loyal dog becomes cat

As winter approached, Pony Tofu finally opened a branch in Xizhou.

Liu Xiaodong was recruited as a store manager as a foreigner. Although no one could tell his origin, and everyone in the Ma family had doubts about his identity at first, but after getting along for a few days, everyone had nothing to say. objected.

After all, they have lived together for more than a year. Even if the former body was a cat, everyone has a deep sense of identification with him subconsciously, so they got used to his existence in a short time.

Liu Xiaodong is different from Ma Ke. He is a serious graduate of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He has worked hard in the vegetable and fruit industry for more than ten years in modern times. He has deep experience in cultivation and marketing. Naturally, he does not want to just make soybean products Simple.

The weather in Xizhou is relatively cold, and vegetables are very scarce after winter, but because it is adjacent to Luling, the highest peak in Chizhang Country, there are abundant mountain products, especially a kind of mushroom, which is very delicious, but the umbrella cover is extremely small, and the color is also very ugly. .

Liu Xiaodong saw that the mushroom was very similar to shiitake mushrooms, so he kept his mind on it. In his spare time, he went to the mountains with a few hunters to collect some strains of this mushroom, and cultivated a batch of new varieties in the tofu workshop. The shiitake mushrooms have received a good response after being launched.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xizhou ushered in a sunny day after the continuous heavy snow. Liu Xiaodong woke up early in the morning and felt his left eye twitch, as if some happy event was coming.

Sure enough, just after noon, I saw a donkey cart approaching the shop and stopped at the door. Dingbang was sitting in front with a smile and holding his whip. Guess who's coming?"

Liu Xiaodong was overjoyed, but before he could answer, the car curtain was lifted, and Ma Ke was wrapped in a goose-yellow cotton cloak, and he smiled and said, "Why are you standing there? Come and help me."

Liu Xiaodong hurriedly helped him out of the car. Seeing that his face was turning red from the cold, he couldn't help but feel distressed, and said angrily, "Why do you come to patrol when it's so cold? Afraid I'll give you a package meeting?"

Ma Ke shook his head with a smile, saw that Dingbang and Huajian drove the donkey cart to the backyard, and just tiptoed and whispered in his ear: "I miss you."

Liu Xiaodong was so excited that he wished he could be picked up and turned around a few times immediately, but in broad daylight, not to mention "men and women can't kiss each other", so he had to secretly shake his hand.

"Let's go, let's eat." Liu Xiaodong let go of his hand and shouted into the shop: "Old Guo, Lao Guo, bring the account book, the owner wants to check the account." Turning around, he whispered to Ma Ke: "Let's go, brother Qianer I found someone to weld a copper hot pot, you drink your saliva first, and I will make a pot for you to eat."

Ma Ke pursed his lips and smiled. If he only ate hot pot, Huajian and Dingbang would definitely follow him. If he checked the account books, they could hide as far as they could. Unpredictable.

The yard of the branch store is very large. In front is a pavement with four bays, two workshops and a warehouse in the back. The largest one is used as a bedroom for Liu Xiaodong. It's pretty clean.

The kang is popular in Xizhou. The kang is connected to the kitchen stove. During the day, the stove is pressed with plant ash, and the kang is slightly warm. Visitors are entertained on the kang.

There was also a kang in Liu Xiaodong's room. When the two entered the room, Liu Xiaodong asked Ma Ke to get on the kang: "Don't take off the cloak for a while, and then take it off when it gets hot. I was in the workshop in the morning and didn't light the brazier."

Ma Ke nodded, took off the hood of his cloak, and used a small wooden comb to straighten his long hair. After a while, Liu Xiaodong brought a brazier and put it on the kang for him to warm up. He put hot tea on the kang table, and then went to the kitchen to prepare the hot pot. .

Ma Ke's feet were cold, he took off his socks and put his bare feet on the brazier to bake. While looking at the account book sent by the accountant, Liu Xiaodong came in with a brass hot pot, and added a few carbons from the brazier to the hot pot. Block, sitting next to him on the kang, said: "Is it cold?"

"It's colder than Huanzhou here." Ma Ke put down the ledger, Liu Xiaodong loosened his clothes, grabbed his bare feet and put them in his arms, warming him against his warm stomach, and said, "You can take off your cloak now. I will go out so as not to catch a cold."

Ma Keyiyan took off his cloak, and Liu Xiaodong saw that he was wearing a small light blue jacket underneath, embroidered with a few daisies, which was simple and cute, so he quickly leaned over and kissed him, smirking silently.

Marco squinted his eyes and licked his lips, threw his arms around his neck, kissed him hard for a while, and grinned.

