Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 34

Ding Erniang and her natal brother and sister-in-law have been very close over the years. Xianglan often came to visit with her parents when she was a child, and started running here alone when she was 13 years old. She is acquainted with each other, and Xianglan has also been to Shuiyang Village with Azhu several times, so Uncle Ding has also seen Xianglan. Looking at the younger brother in front of him, he couldn't believe it for a while. The girl took a fancy to Ah Da?

"Second brother, such a good girl can actually take a fancy to my stupid boy?" Uncle Ding stared nervously at his younger brother with wide eyes, he really couldn't believe it!
"Yes, brother, you have seen that girl too. She grew up under my nose. To be honest, the uncle over there doesn't know about it. It's because I have a little selfishness. I really think that Xianglan is suitable for Ah Da. It couldn't be better, so I came here to talk to you in advance." Ding Erye thought of his uncle, his eyes flashed, since ancient times, marriage is the words of the matchmaker, the order of the parents, and the niece here told me that it is all the same. Without going through his parents, he came to the man to make peace.

Uncle Ding got the right words, and slapped his palm on the table suddenly. He never thought that there would be such a great thing waiting for his brat! "Second brother, I'll let Ada decide this matter. If he doesn't want to, I will sever the father-son relationship with him!" Xianglan and Wang Moli are the same as each other. It looks like a lucky girl.

"Brother, let's talk to my nephew about this, after all, it's his whole life!" Ding Erye frowned and reminded, if Ah Da didn't want to, the two families would not be married, but they would be born and die!As for the temperament of the uncle's daughter's slave, he must be beaten up!
Uncle Ding was a little hesitant for a moment, he was afraid that his kid would be leftist, so he had to talk to him about it! "Second brother, don't worry, I know it well, but the dowry gift originally given to A Dabei may be a bit contemptuous, so you can ask your younger siblings to help me take a look." Then, Uncle Ding went to touch the house When the 100 taels of silver came out, Second Master Ding saw the white silver and quickly waved his hands, "Brother, why are you being polite to me? My wife and I have discussed it a long time ago. We will pay half of Ada's betrothal gift. These years, we But there is no less meat in vain!"

"Nonsense! Take it! It's not right for my nephew to respect you, and I won't bother you about other things. It's just that I've kept the money for Ah Da's wife's marriage for many years, and I'm just waiting for that day to take it out! Money you Don't meddle!" Uncle Ding stubbornly gave the money to his younger brother!
When Second Master Ding saw what his elder brother said, he had no choice but to accept it, and he would just keep another copy for himself!
In the afternoon when Ding came back, he heard his father tell him that Xianglan was going to be his wife, he suddenly looked up at his father, Xianglan was much younger than him, that doughy girl? "Father, this can't be done!"

Uncle Ding had prepared his son to be a bully for a long time, but when he heard that his son really disagreed, he kicked him, "Why can't it be done! You can't even look down on such a smart and well-behaved girl like Xianglan? I don't know." I told you, if you don't agree, we will sever the relationship between father and son! I will pretend that I never raised you, a fool with no conscience and no eyesight!" Uncle Ding's heart was dark for a while, could it be that Ah Da really treated Miss Wang's family Desperate to die!
Ding Da is very strong, he was kicked by his father, and he stood very firmly. Seeing his father panting, he could only coax him: "Dae Xiang, how old is Lan? She is such a good girl, she should find a good girl." Handsome and considerate little gentleman! I am a pig butcher!"

Seeing his son's low self-esteem, Uncle Ding sighed in his heart and said, "Ada, girl Xianglan has already had her heart on you, so I don't mind what you worry about. If you don't marry such a good girl Yes, you will never meet again in this life! That Wang Moli, it’s not that I have a prejudice against her. The daughter of the Zhang family married once before, and I have no objection! Your father and I are so old, the person I met , I have more experience than you, so just listen to my advice, Wang Moli is not suitable for you no matter how good she is! Do you want my little grandson to face a white-faced mother every day in the future? It's cold and clear, there's no heat at all?"

When Ding Da heard the last sentence, he couldn't help lowering his head. There were only two of them in the family. His mother had been dead for many years. His father wanted him to get married, and he also hoped that the family would be more lively. However, the girl of the Wang family was indeed a bit embarrassed in this regard.

Seeing his son's hesitant expression, Uncle Ding knew in his heart that he had stabbed him in the heart.Then he tentatively said: "I know you may be out of sympathy for Jasmine, but Ah Da, there are too many poor people in this world, if you give me some money and help, I have no objection, but This is about the next generation of our old Ding's family! It's not about you alone, you have to weigh it carefully."

Jasmine's figure floated in Ding Da's mind, and he remembered that night when Jasmine blocked her at the door, raised her face and asked him, "Will I marry you?" That face was pale, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast on her moon. On the long white dress, it inexplicably made him feel palpitations, and he heard himself say "Okay!"

At this moment, looking at the expectant gaze of the old man, the eyes that had stared at him fiercely were already covered with wrinkles, and he heard himself say: "Okay!" He still broke his promise.

