Fragrance Returned

Mrs. Zhang quickly picked up Ding Xiang and wiped her face, armpits and back with a wet handkerchief.

Lilac opened her eyes and said, "Mom, I just had a dream. I dreamed of Feifei and red apples."

Mrs. Zhang laughed, "Xiangxiang must be craving for red apples, and wanted to fly again, so she had this dream. Although our apples are not red, they are still very sweet. Eat now and eat apples in the afternoon."

Lilac did want to fly and eat red apples, but it was definitely not because of these two reasons that she had that dream. She felt very tired, more tired than walking back from town.

Maybe it has something to do with excessive sweating and strange dreams.

Mrs. Zhang got up and drove the bird out of the house, then carried Lilac to the main room for dinner.

Ding Xiang finished the noodles quickly and said listlessly, "Xiang Xiang still needs to sleep."

She wanted to continue sleeping to see if she could continue the dream she had just had.

That dream was as real as if she was seeing it in the mirror, and she thought of the dream she had had about Mother Li before. I had a lot of dreams in my previous life, and I also had them several times in this life. No matter whether my nightmares or my dreams were as clear as these two times.

So strange.

Mrs. Zhang put her daughter on the kang and took off her coat.

Ding Xiang fell asleep quickly and slept until Mrs. Zhang woke her up.

She shook her groggy head, she had not dreamed anything just now.

She also thought about how she had sweated before the two real dreams, which were very fragrant.

Yes, that must be the case. She didn't sweat or smell just now, so she didn't have that kind of dream.

Mrs. Zhang wrapped Dingxiang in her coat and went to the kitchen. "Mother poured hot water, washed Xiangxiang's hair and bathed her. Xiangxiang remembered, don't move a lot or wear too much in the future. You must wear pills every day. You have to go out." If you are sweating, go to a place with few people. Don’t let others know that you have a scent on your body and that there are bad people..."

She said something, and Ding Xiang agreed.

Mrs. Zhang kissed her and said, "Xiangxiang is so good. I'll eat an apple later."

"It's sour. I don't like it, but my brother likes it."

It’s rare to eat fruit, and I also like to eat some sour apples and cloves. But she received too much love in this family, and she wanted to give some to her brother. If she hadn't said it was sour, most of the apples that fell would have ended up in her mouth.

Ding Zhuang was reluctant to give away the things she liked.

As soon as I put on my clothes, there was a ring at the courtyard door.

It’s little Lolita Ding Zhen.

The little Loli is already three and a half years old. Occasionally she comes to the second room alone to visit her, and she has nice words to say.

"Second aunt, I'll bring sister Xiangxiang."

Mrs. Zhang smiled and led her to the yard, sat under the eaves with Ding Xiang, and cut two small pieces of apple into their mouths.

"Is your mother in good health?"

"Okay. Mom is going to give me a younger brother, and our family is going to have a boy."

Mrs. Zhao is pregnant again, and Sanfang's family is eager for her to have a son.

Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, "Second aunt bought pig's feet and meat today and asked your father and father to come to my house for a drink."

Ding Zhen jumped up and said, "I'm going to talk to my grandma now." Then she asked, "Second uncle, will you treat me to some meat?"

Zhang was very happy, "Please, of course please."

Ding Zhen also wants to take Ding Xiang to her home.

Mrs. Zhang didn't dare to let Dingxiang go out alone, and said with a smile, "Xiangxiang's hair is not dry yet, so she can't go out. Zhen'er will play with Xiangxiang when she comes back."

Lilac is very depressed. I was brought up to be squeamish by this family. Even if everyone knew that she was precocious, they would never allow her to leave the hospital alone or leave the eyes of adults.

When Ding Zhen came back, she took Ding Xiang to play with folding handkerchiefs.

In fact, it was Lilac who played with the little Lolita.

The little loli was very frustrated.

"Xiangxiang is so smart. She can fold better tofu cubes than me."

"Oh my, you can fold better plates than I can. Let's stop playing with handkerchiefs and play throwing stones instead."

The tofu cubes are small squares folded twice in half, and the plates are made by folding the four corners of the small squares in.

Lilac would rather play with a nutritious handkerchief than dirty mud and stones.

She took Ding Zhen to ask for two rock candies from Zhang. After eating the candies, she started folding the handkerchief again.

In the evening, Ding Xiang led Ding Zhen and Heizi to wait for someone at the door.

I saw a little boy limping away from a distance. The little boy is very short and looks like a child over one year old.

Unable to walk steadily, he fell to the ground and stood up again with difficulty.

Several little boys nearby shouted, "Little lame, little lame..."

It's Ding Sifu.

Ding Sifu rarely comes out. This is the third time Ding Xiang has seen him, and he is always far away.

Ding Zhen shouted at the top of her voice, "Brother Fourth Rich, come here and give you some rock candy." Then she whispered to Ding Xiang, "Brother Two Rich and Brother Four Rich are good, Brother Three Rich is the most annoying, he is greedy and loves to hit people, and he also I want to break a clay pot for my grandfather and my father. Bah."

The first room and the third room occasionally move around, and the children in the first room are more familiar with Ding Zhen.

Ding Sifu walked this way, limping very slowly. He is very thin, his clothes are in tatters, but his face is very clean, and he is more handsome than his three brothers. His eyes are bright and he looks like a smart kid.

Unfortunately, my leg is lame, which also affects my physical development.

Lilac was a little sad. He and I have the same problem. We were both injured by bad people when we were babies because of the poor care of our elders. He was robbed and his leg was broken. It's just that his life was saved by Ding Zhao, but he had no one to save him.

Ding Sifu came closer and greeted in a low voice, "Sister Zhen, Sister Xiang."

The smile is very shy. Then he spread his thin little hands and said, "Sister Xiang, I don't have a needle in my hand, so I won't prick you."

Ding Xiang gave him a big smile, "I know Brother Sifu won't stab me." She put the rock candy in his hand.

Ding Zhen also put the rock candy into his hand and told him, "Eat quickly, don't let Brother Sanfu see it, it's time to grab it again."

Ding Sifu stuffed the rock candy into his mouth. It was so sweet that he squinted his eyes.

Mrs. Zhang came out with two pieces of cooked meat to feed the little girl. Seeing Ding Sifu standing here, he was stunned.

Ding Sifu greeted in a low voice, "Second Aunt."

Zhang made a "hmm" noise and fed a piece of meat into Ding Xiang's mouth.

Ding Xiang didn't eat, but pointed at Ding Sifu and said, "Give it to brother Sifu, he is so thin."

Ding Zhen also said, "I also give my meat to the four rich brothers."

Mrs. Zhang looked at the thin Ding Sifu, and was tempted to hide. She fed the meat into Ding Sifu's mouth.

It was the first time for Ding Sifu to eat meat in such a big mouth. The taste was so wonderful that he could not describe it.

Is this the feeling of ascending to immortality?

Suddenly, Ding Zhen pointed in the direction of the village entrance and said, "My father and my father are back. Second grandfather, second uncle, brother Lichun and brother Liren are back."

The two little girls and Heizi ran towards the village entrance.

Ding Sifu looked at the empty gate, and then at the cheerful figure gradually disappearing. The taste of meat in my mouth is still there, but the joy just now is gone. His nose became sore and he limped toward his home.

After dinner, after seeing off a few people from the third room, Ding Zhuang and his son and Ding Xiang sat in the yard chatting.