Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"Why are they here?" Ding Tian put down the pen and paper, "Where are they?"

"The whole family looks miserable. They are waiting to see you at the side door with their luggage rolls..." Zheng Dang paused: "And it seems that they are here to rely on you...."

"Oh?" Ding Tian was stunned: "What's going on?"

"What else could be going on?" Zheng Dang couldn't help it: "They must have trouble living in the village!"

Ding Tian thought for a while: "Bring someone in, oh, it's almost noon, let the kitchen separate out some meals, and you help me deliver the meals to me, please come over here, sir."

"it is good!"

After a while, Ding Tian met Jin Buhuan, who was teaching Ma Xiaofeng how to read these days. Similarly, the jailers who have nothing to do in the cell can also attend the class, this is Ding Tian's request to him.

Jin Buchang can read and write, and has read a lot of books, which is more than enough to be a teacher.

When I saw Ding Tian, ​​he was still holding a roll of family names in his hand: "Is there anything delicious for lunch today? Do you want a treat?"

"No, Mr. Zhao's family is here." Ding Tian had already set the table here: "I don't know why."

"Why else?" Jin Buhuan looked as if he knew it long ago, "They can't stay in Zhaojia Village anymore."

"You know?" Ding Tian was surprised.

"When I went to collect herbs two days ago, I went to Zhaojia Village again." Jin Buhuan sighed: "You know they are here

It is. ”

After a while, Zhao Laosi's family came in.

Seeing that Ding Tian and Jin were not in exchange, Zhao Laosi knelt down: "I beg Ding Si to take him in."

"Get up and talk, what's this talk about?" Ding Tian helped him up: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk! Zheng Dang, go serve the meal!

"

"Hey!" Zheng Dang hurried to the kitchen.

"What's the matter? You ran out in such a mess?" Ding Tian could tell that Zhao Laosi hadn't changed his clothes for at least three days.

Impressed.

Because I sweat a lot in summer, if I don't change my clothes for three days, I will have a bad smell on my body.

As for Mrs. Zhao and Zhang, it was similar. The children in her arms were fairly clean, but she was also a little scared. She cuddled up to her mother and did not dare to leave half a step. She was not as innocent and lively as a child should be, and her eyes were full of fear.

"We can't go on in Zhaojia Village." Zhao Laosi gritted his teeth when he mentioned this matter: "I don't know which wicked ghost has revealed the inside story, except for my four brothers, two brothers-in-law and sister also quarreled I got into a fight... and my two older sisters were divorced... The village chief was disgusted with shame and wanted to drive us brothers away, but they said it was all Xiaolan's fault, that she was indiscreet and deliberately seduced Master Ma, otherwise ...They won't lose that much money...I'm not convinced, so I had a big fight with them..."

People in Zhaojia Village pointed and pointed at Mrs. Zhao and Zhang, and some people threw horse manure in their yard.

In fact, he could guess that it was the four brothers who did it. Because of this incident, they couldn't hold their heads up in the village.

People in Zhaojia Village disgusted the four brothers, and hated the two brothers-in-law even more, while the women were very dissatisfied with Zhao Zhangshi... and Ma Jialiang threatened that after one year, Zhao Sanya would be divorced!

When Zhao Sanya got married, the Ma family gave a very generous dowry, and when Zhao Sanya got married, the Zhao family also gave a generous dowry in the eyes of the peasant family in order to support the scene.

As a result, after such a break, it was gone!

According to the rules of this era, a woman who is divorced and returned to her natal family cannot take away a penny of dowry. Half of Zhao Sanya's dowry went to her parents back then, but almost all of it is spent now.

Besides, a divorced woman is looked down upon everywhere... If there is a woman divorced by her husband's family in Zhaojiacun, what should other unmarried women do?

The reputation is bad, and those big girls will not be able to find a good husband's family in the future... They think it's all Zhao Zhang's fault, anyway, the whole village has turned cold and violent against their family.

The eldest son in the family is afraid to go out. Last time he went out, he was covered in dust and dust, and there was also cow dung, horses, etc. at the door of his house..》

In a fit of anger, Zhao Laosi sold the family house and the field, and brought his family directly to live in the city.

The one who defected was the good man in his mind: Ding Si prison.

Or there is Mr. No Change.

"Since you're here, let's settle down here." Ding Tian wiped his face, "Eat first, eat first!"

Zheng Dang has already brought in the food.

On a hot day, the kitchen makes hand-rolled noodles, shredded cucumber, green onion and coriander, plus shredded pepper and pork stew.

Appetizing and cool, the children can't eat spicy food. After the kitchen knew it, it specially made egg sauce marinade and gave it to the children alone.

The family probably left in such a hurry that they didn’t even have a meal, so now they are busy feeding their children, and one of them is still breastfeeding. Ding Tian felt a little embarrassed: “Let my sister-in-law eat two bites of food, and hold the baby for a while when she’s full. To rest in my temporary resting place,

Well, fourth brother, let's talk about... "

They are all men, only one woman, or breastfeeding women... This needs special treatment.

"Hey, listen to you!" Zhao Lao Si smiled when Ding Tian called him "fourth brother".

This is showing him respect in front of his wife.

Although Zhao Laosi is honest, he is just honest and not stupid.

When Mrs. Zhao and Zhang were full and the child was full, she went into Dingtian's temporary resting bedroom and nursed the child, but her heart was peaceful. The man in her family was honest, but he was lucky.

"Eat, eat!" Ding Tian greeted Mr. Zhao to eat, he was busy with his children just now.

"Hey!" Mr. Zhao ate a big bowl of noodles in a sloppy manner. With food in his stomach, he became energetic: "This time

, even if the whole family ran away, I don't plan to go back. My father and mother both despise our family, so what are we going back to do?

