Xianggui

Chapter 277 Hard-earned Money
Ding Xiang thought of the scene in her dream.Ding Pandi's money was earned in this way, with her blood and tears.

October last year brought 52 taels, and less than a year later, this year brought another 60 taels.Maybe she didn't know when she would die, so she hurriedly had her money delivered to her as soon as she saved up the money.

Ding Xiang couldn't bear to touch the silver, so she put the small box on the table, opened the letter and read it.

The handwriting is the same as the previous letter, and the content is similar.She said she is fine now and don't worry about her.Don't dislike giving ten silver coins to Lilac to buy flowers for her to wear. 50 Liang was given to Ding Sifu to save in order to build a house and marry a wife in the future.He also asked Ding Xiang that Ding Sifu’s money should be temporarily managed by Ding Xiang and not let other people in the big house know...

Ding Xiang's mood hit rock bottom.

She has no way to know what is happening in the capital now, and she can't care about that little girl anymore.

When Ding Zhuang came back and heard about it, he also sighed.He didn't know what exactly Ding Pandi did to earn so much money, but he knew that her life must be difficult.

The next morning, Dingxiang and Zhang went to Jiulu Zhixiu Pavilion with the letter and silver.

When I walked to the entrance of the alley, I happened to meet Ding Sifu who was returning home from private school.

The young boy was wearing a navy blue cotton robe and was only less than two inches shorter than Lilac.When she was a child, she was more than a head shorter than Lilac, but she grew up in a few years.Everyone in the Ding family is tall, so there is no problem for him to grow to over 1.6 meters.

Although I still have a slight limp when walking, it is much better than when I was a child.

The facial features are also longer, fair and delicate.

Among the boys in the Ding family, only he and Ding Liren have fair skin.In addition, he has gentle eyes, speaks softly, and is always smiling. He is a very lovable child.She also looks more like a girl, very similar to Ding Pandi in the dream.

He still doesn't know that his sister Pan is using her blood and tears to make money for him.

A few people chatted and laughed and returned to Zhixiu Pavilion. Mrs. Zhang and Ling'er went to the front to talk to shopkeeper Gong, and Ding Xiang pulled Ding Sifu into her room.

Hearing that Ding Pandi had received another letter, Ding Sifu was so happy that he quickly opened the letter and read it.

He went to school for nearly a year, but he only attended half a day, and he didn't put much thought into studying.There are still some words in the letter that I don’t recognize, and some of the words that are too formal are not clear to me.

Ding Xiang told him, and he read it word by word.I'm sorry to hear that I can't reply.

Seeing that he had brought so much money, he frowned and said, "Sister Pan is a girl, how can she earn so much money?"

He put the box on the table, "I can't use this money. Just follow her wishes, Xiangxiang will help keep it, and when I see her in the future, I will give it to her as a dowry or provide for her retirement. Don't let my mother know, Take away her hard-earned money."

Ding Xiang said, "It's the same as last time. You keep an account and leave it with Shopkeeper Gong."

Ding Sifu nodded and asked again, "Xiangxiang, don't hide it from me. Do you really not know what she is doing?"

In his eyes, the second grandfather and second uncle have great energy.As long as they want to know, there is nothing they don't know.

Ding Xiang said, "I only know that Sister Pan is in the capital, but I don't know where she is or what she is doing. The person who sent the letter is silent, and I can't find out."

Ding Sifu was even more worried.They keep it secret like this and have so much money, I am afraid that my brother and sister's situation is not good.

He lowered his head and was silent for a long time, then raised his head and said, "Xiangxiang, aren't your family going to open a Zhixiu Pavilion branch in the capital? Can you let me go to the capital? I'm very good at my craftsmanship and can definitely match half of the embroidery ladies. If I'm lucky, There is no guarantee that I will meet my brother and sister Pan.

"I want to tell her, don't work too hard, don't work hard to make money. If I'm good at needlework, I can support myself in the future and build a house and marry a wife..."

Such a good boy.

Ding Xiang just wanted to tell him this, but he actually brought it up first.

Ding Xiang said, "I was just about to tell Shopkeeper Gong that the store here is doing very well, and Deputy Shopkeeper Wang can definitely take on the big responsibility. We want Shopkeeper Gong to start up the store in Beijing... We will leave early next month. If If you want to go, just go with Shopkeeper Gong." Previously, I wanted Deputy Shopkeeper Wang to go to the capital to do preliminary work, but Shopkeeper Gong stayed here.The business here is big, and she is still coaching three shopkeepers.

Of the six people she was given before, only three were suitable to be shopkeepers, and the other three went to the capital to work with Ding Zhao.

Yesterday, Ding Xiang and Ding Zhuang discussed for a long time and decided to let shopkeeper Gong take Ding Sifu to the capital, and the shopkeeper's apprentices were sent to study with Mr. Bai Da.

Ding Sifu is the only person Ding Pandi cares about in the world. For this brother, she will never look back no matter how scared and difficult it is.Not only can you save yourself, but you can also help them.

Ding Sifu looks like Ding Pandi, so in order to avoid causing trouble, he can only stay in the backyard and the house, and not let the Su family and Aunt Jin discover any clues.

After the two talked, Ding Xiang asked shopkeeper Gong to come over again, and the two talked in secret for two quarters of an hour.

Mainly talking about Ding Sifu.

Shopkeeper Gong was a smart man and knew that he had brought Ding Sifu with him for another purpose. He didn't ask any questions and promised to take good care of him and listen to the arrangements of Ding Zhao, Zhu Zhan and others.

Shopkeeper Gong knew that her daughter would definitely follow her young master to the capital in the future. From the bottom of her heart, she would rather go to the capital to work.

After lunch at Zhixiu Pavilion, Zhang and Dingxiang went to Qian's house again.

I haven't seen Aunt Qian for a long time, Dingxiang misses her.

In early October, shopkeeper Gong and Ding Sifu went to the capital.Before leaving, Ding Sifu still handed over the six guans of money he had saved to Wang.

Now he can do embroidery work, and the wages are much higher.

Mrs. Wang was very happy to get the money. Although her youngest son was lame, he was much more sensible and capable than the three rich men.

Ding Sanfu was even more happy. With the two pounds of money he had earned before, he could marry a beautiful wife.

After seeing them off, Ding Xiang felt depressed for a while.Send one after another to the capital, but I can't go.

Time has entered the twelfth lunar month.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. He gave birth to a son weighing five pounds and eighty-two pounds.

Ding Li has a great-grandson, and there are no more than five families with four generations living under the same roof within a hundred miles.

Ding Youcai was happy and named his eldest grandson Ding Guisheng.He said that next time he has a grandson, he will call him Ding Guiqi.

On the sixth day of the lunar month, a wedding banquet will be held in the big room.

Mrs. Wang was only willing to pay [-] yuan to hold a banquet. She also said, "My mother is short and short, and the sons born to that stinky mother-in-law will not grow up and will be useless when they grow up."

Her voice was loud and He heard it.She was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood. If she hadn't been in confinement, she would have gone out and had a big fight with that old godly woman.

Ding Youcai was also angry and cursed his grandson so hard that his head was broken.After a fight with Mr. Wang, I got the money.

Mrs. Zhang knew Mrs. Wang's virtue and asked Yang Hu's family to come to the big room every day to bring a can of broth to Mr. He and help wash the children's clothes and toilet paper.

No one came over to cook, so Wang and those people would eat most of it.

Because they liked He, Zhang, Xie and Ding Shuniang all gave him heavy gifts.

(End of this chapter)