Ding Tian's Ancient Life

After breakfast, Ding Tian was told by Wang Zuo that he would take a rest today.

"I didn't take a rest until the day after tomorrow?" Ding Tian scratched his head.

"I'm back, you rest." Wang Zuo said involuntarily, picked him up again, and went to the bedroom: "Lie down on the pit and rest.

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Ding Tian blushed: "Oh...."

It was spring, and the weather was getting warmer, but Ding Tian found that his kang was covered with pit quilts used in winter, and there was a layer of lambskin mattress, which was so soft that he was completely sunk in it.

After eating and drinking enough, he consumed a lot of energy last night, and Ding Tian fell asleep soundly.

Probably because the last layer of window paper was pierced, the relationship between the two unexpectedly ushered in a heating up period.

According to Ding Tian's understanding, they go to work during the day, come back to eat at night, cultivate their relationship by the way, and go out after breakfast.

But Wang Zuo was in a happy mood, and he didn't even give cold faces to the people from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry.

One came to officially proclaim the decree, canonize Lieutenant Dingtian Yunqi, as well as his official uniform and seal of Lieutenant Yunqi, and the staff of the Ministry of Industry who built Ding's ancestral hall for him.

Ding Tian gave them 5000 taels of silver unceremoniously, and Wang Zuo naturally had people to help. It just so happened that it would be May now, and they could dig the foundation when they went.

The spring planting in the village is about to end.

And catch up with the Dragon Boat Festival.

It's another round of giving and receiving gifts. In ancient times, festivals were very important. Ding Tian was busy talking about the Dragon Boat Festival, so he heard Wang Zuo say: "

On the other side of Ding's ancestral hall, the hired workers are all farmers who are free nearby, and the construction is fast! "

"That's good." Ding Tian still has more confidence in his family members, and the old village chief probably looks forward to the ancestral hall with red eyes.

Ding Tian became a captain of Yunqi. He didn't get promoted, but he has a title that is even more awesome than his official position. Now when he goes out, some people call him "Master Ding"

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This made Ding Tian always have the illusion of being "Wei Xiaobao".

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Ding Tian likes to hold Wang Zuo more at night. This person seems to be able to automatically adjust the temperature, warm in winter and cool in summer!

"How did you do it?" Ding Tian touched his thick chest, a bit like the temperature of a mat.

Wang Zuo didn't say a word, just rolled over and held him down...

Ding Tian went to work the next day with his waist supported. He heard from Uncle Zheng that the old man of the Zhang family was buried. Also plummeted.

Mrs. Zhang was almost divorced!

"Ah?" Ding Tian was surprised: "She... what happened next?"

"Later, because Mrs. Zhang and Mr. Zhang had kept the filial piety of two wives together, they didn't get married!" Old Uncle Zheng curled his lips: "And Mrs. Zhang has five sons! If they get divorced, what should the five sons do? ? And the son has a son..."

Divorce of a wife, especially the head wife, is a serious matter.

Not to mention that Mrs. Zhang's natal family would not agree, even Master Zhang's five sons would not allow their mother to be divorced.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhang had to stay in the Buddhist hall for an hour every day. In addition, Master Zhang's concubine and aunt took over half of the housekeeper rights. For Mrs. Zhang, this was worse than death.

Recently, the Zhang family has been pushed to the forefront, and many people are talking about it. Even Xuezheng adults have talked with Zhang Shanzhang. Although the content is not clear, it probably means to let the Zhang family rectify the family style. , Don't get a lecherous name on your head that you can't get off.

Usually, the Zhang family deceived themselves and others, and no one shamelessly pierced the window paper, so they felt that what they said and did was right, but now they have been removed as a fig leaf, and they are blatantly accusing their family of being lustful. The meaning is different.

The Zhang family is honest, the old lady Zhang is indeed free after leaving the gate of the Zhang family, and she can control the Zhang family with filial piety outside, and her life suddenly becomes more comfortable.

