Little lucky girl from the peasant family: Queen Splendid

Chapter 338

The New Year is like the watershed between winter and spring. As soon as the first lunar month enters, the weather will obviously become warmer, and the thin snow on the sunny slopes has faint traces of melting.The old people in the farm leaned on the sunny and sheltered corner and gossiped.

Speaking of this year's weird weather, everyone has a bad face.

The oldest Zhao family father frowned and sighed, "Last year the weather was good, but this year may not be so good."

"I can't sleep well. It's not cold this winter, but something is wrong. I remember when I was a child, there was a year like this in my hometown. It was not cold in winter, but there was a severe drought in summer. Not to mention the crops died, even the people were almost dead. dying of thirst."

"Whether we want to report to the master or not is a big deal."

Father Zhao suggested, but the rest of the elders didn't speak.The master's family is not as rich as it was before, and they were a little hesitant when they saw the two ruffians from the Wang family being thrown out just now.

"Why don't we talk about it, Brother Xun Ding, master Jingui, we vulgar people should not offend you."

An old man suggested, and soon got everyone's approval.

So Old Man Ding, who had to wander around the fields a few times a day, was surrounded by several old men as soon as he got on the main road.

He looked at the few people who seemed to have something to say, and hesitantly smiled and said, "A few old brothers, have you smelled the wine in my house? Haha, it just so happened that my daughter came back from the palace today. A few jars. Let’s go, all go home, fix some side dishes, open jars of wine, let’s have a good talk.”

After all, he led them back to his home without waiting for the old men to refuse.

The courtyard gate was entered, but several old men refused to enter the second gate, and only stood in the courtyard at the first entrance, very reserved.

Seeing this, old man Ding didn't force himself, and directly invited them to the inverted room.Dozens of guards accompanying Ding Wei's mother and son had been scattered around to guard, and the big kang that was specially heated for them to rest was idle.

A few old men took off their shoes and crossed their legs to look at it. After a while, four kinds of stir-fried vegetables were delivered, as well as a pot of backbone with sauce, and a jar of good wine.

Lianqiao smiled and helped to set the dishes, and then said, "Our master heard that the old man had a gathering with the villagers, so he specially prepared these dishes in the kitchen, please use them slowly."

The empress cooks herself?

The old men were so flattered that they got up and kowtowed, but old man Ding stopped them and said with a smile, "Don't care about her status outside, she will be our daughter of the Ding family when you get home, you can eat and drink at ease, there is not enough food Get her to fix it."

"Brother is really lucky, so lucky!"

"Yes, there are few in the world who are so filial to your mother."

"That's right, we also followed suit."

Old man Ding smiled and waved his hands, his mouth was modest, but his eyes were full of pride.

For children and grandchildren, one good one is enough to shine on the lintel, but one bad one is enough for the old man to worry about it.

Originally, he gave birth to two sons and a daughter, one son is simple and honest and the other is clever, it is enough to support the family, but he has no great prospects.The little girl was spoiled by the old wife, and she only hoped that she would marry a good husband and not have to suffer too much.But unexpectedly, it was this squeamish little girl who suffered a lot and also enjoyed great wealth.

The sons and grandchildren of these peasant households all died in battle while defending their own daughters and grandchildren. He was naturally grateful in his heart, and he never took care of them on weekdays.I don't know what's the matter with them today, so I still have to ask carefully, and also save my daughter's worry.

Thinking in this way, he poured wine for several old men with his own hands, and after drinking two or three rounds, he saw that everyone's faces were a little red, so he asked.

The old men were drunk, eating the dishes cooked by the empress and drinking the wine poured by the country's father, they were so excited that they wished they could yell loudly.

Where is there any hesitation, I just said all the previous worries.In the end, he said, "Brother, I heard that several prefectures near Kyoto look like this. If there is a severe drought, I'm afraid they can't escape it for thousands of miles. And there is no snow in winter, and the insects are probably not dead. Spring is warm , is also prone to disaster."

Old man Ding also frowned when he heard that, although the land in his hometown in Qingping County is not fertile, it is extremely favored by God, and there are almost no severe droughts or floods.So on weekdays, he can still do it when it's sunny or rainy, but he doesn't have the ability to predict the drought and pests in the coming year.

If an old man mentioned it, he might not care, but several old men have such opinions, so he can't be worried.

"Okay, old brothers, I will write this down. If the man in the palace comes to pick him up in the next few days, I will find an opportunity to talk to him."

The one in the palace, needless to say, is the emperor.The old men were even more excited when they heard it, and turned their heads vigilantly to look around for a long while before reminding in a low voice, "Brother, be careful, don't be overheard by outsiders, that person's safety is important."

Old man Ding also felt that he had made a slip of the tongue, so he hurriedly greeted some old men to continue drinking.

Xu Shi had lost his mind, the old men drank all the wine, and finally ate up all the food, even the bones were so gnawed that they were thrown to the puppy.In the end, they supported each other and wobbled home.

On the contrary, old man Ding had something on his mind, so he looked a little bad during dinner.

