Fragrance Returned

Ding Xiang woke up and saw a mess of hair hanging in front of her eyes.

She thought of a play she had watched in her previous life, in which a dead man was hanging upside down in a tree, with his feet up and his head down, with his messy hair hanging down.

Lilac screamed in fright. The sound that came out was, Wow~~Wow~~

Again, both feces and urine came out.

The hair in front of his eyes suddenly disappeared, weighing down his big, thin face. Small eyes, round nose, and a beard around the raised mouth.

The elderly version of Ding Zhao.

Xiangxiang, what's wrong with you? Do you want to poop or drink milk?

Only then did Ding Xiang realize that it was Grandpa Ding Zhuang, and the hair hanging down was the beard on his chin.

Lilac reached out and grabbed his beard and laughed.

Seeing his precious granddaughter smiling, Ding Zhuang laughed out loud. She shouted with a loud voice, Li Chunniang, Xiangxiang is awake. Come and wash her quickly and feed her goat milk.

Mrs. Zhang went into the hall and took Ding Xiang over.

Ding Zhao walked in, Dad, if you don't go to the blacksmith shop, I will.

Ding's blacksmith shop is in Gu'an Town, which is very close to Beiquan Village, more than two-quarters of an hour's walk away.

Ding Zhuang knew that his son had just come back and should rest at home for two days. But he didn't care enough about his granddaughter, he just didn't want to go to work.

He said, You go ahead, I'll go back in a few days. You can buy another ewe in the town. The one with the cubs is the best. When the goat milk from the third room is finished, you can drink the goat milk from our family.

Ding Liren ran in and said to please, Master, after you buy the sheep, I will take the sheep out to eat tender grass. Raise the sheep until they are fat, and milk my sister more often.

Lilac was washed clean, fed and drunk, and then put into Ding Zhuang's hands.

Ding Zhuang stared at his granddaughter until she fell asleep.

Ding Xiang woke up again and was awakened by the sound of dogs barking and Ding Zhuang scolding the dogs.

The big dog ran into the house and was driven out by Ding Zhuang.

Ding Xiang opened her eyes and saw two long and thick black water droplets hanging in front of her eyes, still sliding down slowly. Like the car in the previous life that had not been washed for many days, raindrops suddenly fell on the windshield, carrying dirty dust and slowly sliding down the glass.

With a suck sound, the two long tubes of water droplets shrank up again, and then slowly slid down.

Ding Xiang knew that it was Ding Liren's little shot's nose.

The snot was getting closer and closer. Ding Xiang was afraid that the snot would fall on her face, so she turned her head and shouted.

Wow~~Wow~~

A loud voice like a bell floated in, You brat, go and provoke your sister again. See if I don't beat you up.

Ding Liren quickly raised his head, sniffed his nose first, and said aggrievedly, I didn't provoke my sister, I just looked at her.

If you don't provoke her, why would she cry?

Ding Zhuang rushed in and slapped Ding Liren on the head.

Ding Liren burst into tears, feeling extremely aggrieved, I really didn't provoke my sister, I didn't even touch a finger, wuwuwu...

My nose was blocked, so I blew it twice, and there was mucus hanging from my mouth, and I continued to cry with my eyes closed.

Ding Zhuang was so angry that he wanted to fight. Mrs. Zhang ran in and pulled Xiao Zhengtai aside, wiped his nose and coaxed softly, My sister is not familiar with you. She is scared if you are too close.

Xiao Zhengtai understood it and said with tears in his eyes, Okay, next time I will see my sister stay away.

Ding Xiang felt very sorry. She didn't cry just now, it was because it was thundering but not raining, but the little shot was unjustly beaten.

Mrs. Zhang picked up Dingxiang, sucked her and fed her goat milk.

Ding Zhuang took Lilac and said, Let's go, grandpa will take you to bask in the sun.

He sat in the yard under the apple tree. There aren't many fruits, but after picking some, there are still dozens of green fruits hanging sparsely on the tree.

The afternoon autumn sun shines through the branches and leaves on Lilac's little face, which is warm and can still smell the fragrance of apples.

