loyal dog becomes cat

It was dusk when we got home, and Liu Xiaodong was startled as soon as he entered the gate.

The house was deserted, Ma Ke was not there, Huajian was not there, and even Dingbang was not there, only Nanny Wu was busy in the kitchen.

"Mother Wu?"

"Second shopkeeper, are you back?" Madam Wu immediately stood up when she saw him, and Liu Xiaodong realized that there was medicine boiling on the stove, and asked subconsciously, "Miss is sick?"

"It's Madam." A sad expression appeared on Nanny Wu's face, "She fainted when she heard about that yesterday, and she hasn't woken up yet."

"What happened?" Liu Xiaodong was puzzled.

After Mama Wu talked for a long time, Liu Xiaodong finally understood that the past 48 hours had been turned upside down.

It turned out that the three of Ma Ke were driving home that day, and they encountered such a bloody thing as snatching their relatives.

Deng Youcai went completely insane. After being ruthlessly rejected by Ma Ke one after another, his self-esteem suffered a huge blow, and he became the laughing stock of his clan. After thinking about it for a few days, he couldn't help feeling angry from his heart. In life, the decision is not to be soft, but to be hard, first take the person back and then talk.

His eyeliner followed Ma Ke for several days, and finally found an opportunity. He led twenty or thirty idle people who had nothing to do, stopped the carriage on their way home, and carried out the plan to snatch the relatives.

"Isn't it? He was snatched away?" Liu Xiaodong's scalp went numb for a while, and he grabbed Madam Wu's shoulder regardless of whether the man or woman would kiss or not, "When did this happen?"

"Second shopkeeper, don't worry, Missy is fine." Mother Wu was taken aback by him, and hurriedly said, "Dingbang and Mancang are protecting her, and those people didn't snatch her."

"Oh." Liu Xiaodong felt that he was about to have a heart attack, and looked around, "What about others?"

"Go to the yamen."

"Yamen?" Liu Xiaodong raised his voice again, "Did he go to the police?"

"It's all Dingbang's fault." Mother Wu began to cry as she spoke, "This child carried a knife with him and accidentally stabbed Deng Youcai. The Deng family carried him back and died that night. Master Qi brought people to the house overnight, tied him and Mancang to the Yamen to meet the officials, and the wife passed out because of this."

Liu Xiaodong just felt like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, his head was blank at first, and then it turned quickly, thinking about how to settle this matter, Wu Nanny was still babbling: "My God, the eldest lady ran to the city alone in the middle of the night Please doctor, I didn't sleep all night, I got up in the morning and went to the Yamen to get some food. I didn't even eat a meal for two days. I asked Huajian to go to the city to have a look at noon. Until now, this girl hasn't come back, and neither has my wife. Wake up, what can I do..."

"Okay, okay." Liu Xiaodong ran back to Ma Ke's room without saying a word, found a pen and ink and wrote a letter, and said to Nanny Wu, "Madam may have high blood pressure, and she may not wake up for a while, go find it." Deng Liang, let him take this letter to Xizhou, and ask the accountant to send me all the cash he can make up, and I will go to the city to find the eldest lady, and you take good care of your wife at home."

Ma Ke was not there, and the family didn't even have a backbone. When Liu Xiaodong came back, Madam Wu felt that she had found some direction, and hurriedly agreed.Liu Xiaodong went to Mrs. Ma's room to have a look, and saw that her face was pale and her pulse was almost non-existent. Afraid that something was wrong, she went out of the room and quietly said to Madam Wu: "You have time to prepare something for Madam, I think it is It’s not good, lest I really want that, it’s too busy to prepare things now.”

The doctor also said before that Mrs. Ma was more ill than good, Wu Mama heard this and said in tears: "I see."

Liu Xiaodong left some money for the family, and rode his horse to the city, and arrived at the gate of the yamen after dark. When he came over, he couldn't find Ma Ke, so he ran to the shop again, and he was found there.

After not seeing Mako for two days, he was so thin that he was out of shape, wrapped in a cloak and warming himself by the fire in the lobby, Hua Jian was by his side, a bowl of rice was heating by the brazier, and it was almost full without taking a few bites.

