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Ding Chi laughed and said, Daughter-in-law, be humble, your words are just to incite hatred.

Mrs. Tang glanced at Mrs. Zhang intelligently and said with a smile, My mother said, brothers only want their brothers to be poor, and sisters-in-law only want their sisters-in-law to be cowardly. I am secretly happy to listen to my brother.

Mrs. Zhang, who was originally happy for Ding Lilai, turned cold.

What a second-hand product!

You can't have a common understanding with her, otherwise you will be angry to death.

Ding Chi chuckled and said, Ling Ling is straight-talking, sister-in-law, please don't be angry. My younger brother knows that it is Xiangxiang's help that Li Lai has this good fortune. Since he was a child, I have taught Li Lai to please his sister well, and he will get what he wants. My sister can give him everything. Look, it’s accurate, hahahaha...

Tang looked at Ding Chi with admiration, and the two of them laughed and glanced at each other.

Ding Zhuang particularly looked down on the moral character of these two people and resisted the urge to beat Ding Chi.

He said, Next month, someone will go to Hu County to bring some clothes and New Year's things to Li Lai. The second daughter-in-law will prepare them.

Tang suddenly realized, Oh, why didn't I expect that my father-in-law is so thoughtful, I will prepare it when I get home.

Ding Zhuang snorted and ignored her.

The third grandson is pitiful. The parents can think of each other, but they can't think of anyone else, including their son.

The third grandson was raised by the eldest daughter-in-law. Xiangxiang helped teach the sensible ones. Neither she nor the eldest son could compare with them...

The child is now promising, and they don't even know how to say good things about their sister-in-law.

Ding Zhuang said, Li Chunniang, Li came to this house when she was five years old and grew up to thirteen years old. I know you have worked hard. Later I will ask someone to give you two hundred taels of silver. You can buy whatever you want.

With these words from my father-in-law, everything is worth it.

Mrs. Zhang smiled and said, Li Lai is my nephew, as it should be.

Tang smiled and said, Father, Li came and said how nice my sister-in-law is, and I gave her a lot of things. We are all a family, and we don't need to talk about 'nice' every day.

Several people ignored her.

Mrs. Zhang became wary again when she heard that Prince Consort Xun had given her daughter a gift alone.

That old man is not shy. He doesn't know that Xiangxiang is his daughter, so he is so interested in her.

She whispered to Ding Xiang quietly, What's going on with Prince Consort Xun? How can he deliver food to the young lady?

Ding Xiang smiled and said, Mom, he is my senior brother and my cousin, so it's okay to give him some gifts.

In the evening, Ding Zhao did not come back for dinner.

Changsui came back to report that the master invited several officials to dinner at Mingyue Tower.

At night, Dongshun Street is lit up like daylight, and colorful musicians are walking among the crowd holding musical instruments. Bursts of singing and laughter come from restaurants, brothels, and teahouses, adding a bit of glamor to the cold early winter.

Ding Zhao and others finished drinking and walked out of Mingyue Tower with glowing faces.

Ding Zhao put the officials into the car one by one.

Just as he was about to get into his carriage, a voice came over.

Brother Ding Zhao, you have come to the capital again. Where can you make a fortune?

Ding Zhao was stunned and said quickly, You have the wrong person, I don't know you.

The man said, I am Zhang Laosan. I live in Qikou Hutong. We have been good neighbors for a year. I even went to your house for a drink, and your wife is a good cook...

Go, go, I don't know you.

Ding Zhao drank a little too much today, staggered on his feet, felt panicked, and hurriedly got into the carriage.

He explained to the coachman and Chang Sui, That man is indeed an old acquaintance of mine. But he is a gambler. He recognized him and asked me to borrow money. Why don't you lend me money...

The carriage ran away, and Zhang Laosan spat, Bah, you have a few birds' money, you put on silk clothes, and you don't recognize anyone else. You just turned into ashes. I also know that you are Ding Zhao. You were with me back then. We live in Qikou Hutong and are extremely poor...

A man in his thirties wearing official uniform came over and said righteously, That man's name is indeed Ding Zhao, and he is now a fifth-rank official. If you insult an official of the imperial court, you will go to jail and get slapped with a ban.

Zhang Laosan was so frightened that he quickly bent down and said, The common people deserve to die. The common people don't know Ding Zhao...what, Ding Zhao has become an official? Oh, oh, don't dare to scold him again.

Xun Qiansong gave Zhang Laosan a silver dime and said, Let's go over there and talk.

He pointed to the far wall. It's backlit and easy to talk to.

Zhang Laosan followed him.

Xun Qiansong had just had a drink and heard the conversation between this man and Ding Zhao.

He was very dissatisfied with Lao Ding's family. A blacksmith looked down upon others. Following Dong Yihe, he only recognized Xun Qianli and Xun Qiandai, and never took his own house seriously. Even his daughter dared to neglect her mother.

My mother was really angry for a few days.

Suddenly I heard Zhang Laosan scolding Ding Zhao and was very curious.

Ding Zhao didn't even dare to admit that his name was Ding Zhao. Did he do something shady in his early years?

Xun Qiansong asked, Ding Zhao lived in Qikou Hutong?

Zhang Laosan said, Yes, he had some disease in his arm that year. He came to the capital from his hometown to see a doctor. He and his wife rented in Qikou Hutong, which is only two houses away from my house.

What year was that?

Zhang Laosan counted with his fingers, The second year after my son is born, oh, it means celebrating the autumn of the seventeenth year to the autumn of the eighteenth year.

What is he like as a person?

At that time, that boy was very good at getting into trouble. He always smiled when he saw anyone. He helped no matter who asked him to help, just like a grandson. How could he be so bullish and arrogant like now, turning his back and denying people... Oh, the common people are guilty. Ding Now that you are an official, it's time for you to make bullshit. This is the power of an official.

Xun Qiansong listened for a long time, but he didn't hear that Ding Zhao had done anything shameful or bad.

Then he asked, Where is his wife?

Zhang Laosan said, I forgot his wife's last name. I only remember that she was very hard-working. She embroidered things for the embroidery shop and helped people wash quilts to make money. She was busy from morning to night. I asked my daughter-in-law to learn from her every day.

Xun Qiansong thought for a while and then said, His wife was pregnant and had a baby that year, so she didn't have that much time to do menial work, right?

That year his wife gave birth to a child? Zhang Laosan thought for a while and said, No, his wife did not give birth to a child that year.

Xun Qiansong's face suddenly turned serious, Are you sure that his wife did not give birth to a child that year?

Zhang Laosan thought about it seriously again and said, Confirm, I could see that couple almost every day that year. Not to mention giving birth to a child, I had never even been pregnant with a child.

Ding Xiang's young and beautiful face flashed before Xun Qiansong's eyes, which he had seen from a distance once at the Peony Banquet.

Because she looks like Dong Ruyue and Dong Ruyi, she is highly regarded by Dong Yihe and his wife and Xun Qianli. She is also eleven years old this year, one day younger than Xiangxiang...

Xun Qiansong's face became even more ugly, and he dumped a small ingot of silver from Zhang Laosan, and whispered, Ding Zhao is now a member of the Communist Party of China, and he is quite favored by the saints. Don't say anything to others today, and don't have any more relationships, otherwise you will die. Don’t even know.”

Zhang Laosan squeezed the silver in his hand, bowed and said with a smile, Thank you, Master, I understand.

The soles of the feet were oiled and ran away.

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