When he returned to Cao's mansion and saw Cao Cao, Ma Chao told him everything about meeting the emperor. Cao Cao didn't expect that it was Ma Chao, whom the emperor saw directly, "I don't know when the virtuous brother is going to take office?" ”

"This, the little brother is ready to leave tomorrow!"

Ma Chao's answer was expected by Cao Cao, "It's a pity that we will be separated from my virtuous brother after such a short meeting!" ”

Cao Cao would not keep Ma Chao, but he did feel that the time he spent with Ma Chao was still too short.

Ma Chao smiled, "The same is true for the little brother, I just think that he will meet Brother Meng De one day!" ”

"Hahaha, that's natural, I'm looking forward to the day when I reunite with my brother!"

The next morning, Ma Chao left Luoyang, and Cao Cao personally sent him out of the city, and the two said goodbye to each other. Ma Chao left Luoyang and went to Longxi, and it was impossible not to go home to see if he went to Dunhuang to be a taishou. I haven't seen my family for more than three years, and I don't know what happened to my parents and younger siblings. He sped up when he remembered his relatives, and the white lion seemed to know the mood of the master, and rushed all the way back to Longxi.

When I got home, the people at the door saw that Ma Chao was back, and hurriedly shouted: "The young master is back!" The young master is back! He shouted and ran towards the courtyard.

Ma Chao thought it was interesting, and said that he came back to use it like this? As for. He didn't know that he hadn't returned for more than three years, so that his relatives at home missed him very much, Ma Teng was okay, in his words, a good man was determined to be in all directions, just know that Lu Dao came back. Besides, Ma Teng is rarely at home, and he is busy with military affairs in the army, so he doesn't care too much about this.

But Liu's is different, Ma Chao is his first child, the most sensible and the most loved. Now it's been more than three years, so it can be said that I've missed it for more than three years, and I've been worried about it for more than three years. Erxing Qianli's mother is worried that Ma Chao is not a mother, so he still doesn't understand after all.

As for the younger brother Ma Xiu and Ma Tie and the younger sister Ma Yunluo, now Ma Xiu is ten years old, Ma Tie is seven years old, and Ma Yunluo is only more than five years old. Ma Xiu and Ma Tie have an impression of Ma Chao, the eldest brother, but Ma Yunluo has no impression of Ma Chao.

Liu had already told his subordinates that Ma Chao must notify her as soon as he came back, so his subordinates hurriedly went to report.

Before Ma Chao arrived at Liu's house, he saw that Liu was already waiting for him at the door of the house. Seeing this, Ma Chao quickly knelt on the ground, "Mother is above, unfilial son, come back!" ”

"Chao'er, you get up and go into the house with your mother!"

Liu said to Ma Chao that now in this winter, she can't let Ma Chao kneel outside.

After entering the house, Liu stroked Ma Chao's face with his hand, "Chao'er, you are back!" Mother doesn't have to worry about you every day! Why haven't you heard from you all these years, how are you doing? ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he felt uncomfortable, he really blamed himself, he only cared about himself running around and forgot the feelings of his family, no wonder his mother said so.

"The fault of being unfilial also worries my mother."

Liu shook his head, "Chao'er, it's good to come back, it's good to come back." I haven't seen you for a few years, but my super child has grown up again! ”

Liu said, tears falling from his eyes. This is the first time Ma Chao has seen Liu cry, in his impression that his mother has always been a strong woman, as if she would never cry, and now she has shed tears because of her return.

Ma Chao wiped Liu's eyes with his hand, "My son is not filial, which makes my mother sad!" ”

Liu Shi took a handkerchief and wiped his eyes, "No, my mother is just too happy to see Chao'er when you come back, how have you ever seen your mother cry?" Liu smiled after speaking.

Ma Chao smiled, "Yes, my mother is the strongest woman in the world in my son's heart, so naturally she won't be like those little daughters!" ”

Liu smiled again when he heard this, Ma Chao saw Liu smiling, and said that it was good to laugh, otherwise the atmosphere was so depressing.

"Mother should smile more, smile less than ten years!"

Liu poked Ma Chao's forehead with his index finger, "Okay, don't be poor, I don't know who you look like?" ”

"It's unique, hehe!"

Liu shook his head and smiled, "That's right, my mother smiled, it was really a country and a city!" Ma Chao praised.

"Okay, let's keep the rhetoric and tell the little girl to go, my mother is now an old pearl."

