Fragrance Returned

At noon on September 14th, Yang Hu's family came back from town to buy meat.

She smiled and said, "Sifu is very capable. He put together some rags that Xiangxiang gave him to practice and made a small apron. Although it was twisted and the stitching was uneven, it was still usable. How can a six-year-old boy? I thought about making those things. I looked at his little hands and, ouch, there were a lot of needle holes."

Those pieces of rags were Zhang's cut off old clothes and trousers that Ding Lilai couldn't wear, and kept them as patches. Ding Xiang took a few pieces and asked Aunt Yang to give them to Ding Sifu to practice his craftsmanship. She didn't expect that he could use the waste.

Zhang said, "Even though the fourth rich man is a boy, his small hands are very nimble. His small body cannot be used for blacksmithing, but he is not bad at being a tailor."

Yang Hu's family laughed again, "I saw Mr. Wang go to the iron shop today to ask the fourth rich man for money. He took all the fifty cents and didn't say anything about leaving some for his son. He didn't ask who owned the clothes he was wearing. It's a gift. How are you doing? Tsk, tsk, how can you be such a mother? Do you really think that if you push your son to the second grandfather, she won't have to take care of it? "

Today Ding Sifu happens to be going to the iron shop for a month.

Ms. Zhang snorted coldly, "We also feel sorry for the kid from the Fourth Rich who is sensible and pitiful and willing to help him. If it's directed at Ding Youcai and Mrs. Wang, we'll only take care of them after eating too much."

Ding Xiang thought of Ding Pandi again and wondered where the little girl was now and how she was doing.

The little girl was able to grit her teeth and survive in such a harsh environment without growing crooked. Ding Xiang intuitively felt that she could live a strong life in another world.

I hope Ding Pandi can float to fertile soil, take root and sprout there, and live a peaceful and happy life...

Dingxiang got up and looked for pieces of cloth. Not only did she find a few pieces of old cloth, she also found some pieces of silk left over from making clothes for Dingxiang. She also wrapped some strands of embroidery thread and a few needles and gave them to Yang Hu's family.

"Aunt Yang will go to town to hand it over to Brother Sifu another day."

Before dinner, Ding Lichun came back.

He smiled and said, "I heard from my master that the escort agency will escort the escort to Wucheng in the middle of next month and come back before the end of the year. I told my master that I wanted to see the rich people in Jiangnan, and my master agreed. Dad, don't you want to do that too? Why don't you go to Jiangnan to have a look? Come with our escort agency and you'll have someone to take care of you."

After saying that, he looked at him meaningfully.

Ding Lichun asked around again and found out that Qingfangzhai in Wucheng mainly sold fragrant wood products and spices, and was even famous in the Li Dynasty for making ambergris. With good reputation and large scale, many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen are willing to use his products.

Ding Zhao was overjoyed and kept saying, "I want to go, I want to go."

If you can go to Wucheng with the escort agency, it will be much safer. No matter how much money you sell, you will not be afraid of being robbed or stolen. He also asked Mrs. Zhang to prepare clothes for their father and son, not only autumn clothes, but also winter clothes.

Lilac is also happy. Two sticks of brown or red top-quality honey-fat incense can be sold for more than 10,000 taels of silver, and even if they are not top-quality, they can be sold for eight or nine thousand taels. She was worried that Ding Zhao would go alone.

The next morning, Ding Lichun took Ding Xiang, Feifei and Heiwa to play in the mountains.

The grass on the mountain has all withered and turned yellow, and the leaves are mostly red and yellow, with only a little green mixed in.

Today, Feifei was not tied with a rope. Before letting it fly, Lilac held its head and said, "Feifei go play for a while. I will come back when my sister calls me."

Feifei circled around them, flying higher and higher.

Seeing that it was about to fly away, Lilac shouted loudly, "Feifei, Feifei, come back..."

The clear children's voice echoed in the valley.

"Woof woof woof..." Heiwa shouted.

