Carpenter's Lady

Chapter 41

Ding Erye and Wu Ling were not at home, so Ding Da sent a message home to his father, asking him to come from the village to help.

Uncle Ding has recently been engaged to his son, she is still a very good girl, and he is very excited, when he suddenly heard that something happened to the second child's family, his heart skipped a beat.Busily begging Niu Dalang to send him to the town, Niu Dalang has been delivering goods in the town, often helping the two brothers of the Ding family to pass on messages, and has always had some friendship with the Ding family, so he agreed at this time.

Not long after Uncle Ding entered the town, he saw two fire-smoked walls at the entrance of Baique Lane. Going further inside, he saw the pile of rubble of three houses connected together. It collapsed, leaving only a few dangerous walls, which stood there shockingly.

On the way, Niu Dalang said to him, "My lord, I guessed wildly. This matter has something to do with the Zhao family. The fire is so fierce that it doesn't seem like it was random." He also thought that it was the disappeared Zhao Wen who set the fire. , but the commotion in front of him is definitely not something that Zhao Wen can cause. Although autumn and winter are dry and dry, these houses are all tile-roofed houses, and the fire will not be so fast, unless saltpeter is added.

Uncle Ding glanced at the floor from the kitchen to the main house. The second child also mentioned to him about the business in the county. Although it is a bit troublesome, it is not so violent, and even if there is trouble, it is the shop of Ding's family. It shouldn't start with Wu Ling first!Kuang Lao Er has always acted properly, he shouldn't have encountered such an opponent who obviously wants to silence him!
If it's not about the second child, then! ?
Uncle Ding didn't dare to think deeply for a while.I feel that my younger siblings and my niece and daughter-in-law can no longer live in the town, and this fire is obviously aimed at my niece and daughter-in-law.

Zhang Mu looked at the somewhat deformed grinding tools on the table, a little dazed, and took out five grinding tools for jujube cakes from the ruins of the kitchen, but he couldn't find the piping bag that the beauty liked.She wanted to find more things, but she saw that Ding Da was also digging with her. Her face, clothes, and shoes were all covered with black ash. There are still more, but it's not good to bother others with these trivial matters, so I didn't insist on digging anymore.

Zhang Mu's gaze moved to the cordyceps hairpin in his hand, and he couldn't help but rejoice, luckily, he brought the jewelry and silver with him in his clothes, otherwise it would not be easy to find this fire.After the fire was extinguished last night, someone should have gone to their house to pick up a lot of things. The two big pots in the house were gone, not to mention the two small stoves for making jujube cakes. Not a single article was gone.

When Uncle Ding came over in a hurry, Ding's shop was closed, so he went up and knocked on the door. Ding Da was in the front, and when he heard Dad's voice, he hurried to open the door.

"Where are her two mothers?" Uncle Ding passed his son, without seeing Ding Erniang and Zhang Mu, he turned to ask his son.

"Father, don't worry, my aunt and siblings didn't live in the alley over there last night, so they are fine! They are resting in the back room!"

"That's good." Uncle Ding glanced at his son, and said in a low voice, "I think something is wrong. The fire is probably aimed at Amu. You clean it up and take your aunt and Amu home later. go."

Ding Da's heart skipped a beat, he felt early in the morning that no one in this town burned down a few houses quietly.He nodded immediately and didn't say much.Uncle and A Ling are not at home, he has to take good care of his aunt and younger siblings.

Zhang Mu brought two changes of clothes to the shop early in the morning, and now he heard that he was going to Shuiyang Village, so he only picked up a bundle.She discussed with Ding Erniang about the head money, and put it in a brick at the corner of Wuling House.When Ding Erniang mentioned this place, she couldn't help laughing: "That's where Ling'er hid silver when he was a child! He just learned how to make a small bow and arrow, and his master gave him a small knife. Fortunately, he even pried it A rock at the bottom."

Thinking of Xianggong's clever appearance, Zhang Mu couldn't help laughing and said, "Mother, why is he hiding money?" Made a column.He hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and covered it.

"Oh, I said I wanted to save money to burn paper money for her mother!" Ding Erniang remembered being such a small group of villains, and said blankly: "Burn some gold ingots for my mother, or she won't be able to eat them down here." "Full", she and her husband were both stunned on the spot, and it was Wu Ling's second year in her house.

Before, I always thought that this child behaved very well and behaved politely. I thought it was a child lost by some big family. When I asked him where his home was several times, he only said that he had no home. Wu Ling said that they only knew about it when they burned the ingots. The child was probably kicked out by the tribe without his parents.Ding Erniang glanced at her daughter-in-law, and saw that her eyes lit up when she heard Wu Ling, rippling green waves like a vibrant rice field in summer, she pursed her lips, and decided to tell her.

"Amu, Ah Ling is not an orphan, do you know that?"

