Ding Tian's Ancient Life

"Of course!" County Magistrate Xu smiled very kindly: "You will be close to the magistrate from now on, please help your hometown a little more!"

Ding Tian had black lines all over his face.

It's not that his reward is small, but that his reward is the first among all people.

100 taels of gold, 1000 taels of silver, two rough horses, and a new carriage as a gift.

One beef cattle, two fat pigs, and ten mutton sheep.

These three meats are all processed, and they can be cooked and eaten directly by cutting the meat with a knife.

Four bolts of silk, four bolts of satin, two bolts of silk, ten bolts of fine cotton, twenty bolts of coarse cotton, twenty bolts of fine linen, thirty bolts of coarse linen, and one hundred catties of cotton.

The three sets of four treasures of the study, rice paper are all of the highest quality, and he was given two loads of them directly. Those who didn’t know thought Ding Tian was a scholar.

They didn't give food or anything, because they knew that there was no shortage of food in Dingtian, and the family opened a food store, so what kind of food would they send?

I specifically explained that coarse cotton, fine linen, burlap, and cotton are used to make prison uniforms!In addition, a house deed was also given. The address on this house deed is a three-entry courtyard near the prefect's yamen in Fucheng. Now a plaque has been hung up, with the words "Ding's house" written on it.

It was prepared for Ding Tian, ​​and Ding Tian's position remained the same, but his place of work changed, and it was changed to "Fucheng Prison", and he became the cell boss in Fucheng Prison.

He took office on February [-] after the year, and stayed in his hometown for the new year.

Ding Tian's transfer to Fucheng became his biggest "reward".

Everyone else was drooling with envy, only Ding Tian, ​​the client, was not very happy, because he didn't want to go to work too far away from home.

How good is it to keep your home on the ground?

The family is local, and they can take care of everything they do.

The county magistrate Xu also said to him: "Your prison cell has to recruit people, do you have any plans?"

The third class of yamen servants is full, and only the prison cell is left. The county magistrate Xu will not interfere with this, it can be regarded as a little power he gave Ding Tian.

It would be good for Ding Tian to work in Fucheng's cell in the future, at least if there is any trouble in Fucheng, Ding Tian can tip him off.

In addition, he is very optimistic about Ding Tian's relationship with that person, even if it is only a little bit.

"I'll think about it again." Ding Tian cupped his hands: "These two pigs, please move one back from the big kitchen and add a dish for everyone, and I will take the rest away."

"Okay!" Without further ado, the county magistrate Xu asked a few yamen servants to help, and Ding Tian carried all the things back to his home next to the county yamen, leaving behind a big fat pig and sent it to the back kitchen.

So many things were delivered to the house, the third aunt who was cleaning the house for Ding Tian was taken aback, and the third uncle also frowned: "So many things...?"

"It's all a reward from above, keep it!" Lin Qi came back to life, and cupped his hands cheerfully: "They are all good things."

When Ding Tian came back, Lin Qi and the others had already left. It happened that the second uncle brought his family over to buy things. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, the grocery store of the second uncle's family should also buy some New Year's goods.

As a result, I saw so many things from my eldest nephew.

"Tian'er, this?" Both the second uncle and the third uncle were a little startled.

Ding Tian was also a little surprised. He thought that he would see his family happy. After all, it is rare to see so many good things. Who knows that the two uncles who are ordinary people were shocked.

That's right, the ordinary people live their lives in the hope of living and working in peace and contentment, and when so many rewards come suddenly, they will not be happy, but will be in panic all day long.

"Don't be afraid, it's a reward from above. This thing came from the right way, and it belongs to our family!" Ding Tian hurriedly comforted the family: "Those silk and satin ones are made for the family to wear; especially Ding Tian Ke and Ding Yi will go to school next year, so they must have two good clothes."

"Oh, just come on the right road." This time, the second and third uncles were happy: "My Tian'er is capable."

