Xianggui

Chapter 152 Brother Hong

The next day, Ding Youshou bought the old yard of a family in the village with twelve pennies.Although the few rooms and the fence walls are much stronger than the previous few dilapidated rooms.

The most important thing is that this old courtyard still has a deed, which has become Ding Youshou's private property.

Ding Youshou was overjoyed, he couldn't stop the good luck.

Two days later, news spread in Beiquan Village that Ding Youshou rented a house to the Hong family and his son at a price of [-] Wen per month.

Ding Youshou's luck was so good that he got money for nothing and changed his house, and he was able to rent the house to earn money.

Most families have women, and they are unwilling to rent to men from other places if they have vacant houses.Ding Youshou was alone, and when he heard that they wanted to rent a house, he rented it without further ado.

The Hong family father and son came to this area more than a month ago and lived in an abandoned temple halfway up the mountain. They said they had offended someone in their hometown and had to run out.

They have a guide and household registration, they are not like criminals, nor are they homeless, Xia Lizheng allowed them to live in Beiquan Village.

His father is in his 30s, and because of his height, he is known as Da Hong.He became a woodcutter, chopping firewood one day and picking up some mountain goods, and the next day he picked them up and sold them in the town.

He is tall and strong, and the firewood he cuts is all trunks or thick branches, which have been burned.Later he approached Ding Zhao and wanted to sell firewood to Baoqing Iron Works.

Iron furnace must use coal.Coal is expensive, some stoves can use firewood, and they will buy a small amount of firewood.

Although someone has provided firewood for a long time, Ding Zhao agreed to see that Hong Dagu's firewood is good.

Big Hong's son is fifteen or sixteen years old, and he is known as Little Brother Hong.It seems that my legs and feet are not very good, and I can't do heavy work, so I bought some bamboo chips and paper to paste lanterns at home and sell them.

Dahan Hong hardly spoke, but brother Hong was sweet and lovable. He smiled three times when he saw people, and within a few days he warmed up with many villagers.

Ding Xiang has seen Brother Hong a few times, the young man is good-looking, with wheat-colored skin, handsome features, tall and thin, but unfortunately he walks with a limp.

Brother Hong really loves to laugh, and he also laughed with Ding Xiang.

This morning, Ding Zhen came to find Ding Xiang to go to her home to see the two poetry books and a set of brushes and inkstones that her grandfather bought for her in the county.

The little girl's face was flushed with excitement, she was extremely excited.

Among the little ladies in Beiquan Village, in terms of appearance, temperament and knowledge, besides Lilac, she is the only one, and Xia He will not be convinced.

Ding Xiang took Ling'er and Hei Wa to Sanfang together.

He also went to find Xia Sanfen, she was not at home, but met Xia He.

Xia He leaned over and took Ding Xiang's hand, talking and laughing.

Both Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen didn't like Xia He's virtue of employing people forward and not backward, so they left after a few words of coping, without taking her to play together.

Ding Zhen whispered to Ding Xiang, "Have you noticed that Xia He looks at Brother Liren differently. He also likes to laugh with Brother Liren, and calls 'Brother Liren' and 'Brother Liren' from far away. , it sounds disgusting. She is only a few days younger than brother Liren, can't she be called by name?"

Ding Xiang's eyes are bulging, and her 11-year-old second brother is also missed?
Hearing Ding Zhen imitate Xia He's delicate voice again, Ding Xiang giggled.

Ancient girls are really precocious.Xia He is precocious, and Ding Zhen is also precocious.

Ding Zhen said again, "Hmph, Xia He also told Sister Sanfen that I have small eyes and a bulbous nose, how beautiful I am. Even with a bulbous nose, I am prettier than her."

As soon as this matter was mentioned, the little girl became angry, and her little mouth pouted.

Ding Xiang said, "Sister Xia He is far worse than Sister Zhen."

Ding Xiang really thinks so.Although Ding Zhen's nose is a bit bulbous, it is fleshy and white, not too big or too small, and it looks delicate and pleasant on this face.In addition, the little girl loves to laugh, which is very pleasing.

On the way, I met Brother Hong again.

Seeing them, Brother Hong grinned, his eyes were crooked, and those white teeth were particularly eye-catching.He was wearing blue cloth clothes, and his clothes were clean.

Ding Zhen whispered to Ding Xiang quietly, "Brother Hong must brush his teeth every day. There is no woman in the family who can be so particular, so don't look for it."

Since the family life has improved, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Zhao have to supervise Ding Zhen's teeth brushing every day. Even if the elders can't do this, they still require the children to maintain this good habit.

Brushing teeth has become a prerequisite for Ding Zhen to judge whether a person likes to be clean or not.Whoever brushes their teeth, she will give points to him first in her heart.

After her teeth became whiter, Ding Zhen also loved to smile more.Just by looking at those two rows of white glutinous rice teeth, people can tell that this girl loves to be clean.

Ding Xiang took a closer look at Little Brother Hong again. His teeth were white and neat, and his mouth was beautifully shaped. He was a typical handsome guy with single eyelids, a bit like a male model who advertised toothpaste in his previous life.

This image, apart from not being as good-looking as my grandfather, father and elder brother, is more beautiful than all the men in the village.

Ding Xiang laughed softly, "Their conditions may be very good in their hometown."

Ding Zhen took it for granted, "Well, he's gentle, maybe he's read a book."

Brother Hong saw the two beautiful girls smiling happily at him, and his smile grew a little bigger.He stopped and said, "I can make bunny lamps, lotus lamps, and peach blossom lamps. If my little sister likes them, I... can come to my house to buy them."

He originally wanted to say "I'll give it to you", but felt it was too abrupt, so he changed it to "buy".

"Okay." The two little girls agreed happily.

When we came to the gate of Sanfang, we could see from a distance that the dilapidated yard at the head of the village was surrounded by a fence, and two old couples stood aside.

Ding Zhen said, "That's Weng Tao and Mrs. Tao."

She has seen them, but Ding Xiang has not.

Tao Weng and his wife are like the stars in the village, and their every move attracts much attention.

At the end of every day, Tao Weng and the old lady will go around the mountain together, and then the old lady will go home.Tao Weng continued to walk around, sometimes in the fields, sometimes in the village, and liked to talk about farming with the villagers.

Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen walked there at the same time.

Ding Xiang is wearing a light purple embroidered dress, Ding Zhen is wearing a pink silk dress, and Ling'er is wearing a green muslin bijia.

The three beautiful little girls are like a landscape in the village, followed by a big black dog.

The eyes of Tao Weng and Mrs. Tao were attracted to them at once.

Ding Xiang and Ding Zhen stopped under the peach tree, about ten feet away from the old couple.There are many peaches on the tree, the small peaches are green and red, but they are inedible, sour and astringent.

Ding Xiang looked at Tao Weng and his wife with bulging eyes.Ding Zhen lowered her eyelids and shook Ding Xiang's hand, reminding her softly, "Sister Xiang, don't look at people like that, it's impolite."

Lilac let out an "oh", lowered her eyes and raised them again to look at them.Now that I am a little baby, and a brave little baby, I should have this kind of expression when I treat curious things.

Tao Weng was in his early 60s, dressed in commoner clothes and wearing straw sandals.The hair on the top of the head is sparse, and the hair at the back is tied together on the top of the head, as small as a horn.Very thin, with wrinkles on his face like knives, but he is very energetic.

This is trying to stand with the peasant class.

(End of this chapter)