Ding Wei was careful, and before it got dark after dinner, she put a pot of tea in a sheltered corner of the yard, and chatted with her father.

"Father, are you also worried about the second sister-in-law's natal brothers?"

Ding Wei picked out a piece of soft ox tongue cake for her father, and said with a smile, "Dad, don't worry, I'll let someone handle this matter, and it won't hurt humanity to keep it."

Unexpectedly, Father Ding waved his hand, pulled his daughter and whispered, "My daughter, some old people in the village said that it is not a good thing to be so warm this winter. I am afraid that there will be a severe drought in spring and summer, and... there will be insects. You See, do you want to tell An Ge'er's father?"

"What do you want to tell me?"

The father and daughter were talking intimately, but Gong Zhiming was wearing a blue gown with a hosta on his head, and walked in slowly from the door.A big faint smile made up for the cold lines on his face, he was really a handsome young man, with a spirit like jade.

Not to mention that Ding Wei was delighted to see it, even the old man Ding felt that this son-in-law was a heaven and earth compared to the farmer's offspring, and the daughter-in-law had worked so hard, it was really worth it.

Ding Wei jumped up, stepped forward to meet Gong Zhiming, and said angrily, "I've only been back for a day, why did you come after me? Didn't you say you want me to stay for a few days?"

Gong Zhiming couldn't say that being alone in the palace was extremely deserted, a look of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Perhaps I have a lot of business to deal with, and I have a headache, so come out for a walk."

"Ah, headache? Did you drink the calming tea I left for you? Could it be that kid Feng Jiu who forgot again?"

Gong Zhiming respectfully saluted old man Ding who was sitting with him. Old man Ding nodded, stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, and said with a smile, "I happened to have something to say, so you came here. That would save Wei'er from having to go back and talk to you again." !"

"Father has something to say, just say it, I will go back to the palace tomorrow morning."

As long as Gong Zhiming entered the Ding's manor, he would never put on airs like the emperor, but it was the first time that he followed Ding Wei to call old man Ding "Father".

In his memory, the only elders around him were his grandfather and grandmother. After the two old people passed away, they became foster father, Prime Minister Fang, Uncle Yun and Nanny Gu, but there was no one who could call him father and mother.It's not that I don't envy Ding Wei to see two old people talking coquettishly.

Today, for some unknown reason, he blurted out the words, which stunned him for a moment.

Looking at old man Ding, his beard was so happy that his beard was raised. The whole Ding family was always worried about how to treat the emperor's son-in-law. Listening to him call his father now, his heart felt like eating hot pot in winter, it was so warm and warm.

"Okay, okay, sit down! Your mother stewed a young hen at night. It tastes very good. She specially reserved a big bowl. It will be hot in a while, and you can fill your stomach with it."

"Okay, thank you dad."

Seeing that the husband and son-in-law were so close, Ding Wei pretended to be appreciative and yelled, "Oh, no wonder I ate two more pieces of chicken, and my mother just stared at me. It turned out that she kept her son-in-law. What a partiality." Eye!"

All three of them laughed, and sat down half a cup of warm tea, Gong Zhiming remembered what he had heard when he entered the hospital just now, and said, "Dad, is there anything difficult you want to tell me?"

Old man Ding quickly waved his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. People are willing to worry more when they get old. Several old men in the village chatted with me, talking about the weather being too warm this winter, and they didn't care about it." If it snows, I'm afraid there will be a severe drought after spring. And the weather is not cold, and most of the insects will not freeze to death, and I am afraid that there will be insects, so I will chatter a few more words."

Ding Wei also echoed, "There is a saying that the auspicious snow heralds a good year, which means that the snow is thick and cold in winter, and the pests are frozen to death. After the snow melts, it will also provide enough water for the land and ensure a good harvest for the year. Looking at it now Come on, the worries of the old people are not unreasonable. Don't you want to make some preparations earlier?"

Gong Zhiming straightened his expression when he heard the words, his dark eyebrows frowned slightly, and he said after a long while, "I'll have someone go to various places to look at this matter before we talk about it. Don't spread the news first, so as not to cause panic."

Both Ding Wei and old man Ding nodded. If the people knew about the severe drought and pests this year, they would probably rush to grab food or grab land with abundant water, and the situation would be difficult to control.

Disasters are always a heavy topic, especially when you want to believe but can't believe this kind of vague prediction.

An Ge'er and Da Bao Fu'er ran in from the door smiling, followed by Cheng Niangzi and Dang Gui, both of whom were sweating.

The energy of children is boundless, so looking after children is definitely not an easy job.Ding Wei waved her hand to signal them to go down and have a rest, and finally called the three children to drink water beside her.

The three children also ran with red faces, feeling thirsty, so they rushed to drink water.Brother An was young, and couldn't grab his elder brother and sister, so he simply threw the things in his hands into his mother's arms, and then directly picked up the teapot.

It was getting dark now, and Ding Wei didn't see what her son had thrown in a trance, so she reached out and picked it up, but just about to ask a few questions, she felt that her hand was soft and fleshy, so she threw it out in shock , "Ah, bugs!"

(End of this chapter)