Ding Tian's Ancient Life

In Ding Tian's memory, he doesn't have Chen Mei's appearance, only her name.

But in the feudal era of ancient times, this woman was bold enough to "seduce" a foreigner.

And what about Chen Mei?

Long indeed... not bad.

She has an oval face, big eyes, double eyelids, and long black hair, which is simply tied behind her head, making her even more beautiful. Although she is wearing a washed and whitened, half-new female prison uniform, she is weaker. In the corner, Looking at you with big watery eyes...

Ding Tian turned his head and left without saying a word to her.

The original owner was pissed off because of the resignation. He was not qualified to forgive the Chen family, including Chen Mei.

In the evening, there was no food for the women of the Chen family, so I could only watch others eat. After a hungry meal, the next day was much quieter.

Although eating is not good, eating something is better than starving.

Ding Tian finally got the notification that today is the last day, and they will leave tomorrow, taking all the prisoners with them.

"So fast?" Ding Tian was a little surprised.

"We agreed on three days, so it will be three days." Master Du smiled and gave him another purse: "Work hard, the person who will take over here in the future will be Master Xu."

"Sure enough!" Ding Tian smiled: "He is very powerful."

"That's right, he has brought out all the evidence. The imperial envoy's memorial to Jingli has his name on it. The above means to let him be the county magistrate temporarily. When this case is over, In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, he may be able to become a county magistrate." Master Du said: "I didn't see it before, that old boy still has such thoughts."

The two looked at each other and smiled, without saying anything.

Knowing that Wang Zuo and the others were leaving, Ding Tian was more particular about the dinner he cooked for Wang Zuo.

There is a plate of shredded radish mixed with cold. The winter radish has been frosted and stored, and it is a little sweet; dumplings filled with pork and chives; and a large bowl of mutton soup.

"Ding Tian said, get the dumplings in the car and get off the noodles. He knew we were leaving, so he specially made dumplings for me." Wang Fugui was more concerned that Ding Tian actually used chives to make dumplings for adults.

You know, Ding Tian’s leeks are enough for this meal. Dumplings are made, and there are 24 in one plate for adults; there are only eighteen in one plate for Master Du, and even less, only ten in one plate for Master Du. Two, and he also saw that Ding Tian sent a plate to Master Xu, also twelve.

What I eat is this heart, not the precious chives.

This thing... It was also the first time he saw it in winter.

"I really can't bear to part with it." Wang Zuo laughed, and picked up chopsticks to eat dinner.

And Ding Tian had dinner with Mr. Xu: "From now on, I will call you Xu County Prime Minister."

"I would also like to thank you, brother, for your help." Master Xu ate a dish with chopsticks, "I was prepared. If I really have the final say on this place in the future, it will definitely not be the same as Mr. Ma."

"It can be seen that you are different from Mrs. Ma." Ding Tian took a bite of the dumpling, "It's a pity that all the vegetables I grow myself are fed to others."

"Your cooking is worth it, why do you regret ordering it?" Master Xu told him, "Master Wang sold the 'Fengdeng' grain store. There are three stores in total. Guess who bought it?"

"Who is it?" Ding Tian is more concerned about this. His family is only a grain store and has not opened a plaque yet, so of course he is concerned about this.

If you come to a large food store, your small store... probably can only provide food for the county government.

"It's your third uncle."

"My third uncle?" Ding Tian was surprised: "How come?"

"Your second uncle spent all his money to support your third uncle. Your third uncle bought three shops in Fengdeng, and with yours, it became four. I don't plan to let anyone else open it in the whole county. There is a grain store, at least the grain store opened by your family, the price is fair, and if there is old grain in the granary, it will be given priority to Fengdeng."

Ding Tian flattered him with a dumpling: "Success, I'll listen to you!"

With the words of Xu Zhubo, the current county magistrate and future county magistrate, his family's Fengdeng number will not lose money if it is not prosperous.

