In the evening, the golden sunset shines on the earth, turning the green willows and poplars, and the river banks and streams are covered with a layer of gold. The river workers who came back from work to have dinner took off their clothes roughly and played in a big pool of water.
Fighting.
They are not worried about being seen by women, and it doesn't matter if the aunts see them. Women in the countryside, even young women who dare not let men see even a piece of their necks before marriage, sit under the old locust tree at the head of the village to nurse their children after marriage.
They are everywhere, not to mention they are all aunts who watched their bare buttocks grow up.
As for Luo Dong'er, there is no need to worry. She has always stayed away from places where there are many men. What's more, as the river continues to develop forward, it will soon connect with the river dug by another village and town, and the tents are also constantly moving forward.
, now their stove is buried in a mountain col next to it, and several cooks live there. Mrs. Dong will not leave the col easily.
As soon as Ding Hao finished his work, he walked towards the col. When he arrived at the tent, he just glanced inside when an old lady smiled and said, "Looking for Dong'er? She is still on the stove."
"Hey, thank you, auntie." Ding Hao smiled and walked to the stove.
The aunt behind held the soles of her shoes and said with a smile: "Look, are I right? Ah-Dai is chasing this kid wholeheartedly. As the old saying goes, a brave girl is afraid of pestering her husband. I think Ah-Dai's efforts are not in vain. Mrs. Dong's eyebrows are so beautiful
The mood in the corner of his eyes reveals a hint of joy."
"Well, it's just that Dong Li's test is difficult. If Mrs. Dong is also aggressive, that's fine. She has a gentle temperament. I'm afraid Dong Li's test will be difficult."
"Hey, Ms. Dong Li wants to make people her whole life? You just watch. Although Miss Dong doesn't have many ideas, this kid Ah-Dai does have many ideas."
When Ding Hao arrived at the stove, he slowed down and walked over on tiptoe, bypassing the two piles of firewood and the mound of earth. He saw Luo Dong'er squatting next to a stove pit, the fire was not extinguished, which made her face blush.
. She used a tree stick to search for something in the burnt ashes on the edge of the stove pit. Suddenly, she pulled out two black things from the ashes with a face full of joy, and patted them in her hands.
He patted the dust, then took out a coarse cloth handkerchief from his arms and carefully wrapped them in it.
"What good things are you baking?" Ding Hao squatted down next to her with a smile.
"Ah," Luo Dong'er was startled, but when she saw it was him, she breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "You have long legs. I just baked them, and you are here."
Ding Hao smiled and said: "Haha, what was left for me? What is it?"
"Huaiyam. People say this is small ginseng. It can replenish weakness and strengthen the body. I dug it in the mountains. I saw that you have been working on the river all day, so... I will bake two pieces for you."
Luo Dong'er said a little shyly and urged: "Try it, it's a bit sweet, just eat it while it's hot."
"Don't worry, it's still a little hot. Why are you still lighting the fire?"
"Bake ginger soup. Drink one bowl per person. It can prevent diseases. This is what Zhen Baozheng said."
"Well, let me help you." Ding Hao stuffed a few handfuls of firewood into it, and the fire started to heat up. The red firelight reflected Luo Dong'er's pretty face. Although the two of them had often made some affectionate moves in private, Ding Hao looked at her like this.
, she was still very shy, her breasts rose and fell together, a bit fast.
Ding Hao looked back, leaned over and kissed her gently on the cheek. Luo Donger was surprised and said: "You are crazy, let others see you."
"This is not the first time we've been together. Who doesn't want to hide away and let us say something thoughtful?"
Luo Dong'er bit her lower lip with her fine white teeth, blushed and spat softly: "When did you ever say anything thoughtful to someone? When you see no one, you do something."
Ding Hao chuckled and said: "You don't know something about this. Other men and women interact in this way in private. This is also talking, and it is the most intimate and thoughtful words. It is called body language. Do you understand? Come on, brother Haozi and
You can say something more thoughtful."
