As soon as Tian arrived home, Ma Xiaodou cheered and couldn't wait to urge Ma Xiaomi to go faster. He had been thinking about going to listen to Jian Ning's story of Journey to the West and had been clamoring to go with Tian. Tian didn't let him go, and left him at home with Ma Xiaomi to accompany Ma Fuquan.

As the two brothers were leaving, they ran into Ma Xiaomai. Tian had originally planned to sell the wild boar meat to make ends meet, but Ma Fuquan disagreed. Why not keep the good stuff for yourself instead of selling it? Under his direction, Ma Xiaomai helped Tian slaughter a large wild boar. Tian then sent Ma Xiaomai to deliver the pig's head, one hind leg, and offal to her parents' home.

Ma Xiaomai was also thinking about listening to Journey to the West. If his grandma hadn't forced him to stay for dinner, he would have rushed back early in the morning.

The three brothers met Ding Youtian again on the way. Jian Ning thought that Third Master Ding had brought his two sons to apologize, which was a loss of face. No matter whether he meant to exchange for beans or not, she would at least go and ask him. She took five hundred coins and diced rabbit meat sprinkled with spiritual spring water and asked Ding Youtian to make the trip.

Ding Youtian was willing to make this trip because he still remembered the kindness of Mr. Ding Sanye who had spoken up for him last time.

It was the first time that the three Ma brothers saw him wearing a long gown. They felt that he looked different from usual. They couldn’t tell what was different, but they just knew that he looked good.

"Uncle Ding, where are you going? Aren't you going to tell stories today?" Ma Xiaomai stopped him and asked. If he had known that he would not be able to hear any stories today, he would have stayed at his grandmother's house and listened to his second uncle talk about what he saw and heard on the road as a bodyguard.

Ding Youtian pinched Ma Xiaodou's cheek and said with a smile, "I have something to do at Third Grandpa's house. You guys go first. When I come back, I'll let your aunt tell you."

"Okay, Fourth Uncle Ding, please come back soon. You look really good in a long gown, better than Grandpa Liu." No one in Dingjia Village wore a long gown except Blind Liu. Ma Xiaomai was not trying to flatter him, he really thought Ding Youtian looked better in it than Blind Liu.

When the three brothers arrived at the Ding family's old house, they saw the four little girls all dressed up and started to cry. Ma Xiaodou reached out to touch the headband on Sanniu's head and praised her with a smile, "Sanniu, you look so beautiful today!"

"Don't touch me." Sanniu tilted her head and hugged Yuanbao, saying, "I have a name now. My master gave it to me. My name is Ding Yao. Call me Ding Yao from now on."

"Yaoyao, can you hear me?" Jian Ning deliberately lowered his voice. Ma Xiaodou's voice was not loud just now.

Sanniu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and smiled: "Mom, I'm fine, I heard it."

"Wow, Yaoyao, you can hear me. That's great. I don't have to speak to you loudly in the future. That's great." Ma Xiaodou smiled and reached out to touch Yuanbao again.

Sanniu took a step back, not letting him touch Yuanbao, and told him: "You are not allowed to call me Yaoyao. Yaoyao is my mother's name. Only people in my family can call me Yaoyao."

Ma Xiaodou was still smiling, "How about I become a member of your family? You will be my wife in the future, and I will marry you when I grow up, okay?"

Sanniu thought about it and shook her head, "No, I don't want to be your wife."

"Brother Xiaodou, I can be your wife, and you can touch Jinbao." Erniu held Jinbao and handed it to Ma Xiaodou's arms.

Ma Xiaodou put his hands behind his back and said, "I don't want to be touched, and I don't want you to be my wife. I want Sanniu, I want Yaoyao to be my wife."

Erniu pouted and wanted to cry, so Ma Xiaodou immediately said, "You're such a crybaby. Yaoyao never cries. It's really troublesome. She cries all the time."

He kept calling her Yaoyao. Sanniu sighed like a little adult, then looked at Jian Ning, "Mom..." Jian Ning wiped the table deftly, saying, "Brother Xiaodou calls you that because he likes you. Names are meant to be called by others. It's okay, okay?"

"That's right, I just like calling you Yaoyao, Yaoyao, Yaoyao..." Ma Xiaodou shouted excitedly, and in excitement, he shouted "hohoho" and punched randomly.

Erniu burst out laughing.

Sanniu also smiled with her eyes curved, and Ma Xiaodou's funny performance was so funny.

Everyone in the room was laughing, and Du Ma Xiaoma felt a little embarrassed to watch. His silly brother could never remember a single move and could only fight randomly.

"Brother Youtian!" Carpenter Xu came over carrying a bag of beans and called out in the yard. Jian Ning put down his rag and went out to greet him warmly, "Brother Xu, come in quickly. I have something to talk to you about."

Jian Ning weighed the beans, counted them out, and gave them to him. Then, she told him she wanted to make three small beds. Carpenter Xu, assuming she was making beds for Da Niu and the other two, agreed immediately. He only charged for the wood and waived the labor costs, saying that Jian Ning and Ding Youtian had opened a winery and that buying beans at a high price was a boon for everyone, so he couldn't be ungrateful and just considered it a favor.

He insisted on not taking any wages for his work, so Jian Ning gave him a piece of wild boar meat and some diced pork sprinkled with spiritual spring water. He couldn't refuse, so he thanked her profusely and took his leave.

Not long after he left, Ding Youtian came back, accompanied by Master Ding San and his eldest son. Master Ding San was a particular person, and he said that he was afraid that Ding Youtian's gown would be dirty, so he asked his eldest son to carry the beans over. In fact, he wanted to come and thank Jian Ning in person.

The father and son sat for a while, then left with many thanks.

Jian Ning washed his hands and came over to start telling everyone about Journey to the West. The Ma brothers couldn't wait any longer, and so did Blind Liu. When Jian Ning told the story of how Sun Wukong was rescued from Five Finger Mountain by Tang Sanzang five hundred years later, and how he ran towards Tang Sanzang, shouting "Master," Ma Xiaomai became particularly excited. He had been to the county town with his uncle and had seen monkey tricks there. He immediately imitated the monkey's movements and called Jian Ning "Master" several times, making his two brothers and the four little ones laugh.

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