Chapter 81: Farewell to go back to Longxi
When he returned to Cao's mansion, he met Cao Cao. Ma Chao told him about seeing the emperor. Cao Cao did not expect that it was Ma Chao who the emperor met directly. "I wonder when my good brother will take office?"
"This, I'm going to leave tomorrow!"
Ma Chao's answer was as expected by Cao Cao, "It's a pity that we will part with you so shortly!"
Cao Cao naturally would not stay with Ma Chao, but he really felt that it was too short to spend time with Ma Chao.
Ma Chao smiled, "I am the same, I just want to meet Brother Meng De in the future!"
"Hahaha, that's natural. I'm looking forward to the day I'll reunite with you for my brother!"
The next morning, Ma Chao left Luoyang, and Cao Cao personally sent him out of the city. The two said goodbye to each other. Ma Chao left Luoyang and headed towards Longxi. It was impossible for him to go home to be the prefect of Dunhuang to see him. I thought I had not seen my family for more than three years, and I don’t know what happened to his parents, younger brothers and sisters. He thought of his relatives and speeded up. Bai Shi seemed to know his master’s mood and rushed back to Longxi all the way.
When he got home, the servant at the door saw that Ma Chao was back, and hurriedly shouted: "Young Master is back! You are back!" He ran to the yard while shouting.
Ma Chao thought it was interesting and thought that he was using this when he came back? As for. He didn't know that he had not returned for more than three years, so he made his relatives miss him very much. Ma Teng was okay. In his words, a good man is determined to be in all directions, and he just needs to come back. Besides, Ma Teng rarely stays at home and is busy with military affairs in the army, so he doesn't care much about this.
But Liu's family is different. Ma Chao is his first child, the most sensible and favorite. Now he has been away for more than three years. It can be said that he has missed him for more than three years and was worried for more than three years. His mother is worried that Ma Chao is not a mother, so he still doesn't understand after all.
As for the younger brother Ma Xiu, Ma Tie and his younger sister Ma Yuntu, Ma Xiu is now ten years old and Ma Tie is seven years old, while Ma Yuntu is only over five years old. Ma Xiu and Ma Tie have an impression of Ma Chao, the eldest brother, but Ma Yuntu has no impression of Ma Chao.
Liu had told his servants that Ma Chao must notify her as soon as possible when he came back, so the servant hurriedly went to report.
Before Ma Chao arrived in front of Liu's house, he saw that Liu had already been waiting for him at the door. Seeing this, Ma Chao quickly knelt down on the ground, "Mother is here, unfilial, you are back!"
"Chao'er, get up and follow your mother into the house!"
Liu said to Ma Chao that she couldn't let Ma Chao kneel outside in this winter.
After entering the room, Liu stroked Ma Chao's face with his hands, "Chaoer, you're back! Mom doesn't have to worry about you every day! Why have you lost all your news over the years and how are you doing?"
When Ma Chao heard this, he felt uncomfortable. It was really a fault for himself. He only cared about running around outside and forgot his family's feelings. No wonder his mother said so.
"The fault of an unfilial son has made my mother worried."
Liu shook his head, "Chaoer, it's good to come back, it's good to come back. I haven't seen each other for a few years, and my Chaoer has grown up again!"
Liu said, tears fell. This was the first time Ma Chao saw Liu crying. In his impression, his mother has always been a strong woman, and she never seemed to cry. Now she has shed tears because of her return.
Ma Chao wiped Liu's eyes with his hands, "My son is unfilial, making his mother sad!"
Liu took a handkerchief and wiped his eyes, "No, mom, I'm just too happy to see Chao'er, you come back. Have you ever seen mom cry?" Liu smiled after saying that.
Ma Chao smiled, "Yes, the mother is the strongest woman in the world in her son's heart, so naturally she won't be like those little daughters' homes!"
Liu smiled again when he heard this. When Ma Chao saw Liu laughing, he would be fine when he was joking. Otherwise, the atmosphere would be more depressing.
"Mother should smile more, smile ten years old!"
Liu poked Ma Chao's forehead with his index finger, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, I don't know who you look like?"
"This is unique, hehe!"
Liu shook his head and smiled, "Yes, my mother smiled, it's really awesome!" Ma Chao said in praise.
"Okay, let's keep the sweet words and say to the little girl. My mother is now old and ugly."