The more shy he saw her, the more Ding Hao wanted to tease her. He moved closer with a sultry face and reached out to touch Dong Eryi's arms. There was only a thin layer of dirty clothes between them, and the nephrite was soft and slippery, like a quilt.
The fire was so hot that Ding Hao couldn't help but feel excited. Luo Dong'er was so embarrassed that he bounced off the ground like a ball and wanted to run away from him. After running out a few steps, he saw Zhen Bao walking towards him. Luo Dong'er was so busy that she was dizzy.
He stopped and said awkwardly: "Master Baozheng."
"Hmm!" Zhen Baozheng coughed and asked, "Um... is Manager Ding here?"
Luo Donger said embarrassedly: "Manager Ding...he is over there."
Ding Hao came out from behind the stove pit, with his hands behind his back and a serious look on his face: "Zhen Baozheng, what's the matter?"
A smile appeared on Zhen Baozheng's face: "Manager Ding, someone from the Ding Mansion has come. It's a pig. That guy drove Master Ding's car and said he wanted to take you back. This place is about to be completed, so don't bother.
If Manager Ding bothers anymore, he says that Young Master Ding has important matters to be entrusted to Manager Ding."
"What?" Ding Hao was dumbfounded, and Luo Dong'er was also dumbfounded after hearing this, and her face suddenly turned pale. These days, she deceived herself and others to enjoy the sweetness of love, but she never seriously thought about being placed in the Dong Li family again once she returned to the village.
How should I meet him under his supervision? What should I do in this situation?
Luo Dong'er felt bitter and self-pitying for a while, wishing that he had just allowed him to fulfill his wish and said those "kind words" so that he could have more sweet memories in the future...
At this moment, Zhen Baozheng turned to Luo Dong'er again and said with a strange look: "Ms. Dong, you also need to clean up. Xizhu'er also said that he would take you back together and said that your craftsmanship is good. Ding Da
The young master specially promised the Dong Li family a favor, allowing you to join the Ding Mansion as a needle girl. You also know that the clothes of the young master Ding are not easy to make now..."
Both of them were stunned after hearing this...
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In the Ding Mansion, father and son Ding Tingxun and Ding Chengzong were sitting on chairs, looking at the gardenia tree in front of the hall. The fragrance of the flowers was fragrant. The father and son looked at the fragrance of the tree thoughtfully, and their expressions and behaviors were surprisingly similar.
Ding Tingxun said slowly: "People say that the prime minister's belly can punt a boat, but now it seems that Mr. Zhao has made up his mind not to allow the little boat of Liu Zihan and Magistrate Liu to go free anymore. If he wants to capsize a small boat, he sends
The people who came here dared to knock over a row of sampans. The Ding family has had a bad year, with many disasters. Zong'er, what do you have in mind?"
Ding Chengzong pondered for a while and then said: "Dad, our Ding family is on the business path. We rely on officials, but we can't influence official affairs. What's more, this time a prime minister wants to make things difficult for a prefect. He... is definitely ruined.
Now we can only think about how to prevent our Ding family from capsizing with him."
Ding Tingxun sighed: "How difficult it is. They wanted to use evidence of bribery from my Ding family, but they really got it. How can we end up in a bad situation?"
Ding Chengzong said slowly: "We can only adapt to circumstances and take advantage of the situation. This time, in order to investigate Liu Zihan's case, the imperial envoys of the imperial court transferred many officials from nearby prefectures and counties to use them. One of them was Linqing County Lieutenant Zhao Jie .We can start with him and see if there is any chance of getting away with it."
Ding Tingxun frowned and said, "Linqing County Lieutenant Zhao Jie? Is he your friend?"
"It's not me, it's Ding Hao. Did dad forget that the county captain who lost his official seal..."
"Oh..." Ding Tingxun frowned, pondered for a while and then sighed: "Zong'er, what are your plans? Could it be that you would rather hand over the family business to an outsider than assist your younger brother?"
