Chapter 004 Ma Datou leaves an orphan before his death

[Main mission: Change the fate of everyone in Maixiang Village as much as possible and avoid those regrettable tragedies. 】

Wang Zhong walked to the inner courtyard. The main room and the wing rooms all had four doors wide open. At first glance, they were all empty, with nothing left.

There wasn't even a table or stool left in the main hall. When I walked into the back room, there were still a few table legs on the floor. Ma Jingxian, one of the protagonists of today's grievance meeting, was squatting against the wall, holding a broom in his hand.

"Uncle Ma!"

"It's Wang Zhong!" Ma Jingxian raised his eyes and saw that it was Wang Zhong, then lowered his head.

"What's wrong with you?"

Ma Jingxian murmured: "It's all gone! It's all gone!"

Then there was no sound again.

Wang Zhong looked around and saw that the room was empty, with only a few broken chair legs left. However, on the partition behind the door facing the big kang, there was also a picture of a lady hanging: "Isn't this still...

Do you have a picture of a lady?"

Wang Zhong walked over and took off the painting. He looked at it carefully and found that the painting was very good. There was a signature in the lower right corner and a seal.

"Uncle Ma, this is a good thing. Everything in your house is probably not as valuable as this painting!"

Ma Jingxian raised her eyes and glanced at Wang Zhong, then looked back and sat there without saying a word.

Seeing him like this, Wang Zhong knew that he didn't believe it. Wang Zhong didn't bother to explain. After looking at it for a while, he realized that the painting was indeed good. Although Wang Zhong didn't dabble too much in ink painting, Wang Zhong's calligraphy attainments were extremely high.

Looking at the elegant and extraordinary signatures in the lower right corner of the picture of the lady, we know that this painting is absolutely extraordinary.

The inscription is Leng Mei, whose courtesy name is Ji Chen and whose name is Kinmen Painting History. He was a native of Jiaozhou, Shandong Province and a disciple of Jiao Bingzhen. He was a court painter of the Qing Dynasty. He was good at painting figures and boundary paintings, especially fine ladies. The figures he painted are beautiful and graceful in workmanship, with clean brushwork and ink.

The colors are beautiful, and the painting method is also combined with writing to decorate the house utensils. The brushwork is extremely fine and vivid.

Wang Zhong was looking at the picture of the lady when Ma Renli hurried in from outside.

Looking at the empty room with a surprised look on his face, he saw Wang Zhong standing by the Kang and couldn't help but ask: "Wang Zhong, what's wrong?"

"I just came back, and I heard from Uncle Ma that the folks had finished moving." Wang Zhong said.

"Renli, where have you been?" At this time, Ma Jingxian, who was sitting on the kang, finally spoke again.

"I'm going to the county town to find a classmate of mine who is an official in an organization!" Ma Renli hurriedly walked to the kang: "Dad, what are you doing holding a broom?"

"Have you found it?" Ma Jingxian asked directly.

"No, they went south with the large army."

Wang Zhong interrupted: "Renli, you two, father and son, chat first while I go out and move the things in!"

"Moving something? Moving what?" Ma Renli asked doubtfully.

"Carry your luggage!" Wang Zhong said: "The Farmers' Association gave me your courtyard. It turns out that the place where I live was given to Ma Renlian, and the side courtyard went to Niu Dadan."

"Didn't you see Ma Renlian's family when you came in?"

"No!" Ma Renli said.

Ma Renli looked confused: "The inner courtyard was given to you? Then where will my father and I live?"

Wang Zhongdao: "Didn't Niu DaDang and Ma Renlian both move in? Then their original house must be vacant. I heard from Ma Renlian that the farmers' association will give it to Niu DaDang and his family!"

Ma Renli was silent for a moment and didn't say anything. At first Zhou Yihu said that he was present when the east and west villages were moved, and he was already prepared in his heart. The reason why he asked this was just because he still had a trace of luck in his heart.

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But reality is cruel after all. Although Ma Renli is not as scheming as his father Ma Jingxian, nor has he actively exploited and oppressed the people of Maixiang Village, but as Niu boldly said in the original work, Ma Renli is Ma Jingxian's son.

, is a son of a landlord and enjoys everything Ma Jingxian brings to him. Even when he goes out to study, he uses the money that Ma Jingxian obtained through exploitation and oppression.

It fits the saying: Under an avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

Looking at Ma Renli who bowed his head in silence, Wang Zhong said: "You two, father and son, let's have a conversation first. The matter is now over, so don't think too much about it. Let's discuss how to spend the rest of our lives. I'll go back and pack my things first."

"Wait, what are you holding in your hand?" Ma Renli raised his eyes and saw the rolled scroll in Wang Zhong's hand, and hurriedly called to Wang Zhong.

Wang Zhong raised the scroll in his hand and said, "That picture of Leng Jichen's lady in your house!"

"Look at the current posture, you definitely can't keep this picture in your hands, so let me hold it!" Wang Zhong took the picture and walked out.

"Wang Zhong, you..." Ma Renli wanted to catch up and say something, but Ma Jingxian grabbed his hand and winked at him. Although Ma Renli was puzzled, he still had no objection to Ma Jingxian.

