Fragrance Returned

It had been a long time since I had seen Aunt Qian, so Ding Xiang was hugged and kneaded by her for a while.

Originally, Aunt Qian wanted to recommend herself to be the guest of honor at the Ding Xiang "Er Gong" Ceremony, but when she heard that Mrs. Zhu was going to be the guest, she had to give up her thoughts.

Today, Guo Shoubei and his wife are no longer as arrogant as before. They give generous gifts and their attitude is much more humble.

Although Ding Zhao is only a nominal official in the Ministry of Industry, he occasionally has the opportunity to meet the elder, and even has the honor to catch a glimpse of Tianyan. Such a good thing Guo Shoubei never dares to think about.

To Ding Xiang's surprise, Mrs. Zhu, who didn't like to talk much, was very caring about Ding Zhen.

He gave her a pair of gold and jade bracelets as a meeting gift and asked her many questions. For example, how old are you, what books have you read, what flowers can you embroider, etc.

Ding Zhen also saw that the lady liked him, and her face turned red with excitement.

Ding Zhen grew up with Ding Xiang, and her speech and behavior are quite decent. Although a little shy, my performance is acceptable.

After lunch, the guests left one after another. Mrs. Zhu stayed with Ding Zhen to have dinner again, and led Ding Zhen to talk for a while.

In the evening, Mrs. Zhu whispered to Ding Xiang that Mr. Qin asked her to help him look after his grandson's wife.

Mrs. Ruo Zhu also thought that the little girl was good in all aspects, so she asked Ding Xiang to help take care of her, and then asked Aunt Wei to teach her well, and said that she would be the wife of her second son Qin Lei in two years.

According to the current family status and wealth, the Qin family has surpassed the Dingshan family by several blocks.

However, no matter how the Qin family father and son were before, they were slaves of the Dong family. Even if they became officials now and could become bigger officials in the future, no matter how courteous Zhu Qian was to them, it was impossible for him to marry the Dong family and his direct relatives.

Ding Zhen is the grand-niece of Dong Ruyue's husband's family and Xiangxiang's cousin. From what Mr. Hong said, the little girl and her family are pretty good.

If they form this relationship, they will be married to the Dong family, and the status of the Qin family will also rise.

But we can’t make a decision with the Ding family yet. Qin Lei used the pseudonym Brother Hong to protect Ding Xiang and could not reveal his identity. If you don't reveal your true identity, you will be suspected of "marriage fraud."

The old man will make it clear to Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao that they will take good care of the little girl in the past two years and let her elders marry her later. When the Dong family reverses the case or Brother Hong can reveal his identity, the Qin family will come to propose marriage.

Mrs. Zhu also teased Ms. Zhang, and Ms. Zhang told a lot about Ding Zhen’s parents.

"Xiangxiang Zaohui, what do you think of your little cousin?"

Ding Zhen is what Ding Xiang has seen since childhood. The little girl has good character, good temper, and is very smart. The key is that the little girl has a very good impression of Brother Hong.

Brother Hong is even better, he is handsome, good at martial arts, has a bright future, and has a good family background...

Dingshan would laugh to death if he could be related to the Qin family.

Ding Xiang also hopes to achieve this marriage.

She smiled and said, "Sister Zhen is very good, clever, gentle and polite..."

He talked about a lot of Ding Zhen's advantages and promised to take good care of her. In fact, Ding Xiang has been taking care of that little cousin since she was a child.

Mrs. Zhu nodded with satisfaction.

Ding Xiang went to Zhang's place again to see the birthday gifts given to her by the guests. Except for the Dingshan family and the Guo family who gave them headdresses and bracelets, everyone else gave them earrings.

Mrs. Tao gave her red gold and jade buckle earrings. Mrs. Zhu gave her gold-cut south pearl earrings inlaid with broken gems. Ding Lichun, the Qian family, and Sun Yumu gave them ruby ​​red gold earrings, emerald red gold earrings, and pearl earrings respectively. Jane gave a pair of carved silver earrings.

Ding Liren and Ding Lilai presented identical golden lilacs. Ding Xiang heard that they had discussed and wanted to give the same gift.