Ding Chengzong's face suddenly flushed, and it took a while for the sullen color to fade away. He took a long breath and said, "Dad, you are dedicated to the Ding family, and so is your son. It doesn't matter who is in charge, what matters is the foundation of the Ding family." It won’t collapse. Speaking of which, although Ding Hao is not his direct descendant, he is not an outsider either!”
Ding Tingxun suddenly said angrily: "You are sure that your brother is useless? Yes, Ding Hao is not completely an outsider, but because of this, I have never wanted to use him. I have two legitimate sons, do I want to keep the family?" Handing over the family business to a concubine? Besides, he has grown up so much, and although we are actually father and son, how have we ever had any father-son affection? If you really hand over the family business to him, will he treat you like brothers? I It’s okay to live, but after I die, as the head of the family, if he wants to take revenge, I’m afraid you, your younger brothers, your sisters, your aunt and your two sisters will all be kicked out.”
Ding Chengzong said calmly: "Perhaps, people's hearts are unpredictable, who knows. But, at least in that case, the Ding family will still be there, and the surname will not be Zhang Wang, Zhao Li. But... if the Ding family is handed over to Chengye, I am afraid that this building will collapse , but it happened in the blink of an eye.”
"You..." Ding Tingxun's face turned red with anger, he coughed a few times, and then said: "Is your second brother so useless?"
Ding Chengzong remained expressionless as he continued: "If our Ding family is just a small and well-off family, then if Chengye hadn't attracted some difficult people, this family might be enough to defeat him. The generation of sons and grandsons has gone up. But our Ding family is different. Big trees attract the wind. How many people are staring at the Ding family, hoping that it will collapse? The Ding family’s stall is so big, and there is a big flaw in one place, but it is worse than the small door. Small households are more likely to collapse. Dad, maybe Chengye is good at pretending in front of you. Maybe in your eyes, he is just a bit dissolute. Of course, that is just a minor detail. However, you have not noticed that his problem is not just that. To put it bluntly, if my second brother is not your flesh and blood, he is not qualified to be a steward!"
Ding Tingxun's face turned livid: "Do you think that Ding Hao is a hundred times better than Chengye? Huh! Don't think I don't know that he is out there, hooking up with a little widow!"
Ding Chengzong smiled and said: "Young people are in vain if they are immoral. My son just said that it's just a small detail. I believe dad sees it that way. I'm afraid it's dad's consistent hatred of him that makes you completely ignore his strengths. No matter what, At present, the officials in Bazhou Prefecture have completely changed. If we want to get rid of the current situation, we cannot do without Ding Hao, who is worthless in your eyes."
Ding Tingxun gritted his teeth and sat down without saying a word.
Ding Chengzong said calmly: "My son has already sent a car to pick him up. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Let's deal with it. The son transferred the twelve acres of land leased by the Dong family to Dong Li's name. On this condition, in exchange for She agreed to let Mrs. Dong come to her house to be an acupuncture mother. In fact... she just wanted to find an opportunity to do a favor for Ding Hao and her. This is not a favor. The favor can only be done by the father. Can she make him willingly admit that he He is a descendant of the Ding family, and it all depends on dad's thoughts. If you want to keep him, dad, you must think clearly..."
Ding Tingxun said angrily: "What do you want to do as a father?"
Ding Chengzong sighed softly and said in a low voice: "Dad, if you hate Ding Hao and are wary of Ding Hao, do you really despise Yang's low status and look down on Ding Hao? Or is it because... you hate yourself? ?”
Ding Tingxun was furious: "That's ridiculous, why does your father hate you?"
"Dad, do you think... you killed my mother? Every time you see Ding Hao, it evokes guilt in your heart, so you hate him so much?"
There was a "boom" in Ding Tingxun's heart, as if a huge bell was ringing, which shocked him out of his wits. He sat there blankly and was silent for a long time.