Ding Tian's Ancient Life

Director Xu's kindness, Ding Tian appreciated it, he has too many things to do now.

On August [-]th, I was busy delivering moon cakes everywhere, and I also needed a small gift. This time, the gift for the county magistrate was very simple, ten catties of pork, two jars of cooking wine, and the job was over.

During this festival, Ma County Magistrate went to the prefecture, but he heard that he did not see the magistrate. Happy.

Dingtian also visited his uncle on August [-]th. His uncle's harvest was good this year, the barn was full of grain, and although the money was low, the eaves of his uncle's house were covered with bacon. He told him that his uncle's life was still good.

He heard the news at his uncle's house that he would welcome his relatives in seven days, and hoped that his nephew would be there.

That must go!

Not only did he want to go, but he also wanted to bring a generous gift with him.

In fact, when I gave away the Wanmin umbrella last time, my uncle made a lot of effort. Just teaching many people to write their names is a big project.

In areas with a small population in ancient times, there were too few people who could read, not to mention the name to be written on the Wanmin umbrella. My uncle not only signed it himself, but also asked people who could write names to write their names on it.

Without the help of my uncle, Wanmin's umbrella would probably be covered with bloody handprints, which would be ugly.

Now that my uncle is going to get married, he has no relatives other than his big nephew. Half of the blind dates in Hujia Village are dead, and the close relatives of the uncle's family are even dead.

After returning from his uncle's house, Ding Tian specially asked Mr. Xu for three days' leave. On the first day, he tidied himself up, tidied up the house, took a bath, and changed his clothes; on the second day, he went to the streets.

There is no place to buy or sell jewelry, so he went to a cloth shop, bought four bolts of fine cotton cloth, and weighed twenty catties of cotton, which was a great gift.

In addition, there were two big bags of fried melon seeds, two big bags of peanuts, and the candy dumplings from the grocery store were rounded by Ding Tian.

I went back to Dingjia Village with my things, and took out two bolts of bright red silk from my ancestral house. This is a good thing, bright red, bright in color, and auspicious.

In addition, I had ten taels of silver in my pocket, and if I exchanged it for someone else, one tael would be considered a big gift, but this is my own uncle, so it is not too much to give.

He was driving a carriage. He had a lot of things, and the carriage could pull it down. Besides, there was a mutton sheep, which had already been processed, and he could cut it into pieces and put it in the pot.

On the third day, he went directly to Hujia Village, and the whole village was bustling. After all, it was time for the slack farming, and a happy event was a joy for the whole village, not to mention that the only Mr. from a private school in the village got married, and he married the wife of the village chief. relatives.

Uncle was flushed, wearing a brand-new robe, and stood at the door to welcome people. Tomorrow is the day to welcome the relatives, but today must be ready.

Ding Tian came, driving a carriage: "Uncle is overjoyed."

"Okay, okay." The uncle cheerfully pulled him into the house: "Here he is, why are you bringing so many things? Your uncle's family is fairly well off."

"I know." Ding Tian also looked beaming with joy: "This is not for you, but for my future aunt. I hope that uncle and aunt will work hard and add a little cousin to me next year."

"Stinky boy, what are you talking about?" Uncle said angrily.

It was not the first time that the people of Hujia Village saw Ding Tian, ​​but it was the first time they saw their nephew giving gifts to their uncle, such generous gifts, especially the accompanying gift of ten taels of silver. Respectfully write it in the first place in the etiquette account.

"Why did you take so much money?" Hu Wei was taken aback: "Your kid is so lavish now, how can you survive in the future?"

"Uncle, it's not what you think. I have some income in the yamen, and the ten taels of silver are not for nothing. You have to treat your aunt well, and you will have many children in the future. My aunt is a daughter raised by others. When you marry into our family, there is no mother-in-law to take care of you, and no sister-in-law to help you, and you have to do it all by yourself. Although there is a mother-in-law who helps in your family, you are not your own after all." Ding Tian has long thought about what to say, and now I took it out and broke it off with my uncle: "I will pay taxes this year, and there may not be much left in the family. It is better than anything else to save an extra ten taels of silver."

"You!" Hu Wei was moved for a while: "Okay, your uncle with gifts II income"

At the same time, he secretly decided that when his nephew got married, he would give 20 taels of silver as a gift, and return with twice as much, so that the nephew would also put himself at the top of the gift account at that time, and never let the nephew suffer.

Although it was not a good day, my uncle still provided a meal. The sheep brought by my nephew was stewed in a big pot, with fresh radishes in it, and the large pancakes of stick noodles were enough. This was already a good meal in the farmhouse.

It’s interesting when you go to bed at night. The old lady Quan Fu in Hu’s Village told Ding Tian: “You stay overnight on his new kang, and you’re the only one. Don’t let girls go up and cause harm and destroy Feng Shui.”

"Ah?" Ding Tian was puzzled, "Why?"

"The pressure kang is all boys, who has heard of using girls? Besides, he is only your nephew, and he has no real nephew, so you can only come here."

So, on the first night of Ding Tian’s stay at his uncle’s house, he occupied the new kang of the new house by himself. Fortunately, the kang was newly built, and the bamboo mats were all new. They are all new too. If it wasn't for Ding Tian's age, the old lady would still want to ask for a little boy's urine.

