Ding Tian's Ancient Life

After Mrs. Jiang left, Ding Tian also sent someone to tell Wang Zuo, and Wang Zuo replied: "Ju Hong has been secretly arrested, don't worry about it anymore."

Ding Tian let go of Jiang Minghai. He was busy taking over new prisoners every day, and some prisoners were sentenced to exile or border defense.

The reason is that spring is the season for all things to grow. If it is not a heinous crime, or a serious crime like a human trafficker, the head will not be beheaded immediately.

Moreover, Ding Tian arranged for the people in the prison to work, and it also achieved initial results. The money went into the account like flowing water. Every time someone left, Ding Tian asked the accountant to calculate the wages and gave them to the prisoners on the way.

"I don't have much silver to give you. You earned it with your own hands. Although it's not much, it's clean money. It's not greedy or robbed. It's earned by hard work. It's a bit of money to bring it to you. The silver is here." Ding Tian handed five taels of broken silver to a prisoner who was about to set off to guard the border.

This prisoner committed a crime of robbery in the local area. The reason is actually very simple. He drank too much and was bullied by the rich young master in the city on weekdays. Disabled, the wealthy family quit, even though they have several sons, they can't let go of those who hurt their sons.

In addition, this prisoner has a violent temper and is a bit violent, and he has a reputation for fighting in the village, so he was sent to the prison.

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How bad is it actually?

Not really!

With such skills, it is better to go to the border.

"Thank you, Mr. Ding." The prisoner, who had been educated for almost half a year, also knew the good thing: "I will write it down."

"You, you have plenty of strength. Rather than domineering and bullying your hometown, why not go to the frontier? On the battlefield, you can let go and charge and kill, and you are dealing with the enemy." Ding Tian patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go !"

"Let's go!" The escorted yamen servant dragged the prisoner away.

However, the prisoner really showed his skills and meritorious service when he was guarding the border. Since then, he has been cleansed and became a soldier. Because he has been in the vanguard battalion, rushing to kill the front line, there is danger, but military merit is easier to accumulate. In the end, he became a general, married a daughter-in-law at the border, and gave birth to two fat boys.

When returning to Beijing to report on his duties, he specially came to visit Mr. Ding, but Ding Tian didn't even remember him.

Ding Tian sent off the prisoners and welcomed new ones, but the prison rules remained the same, the hygiene was good, the food was good, and because they were going to change into spring clothes, the women's prison began to make spring shirts for the prisoners.

The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and Ding Tian is also starting to make arrangements for moving.

In fact, all the big things have been moved away, and this house is not rented out, let alone let others live in it. It is just cleaned by people when it is empty.

And some things are not taken away, everything in the new mansion is new and complete.

Yihao was at this time when Ma Liu came back. He had gone back to his hometown in Northeast China to give gifts, and he even brought a cart full of things when he came back.

The specialties in the Northeast are cheaper than those in central Beijing. There are dried vegetables from my uncle's house, and mountain delicacies from my uncle's house. The most interesting thing is that my senior brother gave Ding Tian two ginseng that looked like small sticks.

Said to let him make up his body.

"The old imperial doctor Zheng said that he will keep the money you sent, and he just bought two mountain tops to grow medicinal materials. He also said that these two ginseng will nourish your body... oh, and two purple ganoderma lucidum." Ma It takes a long time to come and go six times, and I haven't been at home for even a year.

"Okay, I got it, go wash up and have a rest." Ding Tian sent Ma Liu down to rest, and opened several bags he brought back.

letter.

The first one belonged to my uncle. In his letter, my uncle said that he had already taught in the county town and became the head of the academy in the county town.

In addition, the two cousins ​​also went to school in the private school in the county.

And the little cousin goes to school in a small private school opened in Dingjia Village.

My aunt is pregnant again. It is said that this time it should be a girl, so he has a cousin...

The second uncle writes a lot of letters, one is about business, the business at home is very good, and the relationship with the frontier army is very strong

The younger sister and the younger brother-in-law moved to the county seat, because the younger brother-in-law wants to continue his studies, and the younger sister went to take care of him and bring the children

Anyway, someone is waiting for her, so the hall sister can stay away from Po Po and live her own happy life.

In addition, it is the marriage of the eldest cousin, so I am still not sure, what kind of girl should I talk about?

I hope Ding Tian can give me some advice. There are three candidates now. One is a niece of the county magistrate Xu. Her parents are wealthy households in the magistrate Xu’s hometown. They have hundreds of acres of land, so they can be regarded as landlords.

One is the daughter of a gentleman in the provincial capital, who was born in a scholar family. The woman is not only able to read and write, but also proficient in female celebrities.

There is another... a cousin and niece of Governor Du. Both of her parents died, this young lady came to the north to join her uncle and aunt, and she brought all the family's property with her.

In the past, the Ding family would definitely value their property, because it is said that there are as many as three to five thousand taels.

It is her dowry.

But now, the Ding family's family background is not bad.

The three 5000 taels are not in the eye, because the second uncle and the third uncle's family have 1 taels of silver from Ding Tian at the bottom of the box.

Ding Tian thought for a while, and immediately wrote him a reply letter: choose the cousin and niece of Governor Du.

The reason is simple: the woman has no direct blood relatives, so there is no need to worry about her spending money from her husband's family to supplement her mother's family; the second is that this is a shortcut to establish a relationship with Governor Du.

Governor Du can let his cousin marry his first cousin, which is also a way of showing favor.

Besides, Governor Du's cousin and niece must be a lady of everyone. I am afraid that she is not only able to read and write, but also proficient in diplomacy for some wives.

And after the death of both parents, this girl must be full of courage to bring her family property to the north to visit relatives. It just so happens that she is the eldest sister-in-law of this generation of female relatives.