The two looked at each other without saying anything. Liu Xiaodong strode closer and hugged him in his arms. Huajian was startled: "Second shopkeeper, this is..."

"You go out first, see Hana." Marco said, "I'll discuss something with him."

Hua Jian glanced at them suspiciously, and walked away with him. Liu Xiaodong let go of him: "What's the matter?"

"Dingbang and Mancang were both taken away." Ma Ke said with lowered eyes, "I spent a lot of money but didn't see it, and I don't know if they received all the things I handed in."

"It's too late today, I'll check it out tomorrow."

"Have you gone home? How is my mother?"

"I don't think it's good. At this age, the mortality rate of cardiovascular disease is very high." Liu Xiaodong didn't hide it from him.

Ma Ke buried his head on his chest, said "hmm" in a crying voice, and said: "I was a little confused that day, there were so many people, Dingbang asked me to leave first, and I really left. I didn't expect them to kill me behind." If I had known this before, I would have left with Deng Youcai and the others. At worst, they would find out that I was a man, and at most they would humiliate me, and they couldn’t do anything to me..."

"Shhh." Liu Xiaodong felt sorry for him and touched his head to comfort him, "If something really happened to you, they would be equally sad. Don't think about the past, things will always be settled."

Ma Ke couldn't help but shed tears, choked up and said: "This is good, all three of them are dying, I ran for a day, and I didn't even save one of them, what's the use of living alone..."

Liu Xiaodong hugged him on his knees, sat beside the brazier, and comforted him by patting his back: "Don't worry, there's me too, I've asked the cashier to raise money, and I'll get the cash tomorrow night at the latest. Let’s see if we can accommodate and get him out.”

Ma Ke shook his head and said: "Deng Qigong has already used money. He must hate me for his son's death. No matter how much we spend, it's useless."

Liu Xiaodong also knew that this matter was too difficult, but he didn't dare to put more pressure on Ma Ke at this time, kissed his forehead, and said: "Don't think so much, come, have some food, and I will take you home after eating Get a good night's sleep, let's talk about tomorrow's business."

Ma Ke is an adult after all, and he knew it was useless to worry, so he ate half a bowl of rice, thinking that the old lady was still lying at home, so he went back to the village with Hua Jian.Liu Xiaodong went back with him, only to find out that Deng Liang was not at home, and his letter hadn't been delivered yet, so he simply didn't sleep, and rode his horse to Xizhou overnight.

Liu Xiaodong ran wildly all night. When he arrived at the store at dawn, he ordered the accountant to collect all the bills that could be collected, and fold all the goods that could be folded. He also found a bank to mortgage the store. It was early in the morning after I packed the package, took a nap, and went back to Dengzhuang alone.

It was raining all night when the room leaked, Liu Xiaodong came home only to find a yellow paper nailed to the door, and immediately understood that Mrs. Ma was gone.

The family changed a lot, but it was still deserted. Offended Deng Qigong on the land of Dengzhuang, no one dared to have anything to do with the Ma family, only Deng Liang and a few old customers came to deliver papers.

When Liu Xiaodong entered the room, he saw Huajian and Nanny Wu standing guard, but there was no sign of Ma Ke.

"Where's Missy?" Liu Xiaodong had an ominous premonition.

"Second shopkeeper, you're back." Huajian's eyes turned red when she saw him, "He went to the city, the day before yesterday he gave the money of his family's workshop and mortgaged five acres of land to raise some money , sent to the yamen in the morning, and has not come back yet.”

Liu Xiaodong had one head and two big ones: "Is he alone?"

"I was going to accompany him, but he asked me to stay with Nanny Wu at home."

When Liu Xiaodong saw Madam Wu, she understood that she had been with Mrs. Ma all her life, and she was too old to take such a big blow. Most likely, her heart was not good, and someone really needed to watch her: "Forget it, I'll go find him." go."

Liu Xiaodong hurried to the city, but he couldn't find Ma Ke anywhere. The yamen servant said that he left at noon, and there was no one in the workshop, only a few clerks were counting their belongings.Liu Xiaodong went back to the yamen and asked about the situation. It turned out that through Ma Ke's management, the adults had promised to be merciful, and changed the execution of the full warehouse to the dispatch of the army. As for Dingbang, capital punishment is inevitable. Deng Qigong stared at him, and no one could do anything about it. .

