Fragrance Returned

Ding Zhao put his hand into his coat, sewed a small bag there, took out a few banknotes and handed them to Ding Zhuang.

Ding Zhao did not say how much.

It's not that they avoid Ding Xiang and Ding Liren. These two children know what to say and what not to say. Instead, he avoided Ding Lilai, fearing that he would accidentally say it out.

Ding Xiang and Ding Liren both stood on the kang to see how much money Ding Zhuang had in his hand.

Six silver notes, each fifty taels, a total of three hundred taels of silver.

Ding Zhuang smiled and said, So many?

Ding Zhao smiled and said, There are still two hundred taels more. One hundred and eleven taels bought Dad a stick of old ginseng to replenish his body and some other things. Shopkeeper Qi and Dr. Fang of Qianjin Medical Center liked that prescription very much. They say it has solved a big problem for them. It can not only wrap pills, sugar, snacks, but also cheese, frozen butter and other dairy products, which is very useful.

After they reported it to the owner, they paid a high price for the rice noodles and refused to allow me to sell them to others. In the future, if they want to sell the rice noodles or make rice paper, I will let them.

Although the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed, many Hu people's foods were preserved in Dali, and Hu people from the Western Regions did business here, selling cheese, butter and other dairy products.

Shopkeeper Qi and Old Doctor Fang understood Ding Zhao's personality and signed an agreement, so Ding Zhao would not sell it to anyone else. If he dares to sell, the owner will not let him go if he knows it.

This was the first time that Ding Xiang knew that there were so many dairy products in this era. I am secretly happy that it will be more convenient to make Western-style pastries in the future.

Ding Zhao took out a few more remaining silver ingots.

One prescription was sold for five hundred taels of silver, which was a really good price.

With so much money, the family is richer than before the accident.

Ding Xiang praised sincerely, My dad is really capable.

Ding Liren is even better at talking, Our father has always been so capable.

Ding Zhuang warned again, If the money is not revealed, this matter cannot be told.

Ding Lilai didn't pay attention to what they said, and was still looking into the basket. The little brat is now well behaved and won’t turn over things casually.

Seeing how greedy Ding Lilai was, Ding Zhao first took out a few packages of snacks and preserved fruits from the basket, opened them, and gave each of the children a piece.

Then he took out ginseng, two packages of medicinal materials and a pair of cotton gloves for his father, a piece of cloth for each of his family and Dingshan, three pieces of silk from Lilac, two beaded flowers, a gold necklace, a few beautiful laces, a few A boy’s inkstone, pen and ink, and food for relatives...

Except for two packs of tonics, which were given by the medical center and Dr. Fang, he agreed on the same price for the other items. Among these gifts, apart from the strong ginseng, the gold collar bought for Lilac was the most expensive.

After Ding Zhao finished speaking, he was thinking about how much money he spent in total, when Ding Li came and said, One hundred and eleven taels, thirty-eight taels, seventy-eight yuan, twenty-five plus thirty-seven plus sixty-six plus fifty. Three plus forty-seven.”

Ding Xiang understood what he meant. Thirty-eight taels was the number of whole silver, and seventy-eight taels was the number of broken silver. He would not round up the broken silver into two and just say it out. He didn't know how to add hundreds, so he told him all the 110 taels and the number of copper coins reported by Ding Zhao.

Ding Zhao and Ding Liren looked at Ding Lilai in surprise. They counted again and found that there were indeed as many as Ding Li said.

Ding Liren said in surprise, Third brother, you are so good at memorizing all those numbers. Why is your memory so bad?

Ding Zhao smiled and said, Li Lai will be able to do big business in the future. Thinking about his honest temper, he added, Haha, I will open a big account.

Ding Xiang secretly thought that if the accountant gets bigger, he can go to the household department, and if he gets bigger, he can become a mathematician.

He said, Third brother is very capable and remembers the numbers well. From now on, if there is any accounting at home, it will be left to Third Brother to keep it. He won't even use a ledger.

After saying that, he rewarded him with another snack.

Ding Zhao bought roast chicken on the road, and Mrs. Zhang asked Ding Liren to go to Jiang's house to buy dried tofu and tofu, and then took a piece of marinated meat to cook, and prepared a table of delicious dishes.

Concerning national affairs is a common hobby for men, even country men.

Ding Zhao talked about the national events he heard in the capital.

Lilac also got three things that interested her.

One thing is that her queen grandma is still alive.

The second thing is that the queen's grandmother has only one daughter and no son.

The third thing is that the current prince is the second among the princes.

Ding Xiang still feels a little regretful that the next emperor is not his uncle. The palace fights were bloody, and who knew whether the queen's grandmother would be beaten down because she blocked other people's way.

If the queen's grandmother loses power, the princess's own mother will also lose power. Although Ding Xiang hates to see her biological mother in this life, and doesn't want her to lose power, she still wants to bring the fake Xun Xiang back to her original form in the future.

After the meal, Ding Zhuang couldn't wait to drive everyone out except his son. Ding Xiang acted coquettishly and hugged her father's neck and refused to come down. Zhang wanted to hug her forcefully, but neither Ding Zhuang nor Ding Zhao stopped her.

Ding Xiang was a smart child with practical knowledge. She knew that there was something they didn't want her to know, so she had no choice but to let Mrs. Zhang take her away.

Ding Zhuang closed the door and asked, How was it?

Ding Zhao's face turned serious, That was an old thing nearly thirty years ago. No one talks about it, and I can't bring it up specifically. I overheard a few gossips when I was drinking with Dr. Fang...

Ding Zhuang was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said, All the Dong family members are dead? Alas, no one will come to your mother and you again, which may be a good thing for our family. We can live a peaceful life in the countryside. Live longer. That jade pendant will be given to Xiangxiang in the future. It’s not that I don’t feel sorry for my grandson, but Xiangxiang is the most like the Dong family. After I die, you must treat Xiangxiang well, and keep the matter of her fragrance a secret.

Ding Zhao nodded. He dared not tell his father what else he had done in the capital.

Thirty years ago, the Dong family committed treason and all the masters were executed, including babies and women.

Perhaps my grandfather had noticed something and secretly took his fifteen-year-old daughter Dong Ruyue and six-year-old grandson Dong Yihe out one month before the accident. Dong Ruyue was entrusted to Xue Pingfu, a businessman who had been greatly favored by the Dong family, and her name was changed to Xue An.

I don’t know who Dong Yihe entrusted it to.

Before she died, Mrs. Xue only said that if Dong Yihe was alive and would come to find them, she must give him the jade pendant and find a way to reverse the Dong family's case.

Thirty years have passed now, and Dong Yihe would be thirty-six years old if he were still alive.

He hasn't come to see them for so many years, so he should be dead.

This time in the capital, the Dong family is still a traitor.

Among the Dong family girls who were not killed in that catastrophe, in addition to their mother Dong Ruyue, there were several Dong family girls who were already married, and three of them were in the capital. However, within a year after the Dong family's accident, they all died of illness one after another.

Ding Zhao suspected that Ding Xiang was the descendant of the three Dong girls, most likely the granddaughter of his mother's eldest sister Dong Ruyi or her second sister Dong Rulan.

Dong Ruyi originally married the eldest son of the Xun family, so Ding Zhao lived in an inn not far from the Xun family. The excuse was that his wife liked to braid, and she told him to buy more beautiful silk threads and braids from the capital. In addition to visiting embroidery shops, he ate and drank in restaurants on the street.