Fragrance Returned

Last month, a small door was opened on the back wall of the east courtyard to facilitate communication with the Hong family. Ding Zhuang's obvious excuse was to walk closer to the mountain from behind.

Li Xiaolu went to the back door and invited the Hong family and his son over.

There were so many people in the room that Ding Xiang didn't get a chance to talk to Brother Hong alone.

Ding Zhen came, and Ding Xiang took her to her hut and gave her a gift.

The gifts are rich, including a book of poetry, a pair of silver earrings with small pearls, a small fuso doll, and an enamel bird as big as a thumb.

The bird ornament was given by Mrs. Zhu as a gift from Lilac.

Ding Zhen liked it so much that her eyes turned into slits with laughter. She likes all kinds of gifts, but her favorite is the enamel bird. No store in the county sells such a thing.

"This is from overseas...what is it called? Oh, it's imported. Oh my, it's so beautiful, isn't it worth the money?"

Ding Xiang smiled and said, "It's probably worth five or sixty taels of silver. My eldest brother saved his only son, and the wife of that family gave me some good things. I played the best with you, so I gave you the same thing."

If you spend money to buy it, Ding Xiang will not spend so much money on this useless thing even if he is drunk.

Ding Zhen is even more precious, "Such a small thing is worth more than a big yard in my house. Thank you Sister Xiang."

After saying that, she put on her pearl earrings and looked in the bronze mirror. They were so beautiful.

In this era, girls usually had their ears pierced at the age of eight. Ding Zhen had been vaccinated last year. She usually did not wear earrings and stuck a tea stick in her ears.

Lilac didn't come out with the glass target. That thing is so good that I'm afraid that if it gets out, people will miss it. Ding Zhao also hid his pocket watch when he returned home, not wanting to attract too much attention.

The two little girls went to invite Xia Sanfen again, and the gifts they gave her were two jade flowers and a pair of small pearl and silver earrings.

Zhang Qian's gift was the same as Xia Sanfen's, and had to be brought there another day. Zhang Yu and other adults' gifts were all given by Zhang, and Ding Xiang didn't care about them.

She also brought gifts to several children from relatives such as Ding Sifu and Ding Daniu, the old couple Tao Weng and the Gong family.

I also prepared two rosettes for Xia He.

Xia Sanfen came over and was very happy when she saw the pair of earrings. She only compared them on her ears and was reluctant to wear them.

Ding Zhen joked, "Sister Sanfen will save it for the day she gets married."

Xia Sanfen stomped her feet in shame, grabbing Ding Zhen and scratching her creaks.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, and Ding Zhao took Ding Xiang, Ling'er, and Hei Wa to Tao's house. He brought gifts from his own family and those from the Sun, Lu, and Zhu families.

Tao Weng smiled and said, "Why did you come back, little girl? Without you to entertain me, the old woman is very bored."

The old lady smiled and said, "The old man only talks about me, so you are boring too."

Looking at the charitable old lady, Lilac and she are still distant relatives.

The old lady's father is the county prince and the cousin of the current emperor. The old lady also has the title of county lord.

It is said that the old lady's fiancé fell ill and died suddenly before she got married, and she was still unmarried at the age of nineteen. The old king of the county went out to arrest his son-in-law and captured the young and handsome Tao Jinshi.

Although Tao Jinshi was born in a peasant family, he was talented and a kind man and had never taken a concubine in his life. The old lady is gentle and kind-hearted, without many of the problems of noble ladies, and the couple has a deep love for each other.

With this background of the old lady, her daughter and grandson were still angry with the daughter of the Su family. She was so angry that she stayed away from the capital...

A few people chatted and laughed for a while, and then the father and daughter said goodbye.

On the way, I saw Brother Hong sitting in the Huiye Pavilion looking at the moon.

Brother Hong is much prettier than Qin Zhen, who is tall and muscular. He probably looks like his mother.

Ding Xiang ran in and said with a smile, "Brother Hong, where are you admiring the moon?"

Brother Hong smiled and said, "There's nothing to do, come here and enjoy the air."

Ding Xiang added, "I want to order a carp lantern."

"Okay, I will make a nice big fish for my sister."

Ding Xiang took out ten cents from her purse and gave it to him, "This is the deposit."

Behind Ling'er's back, she gave him a look that said, "I know your true identity."

Brother Hong also blinked at her, saying nothing. He accepted the money in a formal manner and said, "I will send it to Xiangxiang after I finish it."

Ding Zhao made a pun and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Hong."

Brother Hong bowed and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper Ding is being polite, as you should be."

After returning home, the father and daughter went to the east chamber.

Ding Zhuang was sitting in the hall waiting for them, smiling and waving to Ding Xiang, "Granddaughter, come here..."

Hearing the noise, Ding Liren and Ding Lilai both came running here.

Ding Xiang sat down next to Ding Zhuang. Familiar smells, familiar scenery, and familiar mountain breezes make people feel at ease.

This is what the saying goes, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse.

Ding's house was a hundred times better than this courtyard, but she felt that living here was the most comfortable.

Ding Zhuang held Ding Xiang's little face and looked at it, "Why do I think Xiang Xiang is darker?"

Ding Zhao did not dare to hide the fact that Ding Xiang was swept away by the big fish, so he told the truth.

Ding Zhuang was so frightened that his hair almost stood up. He was so angry that he stood up and kicked Ding Zhao, slapped him twice, and cursed, "Stupid thing, won't you stay farther away from the side of the ship?"

Ding Xiang quickly grabbed Ding Zhuang's lapel and said, "Master, you can't blame my father for that. No one expected that Big Fish would do that. I'm fine, right?"

Ding Zhuang shouted, "It's too late if something happens. No, Xiangxiang can't leave me in the future, and I won't trust anyone else. Wherever she goes, I will go."

Ding Li came to tell the truth, "It's impossible. What if my sister gets married? Can I get married together?"

Seeing that grandpa was about to hit someone, he quickly ran to the door and stood there.

Ding Xiang took her words elsewhere, "Grandpa, hurry up and buy the rare crystal earth hill. When the refined iron is released, and others know the benefits of the rare crystal earth, the price will definitely increase, and it may be controlled by the court like iron ore."

Ding Xiang had mentioned buying those two mountains before, but Ding Zhuang wanted to wait until the refined iron was tested before buying them.

Ding Zhuang cursed for a while before getting down to business.

He had bought the two hills in Ding Zhao's name a few days ago.

The rare crystalline soil is of no great use except for a small amount of porcelain making. Trees cannot grow on the mountain and food cannot be grown. It was bought at the price of wasteland, which was very cheap. It cost more than two hundred taels of silver in total.

The hill is also so big that it is difficult to enclose it. There are only a few stone tablets erected on the hill with the words "Privately owned by the Ding family" written on them.

Ding Zhuang also paid someone from Liuwa Village to visit every day. Although the place is large and difficult to maintain, the road out of the mountain must pass through Liuwa Village. If someone dares to steal soil privately, it is still easy to be discovered.

Li Zheng, the Zhang family and other villagers in Liuwa Village didn't understand why Ding Zhuang bought that broken mountain.

A few people chatted for a while, Ding Zhao stayed to discuss things, and everyone else went back to the house to rest.

Ding Zhao said that Ding Lichun and Zhu Qian were going to Beijing for business.

Ding Zhuang's face turned serious, "We had expected before that if the Dong family came to visit, our family would definitely be at risk. But you are the descendants of the Dong family. Regardless of whether you are involved or not, those people will not be able to escape if they know our existence. We can only Only if they are completely eliminated can we live a peaceful life. You are right, Lichun is the eldest son, he should take responsibility..."