Chapter 45: Happiness Depends on Earning
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Of course, these sisters are all as beautiful as fairies, are they still rushing to see you, a yellow-faced woman?" β
"Okay, you Liu Xin, dare to say that I am a yellow-faced woman! You don't want to live anymore? Ma Yun shouted and beat Liu Xin with all her might, but the anger on her face was all pretended.
Liu Xin raised his hand above his head, made a surrender, and repeatedly asked for mercy.
Ma Yun let him go and said, "Punish you and go make us something delicious." β
Liu Xin said with a smile: "Where do you still use my wife's orders, I have already sent someone to hunt some game, and I will do it myself in a while to ensure that you are satisfied." β
Ma Yun turned to the group of girls and said triumphantly, "Sisters, you can feast on your food today." β
In fact, this afternoon, Ma Yun sat in the car and had already noticed that Liu Xin's expression was a little wrong, and knew that the events in the morning still had some impact on him, so he made a joke with him to distract him. It's just that the person who said it was unintentional, but there were people who listened to it intentionally.
People in this era rarely make such jokes with their own men in front of other women. Fan Juan and Xiahou Juan are used to playing around with Liu Xin and Ma Yunping, and she has long been famous, so naturally she will not take Ma Yun's jokes to heart.
Bian Yu was different, she already had some ideas, and after listening to Ma Yun's words, she only thought that her thoughts had been discovered by her, and her pretty face couldn't help but flush with red clouds. When Liu Xin was there, Bian Yu kept his head down and didn't dare to raise it, and as soon as he left, he peeked at Ma Yun, but found that Cai Yan, who was standing next to Ma Yun, was also red.
Bian Yu is a personal essence, knowing that Cai Yan is also a rare beauty, and then looking at her expression, she was a little hesitant in her heart, and directly classified her into the ranks of rivals in love. Bian Yu knew in her heart that she and Ma Yun could not be compared, that was Liu Xin's original match, but she couldn't fall behind this little sister. Bian Yu had such thoughts, so he had the heart to test Cai Yan and said: "This sister is as beautiful as a fairy, I don't know whose son is blessed to be able to marry my sister and go home." β
Cai Yan saw that these women were all the best in the world, not to mention Mrs., even the one who spoke was no worse than herself, and hurriedly said: "Sister is making fun, where can my sister be as good as my sister." β
Ma Yun saw Liu Xin laughing with herself just now, and knew that the events in the morning had little impact on him, and his mood relaxed, and when he heard the two of them talking, he also joked on the side: "Sister Yan'er is already famous, I don't know who Sister Yu'er will be?" β
Bian Yu also smiled: "Sister doesn't have to worry about me, I always have to insert this flower, but I don't know if it's inserted in a vase or cow dung." β
Ma Yun couldn't help laughing: "It's good to insert it into the cow dung, the flowers are blooming beautifully, but don't forget to invite me to a glass of wedding wine when the time comes." β
Bian Yu smiled slyly: "My sister said yesterday that she wouldn't drink, and when the time comes, my sister will invite my sister to have a cup of tea." β
Ma Yun faked annoyance: "Hmph, stingy ghost." β
Fan Juan and Xiahou Juan were about the same age as Cai Yan, pulled her to her side, and asked, "What kind of person is lucky enough to marry a beauty like my sister?" β
Ma Yun didn't wait for Cai Yan to answer, so she said for her: "Sister Cai Yan has already promised Wei Zhongdao the son of the Hedong Wei family, and after a while, our sisters will have to ask for a cup of wine to drink." β
When Bian Yu heard this, he frowned and said, "It turned out to be him." β
Cai Yan is a smart woman, as soon as she heard it, she knew that she had something in her words, remembering that Wei Zhongdao had proposed last night to let Liu Xin transfer Bian Yu to a friend of his, he couldn't help but be suspicious and asked, "Could it be that my sister knows him?" β
Bian Yu said lightly: "Why don't you know it?" He's a regular visitor to our drunken red dust. β
She wasn't lying, Wei Zhongdao was indeed a frequent visitor to Drunken Hongchen, and he was also one of her suitors. Although Bian Yu is conscientious, she grew up in a prostitute family since she was a child, and she is used to seeing the hot and cold world and the warmth of people, and she understands very well that a person from a background like herself, even if she marries, the best ending can only be a concubine. In this era, the fate of concubines is very tragic, their status is not much better than that of servants, and they are often sent back and forth as gifts by their masters. Bian Yu is very smart, she knows that a beautiful woman like her must find someone who has the ability to protect herself if she wants to entrust her for life, she used to be more optimistic about Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, and now she has determined the goal, that is, Liu Xin, as for Wei Zhongdao, she has never been regarded as a choice.
She said this a bit deliberately, because she had already learned from Ma Yun what happened at Cai Yong's house last night. Bian Yu is a beautiful woman who has fallen into the dust, Wei Zhongdao has some insults to herself in her words, she has long been accustomed to these things, and she has not taken them to heart. But Wei Zhongdao later made things difficult for Liu Xin, but she was secretly angry, although Liu Xin hadn't said anything to her, but she was also her benefactor, not to mention that she now regarded herself as Liu Xin's woman in her heart. Bian Yu has seen the world again, after all, she is only a seventeen-year-old girl, and at this time, she knew that Cai Yan was Wei Zhongdao's fiancΓ©e, and the surname of the youngest daughter's family was used. Of course, she also felt a little unworthy in her heart that Cai Yan had promised such a person.
