Fragrance Returned

The Qian family were distinguished guests of the Ding family, and Ding Zhuang and his son led their family members out to welcome them.

The driver of the first carriage was a servant of the Qian family, but the driver of the second carriage was unknown to the Ding family.

Qian Dahu and Aunt Qian got off the carriage. Aunt Qian pointed to a woman in her forties and a young daughter-in-law who got off the second carriage and said with a smile, "This is Mr. Guo's wife, Mrs. Guo, and this is Aunt Guo." .”

They are Guo Shoubei's wife and daughter-in-law. They are wrapped in silk and their heads are covered with pearls.

The Ding family was flattered. It was the first time that a "madam" came to visit them.

Ding Zhao went to Guo's house twice to deliver gifts, but he only saw men, not women.

Ding Xiang could tell that Mrs. Guo’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were wearing clothes and buttons made by Jiulu Zhixiu Pavilion.

Ding Xiang has already said hello. The county magistrate, Guo Shoubei and the Qian family went to Zhixiu Pavilion to buy things at a 40% discount and only charged the cost.

Qian's family is too embarrassed to buy often, and they won't buy the most expensive ones. The county magistrate's family and the Guo family didn't buy too much, and they even picked out the good ones.

Mrs. Guo smiled reservedly and said, "My master heard that shopkeeper Ding has moved to a new home. He is busy with official duties, so he asked us to come over and take a look."

Even though we are here, the shelves are full.

Ding Zhao cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Master Guo loves the people like his own son, and the common people are grateful. Please come in, please."

The gift from the Qian family was a nanmu frame and two screens, and the gift from the Guo family was a set of blue and white porcelain bowls and tea sets.

With Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it's not like treating guests in the countryside regardless of gender.

Several women from the landlord's family, Xia Lizheng's daughter-in-law Zhou and her daughter Xia He, later Xia Yuan's wife and daughter-in-law, Zhang and Xie accompanied Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and Aunt Qian to chat and drink tea in the upper hall. , the distinguished male guest is in the east chamber, and the other guests are in the west chamber.

The Ding family didn't invite Xia Yuan's wife, and his family didn't want to come to congratulate him either. But when he heard that Guo Shoubei's wife and daughter-in-law had gone to the Ding family, Yuan Xia couldn't sit still.

He was too embarrassed to take the initiative to come to the door and asked his wife, son and daughter-in-law to come with gifts.

Later, the county prince's master also came. Not only did he give gifts, but he also gave a kang screen on behalf of the county prince's wife.

Ding Xiang kowtowed to Mrs. Guo, and Mrs. Guo gave her a string of red musk beads.

He smiled and said, "I have heard my father praise this child, and I often hear Mrs. Qian praise her. Oh my goodness, you are such a good-looking child. Good boy, come here and let me take a closer look."

Ding Xiang stood up and approached her, letting her knead her a few times.

The country woman wanted to please this official wife, and her flattery was very straightforward. As the mistress, Mrs. Zhang was so nervous and frightened when facing the official's wife that she couldn't even say a few words.

Fortunately, the rich aunt smoothed things over, and Lilac's childish words attracted most of the attention of the Guo family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

After talking for a while, seeing Mrs. Guo frowning and saying no more, Ding Xiang invited the Guo family's mother-in-law and Aunt Qian to her cabin.

She winked at Ding Zhen again, and Ding Zhen followed. Xia He saw it and followed him shamelessly.

Xia He is eleven years old and fairly handsome, but her skin is a bit darker. She is considered to be the most beautiful young lady in Beiquan Village besides Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen.

Xia He doesn't think so. Lilac has been called the most beautiful girl since she was a child, and she can't compare. But she thinks she is definitely much prettier than Ding Zhen. Ding Zhen has small eyes and a round nose. How beautiful is she?

Moreover, her father is Li Zheng, and her family has fields and orchards, as well as a shop in the town. She is better than Ding Zhen in everything. It's just that Ding Zhen is Ding Xiang's cousin and plays together every day. When others look at Ding Xiang, they also look at Ding Zhen...