"How can my mother have such an idea? In my eyes, you are the most beautiful and youngest woman in the world!"
"You are just sweet-mouthed! This has been like this since childhood. Why didn't I bring back a few daughters-in-law to my mother when I came back this time?"
Ma Chaoxin said, my mother, why did we get into this issue?
He scratched the back of his head, "Mother, this, this, I am still young now, and I am just busy, so I don't have time to think about these things!"
"Isn't it, there's not one?"
"No, not half!"
Ma Chao shook his head, but after hearing this, Liu grabbed Ma Chao's ear, "Then you don't know how to worry, your mother wants to hold her grandson soon!"
Ma Chao hurts this, when did his mother become so violent?
"Oh, oh, mother, I, I am your own son!"
Liu ignored Ma Chao and continued to hold her back, "You still know that I am your biological mother. You haven't told me about it for so many years. You still have any advice!"
"Oh, ah, my mother and son have admitted their mistakes. You have to show mercy! I will never dare to do it anymore, I dare not! If this ear falls off, you will never have a daughter-in-law in this life!"
After hearing this, Liu stopped punishing Ma Chao, "Okay, Chao'er, you have to remember what you said, otherwise you would have a good look at it!"
Ma Chao covered his ears and nodded quickly, thinking that this was the first time he knew that his mother had such a skill. He had to be cautious and cautious in the future. Moreover, his mother also knew military tactics. From the beginning, she didn't attack him, but suddenly attacked him while speaking, and she couldn't be guarded.
This can only be said that Ma Chao doesn't know his mother Liu. Thinking about Liu's crying, making a fuss at home to marry Ma Teng. He was a very bold, independent and thoughtful woman. If she had no personality or temper at all, it would be absolutely fake. It's just that Ma Chao was still young before and had never made any mistakes, so he only saw the gentle and virtuous side of Liu. But now Ma Chao has made a mistake, and Liu has let him see the other side of himself.
In Liu's idea, not only did he want Ma Chao to know that he was wrong and admitted his mistake, but he also had to correct his mistakes. So he had to come up with some small means. Of course, these were just superficial. She had hundreds of ways to make Ma Chao obedient, but she didn't want to use it and it didn't reach that level.
Ma Chao also told Liu about his experience over the past three years. Of course, it was impossible to say everything, but he only talked about interesting and interesting things and nothing dangerous. For example, he went to the surprise attack on the Xianbei royal court of the Yehanshan Mountain in Bingzhou. He didn't say a word. Such things could only make his mother worried, and he still said what it did after it was over.
What he talked about was nothing more than practicing martial arts in Jizhou and Tong Yuan, attending the exchange meeting of Yingchuan Academy in Yuzhou, meeting the emperor in Luoyang, becoming the prefect of Dunhuang, etc., and other things that were not dangerous. Especially when he encountered robberies on the road, but those people's equipment was rusted with broken knives, and half of them were broken, and there were all kinds of scraps. Ma Chao spoke vividly, and Liu covered his mouth and chuckled after hearing this, because he was really too interesting.
Even Liu heard about the exchange meeting of Yingchuan Academy, but she was just happy. The happiest thing was not that her son was famous, but that she finally heard the news of her son's safety. This was much more important than anything famous in the world.
Finally, Ma Chao talked about becoming the prefect of Dunhuang and going to take office. Liu didn't know about buying and selling official positions, but when she heard that Ma Chao was going to be the prefect of Dunhuang County, she began to worry again.
After living in Liangzhou for more than ten years, she certainly knew this place, and she also knew that the rampant bandits in Dunhuang are definitely a difficult place to manage. She was thinking to herself, why was it really dangerous for the emperor to let Chao'er go to such a place?
"Chao'er, why do you want to go to such a dangerous place?" Liu asked.
Ma Chaoxin said, as for it, it is quite dangerous to see wherever Liangzhou is, and Dunhuang is just more bandits than ordinary places, but the bandits are just in Yumen Pass, not that they have occupied the county town, so why do they regard it as a dangerous place?
But when he saw Liu like this, he quickly made up a lie, "Mother, you know that you are not going to be able to violate your order, but I won't stay there for long, so it shouldn't be too long."
Now Ma Chao can only make excuses like this. I think his mother would not disbelief. Sure enough, Liu believed it, "It's good that time is short. Otherwise, Chao'er, we would rather not be this prefect than be an official in such a dangerous place!"
