Ding Tian's Ancient Life

The uncle and nephew chatted and were in a good mood.

Uncle Hu's family lived here. He was very comfortable in his nephew's house.

There are people waiting for eating, drinking, sleeping, and Mr. Liu Wenbin giving advice on his studies. He feels that his life is very fulfilling, and Ding Tian is not at home. He came to Beichong Mansion for the first time, and he was quite curious about the location of the provincial capital. .

Beichong Mansion is much bigger than Beifeng Mansion.

After all, as the head of the three Northeast prefectures, Beichong Mansion has a history of hundreds of years in the Northeast. When the former dynasty founded the country, it established a pass here, and gradually expanded to the north. This pass became the capital of the north. Over the past hundred years, this place has experienced countless wars, and countless families have taken root here.

There are as many as four markets alone, with a population of 30 living in the city, and seven counties outside the city, arranged in a seven-star shape. Calculated, the population is more than double that of Beifeng Mansion.

And there are countless shops here, very prosperous.

It was rare for Ding Tian to come out so easily, he thought he was here to play this time, he took Ma Xiaofeng and asked Ma Liu to drive, and the three of them went out to play.

"Young Master Tian, ​​there is a grasshopper seller over there!" Ma Xiaofeng was just when he was curious as a teenager, and he was well raised in Ding Tian's family, so he gradually became more courageous. When he came out with Ding Tian, ​​he was very lively and active, Ma Liu scolded him He: "Calm down!"

In the past, when his son went out, he was not so lively, but now...?

"Hey, did you come out to play? Where is it?" Ding Tian didn't want Ma Xiaofeng to stop, if he was mature and prudent, what would he do then?

Could it be that Tian Shao is more alive and kicking than his servant Ma Xiaofeng?

Can I still watch it?

Only when Ma Xiaofeng became lively, would he follow suit, so it would not be too conspicuous.

After talking about Ma Liu, Ding Tian did the same thing as Ma Xiaofeng: "Have you had Grasshopper so early?"

In fact, grasshoppers are a kind of locusts, but there were few of them in the past, but now in the midsummer, there are not many of them growing up

"I think there's something for sale over there!" Ma Xiaofeng made a face at his father, dragged Ding Tian and ran to his stall, there were indeed sellers of grasshoppers, and there were grasshoppers tied with green grass stems The cage is very unique.

"This is good!" Ding Tian admired this kind of craftsmanship very much. The ancient working people were very skillful.

Immediately bought two, he and Ma Xiaofeng each carried one, and said to Ma Liu: "You don't like this, I know, I won't buy it for you."

Ma Liu couldn't laugh or cry: "The little ones don't need this...it's just a plaything."

It's not expensive. A grasshopper cage with a big grasshopper inside and two half-bloomed pumpkin flowers are for the grasshopper to eat. The whole thing only costs three copper coins.

It costs five copper coins to eat a bowl of Yangchun noodles.

Ding Tian bargained with the boss, and gave five copper coins for two grasshopper cages.

After leaving the booth, Ma Xiaofeng was quite surprised: "Young Master Tian, ​​you still know how to bargain?"

"Of course!" Ding Tian said: "I'm not being taken advantage of. I'll give you as much as you want? It's okay if the price is too high. I will not do it if the price is high. I still have to support a family like you." What about Ziren! Don’t save some flowers!”

Ding Tian actually has a lot of money now. Even if he went to the capital, he felt no pressure in life at all, because the rewards from above alone were quite a lot, not to mention that he still had a salary to receive, and he had a family farm to earn money... Mmm , he was leaving, the land was disposed of, and the money from the sale was enough for him to move to Beijing.

"Hey..." Ma Xiaofeng didn't take it seriously, instead he walked around with Ding Tian in high spirits.

This is the most prosperous provincial capital in the Northland, and it is also the place with the most people. There are small vendors hawking along the street, and the flags of restaurants flutter in the wind. In summer, Ding Tian even bought a big bagful of rhubarb at the vegetable and fruit stalls. apricot.

