Fragrance Returned

All Zhang's thoughts were on how to tie the hand rope, and she didn't even think about how a three-year-old child knew so much and could draw so well.

Although she suspected that the knitted ones might not be as good as the drawn ones, she still hurriedly went to the sewing basket to find a few threads and knitted them according to Ding Xiang's instructions.

After knitting most of the piece in an hour and stringing it with seven beads, Zhang was so amazed that the knitted piece must look better than the painted one.

At the end of noon, Ding Zhuang, carrying a big basket, took Ding Lichun and Ding Liren home.

Today, Ding Xiang saw Ding Zhuang for the first time. They were only separated by one night and half a day, but it felt like they had been separated by several years.

Grandpa has lost weight, half of his hair is gray, his upper lip is blistered, and he seems to be hunched over.

Ding Xiang's tears welled up, and she stepped forward to hug his leg and said, "Master, we will get through it."

Ding Zhuang did not pick her up and comfort her like he did in the past, but said, "Don't be afraid of Xiangxiang, I won't let you suffer."

He walked into the upper room with a serious face.

Ding Lichun whispered, "We went around Beiquan Village, Nanquan Village and the town, and only borrowed eight strings of six strings of money and a few silver coins. There was also a person who promised to send two strings of money tomorrow."

Ding Lilai added, "When we went to the town, I went into the drug store myself and wouldn't let us in."

Ding Xiang's heart sank. Grandpa wouldn't be confused, right?

Then she gave up the idea. Ding Zhuang has a tough mind and has repeatedly promised that he will not endure hardship. It is impossible that he could not think of committing suicide.

No one had any appetite for the noodle soup they had at noon.

After dinner, Ding Zhuang locked himself in the room again. Mrs. Zhang, with her hands tied, waited silently in the main room with her three brothers and sisters.

They hoped that Ding Zhao would come back soon and hoped that the Tang family could borrow some money and sell the dagger at a good price.

After a while, Zhang finally made a bracelet. When you put it on your wrist, it looks unique and beautiful, really like a colorful bracelet inlaid with pearls.

Lilac gave it a nice name, Seven-Star Colorful Bracelet.

Zhang smiled and said, "Colored bracelet? The name is nice and appropriate. The thread is not valuable, but the way the colorful bracelet is woven is valuable, and with these beads, it will definitely sell for a good price. If you have enough time, sell it to the rich The lady might be able to sell it for more. I stayed up late and knitted two more pieces. Even if there are no beads for embellishment, I can still sell them for more money."

Ding Xiang drew another bracelet style, "Mom, the second one of the same style cannot be sold at a high price. This is what I also came up with. It's called Die Fei Colorful Bracelet. It needs to be woven with eight strands of thread to look good."

Also talked about how to match colors.

Six-star colorful bracelets and butterfly-colored bracelets are both derived from flat knots. Zhang has something on his mind now and can't calm down to make up something more complicated.

Mrs. Zhang happily agreed.

Not long after, the courtyard door rang.

Ding Lichun thought his father was back, so he excitedly ran to open the door and saw several fierce-looking men.

Ding Lichun was so frightened that he ran into the house, "Master, master, someone is coming."

Ding Zhuang came out, carried Ding Liren and Ding Xiang to the bedroom one by one, and closed the door.

A villain raised his hand and said, "Boss Ding."

Ding Zhuang returned the gift with his hands raised, "I don't dare to accept it. These gentlemen are..."

The man sneered, "Boss Ding, don't pretend to be confused. You know where we are from. The people who went to the provincial capital to find Xue Dahu came back and said that Xue Dahu said he had nothing to do with your Ding family. They didn't I will pay back a penny on behalf of him. We searched for Dingchi for several days, but we didn't see any sign of him.

"My boss said that the son must repay the debt to the father. The principal and monthly interest of 1,200 taels of silver must not be less. In one more day, the deadline for repayment will come. We will come to collect the money the day after tomorrow. As for escaping and so on. , don’t even think about it.”

After saying that, those people walked away in a hurry.

Ding Zhuang went into the house, took Ding Xiang and Ding Liren to the main room, and stayed alone in the room.

Mrs. Zhang's hands were shaking so much that she couldn't inject her collaterals, and she covered her mouth and shed tears.

Ding Lichun comforted him, "Mom, don't panic. As long as my father and I are blocking you, everything will be fine."

Ding Liren puffed up his chest and said, "There is also me. I will also stand in front of my mother and sister."

Ding Xiang said nothing and looked at Zhang firmly.

The children are so strong, so why should she cry?

Mrs. Zhang wiped away her tears and continued to knit the bracelets. My hands were still shaking so much that I knitted very slowly.

Feeling that his father was coming back soon, Ding Lichun held hands with his younger brothers and sisters and stood at the door looking towards the entrance of the village, while Heizi squatted aside.

Everyone in the village knew that Ding Chi had borrowed a lot of money from usury. He ran away and the debt fell on this family. They looked at the little brothers and sisters with sympathy and did not greet them like they used to.

A lame woman walked by in the distance with a smile on her lips.

Be proud, the reward for this world is here.

The sun moved very slowly today. The brothers and sisters looked eagerly, and finally saw Ding Zhao driving an ox cart at the entrance of the village in the glow.

They seemed to see hope again, Ding Xiang turned around and ran to the upper room.

"Grandpa, mother, daddy is back."

Ding Zhuang, who was locked in the bedroom, quickly walked out of the house.

Ding Zhao handed the oxcart to Ding Lichun and hurried into the house.

"How is it?" Ding Zhuang asked.

Ding Zhao said, "Tang's family didn't borrow a penny, and they pointed at me and yelled at me, saying a lot of unpleasant things, and asked us to hand over his daughter. I had already walked out of the alley, and the old lady of the family caught up with me and gave me fifty taels. The banknote also told us not to worry about the profit."

He did not dare to say that the Tang family hated Ding Chi so much that they gnashed their teeth and scolded Ding Lilai together, saying that the upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. Fortunately, the old lady from the in-laws told the truth. They were afraid that the people in Jiaozipu would be impatient, so they had secretly sent the child to a relative's house to hide it.

Ding Zhuang nodded, he was also worried about the third grandson.

Then he asked, "Did you go to Dragon Escort Agency?"

There was a smile on Ding Zhao's face, "I'm going. I didn't go back to the escort office until the end of the afternoon when Qian Er came home. He saw the dagger and liked it very much. He said such a good thing was worth four hundred taels of silver. .”

He took out some banknotes.

so much.

This number made Ding Zhuang and everyone in the room look happy.

Ding Zhuang said, "Bo Yuntian, the leader of Qian Er, did not deceive us ordinary people and gave a fair price. I, Ding Zhuang, took note of the kindness of my wife."

Four hundred and fifty taels plus fixed assets such as shops and houses, as well as money borrowed from relatives and friends, there is still more than one hundred taels left to pay off.

Ding Zhao said, "Tomorrow I will go to the county town and sell or pawn the jewelry, and I can get thirty to fifty taels of silver. Alas, the price of jewelry fluctuates greatly, and people see you in a hurry and try hard to lower the price. There is only a hundred and ten taels of silver left. Just renew the loan.”

Although the family is extremely poor and still owes so much money, this is much better than expected.

As for how to make money to pay off debts in the future, let’s wait until we pass this hurdle.

Everyone felt a lot more relaxed.

Ding Zhuang looked around the house reluctantly, "Li Chunniang has packed up the things in the house. Let's move into the third room first. Later, we will repair the broken houses at the end of the village and live there temporarily."

Asking for a monthly ticket. . .