Last month, a small door was opened on the back wall of the east courtyard to facilitate communication with the Hong family. Ding Zhuang's apparent excuse was to walk from behind and get close to the mountain.

Li Xiaolu walked through the back door and invited the Hong family father and son over.

There were many people in the house, and Lilac didn't get a chance to talk to Brother Hong alone.

Ding Zhen came, and Ding Xiang took her to her hut and took out a gift for her.

The gifts are abundant, a book of poetry, a pair of silver earrings with small pearls, a small cloth doll in Fusang, and an enamel bird the size of a thumb.

The bird ornament was given by Mrs. Zhu to the cloves.

Ding Zhen couldn't like it, and her eyes smiled into a slit. She likes all kinds of gifts, and her favorite is the enamel bird, which is not sold in all the shops in the county.

"It's from overseas...... What's that called? Oh, exotics. Oh, it's beautiful, it's worth the money, right?"

Lilac smiled, "It's worth about fifty or sixty taels of silver." My eldest brother saved his only son, and the lady gave me some good things. I'm the best at you, so I'll give you the same."

If you spend money to buy it, Lilac won't spend so much silver to buy this useless thing when she is drunk.

Ding Zhen is even more precious, "Such a small thing is worth more than a big yard in my house. Thank you, Sister Xiang."

After speaking, she put on the pearl earrings and looked at the bronze mirror, which was so beautiful.

In this era, girls generally have ear piercing at the age of eight. Ding Zhen beat it last year, usually did not wear earrings, and stuck a tea stick on his ear.

Lilac didn't come out with a glass scope. That thing is so good that I'm afraid that it will be remembered when it gets out. Ding Zhao's pocket watch was also hidden when he went home, not wanting to attract too much attention.

The two little girls went to invite Xia Sanfen again, and the gifts they gave her were two juan flowers and a pair of small pearl silver earrings.

Zhang Qian's gift is the same as Xia Sanfen, and he will be brought over another day. The gifts of Zhang Yu and other adults were all given by Zhang, and the cloves didn't care.

She also brought gifts to Ding Sifu, Ding Daniu and other relatives' children, Tao Weng and his wife, and Gong's family.

also prepared two juan flowers for Xia He.

Xia Sanfen came over and was overjoyed to see the pair of earrings, but he only compared them on his ears, and he was not willing to wear them.

Ding Zhen joked, "Sister Sanfen is going to keep it for the day she gets married."

Xia Sanfen was so ashamed that she stomped her feet, grabbed Ding Zhen and scratched her squeaky nest.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, and Ding Zhao took Lilac, Aya'er, and Heiwa to Tao's house. brought gifts from his own family and the three families of Sun, Lu, and Zhu.

Tao Weng smiled, "Why did the little girl come back? Without you to be funny, the old woman is bored."

The old lady laughed and said, "The old man will only talk about me, and you are not also boring."

Looking at the charitable old lady, Lilac is still a distant relative of her who has made a few turns.

The old lady's father is the county king, and he is the cousin of the current emperor, and the old lady also has the title of county lord.

It is said that the old lady's fiancé died of illness before she got married, and she was not married at the age of nineteen. The old county king caught his son-in-law and caught the young and handsome Tao Jinshi.

Although Tao Jinshi was born in a peasant family, he is versatile and has a good person, and he has never accepted a concubine in his life. The old lady is gentle and kind, without many noble women's problems, and the two couples are deeply affectionate.

With the old lady's background, her daughter and grandson are still angry with the daughter of the Su family, and she is so angry that she stays away from the capital......

Several people laughed for a while, and the father and daughter said goodbye.

On the way, I saw Brother Hong sitting in the Huiye Pavilion looking at the moon.

Brother Hong is much better looking than the tall and strong Qin Zhen, probably like his mother.

Lilac ran in and smiled, "Brother Hong, what about the moon?"

Brother Hong smiled, "It's nothing to do, come here and blow the wind."

Lilac added, "I want to order a carp lantern."

"Okay, I'll make a nice big fish for my sister."

Lilac took out ten cents from her purse and gave it to him, "This is a deposit."

Carrying Aya'er behind her back, she gave him a little look that I knew who you really were.

Brother Hong also winked at her, and everything was silent. and took the money in a business-like manner,"

I'll send it to Xiangxiang when I'm done."

Ding Zhao punned on his words, "It's hard work little brother Hong."

Little Brother Hong bowed and smiled, "Shopkeeper Ding is polite, you should be the one."

When they got home, the father and daughter went to the East Chamber.

Ding Zhuang was sitting in the hall waiting for them, smiling and waving to Lilac, "Granddaughter is here......

Hearing the movement, Ding Liren and Ding Lilai both came here.

Lilac leaned over to Ding Zhuang and sat down. The familiar taste, the familiar scenery, and the familiar mountain breeze are reassuring.

As the saying goes, a golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as your own kennel.

Ding's house is more than a hundred times better than this yard, but she feels that it is most comfortable to live here.

Ding Zhuang held Lilac's little face and looked at it, "Why do I think Xiangxiang is darker?"

Ding Zhao didn't dare to hide the fact that the cloves were swept away by the big fish, and said it in 1510.

Ding Zhuang was so frightened that his hair almost stood up, so he stood up and kicked Ding Zhao, slapped him twice, and scolded, "Stupid thing, you won't stay away from the side of the ship?"

Lilac hurriedly grabbed Ding Zhuang's shirt and said, "Master, you can't blame my father for that, no one thought that the big fish would come to that hand. Am I fine?"

Ding Zhuang roared, "It's too late if something happens. No, Xiangxiang can't leave me in the future, and I don't worry about anyone handing it over. Wherever she goes, I'll go."

Dingley said honestly, "No way. What should I do if my sister gets married, and can my lord marry together?"

Seeing that his grandfather was going to beat someone, he quickly ran to the door and stood by the door.

Lilac pulled the words elsewhere, "Grandpa, hurry up and buy the Rare Crystal Hill. When the refined iron comes out, others will know the benefits of the rare crystalline earth, and the price will definitely rise, and it is possible that the iron ore will be controlled by the imperial court."

Ding Xiang had mentioned buying those two mountains before, and Ding Zhuang wanted to wait until the refined iron was tested before buying.

Ding Zhuang scolded a few words before he got down to business.

A few days ago, he had already bought those two hills in the name of Ding Zhao.

Rare crystalline clay is not of great use except for a small amount of porcelain, and trees cannot grow on the mountain, and grain cannot be grown, so it is bought at the price of wasteland, which is very cheap, and it costs more than 200 taels of silver in total.

Moreover, the hill is so big that it is difficult to fence it off, so only a few stone tablets have been erected on the mountain, which reads "Ding Family Private".

Ding Zhuang also paid someone from Liuwa Village to visit every day. Although the place is not well guarded, the way out of the mountain must pass through Liuwa Village. If someone dares to steal soil without permission, it is still easy to be discovered.

Li Zheng, Zhang's family, and the villagers of Liuwa Village didn't understand what Ding Zhuang was doing when he bought that broken mountain.

A few people gossiped for a while, Ding Zhao stayed to discuss things, and everyone else went back to the house to rest.

Ding Zhao said that Ding Lichun was going to go to Beijing with Zhu Qian to do business.

Ding Zhuang's face became serious, "We expected that if the Dong family came to the door, the family would definitely be at risk. But you are the descendants of the Dong family, whether you participate or not, those people will not be able to run away if they know our existence. Only by completely destroying them can we live a peaceful life. You're right, Lichun is the eldest son, and he should be responsible......