Farming and reading family

Gao E was about to lose her temper when she saw the child was so scared that he hugged the old man's legs, and the old man leaned sideways to protect the child.

"Old man, you have sons and grandsons, so why are you taking care of this burden?" Ma Ren pointed at his father's nose and scolded.

Yang hurried over and pulled her second brother's wife aside, fearing that she would be affected.

"He is your eldest brother's son. Your eldest brother's incense cannot be cut off." Ma Erliang said angrily.

Ma Ren sneered, "In your eyes, only my eldest brother is your son, and I am not your son? Besides, you only adopted him into the family, and didn't let him change his surname."

"I don't have a son like you." Ma Erliang's face turned red with anger.

"Okay, okay, okay, you don't have a son like me, right..." Ma Ren said as he was about to hit those roof beasts, "Let me see how you can support that burden."

But just as he kicked down the two roof beasts, someone hit his head with a brick.

"Try hitting it again?" Gao E stared at Ma Ren.

She was half a head shorter than Ma Ren. If Ma Ren hadn't lowered his head to kick those roof beasts, Gao E wouldn't have been able to use a brick to hit his head so easily.

"You..." Ma Ren wanted to raise his head.

Gao E held Ma Ren's head to prevent him from looking up.

Ma Ren was speechless: "What does my family's affairs have to do with you?"

"The one you just kicked was the roof beast I wanted to buy." Gao E said domineeringly.

The word "adoption" stimulated Gao E.

She remembered that the inscription on Chen Ke's tombstone said that his last son was adopted by someone else.

Now Xiaowu was born to her, so he is her son.

Ma Ren thought he had misheard: "You can take any of the roof beasts here, no charge."

"Other roof beasts are not the one I want." Gao E was just looking for trouble.

"You're crazy..." Ma Ren suddenly looked up, wanting to teach this crazy woman a lesson.

Gao E was faster than him. She hit Ma Ren's shoulder with a brick, then stepped on Ma Ren's foot and hit his thigh with a brick.

Ma Ren fell to the ground in pain from the three consecutive blows and wailed, "Murder, murder..."

Yang was stunned. Her usually gentle and weak second brother and sister-in-law would actually fight?

Many people soon gathered around and pointed at Gao E. After all, this kind of fierce woman was very rare.

Ma Erliang had never expected a woman to stand up for him, and he didn't care about the family scandal. "You all misunderstood. It was this unfilial son who forced me to adopt his eldest brother's son to a relative. This lady couldn't stand it, so she took action."

When everyone heard this, they looked at Ma Ren lying on the ground, and some of those who hated him even wanted to kick him a few times.

Gao E thought that she had not helped the wrong person, as he knew to explain to her at this time instead of protecting her good-for-nothing son and stabbing her in the back.

"I'm doing this for their own good," Ma Ren said shamelessly. "Adopting them and having food and drink is better than suffering with them."

"Shut up!" Ma Erliang scolded. "Your brother and sister-in-law always took care of you when they were alive. Now that they're gone, you want to cut off their incense."

"Brother doesn't want to see his son suffer for the sake of that wisp of incense." Ma Ren said righteously.

"He shouldn't have suffered." Gao E laughed at the shameless remarks. "You are a family. His father took care of you, and you took care of him. This is what a family is. But because of your own selfishness, you forced your biological father and bullied your eldest brother's orphan. He suffered because of you."

Although Ma Xiaowu was frightened, he still secretly looked at Gao E. Since his parents passed away, apart from his grandfather, only this unknown woman protected him.

"What does my family's affairs have to do with you?" Ma Ren was a little furious when his true identity was exposed.

Gao E weighed the brick in her hand and said, "It's because I broke your leg."

Ma Ren looked at the brick and swallowed subconsciously.

He was also careless. He didn't expect that this madman would attack as soon as he said so, and be so cruel.

Gao E knew very well that if she was facing an adult man, she would have no ability to fight back unless she subdued him quickly, fiercely and accurately.

The people around laughed and no longer thought Gao E was so tough. It was rare to find a woman with such a chivalrous heart.

"Get out of here quickly." Gao E looked at Ma Ren who was lying on the ground.

"Just wait for me. I don't believe she can stay here forever." Ma Ren held his leg and walked away.

As soon as Ma Renyi left, the people around him dispersed.

Ma Erliang was not a prominent figure, and to these strangers passing by, he was just a spectacle to behold on the side of the road.

"Thank you, Madam." Ma Erliang bowed and said, "Madam, please choose a pair of roof beasts. They are given to you by me."

Gao E shook her head: "It's a pity that uncle's craftsmanship is so poor."

Ma Erliang smiled helplessly: "It's just to make a living." He touched his grandson's head and said, "Hurry up and thank this lady."

"Thank you, ma'am." Ma Xiaowu didn't know how to greet, so he bowed sincerely.

Gao E looked at the roof beasts and suddenly had an idea: "Can the uncle fire a kiln?"

Ma Erliang said with a bitter face: "To be honest, my ancestors made kilns, but unfortunately, our family was unlucky and had such an unfilial son that he sold the kiln."

Gao E was happy: "Then uncle, are you willing to go to my house to burn the kiln?"

Ma Erliang was stunned for a moment: "You are..."

"We came here today to find a Master Ma to work as a kiln manager at my place. My eldest brother and others went to find him." Gao E explained.

"Master Ma?" Ma Erliang said uncertainly, "My last name is Ma."

Gao E thought, could it be such a coincidence?

"Then do you know Master An, the carpenter in He County?" Gao E asked uncertainly.

"We have known each other for many years." Ma Erliang laughed.

"So you are the Master Ma we are looking for?" Gao E was a little embarrassed. "Then... come to our place to burn the kiln... please ask you to be the head of the kiln."

Ma Erliang was silent and stroked his grandson's head.

Ma Xiaowu looked at his grandfather with sparkling eyes. He really wanted to go.

"The conditions in our area are not good now, but Master Ma, don't worry. All the children in Baotou Village can learn to read and study with my husband." Gao E promised.

"And if you are willing to stay in Baotou Village in the future, we will build a house for you to settle down." Gao E put forward the conditions.

Ma Erliang looked at Gao E in surprise. These conditions were too good.

"Our area was flooded, and now we need to rebuild it. We opened the kiln to burn bricks and tiles in order to build houses," Gao E explained.

Ma Erliang hesitated. His son was in such a state that he would definitely not be able to accommodate him and Xiaowu. But if he died like this, there would be no one to take care of the ancestral grave, and he would become an unfilial descendant.

Seeing that Master Ma was silent, Gao E stopped talking and said, "Master Ma, think about it carefully." After she said that, she stepped aside to the steps.

Yang finally recovered and pulled Gao E aside, whispering, "Please don't let your second brother know that you hit someone."

Gao E glanced at her sister-in-law and said she didn't care.

Yang Shi felt that Gao E was saying that no one would know unless she said anything: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, not even your eldest brother."