【273】Responsibilities of the Head of the Household
Summary of the previous chapter: The mysterious woman who broke into the house and Ma Xiaoquan went to Wushan together. Afterwards, Ma Xiaoquan felt something was strange, so he took the initiative to "confess" his "crime" to his wife Hua Yuexin. Unexpectedly, he came back to see what happened.
Found that the mysterious woman was no longer there...
"What about you, Qingyi?"
Qing Yi came over and said, "If Qing Yi sleeps next to my husband, Qing Yi can guarantee that my husband will never get up tomorrow!"
Ma Xiaoquan was so frightened by Qing Yi's words that he broke into a cold sweat and did not dare to say any more.
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The next day, Ma Xiaoquan got up early.
The banquet will last for three days. Yesterday was the first day, and there are still two days left. As the head of the family, Ma Xiaoquan must set an example and get up early to welcome the guests.
"Haha, good morning..." There were wealthy nobles who got up early, and Ma Xiaoquan said good morning to them all.
With the excellent service and the personal greeting from the head of the family, these wealthy nobles were naturally very happy.
When everyone was almost up, Ma Xiaoquan announced that the banquet would continue.
On the second day of the banquet, Ma Xiaoquan also held a treasure appreciation conference, imitating the flower bracelet ceremony in the past.
However, compared to the treasure appreciation fair held by the Hua family with bracelets as a gift, the Ma family’s treasure appreciation fair is slightly smaller in scale. However, although the sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, although the scale is not as grand as the treasure appreciation fair held by the Hua family with a bracelet as a big gift, the wonders on display are still there.
The quality and quantity of precious treasures are not inferior to the gift of wearing a bracelet.
"This is..." Ma Xiaoquan opened his eyes wide, held his son Ma Xiao in one hand, and carefully twisted a gold leaf with one hand.
"Haha..." The one who displayed this golden leaf was a member of the noble family. When he saw that Ma Xiaoquan was interested in this golden leaf, he asked Lao Wang to sell melons and said: "Master Immortal, I am not bragging, this golden leaf
But it’s quite old, so how can you say that these gold leaves were all used by Emperor Gaodi in the past..." Emperor Gaodi refers to Liu Bang. People in the Han Dynasty called Liu Bang Emperor Gaodi, but now we usually call Liu Bang Ma Xiaoquan, the founder of the Han Dynasty.
With a sound, he returned the gold leaf to the nobleman, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Are you sure it was used by Liu Bang?"
This nobleman patted his chest and promised, "I will never lie to the Immortal!"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and asked, "Will you sell it?"
The noble clan boy shook his head.
"Can I change it?"
The nobles still shook their heads.
Ma Xiaoquan curled his lips and thought: Yes, it seems to be a good treasure.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan patted the nobleman's shoulder, "Okay, you play slowly, I'll go over there and take a look."
Just as Ma Xiaoquan was about to turn around and leave, this nobleman stopped Ma Xiaoquan and said respectfully: "Sir, please be patient."
"Anything else?"
The nobleman nodded: "I will give this golden leaf to Lord Shangxian, so that I can make friends with Lord Shangxian."
Ma Xiaoquan laughed when he heard it, "Oh, you don't want to sell or exchange my feelings because you want to use this thing to have a relationship with me. You are such a thief."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "Since brother is so generous, how can I be so happy if I don't accept it? Thank you!" After saying that, Ma Xiaoquan took the gold leaf over.
The nobleman was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Master Shangxian is indeed a generous man, haha, I live in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Lu Miao, and his courtesy name is Zhengming."
"Jiangdong? Lu family?" Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment and laughed, "It turns out they are a famous big family in Jiangdong. I have admired them for a long time."
Lu Ming chuckled and said modestly: "No, I'm just a cousin of the Lu family. The Supreme Immortal is so powerful that he is already the Immortal Marquis..."
The two of them were polite for a while and became acquainted. Ma Xiaoquan didn't know what Lu Ming had in mind. At least he thought that it would be very beneficial to have this opportunity to get to know the Lu family in Jiangdong, because in the follow-up time, Ma Xiaoquan should
I will go to Jiangdong to participate in the Battle of Chibi.
Not far away, Hua Wuxing saw Ma Xiaoquan and Lu Miao chatting happily, so she shamelessly came over.
Lu Miao was from a noble family, while the Hua family was from a wealthy family. The two families had nothing in common to discuss. After saying a few words, Lu Miao made an excuse and left.
After Lu Miao left, Hua Wuxing said to Ma Xiaoquan: "Sir, Master Shangxian, could you give me an item as a bracelet gift from my Hua family in the past?"
Ma Xiaoquan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "It's true. I gave a gold square coin to Yue'er's maid."
Hua Wuxing chuckled, took out a coin from his arms, dangled it in front of Ma Xiaoquan's eyes and said, "Is this what Master Shangxian is talking about?"
Ma Xiaoquan's eyes narrowed and he chuckled: "That's exactly what it is!"
Hua Wuxing nodded, suddenly turned his hand, palm up, held the coin in his hand, and handed it to Ma Xiaofang.
"Hua Wuye, what are you doing?"