Xianglan went home the next day, accompanied by Ding Erye and Ding Erniang, and bought many gifts. The old couple of Feng's family were a little hesitant at first, and Ding Da and the others had seen it before. , but it's a little bit too rough, and the daughter is young, so if the husband and wife get into trouble at that time, they won't suffer.But Xianglan insisted on getting married, so Father Feng had no choice but to nod.Apart from his looks, Ding Da really couldn't find any faults. He is the nephew of his sister's husband and has no mother-in-law. The sister is not the daughter's half-mother-in-law, so he didn't have to worry about getting angry in the past.

At the end of August, the Ding family made a small engagement gift to the Feng family, which was a bit richer than Wu Ling's at that time. Uncle Ding now took out more than 100 taels of silver, not to mention the gold and silver jewelry he had prepared for his future wife earlier. It's still useful, Ding Erye privately felt that he had helped his brother this time, and felt a little bit embarrassed, so he also took out 100 taels to help buy the dowry.When I was with Zhang Mu, it was a pair of gold bracelets with shrimp whiskers, but when I came to Xianglan, it was a pair of heavy golden peony bracelets.

The lady of the Feng family saw that the Ding family valued Xianglan so much, she couldn't help nodding secretly, the original reluctance in her heart was gone, as long as her husband's family treated her daughter well, and the daughter she held in her hand didn't ask her to be rich, As long as the days are happy and peaceful.

Zhang Mu had also seen Xiaodingli, and didn't pay much attention to it. It was already very benevolent and righteous for the Ding family to help Wu Ling buy the dowry, and one should not be too greedy.Zhang Mu felt that he couldn't stay idle at home all the time, so he discussed with Wu Ling and the two of them whether they should make some pastries and sell them.Wu Ling was also worried about letting his daughter-in-law stay at home alone, not to mention that Zhao Wen's whereabouts were unknown, even that group of people might come to him at any time.The daughter-in-law wanted to do something, and it couldn't be better, so she actively went to the blacksmith's shop to make a lot of abrasive tools and came back.

Zhang Mu felt that she couldn't make osmanthus cakes, hibiscus cakes, candied fruit and other familiar things like the pastry shops in the town. She originally planned to start with cakes and puffs.But the first thing to solve is the problem of milk source, so Zhang Mu had to ask Mr. Ding to help him find out if he could buy milk.Zhang Mu spent two days at home to make a detailed plan, including the habits left over from his previous work, regional selection, marketing methods, risk estimation, etc., and wrote more than 40 pages eloquently.

Wu Ling took it over to take a look, and couldn't help being dumbfounded. How did the lady come up with such pricing strategies and publicity?I felt a little unbelievable for a while, and asked suspiciously: "My lady, where did you hear about this? I haven't seen such exquisiteness in the county town?"

Zhang Mu's eyes wandered for a while, and he looked at Wu Ling frowning, and said with a smile: "I thought about it after looking at my husband, I feel that as long as I look at my husband, I will have all kinds of wonderful ideas in my mind!"

Wu Ling's heart was tickled by his daughter-in-law's straightforward confession, a pair of small eyes stared at Zhang Mu with piercing eyes, and his intuitive daughter-in-law's eyebrows, eyes, and corners of her mouth didn't look bad at all.Looking at Zhang Mu's waist, remembering the soft touch, he unconsciously glanced at the sky outside the window.

That night, Wu Ling turned into a little hungry wolf howling in the moonlight.

On the third day of September, Ah Zhu was dismissed, and the two brothers of the Zhao family also went to the county to take the exam. First, there was the county exam.After the exam, Azhu didn't go home. In November, there will be government exams, and there will be three exams in a row, including stereotyped essays, poems and essays.

The results of the county examination came out at the end of September, and Azhu’s ranking was still high, No.6. The teachers in the academy were very pleased. They did not expect that Azhu could achieve such good results at such a young age. I was going to let Ah Zhu test the waters. I felt that although Ah Zhu was good at reading, but after all, he was young and had no experience, so he might be nervous during the exam.When the list was released, seeing the conspicuous word "Ding Zhu" in the first row, the teachers in the academy felt proud, and now they placed high hopes on A Zhu.

The two brothers of the Zhao family also passed the exam. Zhao Zhi ranked in the middle, and Zhao Li ranked a little lower. Tongsheng test also needs a guarantor to sign up. Li Xiucai guarantor for the Zhao brothers , Mrs. Zhao came to thank her personally, Mrs. Zhao hasn't made trouble for some days since Li Xiu'er gave birth to a baby boy.In mid-September, Li Xiuer gave birth to a thin and thin baby boy. When he was born, he only weighed four catties and seven liang, and his breathing was weak. , Zhao Wen disappeared, after two years, the daughter can remarry and have children, and the Zhao family is gone.

It's just that Li Xiu'er, who was greedy and angry like a child, looked at the wrinkled child in her arms, but she overflowed with a bit of maternal aura, and she was placed on the bedside to take care of her every day. If it's not good, the root cause of the disease will fall in the future, and I persuade her to take care of herself, but Li Xiu'er just refuses to let go.This child gradually gained some flesh, Li Xiucai named him "Hao Ran"!
(End of this chapter)