loyal dog becomes cat

"Ma Huai?" Long Er frowned, touched his chin and said, "Why is this name so familiar..."

"Why, you know him?" Tie Ning glanced at him.

"I can't remember." Long Er scratched his head in distress, "I drank too much alcohol in the past two years, my head is sticky, and I can't remember anything clearly."

Tie Ning thought for a while and said, "I haven't seen this man, but I have seen his things."

"Oh?" There was a glimmer of hope in Marco's eyes.

"The bearded caravan exchanged a batch of grain with me. The goods included a few high-quality fox fur cloaks with the logo of 'Huanzhou Ma's Fur' embroidered on the lining. Presumably there are not many fur traders with the surname Ma in Huanzhou."

"This is the only family." Ma Ke's heart sank, "So my father was robbed by the bearded caravan?"

"Uh--it might be that Wang Huzi went to Gaoxiangguo to buy it..." Seeing that he was worried, Long Er kindly enlightened him, seeing Tie Ning gave himself a white look, and said again, "Forget it, I didn't say anything. Wang Huzi is a brave man, he can only go in and out, and I have never seen him spend money to buy anything in these years, and he probably doesn't even know how to write the word 'buy'."

"Then, if the goods are robbed, will the people also..." Ma Ke said worriedly.

"That's not necessarily true." Tie Ning said, "The caravans have their rules. If you hand over the goods smoothly, they generally won't kill people. It doesn't matter even if you report back to the country."

"But it's been three years since he's been here." Marco was worried.

"Wang Huzi has a dark heart, so it's not uncommon for him not to leave money for others." Long Er was soft-hearted and comforted him, "Maybe he is still doing business near the border to raise money."

Tie Ning sneered, Long Er gave him a look, and he didn't say anything sarcastic.

"Well, we have to go back to the caravan after the Spring Festival, and then you can ask Wang Huzi for you." Long Er said, "I often visit the Gaoxiang border market, if your father is still doing business there, I will send him a letter."

Marko said gratefully: "Thank you so much."

Tie Ning said angrily, "Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Why should I talk to that bitch Wang Beard?"

Long Er laughed and said, "Okay, I'll tell him."

"Why don't you die." Tie Ning scolded, "If you dare to talk to him, I will kill his caravan."

"Peace is the most important thing, and harmony is the foundation." Long Er patted his head, "I said a long time ago that the caravan should not be too big. If there is no Wang Huzi to check and balance, Chizhang and Gaoxiang will have to come and wipe out You, I will be a widow once you die, I am already old, where can I find a young and beautiful lover, besides, we haven't even had a son..."

"Shut up, red mouth and white teeth, who are you fucking cursing for the Chinese New Year?!" Tie Ning slapped the table angrily.

"So you should ask Wang Huzi." Long Er spread his hands.

Iron condensation.

Ma Ke took the opportunity to say: "Then thank you first, that, Master Tie."

Tie Ning reluctantly agreed, and then asked about Ma Huai's appearance. Ma Ke called Huajian to describe it to him. Although Long Er was a bit lacking in strings, his painting skills were superb, like a professional in the police station, taking pen and ink while listening. Depicting, after Hanami finished speaking, a lifelike meticulous figure painting has already appeared on the paper.

"Like it?" Long Er asked.

"It's amazing." Huajian was amazed, "This master looks like my master drew it, with both body and shape."

"That's right, what am I doing for food?" Long Er complacently dried up the painting, rolled it up, and handed it to Tie Ning, "Take it to Wang Huzi for a look, and find someone to draw a few pictures and paste them on Go to the Gaoxiang Market."

Tie Ning had nothing to do with him, so she took it and put it in her pocket, and said, "When will you get rid of your lustful habit? If you see a pretty girl, you'll help. You're good, just use your words. But I want to deal with that bitch Wang Beard."

"Who said that?" Long Er said seriously, "I've changed it a long time ago. Is she an ordinary beautiful girl? No! She looks so much like my elder sister. Even if she wasn't herself, she was reincarnated. When I was alive, I didn’t do what I wanted to be a brother, and now I have to make up for it.”

Tie Ning rolled his eyes, Long Er rubbed his chin and said to himself: "My amnesia is getting worse and worse, why haven't I remembered who Ma Huai is for so long, I seem to know him..."

The two said goodbye and left, the guys began to tidy up the lobby, and Marco also drove back to the house.

Although it is a foreign house, festivals should also be festive. When Ma Ke was away, his family had already pruned the trees and flowers in the courtyard, and tied red and green ribbons on the branches of some dead trees for decoration. on the wall.