Cai Yan listened to Bian Yu's words and was stunned. Although it was common for men to enter and leave the Qinglou at that time, what woman wanted her husband to linger in the land of fireworks, let alone her fiancΓ©?
Bian Yu saw Cai Yan's face change, and said with a twist: "Sister, don't take it to heart, those who go to get drunk in Hongchen may not be to look for flowers and ask willows, and there are many people who just use this place to chant poems and talk about current affairs, like Lord Liu just goes to get drunk and drink." β
Seeing Cai Yan's ugly face, Ma Yun couldn't help but glare at Bian Yu, and said in her heart Since you know that Wei Zhongdao is her fiancΓ©, what are you doing to her. But Bian Yu's words had already come out, but he couldn't take them back, so Ma Yun had no choice but to persuade Cai Yan and said, "Yes, what's wrong with going to those places, didn't Liu Xin also go." Man, you can't keep him chained to your home all day long. β
Cai Yan didn't say a word as if he had lost his soul.
When the atmosphere was embarrassing, Liu Xin walked over again, followed by a few guards. Liu Xin took the copper basin from the guard's hand, handed it to Ma Yun and said, "Wife, quickly give them a taste, it's just baked, it's fragrant." β
Ma Yun was thinking about finding something to divert from the topic just now, and Liu Xin appeared like a timely rain, quickly took the basin, and greeted warmly: "Sisters, come and try my master's craftsmanship." Since marrying him, I have rarely been able to eat his novice meals, and today I am stained with your light. β
Liu Xin laughed and said: "It's not that I'm busy with official business, when I get to Jingzhou and I'm free, I'll cook for you every day." β
At this time, the food that people eat mainly depends on boiling, frying, frying, and roasting cooking methods have not been used in large quantities, these game meats are fresh, and through Liu Xin's good cooking skills, they exude an attractive aroma, and the girls are eating with relish, full of praise, Cai Yan's mood seems to be better.
Early the next morning, the team continued to march towards Jingzhou, Liu Xin did not want to disturb the local officials, and after passing through the counties, they refused to enter the city, but only camped in the field, and at most arranged for the soldiers to go into the city to buy some useful things.
Cai Yan, who got into the carriage again, no longer had the joy of yesterday, and the sound of the flute was full of sadness.
Ma Yun watched this innocent and cute little sister become like this, and felt a little distressed, and asked with concern: "Didn't my sister sleep well last night?" Why are your eyes bloodshot, or just lie in the car for a while. β
Cai Yan really didn't sleep well last night, lying on the bed, she couldn't help but compare Wei Zhongdao, Cao Ying and Liu Xin. No matter how you look at the conditions of these two people, they can't be compared with Liu Xin. In terms of appearance, needless to say, Wei Zhongdao and Liu Xin have their own merits, but Liu Xin has a faint heroic spirit that he does not have. In terms of talent, Cao Ying and Liu Xin have their own masterpieces, but Wei Zhongdao only talks about the past and the present, and has never had his own works. In terms of status, Cao Ying and Wei Zhongdao cannot be compared with Liu Xin. What she can't tolerate the most is that her fiancΓ© Wei Zhongdao often goes in and out of a place like Qinglou.
The scene of Liu Xin and Ma Yun laughing at night always lingered in front of her eyes, and she could feel the strong love between the husband and wife. What surprised Cai Yan the most was that Liu Xin actually promised to cook for Ma Yun in person in the future. You must know that this is in an era of male superiority and inferiority of women, especially for a man with a high status like Liu Xin, how difficult it is to make this promise. Cai Yan couldn't help but sigh secretly, why did all the good men go to other people's homes.
Hearing Ma Yun ask, Cai Yan squeezed out a smile and said, "Sister, it's okay, I'm probably a little tired." β
Ma Yun knew that she was insincere. In fact, after the incident in the Cai family, Ma Yun did not have much affection for Wei Zhongdao. Ma Yun remembered that in history, Cai Yan married into the Wei family for a year, and Wei Zhongdao died of hemoptysis. Pity such a talented and beautiful woman who became a widow at a young age, and was cursed by her mother-in-law, saying that it was because of her hard life that she killed her husband, which eventually led to her later tragic fate.
Thinking of this, Ma Yun couldn't help but feel sympathy, and said to Cai Yan: "Sister, don't be sad about what happened yesterday. As far as I know, Wei Zhongdao has indeed been to Drunken Hongchen, and it was Dian Wei who they saw with their own eyes. There may be good men in this world, but most men are not like this, how can cats not steal, sister, don't take it too seriously. β
Cai Yan listened to Ma Yun's words, was silent, shed two lines of tears on his face, looked at Ma Yun in a daze, and said, "How can my sister have such a good blessing as my sister." But a woman's life is miserable, and when she encounters this kind of thing, she can only endure it, so what can she do. The tone was full of envy.
Ma Yun is a person from later generations, she may be able to tolerate cats stealing fish, but she will never accept her fate, so she did not approve of Liu Xin's idea of taking refuge in Cao Ying from the beginning, and after listening to Cai Yan's words, she disagreed, and said: "My sister is not right, fate should be in your own hands, and a woman's happiness must also be fought for by herself." β