Chapter 015: Who is more noble (Part 1) Seeking Recommendations

  In a remote village, conflicts between village women are nothing unusual.

  But in Ma Ying's eyes, this was a great shame. Deng Ji's wife saw her and didn't even bother to greet her... Did she still think that things were the same as before? Her husband Deng Ji was already gone, the former Wang Zhubu had been transferred away, and Deng Ji no longer had any backing. The current Jiyang was the domain of the Kuai family. Ma Ying's husband's younger cousin's wife had married into the Kuai family, so she naturally looked down on her.

  After Kuai Zheng took office as county magistrate, he immediately appointed Deng Cai as the chief clerk.

  This also shows that the Kui family attaches great importance to Deng Cai... Even if it is General Deng's old father, Old Man Deng, he is now smiling when he sees Deng Cai.

  Deng Jia's wife, what makes you dare ignore me?

  From an official standpoint, Deng is Deng Ji's superior, yet now he has tormented Deng Ji to the point of being worse off than dead.

  In private, Deng Cai is the elder brother of Deng Ji, although not born to the same mother, but there is a distinction between the elders and the younger ones. When Deng Ji's wife saw Ma Ying, she should have come up to pay her respects with respect. It must be known that the current old Deng family (referring only to the branch of Deng Ji) is actually run by her husband Deng Cai.

  Ma Ying is a narrow-minded woman with limited vision and experience.

  Before that, Deng Jie was valued by Wang Wei, the chief clerk of Jiuyang, for his outstanding talent and had always suppressed Deng Cai.

  Although they are brothers born of the same father, Deng Ke and Deng Cai have completely different personalities. In the eyes of the older generation, more importance is also attached to Deng Ke.

  This also made Deng Cai and his wife even more resentful of Deng Jie, their hatred for him ran deep.

  The situation has now turned around, Deng is in charge and Ma Ying has also become arrogant.

  In the morning, when I heard that a horse carriage had entered Deng Jia's house, Ma Ying felt uncomfortable in her heart. Unexpectedly, she met Cao Nan later, who was carrying something and rushing home, without noticing Ma Ying. This made Ma Ying think: didn't your family just have a horse carriage arrive? And you don't even know its origin... But this is Deng Village, now under Deng Cai's rule, how dare you ignore me?!

  Ma Ying deliberately bumped into Cao Nan and then looked for trouble with her.

  It's not clear whether it was because of the arrival of her mother-in-law that Cao Nan gained some confidence, or for some other reason. Cao Nan, who usually didn't like to argue with people, couldn't help but retort a couple of times, which suddenly enraged Ma Ying. She came forward and started hitting Cao Nan, who as a weak woman was no match for this fierce woman. In the midst of their argument, Cao Nan was pushed to the ground by Ma Ying and somehow fainted immediately.

  Ma Ying was also frightened at the time and hurriedly ran back home.

  After returning home, Ma Yingzi thought about it and still felt unsatisfied.

  That cheap woman actually dared to pretend to be dead and scare me!

  She thought she hadn't used much strength, Cao Nan fainted, that must be fake.

  He was so scared that he hastily ran back home... If this gets out, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?

  It's not over yet!

  In the cold winter month of December, although there is bright sunshine outside, it remains chilly.

  Ma Ying sat in the hall, the more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged.

  No, this matter is not over... Even if Cao Nang's family came, they are just a bunch of worthless people. If I back down now, won't the villagers laugh at me in the future? No, I must deal with her again, otherwise I'll lose face completely.

  "Sister, did you accomplish something big at home?"

  Just as he was thinking, someone suddenly spoke outside the door. Immediately following that, a young man wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket stepped inside. The youth wasn't very tall and looked quite sturdy. His pale face didn't look too good though. A pair of thin eyebrows, triangular eyes, his eyeballs spinning around restlessly.

  Ma Ying smiled as soon as she saw the young man.

  "Brother, how did you come?"

  The young man's name was Ma Yu, and he was the brother of Ma Ying. He usually hung out in the county town and was a notorious rascal in Jizhong County. After practicing for a few days, he had some skills and also had a strong arm. Now that Deng Cai had gained power, naturally no one dared to provoke him... In Deng Village, Ma Yu was also a notorious rogue. He had a group of idle followers who followed him, and they were lawless and tyrannical every day, and were also a major scourge in Deng Village.

