Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"Of course you have some." Wang Zuo gave Ding Tian a rich annual gift: a pair of sapphire embossed blessings and longevity, a pair of bucket-colored flower plates, a pair of purple ornaments, a pair of white jade bergamot, six black fox skins, wolf Ten skins, four bolts of fine silk and satin of various colors, and four bolts of silk brocade and silk.

There are two taels of gold nuggets, one hundred, and two taels of silver nuggets, a total of two hundred.

Suihan Sanyou's golden nude sons are one by two, three hundred; silver naked sons are still two by one, a total of six hundred.

Ding Tian's eyes lit up!

For real rich families, such gold and silver nudes are all lucky money given to juniors.

In addition, Wang Zuo also had two boxes of [-] pieces of Zhan Zhanxin's copper plates. As soon as he opened it, Ding Tian was already laughing so hard that his teeth could not see his eyes.

"Ahem...!" Wang Zuo coughed lightly, "These are annual gifts for you, and this one is my present for you."

He held a scroll in his hand, which looked very big, but Wang Zuo was a little nervous holding the scroll, and Ding Tian tied the scroll with a smile: "Did you draw it?"

"Yeah." Wang Zuo's ears turned suspiciously red.

"Oh, then I'll hang it in the east room, there's room there." On the main hall of Ding Tian's house are his uncle's paintings and couplets. I plan to visit my uncle during the Chinese New Year and the second year of junior high school.

In addition, his bedroom is indeed cleaner, and it would be nice to hang a picture.

"Okay." Wang Zuo nodded in agreement.

Ding Tian went to hang the paintings. There were nails for hanging paintings on the wall in his room, leaving Wang Zuo, Wang Fugui, two uncles and cousins ​​alone, and let them spend a while alone.

Hang up the scroll and unfold it slowly. What is painted inside is... a plum blossom?or what?

In the mountains, strange rocks, and a tree stretching out, it just seems like winter?The tree stretched out, with branches, but no leaves, no flowers.

The inscription on the top: There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees.

Ding Tian curled his lips: "Find a log on the volcano to see..."

There is no way, this painting is a gift, so he hung it up. In fact, he really doesn't feel anything about traditional Chinese paintings.

I just think the painting is pretty good, look at the strange stone, it looks really... like a word?

Ding Tian wanted to laugh, and after hanging up, he came out and saw that Wang Zuo was actually chatting with his second and third uncles, asking how the harvest in the field was this year?How much tax does the government collect?Is there any left?The food at home is okay. Wait.

He even asked about business matters. Hearing that the Ding family only added one penny to the price and sold it to the army and ordinary people, he immediately looked at the Ding family differently: "A penny is enough to pay taxes?"

"Even though we only earn one penny per catty, we pay taxes for one hundred catties, which is enough." Uncle Ding said, "The businesses run by our wives, our family still focuses on farming."

It must be emphasized that their family is still a farming and studying family.

Wang Zuo didn't care about this: "If you are poor, you will be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. It is very good that you can relieve the court's worries and benefit the people."

Probably because he had seen too many things that made him unhappy, but now he saw a good thing, Wang Zuo asked about his family life and business very energetically, and then began to ask about his cousin's knowledge.

Your Majesty the prince, his literary skills are not built, even Ding Tian can't understand, but the amazing thing is that the two cousins ​​understand it very well, and they can say one, two, three. Although the explanation is stumbled, it is still good. Yes, Wang Zuo nodded: "Study hard in the future."

Who knows, cousin Ding Ke said very honestly: "Although studying is good, but I want to be a soldier and fight against the barbarians."

"Oh?" Wang Zuo laughed: "Isn't it good to be a scholar by reading and writing?"

"Although it's good, but in the Northland, reading and literacy is not as good as holding a steel knife. You can also defend your home and country." Ding Ke was a little excited: "If you can defend the enemy from outside the country, it will also be beneficial to the society."