"Young Master Tian, ​​the plums over there are pretty good!" Ma Xiaofeng said sharply, "It's black plums!"

Black plums are much sweeter than red plums, Ding Tian and Ma Xiaofeng squeezed past, bought a basket and put them on the carriage.

"I see there is a stall selling hair flowers over there, buy some for the family!" Ding Tian pointed to a colorful stall over there: "Your mother has worked hard these days."

Moving, to say the most tiring, is not the men, but the women.

Since arriving here, Maliu's family has taken their daughter to tidy up vigorously.

Even if Mr. Du sent someone to clean it up before, it's better to clean it up by yourself and rest assured.

So it's been almost half a month since I came here, and the mother and daughter haven't gone out for a stroll, so they just work at home, and they have to serve three meals a day, wash and cook for this group of people.

Give a reward to those who bought some flowers back home.

"Mother said she wanted to buy a few feather dusters, but she didn't let me buy any flowers." Ma Xiaofeng curled his lips: "And my younger sister has something to wear, so don't buy it!"

Ma Liu also means this.

"You guys!" Ding Tian gave Ma sixty copper coins: "Go, buy two silk flowers, one big and one small, the color is up to you."

"Why?" Ma Liu didn't quite understand.

"Let you go, you go!" Ding Tian pushed the man out: "Hurry up!"

Ma Liu had no choice but to buy two silk flowers, a big vermilion peony and a small pink peony.

"I'll give it to my daughter-in-law and daughter when I get back." Ding Tian happily pointed out to Ma Liu: "This way let them know that you miss them... Well, I'll go to the makeup shop over there."

Ma Liu is a big bastard, he doesn't like to go to this kind of delicious place, but Ding Tian and Ma Xiaofeng are curious, they haven't been there before, so they go in and have a look.

The powder shop in Beichong Mansion is different from theirs in Beifeng Mansion. Not to mention the big place here, there are many bottles and cans placed there, and the ones used in them are all young boys, all of them white and tender. , speak softly, whoops!

Ding Tian has learned a lot. It turns out that there were cosmetics promoters in ancient times!

Ma Xiaofeng, even if he lives in Ding Tian's house, he is still the embryo of a rough man, he is incomparable to the little girl here, and with his naturally lively temperament, he can't hide it in the house , it does mean a sunny boy, but the mistresses here are all creamy little boys.

"Young Master Tian..." Ma Xiaofeng was shocked.

"It's okay, people are different from each other, you are called healthy, and others are called handsome." Ding Tian was amused: "My

Isn't it the same as you! "

The master and servant are two people, just like each other.

On the other hand, Xiaoer, who greeted them, was very clever. He heard Ma Xiaofeng call Ding Tian "Master Tian", and followed suit. He didn't call Ding Tian very affectionately, but he was acquainted: "Mr. Tian, ​​what do you need? It's pearls for noodles." Powder, or jade cream for beauty? We all have..."

Men in ancient times were also particular, especially scribes, whose aesthetic views were different from those of modern times, such as beards, beards, etc., but the same, they also liked skin and white, otherwise they would all have black charcoal heads, which is not the case. To be Bao Qingtian.

In addition, the climate in the Northeast is dry in winter, so it is necessary to rub some balm on the face, otherwise it is easy to get frostbite and crack.

In the past, the aunt at home prepared it for Ding Tian, ​​such as lard ointment and grass snake oil, which more or less meant to prevent frostbite and cracking.

Later, it was Wang Zuo who prepared it for Ding Tian, ​​which was different from what his aunts gave him. They were all treasures, tributes and other treasures.

But... Ding Tian wanted to buy something for Wang Zuo too... although he didn't know if he needed it or not.

After thinking about it, Ding Tian asked Xiao Er: "Do you have any talcum powder here?"

"What powder?" Xiao Er was confused.

Oh, Ding Tian slapped his head, he forgot!