Today Xia He was not only wearing her only silk summer shirt, but also put on light makeup.

As soon as he entered the hut, Xia He couldn't get enough of it. If the courtyard and hall are the same as those of Xia Yuan's wife's house, it is another world as soon as you enter this room.

Seeing the books in the bookcase, Grandma Guo asked in surprise, "Miss Ding, can you read?"

Ding Xiang smiled and said, "I know some, I learned from my brothers."

Grandma Guo took out a few scrolls of paintings from the painting basket and opened them. The paintings included clothes buttons, peach blossoms, plum blossoms and other flowers.

"Did you draw this too?"

Ding Xiang said, "Well, my father and second brother like painting, and I learned it from them."

Ding Zhen laughed and said, "Just keep learning. Sister Xiang can draw better than Brother Ren."

It's hard to say that she is better at painting than my second uncle.

Grandma Guo's eyes changed when she saw Ding Xiang. Although these paintings were simple, it was so unexpected that they were painted by a seven-year-old child, a child from a farm family.

She smiled and said, "What a smart girl you rarely find."

Mrs. Guo felt regretful that the little girl was good-looking and so smart, but it was a pity that she smelled like medicine, as if she had some hidden disease. Mrs. Qian said that the child had lost his soul when he was a child, and the Taoist priest asked him to take pills.

This is what the Ding family said. Who knows whether it is a lost soul or a hidden illness.

Grandpa Zhang’s family went out at dawn and arrived at Ding’s house at noon. Except for Grandpa Zhang and Zhang Xiaobao, everyone came, even Zhang Jinshi from the county hospital came and stayed overnight at Ding's house.

Ding Zhao specially invited the chef from the restaurant in the town. The lunch was very generous, with twelve dishes, eight meat and four vegetarian dishes, and sixteen tables were served. There are six tables in the courtyard, three tables each in the upper room, east wing, and west wing.

The table for Mrs. Guo's mother-in-law and Aunt Qian was placed in Dingxiang's room, accompanied by Dingxiang, Ding Zhen, and Xia He.

Ding Xiang didn't want to call Xia He, but she shamelessly kept following her and it was hard to drive her away.

Ding Zhen and Xia He were able to accompany their wives for dinner, which made the Dingshan family and Xia Lizheng and his wife very happy.

While eating, my eldest sister-in-law Yu quietly called Ding Xiang out.

"Xiangxiang, girl Zhen can come and have dinner with your wife, why don't you ask my girl Qian to accompany you? We are your uncles, and girl Zhen's father is just your cousin. We are very close to you in terms of distance and distance. "

Mrs. Yu did not dare to compare with Xia Lizheng's daughter and talk about Ding Zhen.

Ding Xiang didn't let Zhang Qian accompany her, mainly because Zhang Qian was too shy and had never seen the world. Not only would he not be able to play a good role, but if his performance was too poor, it would be unsightly.

Moreover, Ding Xiang was sure that Zhang Qian didn't want to come over to accompany her, and felt that she was being punished.

Yu looked like she had been slighted, which made Ding Xiang very angry.

She held back her anger and said, "Auntie, you also know Sister Qian's character. If you let her come here to eat, she might not even be able to open her mouth."

Yu rolled her eyes in anger, "Xiangxiang thinks very badly of my Qian girl. She is no worse than Zhen girl."

Ding Xiang didn't want to talk to her anymore and turned away.

Yu was so angry that she went to Zhang again and asked Zhang to intercede with Ding Xiang.

Mrs. Zhang also felt that Zhang Qian was timid and it would be a bad idea to go. He whispered, "Sister-in-law, you think it's a good job to have dinner with my wife? Let me tell you, it's a hard job. You have to look at my wife's face at any time, and eating is not a good job..."

After the meal, Mrs. Guo, her mother-in-law and Qian Dahu's wife sat for a while before saying goodbye and going home.

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