Ding Tian's Ancient Life

Ding Tian slept at home until night, when his second aunt scooped him up and told him to eat.

The whole family still got together, but this time they couldn't keep their mouths shut during the meal, and began to discuss their own "gifts".

The precious ones are naturally given by the prince.

The second aunt was especially satisfied: "When I have a wedding, I will wear that set of gold-faced face, with a long face!"

The two aunts really like the whole set of head and face jewelry. Ding Tian's gift is also good, but it is not complete. The gift from his nephew is also different from the gift from the prince.

After dinner, the whole family of the second and third uncles went back, and Ding Tian was left at home. It was very hot, and the sky was dark. The weather has not seen a clear sky in the past two days. I am afraid that there will be another snowstorm. This kind of thing is common in the North , so when winter comes, many people are cats and don't go out easily.

Ding Tian tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep, staring at the painting, there was no other way, the painting was hanging in front of his eyes, he didn’t want to look at it

become.

Candles are still lit at home. According to the tradition of the peasant family, the New Year’s Eve, the first day, and the second day all need light in the house, especially the New Year’s Eve. Even in the cold storage, a candle should be lit to illuminate the house. .

But in the first and second grades of junior high school, it only needs to be illuminated all night long in a place with people, and the third grade of junior high school is the day when the female relatives return to their natal homes.

Ding Tian didn't go out on the first day of junior high school, but on the second day of junior high school, he needed to visit his uncle Hu Yong.

Thinking about the New Year gift for my uncle, my uncle is considered a man with a family now, my little cousin... I can't laugh or cry when I think of my little cousin who is so different from me.

This would be noticeable enough in modern times, but in ancient times it was commonplace.

The child is almost a year old now, right?

Ding Tian thought about it for a long time, but couldn't sleep again, so he got up and sorted out the presents.

Of course, the things given to my uncle are mainly the four treasures of the study, followed by two bolts of silk, two bolts of silk, four bolts of floral cloth, and four bolts of plain cloth for my aunt.

Lingluo is milky white with plain auspicious cloud patterns, and can be used to make clothes for children, because silk is a very soft material.

In addition, there is also one meat pig and one meat sheep, which is enough for their whole family to eat.

There are also extra frozen pears, snacks and the like, all gathered together, a large cart of gifts, very generous.

Jin Buhuan also brought him a few books and asked him to give them as presents to his uncle. He looked at them, and it seemed that they were some newly published Lectures of the Four Classics. The titles were not very clear, so just give them away anyway.

After finishing the busy work, I was really tired, so I quickly lay down and got ready to sleep, when I saw that painting again... Huh!

Let you go to Beiying to eat meat, there is no green vegetables at all, hum!

The next morning, he got up early, went to the second uncle's house, had breakfast at the second uncle's house, and the second uncle said while eating: "In a while, you can go with Ding Ke and Ding Yi, and they will also Drive, go to your uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings, you are his nephew, they are his students, they are close people, his family now has a baby, send more practical things, hehe... Now the food in your uncle's house, Only sell it to our family!"

This made the second uncle very proud.

After all, is it a relative's house?

"Okay, let's leave early and come back early in the evening. After all, tomorrow is the third day of junior high school. We have to let our two cousins ​​and two aunts go back to the grandparents' house." Ding Tian nodded and said: "The New Year gift should be more generous. .”

These days, the relationship between relatives is very close, it is definitely not his time, the relationship between relatives is indifferent.

"It's all ready. Now your aunts' natal family is optimistic about us." The third uncle was very proud: "The food is also sold to our family."

In the past, the third uncle’s family was just farming. Although he was a small landlord, he was a digger in the soil after all, and his status was not high. Later, Ding Tian successfully took over the position left by his father. It's annoying, but when Ding Tian cracked a big case and got involved with the prince... The Ding family also opened a grain store and bought grain, and the Gao family and the Chen family were sorry for the Ding family. What happened to his family?This group of people suddenly felt that the Ding family had woken up!

So they changed their attitude, they supported the Ding family in whatever they did, they were relatives after all.

