Xianggui

Qian Yuniang smiled and said, "Xiangxiang is blessed to have met a capable Taoist priest. We live in a house behind the street, and our son lost his soul when he was a child and has not been brought back. He is still a bit stupid now."

Qian Lei's daughter-in-law, He Shi, came over again and took Ding Xiang from Qian Yuniang's hand.

He joked, "I wanted to hug Xiangxiang a long time ago, but I didn't dare to snatch it from my mother-in-law, so I had to snatch it from my sister-in-law."

He kissed Ding Xiang, and also took a lotus hosta from her head and stuffed it into Ding Xiang's hand.

Ling'er came over to take it again.

Aunt Qian smiled and said, "Daughter-in-law and Xiangxiang have a good kiss, and give birth to a granddaughter for me in the future."

Qian Lei said with a smile, "How could it be possible for us to give birth to such a handsome girl just because of our parents' looks."

Aunt Qian was upset, and said angrily, "Old shopkeeper Ding grows up to be able to give birth to such a handsome granddaughter, why can't I have such a handsome granddaughter?"

Everyone burst into joy again.

He blushed.

Several women played with Ding Xiang as a doll, and Ding Xiang let them rub and tease obediently, and said a few silly words from time to time, which made the women overjoyed.

The men discussed state affairs.General Zhu seldom spoke, and casually glanced at Ding Xiang several times.

At noon, Ding Zhao came with his three sons.

Ding Lichun got acquainted with Qian Lei, Zou Qing, and General Zhu, and the young people talked together.

When the lunch is served, they all eat in the dining room, and there is a screen between the two tables.

Ding Zhuang and his son brought the three Ding Lichun brothers at the men's table, and the women's and children's table.

Just like at home, a small stool is placed on the big chair, and Ding Xiang sits on the small stool to eat.

Aunt Qian used a spoon to feed Lilac a few mouthfuls from time to time, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief from time to time.

Ding Xiang was moved by the way she liked it.

At the men's table, most of the Qian's father and son and Zou Qing were talking, and Ding Zhuang talked too much when he drank too much, so he hardly heard General Zhu's voice.

The men finished their drinks before the end of the day, and the Ding family left and went home.

Aunt Qian wanted to keep Ding Xiang at home for one night, but Ding Zhuang politely refused, "I can't live without my granddaughter for a day."

Aunt Qian couldn't help it, "The old shopkeeper looks like a man, why is he so meaty."

Ding Zhuang laughed nonchalantly.

Ding Zhao was drunk, and Ding Lichun drove home.

I don't know when it snowed again, and the sky was dark.

Sitting in the car, General Zhu Junlang's face appeared in front of Ding Xiang again.

She asked Ding Zhuang, "Grandpa, do you know who Big Brother Qian, Big Brother Zou, and Big Brother Zhu are?"

Ding Zhuang shook his head. He only knew that they were serving in the army, and they were still minor officials. He didn't know what their specific positions were.

Ding Xiang opened the curtain and asked Ding Lichun.

Ding Lichun said, "Brother Zou is the vice-president of the sixth rank, brother Qian is the general manager of the seventh rank, and brother Zhu is the general manager of the eighth rank subcommittee. They are all working on the battleship."

"Little General Zhu's official is so small?" Ding Xiang was very surprised.

She knew that those who had connections entered the barracks and became officials from the seventh rank.

Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao didn't understand either.

Ding Zhao said, "Looking at General Zhu's demeanor, I thought he had the biggest official and the best family background."

Ding Lichun said, "Second Brother Qian said that Brother Zhu's father was a pirate when he was young, but he was recruited by the court, and now he is serving as a guerrilla general in the navy. His father is very capable, and he can fight Japanese pirates and pirates with accuracy. It can also predict changes in the weather at sea. But that background will not be reused, at most this is the official. Mr. Zhu's failure to be promoted should be due to his father."