Hua Wuxing nodded: "A maid should not own something that does not suit her status. Besides, this thing can only be owned by the Supreme Immortal!"
Ma Xiaoquan looked calm on the surface, but he was very excited in his heart, because together with the gold square coin in Hua Wu Xing's hand, Ma Xiaoquan had two coins in total.
From the information left by Huang Jingming, Ma Xiaoquan learned that the golden square coin is the secret key to unlocking the solar recorder, and this secret is currently known to only Ma Xiaoquan.
"Haha..." Ma Xiaoquan gently took the gold square coin from Hua Wu Xing's hand, played with it twice, raised his eyebrows, and said slowly: "Then thank you, Mr. Hua Wu!"
Hua Wuxing laughed and said: "Master Shangxian is really not polite. I am a man of virtue and must be humble in everything. Master Shangxian is so generous and generous, which is really different..."
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said nothing, but he said in his heart: Nonsense, you hypocritical ancient people clearly want it, but you are still trying to make excuses. You Ma and I are modern people.
Hua Wuxing saw Ma Xiaoquan smiling and saying nothing, thinking that he was thinking about something, so he bowed back knowingly.
When Ma Xiaoquan came to his senses, he discovered that Hua Wuxing had quietly walked away.
Hua Wu Xing's behavior made Ma Xiaoquan feel more comfortable. As the saying goes, "retire at the right time", that's it. Hua Wu Xing was able to give gifts without asking for credit, and he really had the style of a big family.
However, what Ma Xiaoquan still doesn't quite understand is why the Hua family rejects the gentry class so much?
You must know that the three major forces in the late Eastern Han Dynasty were the gentry, eunuchs, and relatives. The eunuchs and relatives were more violent during the reign of Emperor Linghuan. As for the Wei and Jin Dynasties that were further back in this era, they completely became the gentry.
A scene where the family is alone.
Ma Xiaoquan originally wanted to take back the solar recorder and leave, but the thing has not been found yet. However, he established a family in this era and became the head of the family.
With responsibility on his shoulders, Ma Xiaoquan's mentality has undergone some changes. Although he knows that he will leave one day, although Ma Xiaoquan knows that no family can survive for a long time, but he can take advantage of this era while he is still there.
, during this period of time, Ma Xiaoquan will still think about developing the family he built with his own hands.
Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Ma Xiaoquan decided that the Ma family in this era should not only follow the path of a wealthy family, but also enter the gentry class.
Ma Xiaoquan lowered his head and picked Ma Xiao up, teasing his son: "Son, daddy is looking for a wife for you, do you want her?"
Ma Xiao was still very young. Although he didn't understand what a daughter-in-law was, the environment in which he grew up and the usual education from his mother Diao Chan gave him an answer quickly.
As soon as Ma Xiaoquan opened his mouth, Ma Xiao clapped his hands and said sweetly: "I want to be like my father, with a mother, a mother named Yue, a mother named Hua Yuexin, a mother named Ling'er, and... oh oh
Oh oh...and there are so many more girls..."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"Okay, my son is courageous, haha..."
Diao Chan didn't want to do it anymore, so she came over and snatched Xiao Ma Xiao away, complaining about Ma Xiaoquan: "Ms. sir, the child is still young, how can you teach the child such improper things?"
Ma Xiaoquan said: "Isn't it serious? No way, no matter what happens, my son will have to be as good as me as a father, right?"
Diao Chan rolled her eyes at Ma Xiaoquan: "You are the only one with a poor mouth..."
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At night, in Ma Xiaoquan's study.
Qing Yi rubbed Ma Xiaoquan's shoulders and asked Ma Xiaoquan delicately: "Ms. sir, what are the two coins in your hand for?"
Ma Xiaoquan turned around and hugged Qing Yi into his arms: "Of course your husband is what I need..."
Qing Yi pouted and said, "My lord is a scoundrel and doesn't tell the truth..."
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, pinched Tsing Yi's breasts, pursed her lips and said: "My lady in Tsing Yi, you don't know something. The thing your husband and I need, there are two keys..."
Before Ma Xiaoquan finished speaking, Qing Yi answered and asked, "Could it be that the key that my husband is looking for is these two coins?"
Ma Xiaoquan grinned and acquiesced.
Qing Yi tilted his head and asked again: "In that case, how can this be used?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and lied: "Of course it's like any other key, just insert it and use it."
Qing Yi said oh and stopped talking.
Seeing that Qing Yi stopped talking, Ma Xiaoquan said with all his heart: Qing Yi, Qing Yi, please forgive me for not being able to tell you the truth. After all, you do not belong to our era. Some things are best handled by me alone.
After being silent for a long time, Qing Yi suddenly asked Ma Xiaoquan: "My lord, what do you mean by our alliance with Yuan Fang?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said: "I promised him, but I can't make it too easy for him. After all, when Yuan Fang handed over the Secret Records of the Baiyi Clan, the property returned to its original owner..."
"What does your husband mean?"
"Try to blackmail him again..."
Upon hearing this, Qing Yi burst out laughing, her chest trembling wildly.
Ma Xiaoquan felt unbearably itchy looking at it, and a hungry tiger pounced on the sheep, throwing Qing Yi to the ground...