Ding Tian will not marry a wife....

The third uncle said a little less, but he also focused on his own situation. Dingjia Village is now the first village in the county, and the county has been expanded, and now Dingjia Village is closer to the county.

There is also good harvest in the fields at home... Anyway, there are many good news, so there is no worries.

Then it’s senior brother, senior brother returned to Zhengjia Village, okay, the imperial court didn’t treat him badly, and gave him an honorary title of Zheng Sanpin, Zhengyi Doctor’s retirement and honorary support, the imperial court will give him a salary of 1000 taels of silver every year, Twenty stones of grain.

He accepted the money Ding Tian gave him, and bought two hills for growing medicinal materials, as well as the land under the hills, which can be turned into fertile fields.

Then I asked Ding Tian, ​​did he give a lot to those three boys in Beijing?Do you have enough to spend? ... The senior brother is like a father, teaching Ding Tian earnestly.

Ding Tian wrote him a reply letter, saying that everything is fine in Beijing, and he would also like to thank the senior brother for his instructions and concern. The three senior nephews really took good care of him...

In fact, it was true. Among them, Zheng Mingshi was obedient, came twice, and told Ding Tian the inside story of the Changchun Hou Mansion.

He is a doctor, and the Marquis of Changchun will not hide anyone from him.

So much so that Ding Tian knew about Murong Hao's physical condition from him.

Once confirmed with Wang Zuo's news, okay, Murong Hao basically has no secrets with him.

In every letter, Ding Tian left the address of the new mansion, and when he came to Beijing in the future, he would go to the new mansion whether he was sending letters or coming.

After writing the letter, I didn't rush to send someone to deliver the letter, but made arrangements to move first.

On the [-]th, it is advisable to move, set up a bed, and break ground.

Ding Tian moved from the outer city to the inner city.

The new mansion is big and there are many people. After moving in, the first thing to do is not to pack things, but to gather all the servants in the front yard. In the biggest yard, Ding Tian is standing on the steps. The helper gave him a big gift.

"Meet Young Master Tian!"

Obviously, they have all inquired, and the new owner likes to be called "Master Tian" instead of "Master".

"Well, let's all get up and tidy up quickly. We've just moved, and the kitchen will heat up in a while." Ding Tian said in front of them, "From now on, all the trivial matters at home will be handled by Mrs. Wang, and the affairs of the inner house will be handled by the housekeeper's wife. That's it, that's it."

In fact, there is no need for Ding Tian to work on anything in the new home. There are so many people busy, so there is no need for him.

In the evening, when the stove was heated up, the chef in the kitchen made a special effort to cook a large table of dishes in order to show off his skills to the new owner.

Wang Zuo came to a new mansion, and came in through the back door!

"It's more convenient now." Wang Zuo was very happy that Ding Tian was far away from him.

Especially the back door is facing the back door, which is quite convenient.

"You came just in time, my chef has cooked a lot of delicious food..." Ding Tian looked at the new house: "Go to the dining room for dinner.

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The dining room of his house is quite beautiful. On the Eight Immortals table, there is a big fish as long as a man's arm!

It's the time when the spring is green and yellow, but Ding Tian's greenhouse has long been planted with vegetables, such as fried leeks with eggs, spinach with nuts, cabbage with vinegar and pepper, and braised pork.

This is Ding Tian's order.

The rest are dishes that the chef himself thinks are more suitable.

Stewed deer tendon in casserole, Arhat prawns, chicken in five-spice sauce, pork loin in salt water...

The dishes are not old or young, and the recipes are also very authentic, but it is a pity that Wang Zuo ate the dishes ordered by Ding Tian, ​​but Ding Tian was amazed at the dishes on the table: "The cook has cooked too much. I can't eat it. How can I eat it?" Isn't it wasted?"

"If you can't eat it, you can give it to the servants." Wang Zuole said: "You don't have to worry about this. If you can't eat it, you will naturally eat it."

It’s not a luxury for people to clean for you. When you move, the first meal must be rich. "

"Oh...." Ding Tian has moved house several times, and he still knows the rules here.

It's just that every time I move to a place, I spend more and more each time, and every time I make a hot stove, I get richer and richer.After eating the hot stove, Wang Zuo simply stayed here. He found Ding Tian's bedroom by himself, and Wang Fugui put some of Wang Zuo's things in it.

The next day he had breakfast here before returning to the palace through the back door, while Ding Tian opened the door to welcome guests... Today someone came to congratulate him on his housewarming.

But this is the inner city, and all the people who come here are housekeepers and stewards of well-known people. The master didn't come, because Ding Tian didn't throw a big banquet, and he posted a post to invite someone to be a guest.

In ancient times, especially high-ranking families, they were very particular. Few people would visit the door without paying homage, because when you come, in case the host is not at home for something, or is receiving other guests , isn't it embarrassing?

In order to avoid embarrassment, these big families pay attention to handing in invitations in advance and making an appointment before visiting.

Those who don't have invitations, or who have sent invitations but have not received a reply, will not visit unless...the visitor is not kind.

And Ding Tian didn't send them a post, which meant that there was no intention of treating guests, so everyone came to give gifts, but the ones who came were not the host's house, but the housekeepers and stewards of each family. The only difference was that Duan Wang's mansion came The gift from someone is super thick!

There are two big carts of gifts, and the silver alone is as much as 1000 taels, which are new silver nudes made into Ruyi pen ingots.

In addition, the person who came to give the gift was the chief steward of Prince Duan's Mansion. Besides the gift, there was also an invitation post, inviting Ding Tian to attend the flower viewing party.

The signatures are King Duan and Princess Duan.

The housekeepers and stewards of various governments who came to give gifts looked at each other when they heard the news.