Everyone was stunned.Being a bandit, he will definitely not be reused.

Ding Zhao said with a smile, "Little General Zhu looks the most refined and gracious, but he is from that kind of background."

Ding Liren said quite tactfully, "You can't judge a person by his appearance."

Ding Zhuang laughed, "If Lichun and General Zhu stand together, people will definitely think that Lichun was born as a bandit."

Ding Xiang was even more puzzled. Is General Zhu's special temperament a gangster?Not like it.

In the Qian's guest room, Zhu Zhan was talking with Zou Qing and Qian Yuniang.

"Xiangxiang really doesn't look like a child with a chronic illness. The theory of 'lost soul' should be true. She still has a very faint fragrance on her body. Even if the smell of medicine is strong, I can smell it."

Zhu Zhan raised his eyebrows, "Does she have a fragrance?"

This is the first time I heard of it.Uncle Sun said before that the child may be in poor health and the smell of medicine is very strong.

Qian Yuniang nodded, "The scent is very pleasant. It is possible that she wears a scent of honey, or it may be some kind of medicinal scent in the pill."

Zou Qing and Qian Yuniang returned to their room.

Qian Yuniang whispered, "Why does Zhu Zhan pay so much attention to Xiangxiang? Let me tell you, my parents have a very good relationship with the Ding family, and my mother likes Xiangxiang very much, so we can't let them do things that are not good for Xiangxiang. "

Zou Qing smiled and said, "Where do you think you are? General Zhu never robbed people when he was a pirate in the early years, let alone now. General Zhu heard from General Sun that Miss Ding was like an old acquaintance of his, and asked Zhu Zhan to come and see her." Look, it's just to inquire about it, and you may not necessarily admit your mistake. Don't tell anyone about this, including father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Qian Yuniang asked again, "Zhu Zhan will return to Jiaozhou tomorrow?"

Zou Qing said, "Go to Jeju to do some errands first, and then return to Jiaozhou."

When Ding Zhuang and others returned home, it was dusk, and the red lanterns outside the courtyard were fluttering in the wind.

In Beiquan village, only Xia Yuan's family used to hang lanterns during the New Year's festival, but now their old Ding's house has started to hang lanterns even when it's not Chinese New Year.

Ding Zhao also told the story of meeting the county magistrate.

I thought it would be great to see the master, but I didn't expect to see the county magistrate and his eldest son.

Not surprisingly, the county magistrate was amazed and liked by the string of colored bracelets made of honey, fat and fragrant beads, and held them in his hands for a long time.He also gave the Ding family two bolts of silk and a set of brushes and inkstones in return.

They also gave the master a red envelope containing 50 taels of silver, and the master happily accepted it.

Ding Xiang Anle, Dad is very thoughtful, there is no problem with him taking the helm of the Ding family business.

Two days later, Brothers Qian Lei and Zou Qing came to Ding's house to send New Year gifts.

For so many years, it was the first time that the Qian family came to Ding's family to give a new year gift in person. Before that, Ding Lichun always brought them back.This time even the son-in-law who is the sixth grade official came.

The annual gift is very rich, including cloth, food, school supplies, and a red gold seven-treasure wreath for cloves, which is half a carload.

Ding Zhuang was very happy, and felt that he had a lot of face, so he called it "expensive".

Mrs. Zhang asked people to go to the town to call Ding Zhao back. She took Yang Hu's family to work in the kitchen, and then asked Mrs. Zhao to come to help.

Ding Xiang gave Qian Lei and Zou Qing two strings of colorful jade bead bracelets from the children, "This is from my aunt, and this is from sister Tian."

Qian Lei's son is Qian Jin, and Zou Qing's daughter is Zou Tian.

Qian Lei and Zou Qing thanked them.

Zou Qing said with a smile, "Next time I come to Shui County, I will definitely bring Sister Tian and let her learn how to make a net with the handy Aunt Xiang."