Fragrance Returned

Not long after, many people came out of the small courtyard.

They discussed loudly:

"Oh, that's a really pitiful beating."

"Poor ass, who asked him to seduce this old lady?"

"That Ding Youshou is blind, even a widow who is more than ten years older can see it."

"As long as she's a woman, haha."

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Ding Xiang understood that it was Ding Youshou's best friend's son who came to beat him.

Deserve it! That Ding Youshou should have dealt with it long ago.

Xie and Zhao are back.

Ding Daniu asked, "Mistress, who's going to beat up Uncle San?"

Among these children, except Ding Daniu who didn't understand what was going on, everyone else knew.

Seeing the children standing here watching the fun, Mrs. Xie frowned and pulled them into the courtyard, then closed the courtyard door.

He said angrily, "Don't listen to those nasty words, it will dirty your ears."

Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen both obediently went to Ding Zhen's room to get a massage without asking any questions.

In the evening, Mrs. Zhang was doing needlework and talking to Ding Zhao about household matters. Ding Xiang took the book and read it under the lamp. Ding Liren just taught her to read a new article.

Suddenly the courtyard door rang, and the voice of Yang Hu's family came, "Hey, Madam Li Zheng, you are a rare guest."

Xia Lizheng's daughter-in-law, Ms. Zhou, was more arrogant than Xia Lizheng. Except for eating, she had never stepped foot in his house.

Ding Zhao and Mrs. Zhang looked at each other, quickly got up and went out, and warmly invited her into the east wing.

"Aunt Xia, a rare visitor. Please, sit down in the room."

Mr. Zhou is in his forties, wearing a beige green half-worn muslin cotton jacket, with a silver hairpin in her hair and gold lilacs in her ears.

Yang Hu's family makes good tea specially for entertaining guests.

Ding Xiang stood up and greeted, "Grandma Xia."

Then he took Ling'er back to the south room.

There was a small gap in the south room. She said "shhh" to Ling'er and put her ear behind the door to eavesdrop.

She felt that it might not be a good thing for the arrogant Zhou to suddenly lower his stature to visit.

Mrs. Zhou picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper Ding's family is getting richer and richer, and Xiangxiang has a dedicated maid to serve her."

Ding Zhao smiled and said, "The bronze tripod made by my father won the favor of the nobleman and sold for a good price. My aunt knows my father's temperament and never wants to wrong Xiangxiang."

Zhou laughed a few times and said, "Xiangxiang is lucky to have a father who cares about her. I was entrusted by someone to come to do good deeds today."

Ding Zhao and Mrs. Zhang thought she was here to marry Ding Lichun. The eldest son will be fourteen years old at the turn of the new year. Several people have come to propose marriage to him, and one of them is the king of the town.

However, they don't want to find a wife for their son now. They want to find a girl with a better family background when their family's life is better and their son is more promising.

Ding Zhao pretended to be confused and said with a smile, "Good thing, what good thing?"

Mrs. Zhou smiled and said, "Xia Yuanwai and Mrs. Xia are very interested in the fragrance of your family, and want to tell her to their second grandson Wen Guan. Oops, Xia Yuan Wai is a Tongsheng master, and his family is very wealthy. Wen Guan's husband also said that Wen Guan might also There is no guarantee that you will be born as a boy or a scholar. If Xiangxiang of your family marries into another family, she will fall into a lucky nest. She might become a scholar's wife."

In Zhou's view, no matter how rich the Ding family is, they are still craftsmen, and Ding Zhuang's reputation is not good. If you can climb into a scholarly family like Xia Yuanwai and a junior like Xia Wenguan, you will definitely be willing.

Ding Zhao didn't expect that Xiangxiang would be remembered by someone from that same family at a young age.

Fortunately, his father wasn't here, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have kicked Mr. Zhou out with a feather duster.

His family's fragrance is so good that it is not even worthy of the son of the county magistrate's family, let alone that family.

It's really a toad that wants to eat swan meat.

Ding Zhao was very angry and disgusted.

He suppressed his anger and said something against his will, "It is... my family's blessing that Xia Yuanwai likes Xiangxiang."

He wanted to say "Xiangxiang's blessing", but it was too contrary to his wishes, so he changed it to "my family's blessing".

He added, "It's just that Xiangxiang had a fright a few days after she was born, and she asked a Taoist priest to call her soul back. The Taoist priest also gave her a kind of pill, saying that Xiangxiang must take it at all times before she is fifteen years old. You can't kiss her while wearing the pills, otherwise you will lose your soul again."

Everyone in Beiquan Village knew that Ding Xiang had taken pills because she was mentally unstable. This was the first time Zhou had heard that she could not get married until she was fifteen years old.

Zhou was stunned for a moment. She thought that the marriage would be finalized, but she didn't want to get this answer. He also intuitively felt that Ding Zhao was not lying, and it was impossible for the Ding family to refuse such a good marriage.

It is said that Xiao Nizi is blessed. How can she be blessed without such a good relationship?

Mrs. Zhou stood up and said, "That's it, then there's nothing we can do. I'll go and talk to Yuan Xia outside."

An expression that looks like your family has suffered a loss.

Ding Zhao and Zhang sent Zhou out of the hospital.

The two returned to the house, and Ding Zhao said to Zhang in a low voice, "I really treat myself like a green onion. His son still dares to think about Xiangxiang. If they didn't stop me from taking the scientific examination, I would at least As a scholar, I still let his family miss my daughter.

"I'm going to tell Xia Lizheng tomorrow to buy our house and the land to the east. Build a few more houses, make them more beautiful, and buy a few servants... Well, let them see my family's status. You are high, so you can’t help but think of smelly shit and Xiangxiang.”

Mrs. Zhang was also angry, but still advised, "Head of the family, please calm down. I won't agree to it."

Ding Xiang, who eavesdropped on the adults' conversation, was not happy that she was being remembered at such a young age.

She is only six years old, so there must be some illness in her family.

Thinking again of Xia Wenguan who always wanted to take care of himself, the Xia family must have had this idea for a long time and let Xia Wenguan know about it.

Maybe I felt that I was not worthy of his family before and wanted to take a look again. Now that I know that my family has a relationship with the General, and life is getting better, I feel that I am worthy enough to be married to his family.

Lilac rolled her eyes wide.

Wishful thinking, daydreaming, Huangliang dreams, idiots' dreams...

If grandpa were here, he wouldn't be as good-tempered as dad and politely decline. He would definitely curse.

The next evening, the sky was overcast with light snow.

Just like in the past, Ding Xiang, who was well-dressed and holding a small umbrella, stood at the door of her house with Hei Wa waiting for her father and brother.

A small figure ran closer and closer, coming to her.

It's Xiawen Pass. Wearing a blue muslin cotton robe and a leather hat with ears, his face turned red from the cold.

He looked at Ding Xiang up and down, frowned and said, "Such a big girl must be polite. People who are polite will be safe, and rude people will be in danger."

Ding Xiang didn't want to be like a little brat, but this brat was just as annoying and self-righteous as his grandfather.

Have you really decided to become his little wife?

Ding Xiang rolled her eyes and said, "Who are you? Do you know etiquette, justice, integrity, and self-awareness? After studying for so long, you have never heard of colorful clothes, entertaining relatives, and respectful brothers and sisters? I am willing to take over my father and brother. Can you control me? Your hands are stretched too far. You are really a catcher in the Southern Ocean, so you can control things leniently."

In this era, the South China Sea, also called the Southern Ocean, was the widest sea area.