When Ding Tian went to Fucheng to take up his post, the Ding family had the care of the county magistrate, and there was also a business of purchasing grain from the officers and soldiers of the Beiying General Wang Yu. In addition, the Ding family was not an unscrupulous businessman. Sell ​​out, and even double or triple in spring when the crops are green and yellow!

Although the Ding family is a land household, they only earn a penny on the basis of the purchase price!

Immediately let the big guys give a thumbs up and allow credit purchases. If you owe grain in spring, you can return it to the grain store after harvesting in autumn. You only owe 110 catties, and you have to pay back [-] catties, that's all.

The Ding family is not said to be a Buddha of ten thousand families, but it has also been praised as "a family of good deeds".

Now in front of relatives, Bel is also a family with face.

In addition, now that Bo has a family, the second uncle and the third uncle each prepared a carload of annual gifts for his uncle. Although it is not as rich as Ding Tian's, it is still very impressive.

Two bolts of floral cloth, two bolts of fine cotton cloth, a jug of wine, a mutton sheep, a knife of rice paper, and a set of silver longevity locks, bracelets, and anklets worn by children.

The other two aunts also each gave Aunt Hu a silver hairpin inlaid with rubies and sapphires.

They are not too big, one is plum blossom style and the other is orchid style, at least they can be worth more than ten taels of silver.

And Ding Tian never prepared silver hairpins and other things, what he prepared was very tacky, a pair of big gold bracelets!

After dinner, the three elder brothers drove the carriage, because Ding Tian insisted on pulling the pig, and his carriage couldn't fit, so he simply put it in the cousin's carriage.

The three brothers quickly went to Hujia Village.

The Hu Family Village is also amazing now, seeing the brand new Hu Family Village, Ding Tian almost didn't recognize it: "This is?"

"The old chief of the Hu family village said that the Hu family village has suffered a lot, so when you have some spare money, you must quickly repair the walls of the village to avoid another tragedy. Even with that, the Hu family uncle paid ten taels of money. Yinzi gave two meals of meat to the people who repaired the wall in the village." Ding Ke said: "It's also because of this that the people in the village started to repair the wall. Brother, look, the wall is high enough, right? Even our school has re-walled , this time someone wants to climb over the wall in the middle of the night, I'm afraid they can't!"

Ding Tian looked at the wall in front of him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "It's really..."

I saw that although the earth wall was compacted, there was only one layer of soil and one layer of hay. This kind of wall can be built very high. As a result, Hujia Village built a four-meter-high wall with a width of two meters. Even if you use a crossbow to shoot at the earthen wall, you can't penetrate it!

After entering the gate of the village, a trench was dug in front of the gate. In the spring and summer of next year, it will become a ready-made "moat" after the heavy rain. It is also a heavy gate with a suspension bridge. Even more serious.

Fortunately the man who guarded the gate knew all three of them.

The carriage entered the village all the way and went straight to Hu Wei's house.

When Ding Tian came to pay New Year's greetings, he didn't wear an official uniform. He wore ordinary clothes, but the material was very good. With the fox fur cloak, he looked like a rich man.

When he arrived at the place, his uncle was already standing at the door, looking at him and smiling, "I was just thinking, if I don't come a year ago, I should come a year later."

"Nephew Ding Tian, ​​I wish my uncle a new year!" Ding Tian cupped his hands: "Happy New Year, everything goes well!"

"Student Ding Ke (Ding Yi) wishes his husband a happy new year, and everything goes well!" Ding Ke and Ding Yi also saluted.

"Okay, okay!" Hu Yong smiled happily: "Come in!"

Because ordinary people only visit relatives and friends after the sixth day of junior high school, while the immediate relatives start to walk around from the third day of junior high school, after the daughter-in-law returns to her mother’s house, and then the fourth day of junior high school. This means that Hu Yong is very important.

Put him in front of the daughter-in-law's family.

Although Hu Yong has a lot of students, when they come to pay New Year's greetings, it will take at least the sixth and seventh days of the new year, or even after the tenth day.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, nephews and students came to the door, and they were all given generous gifts. Hu Yong is quite honorable.

He stood at the gate, just for people to see. He, Hu Yong, stood up to the sky of the Hu family.

Sure enough, the neighbors in front and behind were all staring at him. This Hu Xiucai is really prosperous!

