Xianggui

Chapter 16 Ding Chi
The next morning, Ding Zhuang took Ding Xiang to visit the ancestral grave in the mountains, in fact, he wanted Xue to see his little granddaughter who looked very much like her.

The mountain road is not easy to walk, and children cannot be carried but carried.Ding Zhuang carried it by himself, and the quilt wrapped Lilac tightly, only a gap was exposed in front of his eyes.

Seeing that Ding Zhuang was actually carrying the child by himself, Mrs. Zhang held the basket with the knife head in one hand and led Ding Liren in the other. The villagers looked at them like monsters.

There is no reason for elders to carry their granddaughters on their backs, and their daughters-in-law follow.Na Ding Zhuang looked tall and big, and tried to do things that would not be on the stage.In the early years, he only recognized his daughter-in-law but not his mother, but now he spoils his granddaughter to heaven.

They talked about it in private, but they didn't dare to say it in front of Ding Zhuang.Ding Zhuang is not stingy, he is afraid that he will beat others.

When they arrived at the grave of Ding's ancestors, they untied Ding Xiang and held Ding Zhuang in his arms.

They first came to Xue's grave.

Mrs. Zhang put down the basket, broke off a branch, swept the tombstone, and then the grave.Take out a bowl of cooked meat and three apples and put them on the table.

Ding Zhuang knelt down and said, "An'an, I'm here to see you again. We have a granddaughter named Xiangxiang who looks very much like you, and...hehe, if you see her, you will definitely like her..."

The voice was softer than ever.

Mrs. Zhang took Clove, knelt down and kowtowed, and Ding Liren kowtowed along with her.

When they stood up, they realized that there were at least two dozen birds hovering above their heads, and some birds were flying here.

Several people hurried down the mountain.

On the tenth day of September, the second wife of Ding's family bought her granddaughter a full moon wine.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't do it alone, so she invited Dingshan's daughter-in-law Xie and her daughter-in-law Zhao to help.

Through the conversations of the adults, Ding Xiang also knew the basic situation of the Ding family.

The ancestors of the Ding family escaped from the famine in the middle of Shu, and there are not many people here.There are three houses in Beiquan Village, namely the Ding family's big house, second house, and third house.There are four in Nanquan Village, a neighboring village, and a dozen in Wusong Town, [-] miles away.

There are three brothers Ding Zhuang, he is the second eldest, and he is 45 years old this year.

The eldest brother Ding Li, 49 years old, is honest and dull, and has been farming at home.The daughter-in-law Xia's family is in this village, and she is greedy for money and shameless.Ding Zhuang hated her the most, he never allowed her to enter the door of the second room, and even wanted to beat someone when he saw her.

They have two sons, 28-year-old Ding Youcai and 25-year-old Ding Youshou.

Ding Youcai's daughter-in-law, Wang Shi, is as greedy and aggressive as Xia Shi, and only speaks unpleasant things.

The Wang family gave birth to four sons in one breath, named Dafu, Erfu, Sanfu, and Sifu.It is a good thing to have sons, but if you have too many sons and you are poor, the pressure will be great.

Ding Youshou's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hao, has been oppressed by Mrs. Wang, and her mother-in-law Mrs. Xia is not welcome.Because she has not yet given birth to a son after seven years of marriage, she only gave birth to a daughter named Ding Pandi.

It was not called this name before, but this year the Hao family has not given birth to a son, so it was changed to Ding Pandi.

The third younger brother of Ding Zhuang is Ding Shan, 42 years old. He used to run a business outside, but he hasn’t run away in the past few years. He rented a small shop in the town to sell dry goods.Life is not as easy as the second house, and it is still better than many families who only rely on farming.

Daughter-in-law Xie.

His son, Ding Qin, is 23 years old and has been in poor health since he was a child. Most of the family's money is spent on medical treatment and medicine for him.The daughter-in-law, Zhao, also gave birth to only one daughter named Ding Zhen.

Sanfang's family was also unhappy with Mrs. Xia, because she always wanted to adopt her grandson to Sanfang.