Liu Xiaodong was agitated by his unexpected enthusiasm, looked at his bright red lips, pink and tender face, simply picked him up and put him on his lap, weighed him with both hands, and said: "It seems to be heavy." A little bit."

Ma Ke smiled: "Yes, there are few activities in winter, so you have to put on some fat."

"It seems to be a little longer."

"It has been growing very fast this year. Let's see if it can reach 1.6 meters in time for spring."

Liu Xiaodong reached into his clothes, stroking his smooth waist, ribs and chest. Ma Ke couldn't stand the teasing, and after a while he was a little out of breath, holding his wrist and whispering: "No, I'm hungry."

Liu Xiaodong touched his stomach, and it was deflated, so he let go, put him in front of the kang table, and said: "Keep warm to think about lust, come on, let's eat first."

The copper hot pot has been opened, the bone soup is gurgling and steaming, the fresh and tender short ribs and Liu Xiaodong's newly accumulated Northeast sauerkraut, just smelling it makes people salivate.

Ma Ke has a bad stomach, he always chews and eats slowly, and stutters very slowly. Liu Xiaodong is not in a hurry, sits cross-legged beside him and watches, and after a while, he diligently wipes his mouth with a handkerchief for his beard or something. When Marco was happy to put a piece of ribs in his mouth, he would smile brightly.

"My little pony is really beautiful like a flower." Liu Xiaodong sighed, "I remember last year at this time, the people who came to your door to propose marriage really broke the threshold. I'm not here recently. Is there a matchmaker? "

Marko smiled and didn't answer. To be honest, there really are.

On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, the flower matchmaker came to Ma's house again. This time, she was still proposing marriage to Deng Youcai, but she changed from the concubine to the main wife.

Based on the principle of right family, Deng Qigong looked down on the Ma family, but his son Deng Youcai was really obsessed with Ma Ke. Since the beginning of the year, he has been thinking about it day and night, saying every day that he will resign from the marriage of Dahong Grain Store and marry Ma Ke. Passing through the door caused him a headache.

In autumn, the girl from the Dahong Grain Store died of illness, and Deng Youcai went crazy. Before March [-]th, he asked his father's central matchmaker to go to Ma's house to propose marriage.

When Mr. Ma was not at home, Deng Qigong and the people from the bank took over the Ma family's property, and then resold it at a low price to himself and several in-laws. Although this matter was done meticulously, the Ma family's land was named Deng. This is obvious, if Ma Ke is really married, it is hard to guarantee that he will be jealous and not in the same heart with his own family. Besides, Ma's family is in such a state of decline that it is useless to marry him.

But firstly, my son is too obsessed with ghosts, and secondly, over the past year or so, Ma Ke has been doing everything in a hurry to open a shop and farm, and in autumn, I heard that he is going to find a store in the city to start a mountain goods business. If such a woman Married into the family, internally able to support an ignorant son, and externally able to support the family business, it is indeed the material of a headed wife.

What's more, this girl can read and write, and she looks very decent. After all, she was raised by Miss Zhao when she was a child. Her temperament is there, and she can show it on the scene.

After weighing again and again, Deng Qigong solemnly invited the flower matchmaker to propose marriage, because this time it was the eldest daughter-in-law of the eldest house, and he brought four-color gifts when he went, which was very solemn.

The result can be imagined, let's say Ma Ke has long been tired of Deng Youcai, even if he doesn't know this guy, it is impossible for a big man to marry him.

Although Mrs. Ma was euphemistic, Deng Qigong was rejected. The matchmaker was very shameless and returned to Deng's house with a gift. It happened that Deng Qigong's brothers were visiting at home, and the flower matchmaker added fuel and jealousy. His face turned blue with anger, and several guests also scolded the Ma family for being ungrateful.

Afterwards, this incident spread among the Deng family. Deng Qigong also had some relatives in Huanzhou, and he usually relied on his income from some land in the village, so if he was a little bored, he would come to Ma Ke's shop to find fault. It takes a lot of trouble to fill the warehouse.

Ma Ke was busy looking for a shop in the city to open a mountain goods store in those days, but he didn't take this matter to heart. On the day of his birth, he happened to meet the landlord when he was looking at the shop, and only then did he know that it was the real estate put by Ximen.

When meeting acquaintances, it is inevitable to exchange some pleasantries. Although Ximen Fang usually likes Ma Ke, he is still reserved and self-respecting. Maybe he drank a little wine that day, but it is not the same as usual.

"Do you know?" Ximen Fang was standing in front of Ma Ke at that time, very close, looking down at him, his breath could almost spray on his face, "Huanzhou City is almost a shop, almost all my real estate , wouldn’t it be troublesome for you to run around looking for someone to rent the fiber?”