As a grandson, Sun Yumu gave Ding Xiang earrings, which was beyond Ding Xiang's expectation.

In his eyes, she is still a little girl, so it doesn't matter if she gives you something, right?

Of all the earrings, Mrs. Zhu’s is the most valuable, and the old lady’s is the most noble. They were made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The gifts given by Ding Lichun and the Qian family, grandfather, father, and mother were all gorgeous and expensive, and they took a lot of thought. Mrs. Zhang also thoughtfully prepared a pair of small silver lilacs, saying that the newly pierced ears were suitable for the little ones wearing silver.

Lilac hasn't had her ears pierced yet, but she already received a box of earrings.

The box was full of sparkles, but Ding Xiang's favorite was the small pearl earrings given by Sun Yumu.

The pearls are not big, light pink and round, and the earrings are made of pure silver.

Very suitable for a little lady of eight or nine years old.

That naughty kid, looking so rebellious, is quite considerate.

Tomorrow I have to perform the "Ear Clan" ceremony. Ding Xiang didn't sleep well for the first half of the night and kept turning over.

Mrs. Zhu smiled and comforted her softly.

After breakfast the next day, not only Ding Zhen, Xie Shi, Ding Shan, Xia Sanfen, Zhang Qian, Xia He, and Xia Sanfen came, but also Mrs. Tao, Sun Yumu, and Aunt Qian.

This is a big day for this sister. Ding Liren and Ding Lilai both took half a day off.

It has been agreed that Ding Zhen and Xia He should be the boss, that is, the person in charge of the tray.

The two little girls were dressed up grandly and beautifully.

The reason why Xia Sanfen, who had a better relationship, was not chosen was because she was already engaged and she gave him a pair of silver lilacs as a gift.

Ding Zhuang was encouraging Ding Xiang yesterday and this morning, "Don't be afraid, I said it doesn't hurt. Mrs. Zhu is gentle and gentle."

Ms. Zhang told her daughter, "No matter how painful it is, don't cry. This is a happy event. It's not good to cry."

Ding Xiang was already a little scared, but they were even more scared like this.

Aunt Wei had already soaked the thread soaked in sesame oil and threaded it into the hole of the needle. The needle had been burned with fire and the veil had been boiled with water.

There are three fine porcelain white dishes on the tray, each with needlework, two mung beans, and a handkerchief. The two trays contained the same items, held by Ding Zhen and Xia He.

Ding Xiang was dressed grandly and beautifully, wearing a bright red nine silk skirt, her buns were combed high, her hair was smeared with osmanthus oil, there was not a trace of hair around her ears, and her fat earlobes were particularly prominent.

She knelt on the futon in the middle of the main hall, facing Ding Zhuang, Ding Zhao and Zhang who were sitting on top.

Next to them sat several elders, Mrs. Tao, Ding Shan, Mr. Xie, Mr. Qin, and Aunt Qian. The three brothers Ding Lichun, Sun Yumu and other guests stood aside.

Mrs. Zhu was dressed very formally and gorgeously and knelt down next to Lilac.

She first said a few auspicious words, then wiped Lilac's left earlobe with a handkerchief, picked up two mung beans and ground them repeatedly on the earlobe with increasing force, forming two small pits.

When Ding Xiang felt that her earlobe was getting more and more numb and she felt nothing, Mrs. Zhu picked up the needle and quickly passed it through the small pit on the earlobe and tied the thread.

Ding Xiang snorted, feeling a little painful, but she could bear it.

Mrs. Zhu used another handkerchief to wipe away a little blood on her earlobe.

Went to the right again and did the same thing.

The process is completed, and everyone congratulates the Ding family on the growth of a daughter, and a safe and smooth life...

Ding Xiang raised her eyes and looked at Ding Zhuang, Ding Zhao, and Zhang in front of her. They all looked at her with happiness on their faces.

Her eyes grew hot.

In this life, these three people are the ones who gave her a second life, and they are also the people who love her and her the most.

Ding Xiang kowtowed to each of them, stood up and leaned into Zhang's arms.