"Come on, son. Daddy will carry you on his back so your big brother can rest for a while." Ma Fuquan caught up a few steps and lifted Ma Xiaodou onto his shoulders. "Daddy is so happy to see that you care about your little brother. He's so happy that he smiles."
Ma Xiaomai patted her schoolbag and said, "When my uncle wins the imperial examination, I'll sell the calligraphy he wrote for me. I'll give Dad half of the profit. Will Dad be so happy?"
Ma Fuquan turned his leg and nudged him with his knee. "You're not studying hard, kid. Instead, you have these evil thoughts. Who taught you that?"
"My second brother told him, I heard it." Ma Xiaodou patted Ma Fuquan's head and shouted, "My second brother also taught my eldest brother that whoever buys the calligraphy written by the top scholar will also have a top scholar in his family. Isn't that right, big brother? My second brother didn't tell you that."
"Hehe, this calligraphy is useless to me, and I can't eat it. I might as well exchange it for silver and buy a precious sword in the capital." Ma Xiaomai turned around and asked as he walked back, "Dad, do you think there's really a fool willing to pay for the calligraphy written by my uncle?"
"Anyway, your dad won't."
Ma Xiaodou shouted, "I don't know how either."
"Even I can't do it." After Ma Xiaomai said this, he stepped on a sharp stone, twisted his leg, swayed, and almost fell down. Ma Fuquan and Ma Xiaodou laughed so hard that he also laughed foolishly.
On this side, the father and his two sons were having a blast, while on the other side, Ah Man, Erniu and Sanniu were playing rock-paper-scissors and step-step games in the alley. In the past few days, after the three of them came back, they played this game in the alley and had a lot of fun.
The rules of this game are that three people first show their palms and backs together, whoever is left alone wins and can take a big step forward. The remaining two people play rock-paper-scissors, and the winner can also take a big step forward.
Ah Man was taller than the other two, had bigger strides, and was better at playing the game than the other two, so she gradually distanced herself from them.
At this time, a carriage came running from the end of the alley. The maids following them thought it was a bicycle order and didn't pay much attention. Ah Man ran towards the direction of the carriage and shouted to Erniu and Sanniu: "Come on, palms and backs of your hands, one, two..."
Before she could even shout out, a carriage arrived in front of her. She only heard a "hmm" sound, and she disappeared after the carriage passed by. The carriage suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the entrance of the alley.
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