Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"My official uniform can't be worn all the time. What if it gets dirty? It's very laborious to wash it once!" Ding Tian explained: "Wear Uncle Xing's suit, and I'll cut another suit for him tomorrow."

He brought back a lot of good fabrics, definitely enough.

"Drunk? Hurry up and wash your face, then soak your feet to sober up." The second uncle babbled, while the second aunt poured the hot water from the iron pot into the washbasin for him.

Ding Tian quickly took off his big clothes. After washing, he didn’t soak his feet directly. Instead, he changed into his own clothes and put away Uncle Xing’s clothes. Ding Tian didn’t intend to return this set of clothes. Go back with a new set of clothes, or materials.

Uncle Xing must have more than just this new set of clothes.

As the head of the village, at least I can have three or five sets before I can go out to meet people in the first month.

After changing into his own clothes, Ding Tian was really relieved: "It's so late, why are you two not at home?"

In winter, it gets dark early and it's so cold outside.

"My second aunt and I are worried that you haven't come back. One of your third uncle and third aunt is at their house, and the other is at my place. Your second aunt and I will come to see you and tell you something." Second uncle It seems that although he drank, he was not drunk.

"Second Uncle, tell me, I'll listen." Ding Tian sat cross-legged on the pit, and brought a frozen pear to Second Uncle: "Do you want to eat it?"

"Don't eat, it's cold." The second uncle shook his head: "You can eat."

Ding Tian didn't eat either, he also felt cold, so he ate the melon seeds: "Second Uncle, tell me."

"Well, we made an appointment for your cousin Osmanthus fragrans." What the second uncle said was indeed a big deal.

"Cousin Osmanthus is only 15 years old, right?" Ding Tian was taken aback.

In his impression, Cousin Osmanthus is a very gentle girl who will embroider purses, make shoes, and headbands for him.

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"Not too young, not too young." The second uncle smiled and said, "Your second aunt was sixteen when she married me."

"That's too early." Ding Tian shook his head, "I'm only 15 years old."

"It's already fifteen." The second aunt muttered: "If you don't get married, you will be told. You don't know, his fourth aunt walks every day with her nostrils upturned. Isn't her Xiaodie married to Lin Qi? It’s true to live in the city, but life is so tight, what can I do? My daughter married a scholar.”

"Scholar?" Ding Tian thought for a while, "Which one are you looking for?"

"It's Hujia Village. The family your uncle introduced is your uncle's second cousin's family. The youngest of his family is doing well in school now. His name is Hu Biao. He hasn't picked up his character yet. He is 19 years old this year and plans to pass it." Years, we will get married."

"So fast?" Ding Tian was taken aback: "His family...do you know?"

"I know, there are three sons and two daughters in the family, and there are three green brick and tile houses, all of which were newly built this year. Four cross-yards were specially built, one for each of the three sons, and another yard for the two daughters. Yes, I still have [-] mu of land, so I’m a landlord!” The second uncle said happily: “My family runs a grocery store in the village, and there’s a small house in the county town, which I rent out for rent... …”

Very good, the second uncle investigated the family in great detail.

"Besides, their family will give a betrothal gift after the New Year." The second uncle said cheerfully, "The betrothal gift given by their family is very generous!" "What kind of betrothal gift did you give?" Ding Tian was concerned about this.

"100 taels of silver, one cow, one gold hairpin, one pair of silver hairpins, one pair of gold earrings, two pairs of silver earrings, one pair of silver bracelets, two bolts of silk, two bolts of red cloth, and two bolts of floral cloth." Very proudly said: "In the entire Dingjia Village, even in the county, who has such a dowry gift for a bride? Your big cousin is the first one!"

"The dowry is very rich, then..." Ding Tian pursed his lips: "What about the dowry?"

"As for the dowry, it's easy to handle!" The second uncle said, "I'll put the dowry back as a dowry, and give it to her as it is!"