For food, clothing, housing and transportation, food comes second. People have to wear clothes to hide their shame, eat food to fill their stomachs, and then find a good nest to live in. Those who are capable will go out for a walk.

This is the motto of "four characters of people's livelihood" by the ancients.

What's more, food, whether in ancient times or modern times, whether it is people's livelihood or the army, is a very important resource.

"How much will it cost?" Ding Tian asked, "Have you cleared out all the money at home?"

The last time the grain was harvested, only half of the family property went in. This time... I had to take out the coffin.

"Don't you know yet? Master Wang rewarded you with 50 taels of gold. Before it was in your hands, I just used the 50 taels of gold to buy the Fengdeng. If this is the case, your third uncle's family will owe you money." , Don’t owe others, don’t let go of such a good thing that you can’t get, don’t let it go.” Mr. Xu shook his head: “We will cooperate in the future.”

He will not look ugly like Mr. Ma, but the grain in the warehouse must be kept in a certain amount, and the old grain also needs to be disposed of.

"Wow!" Ding Tian exclaimed, "Then if someone later opens a grain store...?"

He still remembers that there are eight grain shops that want to open here, and the competition will definitely be very strong at that time. His family is barely a well-off family, and he really doesn't have the confidence to compete with other people who are professional traders, even if their family is Sitting on the ground, it doesn't work either.

"What is opening a grain store?" Master Xu was upset: "Those are all imperial envoys, and they came here to open a grain store just as a cover to investigate the case, but Master Ma didn't approve any of them...

Ding Tian didn't say anything, and picked up another dumpling for Mr. Xu: "Eat, eat!"

In the end, because the food was so delicious, Mr. Xu ordered some wine and drank a little too much... holding Ding Tian's hand, he babbled secretly for half the night.

At dinner that day, Wang Zuo ate happily, but he always farted in the middle of the night, which made him depressed.

Fortunately, they were leaving the next day, and the breakfast Ding Tian cooked for him was very particular. The steamed beef dumplings, which are the most anti-hungry, were served early in the morning, and the beef soup was boiled for half the night. On the other side is the grassland. The beef here comes from the grassland. Although the price is expensive...but it is not unaffordable.

In the beef soup, vermicelli, shredded cabbage, shredded dried tofu were also blanched, and a handful of green garlic sprouts were sprinkled on top.

After this breakfast, Wang Zuo's mood improved a lot, because this breakfast was very satisfying, and when he left, he rewarded Ding Tian with 100 taels of silver again.

Ding Tian felt that the money was hot, but most of them were envious. When he came, there were only three prison cars and five escort officials. When he left, there were thousands of people, not only prisoners Take them all away, as well as the guard of honor of the imperial envoy, the escorting officers and soldiers, and the people brought by the imperial envoy himself, the people brought by Master Du, and the people brought by Master Du...

It was silent when it came, and it was vigorous when it left.

It wasn't until this time that everyone heard that the county magistrate had been arrested on charges of "dereliction of duty" and "corruption".

Now Master Xu is the one who has the final say in the county town.

Oh, now it's time to call Mr. Xu Xiancheng.

After sending this group of people away, the county government became quiet all of a sudden. When this group of people left, all the things they brought were taken away. The rest only needed to be cleaned up.

Ding Tian felt that the sky was blue, the water was clear, and even the snow was three points white.

In his cell, when the servants left, they were all cleaned up, and it returned to its previous appearance. It was empty and there was nothing in it.

Ding Tian went to tidy up again himself, after everything was clean, he took a shower, changed into clean clothes the next day, asked Xu Xiancheng for leave, and left the yamen.

—Turning around, I arrived in front of my house, saw my cousin, looking around the door: "What are you looking at?"

"Of course I'm waiting for you, big brother, come in!" The eldest cousin pulled him in and closed the door: "Second uncle has already come."

Sure enough, the whole family came, except the second aunt who stayed at home to take care of the children.