"Well said, well said!" Wang Zuo sighed: "I, Daqing, have such a young man, I am sure that the country will live in peace and prosperity, and the country will last for thousands of years.

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Daqing is now advancing both civil and military affairs, and does not particularly value civil affairs over military affairs. Even if civil officials rule the world, they still have some independence and autonomy of military commanders, just like General Cao, who has been stationed in the North for almost ten years, and has a very large degree of freedom. It's a pity that he is old and in poor health, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of retiring.

"My cousin is ambitious." Ding Tian felt very proud of himself: "If you have the opportunity in the future, you will definitely be honored to enlist in the army." The second uncle blushed: "He is still young... Besides, enlisting in the army will not be possible without anyone to take care of him... .”

There are requirements for being a soldier these days. You must have good physical fitness, be born innocent, and have someone to guarantee you. Otherwise, you may be a spy or something. No, you can't even bring someone with a bad record, such as petty theft, if you go in like this, you will directly fall into the camp.

In short, not everyone can be a soldier.

Moreover, the Northland is a place that has experienced great wars. There are at least 20 years of Taiping soldiers who can serve as Taiping soldiers. The annual salary of each soldier is ten taels of silver!

If you can make meritorious deeds, there will be additional rewards.

It's no wonder that the soldiers put their lives to the test. Today's imperial court doesn't usually attach great importance to military exploits, and rewards generously for those who have made great achievements.

"There will always be a chance in the future, there will always be a chance!" Ding Tian happily changed the subject: "I have won a lot of things just now, and now I can help. Do you dare to play another round?"

"It's boring to sit here, why not play a game!" Wang Zuo stood up: "Go play on your big pit!"

The main house of Ding Tian’s house is very big, at least half of the seventy to eighty square meters are big kangs, which are also the main source of heating in winter. The kangs are hot and the house is very warm.

"Let's go to the west side, we just played in the west side..." The second uncle, second aunt and third uncle and third aunt were playing mahjong in the living room, and the younger ones ran to the west room.

There were dice and cups they played on the big pit. Wang Zuo first changed into ordinary clothes. Even the clothes he usually wears are a bit out of place in this room, but he doesn't care. Even if others want to care... that qualification.

Unceremoniously, he sat on the kang, even on the kang, he straightened his waist as if sitting on a throne, Ding Tian was exhausted for him, but there was no way, he was just like this at this time , and frequently looked at Ding Tian.

Ding Tian thought he was asking them to go to the kang, and gritted his teeth: "Come on, Xiao Chengcheng, big brother will carry you up!"

The youngest, Ding Cheng, was carried up first, followed by Ding Ji....

Actually, Ding Tian misunderstood. Wang Zuo looked at him to see his reaction to his "painting".

Wang Fugui was also looking at Ding Tian. He was looking at the paintings drawn by the prince. Although he had never passed the examination for fame, Wang Fugui was a regular follower in the palace. He followed Wang Zuo, and he did not lose his reading skills.

As soon as the painting was drawn, Wang Fugui guessed what the prince was thinking.

Now look at Ding Tian again, okay, there is no reaction at all, do you understand?Still don't understand?

Adults know the prince, what do children know?

When Ding Ji got on the kang, he put the dice into the shaking cup: "Brother, let's play! Let's start!"

Ding Cheng said in a childish voice, "I'll come! I'll come!"

Ding Ke and Ding Yi followed on to the kang, and the two uncles also came over. After Ding Tian came up, he pulled Wang Fugui up along the way: "Come, come! Bet, the minimum is one penny at a time."

Then everyone started playing!

Unexpectedly, after playing a round, the two uncles finally won, and Ding Cheng, who was the "little" village head, was the second winner.

After playing for a while, the natural barrier between the family members and Wang Zuo decreased a lot, and after playing for a while, Wang Zuo hugged little Ding Cheng, playing happily with Ding Ji.