Ever since the family opened a food store, the two uncles have straightened their backs, and when the Gao family and the Chen family were unlucky, they were even more elated. Now who doesn't say that the Chen family is an idiot, the Gao family deserves it?

Ding Tian was also happy: "The county government is now making prison uniforms. I have contracted this job and asked my second and third aunts to do it. A set will cost thirty yuan! A pair of shoes costs twenty yuan. wages."

"How many sets should we do for this job?" The third aunt said, "If we don't get together, there are others.

"Twenty bolts of coarse cotton, twenty bolts of fine linen, thirty bolts of coarse linen, one hundred catties of cotton, spring and autumn unlined clothing, winter cotton-padded clothes and summer shorts, all are available." Ding Tian said: "These things are all made. Prison clothes, how many do you have, how many do you make."

"So many?" The second aunt said in surprise, "Is this all new?"'

"It's new, it's okay, the county government pays the wages." Ding Tian pointed to the big fat pig: "Take this back, let's worship our ancestors. It's good to use this big pig's head."

As for the beef cattle, they have no heads. When worshiping ancestors, only the emperor's family is eligible to use the head.

Or for offering sacrifices to heaven or something, bull heads will be used.

"Okay, this pig's head is just for our house. You, the eldest son's sacrifice, will be placed on your parents' grave!" In fact, this pig's head should be taken back and eaten after a while.

The house became lively, Ding Tian's brothers and sisters were surprised to see so many things.

Ding Tian specially brought two pearl flowers and two silver longevity locks: "Brother's New Year's gift for you."

The two older cousins ​​looked at it with a smile on their face, the cousin showed longing eyes when she saw Zhuhua, but the two younger cousins ​​were ignorant.

"How much will it cost?" The second uncle was not very happy: "You are also a person who has established a family now, save some money and use it to marry a wife."

Ding Tian smiled: "It was left behind in the prison, and now it belongs to me. The above also means the same, and it didn't come with money."

"That's fine, but don't overdo it, and don't make people jealous." The second uncle told him: "You have a lot of sheep, have you fed all the people in the yamen?"

"Leave a big fat pig for the big kitchen." Ding Tian said: "Besides, everyone has been rewarded, and some people have gone further to become the leader."

Once he heard that everyone has a share, the second uncle was relieved.

However, the whole family was the happiest when they heard that Ding Tian was going to Fucheng to work as an errand, because in their opinion, going to Fucheng was better than staying in the county.

How many people in the whole village have been to Fucheng?

During the meal, the third uncle also reminded him: "Your uncle's annual gift, you have to look at it and give it. It should be richer. He got married in the first year and has a queen."

"What do you want to give?" Ding Tian still valued his uncle very much. The more he went to ancient times, the more he realized the importance of clan, relatives and fame.

"Your beef cow, send a hind leg. There is no need for pork. He must have no shortage at home. Just send a meat sheep and pick two pieces of satin." So many things can be regarded as a generous gift: "The main thing is to go Tell your uncle, you have been promoted^"

"En." Ding Tian nodded: "Okay, that's the arrangement."

"You'll be fine later, so go back to the village. The old village head and the others will praise you!" When mentioning this, the second uncle was very proud: "I used to say that you were divorced, but now Everyone said that the girl from the Chen family was unlucky, and now many people are asking me about your marriage!"

With such a large family business, and still working in the yamen, with money and status, no parents-in-law to serve, no sisters-in-law to compete with each other, what a good candidate for a son-in-law!

"I'm not considering marriage for now." Ding Tian quickly objected: "I'm going to Fucheng soon."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The third uncle immediately said, "What if there is a suitable one in Fucheng? A girl in a big place is better than a village girl!"

He was hoping that his nephew could marry a wife in Fucheng: "It's always better than the girl of the Chen family!"

The girl of the Chen family is from the county, so his nephew will marry someone from the prefecture, which is called "good".

"Hehe..." Ding Tian was actually just saying this, wanting to delay the time, after all he has only been here for less than a year, so it is definitely not okay to talk about marriage.

