his pillow anymore.

But later I found out that it wasn't, it was that Old Man Xuan's heart was high, he wanted a good life, and he couldn't give it to his own people.

Now Ma's heart is cold, but he still has to pester Old Man Xuan: "Old man, you are talking angrily again, how we make trouble has passed most of our lives, if there is something stumbling at this age, it will be faceless." ”

Of course, Ma is not stupid, she knows what to use to lead Old Man Xuan, this Cheng is also shameful, anyway, Old Man Xuan wants to save face, so don't do it and really don't care about them.

This is also the most helpless thing for Old Man Xuan, he can't abandon his wife, so he has to guard this broken family like this: "None of them make me happy, I came back happily, and I want to hear a few good words from you, this sentence is not a word, I still have to go." ”

In fact, Ma Shi also softened for a while before, and also followed Old Man Xuan for a while, but that kind of disguise is a disguise after all, and after a while, Ma couldn't help but get angry and couldn't help arguing with Old Man Xuan.

At this time, she regretted her impulse just now: "Old man, what can't this old couple get over by arguing a few words." ”

"It's a trivial matter to quarrel once a few days, what is the matter when you see the sky? And whoever you see can't see your own old man, the happier I go out, the more cold water you pour when you come back, you really deliberately do it against me. "Old Man Xuan stood up, this is really going to leave again.