Seeing Ding Erniang's serious expression, Zhang Mu thought that she felt sorry for Ah Ling who had no father or mother, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Mother, I know, you, father and Ah Zhu are the closest family members of my husband and I."

"Silly boy, that's not what I meant." Ding Erniang took Zhang Mu's hand, patted it lightly twice, and continued: "A Ling has a family, but he doesn't want to go back, and he probably doesn't want to go back there either." He went back." Ding Erniang was suddenly a little worried about whether her husband and A Ling had encountered anything in the county town, and since they didn't want A Ling to go back, they didn't know if they would do anything to A Ling.

"Mother, do you mean that Xianggong's relatives don't want him?" Zhang Mu felt that he might have made a mistake. If Xianggong is so good, how could his family not want him? !
"A-Ling's biological mother has passed away, and there are still a concubine mother, concubine brother and concubine sister in the family. His family is very good. Without A-Ling, the family property belongs to the mother and son. If A-Ling goes back, he will be a concubine! Ding Erniang looked at Amu with a look of surprise and resentment, smiled and shook her head at her, "If you really go back, you will be the young lady of a rich family!"

"Mother, I don't care, my husband and I will stay with you and dad to live a good life! When the husband comes back, you two elders have to borrow some money to rebuild a house for us." Since the family doesn't want the husband, the six-year-old If the older child throws it out, it has nothing to do with the couple.

Ding Erniang was not surprised when she heard Zhang Mu's words. When the family found out about it, they asked A Ling if they wanted to go back, and A Ling said the same.This young couple has the right temper.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Mu asked with some doubts: "Mother, no matter what the reason is, A Ling has been away for so many years, and they didn't think about finding it back. Why are they looking for it now?"

"A-Ling's uncle's family found A-Ling first. Speaking of this, it was a coincidence. Your father and A-Ling got a deal with the county town," Ding Erniang whispered to Zhang Mu's ear. After a few sentences, he continued: "I need A-Ling's identity information. As soon as I report it here, A-Ling will be discovered by his uncle's family!"

Zhang Mu wanted to ask a few more questions, but Ding Erniang waved his hand, unwilling to say more, and Zhang Mu couldn't speak again, there might be something, mother hoped she would know from her husband!It happened that Ding Da came outside and said that the ox carts were all ready.

Ding Erniang got up and took Zhang Mu to Shuiyang Village in Niu Dalang's car.A notice was posted on the door of the store: The owner's house has something to do, so the door will be closed for seven days.After the [-]th of November, the father and son must be back, because the day when Ah Zhu releases the list is on the [-]th.

Ding Erye really came back on the day when Ah Zhu released the list. He had received a letter from his daughter-in-law early in the morning about the family matters, but he really couldn't get away, and knowing that her mother and daughter lived in the village, he felt relieved. When I came back from time to time, I went straight to my elder brother's house.

It's already November [-]th, and the three pairs of cotton shoes Ding Erniang made are ready, and the father and father will be back in two days, so Xiao Shui was asked to wait at the entrance of the village early in the morning.Seeing Erye Ding coming over holding Xiaoshui's hand, Erniang Ding finally felt relieved for the past few days.

"Why are you alone, A Ling?" Ding Erniang wondered when she saw that Ding Erye was not following A Ling as usual.Zhang Mu also stretched his neck to look outside the door.

"A-Ling has something to do, and I can't get away for a while, so I'll be back first!" Seeing his daughter-in-law speak, Ding Erye replied with a reason that he had thought up early in the morning.Seeing his daughter-in-law looking at him eagerly, he added: "The kid finished the job and said he still has to pick out jewelry for your mother and daughter, and it will take two or three days. I'm afraid you're going to be in a hurry, so I'll come back first."

Ding Erniang's intuition was wrong, Ding glanced at the husband and saw that his face was haggard, so he asked him to rest for a while, and asked about Ah Ling later.

Ding Erye explained a few more words, Zhang Mu couldn't ask further, she knew what Ding Erye said was not the truth, the house was on fire, the husband must be in a hurry, how could he delay choosing a gift for her there .Seeing her mother-in-law go to the kitchen to make arrangements, she also went to help her. Don't talk about your husband-in-law today, don't talk about tomorrow, you have to talk about it the day after tomorrow.

A Zhu arrived home on the afternoon of the [-]th. He took care of the carriage early in the morning. Here is the list. After reading the list, he was about to find out the names of himself and the doors and windows he was close to, so he drove back in the carriage. It is thirteen, and has obtained the qualification of child birth.However, he seemed to have seen Zhao Zhi's name.

The Ding family was looking forward to it early in the morning. Ding Erye used to think that Ah Zhu was still young and it would be okay if he failed the exam, but after something happened to Ah Ling, he also hoped that his son would get a good grade in the exam soon so that he could help Ah Ling. up.

Hearing A Zhu say: "Father, mother, No. 13, I have the opportunity to take the examination in April next year." Ding Erye only felt that the big rock in his heart was a little loose.

(End of this chapter)