When Ma Ke entered the door, a few servants were covering the wind lantern under the eaves with a red cover. The butler asked someone to bring a few boxes and said, "Madam Fourteenth, these are the fireworks and firecrackers that the master ordered for you before he left. It's a good product from the Li family in Hedong Paozhan, take a look."

Ximen Fang was always considerate, and Ma Ke felt a little affectionate after being with him for a long time. He felt hot, and opened the box to have a look, only to see that there were flowers scattered by the goddess, birthday gifts by Magu, and crossing the sea by the Eight Immortals, as well as countless exquisite small fireworks, all of which Even a girl dared to hold it and put it away, so she couldn't help but sigh at his carefulness, and said: "It's done, put it all away, and put it away after the Chinese New Year."

After a while, another tailor brought over a dozen new jackets and skirts with exquisite workmanship and elegant colors, saying that they were made for the New Year by the master before he left.

Marco tried one, and it was just the right size and length. The tailor looked at the beauty in the mirror and clicked his tongue: "Madam is really a first-class talent, and there is no one more beautiful than you in the entire empire. This figure, this appearance, Alas, it's no wonder Master Ximen loves you so much, our clothes really add glory to you."

Marco thanked with a smile, and the tailor tucked up his belt for him, and said: "Master Ximen also specially instructed that Madam grows fast, leaving a two-inch edge of the skirt to be rolled in, and if it gets shorter in two months, let it go." That's it."

When it comes to Ma Ke, he is very depressed. He is 17 years old after the Chinese New Year, and his height will break 1.7 meters immediately, and he is still growing up. The wide waistline is still relatively small, so it doesn't show much if you pay attention to wearing clothes.

Look at the mirror, although his facial features are still beautiful and gentle, but there are already youthful edges and corners, especially the eyebrows and eyes, the eyebrows are straight, the corners of the eyes are upturned, more heroic than ordinary girls, the beard has not grown yet There are signs, but a small bag has protruded from the throat, and it is expected that the Adam's apple will be visible in a year.

It is urgent to run away, and there is no time to wait if this continues, Ximen Fang can tell that he is a man.

Ma Ke went back to the room worried. Liu Xiaodong was lying on the smoking cage reading comics, stretching out his paws from time to time, licking the pads to turn the next page, meowing when he was happy.

"What are you looking at?" Ma Ke snatched it up and flipped through it. It was a comic book about war, with beautiful pictures and vivid text beside it.

Liu Xiaodong jumped to the ground, dipped water from the cat's bowl, and wrote on the green bricks: "It's much better-looking than "A Brief History of State Affairs". It's vivid and gossipy."

Ma Ke sighed: "It's still you who are wise and know how to go to the bookstore to find comic books. At that time, in order to familiarize myself with history, I just finished reading "A Brief History of State Affairs". I was so miserable."

Liu Xiaodong groaned, jumped onto his shoulders and lay on his stomach, licking his ears with his little tongue, as long as he was in the imperial capital, he would not bother to change back to his human form, especially after the cold weather, he likes to curl up into a hairball and get tired of Ma Ke, on his body Any position that can be parked can be very stable, as if it came from the Wuqiao Circus.

"It's shameful to be cute." Ma Ke closed the door and said, "Come back, let's discuss something serious."

Liu Xiaodong was reluctant to change back into a human form, and huddled under the quilt. The cat is afraid of the cold.

Ma Ke told Liu Xiaodong about meeting Long Er and Tie Ning in the Furong Building, Liu Xiaodong was quite puzzled, and said: "What is the origin of these two people? The boss of the caravan came to Chizhang Emperor, isn't he looking for death? "

"I don't know, it's not that serious. There are so many foreigners in the imperial capital, so it may not be possible for everyone to find out that he is the leader of the caravan." Ma Ke said, "Besides, they both seem to be heroes , the skill is really good, although that Long Er looks a bit shabby, but his appearance is imposing, he doesn't look like an ordinary person, and the few servants are also first-class masters, they must have nothing to fear."

"Then are you going to really ask them to send the whereabouts of the horse master?" Liu Xiaodong frowned, "Now the mountain is covered by heavy snow, and the road to Gaoxiang is blocked. I'm afraid you can leave after the dragon raises his head. It will take two months to go back and forth. , plus the time to find someone, three to four months is normal."