"How can my mother have such an idea, in the eyes of my son, you are the most beautiful and youngest woman in the world!"

"It's sweet in your mouth! has been like this since I was a child, why didn't I bring back a few daughters-in-law to my mother this time? ”

Ma Chaoxin said, my mother, how did we get involved in this issue.

He scratched the back of his head, "Mother, this, this, my son is still young now, and he is usually busy, how can he have time to think about this!" ”

"Really, not a single one?"

"No, not half of them!"

Ma Chao shook his head, but Liu pulled Ma Chao's ears after listening to it, "Then you don't know that you are in a hurry, and your mother still wants to hold her grandson early!" ”

Ma Chao hurts, when did his mother become so violent.

"Oh, oh, mother, I, I'm your own son!"

Liu ignored Ma Chao and continued to pull, "You still know that I am your mother, and you haven't said that you have sent a message to your family for so many years, you are still reasonable!" ”

"Oh, yes, yes, my mother and son have admitted their mistakes, you have to be merciful! I don't dare anymore, I don't dare! If this ear falls off, you won't have a daughter-in-law in your life! ”

After hearing this, Liu stopped punishing Ma Chao, "Okay, Chao'er, you have to remember what you said, or you have something to see!" ”

Ma Chao covered his ears and nodded hurriedly, saying in his heart that this was the first time he knew that his mother still had such a hand, and he must be cautious and vigilant in the future. And his mother also knows the art of war, so she didn't attack herself from the beginning, but suddenly attacked herself while talking, and she couldn't guard against it.

This can only be said that Ma Chao doesn't know his mother Liu, and thinks that Liu wanted to marry Ma Teng, but he cried, made trouble and hanged himself at home, which was a very bold, assertive and idea-based woman. To say that she has no personality at all, no temper at all, is absolutely false. It's just that Ma Chao was still young in the past, and he didn't make any mistakes, so he only saw Liu's gentle and virtuous side, but now that Ma Chao has made mistakes, Liu has let him see another side of himself.

In Liu's thoughts, it is not only necessary for Ma Chao to know that he is wrong, admit his mistakes, but also correct his mistakes. So she has to come up with some small means, of course, these are just scratching the surface, she has thousands of ways to make Ma Chao honest and obedient, but she doesn't want to use it to that extent.

Ma Chao told Liu about his experience in the past three years, of course, it couldn't be everything, but he just talked about interesting things and things that were not dangerous. For example, he didn't say a word about the surprise attack on the Xianbei royal court in the Khan Mountain in Bingzhou, and this kind of thing can only worry his mother, and he still said what it was doing in the past.

What he talked about was nothing more than practicing martial arts with Tong Yuan in Jizhou, participating in the exchange conference of Yingchuan Academy in Yuzhou, meeting the emperor in Luoyang, becoming a Dunhuang Taishou, and so on, which were not dangerous. Especially when it comes to those who have encountered robberies on the road, but those people's equipment is rusty broken knives, half-broken and scrapped, everything is available. Ma Chao spoke eloquently, and Liu covered his mouth and chuckled when he heard it, because what he said was indeed too interesting.

Even the Liu family had heard about the exchange meeting of Yingchuan Academy, but she was only happy in her heart, and the happiest thing was not that her son was famous, but that she finally heard the news of her son's safety, which was much more important than any fame that moved the world.

Later, Ma Chao said that he became the Dunhuang Taishou and was about to take office. Liu didn't know anything about buying and selling officials, but as soon as she heard that Ma Chao was going to Dunhuang County to be the Taishou, she began to worry again.

Having lived in Liangzhou for more than ten years, of course she knows the place of Lu Dao, and she also knows that the Dunhuang bandits are rampant today, and it is definitely a chaotic place that is difficult to govern. I still thought in my heart, why did the emperor let Chao'er go to such a place, it was really dangerous.

"Chao'er, why did you go to such a dangerous place?" Liu asked.

Ma Chaoxin said, as for it, it is very dangerous to see for yourself any place in Liangzhou, and Dunhuang is just more bandits than ordinary places, but the bandits are just in the area of Yumen Pass, not to mention that they have occupied the county seat, so why do they still regard it as a dangerous place.

But as soon as he saw Liu like this, he hurriedly made up a nonsense, "Mother, you know that the king's fate is difficult to disobey, but the son will not stay there for long, and it shouldn't be too long." ”

Now Ma Chao can only prevaricate like this, and his mother won't believe his own words. Sure enough, Liu believed it, "That's good, it's okay if the time is short, or it's too much, let's rather not be too guarded than go to such a dangerous place as an official!" ”

Ma Chao was helpless, and said in his heart that this is nothing at all now, your son will do more dangerous things in the future, and the whole family will be in danger at that time, and the mother should not blame her son at that time.

