A family of three sat around the square wooden table and ate, Ma Zhufan and his mother kept picking vegetables for him to eat, his father took out the liquor and poured himself a drink, and his father was already a little drunk after a few glasses.

"Dad, you drink less, your body is important. Ma Zhufan persuaded.

His father glanced at Ma Zhufan, and said a little impatiently: "Lao Tzu, you have to take care of how much wine you drink, you still have to take care of yourself." ”

"How much money did you say you earned this year? You found a woman, you refused to read, you couldn't earn money, and you were doomed to be a bachelor for the rest of your life. After speaking, he raised his head and drank a glass of wine, and looked at Ma Zhufan with annoyance.

Ma Zhufan's mother stood up angrily and scolded: "You know how to drink every day, and you still know that you have a son? ”

"Without me, you give birth to a ball, what's wrong? I'll take care of this unfilial son today. After saying that, he stood up drunk and yelled at his mother.

Listening to the quarrel of his parents, Ma Zhufan felt that his angry soul was trembling, his face was red, he wanted to escape from this home at the moment, but after being away from home for a long time, he missed his mother again, he was very conflicted, he sometimes impulsively wanted to take his mother away, and leave this man who only knew how to drink forever, but would his mother agree?

For his father, family affection is not even worth a copper coin, Ma Zhufan has not been like this for a moment, longing to become stronger, become stronger, have status, have status, have money, and have money, his drunkard father still dares to bully his mother? Sometimes people work hard, not for themselves, but just to make the people you protect happier.

Ma Zhufan stared at his father with round eyes and said angrily: "Okay, don't yell at your mother if you have the ability, if you don't mix up next time, I will never go home." With that, he threw the door and left.

His father was frightened by Ma Zhufan's eyes and sobered up, he knew that he couldn't beat and scold his mother-in-law at will in the future.

His mother sat aside and secretly wiped her tears, and she sighed, not knowing whether she was lamenting her own bad life or the unfair world.

Ma Zhufan stayed at home for one night, planning to stop by to see the two sisters and then go back to the sect, in the early morning, the sky was filled with a faint mist, and there were two figures standing in the fog, a woman in coarse linen clothes, and a young man in a cyan coat.

Ma Zhufan looked at his mother standing in front of him, full of strong reluctance, his mother took his hand and said: "Zhufan, don't care about your father's words, we are poor, but we must be arrogant, just do things worthy of our conscience, what fame and fortune are not worth half a penny of my son." ”

Ma Zhufan listened and held his mother's palm with his backhand and said: "Mother, the child understands, no matter what, the child will let the mother live a good life, and no one will be able to bully the mother in the future." ”

His mother smiled with relief and stroked his hair with her hand and said, "Mother doesn't want you to be rich and rich, as long as you are safe." ”

After Ma Zhufan listened, his nose was slightly sour, he looked at his mother's skin tanned by the sun due to frequent work, and held the palm full of cracks due to frequent rough work, he felt how incompetent he was, and the feeling of being a son of man in vain pierced his heart deeply.

Ma Zhufan carefully took out three gold coins from his arms and put them in his mother's rough palm, and said, "Mother, this is my salary, you can take it." ”

His mother took the money and said, "Okay, my mother will keep it for you, and I will keep it for your daughter-in-law in the future." ”

Ma Zhufan choked and nodded, stepped forward and hugged his mother and said, "Mother and child are gone, take care." After speaking, he turned away, and the tears in his eyes unconsciously flowed down the corners of his eyes.

The mother stood in the early morning mist for a long time, and there was no son in her sight, but she still didn't want to leave, the mist may be able to block the line of sight, but it can't stop the thick concern between mother and son.

Ma Zhufan first went to the Wang family in the next village, and saw the second sister, the second sister was overjoyed, and the second sister's family was also a little poor, and the second sister said that her father did not agree to this family affair at the time, and the second sister was almost killed, and then she agreed without any way, Ma Zhufan's second brother-in-law is an honest and diligent person, and he is also very good to the second sister.

Before leaving, Ma Zhufan secretly stuffed the second sister with a gold coin, and the second sister's big eyes were reluctant to look at Ma Zhufan and leave.

Ma Zhufan went to Zhaozhuang Zhao Yuanwai's house again, a slightly smaller courtyard, the red lacquer door was closed, Ma Zhufan stepped forward and knocked a few times, a plainly dressed maid opened the door and led him into the courtyard, his eldest sister sat in the garden and held a baby girl about two months old in the sun, seeing Ma Zhufan coming, happily pulled Ma Zhufan to ask east and west.

Ma Zhufan looked at the eldest sister's slightly pale face, and he could no longer find the smart and lively atmosphere on his body, he was a little irritable and depressed for no reason, knowing that the eldest sister was not happy, he said: "Sister, the child has no name." ”

His eldest sister replied: "No, my brother or you should pick one up, their family didn't bother to name her because I gave birth to a daughter." After speaking, he lowered his brows a little disappointed.

When Ma Zhufan heard this, he was also a little angry in his heart, and thought about it: "Why don't you call Zhao Ziling, purple is steady, and spirit is a living wave, I hope she can be stable and energetic when she grows up." ”

"Zhao Ziling, Ziling, it's good, it's really good, good daughter, do you like it when your uncle gets you a name?" his sister said happily as she looked at the baby in her arms.

Ma Zhufan looked at Zhao Ziling looking at herself curiously with a pair of watery eyes, and she was very happy in her heart, and hugged her from her sister's arms to make her happy.

"Sister, didn't you talk to a soldier for two years before, how did you divide it?" Ma Zhufan asked unintentionally.

"Dad thinks his family can't get the bride price, he doesn't agree to live or die, my heart is soft, my father begged me to marry Zhao Gongzi that day, I relented and agreed, who would have thought ......" Before the words were finished, the eldest sister's eyes were moist.

"Ma Zhubi, is this the younger brother who went to Xianshan to cultivate immortals?" I saw a man wearing a dark shirt standing at the door.

"Zhufan, this is your brother-in-law. Her sister said, and Ma Zhufan called her brother-in-law.

The man enthusiastically stepped forward and shook Ma Zhufan's hand and said, "Brother Xian, will you fly, will you change dozens of catties of gold to play, your brother-in-law has been lucky recently and lost some money." ”

Ma Zhufan's face changed slightly, and he said: "Brother-in-law, cultivating immortals is not a trick, and the money still has to be earned by your own hands." ”

His brother-in-law heard that he would not change, his face was pulled down at that time, and he snorted in his nose: "You won't turn gold to cultivate immortals, I think you still have to go home and farm." ”

Ma Zhufan was even more angry when he heard this, and his eldest sister Ma Zhubi said angrily: "Whether you cultivate immortals or not, what does it matter to you, you know gambling all day long, and you are embarrassed to talk about others." With that, tears filled his eyes.

"Hmph, women are trouble. The man snorted and entered the house, Ma Zhufan clenched his fist, and stepped forward to pull him to apologize to his sister, Ma Zhubi pulled the corner of his clothes and said: "Forget it, brother, this is your eldest sister's life, don't blame anyone." ”

When Ma Zhufan heard this, he felt uncomfortable, and said hurriedly: "Sister, you are still young......

"Zhu Fan, don't say it, tell my sister how you are doing outside. His sister interrupted him.