Ding Tian was afraid that the old man would speak, and he would really run away.

The next day was the big day to welcome the bride. Ding Tian’s carriage had been cleaned up. It is said that it was used to carry the bride’s dowry. There was also a carriage at the uncle’s house, which was newly bought by the uncle. The uncle drove the carriage to the bride’s house to welcome the bride. However, my uncle's carriage is very beautifully decorated, everything is new, and he eats breakfast very late in the morning, because during the slack season, farmers eat two meals, one early and one late.

The breakfast is very simple, it is steamed corn bread with pickled vegetables and shredded pork, and the porridge with stick noodles is casual to drink.

After everyone finished eating, they began to pack their things. Of course, at this time, someone would come to my uncle’s house to help, or to sit and join in the fun. When Ding Tian came, there would be room for the purchased fried melon seeds to be consumed. Melon seeds, peanuts, and a plate of zongzi candies.

There are a total of 24 tables in the uncle's house, which means "24 solar terms". The first ten tables are for the maiden's family. The people in my own village sit, and the four tables are spare, but now they are all set up.

Two of my uncle's classmates also came, and followed my uncle to welcome the relatives. Ding Tian, ​​as a junior and his closest nephew, stayed behind to take care of his uncle's guests.

Dingtian's preparation is very simple, melon seeds, peanuts, sugar.

"Everyone is here to support my uncle. You can't just sit around like this, can you? Eat, eat, there's more there if it's not enough." Although Ding Tian was young, his identity was there, and when he came, In fact, Liu Sen has also arrived. To put it bluntly, they are relatives who have turned a corner. They come because of relatives, and if they don't come, it is their duty. But for Ding Tian's sake, they also came.

Not only did they come, when Liu Sen and Cheng Da came, they bought some cakes and put them on the table. The cakes were left untouched for the time being, and if children wanted to eat them, they would be scolded by adults, knowing that they were saving them for others. What her natal family saw proved the wealth of Hu Wei's family.

But what do children know?

Cheng Da went to chat with some young men, and the second and third uncles also came. Some men chatted, and hearty laughter came from time to time.

The old man had the village head and the village chief there, and Liu Sen used the leftover cakes to distribute to the children, so that they would not always think about the cakes on the table.

Ding Tian not only greeted the guests, but also went to the kitchen to check on the progress of the meals from time to time.

"Don't worry, this is a scholar in our village marrying a wife, and the children who may be born in the future may also be scholars, don't dare to fool me!" The chef is from Hujia Village, and he worked in a restaurant in the county seat in the early years He used to help in the kitchen, but after the war, he enlisted in the army and also cooked big pot meals. After the war ended, he returned to Huihui Village. He has been a chef making banquets for people for several years.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Ding Tian didn't say much, as long as the meal was ready.

Besides, the wedding banquet in the countryside is not too particular. The uncle's house is considered good, with four dishes and one soup, and two steamed buns are enough.

On each table there is a whole roast chicken, a plate of white meat dipped in garlic, a plate of stewed goose with potatoes, a plate of cold Chinese cabbage, a pot of viscous egg soup with a plate of dim sum, a plate of The two noodles on the big plate look pretty good when put together.

Even the cold Chinese cabbage contains shredded pork.

It can be said that it was a very luscious banquet. If my uncle was not a scholar, he would not be able to hold such a wedding banquet.

The ancients got married at dusk, went to greet the relatives at noon, and came back in the afternoon, visited the hall at dusk, and then invited guests to the table, after dinner, sent the natal guests away, and then went to the bridal chamber, and it was over.

After his uncle came back from welcoming the bride, Ding Tian watched his uncle worship. The bride wore a hijab so she couldn't see what she looked like, but the bride's dowry was quite a lot.

The natal family deliberately showed off the bride's dowry.

In Ding Tian's carriage came four sets of quilts, eight sets of new clothes, wrapped into four small red cloth bags, two bolts of fine cloth, four bolts of linen, and six bolts of coarse cloth.

At the same time, there is a big black donkey with big red flowers wrapped around its head. It is said that it is used by the mother-in-law to help the future son-in-law's feet. It is also good to ride a donkey when going out to visit friends or something.

It is said that the bride has a pair of silver hairpins, a pair of silver earrings, a pair of silver bracelets, and two gold rings, which is fatal.

There are a lot of dowries, especially in a box, where there is a title deed of four mu of land floating lightly. It is the field on the side of Hujia Village.

The wife of the head of Hujia Village is very proud: "My natal brother is a fastidious person."

Everyone said that Hu Wei did not marry the wrong person, and the bride's dowry was indeed generous.

Only Ding Tian, ​​after careful calculation, none of the betrothal gifts sent by his uncle came back. Instead, he changed his face, at least he could save a lot there. It's really... the wisdom of farmers. .

It's just that Ding Tian didn't say anything. After a lively wedding banquet that night, he saw off his natal family. Everyone packed up and left. The second uncle and the others also left, but Ding Tian didn't.

He was invited by the head of the old village to stay at their house for one night. The next day, instead of having dinner at the head of the old village, he went to his uncle's house to meet his new aunt.

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