"What my mother said is very true, but it will definitely not be too long, please rest assured that mother!" Ma Chao said respectfully.

Liu nodded with satisfaction, "Chao'er, you are much better than your father, my mother really doesn't want him to go to the army, but your father insists on going, and my mother can't help it." Liu said helplessly.

Ma Chao didn't understand, and said that his father should hand over all the responsibilities to himself, why is he out of the horse now, he doesn't think that Ma Teng is going to serve the country.

"What the mother thinks is also what the son thinks, and the son will definitely persuade him when he sees his father again!"

From Ma Chao's point of view, when this troubled world is coming, it is really better to be safe at home in the army, and he has to find an opportunity to persuade Ma Teng to come home in the future.

"Chao'er, you persuade your father, my mother thinks he may listen to you."

"My son must do his best, please rest assured that my mother!"

"Chao'er, aren't you going to meet Xiu'er Tie'er and Yunluo?"

"After seeing my mother, I naturally want to go, and I have prepared a lot of good things for them when I come back this time!"

"Then Chao'er, you go, mother, it's nothing. Your younger siblings haven't seen you for a long time, and if you don't come back, they'll forget about you! ”

"That's it, Mother!"

"Go ahead!"

Ma Chao went out of the house and took down from his horse the things that had been prepared, these were things for his family, which he had bought from Luoyang. As the capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang can be said to have everything in the world, and not only the Han Dynasty's, things like foreign races, and even things in farther places are not impossible to find. Although the economy of the Han Dynasty was not as prosperous as that of the Tang Dynasty, it does not mean that there were no foreign things at all.

So he bought things for his family in Luoyang, and Ma Chao sent the rouge to Liu's house, and forgot to send things before he only cared about seeing his mother. Liu was very happy to see it, this is not the value of things, but the filial piety of his son.

After the things were delivered, Ma Chao went to find Ma Xiu and Ma Tie again, and gave them the things he had brought them.

"Thank you, big brother!" The two said in unison.

They still have an impression of Ma Chao, and they also know that Ma Chao is back. It's just that they also know that the eldest brother is talking to his mother, so they haven't bothered. I didn't think that the eldest brother would come to them first.

In the impression of Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, Ma Chao, the eldest brother, impressed them the most in three aspects. The first is the eldest brother's superb martial arts. The second is that the eldest brother will buy them delicious and fun things. And the third is that the eldest brother is very handsome.

"This, this, big brother, I want to ask you something." Ten-year-old Matthew said.

"Brother Hugh has something to say!"

Ma Chao hasn't been home for many years, and he really hasn't taken much care of his younger brothers, and his younger brother must agree to his own affairs.

"I want my big brother to teach me marksmanship!"

When Ma Chao heard this, he said in his heart that this was the case. Although he said that he was going to Dunhuang to take up his post, he had not returned home for many years, and now it doesn't matter if he lives at home for a while, so he agreed.

"No problem, Brother Hugh. All the time I've been at home, I've taught you marksmanship every day! ”

"Great, thank you big brother!"

"Big brother, I want to learn marksmanship too!" Ma Tie said.

"Okay, Brother Tie will also be together!" Ma Chao said.

Both Matthew and Ma Tie like to use guns, but they have never had any famous teachers to guide them. Now that Ma Chao is back, they don't want to miss this great opportunity.

After meeting Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, Ma Chao found Ma Yunluo who was playing alone. But this little girl didn't seem to have an impression of herself, Ma Chao pointed to her nose, "Yunluo, you really don't know me?" ”

Ma Yunluo shook his little head pitifully, Ma Chao had no choice but to ask again, so he could only take out the prepared things and give them to her. However, after she took the things, she said to Ma Chao, "Thank you, big brother!" Then he ran away with a smile, but after running away, he turned around and naughtily stuck out his little tongue at Ma Chao.

Ma Chao smiled helplessly and shook his head, and he didn't know how many times he had been defeated by a five-year-old girl.

Ma Yunluo really doesn't have much impression of Ma Chao's eldest brother, but she doesn't know how many times she has heard her mother and two brothers talk about Ma Chao's eldest brother, so she doesn't have any impression that she also knows him.