Ma Chao was helpless and thought that this was nothing now, and your son would have to do more dangerous things in the future. At that time, the entire family was in danger, so don’t blame his mother.
"What my mother said is very true, but it will definitely not be too long. Please rest assured!" Ma Chao said respectfully.
Liu nodded with relief, "Chao'er, you are much better than your father. Mom really doesn't want him to go to the army, but his father insists on going, and Mom has no choice in the end." Liu said helplessly.
Ma Chao didn't understand either, and thought to himself that his father should have handed over all his responsibilities to him. Why is it that he has taken action by himself now? He doesn't think Ma Teng is going to serve the country.
"What my mother thinks is what my son thinks. When I see my father again, I will definitely advise him!"
In Ma Chao's view, when this troubled times are coming, it is really not as safe as at home in the army. He has to find an opportunity to persuade Ma Teng to come home in the future.
"Chao'er, please advise your father, you may listen to you when you see him."
"My son must do his best, please rest assured!"
"Chao'er, don't you go to meet Xiuer Tieer and Yun Li?"
"I naturally have to go after seeing my mother. This time I came back, I have prepared a lot of good things for them!"
"Then Chao'er, go, mom, it's nothing wrong. Your brother and sister haven't seen you for a long time. If you don't come back, they will soon forget your elder brother!"
"I'll take it back there, mother!"
"Go!"
After Ma Chao left the house, he took the prepared things from Ma. These were things for his family and bought from Luoyang. As the capital of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang can be said to have things in the world, and not only things from the Han Dynasty, but also things from foreign races, and even from farther places are not impossible to find. Although the Han Dynasty's economy was not as prosperous as the Tang Dynasty, it was not that there was no foreign thing at all.
So he bought something for his family in Luoyang, and Ma Chao sent the rouge for Liu to her house. He had only cared about seeing his mother and forgot to deliver things. Liu was very happy to see him. This was not the value of the things, but the filial piety of his son.
After delivering the goods, Ma Chao went to find Ma Xiu and Ma Tie again and gave them the things they brought to them.
"Thank you brother!" the two said in unison.
They still had an impression of Ma Chao, and they knew that Ma Chao was back. But they also knew that his eldest brother was talking to his mother, so they never bothered him. They never thought that his eldest brother would come to them first.
In the impression of Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, the eldest brother Ma Chao, the eldest brother, impressed them the most in three aspects. The first is that his eldest brother is superb in martial arts. The second is that his eldest brother will buy them delicious and fun things. The third is that his eldest brother is very handsome.
"This, this, brother, I want to ask you for something." said the ten-year-old Ma Xiu.
"If you have something to say!"
Ma Chao has not been home for many years and has really not taken good care of his younger brothers. He must agree to what his younger brother wants.
"I want my elder brother to teach me how to shoot!"
When Ma Chao heard this, he thought to himself that this was the case. Although he was going to Dunhuang to take office, he had not been home for many years. It doesn't matter if he stayed at home for some time now, so he agreed.
"No problem, my brother. During these days I was at home, I will teach you how to shoot me every day!"
"That's great, thank you brother!"
"Brother, I want to learn marksmanship too!" Ma Tie said.
"Okay, Brother Tie is together!" Ma Chao said.
Both Ma Xiu and Ma Tie like to use guns, but they have never had any guidance from famous teachers. Now that Ma Chao is back, they don’t want to miss this great opportunity.
After seeing Ma Xiu and Ma Tie, Ma Chao found Ma Yunli who was playing alone. But the little girl seemed to have no impression of herself. Ma Chao pointed at her nose and said, "Yunli, you really don't know me anymore?"
Ma Yun-Tei shook his little head pitifully. Ma Chao had no choice but to ask, so he could only take out the prepared things and give them to her. However, after taking the things, she said to Ma Chao, "Thank you brother!" Then she ran away with a smile, but after running far away, she turned around and stuck out her tongue mischievously at Ma Chao.
Ma Chao smiled helplessly and shook his head, not knowing how many times he was defeated by a five-year-old girl.
Ma Yunli really has no impression of Ma Chao, the eldest brother, but she has heard her mother talk about Ma Chao, the eldest brother, so she knows him even if she doesn't remember him anymore.
Chapter completed!