Xianggui

Chapter 213 Going to the Zhang Family Again
Ding Zhuang and his son were very excited. They did not expect the emperor to send so many officials to visit "Bao Tie".

If he is appreciated, not only "Bao Tie" will be well-known throughout Dali, but Ding Zhao is really likely to become an official, and his family will be an official.

After discussing for a long time, the father and son decided to send Ding Xiang to live in Zhang's house in Liuwa Village for a few days.

The portraits of the emperors and empresses of the Dali Dynasty would be invited into the Ancestral Temple. Who knows if anyone who came has seen the portrait of the Empress Xiande.

Ding Xiang looks a bit like Empress Xiande, and has a strange fragrance on her body, so she is afraid of being discovered by interested people.

Ding Zhuang sent him to his grandfather's house to study in peace on the grounds that he was busy with important affairs at home and was afraid that Ding Liren would be distracted.Ding Xiang hasn't been to grandpa's house for a long time, so she went to play.Both of them went, and Ding Lilai wanted to follow.

Ding Zhuang never paid much attention to Ding Lilai's study, no matter how hard that kid worked, he couldn't pass the exam, so he went with him.

All the adults in the Ding family were busy, so they asked Mr. Hong to send the three children to their grandfather's house with money.

The big man Hong took a bunch of big money and said with a naive smile, "Jianzi is 16 years old, so he should be called a wife. But that kid has high eyesight and always wants to find a beautiful wife. He has a problem with his leg, and my family is poor. I couldn't find a beautiful girl outside the mountain, so I wondered if I could find one in the mountain. It just happened to happen to your family, so I took him into the mountain to have a look."

Brother Hong's first name is Hong Jian.

Ding Zhao laughed and said, "Girls in the mountains are smart and diligent, maybe brother Hong can really find a lovely wife."

Ding Xiang went to ask Tao Weng for leave again.

Tao Weng's eyebrows were so wrinkled that he could pinch a mosquito to death, "The proficiency in industry lies in diligence and the waste in play, how can you think about playing every day."

Ding Xiang pouted and said, "I don't think about playing every day, I only think about it occasionally."

After speaking, he tugged Tao Weng's sleeve and shook it.

Tao Weng's youngest grandson is older than Ding Xiang, seeing her like this, he can't bear to criticize her any more.

The old lady couldn't bear it even more, "The little girl is so cute and soft, and she doesn't want to take the top exam, so why should she be restrained every day? She rarely wants to go out to visit relatives, so let her go."

In the early morning of the first day of March, the three brothers and sisters Dingxiang, Ling'er, and Feifei went to Nanfu Mountain accompanied by Hong Daguo and his son.

Ding Xiang was so delicate that she couldn't go far, and such a big girl was not easy for a man to carry, so she took the mule.

The mule carried two big baskets, one Ding Xiang was holding Fei Fei, and Ding Liren and Ding Li came to change seats.There were also three packages, two were gifts to the Zhang family, and one was clothes for the three brothers and sisters.

The big man led the mule and walked in front, and the young brother Hong walked behind with Ding Liren and Ling'er.

As soon as we entered the mountains, we were hit by a cool feeling and a strong smell of vegetation.

The scenery in March in Yangchun is beautiful. The mountains are full of verdant green, mixed with various mountain flowers. The morning mist still permeates the forest. More than a dozen birds fly over and hover above Lilac's head. The spring water flows gurglingly. It is really beautiful. .

Feifei also likes to be in the mountains. He leaps into the air and scares the birds to run away in panic.

Because the Ding family often went to the mountains to fetch rare crystal soil, they spent money to organize the villagers to repair the steepest sections of Nanfu Mountain and use stone steps to lay them down.Climbing the mountain is much easier these days.

He also built a small stone bridge on the Baishui River, which is not only convenient for his family, but also for hunters and herbalists.

Ding Zhao named the two mountains "Huangshi Mountain".They also surrounded a small courtyard on the mountain and built two wooden houses. There are also places for people to rest when they go to fetch soil or inspect.

All of these cost more than 200 taels of silver, and the villagers in the mountains are grateful for the kindness of Ding's family.

