Fragrance Returned

A few days later, Zhang Yu gave birth to a boy weighing six pounds and four ounces, named Xia Xi.

This is the first son in the third generation of Xia Er's family, and the whole family is very happy.

On the day of the third bath, except for Grandpa Zhang's poor health and Zhang Xiaobao's business trip, the whole Zhang family came to congratulate him. If the Xia family couldn't live in the house, they would live in the Ding family.

Little girl Zhang Qian is now ten years old. Her health is much better and she has grown taller. She does not look like she was a sick child as a child.

Zhang Dabao meant that it would be best for her to marry outside the mountains like Zhang Yu, or to ask Ding Zhao and Zhang for help.

Nowadays, the daughter of the Zhang family is easy to marry, and many people think that the daughter of the Zhang family will have a son if she has a prosperous husband.

Look at Zhang Zhiniang, who prospered the Ding family and gave birth to two sons. Looking at Zhang Yu again, the Xia family was prosperous, and his first child was a son.

Ding Xiang sympathizes deeply. Such a young child is so anxious to say goodbye. Children in ancient times are really pitiful.

My uncle, Mrs. Liu, is strong and beautiful, but a little darker. My daughter, Zhang Hui, is over two years old. The son Zhang Jinman has just turned one year old.

The two little ones were brought here on their backs, and together with Guo Ziming from Uncle Guo's family, Dingxiang became the king of children again, responsible for taking care of the children.

It’s the end of May, and it’s also the hottest season of the year.

The foundry workshop affiliated to "Baotie" has been renovated and officially put into production.

Ding Zhuang went out early and came back late again, and began his work career. He led two experienced old craftsmen to trial-produce ironware with rare crystalline earth, and a dozen other foundry craftsmen continued production as usual.

The Baoqing Iron Manufacturing Factory made a big noise and once again caused a sensation throughout Gu'an Town.

Some people who thought they were knowledgeable secretly frowned. How could a run-down casting workshop be called a "manufacturing shop" when it bought more than 50 acres of land and hired so many people. Ding Hong has a big nose and a big mouth, and loves to show off all his life. He will never change his old habits even if he is about to become a prostitute...

I heard that the Tao family's yard has been completely built and the furniture has been laid, and the main family will move in in early June.

The Ding family's furniture has all been packed, and the official move is scheduled for the third day of June.

Ding Zhuang didn't want to move to the east courtyard because it was too troublesome. But he can't move unless Ding Lilai moves. If Dinglilai doesn't move, he will feel that his uncle's family has abandoned him and he will be sad.

Ding Zhuang agreed to move here, but he was determined not to live in the main house. He said that this courtyard belonged to the eldest son, and since Ding Zhao was the head of the family, he should live in the main house.

Ding Zhao and his wife lived in the main house, and Ding Xiang lived in the west house. The west wing is opened and is Ding Xiang's study.

Under Ding Xiang's strong suggestion, a clean room dedicated to bathing was built in the east ear room, which was only used by the three of them. It was called a small clean room.

Previously, the whole family would line up to take a shower in the kitchen, which was extremely inconvenient.

There was a large bathtub and a small bathtub in the small clean room, and several carved copper basins were placed on the wooden shelves.

Dingxiang also went to the county town to buy bathing luxuries, including white square soap, green round bath beans, brown flat pig lettuce cake, and mint tooth powder.

These are used for washing hands, bathing, washing hair, and brushing teeth, and are expensive. She spent her own private money and put part of it in the small clean room and part in the large clean room.

Later, I learned that Ding Zhuang collected these things and gave them to Zhang, saying that they were used to being rough and used soap locust no matter what they washed. Ding Zhao and Zhang were reluctant to use it, and in the end only Ding Xiang used it.

Of course, this is a story for another day.

Ding Zhuang lives in the north room of the east chamber, and Ding Lichun, who doesn't come back often, lives in the south room.