The three people entered the door, and the car also entered the door. Ding Tian unloaded his things: "Uncle, where do you put them? They are all good things. Let me tell you, I brought a lot of things for my little cousin..."

"Just put it in the east wing, it's warmer there, and I'll put it back later." Hu Yong watched the children move things, he was an elder, and it was inconvenient for him to do it, but he kept complaining: "It's too rich.... "

"It's not rich, these are prepared a long time ago." Ding Tian specially gave him two books: "A friend in Fucheng gave it to me. I think you should like it, so I brought it for you!"

As soon as Hu Yong read the book, he became happier, and his whole body was filled with joy: "This is good, this is good!"

My aunt also came out: "But here it is, your uncle has been talking about it years ago, and the good wine he brought back has always been kept."

"Auntie, happy new year, everything goes well." Ding Tian gritted his teeth, "I heard that Uncle dug up the Zhuangyuanhong that was buried under the apricot tree three years ago? Then I have to have a good drink."

"Happy New Year, master, everything goes well..." The two younger brothers also wished their aunt a new year.

My aunt is much more reliable than my uncle: "Okay, okay, happy new year, everyone is happy! Come, one red envelope per person!"

Here are three bright red purses with simple auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on them, and one for Ding Tian: "Tian'er will make further progress this year, and the official fortune will continue!

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Ding Tian couldn't laugh or cry when he took the red envelope, how old is he?And lucky money?

"Xiao Ke and Xiao Yi must study hard and make progress." The two younger brothers also each have a purse.

When the three of them unloaded the carriage, the East Wing was piled up with presents. Hu Yong didn't look at the cloth or the gold and silver jewellery. The only thing he could do was hold two books: "This is good, this is the most suitable."

Ding Tian and his two cousins ​​couldn't laugh or cry.

After entering the house, on the big pit, there is a fat boy about one year old, crawling and rolling on the kang, wearing red cotton clothes, wearing a tiger head hat, and a pair of soft-soled shoes on his feet. Spiritually looked at the three people who came in.

The big eyes are very energetic. In this respect, he is very similar to Ding Tian.

Ding Tian fell in love with this child at the first sight: "This is my little cousin? He has grown so big!"

When his aunt was giving birth, he didn't see him, and when he saw her later, he only took a quick look, and then he went to Fucheng. Now this little cousin looks very cute.

"Isn't that right." The uncle stepped forward and picked up the child, "Call him big cousin."

The child looked at Ding Tian, ​​pointed his fingers and said nothing, but two cousins ​​came over to tease him, he was happy, showing his small teeth like rice grains.

"He knows these two little brothers, but you are strangers." The uncle patted the child's head: "Come and hug him

!,,

How dare Ding Tian hug him?

"I dare not!" Ding Tian immediately shook his hands: "He is too small, too soft!"

For such a small child, he really can't guarantee that he won't crush him.

"What are you afraid of, hahaha! You have become an official, and you still dare not hold a child?" Uncle was happy, but he did not force Ding Tian.The four adults and one baby chatted on the kang for a while, and my aunt prepared the meals.

Although it is said that there are two meals in winter, that is usually, but now it is Chinese New Year, and they can go back when they know that they want it. Tomorrow, in the third day of junior high school, they will go back to their mother's house with their mother.

There was a large table full of dishes and wine, but Hu Yong was a scholar after all, so he only drank some light wine from the south, such as Zhuangyuanhong, which was softer, and he was even interested in taking two exams on the wine table. My cousin's homework, reciting poems and doing the right thing, also became interested, insisting that Ding Tian also say a word.

"How can I do this?" Ding Tian shook his head, "I really can't!"

"Then recite one sentence and let the two of them take the next sentence to see if they can continue?" The uncle insisted. He felt that even if his nephew didn't know how to take the imperial examination, he should at least be an educated person.

A line of poetry flashed in Ding Tian's mind, and by coincidence, he actually read it: "There are trees in the mountains, and there are branches in the trees!"

The two cousins ​​answered very smoothly: "Your heart pleases you, you don't know."

The wine glass in Ding Tian's hand fell onto the pit with a clang.