Mrs. Ma's official downgrading report to the imperial court, and the Ming court was very happy and praised it. Lady Ma was given a thousand taels of silver, four colored satin and a large number of jewelry, and 50 hectares of land were awarded for rouge soup. He also ordered Zhuang Langwei local officials to build 7 buildings for Mrs. Ma's family at the foot of Shiping Mountain in the hinterland of Liancheng, with a plaque saying "Loyalty". Mrs. Ma built a small Buddha hall on the west side of the building for herself and her family to worship the Buddha in the morning and evening.

Ah Shi Du also participated in the capture of high-ranking officials and only had merit, and was promoted to thousands of households. Gong Bu Shijie was awarded the title of "centurion". However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck, and soon, Ah Shudu's eyes were red, and he couldn't stop crying, and soon he was swollen and festering, and Mrs. Ma's family was anxious, and they sought medical advice everywhere, but they did not get better. Soon after, Ah lost his sight.

On this day, Ah Shi Du asked his younger brother Gong Bu Shijie to accompany him around.

It's the weather in July. It rained last night, the sky was clear, and the green hills were like daisies. A light breeze blew, and the wheat waves in the surrounding fields rose and fell with the wind, a scene of abundant harvest. Walking on the ridge, the light fragrance of the wheat ears is refreshing, and the crisp bird calls in the ears come and go, far and near, high and low, making people have an indescribable excitement in their hearts.

"Brother, be careful with your feet!"

"Got it! Brother, you smell this wheat! It's another good year! ”

"That's it! We are looking forward to the peace of the country and the people, and the abundant harvest of the five grains. ”

Walk to the Datong River, the willows on both sides of the river are green and shady, and the surging river flows to the southeast.

"The river is up these days, right?"

"It's rising, and the river is much bigger than it was a few days ago."

"I love to hear the sound of water!" Ah Shi Du stopped, thoughtful.

"Brother, do you know, when I hear the sound of the river, I think of my grandmother, and I feel that my grandmother is telling us stories and reasoning. Sometimes the river swells and the waves are thunderous, and I feel that we have not done something well, which makes Grandma angry! ”

At this point, two crystal tears rolled down from Ah Du's blind eyes.

Gong Bu Shijie's heart was also wet, he grabbed his brother's hand tightly, and said emotionally: "Brother, I think our mother is like a Datong River!" When we were children, our mother always kindly took us in her arms and asked this and that with concern; Whenever I had free days, my mother always worked tirelessly to make food for us; When we are naughty and make mistakes, our mother will take the trouble to reason with us again and again, so that we can be reasonable; Later, when we grew up, every time we went out with Abba, my mother gave us strength with her resolute gaze. After Abba died, Grandma became even more strict with us! Grandma hopes that we can all make great achievements and live up to our mission! ”

"Brother, you're right. We can't let Grandma worry about us anymore! When he said this, he took his brother's hand tightly and said, "Shijie, you have to promise me one thing!" ”

"Brother, what's the matter?"

"Take care of our grandma!" "You see I'm blind in both eyes now, and I feel like there's something bad growing in my head,—— maybe I won't live for a few days, but that's not a pity." The only thing I can't worry about is my grandma. There weren't many days before Abba died, and now if I die, it's too hard for Grandma. You must take good care of our good grandma! ”

"Brother, don't say that, you'll be fine soon. Let's take care of our good grandma together! The brothers hugged each other tightly and burst into tears.

Fate is always so unforgiving. It didn't take long for Ah Shi Du to die with infinite attachment to life, infinite love for his mother, and reluctance to die with his family.

After Asatu died, Mrs. Ma seemed to have a serious illness and lay in bed for more than ten days.

Early that morning, she got up and instructed her family to clean the house inside and out.

"Those who are gone are gone, and those who are alive must live a life!" She asked her family to take their own responsibilities and do their own things conscientiously.

Mrs. Ma immediately sent someone to report to the imperial court, telling the news of Ah Shudu's death, asking Enzhun Gongbu Shijie to take over the post, and asking Enzhun to give birth to a concubine who was happy to give birth to a son who was only a Tusi of Hongshan Fort, to govern the people and serve the country. The emperor's grace was vast, and Ming Chengzu En's request was granted.

Gong Bu Shijie was appointed as the heir and awarded as a thousand households.

After settling all this, it is already the spring of the following year.

On this day, seeing the willow branches in the yard and the pear blossoms about to bloom, Mrs. Ma suddenly remembered that she had almost forgotten a major event.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, you hurry up and find Shijie to see me." She sent someone to find Gong Bu Shijie.

Gong Bu Shijie was reading in the house, and when he heard that his mother wanted to see him, he hurriedly answered and walked quickly to the living room.

Time is the best soothing for the soul. He was sincerely happy to see his mother's smiling face as warm as the spring sunshine, to hear his mother's words as gentle as the Datong River in spring, and to feel that his mother's complexion was like a spring willow and glowing with spirit. secretly thought that he would work harder, take on more responsibilities for his family and country, and make his mother more comfortable.

"Hello Grandma! Are you looking for me? ”

"Something, there's something big!"