In modern times, it is another country on the far side of the ocean. The United States invented the world's first box of talcum powder in 1990 with talcum powder. Since then, talcum powder has become popular all over the world. Children all over the world are now using it. Most of the body powder products are made of talcum powder.

In fact, Chinese people used baby talcum powder thousands of years ago, because Chinese people inadvertently discovered that natural chai seed powder is very suitable for baby's body, and it also has a faint medicinal fragrance, and after the baby uses it, there will be no talcum powder. Red ass, red neck, heat rash.

Therefore, families with children will bring their own chai seed powder and use it in a small cloth bag. This is the earliest talcum powder in the world.

But he didn't know what the name of the talcum powder was at this time!

"It's just..." Ding Tian explained the effect of talcum powder.

"Oh, you're talking about body cooling powder!" Xiao Er pursed her lips and said happily, "Yes, but people in the north rarely use this thing, and a box can last for a whole summer."

"That's right, that's right." Ding Tian said, "I want that... gouache, the better one, not the ordinary one."

This one is for the women at home. Of course, he didn't buy it for Ma Liu's family, but for his aunt and aunt.

Ding Tian bought a lot of women's products in the shop, and he bought them according to the number of female relatives in the family. Two aunts and aunts

, and the older cousin who is already married, and the younger cousin who is waiting to be married, four copies are the best things, and they are stored in four beautiful dressing boxes.

In addition, there are ten small dressing boxes, which are also filled with rouge, gouache, etc., but they are second-class, and I will take them back to my uncle, and I will give this to my aunt and cousin who wants to give it away.

Well, of course I used it myself.

Ding Tian bought a lot of things and put them in the carriage: "Let's go and have lunch!"

Because they were outside, they didn't plan to go back for lunch. The three of them found a small tavern with a lot of people, and ordered a plate of stewed fish in sauce, a plate of sliced ​​meat, shredded chicken and home-cooked cold dishes. The vegetable soup was presented to them by the store. Yes, because they ordered quite expensive dishes, either fish or meat, and they also ordered six big white steamed buns, so the store gave them a vegetable soup as a gift.

The three of us ate outside, which was quite new, because it was the first time we came to a strange place, and after a meal, we continued

stroll.

Ding Tian and Ma Xiaofeng went back after wandering around the streets for a day with great interest. Naturally, they ate dinner at home, and many of the things they bought back home needed to be brought back by Uncle Hu after the exam. All the uncles laughed: "You want to

Uncle as your postman?How many things do you want to bring back? "

"It's rare for uncle to come here. No matter what the result of the exam is, he has to go home!" Ding Tian was happy: "I'm here

I'll be here soon, and I'm afraid it's not convenient to send back the New Year's gifts when I go to the capital. Why don't I give them together for the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's New Year's gifts while I'm still here! "

Ding Tian laughed: "After I settle down in Beijing, if I communicate again, I'm afraid it will be after the beginning of spring, right?"

He actually wanted to prepare more things for his family before leaving.

"I know what you mean, don't worry too much, we won't forget you." Uncle Hu's family was happy: "Uncle doesn't have much heart

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In fact, Uncle Hu’s mentality is very good, because Mr. Liu told him today that on the road of imperial examinations, literary talent is one aspect, but mentality is also very important. Urinating your pants is a disrespect before the imperial court. This crime may not be a big one or a small one, but after 20 years of studying hard in the cold window, the Jinshi who stumbled and stumbled into the exam... probably will be gone.

"Yeah, uncle, take these things back home. They are all for women. I'll go to the cloth shop tomorrow to see the cloth and so on..." Ding Tian made a good plan, he treats it as a vacation now, Where is the excitement and where to drill.

So, the next day, Ding Tian went out to play again, but the Hu family's uncle was studying hard at home. Liu Wenbin told the Hu family's uncle: "Even if you are grinding your guns in front of the battle, you will be unhappy, so make up your lessons."