Xianggui

This dagger is not only the emotional sustenance of the old father, but also his other son...

Ding Zhao said heartbroken, "Father, you said you wanted to keep it as a family heirloom..."

Ding Zhuang said, "People can't keep it anymore, why keep it. This dagger should be sold for hundreds of taels of silver. Don't say I hit it, just say it was passed down from the ancestors."

At that time, private iron shops were strictly prohibited from selling weapons privately. If they were reported, they would be imprisoned or even beheaded.

Ding Zhao hesitated and said, "We don't know rich people. If the person we are looking for becomes greedy and wants a dagger but doesn't want to pay more, the bid is too low. If we don't sell it, he will sue us for private weapons. Even a dagger It’s really passed down from our ancestors, but because we are blacksmiths, we have nothing to do if they say that. If we don’t get the silver, we might even go to jail.”

Ding Zhuang said, "The year before last, Zhang Dahu from the county asked me to make a good sword, but I didn't dare to accept the offer of 200 taels of silver. He wanted to give Qian Dahu, the second head of the Dragon Dart Bureau, saying that Qian Erdao had a good collection of weapons. Likes. He also said that although he has a disability, he is the most generous, chivalrous and courageous.

"After you go to the Tang's house tomorrow, go to the Dragon Dart Agency. You are only looking for Qian Erdang, and see if he is willing to buy it. As long as he pays enough 300 taels of silver, he will sell it. If it's too low, alas, I'd better take it back and find another one." buyer."

Ding Zhao nodded.The Dragon Bodyguard Bureau is the only bodyguard bureau in Linshui County, and he has also heard that Qian Dahu was selected as the second in charge after being disabled in one hand. It is said that he is very generous and righteous.

No matter what kind of person Qian Erdang was, he had to give it a try.

Ding Xiang has a bottom line in her heart.If the dagger can be sold for 300 taels of silver, there will not be much money left, and she will continue to borrow at a three-point interest, and she will find a way to pay it back when she has plenty of time in the future.

Ding Zhuang said, "We can only raise so much money at the moment, the rest we have to continue to borrow and find ways to pay back. Well, you guys go back and rest, the sky won't come down."

Ding Xiang couldn't get off Ding Zhuang's body, "I'm afraid, I want to sleep with Grandpa."

Ding Zhao also felt that Xiangxiang should accompany his father, and said, "Be good, don't push the quilt."

After washing, Ding Xiang slept on the big kang as she wished.

Ding Zhuang and Ding Zhao hid all the money and belongings in the big box, locked it with a lock, and then rested separately.

Ding Xiang hugged Ding Zhuang's arm thinking about something, pretending to be asleep.

She knew that Ding Zhuang had been up almost all night, and secretly wiped away his tears.

She also knew that grandpa's tears must be shed for her.

Ding Xiang also shed tears.Fearing that grandpa would know, she murmured a few times on purpose, changed her posture and buried her little head on the mattress, so as not to let tears flow on grandpa.

It would be great if Feifei came back, try to let him take back the Ganoderma lucidum in front of his house...

In the middle of the night, Ding Xiang couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.

She was awakened by the voices of Ding Zhuang and Ding Shan.

Ding Shan and Ding Qin heard what Guo Ziliang said about Ding Chi, and they came to give money.

Dingshan sent ten taels of silver and five guan coins.

In this era, money is always equal to one tael of silver, and Sanfang took out a total of 15 taels of silver.

Life in the third room is not easy, Ding Qin has a serious illness, and Ding Daniu is less than ten months old, so this amount of money should be half of the family's savings.

The point is, I don't know if the second room is still affordable.

The third grandpa is really a good man, we must remember his affection.

Ding Zhuang wrote down the IOU and pressed his fingerprints, and repeated Ding Zhao's words, "Thank you for your kindness. Even if Zhaozi and I cannot repay the borrowed money, Lichun and Liren will repay it for us."

Ding Qin was also asked to bring a message to Mr. Li, Ding Liren did not go to study for some reason.

After Dingshan and his son left, Ding Zhuang took Ding Lichun and Ding Liren to relatives and friends to borrow money.The reason why I took these two children was to make them guarantee that they would continue to pay back the money if the elders couldn't pay it back.

Ding Xiang put on her little clothes and ran outside.

Mrs. Zhang thought that Ding Xiang was still sleeping, and the others had left, so they locked themselves in the room and cried loudly.While weeping, he scolded Ding Chi for being a villain who ruined the family.She and the head of the family died, so what about the three children...

Mrs. Zhang has held on for so long, let her cry.

Ding Xiang didn't bother her, and sat at the door with her knees hugged.

When her crying faded, Ding Xiang tapped on the door, and Nuo Nuo said, "Mother, I'm afraid."

Mrs. Zhang quickly wiped away her tears, came out and hugged her daughter into her arms, "Xiangxiang is not afraid, mother is here."

Mrs. Zhang's hair was disheveled, her eyes were red and swollen, and she was no longer as sharp as usual.

Ding Xiang put her arms around her neck and said, "Mother, we have a grandfather, a father, and an elder brother. Our family will not collapse, we will definitely survive, and life will be better."

Mrs. Zhang didn't expect little Dingxiang to say these words, so she cried again.

After crying a few times, she stopped, took a few deep breaths and said, "Xiangxiang is right, we can make it through, and we will get better."

She put the cloves on the kang, went to the kitchen and brought a pancake and a bowl of cucumber soup.

After Ding Xiang finished her meal, she pulled Zhang's sleeves and said, "Mother, I came up with a different kind of webbing, and I sewed those small pearls on to sell more silver. It's better than selling pearls alone." valuable."

Mrs. Zhang doesn't believe that Ding Xiang can come up with a different net, and she doesn't have the heart to play now.

"Xiangxiang go and play by yourself, you can't take care of adults' affairs."

Ding Xiang had no choice but to take out the simple quill pen hidden in the cabinet, and grind the ink again.Dipping ink with a quill pen, he drew a different style of string on a piece of paper, which looks like a three-dimensional bracelet, a little thicker than her little finger, and a few beads are adorned on it.

The ancients liked to wear bracelets and bead strings. Rich people wear gold, pearls and agarwood, while poor people tighten their belts and buy silver bracelets.

But the ancients seldom wore bracelets, and some were simple in style, just a few thin strings.Because it is simple and cheap, except for certain festivals, adults will wear colorful ropes for a day, and they usually coax children to play.

In her previous life, Ding Xiang learned several ways to play hand ropes, and the patterns and colors she made were beautiful, unique and three-dimensional.It is decorated with different small beads and buttons, which is unique.If the bead buckle is pure gold or jade crystal, it can be sold at a high price.

This kind of chic string lilac also thought of a nice name-color bracelet.

This is what Ding Xiang thought up for her own weaving and embroidery pavilion, and now she has to sell it for money.What she took out were not only two bracelets, but also the idea of ​​"colorful bracelets".

Ding Xiang drew the pattern and said, "Mother, Xiangxiang saw what you thought of when you made the net. First weave four sash with azurite and goose yellow thread, and then weave it with the sash like this. This weaving is still too thin and soft. Add a few Strands, wound around the thread..."

Tape is the simplest way to play Luozi.To weave three-dimensional and thicker hand ropes, you must use thicker thread ropes, but the five thickest strands of thread in this era are all thin, so you can only use thread to make thicker sash, and then weave it with sash. Plus line.

Mrs. Zhang was really amazed by the bracelet on the paper, and praised, "It's so beautiful, the bracelet can be woven like this. Can it really look so good after weaving it?"