Dowry, this is the ultimate reliance of ancient women.

Especially for noble daughters from rich families, when they leave the cabinet, they will have real estate in their dowry, a front shop on the street that can collect rent, and a farm.

As for the gold and silver, they are all just small heads.

With a generous dowry, they have enough confidence to speak in their husband's house.

The dowry also represents how much the family attaches importance to the girl. Sometimes, a generous dowry can even supplement the life of the husband's family.

If a daughter gets married without a generous dowry, then her degree of attention in her husband's family will be greatly reduced, and her status will not be high.

Ding Tian will always remember that when he first came, the big cousin washed and folded the quilt for him, and the little girl who just learned to be a female celebrity also made a purse for his cousin.

I follow my second aunt to clean up his house every day^

Yixiao is very shy, a girl born in autumn when sweet-scented osmanthus blooms.

So Ding Tian immediately said: "I will add makeup to Osmanthus Cousin!"

"It's still early to add makeup. Besides, our small farmers don't pay attention to those things." The second uncle said: "I just want to tell you, this marriage is actually very good. If you pass the examination of scholar in the future, then you will be in the lobby." My younger sister is a talented lady. If she becomes a Juren, then

Your hall sister is the wife of Juren, who passed the Jinshi exam...then your hall sister is the wife of a Jinshi, and you can ask for an imperial order in the future.

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"Second uncle, if you become an official, you may not be able to ask your wife to confer titles, and only the wives of officials of the first to fifth ranks can be granted edicts, while those of the sixth to ninth ranks are generally granted edicts, not edicts." Ding Tian no matter what. Having been with Wang Zuo for so long, at least I know something: "Being successful in the Jinshi examination does not mean that you will become a high official right away..."

"Your second uncle doesn't understand that, and he didn't really want your big cousin to fly on a branch and become a phoenix, so he just thought about finding a good family for her. Your uncle's second cousin's family has a good family tradition, and It was introduced by an acquaintance, so I agreed. Besides, your uncle is in Hujia Village, so how can you make your cousin sister suffer?"

Ding Tian had no choice but to nod his head: "You just look good, my osmanthus cousin will be sixteen after the new year..."

It still feels a little small!

But this is the custom in this era, if you don't make an appointment after the end, even the imperial court will punish you.

Ding Tian was a little caught off guard by the matter of the lobby girl, but this is the local custom, and Xiaodie also married Lin Qi at the age of 17.

The next day was Xiaonian.

The whole village...or in other words, the whole world is offering sacrifices to the stove. Colorful candies are given to the Stove Lord for his sweet mouth. "

Every family has to sacrifice the stove, and the second and third uncles can't help him with this, so Ding Tian alone worships the stove, and the second and third uncles also worship the stove at home.

This is what the head of a family should do. Does Ding Tian live alone now?

And after the new year, the second uncle came: "I'm still celebrating the New Year at your house this year, what's the point of you being alone.

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"Okay!" Ding Tian was happy: "We have everything at home!"

"We also have some preparations there, just moving here!" The second uncle used the word "moving", which shows that there are so many things.

Sure enough, on the day of the new year, all kinds of things were delivered one after another, because there was a large natural refrigerator outside, and almost all the things were ready-made, and they were frozen outside. When eating, just warm them up.

Mostly stews anyway.

And Ding Tian discovered a secret in his own wing room!

"This is?" Ding Tian was stunned as he looked at the green eyes.

"Your third aunt said that you probably like to eat some vegetables in winter, so she planted a house like this for you at home." Third uncle pointed to the room full of vegetables: "Look, it happens to be eaten during the Chinese New Year."

"Hmm!" Ding Tian was about to shed tears, unexpectedly, his third aunt would always remember this little hobby of his.

After the new year, Ding Tian took a box of snacks and gave gifts to relatives he knew well. There were not many gifts, a box of four kinds of snacks, a bag of sugar, a bag of peanuts and melon seeds, and two catties for those who were close Pork, two catties of mutton.