I mean, I choked back the words that came to my lips.

"Dad!" After Wang Zhong walked out of the door, Ma Renli shouted anxiously. After all, this was the only thing left in his house, and Ma Renli naturally knew that the painting was not ordinary.

"Renli!" Ma Jingxian shook his head at Ma Renli.

Ma Renli looked dejected and sat down on the edge of the kang.

Suddenly he was stunned again and murmured: "Wait a minute, the signature on the painting is clearly Leng Mei. How does Wang Zhong know Mr. Jichen's signature? Does he know that painting?"

Surprised eyes bloomed from Ma Renli's eyes...

Wang Zhong took the painting and just walked to the second door when he happened to bump into the three monkeys running in. The name of the three monkeys was Ma Renyi. They were the same generation as Ma Renli, but unfortunately they had no good impressions of the Ma family.

"Brother Big Chong!" Seeing Wang Zhong, the three monkeys immediately greeted him.

"Three Monkeys, are you here to move things too?"

"That's right! Isn't everyone here?" Ma Renyi said.

"Then you're late! The inner courtyard has been emptied, and there's nothing left."

"Ah?" The three monkeys looked surprised.

"If you don't believe me, go in and see for yourself."

While speaking, Wang Zhong staggered his body and passed by the three monkeys. The three monkeys rushed into the inner courtyard impatiently.

Sure enough, after a while, the three monkeys came out of the inner courtyard cursing.

"I didn't lie to you!"

"Hey!" The three monkeys sighed, with a look of annoyance on their faces, "Why didn't I think of coming over here to dig for free money at the first time?"

"Hahaha, some people are quick and some are slow, but if they come here just now, they have already been emptied by other people in the village!" Wang Chong said with a smile.

"Brother Wang Zhong, what did you get?" The three monkeys came up to him with an annoyed look on their faces and asked curiously.

"No, that's all, and a painting!" Wang Zhong pointed at the tables, chairs and tea sets placed at the door with the scroll in his hand.

"There are so many things in the Ma family, and you only took this little?" Ma Renyi looked at a pair of large back chairs and a high table placed at the door, as well as a tea set on the high table.

"There are so many people, it's great if I can get this!" Wang Zhongliang showed the painting in his hand and said: "Isn't there another painting here!"

"Painting?" The three monkeys asked curiously: "What painting?"

"See for yourself!" Wang Zhong handed the painting to the three monkeys. It's not that Wang Zhong has never thought of taking this painting as his own, but when he thought about it carefully, what was the difference between his behavior and Ma Jingxian's?

I changed my mind.

The three monkeys curiously took the scroll and opened it, then turned to look at Wang Zhong, somewhat surprised: "Isn't this the painting from my house?"

"This painting belongs to your family?" Wang Zhong asked pretending to be surprised.

"My grandfather brought it back from Yanjing, but my father later used it to pay off debts and gave it to Ma Datou."

Wang Zhongdao: "Three Monkeys, I really like this painting. How about we discuss what you like about these things in my house and just move them out. How about you and I exchange this painting?"

"Brother Big Chong, isn't this good?" Although the three monkeys were moved, they still rolled up the picture.

"There's nothing wrong with it. I really like the little daughter-in-law in this painting. Besides, the Ma family got it by robbing your family."

"Brother Big Chong, you are a person." Ma Renyi said.

Wang Zhong said: "If you want to change, just pick something and take it away. If not, forget it. You can take this painting home and hang it!"

Wang Zhong has no intention of making money with this painting. Things like antiques may be worth some money in the eyes of people who understand, but in the eyes of ordinary people, they are just useless ornaments.

"This chair is made of solid wood, how about I move a chair?" Seeing that Wang Zhong really liked it, Ma Renyi stepped forward and looked at the large chair with a solid wood back against the wall, and then looked up at Wang Zhong with a smile.

"Move!" Wang Zhong waved his hand.

Ma Renyi immediately beamed: "Okay!"

"Brother Big Chong, are you preparing to move!" Seeing Wang Zhong moving all the things at home outside, Ma Renyi couldn't help but asked curiously.

Wang Chong said with a smile: "Didn't the Farmers Association allocate the inner courtyard to me? The front yard is now used by others for cooking buns. I have to make room for them, right?"

Ma Renyi immediately put down the chair and said, "Brother Big Chong, let me help you move it!"

"No, I don't have anything!"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll help you and the two of us hurry up!" Ma Renyi took action without allowing Wang Zhong to refuse.

Ma Renyi was a little excited, and since Wang Zhong didn't have many things, the two of them moved Wang Zhong's few belongings into the main room in the inner courtyard in a few seconds.

"Why are you two still here?" Ma Renyi looked at Ma Renli and his son who were still sitting on the kang, and didn't give a good look. "This house has been allocated to Brother Big Chong by the Farmers' Association. You guys should move out quickly!"

Ma Renyi was furious, but as soon as he finished speaking, Ma Jingxian, who was sitting on the kang, puffed out and spat out a mouthful of thick blood.

"Dad! What's wrong with you!" Ma Renli and Ma Renyi were both shocked.
To be continued...