At the end of June, news came from Dingjia Village, asking Ding Tian to go back in July, because the family's ancestral hall has been built!

The architectural concept of Ding's ancestral hall is very peculiar.

Facing east and west, the seat is in the shape of a "Ding" when viewed from above, corresponding to the screen wall in the shape of a "person" on the opposite side. get high.

The bottom floor is a porch, commonly known as "Horse Tethering Gallery". The entire gatehouse is supported by two columns, and the top floor is a magpie nesting pavilion; the entire layout of the ancestral hall is like a castle. Levels: porch, front hall, patio, main hall and back hall, and the plan of the ancestral hall is designed in a vertical ladder shape, implying the meaning of rising step by step; the door of the back hall is a complete circle, and the bottom of the circle is just in line with the The bottom of the gap in the wall of the central hall is tangent, just like the sun rising from the horizon, implying "sun", which complements the "moonlight platform" behind the ancestral hall.

The professional construction team is also the construction team of the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court. They have speed. In two months, the ancestral hall was built.

After the completion of the project, in July, there happened to be July and a half, the ghost festival, Ding Tian returned to Dingjia Village, and when the first worship ceremony was held, the strong incense made the back hall red, and because the ancestral hall was located in the east Facing west, from a distance, it seems that a red sun is rising from the east, full of vigor and vitality, Ding Tian can't help nodding his head: It seems that the 5000 taels of silver are not in vain!

The entire ancestral hall has five entrances and five patios.

There are two entrances in the back hall, the courtyard in the middle is a large patio, and the side rooms on both sides also have an opening. No matter which direction you look at it, it forms a character character. Grade.

And it also implies a blessing, hoping that Ding Tian can "be a first-class official".

Ancestral halls are not only used to enshrine and worship ancestors, but also have many uses.

The first is that the ancestral hall is also the place where the patriarch exercises the patriarchal power. Anyone who violates the patriarchal rules will be educated and punished here until they are expelled from the ancestral hall. Therefore, it can also be said to be a court of feudal morality; the ancestral hall can also be used as a social gathering for the family places; some ancestral halls have schools attached to them, and the children of the clan go to school here.

Because of this, ancestral halls are generally larger in scale and of better quality than private houses. The more powerful and wealthy a family is, the more elaborate their ancestral halls are. Tall halls, exquisite carvings, and high-quality materials have become a part of the family's glory and glory. kind of symbol.

And Ding Tian, ​​as a captain of Yunqi, his ancestral hall is two feet higher than that of ordinary people, as a special treatment for "people with titles".

Most of the ancestral halls have hall names, which are written by clan members or calligraphers with foreign surnames. They are made of gold plaques and hung high in the main hall. There are also plaques on the origin of surnames, clan glory, and women’s chastity, and some exquisite ones are equipped with couplets.

If it is granted by the emperor, a "Zhidu Plaque" can be made.

The ancestral hall of Ding Tian's family really has the emperor's imperial seal. The ordered "Zhi Du Plaque" must be made by the Ministry of Rites, and then someone will be sent back to invite it back. Ding Tian will pay for the expenses during this period.

The size and quantity of the plaques in the ancestral hall are the capital of the tribe's glory.

Some ancestral halls have flagpole stones in front of them, with text on the left and martial arts on the right, indicating the achievements of the tribe or ancestors.

Now in front of the ancestral hall of the Ding family, there is only one military flag. It is because of Ding Tian’s military achievements that he has the military flag pole. It can be called the Wang family of "both civil and military".

Generally speaking, one ancestral temple has one surname, and the ancient family rules were very strict. Not to mention foreign surnames, even women or underage children in the clan are not allowed to enter without authorization, otherwise they will be severely punished.

In the ancestral hall, Ding Tian hung the patriarch's name on the head of the old village head: "Now, the family tree is recorded according to the memories of the old village head and several old people."