The second uncle and the third uncle are sitting on the pit.

"Come here, Tian'er, our family has become rich!" On the pit of the two uncles, there was a kang table, and on the kang table, there were four land deeds and four house deeds.

Ding Tian's name was written on two of the house deeds and the two land deeds.

The names of "Ding Dajiang" and "Ding Dahe" were written on the other two house deeds and land deeds.

"Yeah, I've made a fortune!" Ding Tian was delighted. He didn't come back empty-handed. Wang Zuo had special ingredients to provide, and he didn't skip much. He didn't give him much chicken, duck, fish, etc. They were all his own ingredients. , replaced other people's good beef, mutton, pork and so on.

So this time when he came back, he brought back more than [-] catties of beef and handed it to his third aunt: "Please make it, third aunt, it's all the best beef^"

"How much does this cost!" The family was really taken aback.

If a family buys two or three catties of beef, it is already the same as the Chinese New Year. What is the purpose of getting thirty catties back?

"It's distributed in the yamen, as you all know. A few days ago, a lot of people came to the yamen. There was an imperial envoy there. The standard of food for the day was very high. We also ate a little bit, and waited for the people to leave. , The ones left behind will naturally belong to us." Ding Tian fooled his two uncles: "I still have two mutton sheep, more than [-] chickens, a dozen big fat geese, and a big fat pig that has been slaughtered. Save it for Chinese New Year!"

In fact, there are more than [-] catties of beef. He plans to share it with his family during the Chinese New Year. It is very face-saving. During the Chinese New Year, beef is very expensive.

There are also a lot of dried mushrooms, vermicelli and other dry goods. The people in the kitchen are very envious. Unfortunately, these things are all Ding Tian's, because these things are Wang Zuo's ingredients, he can't eat so much, of course Ding Tian left them all. .It also includes [-] catties of air-dried beef jerky, which is also very expensive.

"You're the one who looks after the cell, how can you have something to do with the people in the kitchen?" Obviously, the two uncles didn't believe it.

"I locked up a lot of temporary prisoners, the Ma family, Mr. Xing's family, and Mr. Qian's family..." Before Ding Tian could finish speaking, the second uncle said, "Is there still Gao family and Chen family?" ?”

Ding Tian was dumbfounded all of a sudden: "...it is...."

"Huh!" The two uncles were obviously unhappy, but they were very relieved: "It's what you deserve, let Mr. Chen regret the marriage."

To put it bluntly, this bad breath has not been swallowed. Now, the Gao family and the Chen family have disappeared, and the ancestral grain store of the Gao family has become the Ding family, which is enough to calm them down.

"Gao's grain store, yours, Chen's and another grain store, we both bought it. There are four stores in total, two of you, one for each of us, it's very good." The second uncle said: "The owner of the store The shopkeepers are your second and third aunts, and there will be a place to sell the grain in the village in the future."

"Mmm^" Ding Tian nodded, "It is true that everyone paid too much tax this time."

"It has been refunded." The second uncle told him: "Not only the food, but also the extra money collected, has also been refunded."

This really surprised Ding Tian.

That night, he stayed at home, and there was no one in the cell anyway.

After talking to the two uncles, some of the family arrangements will still be based on the fields. As for the grain store, the two aunts will manage it, and the first cousin is old enough, and the second cousin will be sent to a private school together.

"Study?" Ding Tian's proposal surprised the two uncles: "Thousands of generations have been peasants digging in the soil. The cost of studying is very expensive, and the number of scholars is not necessarily... Look at the Gao family. Got it, and the Chen family..."

"Second uncle, third uncle, you don't have to take the imperial examination to study. It's good to pass the exam. If you don't pass the exam, it's better to know characters than to be blind!" Ding Tian reasoned with them: "At least, the two cousins ​​will pass the exam in the future." I can understand the ledger and understand what is written in the contract.”

Ding Tian knew that they could read a little, but it wasn't enough!