Fragrance Returned

When Mrs. Dong was talking to Mr. Min, Dingxiang stared at Mrs. Dong.

Her face is much whiter and there are fewer wrinkles. She looks at least ten years younger, and with a gentle and intellectual temperament, she is really a beautiful woman.

She has such big changes, one is because of the magic ointment given by Ding Xiang, and the other is probably because she is in a better mood.

When Ding Xiang went to clean the room, Min still shamelessly asked Mrs. Dong for help. Her eldest brother is the head of the Min family. If she refers to him as a relative, it will be straighter for her to return to her natal family.

Mrs. Dong clearly refused, "I made an appointment and heard that Cousin Ding and his wife have taken a fancy to which girl... As for the Min family's affairs, what should be helped and what should not be helped, it is best to ask Cousin Shen first."

After Min left, Ding Xiang praised Mrs. Dong's "beauty", making Mrs. Dong dumbfounded.

After Dong Yihe came back, Ding Xiang's mouth became even sweeter, which made Dong Yihe happy.

He liked hearing that.

He joked, "Only Xiangxiang sees the beauty of your uncle. My uncle already knew it."

Mrs. Dong blushed.

Dong Yihe is still a boring man.

Lilac is resigned to the defeat.

Dong Ping's frostbite was basically healed, but the color on his face was different. The area where the medicine was applied was white and tender, but the rest of the area was wheat-colored, and it looked like she had vitiligo.

There was still a little bit of that medicine left, so in order to apply it several times more, Dong Ping cleverly diluted it with fish oil and applied it on his entire face every day.

Life in the Dong family is happy.

Ding Xiang sometimes thinks that even if she is the daughter of the Dong family, it would be fine. Her parents and brothers are so good.

At night, Dingxiang slept on the same bed as Mrs. Dong, and Mrs. Dong talked about Dong Ping and Mi Hongmian's wedding preparations. They got married on the second day of winter, and there were still more than four months left.

He also asked Ding Xiang to tell Mrs. Zhang that Ding Lichun's marriage was not urgent and that her good daughter-in-law would prosper the family for three generations. Especially the eldest son and daughter-in-law are very important to the entire family...

After breakfast the next day, Ding Xiang left Dong Mansion to go home and took a detour to the study.

The study decoration is basically completed, and the accountant, cook, waiter, and tea master are basically recruited.

Ding Xiang is now too satisfied with Manager Tang.

Smart, flexible, loyal...

If you train them well, you can be your own boss.

Ding Xiang discussed the "Tea Ceremony" with the tea maker, Master Huang, for a long time.

She wanted to reform "Shui Danqing" and came up with a set of "ghost theories", such as combining tea powder with sherbet and snacks...

Lilac calls it "matcha".

At first Master Huang didn't take it seriously, but later he became more and more interested and expressed his willingness to give it a try.

Matcha is made by first making Tencha. Instead of pursuing shape and luster, you must pay attention to color and aroma. The best raw materials are tea with high chlorophyll content, that is, tea with a greener color, so the Tencha produced will be greener.

After Tencha is made, it is ground into powder.

The process of making matcha powder is somewhat similar to that of contemporary tea paste, but not exactly the same. It is simpler, and several simple equipment are also readily available.

Ding Xiang had seen Zhou Zhou making it in her previous life, but the raw materials and equipment of this era couldn't be compared with those in her previous life. Whatever you can do, don't force it.

As long as it's green enough, thin enough, and fragrant enough.

Matcha can be developed in a later step and let Master Huang think about it carefully.

Lilac promised that if she did well, she would be rewarded heavily.

It was already late noon after the discussion, and Ding Xiang asked Manager Tang to go to Mingyue Tower to bring some dishes, and they ate here. Buy one more roast duck to take home.

Manager Tang came back and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I saw the master and several other masters drinking and dining in Mingyue Tower. The master also saw the slave and told the girl to wait for him. After drinking, he came over and went back to the house with the girl."