After playing this round, the final winner turned out to be Wang Zuo!

He won a lot of brand new copper coins in front of him, and Xiao Dingcheng shared the bill with him very "skillfully".

Wang Zuo divided him up like this: "You one, me one, me one, you one...."

The corners of Ding Tian's mouth twitched as he watched: "Are you cheating on children's money?"

So he helped his little cousin rob money, Ding Cheng, a silly little baby, followed suit, and Ding Ji rushed forward: "I want it too!"

As a result, a group of people scrambled on the pit and screamed, and their laughter almost lifted the roof of the house.

The New Year's Eve dinner is ready, and the dumplings are left to be put into the pot. The second uncle and the third uncle are going back to send lights to the door of the house. In fact, they are lighting small fires one by one, which means to light the way home for the deceased relatives at home.

Ding Tian also went to "deliver the lamps". He built two piles of fire in the yard and two piles outside the gate. Walking outside, many people on the road were sending lamps, but they were very tactful and did not ask Ding Tian. Who is it, Ding Tian probably told the elder

After the lights were delivered, it was really "brightly lit" outside. After the dumplings were cooked, Ding Tian lit the firecrackers.

Crackling sounds sounded in the village, and amidst the sound of firecrackers, everyone greeted the new year together.

The people brought by Wang Zuo even prepared fireworks. There were brilliant fireworks in the sky. Many people looked up at the sky, thinking that the fireworks

It's so beautiful, who made it?Oh, Ding Tian's family!

Ding Sibo looked dazzled and envious: "Ding Dahai and his family are really rich."

"His family should set off fireworks, and the ancestral grave is full of smoke!" The fourth aunt said jealously: "I heard that there are noble people coming from his family." "Don't make a fool of yourself!" Ding Sibo warned his daughter-in-law Son: "The old village head said that before the nobleman leaves, anyone who dares to leave the courtyard will be kicked out of the village! Even if you don't think about this family, you have to think about your son!"

No matter how loud the fourth aunt's mouth is, she is still an outsider, and she is very obedient to her husband: "I just want to say, come in and eat dumplings."

Ding Tian was also calling Wang Zuo to come in and eat dumplings: "It's stuffed with chives and yellow beef, it's delicious."

A large table of good dishes, leek fried bean sprouts, spinach with nuts, vinegar pepper cabbage, mushroom rapeseed, these are green vegetables, are also freshly made stir-fried vegetables and cold side dishes.

After getting on the table, Ding Tian's eyes straightened: "Our two aunts made this?"

The braised beef is placed on the back of a "green cow" carved with green radish!

Stir-fried bean sprouts with leeks are topped with a flower carved from Xinmei radish!

Mushroom rapeseed is even more so with the root of the rapeseed facing outwards and the leaves facing inwards, with mushrooms in the middle, carved into small flowers one by one.Not to mention the others, anyway, they are put up one by one, like works of art, who can play with chopsticks?

"It was the help of the cook who brought me." The second aunt hurriedly said: "The craftsmanship is really good, and it really looks a lot better. Except for these, the rest of the one pot is divided among everyone. New Year's Eve Woolen cloth."

Even the guards who came along, the second aunt and the third aunt also cooked a big pot of braised mutton with dumplings... Of course, the dumplings made for an emergency are not bad, and there are also prepared meals. But almost all the food in the first month will be hot, so let's eat the New Year's Eve dinner first.

"It's okay, they can cook and eat by themselves." Wang Zuo picked up the chopsticks and raised the wine glass: "Come on, let's have a toast, and the new year is auspicious."

"Well, the Chinese New Year is auspicious!"

"Everything is fine!"

There were only a few toasts, and after drinking a glass of wine, he moved his chopsticks.

There is still the sound of firecrackers, and other people are setting off the fireworks. There is no loneliness in the night sky anymore.

On this beautiful day, on the grassland thousands of miles away, a group of people braved the wind and snow and walked forward with difficulty.