Liu Xiaodong still didn't give up, and handed over a post asking for an interview, but the official asked someone to send a message, resolutely not taking any more money from them.

In this world, it doesn't matter if you don't have any connections. Now it's too late to find a hero who flies over the wall to save people. Liu Xiaodong has no choice but to squat in the corner and pull his hair. He almost plucked all the cat's hair. I came up with an idea and wandered on the street until dark, but Ma Ke couldn't find him. I was tired and hungry and couldn't hold it anymore, so I had to go back to the village.

Ma Ke has already arrived home. He hasn't seen him in two days, who is even thinner. He has white velvet flowers on his hair, and he is wearing a plain white filial dress. Once the belt is tied around his waist, he can hold it with one hand. Liu Xiaodong's heart aches when he sees it. .

Hua Jian made some simple dinner, Madam Wu couldn't eat enough and went to lie down, only the three of them sat at the table, everyone was in a bad mood, and no one said a word.

Ma Ke mechanically stuffed rice into his mouth. After half a bowl, he couldn't eat anymore. He put down the bowl and sighed, and said, "Dingbang is going to be judged, and the warehouse is full and will be sent to the extreme north. Mother will go too." It's over, this family is going to be broken up." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

Huajian couldn't help weeping, and Liu Xiaodong felt very heavy, and said, "I went to the Yamen in the afternoon, and I know everything, and I can't even hand over the money."

Ma Ke sighed, and said: "Hua Jian, we can't even eat, you pack up and go to bed early, your mother will be encoffined tomorrow, and she will be buried the day after tomorrow, there are many things to do, you have to take care of your health."

Hua Jian cried and nodded, Ma Ke said to Liu Xiaodong again: "Brother Dong, come with me."

Liu Xiaodong just wanted to ask him where he was going in the afternoon, so he followed him back to his room.

Ma Ke went back to the room and took off the filial piety clothes outside, took off his hair bun, tied it into a bunch with a white cloth belt, sat down at the table, and said, "Brother Dong, I have something I want to discuss with you."

He was also wearing a pure white filial piety dress underneath, the neckline was slightly open, and his thin collarbone and thin chest were faintly visible. Liu Xiaodong still remembered that when he was hugging him a few days ago, his small chest was obviously a little fleshy, and it took only a few days. , and became skinny.

"Tell me." Liu Xiaodong habitually picked him up and put him on his lap, while Ma Ke leaned his head on his chest and said, "I'm getting married."

Liu Xiaodong staggered and almost fell off the stool, staring at him: "What are you talking about?"

"I plan to marry Ximen Fang as my concubine." Ma Ke said calmly, "I met him in the yamen today, and he said that he can settle everything, let Dingbang and Mancang come out properly, and the Deng family will never be together again." To trouble us, the only request is that I marry him."

Liu Xiaodong felt that he was struck by lightning. He hugged him and put him on the edge of the bed. He squatted at his feet and looked up at him: "Little Ma, are you confused? Have you been wearing women's clothes for a long time and forgot that you are a man?" gone?"

Ma Ke lowered his head with a serious expression: "I have to go to the toilet every day, and I always remember this."

"Did you tell him that you are a man? Is he willing to marry you like this?"

"He has thirteen wives, Brother Dong, no one is straighter than him." Ma Ke said, "If I tell the truth, this matter will be exposed, and Dingbang will die."

Liu Xiaodong gasped: "You want to cheat the marriage?"

Marko nodded.

"Where did you come up with such a rotten green-haired idea, little pony?" Liu Xiaodong wished he could slap him awake, "Is this just a fucking joke? He already has thirteen wives, man Can't he tell the girl apart?"

"This body has been a woman for 15 years, and she has never worn a top." Ma Ke didn't mean to be joking at all, "I won't wear a top in the future."

"Can this be the same? Then what do you use to bridal chamber with him, Boss, do you understand what a husband and wife are?"

"I told him that the house will not be consummated within three years. My mother just died, so I want to keep my filial piety."