"

"Is the situation very bad?" Jin Buhuan asked him: "You sold the house and even the land, do you plan to go back?"

"Uh huh..." Zhao Laosi let out a wry laugh: "We were all expelled from the clan. My father and mother demanded 20 taels of silver from me. From then on, I don't have a son like me..."

"What?" Jin Buhuan frowned: "So serious?"

"And do you know who the 20 taels of silver are for?" Zhao Laosi wiped his face: "It's for my third sister!

If they hadn't been greedy in [-], they wouldn't be in this situation today, and they always blamed me. Do you want me to hand over my daughter-in-law?

"

"That's right, since they don't want you, then you probably also..." in the village... Ding Tian has been here for two years, and he understands how powerful the clan is.

Even if their family insisted on staying in the village, their life would not be good.

Maybe you will be squeezed out by the whole village....

"Yes, so I made a bold decision to come to Fucheng to ask for a living. I still have more than 200 taels of silver in my hand. Xiaolan and I are very capable..." Zhao Laosi raised his head: "I think Ding Si What the prison said is right, people, if you want to live well and let your family live well, that’s enough. I used to think too much, and I always wanted to take care of something, but what did they do to me? I want to keep my daughter-in-law , my sons, so I came out."

"Okay, I support you!" Jin Buhuan patted him on the shoulder: "Eat first, and when we are full, let's go to the dental store to see if there is any suitable house? Buy one first, and there must be a place to stay .”

"Yeah!" Zhao Lao Si lowered his head and continued to eat.

Ding Tian and Jin were neither exchanged nor courteous, they ate well together, and accompanied Zhao Laosi to the Yamen's tooth shop to see if there were any good houses.

When passing by the carriage that Zhao Laosi came over, Ding Tian realized that he had really moved.

And it's light travel, luggage rolls, clothes bags, grain and salt at home, bacon strips, that's all.The rest of the guesses are... stayed in the village.

When I went to the dental shop and inquired, only two houses were more suitable, and the others were too expensive.

One is in the north of the city, near the city gate. It is relatively noisy, but it is a big place with three courtyards and a vegetable garden. The asking price is 220 taels.

After buying the house, it is estimated that Zhao's family will not have anything left.

The location of one turned out to be at the corner of the pastry shop in Dingtian, not too far away. The second-in-law house also had a vegetable garden, and the asking price was 160 taels.

Anyway, it’s not cheap, but Mr. Zhao still bought the house at 160 taels: “I have to save some money, the food at home can last until the end of the year, I have to find a job to do, and Xiaolan can also sew and mend. Subsidize the family."

The couple felt that after leaving the village, the sky would be blue and the water would be clear.

Even if there is a Ma family in Fucheng, I am not afraid, because this is Fucheng, they have Ding Siyu, and they know the people in the yamen.

Especially the magistrate will definitely not favor the Ma family!

This is also one of the reasons why they come to Fucheng to discuss life.

If you go to another place, if you are wronged, or if the Ma family overshadows the sky with one hand, no one will hear your grievances, and you can't find a tune when you cry.

It's different in Fucheng.

After buying the house, Mr. Zhao was going to take his family to settle down. Ding Tian found some jailers who had nothing to do for the time being to help move. Zhao Lao Si didn't want to trouble others, but Jin Buhuan said: "Let the left Neighbors know it, and so does yours.

People with backers. "

The newcomers will inevitably be bullied, but if the newcomers have backers, that's another matter.

Especially the jailers of the government office, they are also local snakes, they almost know where there are many people and what kind of people, so it is most suitable for them to go.

After they left, Ding Tian went outside to buy a big carp, and asked Zheng Dang to send it over: "Just treat it as a hot pot for them. I have something to do after my business today. I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

"Okay!" Zheng Dang left for work ahead of time, changed into casual clothes, and went to join in the fun.

Even though he was in casual clothes, some people knew him, the eldest of the Zheng family, and he worked as a jailer in the yamen with his father.

Now the welfare of the prison is good, and Ding Tian has started to generate income again, not to mention deducting them, so the people in the prison live a good life and are quite united.

Sure enough, after Ding Tian went on business, Jin Buhuan went to Zhao Lao Si's new home to join in the fun, and Ding Tian went to buy a fish, and when he came back, he saw Wang Zuo waiting for him at his house.

Wang Zuo didn't come empty-handed, he brought some fruit.

There are only a few kinds of fruits in the Northland, apricots, plums, sand fruits, and at most an apple. Plows are rare, so there is no way. The road conditions are worrying in this age and transportation is inconvenient.

Summer is good, you can eat fresh, home-grown fruits, and frozen persimmons in winter is good.

But the fruits Wang Zuo brought were peaches, cherries, watermelons, muskmelons and lychees!

Nothing else, Ding Tian's eyes widened for the peaches, lychees, and cherries: "Where did you get them?" "You know them?" Wang Zuo raised his eyebrows.

"Of course... I know it. I've heard people say that this is a peach, this is a cherry, and this is a lychee. The lychee is so famous, isn't it mentioned in the ancient poem?" , no one knew it was litchi!"

Then in his time, there was a kind of lychee called "Concubine Laughing Lychee".

There is also a movie, which seems to be called "The Concubine Laughs"?But it ended badly.

"The ancient poems didn't say what a lychee looks like." Wang Zuo asked curiously, "Tell me, have you seen these things? Otherwise, it would be impossible to recognize them at a glance."

Ding Tian's heart ached. Fruits that used to be very common in modern society have become rare things here. Now he is asked this question, how should he answer?