  However, Ma Ying and her younger brother Ma Yu have a good relationship.

  So Ma Yu is also a frequent visitor to Deng's house, coming over from time to time and bringing some gifts.

  Ma Yu walked into the hall and casually sat down at the lower seat of Ma Ying.

  "Sister, I've come today to ask a favor of you."

  "What's wrong?"

  "My brother-in-law is now a leading figure in the county, and the new magistrate holds him in high esteem. He will rise to prominence soon."

  Ma Yu spoke straightforwardly, "Sister Ke, look at me now... I was thinking of asking you and your husband to help me find a job in the county government. I'm not getting any younger, just wandering around the county town, it's not a good thing."

  Ma Yu is also in his early twenties this year and doesn't even have a wife yet.

  Ma Ying also felt a bit anxious in her heart. Her sister and brother were outsiders and couldn't be considered as locals of Jingyang, so they had to support each other mutually.

  If Ma Yu can be brought into the yamen to work, wouldn't Deng Cai also have an assistant? And when speaking outside, it's easier to open mouth.

  Working for the government and being idle are as different as heaven and earth.

  Ma Ying didn't say another word and nodded in agreement.

  "Sister, I just came in and felt like you're not happy?"

  Ma Yu solved a worry and immediately relaxed, asking a seemingly casual question.

  Little did he know, this question hit Ma Ying's weak spot.

  She let out a sigh and recounted the whole story, then said: "Brother, Big Sister is thinking about this matter. That fox spirit usually likes to put on airs, and this time she's pretending to be dead in front of me. If I don't teach her a lesson, who will respect me in the future?

  Your brother is now in a favorable position, but you also know that there are too many people in this village who don't think much of him.

  I'll take this opportunity to teach the villagers a lesson. Let them know that my siblings and I are not easy to bully, so they'd better not mess with us in the future."

  Ma Yu heard this and couldn't help but laugh, "I thought it was a big deal, wasn't it just teaching that woman a lesson?"

  Sister, don't worry about it. I'll take care of this matter... I will definitely handle it properly and make those people not dare to underestimate us siblings."

  "Brother, just going there like this, won't it be too showy?"

  Ma Yu laughed loudly, "Sister, I won't let anyone get the upper hand over your brother-in-law... anyway, don't you worry about this matter anymore, I'll take care of it."

  Ma Ying immediately felt at ease.

  She has confidence in her brother, who, despite being idle and unmotivated at ordinary times, is actually a thoughtful person.

  "I have some money here, you take it and use it first."

  "If it's not enough, come find me again... This matter, I'll leave it to you!"

  Ma Yu nodded and took the money before leaving.

  He didn't take immediate action, but instead gathered a group of idle villagers and asked them about the situation.

  Cao Nan has woken up, but is still a bit weak.

  I heard that someone was even asked to go to the county town to invite a doctor, Ma Yu couldn't help but sneer: Invite a doctor? Just right, can save your life!

  "Is there anyone else at home?"

  "Oh, there's only one strong man left, and a woman and a child."

  It's said that they are Cao Niangzi's parents... The horse carriage that came at noon has already left. At this time, there is no one else in Cao Niangzi's home either."

  "Good, let her whole family know our prowess!"

  Ma Yu led a group of seven or eight idle men, with an air of ferocity, towards Cao Nan's home.

  On the way, Ma Yu shouted loudly: "Go find that Cao girl and ask for my sister's hairpin back... My sister's hairpin is made of pure gold and worth ten taels. After meeting Cao girl today, it disappeared, she must have stolen it!"

  The villagers saw this and hastily retreated far away.

  But in private, there are still people pointing and whispering...

  Deng Caijia's home is becoming more and more unbearable.

  "Isn't this bullying? Everyone knows what kind of person Cao's daughter is, how could she possibly steal a hairpin? They must be framing her."

  "That's not necessarily true! Ma Daigne is different from before, at noon she had a quarrel with Cao Niangzi, maybe it was exactly that time..."

  "Shut up, all of you! Shut up! This matter is none of our business. Hurry and inform Old Master, ask him to come out and settle this, don't make a big deal out of it!"

  "Alright, alright, let the old man come out."

  "But I just saw the old man go to the county town, he should be away from home at this moment."

  "How is that good?"

  “……”

  Just then, Ma Yu and his group had already arrived at Cao Nan's doorstep.

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