Chapter Sixty-Six: A Different Kind of Inner Family
Ma Chao observed the maid for a while, and then called the maid over, this maid's body was like a weak willow supporting the wind, and she looked extremely strong on the outside.
The maid thought that Ma Chao was going to add some new tea, but Ma Chao only asked the maid's name, the maid's surname was Yuan, born in the second year of Dading, and now he is only seventeen years old. After the girl was introduced, Ma Chao asked Xiao Yuan, how about you follow me in the future?
Xiao Yuan chuckled and asked Ma Chao what his identity was, and Ma Chao said that it was a horse doctor. Xiao Yuan said that it was not good, and said that the fortune teller said that she was the reincarnation of a divine bird, and at worst she would have to be a princess. Ma Chao laughed and said, then be a princess.
Ma Chao asked Xiao Yuan to bring a pen and paper, and wrote a poem crookedly on it with a brush, with tears in his eyes, secretly throwing it away, who is it for, such a delicate teahouse, so people are not sad!
Wang Wu read it and said that the poem was well written, and the words really didn't dare to compliment. Ma Chao said that in my hometown, I can write well, but I can't use a brush, and I don't use traditional Chinese characters much.
Xiao Yuan didn't know what Ma Chao meant when he wrote this poem, Ma Chao asked her to take it and go to the hall to find a young lady named Wang Ziwei.
Xiao Yuan agreed, said Xie Gongzi, and left. Wang Wu asked Ma Chao in surprise, what is so touching about this Xiao Yuan. Ma Chao said that this woman was tired of life here, and she was obviously very sad, but she had a sweet smile. Those rough people who drank tea had unclean hands and feet, and this Xiao Yuan was invisibly resolved, without suffering, and no one was angry, and the means can be seen. The most important thing is that Xiao Yuan is delicate and beautiful, without any rouge, but his skin is delicate. Such skin is rare on the northern side.
After listening to Ma Chao, Wang Wu carefully observed Xiao Yuan again, proving that what Ma Chao said was true. Wang Wu still doesn't understand, what does Ma Chao want to do with this Xiao Yuan? Asking if you don't understand is a good habit of Wang Wu.
Ma Chao's answer is also quite simple, and he said a word of secrecy.
Coming out of the teahouse, Ma Chao went to the market. It's been a few hours and a half a year since I crossed over, and it's time to celebrate the New Year. The ancients bought New Year's goods and began to buy them from the lunar month.
At that time, the goods were not as gorgeous as they are now, and the poor people bought nothing more than chicken, duck, fish, beef and mutton. New Year's goods are mainly purchased for men, followed by children, and finally women. The rich need to pay attention to the New Year, of course, the meat does not eat beef and mutton, what is expensive to eat what meat, in the northern cities, especially Yanjing, venison and bear paw are the rarest, but also the most expensive.
Ma Chao turned around, and he didn't have much interest in meat, clothes, or anything, but he was interested in children's things, such as candy men, windmills, monkey poles, or something.
After going around, Ma Chao bought a candy man to eat and bought it for Wang Wu, Wang Wu didn't want it, and felt that it was a shame for such an adult to eat candy. Ma Chao bought another monkey climbing pole for the eldest lady. Wang Wu laughed when he saw it, even if he gave a gift to the eldest lady, he should buy rouge gouache.
Ma Chao said with a smile, the eldest lady hasn't grown up yet. After going back, the monkey climbing pole was given to the eldest lady, the eldest lady was full of joy, fiddling and playing non-stop, Ma Chao and the eldest lady said that there was a girl who was going to come to the eldest lady recently, and the eldest lady must be treated well.
The eldest lady didn't look up, and said familiarly, Mo Yu is still waiting in Huining Mansion, which daughter of Ma Gongzi this time? Ma Chao said that the girl's name was Xiao Yuan, and the eldest lady said okay, and urged Ma Chao to quickly mess up his marriage with King Yu, Ma Chao agreed and said okay.
After Ma Chao left, the hot girl came back, saw the eldest lady fiddling with the monkey climbing the pole, and said unhappily, why didn't Ma Chao prepare a gift for her, the eldest lady raised her head when she heard this, sighed, and thought that this Ma Chao is good, it is a flower, but which of today's men is not careful, which is not three wives and four concubines.
Two days later, Xiao Yuan really came, and the eldest lady arranged for her to live with the hot girl and treat her as a younger sister. The eldest lady looked at Xiao Yuan's weak appearance carefully, looked at the poem that Ma Chao gave Xiao Yuan, and couldn't help but think, should the martial arts stop for some days, this practice is not afraid of cold and heat, the skin is also dry, and the body is strong, it makes sense that Ma Chao doesn't like it.
Ma Chao had nothing to do to look at the Book of Horses, trying to communicate with the eagle with his spirit, and Ma Chao found one thing, his spirit seemed to have a quantity, and when he communicated with the big lazy cat, he didn't feel it. As soon as I communicated with the red-headed eagle, the spirit in my head was like a bucket of water, and it fell out with a bang. The spirit is gone, I don't even bother to lift my eyelids, I can't replenish my sleep, and my head is groggy.
Once, unintentionally, Ma Chao tried to meditate, cultivated the inner family qi, and his spirit suddenly recovered, and that amount had a vague tendency to increase. It seems that this internal family qi is really not ordinary, Ma Chao and Wang Wu said, Wang Wu didn't know, but gave Ma Chao a pulse, and didn't feel that Ma Chao had any internal family qi in Ma Chao's body.
After another two days like this, Ma Chao kept trying, constantly improving, and was tired and dizzy at night, so he could only pull the tail of the big wild cat, climbed onto the kang, and subconsciously sat down cross-legged.
At this time, Jin Shizong and Gonggong Wen came again, but this time Gonggong Wen stopped and felt it carefully. Jin Shizong was a little puzzled, Gonggong Wen hadn't been so careful when he came twice before, why this time.
Jin Shizong couldn't help but ask, Gonggong Wen has been with him for many years, how many assassins have been killed in the hands of Gonggong Wen, Jin Shizong has confidence in Gonggong Wen, Gonggong Wen is cautious, and he is naturally careful.
Gong Wen said, feel a breath of the unity of heaven and man, there are only a handful of such skills, it is not the Jin Zen master came, Jin Shizong said to go in and see if you know, Jin Shizong and Gong Wen entered the house, there was no one else in the house, only Ma Chao was there, and Ma Chao heard the door knock, so he opened his eyes, and saw that the shoes with the bottom and embroidered dragon patterns, Ma Chao climbed down from the bed with a grunt, found a comfortable place, knelt honestly, and shouted Long live my emperor.
Jin Shizong turned around, looked at it carefully, and asked Ma Chao if there were anyone else in the house. This question surprised Ma Chao a little, but he replied no. Gonggong Wen also interjected, saying Your Majesty, the minister didn't see anyone else.
Gonggong Wen was telling Jin Shizong that the aura of the unity of heaven and man just now ran out of Ma Chao's body. But now, even Gonggong Wen can't feel that breath, look at Ma Chao carefully, Ma Chao is just an ordinary person, and his physical fitness is not as good as that of a soldier.
Gonggong Wen said that Ma Chao was a master, and Jin Shizong was also a little more careful, and asked Ma Chao if he knew the purpose of his visit? Ma Chao said that he knew, Jin Shizong smiled when he heard it, and said Since you know, stand up and listen.