There are four rooms, one for Li Dalu and Li Xiaolu, and one for Ling'er. A clean room used by several other people is also called a large clean room. There is also a room with a stove, which is used as a small kitchen. There is a stew stove in it, mainly for making snacks.

A small hut was built next to the reverse seat, where Hei Wa lived.

Two sweet-scented osmanthus trees were transplanted in the courtyard, many flower seeds were scattered, several potted plants and flowers were bought, and a lilac tree was transplanted outside the lilac window.

In the backyard, several lilac, plum, crabapple and banana trees were transplanted, and rose and rose seeds were sown under the wall.

There used to be a camphor tree with lush foliage here, but it was left enclosed.

Next year there will be flowers blooming here.

There is also a hexagonal pavilion built in the middle, specially used for enjoying flowers and resting.

Rural people generally don't do these money-burning things, including landlords. But Ding Xiang wanted to do it, and Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao got what she wanted.

Lilac is already considered low-key, otherwise she would be like the Tao family who built fences and painted buildings, bought a lot of potted flowers, and they would be in full bloom this year.

The gate to the east courtyard is locked and cannot be opened under normal circumstances. A moon door is opened in the west wall, leading to the west courtyard, which is the old courtyard.

In the west courtyard, apart from the upper wing room where Xue's memorial tablet is still placed, the other rooms are empty and used as guest rooms by guests.

The north room in the east wing and the hall room are used by Yang Hu and his wife, and the north room in the west wing and the hall room are used by Li McGao and his wife. The south room of the two wing rooms opens to the outside and is used as a workshop for women to do embroidery work.

There are more servants in the family, so I bought two more pigs to raise in the backyard of the west courtyard...

The above houses are all easy to allocate, and it can be solved as soon as you talk about it. But Ding Lilai and Ding Liren had a problem with the room allocation. They had no objection to living in the west wing. The problem was that they both wanted to live in the north room.

Because the North Room is closest to the West Room, the upper room where Lilac lives.

Ding Liren believes that he is his sister's biological brother and should stay close to her. Moreover, I had let Ding Li do everything before, and I could no longer give in on this principled matter.

Ding Lilai believed that his sister had said that he was her biological brother. After the family was separated, it would be the same as if the family had not been separated. He should stay close to his sister.

The two boys got stubborn and refused to let anyone go.

Ding Zhao said to Ding Liren, "You are the elder brother, let me give way to my younger brother."

Ding Liren shook his head and said, "I have given in to him before, but I don't want to give in to this matter. Xiangxiang and I are born from the same mother, and we are biological siblings. The younger brother was born to his fourth aunt, and he and his younger sister are cousins. He insists on saying that his sister is his biological sister, which is deceiving others."

The second uncle's family moved to the east courtyard, which made Ding Lilai very sad and couldn't sleep for several days in a row. He knew that even if he lived in the same place as before, he was actually different from before. After hearing this again, I cried sadly.

"I am my sister's biological brother. My sister told me this personally. My grandfather and second uncle both said that dividing the family is the same as not dividing the family. It turns out they were lying to me..."

Ding Zhuang bulged his eyes and said to Ding Liren, "You are the elder brother, why can't you give way to your younger brother? I have decided that you will live in the south room and my younger brother will live in the north room."

Ding Liren was unwilling and shouted with red eyes, "Why should I let him do everything..."

Before he finished speaking, Ding Zhuang slapped him twice on the head.

"You bastard, if I ask you to give in, you have to give in. If you dare to talk back, see how I deal with you. The book has gone into the dog's belly, and you don't understand this logic."

Ding Liren wiped his tears and ran out.

Ding Xiang glanced at Grandpa disapprovingly.

Grandpa is good at everything, but he has a short temper and loves to hit others.

Ding Xiang often protested for her brothers, and the old man said plausibly, "Under the stick, a filial son emerges. This is how your father and your father came... Okay, okay, I won't beat him next time."

But I’ll stick to it next time.