When you meet a child, you will give a small red envelope, which contains ten or eight brand-new copper coins. Farm children have almost no pocket money, and it is good for them to have three or five copper coins in their hands. Energy saving received some pocket money.

So all the children in the village fell in love with Ding Tian's elder brother, uncle, and grandpa who became an "official" almost immediately.

The Chinese New Year is lively and lively, and the flavor of the New Year is very strong. Others also come to give Ding Tian gifts, almost all of which are their own specialties. If you know how to give money or something, people will definitely look down on them, and the farmers can’t afford to give expensive things, so The gifts are all their own special products, especially Ding Kan's family. What they send to Ding Tian are mushrooms picked by themselves, hares and pheasants made in the mountains and forests, as well as sprinkled rice cakes and strong bean buns.

Ding Tian returned four bolts of calico and four bolts of fine cotton to Ding Kan's family, as well as the children in the family, each with a small silver bag weighing one or two pounds.

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"It's too much!" Ding Kan didn't want to accept it.

"This is for the children, not for you, Brother Kan, thanks to you for helping me look after my fields this year." Ding Tian said: "My brothers, don't be polite."

What he said was also true. Although the land was rented out, what the renter planted was up to him. If there were bad-hearted tenants who planted some crops that seriously damaged the land, the land would be thin. Plant again in the second year, but the harvest will not be good.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Seeing Ding Tian's sincere words, Ding Kan asked the children to accept the New Year's money.

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Ding Tian gave the New Year's gift, received the New Year's gift, and was very busy. Until the New Year's Eve, the whole family reunited in the ancestral house together.Ding Guihua is now a girl waiting to be married, so she naturally dresses differently from the original one. In addition, her family's conditions have improved, so she has dressed up more and more.

Wearing an elegant smoke-colored blouse embroidered with pink apricot flowers, a green long skirt with a hundred butterflies underneath, and a long-sleeved beige on the outside, with a ruby ​​inlaid with a longan on the neck Standing there, she stands tall and graceful, with double buns on her head, two beaded flowers, and a plum blossom magpie's silver step inserted obliquely. It is not gorgeous but has its own brilliance. Although it is not a lady, it is still considered It's Xiaojiabiyu.

What's more, when Ding Tian was at home, he taught his younger brothers and sisters how to read, not to mention being able to read and understand, but he still knew all common characters. He also read "Three Character Classics", "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic ", and can write some, although the writing is not good, but it is much better than some illiterate women.

Seeing Ding Tian, ​​he gave a salute: "Cousin."

"Hey!" Ding Tian laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, "My eldest sister is just pretty."

It made Ding Guihua blush: "Brother, what are you talking about!"

"What's so embarrassing about that?" Ding Tian curled his lips: "Isn't my elder sister pretty? That kid is lucky, but if he bullies you in the future, I won't be able to get around him."

Ding Guihua blushed even more when she said that, but she had a bottom line in her heart.

The Ding family is not considered a rich man, it's okay in the county town, and it's not well-known in the prefecture city, but the Ding family has a big brother.

The camellia girl is still young, but she has also dressed up, with a double bun, two pearl flowers on the hairpin, and a circle of red pompoms, looking lively and cute.

The big eyes are particularly energetic when they smile, and the first cousin Ding Ke and the second cousin Ding Yi are both young scholars. They have studied a lot in the school this year and helped in their own shop. The former ignorance has grown up a lot.Cousin Ding Ji is the closest to Ding Tian, ​​because he will always remember this cousin who saved him from the traffickers.

Only the youngest cousin Ding Cheng, because Ding Tian fed him sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and almond candy, so he is the most entangled with Ding Tian.

The whole family gathered together, looking at each other dressed better than in previous years, and the children who are growing up, the eyes are full of happiness.

When Ding Tian was reunited with his family, there was a group of people who were still on their way in the snow.