"You fucking believe that too?" Liu Xiaodong jumped up anxiously and squatted on the edge of the bed, pawing at the side of the bed like a cat, "A man is reliable, and a sow can climb a tree. If he says he won't consummate the house if he says it won't be consummated? Look in the mirror yourself." Okay, you marry into his house like this, and you want him not to touch you for three years, cats don’t believe his nonsense! There is no such thing as marital rape these days, even if he tied you up, it’s a matter of course You have no father or mother, who will avenge you."

"So you have to marry me with me." Ma Ke was calm and calm, like an underground party member, "I told him that I want to raise a cat."

Liu Xiaodong gasped again, is this really Ma Ke?

【Extra.Two or three things]

In the depths of the Qinling Mountains, in an unknown ravine, beside a gurgling river, Liu Xiaodong was sitting on the grass and pitching a tent.

Marco was wearing a fisherman's hat, and was lying on a simple deck chair basking in the sun.

Liu Xiaodong kept his subordinates, but he glanced at Ma Ke from the corner of his eyes, and the corner of his mouth slightly turned up. After a long time, he picked up a small stone and threw it on him: "Are you here to fish or to supplement calcium? Where can you catch fish like this?" ?”

Ma Ke smiled, and squinted his eyes to look at the float: "Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish to take the bait."

"Jiang Shi, the float sank and came up just now, the fish had already eaten and left, you catch a hammer!" Liu Xiaodong stood up, went to put away Ma Ke's fishing rod, and sure enough, the hook was empty.

"Fishing well." Liu Xiaodong reloaded the bait, yelled at him sternly, and went back to pitch the tent.

"Brother Dong, can't you be more civilized when you speak?" Ma Ke bared his teeth and said, "Why are you always being so mean to me? Last time I went home, my dad said that I always swear, it must be with me. You learned it, I used to be Duosven alone..."

"Are you gentle? You are a gentle scum." Liu Xiaodong laughed, "I'm only gentle. Have you read this issue of "Esquire" magazine? Do you know what a gentleman is when you interview me?"

"I finally figured it out." Marko looked up to the sky and sighed, "You successful people are all old foxes, who coax those little girls around, and we coolie black slaves can't catch them. sister."

Liu Xiaodong snorted: "Hey, do you see it quite clearly?"

"That's it." Mako reacted quickly this time, pulling the rod as soon as the float moved, and caught a five-inch crucian carp, "Look, I'm hooked."

"It's commendable." Liu Xiaodong took the fish off the hook and kept it in a bucket. "Keep up the good work. It's so small that it's not enough to fit between your teeth."

"Brother Dong, to be honest, did you fall in love with the reporter who interviewed you last time, the girl with long legs?"

"No." Liu Xiaodong remained expressionless, and after setting up the tent, he started to inflate the air mattress.

"I saw you all go to the hotel." Marco curled his lips, "The room is already open."

"What's the matter?" Liu Xiaodong looked at Ma Ke and smiled, "Are you jealous? Do you think my brother was snatched away by another woman?"

"Tch!" Ma Ke rolled his eyes at him, "Diamond tycoon like you, I can't wait to accept it for some girl quickly, one less than one, and less robbing us hard-working young men for resources."

"Come on, I don't care about these broken resources, I'll keep them for you, okay?" Liu Xiaodong started to pack the fishing rods after packing up the tent, "Hurry up and eat more Huiren Kidney Treasures later. You're good to them too."

"I'm not as fraternal as you, just one or two." Marko hehehehehe.

"What's the matter?" Liu Xiaodong seemed to be interested in what he said, and his eyes became dangerous, "Which one, and which two?"

Ma Ke was a little embarrassed, picked up the stone next to him, fixed the fishing rod, and frowned next to Liu Xiaodong: "Brother Dong, the girl in your sales department, surnamed Liu, does she have a boyfriend?"

"Liu Jing, right?" Liu Xiaodong's face turned cold, "She doesn't have a boyfriend..."

"That……"

"The company just decided to send her to North America for training for half a year." Liu Xiaodong made a wise decision in an instant.

"Tch." Ma Ke pouted, and returned to the deck chair to continue basking in the sun. After a while, the float suddenly moved, and he hurriedly lifted the fishing rod, Huo!On the wheel came a grass carp weighing two catties.

"Hey, hello... fish spirit, hey brother Dong."