Mrs. Ma smiled and said, "I want a daughter-in-law!" Grandma will discuss it with you and tell you about your daughter-in-law. ”

Gong Bu Shijie smiled shyly: "It's all up to Grandma's arrangement." ”

"Look, Brother Li Nan, Li Tusi, Xining, has a daughter who is about the same age as you, and I want to ask someone to be a matchmaker and ask her to be a daughter-in-law. When your Abba was alive, he once said to Li Tusi, I think this matter has eyebrows, what do you think? ”

For Li Nange, Gong Bu Shijie knows some, Li Nange, in the Yuan Dynasty as the governor of Xining Prefecture, Hongwu four years (1371) led the people to attach, the Ming court granted him the Xining Weisu town to pacify, still leading the original subordinates. In the fifth year of Hongwu (1373), the Ming Dynasty set up Xiningwei to block the military and political ties between Mongolia and Fan. After that, the Ming court granted Li Nange the post of Xining Weizhen. Li Nange is a big-minded person, he has an upright temperament, he has excellent ambition since he was a child, and he is valued and recommended by the villagers. Therefore, Li Nange has a great advantage in appeasing the Western Fan tribes. In the early years of Hongwu, Li Nange had repeatedly appeased the chieftains of the Fan tribe in Qinghai, and there were many tributes with him, among which the "Xining Thirteen Fan" was the most famous. In the early years of Yongle, Li Nange accompanied Shenzang and other thirty tribes to Beijing to pay tribute, and was praised by the imperial court. Gong Bu Shijie's father and son also went out to fight with Li Nange. Gong Bu Shijie respects Li Nange very much, I heard that Li Nange's family education is very strict, and the children in the family are full of poetry and books, and they know etiquette, so it is good to be able to marry Li Nange's daughter as a wife.

"Grandma, I'm afraid people don't agree to this family business, right?"

"You don't care about this for now, let's just ask someone to propose!"

Mrs. Ma proposed this family matter to Gong Bu Shijie after several sleepless nights of deliberation.

She knew that her husband was obedient to the Ming Dynasty, old and decrepit, and unfortunately died early. The eldest son, Ah Lost, was both wise and brave, and helped him capture and kill Wang Python, but he just showed his prominence, but he died of illness. Now although Gong Bu Shijie has received the hereditary grace of the emperor and sealed thousands of households, compared with several other feudal toasts around, it seems to be weak, and it is located in the throat of Zhuang Lang, and he is harassed by the forces of the old Yuan day and night, and the future of the family is worrying. If you marry Li Nange, it will become an alliance, a family, and prosperity. With Li Nange's care in the court and all aspects, it is very possible for the family to prosper, just around the corner. Moreover, Li Nange's daughter is already excellent, and marrying a good daughter-in-law is a blessing for the family. This must not be sloppy, it must be successful.

Mrs. Ma attaches great importance to this family affair, and prepared a sumptuous four-color ceremony, and specially invited Zhang Lu, the guard of Zhuang Lang, to say goodbye.

Li Nange happened to be at home with nothing to do, and when he heard that Zhuang Langwei was coming, he hurried to the gate to greet him.

After greeting each other, the guests explained their intentions, Li Nange was not surprised, he said: "This is not in a hurry, please stay in the cold house for a while, I want to listen to the opinions of my wife and daughter, and then I will talk back to you, how about it?" The guest nodded in agreement.

Li Nange arranged for his family to prepare a family banquet to entertain the guests, and went to discuss with his wife by himself.

As the saying goes, it is easy for a daughter-in-law to marry a daughter, but it is easy to marry a daughter-in-law, and the in-laws only look at how the woman is. It is difficult to marry a daughter, and the difficulty is to find a fast son-in-law who can rest assured that his parents can rest assured for the rest of his life, not only to look at the man, but also to look at his family, such as how the parents-in-law are and what the economic situation is. This is the wish of all parents, so there are many aspects that you have to think over.

For Gong Bu Shijie, Li Nange knows it. He knew his father Tuhuan and his mother, Mrs. Ma, this is a family that knows how to be loyal and filial, and this family did not say it. Gong Bu Shijie is also a very good offspring. The future is terrifying, and the future is immeasurable.

Mrs. Li was very happy when she heard this, and she also heard about Gong Bu Shijie's family. I think this relative can do it.

It is said that the daughter is the little padded jacket of the parents, and Li Nange asked his wife to call the daughter. The daughter has grown up, slim, obedient since childhood, loyal and assertive. Li Nange's gaze became gentle and reluctant, he looked at his daughter repeatedly from top to bottom, from left to right, and his daughter was embarrassed.

"Abba, what are you calling me?" The daughter was a little shy.

"There's something we'll discuss with you." Li Nange said, "Do you want to leave us?" ”

"Leaving you? Why? You don't want me anymore? ”

"Silly boy! You've grown up, and Abba and Mommy want to find you an in-law. When a man gets married, a woman gets married, you can't stay with us for the rest of your life, you have a good home, Abba and Mommy will be relieved. Grandma said with a smile.

"I'm still young."

"You're not too young, you should have thought about it a long time ago!" Grandma gently stroked her daughter's shoulders.

"Child, it was Mrs. Ma from Zhuanglang Liancheng who asked someone to give his son Gongbu Shijie a kiss, and we want to hear your opinion."

When the daughter heard this, she was slightly stunned, and then said, "Abba, Grandma, I have no opinion on this matter, I listen to you." You have rich experience, read countless people, know what is good or bad, you have treated me as a baby since I was a child, love me, love me, you will not throw me into the fire pit, the person you choose will not be wrong, I listen to you! After saying that, he smiled and ran out like a fawn.

"My daughter is willing to do this family business, so it's decided!" Brother Li Nange and his wife said in unison.