Marco leaned his neck back to avoid his breath, although he knew that what he said might be true, but he guessed that he didn't have any official position after all, so he wouldn't be able to cover the sky with one hand in the state capital.

"How about...marry me." The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a charming smile, "If you become mine, what is mine will be yours. From now on, you will be the landlord yourself, and you can occupy any room you want to open a shop." Wouldn't it be fun, huh?"

"You're drunk." Ma Ke didn't pretend at all, frowned and retreated step by step, but Ximen Fang, contrary to the gentleman's style in the past, pressed forward step by step: "I heard that your mother did not agree to the marriage of the Deng family, I must be angry It's extremely high." Looking into Ma Ke's eyes obsessively, sighed, and said: "I know, marrying me as a concubine is wronging you, and your mother will definitely not want it. If I met you early in the morning , since I will never put other women in my eyes again, but this is the end, I have nothing to do. As long as you promise to marry me, I will treat you well, and I will let you do business if you want to show your face. I can rely on you to live a leisurely life at home. Even if something happens to your father, I will definitely support your mother until the end of her life, so that you will not suffer any grievances."

If Ma Ke was a young girl who had just begun to fall in love, she would not hesitate to fall into the arms of the high official Ximen at this moment, but unfortunately, he is not.

Ma Ke resolutely refused, pushed away the drunken Ximen and fled in a hurry, and drove to Xizhou the next day.

He didn't know why he came here, he didn't think about telling Liu Xiaodong about his rotten love affairs, or he just felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, and wanted to sit with him for a while, chat for a while, and relax.

"What's the matter? Someone really came to propose marriage, right?" Seeing him pondering, Liu Xiaodong approached him and asked.

Ma Ke didn't hide anything, and said casually: "Yes, Deng Youcai's unmarried daughter-in-law died, and she wanted to marry me as the main wife."

"That's called house filling, right?" Liu Xiaodong naturally didn't take Deng Youcai to heart, and joked with a smile. Ma Ke gave him a white look, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and leaned his hands on the pillow on the back cushion.

Liu Xiaodong knew that his stomach was cold, and he must feel uncomfortable after eating, so he leaned over and rubbed his stomach gently. Going to sleep.

Liu Xiaodong gently shook him awake, and said, "Don't sleep just after eating, come, let me talk to you, don't you miss me, and don't say how much you miss me."

Ma Ke hugged his waist with his back, and said: "Think about it when you eat, in order to commemorate you, Huajian keeps putting your small bowl under the table, I just think, no one rubs your stomach after you eat, You can't tell how uncomfortable it is."

When Liu Xiaodong went to Xizhou, the cat was naturally "lost". Ma Ke's sadness was faked, but Huajian was really sad, so Liu Xiaodong was short of repairing a tomb.

"Just thinking about eating?" Liu Xiaodong stroked his hair, "I thought you were lonely at night, and that's why you missed me."

"Is that you?" Ma Ke smiled, "I don't have a car these days, so it's strange to come here."

"Yeah, why don't I send a matchmaker to your house to propose marriage?" Liu Xiaodong's eyes lit up, "If you marry me as your wife, won't we be together every day?"

"Okay." Ma Ke gave him a white look, "Do you know how to brainwash? Go and brainwash Mrs. Ma."

"Hey." Liu Xiaodong sighed, "Let's earn money hard, and if we save enough money, let's take you away as soon as possible."

Because it was snowing and the road was difficult to walk, Ma Ke and his party stayed at the branch for one night.

Ma Ke slept in Liu Xiaodong's room, and Liu Xiaodong and the others were all on the counter in the shop. After everyone else was asleep in the middle of the night, they turned into a cat shape and sneaked back to the room to "pay the public food."

Early the next morning, the three of them packed up the donkey cart and went home. Ma Ke didn't sleep well all night. He leaned on the mat and fell asleep as soon as he set off. , why are there cat's footprints in the yard? It's still heading towards your house, brother, have you seen the cat?"

"Uh... no."

"Do you think Liu Xiaodong has come back to life and came to see you in the middle of the night?"

"..." Mako black lined, and continued to sleep on the other side.

Liu Xiaodong got up early to send Ma Ke off, and ordered mushroom shelves in the newly built greenhouse of the workshop. After working for a while, his right eye suddenly twitched, and even a thin grass tree didn't work.

The left eye danced for money and the right eye jumped for disaster. This dance lasted for a day and a night. The anxiety in his heart increased the next morning. Liu Xiaodong hesitated for a while and decided to go home to have a look.