"Slow down, slow down, drag the side for a while and then lift the goddamn rod, don't break my new fishing rod!"

As the sun set, Liu Xiaodong set up a simple oven by the river, rolled up a newspaper and fanned the sparkling steel carbon, and Ma Ke squatted by the river to wash and peel grass carp.

Liu Xiaodong looked at Ma Ke's busy back. Under the light yellow T-shirt, two slightly thin shoulder blades were propped up. Although a little too thin, the lines were beautiful.

After thinking about it for a while, I can eat the delicious Thai-style grilled fish he made by himself. I really feel that having a wife in life is like this, what more can a husband ask for...

Thinking that he had successfully introduced someone to Ma Ke's ex-girlfriend, and killed his budding love affair in his infancy, Liu Xiaodong couldn't help being in a good mood, full of sense of accomplishment, and triumphantly hummed a popular classic song of the Republic of China ——

"I took a full mouthful of white flour ~ ah ~ surpassed the living god ~ ah..."

"Sing something nice." Ma Ke yelled at him without looking back, "Harmonious society, what are you singing about, it's a pity that you have a good voice."

Liu Xiaodong chuckled, cleared his throat with a cough, and sang loudly: "In the happy kingdom of love, you are my only one, the only thing I love is you, you are you, Yeah~Yeah~ The one I really love is you..."

Liu Xiaodong's voice is clear and high-pitched, very suitable for the R&B style, he sings with a soulful voice, the singing echoes in the valley, like Wang Leehom singing live without plugging in the electricity.

Ma Ke was excited when he heard it, and held a grass carp in each hand, slapped PIAPIA, and water splashed everywhere: "Okay!"

"Oh... I hold you tightly in my arms, hold you in my palm, who told me that I really love you..." Liu Xiaodong's eyes gently stuck to Ma Ke's back. Just don't have any nerves, why do you still study psychology? I'm telling you that you can't understand me... You can't cure other people's mental illnesses...

"Good singing! Do you want another one?...Yes!" Ma Ke was cosplaying the NC fans at the scene, completely unaware that he was missing Liu Xiaodong's implicit love confession.

The sky is full of stars, the Qinling Mountains are quiet, and the cool evening breeze blows gently. According to Gu Long's words, it is like a lover's passionate caress.

In the tent, just like the wind, Liu Xiaodong's hand gently caressed the little lover who was sleeping beside Haitangchun. Unfortunately, it was an imaginary lover, so the caress was also imaginary. His undulating body curves moved slowly.

"Blossoms on the bar!" Ma Ke suddenly yelled in a low voice. Liu Xiaodong was startled, and hurriedly retracted his hands. He lay down beside him neatly in a zombie outfit. Come on, I fell asleep again.

Liu Xiaodong breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to caress boringly.

Loving someone, loving a man, loving a straight man, is so hard...

But why am I still enjoying it so much?Liu Xiaodong spurned his big M with hatred, sighed, and turned his head to find an unknown wild flower protruding from the gap in the sleeping mat beside him, so he picked it casually and began to pluck the petals.

"Tell him, don't tell him, tell him, don't tell him..."

Cornflower, angiosperm, dicotyledon, common wild flowers, petals - more.

The hypnotic effect of wild flowers is very good. After a while, Liu Xiaodong fell asleep holding a small petal.

In the dream, there was a sea of ​​blue cornflowers. Ma Ke stood on the hillside in the distance with a smile, and a gust of breeze carried his voice far away: "Brother Dong, this is a large area, you slowly pick it up." Ah, I'm waiting for you..."

The echoes dissipate layer by layer——

"I am waiting for you……"

"waiting for you……"

"Watching you..."

"you……"

When will I get the flowers on this hillside...

Liu Xiaodong scratched his head frantically, but when he looked at Ma Ke in the distance, his heart became sweet again. He really felt that it was worth spending half of his life for him, so he moved his wrists, bent over and started to work.

In reality, in the tent by the Qinling River, Liu Xiaodong sighed in his sleep, turned over, put his chin on the top of the head of the young man beside him, and fell into a sweet and tangled sleep.

Outside the tent, there are stars, the Milky Way is bright, and unknown crickets are singing a moving song.