Ding Lichun also shouted louder and louder.

The big bird turned around, flew towards Lilac, and landed in her arms.

"Cuckoo."

Ding Xiang kissed it happily, and Ding Lichun also smiled and fed it the rabbit meat in the bowl.

Then Feifei was released.

After going back and forth several times, Feifei even caught a bird on a branch to eat.

The two of them, one bird and the dog, played until noon before going home.

Went up the mountain to play again in the afternoon.

No matter how cold the weather is, adults will not let Lilac go into the mountains, so we must seize the time to train it.

In the evening, the haze was overwhelming, and the sky was filled with rain and snow, which was very small and fell on the face with ice and cold.

Lilac held up a small yellow oil-paper umbrella and stood at the door with Feifei and Heiwa to pick up people.

In this weather, no one in the village knew how to hold an umbrella, but Zhang did not allow Ding Xiang to stand outside unless she held an umbrella.

The red dress and yellow umbrella float there like a bright sunset, making the dark sky brighter.

Villagers passing by would stop, look at Ding Xiang, smile, and say a few words.

"Is Xiangxiang waiting for daddy again?"

"Well, it's getting cold. Grandma Xia San needs to wear more clothes."

"This little umbrella is so handsome."

"Haha, dad bought it in the county town."

…

Several familiar figures appeared at the entrance of the village. Not only were my father and two brothers back, but my grandfather was also back. My father was carrying a rectangular box on his shoulders.

Ding Xiang guessed that the box contained a treasured sword, and it took Grandpa ten months to finally get the sword out.

She held up a small umbrella and came forward, "Grandpa is back, giggle..."

The sound of joy made everyone on the side happy.

"Old shopkeeper Ding has gone home?"

Ding Zhuang laughed and picked up Ding Xiang.

He replied to those people, "Ah, I have finished my work and will live at home from now on."

"The longer you live, the more money you make. Mr. Ding, the shopkeeper, is blessed."

"Yes Yes."

Several people entered the room, and Ding Zhao took out the knife from the wooden box.

The scabbard is made of brown cowhide with brass moiré and copper nails embossed on it. The handle of the knife is made of brass, slightly narrower and rounder than ordinary knife handles, engraved with exploding ice flowers, and inlaid with gems.

Pulling the sword out of its sheath, there is a cold light.

The broadsword is somewhat like an embroidered spring knife, with cloud patterns engraved on both sides of the knife. Coupled with the alternative handle designed by Lilac, it is really beautiful and majestic.

Ding Xiang gave a thumbs up in her mind. Although Grandpa Ding Zhuang cannot read a single word, he is ingenious and has a good sense of aesthetics. He can be regarded as a top craftsman in ancient times.

Everyone burst into praise.

Ding Zhuang also gave this knife a nice name, Hanbing.

Ding Zhuang smiled and said, "Tomorrow, Zhaozi, Lichun, I will send Qian Er to the headmaster's house, and I will also go with him to Mr. Sun's house in Jiaozhou. I will go with him in Lichun to see the real army."

Jiaozhou is a bit like Qingdao in the previous life. It takes five or six days to travel by bullock cart.

Thinking of the blue sea and the delicious seafood, Lilac also wanted to go.

Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao both shook their heads in disagreement.

Ding Xiang raised her mouth.

Ding Zhuang said, "Mrs. Qian has always wanted to see you. I will take you to Qian's house tomorrow to play and go home with your father." Thinking that Ding Xiang was going, he added, "Li Chunniang is going too."

That's all there is to it. If you want to travel to distant places, you have to be bigger.

Ding Xiang asked again, "In the future, grandpa will no longer live in the shop. What will the fourth rich brother do?"

Ding Zhuang said, "The little guy doesn't want to go home, and I don't want to let him go home. He won't learn well from following those people. I will give Tailor Li two hundred wen a month, and the four rich people will set up a shop in his house." , just have breakfast and dinner.”