After dinner, Ding Xiang and Manager Tang went outside to decorate. A door was opened on the right wall of the study on the side of the building, and half of the land outside the right wall was rented and a wooden floor was put up.

In the future, a few big umbrellas will be set up here, and a few tables will be set up to sell desserts.

Except for the particularly cold winter, in the other three seasons, people can also eat desserts and read a book here.

The land outside the shops is managed by the government and cannot be bought, only rented.

This street has a large flow of people and is close to the palace. It is often patrolled by Jingzhao Mansion officials, soldiers from the Wucheng Army and Horses Division, and sometimes Jinwu Guard soldiers.

The voices of the two men behind him came, "Did you see that Ma Hong was promoted and is now the deputy commander of the Central City Army and Horses Division?"

Mahon? Soldiers and Horses Division?

Ding Xiang looked back and saw a man in his forties wearing a sixth-grade official uniform. The two people were talking about him.

Ding Xiang knew that the Wucheng Bingma Division was the general name for the five yamen in the middle, east, west, south, and north. It was equivalent to the Public Security Bureau in the previous life, and each department was equivalent to a branch.

The deputy commander is a civilian official, subordinate to the sixth official.

Ma Hong is in charge of Zhongcheng, which means he is in charge of this area.

Ding Xiang's heart sank, wondering if this Ma Hong was the "red horse".

Not long after, Ding Zhao's carriage came here, and Ding Xiang got on.

Ding Zhao was a little drunk. When he saw his daughter pouting her little mouth and being unhappy, he whispered in her ear, "My daughter is not angry. Daddy didn't drink too much and didn't talk nonsense."

After returning to the mansion, they went to the main courtyard together.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mrs. Zhang walking around in the yard, her forehead and nose were covered with sweat, and she looked extremely frightened.

When I saw my husband coming back, I rushed to greet him.

"Master, you are back. Mrs. Shen Er just left." She looked at Ding Xiang and said, "She, she wants to tell Li Chun about her eldest brother's daughter."

Ding Zhao frowned and said, "No."

Zhang said, "I didn't agree either, and she was very unhappy." Then she said to Ding Xiang, "Your master is back and is anxious to see you."

Ding Zhuang is bored in the capital, and sometimes goes to He County to stay for a few days. You can not only visit "Baotie", but also have a drink with Dingshan and reminisce about Beiquan Village.

When Dingxiang heard that her grandfather was home, she happily went to the outer courtyard.

Mrs. Zhang pulled Ding Zhao back into the house, closed the door and whispered, "The boss is in trouble."

Even the previous title was shouted out.

Ding Zhao said, "It's not a big deal to be in a panic. We are not afraid of the old Min family..."

"Oh, that's not the case. Today, Mrs. Shen Er told me about her daughter. Her daughter died more than three months ago. She died in her arms."

Ding Zhao's eyes suddenly widened, and he was completely sober from the wine.

"What did you say?"

Mrs. Zhang said again, "Cousin Shen's daughter died of illness when she was more than three months old. She died in the arms of Mrs. Shen Er. She was as thin as a cat when she died. Mrs. Shen Er cried whenever she talked about her daughter... ...As the head of the family, Xiangxiang is not a daughter of the Shen family."

Ding Zhao was still a little confused and asked, "Xiangxiang is not the daughter of the Shen family, then whose daughter is that?"

Mrs. Zhang stared and said, "I have to ask you. It was you who said Xiangxiang was the daughter of the Shen family. That's why I always thought she was the daughter of the Shen family."

Ding Zhao stood up and walked around the room violently.

After walking for an unknown number of times, he stopped and said, "Xiangxiang is like my mother. Even her body fragrance has been inherited from her. She is a descendant of the girl from the Dong family. If she is not Cousin Shen's daughter, she should be Cousin Xun." Or Prince Consort Xun’s daughter..."