The two of them had discussed before that they would dismiss their families and run away after the Chinese New Year. If they waited for news from Long and Tie, the plan would be ruined. Ma Ke also hesitated for a while. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Otherwise, let's Go, leave a contact information for them?"

"No." Liu Xiaodong rebuffed, "Ximen Fang is so powerful, both government and business have ties, and both black and white have power. Although he is kind to you, he is actually a ruthless character. What if he finds out our whereabouts? Is it fun for you to elope? Especially since you are still his little wife, even if he doesn't want to talk to you, he still has to take care of his face."

Ma Ke also knew that it was risky, so he sat on the edge of the bed and bowed his head in silence. Liu Xiaodong crawled over under the quilt, hugged him in the quilt, and said, "I know you are concerned about the whereabouts of Master Ma, especially after Mrs. Ma died. ..."

"That's right." Marco sighed, "She couldn't speak much before she died, but she kept holding my hand, looking at the old teapot that the master used on the table, I understand her It means, a husband and wife for a lifetime, they don’t know each other’s whereabouts until they die. How sad. At that time, I secretly swore that if I want to see people and die, I will go to her grave no matter what. Ten told her."

If you really want to be decisive and hard-hearted, then it’s not Ma Ke. Liu Xiaodong patted his head. He has been used to his personality for many years. He nodded and said: "Forget it, I have been here for a few years, and I am not here for a few months. Let's wait a little longer. When it comes to summer, they have no news."

In summer, the clothes are thin, and the chances of wearing clothes are high. Ma Ke understood it and patted his head, saying: "You won't secretly scold me for being a muddle-headed mother-in-law, right?"

Liu Xiaodong sighed: "What's the use of scolding, you can't change it, and besides, what I like is you who is such a mother-in-law and mother-in-law."

Ma Ke pulled his hair: "Sure enough, he is still scolding me."

"The villain doesn't dare." Liu Xiaodong squirmed wrapped in the quilt, avoiding his claws, and said, "Can you still contact them? It's best to meet again before leaving, and confirm the time and contact information. It was empty at that time."

Marco nodded in agreement.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Long Er and Tie Ning were invited to come to the Furong Building again. Ma Ke was the host, and Liu Xiaodong was naturally brought along during the dinner.

Tie Ning changed into Chizhang clothes, her fiery red hair was tied behind her back, she didn't wear a headscarf, and she was more eye-catching. She was handsome and charming, and a few women upstairs on the opposite side were lying on the window to peep from time to time, making secret smiles. Voice.

Long Er still looked drunk and hazy, he had already drunk half a catty of wine before the food came, and he turned a blind eye to his companion's handsomeness, obviously he was tired of aesthetics.

"When are the two benefactors planning to go back to Gaoxiang?" Ma Ke asked after toasting them.

Long Er touched his head and said: "The Central Plains is so prosperous and has everything, I really don't want to go back."

Tie Ning glared at him angrily, and said, "After passing the dragon, look up and leave. The snow on the road must have melted."

"This year is a cold year, and the snow is heavy. It may have melted on the flat ground, but it must still accumulate on the mountain roads."

Tie Ning sneered: "Don't say it's snow, even if the ground is full of knives, how can it be hard to stop you? Are you really not thinking of leaving and don't want to go back?"

Long Er sighed: "I'm old, I'm not as old as the [-]th or [-]th year, and I can still walk with you on the snow field to catch foxes in the twelfth lunar month. Now, even if you are still old and strong, I can only lie on the kang I sewed leather hats for you."

"It's all women's work, so don't bother you." Tie Ning slapped the wine glass on the table, "Okay, if you don't leave, I'll go by myself!"

"Don't, don't, don't." Long Er immediately grabbed his sleeve and said shyly, "I'll go, I'll go, I was just teasing you, to see if you're still nervous about me..." Turning back, he said to Ma Ke , "We will be on the road on February [-]. If there is nothing important, we should be able to come back in May. I know your house. I will go to you when the time comes."

Only then did Ma Ke feel relieved, and said: "Thank you so much, I'm here to help you." He took out the prepared banknote and handed it to him, "These are all my private money, not much, let's talk about it."

Tie Ning sneered, but the boss of Long Er put it in his pocket unceremoniously, and said: "I'd better keep it, and use people's money to eliminate disasters with others, so you can rest assured."

Ma Ke nodded again and again, then remembered something, and asked Long Er, "Speaking of which, you said my father's name was familiar last time, but did you remember anything?"

There was a flash of light in Long Er's eyes, he touched his chin and sighed: "I'm old, I really don't remember."