The big dog Heizi came over and squatted beside Ding Zhuang's legs, stretching his long nose towards Ding Xiang. Ding Zhuang gave it a kick, but it didn't dare to move forward and pointed its nose in this direction.

There are more and more birds in his house, hovering over the yard. A few bold ones flew above the heads of grandparents and grandchildren.

Ding Zhuang had already heard from his son that birds liked the scent of his granddaughter, and he was afraid that they would poop in her face, so he asked Ding Liren to use a stick to drive them away. Smart birds flew on the branches and sang cheerful songs.

Outside the courtyard gate, chickens croaked, dogs barked, and children played loudly.

Ding Xiang narrowed her eyes in comfort and smiled toothlessly. She couldn't see her grandfather, but she knew that he was looking at her tenderly.

Thinking, although I am not your biological granddaughter, I will respect you like my biological granddaughter.

A little kid banged on the door and shouted, Ding Liren, come out and shake the mud.

Ding Liren replied loudly, I think my sister won't throw away the mud.

The little kid yelled again, What's the point of this little girl's film?

Xiao Zhengtai yelled back, My sister is good-looking and interesting.

After a long time, Ding Zhuang uttered a question that hit his soul, Tsk, tsk, why does Xiangxiang look so watery?

Ding Liren on the side immediately replied, Sir, my sister is like my grandma, that's why she is so cool.

Yes, I didn't think of such a simple question.

Ding Zhuang chuckled a few times, took out three pennies from his pocket and gave it to his grandson, Go to Lao Jiang's house to buy a bowl of tofu nao.

Lao Jiang's family opened a tofu shop. They made tofu at home and sold it in the town. People in this village and neighboring villages went to his house to buy tofu. Known as Jiang Tofu.

Ding Liren's favorite was sweet tofu curd sprinkled with sesame seeds and sugar, and he jumped for joy.

She called Mrs. Zhang loudly, Mom, I gave me three cents to buy tofu nao.

Mrs. Zhang, who was busy in the kitchen, heard this, took out a big bowl with a smile, and took her son to Lao Jiang's house.

Zhang's mother and son came back more than a quarter of an hour later, and Ding Liren stood in front of the stone table eating tofu. He first scooped a spoonful for his grandfather, but Ding Zhuang didn't eat it. I scooped another spoonful for Mrs. Zhang, but Mrs. Zhang didn’t eat it either.

I want to feed my sister again, It's soft and can be eaten without chewing.

Ding Zhuang said, No, my sister needs to grow up before she can eat this.

Ding Xiang smelled the aroma and sweetness of beans, and a silver thread flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Xiao Zhengtai laughed and said, My sister is so greedy that she is drooling.

Ding Zhuang also laughed.

Under the gentle gaze, amidst the noise outside and the clicking sound of Little Shota, Lilac fell asleep again unconsciously.

It was evening when I woke up. There was the sharp sound of the shovel hitting the pot and the smell of the food. Ding Zhao and Ding Lichun were back, as well as the bleating sound of the sheep.

I actually bought a sheep back.

Suddenly several excited shouts came, and Ding Zhao caught a beautiful bird.

Zhang said, It's so beautiful, it's a kingfisher.

Ding Lichun smiled and said, This bird is worth a lot of money. That day I saw Uncle Xia caught a bird like this in the mountains and sold it in the town for five taels of silver.

Ding Zhuang said hurriedly, This kind of bird will not survive if sold. It will be plucked and made into greenery. It comes here for Xiangxiang. If it dies, it will destroy Xiangxiang's happiness and longevity. Take it to the foot of the mountain and let it go. Don’t let the villagers catch them. Remember, as long as the birds enter our house, we can drive them away, but we cannot harm them. This is to accumulate blessings for Xiangxiang.”

Ding Zhao thought his father was right, so he caught the bird and released it at the foot of the mountain behind the village.

Although Ding Lichun and Ding Liren didn't know why the bird came to the house for their sister, their grandfather said it was good for their sister, so they did it.

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