What were ancient women like?

Just look at the second aunt and the third aunt.

Besides, he wasn't ready yet.

A few days later, it seemed that New Year's Eve was coming, so Ding Tian took a day off, hitched into the carriage, and took the New Year's goods to see his uncle.

The aunt's belly has not yet shown, and the things that Ding Tian brought caused a little sensation in Hujia Village. The uncle stood at the door and said loudly to him deliberately: "Why do you bring so many things here?"

"Uncle, this is a New Year's gift, it should be." Ding Tian knew that at this moment, his uncle just wanted to show how much his nephew valued him, and even the wife of the head of Hu's Village was envious.

Especially those two pieces of satin, the eyes of all the women who looked at it were red.

Ding Tian also took two extra bolts of muslin cloth, the printed one.

The aunt also blamed him very face-saving: "Why did you bring so many things?"

"This forge is for the child, and the fine cotton is for Aunt Cui to make two new clothes." Ding Tian moved the same things from the carriage to the gate of his uncle's house, deliberately showing off who can't?

If you have meat, you can't bury it in a bowl and eat it. If you have good food, you should give your uncle a long face.

After showing off, the whole family was happy, and Aunt Cui even turned an old woman's face into a flower with a smile.

My aunt is pregnant and can’t cook anymore. Aunt Cui is making all the arrangements, fat big goose stewed potatoes; a big plate of pork belly, made into white meat, warm it up, and eat it with garlic; miso Stewed tofu; a cold dish with cabbage, vermicelli and shredded radish in it, the taste is not bad.

The staple food is homemade steamed buns with big white noodles. It can be said that the dishes on this table are indeed very good, and the Chinese New Year is almost like this.

While waiting for the meal, I said hello to my aunt, and then told my uncle about my upcoming promotion.

"Go to Fucheng?" Uncle obviously envied for a moment: "It's okay, it's better than the county town, but there is no one in our family there, and there is no human kindness... I can only point to Mrs. Du's nostalgia.... "

He was afraid that his nephew might be bullied in the past.

A Lord Ma and a county magistrate can corrupt so much grain and tax money, and they are not allowed to open other grain shops in the county. They buy grain at super low prices and sell it at super high prices... let alone Fucheng, the situation there is, I'm afraid More complex.

"The transfer order has already come down, so I can't go if I don't go." Ding Tian said: "Besides, I also want to go out and see the situation outside, to see and see."

"That's fine, you're on an errand anyway, not an ordinary person." Hu Wei actually wanted to go outside to see it, but unfortunately, the conditions did not allow it.

The uncle and nephew chatted until the end of the meal, and continued to chat, talking for half the night.

The next day, they went to the grave of Ding Tian's grandparents and burned a lot of sacrifices.

Uncle brought him back a lot of gifts, which were actually local products, such as rice cakes sprinkled by the uncle's family, steamed bean buns, pickled sauerkraut, sun-dried radishes and so on.

Don't look ordinary, but it is Ding Tian's favorite thing.

Back at the county government office, it will be the new year in a few days, and the government office will also seal the pen to prepare for the new year.

The Chinese New Year in ancient times is different from the modern one.

The modern flavor of the New Year is no longer strong, and the Spring Festival travel can make people feel that the New Year is approaching.

In ancient times, New Year's Eve was very important. After the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial court would seal the pen, and ordinary public affairs that were not in a hurry would not be handled.

The office will not open until the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and after the second month of February, when the dragon raises its head and gnaws the pig's head, it will be regarded as the official end of the new year.

So Ding Tian had to go back to Dingjia Village early to celebrate the New Year.

After the county magistrate Xu sealed the pen, he gave everyone a red envelope. Although it was not much, what he got was one tael of silver, two chickens, three catties of pork, and ten catties of white flour.

"Before you leave, make clear the arrangement of the cell." This was the task given to him by County Magistrate Xu.