With an ancestral hall, there must be a family tree.

Nowadays, there are very few ancestral halls in the villages in the north. So far, Ding Tian has only seen one genealogy, and that is the Yun family of Baiyun Village.

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"In my Ding family, there was only one ancestor at first, and then it was divided into four branches, and the four branches were divided into sixteen families..." The old village head held an old book, which was the earliest genealogy of the Ding family to record the population.

It's just a little dated.

Now that the ancestral hall has been erected, Ding Tian specially used the jade tablet that was rewarded by the emperor to make a large genealogy, and the inscription was made by His Highness King Ning.

He wanted to blend in everywhere, knowing that he couldn't enter the Ding's ancestral hall, but he wanted to leave something on the Ding's family tree.

Because there are few people in Dingjia Village, there is no big family with tens of thousands of people at every turn, so the head of the old family is the patriarch, the main line of the direct branch; Ding Tian's grandfather Ding Yong's generation is the second house, second only to the main line of the direct branch.

Then there are three bedrooms and four bedrooms... There are sixteen bedrooms in total, and each generation has three or five brothers.

Ding Tian also opened a boys' school on the east side of the ancestral hall, teaching children to read and write, and divided them into big, middle and small classes.

To the west is the girls' school. Through Wang Zuo's relationship, Ding Tian invited two well-behaved nuns with the same surname Ding who were released from the palace, and four elderly female gentlemen.

It’s easy for the men to say, Ding Tian can invite someone to be the head of the mountain and Mr.; for the women’s side, he is more troublesome: “Please six

Come on, naturally there is a division of labor. The two nuns only teach the girls rules and etiquette, and the four teach them the skills that can be used in the inner house. Cooking skills are a must, and embroidery, tailoring, and sewing are also necessary; It is to look at the account books, manage your own money, shop, etc.; the last point, you must know some first aid methods, as a daughter-in-law, you must respect your elders, and you must know whether the elders are healthy. Tonic for the family.... "

In fact, they are some "bridal courses". Because Ding Tian is born in Dingjia Village, many people want to marry Dingjia Village. This is the second reincarnation. If you want to live well in the future, you must have certain skills.

The former village girls are obviously not suitable for them, so they need a little personal skills.

These six people were all recruited by Wang Zuo. Yiqiao’s surname is Ding. Ding Tian made the decision to settle them in Ding’s Village and give them the same treatment as clan members. The old village head promised that their tombs will be in the Ding’s Ancestral Cemetery in the future. Here, enjoy the offerings from the descendants of the Ding family.

This is the best for six old women.

Ding Tian's conditions are not harsh, how could he not agree?He even offered to teach girls to read and write, so as not to be "blind".

Ding Tian remembered one more thing, and told all the gentlemen and gentlemen: "Be sure to let all the children know how to read, and let them know the law! You must know the Daqing Law."

He didn't want the girls in the village to rely on his influence to become "Wang Xifeng" after they got married.

Several male and female gentlemen nodded immediately: "The Sir is still thoughtful!"

How many nobles still care about breaking the law these days?

Lord Ding can think so, he is a rare smart person!

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, the family tree was determined, and the house numbers were assigned. Ding Tian finally finished his work, but the elder asked him: "Do you want to rebuild the ancestral house? Your ancestral house is too unsuitable for your status."

"Grandpa, no matter how high an official I am outside, I'm still a farmer in Dingjia Village, so I don't have to worry about it at home." Ding Tian didn't want to expand his ancestral house: "The feng shui of the ancestral house at home is good."

"Well, that's also..." The old village head is living more and more enjoyable now, he has to visit the ancestral hall every day, especially when he sees the spirit tablets of the ancestors, he becomes more and more proud.

Ding Tian didn't stay at home for long before returning to Fucheng. On the second day on business, he met Jin Buhuan head-on, and Jin Buhuan said a word to him: "I want to marry a wife!"