Chapter 42: The Five Constants of Ma (3)

But the horse patriarch seems to have rejoiced a little too soon! When the second son grew to the age of fourteen, he was disappointed again!

Because Ma Zhong often eats and drinks enough, although he often dances with knives and guns, he is not interested in martial arts, but weapons!

Every time Ma Yong practiced using a weapon, he had to observe it repeatedly, and then he found his own carpentry tools and began to imitate them with bamboo and wood, which were actually very exquisite, even more beautiful and practical than orthodox weapons.

After the Ma patriarch found out, he was furious and forbade Ma Zhong to not do his job, hoping that he would learn from his mistakes and continue to practice martial arts.

But the Ma patriarch found that the second and the eldest have a virtue, no matter what the Ma patriarch says, he doesn't refute it, but in fact he still does his own thing!

As the saying goes: "Knowing the son is better than the father!" Patriarch Ma knew that his sons, who had the same personality as himself, decided that even if they used nine cows, they couldn't pull it back.

Patriarch Ma wore the hat of "teaching his son well", and he couldn't make a big show that his son was disobedient to discipline, this slap in the face, Patriarch Ma still didn't bother to do it, and finally sighed and could only go with him.

The second child studied and practiced martial arts according to his own ideas, and he especially admired the ability of the public loss class, looking for his inheritance everywhere.

Hard work pays off, from an old carpenter in the Ma family, Ma Zhongchang finally got the authentic inheritance of the public loss class, he still likes to read, and learned a lot of skills from some broken bamboo slips.

After all, Ma Zhongchang is also a person with knowledge and ideals, in the process of learning carpenter, he can link theory with practice, and in less than a year, he is better than the blue, and his skills are much stronger than that old carpenter!

Three years later, Ma Zhongchang became the best craftsman in Chengnan County, Xiangyang County, and his reputation spread throughout Jingzhou for his beautiful houses and exquisite and practical furniture.

The families in Jingzhou are proud to invite Ma Zhongchang to build houses and furniture, and even the construction of the official yamen must be presided over by Ma Zhongchang.

Ma Zhongchang has gained great fame, and he can be said to complement his eldest brother Ma Bochang.

The name of "Ma's Erchang", the name of the county, and the reputation of the Ma patriarch for "teaching his son" are also getting louder and louder!

The patriarch Ma was burdened by fame, and he didn't want to waste his fame, so he had to use all the skills of "teaching his son well" to the third uncle Ma Chang.

The patriarch of Ma was angry in his heart, and comforted himself in his heart, he had the right to have no two sons, the eldest and the second, anyway, there are three below, and education starts from the third child, so pay close attention to it!

As for these three sons, after their own careful training, whether any of them will be able to inherit their mantle, Patriarch Ma is actually not sure in his own heart.

But the horse patriarch has nothing to worry about, although the eldest and second boss, although it is not to his liking, it is not considered to be going astray.

The third Ma Xian Ma Shuchang, smart and clever since childhood, is the most pleasing to the horse patriarch, and he lives up to expectations in his studies, and he is also a famous prodigy in the Ma family.

Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Uncle Ma often reaches the age of fourteen again, which can be said to be the age at which boys stabilize their feelings and choose a career.

But this is a nightmare for the horse patriarch! What he was worried about happened again, the third son, Ma Shuchang, was out of his control again.

This time, the patriarch of Ma almost went crazy, because what Ma Bochang liked this time was the last and lowest profession in the Shinong industry and commerce - business, and his son mixed with the people of the family shop every day, which made the patriarch Ma how to bear it!

At that time, he advocated that the people took food as the sky, and believed that agriculture was the foundation of the country's people; And the merchant not only could not produce wealth himself, but also damaged and consumed wealth in the process of transportation, delayed labor, and did not benefit the country or the people.

Merchants win the difference by buying at a low price and selling at a high price, and people generally believe that this is a manifestation of dishonesty, unsteadiness, and opportunism, so the common people have a supportive attitude towards the state's emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business.

Despite the coercion and temptation of the patriarch Ma, Uncle Ma often did not change his original intention and insisted on participating in the family's business operations.

Uncle Ma can often write and calculate, has a flexible mind, is a business wizard, after he intervened in the family's business, the income of the family store skyrocketed!

The same amount of material output is often tossed casually by Uncle Ma. The income of the family business has increased several times, and his own income is also very rich!

Patriarch Ma had already cut off Uncle Ma's financial resources, and wanted to use this to blackmail him to change his mind!

Who knew that this method of the horse patriarch would not work at all! I heard that Uncle Ma often wants to use money to do business, and those clansmen in the family who have some family backgrounds immediately came to the door to send money, without any interest, and only asked Uncle Ma to often take them to do business together.

Patriarch Ma was burdened by fame, and he couldn't come forward to accuse his son of disobedience, so he had to simply hand over all the family business to his third son to take care of.

After Uncle Ma often managed the family business, after just one year of hard work, the Ma family became famous, and he wanted food and money, so he began to recruit troops and buy horses, and the development of the entire Ma family was prosperous!

"Ma's Sanchang" is a successful model within a radius of hundreds of miles, and an example for young people around to learn!

And the patriarch of Ma has naturally become a model of "teaching children in a good way" and enjoys a high reputation.

The horse patriarch deserves it, but the work of educating his children must continue. But deep in his heart, he is really not sure that he will educate and train Ma Liang and Ma Jian in his own way.

Patriarch Ma withstood three blows, and his ability to withstand it was naturally strengthened, but his heart was let go, and he lived a solid life!

In the affairs of the family, the three sons have their own duties, and they can be handled casually. He simply let go, and every day he still followed the old rules and personally educated his two sons, without special expectations, but he lived a very fulfilling life.

The two sons of the Ma patriarch are still just as good, and their learning talent is very high, and they are well-deserved prodigies in the family studies.

Especially Ma Liang, because he was born with white eyebrows, was crowned with a strange appearance, and had a vision, thinking that he should be very promising when he grew up, and he was trained by the family since he was a child.

Because there is a good child in the family, and there is more than one, the Ma patriarch is the object of envy, but he himself 111 is not half happy, because Ma Liang's fourteenth birthday is coming soon, and he doesn't know what moths will come out yet!

Maybe it's just three things, maybe it's hard work, Ma Liang Ma Jichang, the fourth son of the Ma patriarch, didn't have an accident, he was still obedient as always, and at the age of fourteen, he gave him a big surprise!