Arriving at the top of the mountain at noon, Dingxiang saw Jitou Peak again, which she had not seen for a year and a half.

Seeing the little master looking at his home all the time, Feifei pecked at Dingxiang's pant leg and pulled it in that direction.

"Cuckoo."

It means, go, go to my house as a guest.

Ding Xiang sighed, she thought too.She glanced at Feifei and dared to tease her, but grandpa almost stewed you.

Several people sat on the rocks to eat snacks and drink water, and Feifei caught a hare to eat.

After more than an hour, the group arrived at Liuwa Village.

The Zhang family had already received the news that they were coming, so Zhang Hui led his younger brother Zhang Jinzhu to the entrance of the village to wait after lunch.

Seeing Ding Xiang and the others, they jumped excitedly and shouted, "Cousin Xiang, Cousin Ren, cousin..."

Zhang Hui ran home to report the news, and Ding Jinzhu stumbled over to hug Ding Liren's leg.

The little guy is most familiar with Ding Liren.

Ding Liren smiled and picked him up.

Zhang Hui is already four years old, and Zhang Jinzhu is about to turn three. The two little guys are like their sister-in-law Liu, very beautiful, and they are the top noodle dishes of the Zhang family.

When they arrived at Zhang's house, Zhang Laozhang took Liu and Zhang Qian out to greet them.

Zhang Laozhang is hunched over and leaning on crutches. He looks like a 80-57-year-old Fengzhu old man. In fact, he is only [-] this year.

The ancients lived a short life, and this age is already considered a long life.Thinking of grandpa again, grandpa is also 54 years old this year.Ding Xiang glanced at Jitoufeng again, complaining that Grandpa didn't leave any life-saving ginseng. .

It's okay to leave even one piece.

Ding Xiang tugged on Zhang's sleeve and said, "Grandpa, we brought you ginseng and tonics, eat more, take good care of your body, and live to be a hundred years old."

Zhang Laozhang smiled wrinkledly, "The son-in-law, Zhiniang, grandson, and granddaughter are all filial, and often bring tonics for the old man. Don't look at my legs and feet, but I can eat and sleep. I dare not say at a hundred years old, maybe I can still do it." Live for a few years."

In the year that Zhang Xiaobao got married, the Zhang family's house was renovated. The tile-roofed house with mud walls was the only tile-roofed house in several villages in the mountains.Transporting the tiles from outside the mountains was done on the backs of animals and people, which cost a lot of money.

There are two houses in the front and back, each with eight rooms in the front and back.In the front is Zhang Dabao's family and Zhang Laozhang, who are called Dafang.The latter building was lived by Zhang Erbao's family, and it was called the second room.

After Zhang Laozhang died and the family separated, they built a wall between the two houses and they became two families.

The three side buildings in the middle are the kitchen, firewood room, toilet and pigsty.

Except for Zhang Xiaobao who went out to run a business and Zhang Jinshi who was an apprentice in a medical clinic, everyone else was at home.

Their rooms are ready.Ding Xiang and Ling'er shared a room, and the two Ding brothers lived in Zhang Xiaobao's house.The Hong family's father and son's room is in Zhang Dabao's house.

Dingxiang's small room is very clean and refreshing. It is Zhang Hui's house.Mrs. Liu not only took out the unused bedding and spread it, she also took the only vase in the house and put some wild lilies in it.

After putting the things away, the three brothers and sisters came to the yard to chat with the old man again.

Liu Shi poured tea for them, and took Zhang Qian to the kitchen to get busy.

Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Liu alternated their work, one did housework at home and the other went to the fields to do farm work, changing every two days.When Zhang Qian grew up, she was afraid of getting tanned, so she only weaved and did housework at home.

It's the busy season of farming, Uncle Zhang, Yu Shi, and Zhang Jinshan don't go home until evening.

On the first day, Mrs. Yu was severely taught by Mr. Zhang and Uncle Zhang, saying that if she flirts with Ding Xiang again, she will go back to her mother's house.Seeing that the Ding family brought many gifts such as fine cloth, meat, brown sugar, wine, etc., Yu was also happy.

(End of this chapter)