The relationship between the second bedroom and the third bedroom is very good, and the two families often visit each other.Ding Zhao and his wife went to the capital to see a doctor, and Ding Shan asked his daughter-in-law to come to the second room often to help take care of the two children.

Apart from going to the mountains with the eldest son to worship the ancestors during the Chinese New Year, the second wife basically did not interact with the eldest.Ding Zhuang was very happy this time, so he invited Ding Li and his two sons.

Ding Zhuang also has a sister, Ding Shuniang, who is married in Linshui County.

Ding Shuniang is 43 years old. She has a good relationship with her second and third brothers, and she also hates her sister-in-law Xia.When I come to Beiquan Village as a guest, I only go to the second and third rooms.

When Ding Shuniang got married, Mrs. Xia didn't want her mother-in-law to buy her a dowry, and instigated her mother-in-law to squeeze Xue's private house.Mrs. Xue liked this sister-in-law very much, so she didn't give it to her publicly, but secretly gave her five taels of silver.

Although Ding Shu's mother-in-law's family is in the county, they are very poor.After the separation, the man and she took the five taels of silver as capital, rented a house and opened a steamed stuffed bun shop. Unexpectedly, the business became better and better. Later, they not only bought a house, but also a shop.

After Mrs. Xue's death, Ding Shuniang saw that her second brother couldn't take care of the baby, so she took Ding Chi back to her family to raise her.Her son Guo Liang was only one year older than Ding Chi, and the two children ate and slept together until Ding Chi married a wife.

However, Ding Zhuang didn't like that second son very much, one reason was that he thought Xue Shi gave birth to this son and died, and the other reason was that Ding Chi didn't live up to expectations.

I also don't like the second daughter-in-law Tang's, as if they got pregnant first and then married.

Tang had a high fever once when he was a child, and after recovering from the illness, he became less intelligent.It's not completely stupid, it's just lack of heart.

Ding Zhuang usually doesn't mention them, and when he mentions them, he scolds others, saying that one of them is top-notch and the other is second-rate, and he feels sorry for his third grandson...

Ding Chi's son is Ding Lilai, who is two years old.

Ding Zhuang's previous name was Ding Lilai.

The word "Li" is not a character of this generation, but because Ding Lichun was born on the day of "Li Chun", he was given this name, and later boys' names also used the word "Li".

But Ding Chi secretly changed "Li" to "Li" when registering his child's household registration, hoping that the big profits will roll in.

Naming an heir is a major event, which made Ding Zhuang angry for several days.

When Ding Xiang heard about this "allusion", she grinned happily for a long time.

Zhang's natal family was also invited.Mrs. Zhang's natal family lived in the mountains, and the journey took more than three and a half hours. She spent ten Wen to send someone to deliver the letter.They come one day in advance and leave after dinner the next day.

This morning Dingxiang drank milk, and the two brothers teased for a while and fell asleep again.

When she woke up, she felt that she had fallen from one embrace to another, listening to the praise from the adults, as well as the smug haha.

Hug down in a circle, not knowing who is who.

A little daughter-in-law's child is under one year old and still has milk.Mrs. Zhang asked her to feed Lilac.

As soon as the little circle approached, Ding Xiang turned her head away in disgust, and refused to eat it no matter how coaxed.

Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to take the child and said with a smile, "She has been eating rice soup and goat's milk all her life, but she is not used to human milk."

Mrs. Zhang carried her into the bedroom, blocking the noise from outside.

There are nearly 100 guests today, eleven tables are set up in the yard, and one table is set up in the main room to entertain distinguished guests.I heard from Ding Zhao and Mrs. Zhang privately that the combined number of having two sons did not have as many guests as today.

No matter how many guests there are, it has nothing to do with Ding Xiang, she just sleeps soundly.

In the afternoon, the guests left one after another.Ding An's family will leave tomorrow and live in the West Wing.

Not long after the guests left, Ding Zhuang's scolding and Ding Chi's contradicting sound came from the upper room, followed by the sound of smashing the bench and tea bowl, and the loud cries of Ding Liren and Ding Lilai.

　Thank you for the snow under the maple tree, the beautiful M, I will work hard today, Xiaoyao, and the duckweed in the water, thank you for your monthly pass and all your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)