Fragrance Returned

Ding Xiang thought of those words again. Miss Wang San told those words to Sun Mingjing. Maybe she was not just gossiping. If the news reaches the ears of the Zhu family, it will not only destroy the marriage between the Zhu and Lu families, but also be suspected of instigating the relationship between the two families. It is 80% likely to be the adult's instruction.

Qin Hai saw Ding Xiang's eyes wandering, thinking that he had neglected the little girl, and smiled at her again, General Zhu taught me a lesson, saying that I made the old shopkeeper drink more, which made Miss Ding unhappy. Haha, I understand, From now on, only shopkeeper Ding will be allowed to drink, not the old shopkeeper.

Ding Zhao smiled and said, Children are ignorant and talk nonsense.

Qin Hai smiled and said, Xiangxiang is not an ignorant child. He then regretted, My wife gave birth to a lot of sons, but she didn't give birth to a daughter. Otherwise, Xiangxiang would have a playmate at my house, so it wouldn't be fun. .”

The words were put into Ding Xiang's mouth, and she smiled and said, I was playing with the Sun sisters. She also asked me to go to Deputy Wang's Military Mansion to play with Third Sister Wang, but I didn't go. I don't like them.

Qin Hai wondered, Oh, why?

Ding Xiang opened her big clear eyes and said, Although Sister Sun smiled at me, I knew that she looked down upon my family as a merchant. That day, I met Sister Sun and Sister Wang San at the gouache shop. I heard them say that the Lu family My sister is not satisfied with the marriage and cries every day.

She said that the man's family background is not good and he has no future. Many people are laughing at her... Even though I am young, I know that it is not good to talk about others like this, and it is even worse to do it in the shop.

She spread the word.

She didn't dare to tell Mrs. Zhu for fear that she would be angry. He didn't dare to tell Zhu Qian, for fear that he would misunderstand that Lu was not Miss Lu.

Qin Hai is Zhu Qian's absolute confidant, and he knows everything about the Zhu family.

If he was not talking about Mr. Lu’s family, he would not take it to heart. If he hears that it is that family and there is something unintentional, he will naturally deal with it.

A trace of cruelty flashed in Qin Hai's eyes.

Mr. Lu took the initiative to propose the marriage. Mr. Zhu thought Mr. Lu was a good person, and Miss Lu looked smart, so he agreed. I didn’t expect to be disliked and even take it out to be spoken to like this.

Qin Hai forced out a smile and said, Xiangxiang is a good child, don't play with those little girls who love to talk. That little girl Sun is a concubine, and her biological mother is short-sighted and delayed the child. As for the Wang family girl, Zhan Du Don't get involved, there is no good person in that family.

Qin Zhen also heard the implication and snorted coldly, Second Miss Lu is married to Zhu Zhan, and it is Zhu Zhan who will suffer the loss, and she is not happy about it. Dad, if this is passed on to Uncle Zhu, the marriage between the two families will definitely not work out. This Wouldn’t it be contrary to that bastard’s wish?”

Qin Hai frowned and said, Don't say this out loud, as it will affect the relationship between several families. Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. All aspects of this matter must be handled well, and Master Lu cannot lose face...

Is this to cancel the engagement, and to do so in a dignified way?

Ding Xiang was relieved.

Qin Zhen put the wine cup in his hand on the table, wiped his mouth and said, It's better to be a pirate and do whatever you want. It's not like here, with your hands tied, and a kid has to deal with it carefully, so he Mother is unhappy...

He was still young when his family was a pirate. Although he never went to sea to rob anything, he knew that his grandfather and father seemed to live more happily there.

Qin Hai slapped Qin Zhen and cursed, You little bastard, you are becoming more and more careless with your words. If you continue to talk nonsense, I'll see if I don't hit you.

Ding Zhao smiled and said, Okay, okay, let's talk about something happy.

Several people talked about Feifei again.

Qin Zhen was very sorry that he didn't see it, and agreed to go hunting at Ding's house next time and take Feifei with him.

Ding Xiang smiled and said, Next time I come to Jiaozhou, I will bring Feifei with me.

Qin Zhen was very interested, Okay, let's take it to the sea to play.

When it got dark, Ding Zhao picked up Ding Xiang as soon as he came out of Qin Mansion.

He whispered in her ear, Did you say that to Uncle Qin on purpose?

Ding Xiang hugged his neck and said, Yeah, but I didn't lie.

Ding Zhao smiled and said, My daughter is right.

Publicly and privately, he didn't want the wife Zhu Zhan married to have an affair.

From the next day, Ding Xiang took a carriage to the Zhu Mansion to accompany Mrs. Zhu after breakfast. It wasn't until Zhu Qian and his son came back and had dinner together that they were sent home.

After a few days, Ding Xiang became more and more enthusiastic with Zhu Qian and Zhu Zhan. Several people ate together and talked together, just like a family.

For two days, Zhu Qian went on the boat for inspection and did not come back at night, so Ding Xiang was left to rest in the same bed as Mrs. Zhu.

Ding Xiang also learned more about the Zhu family.

The Zhu family has a spice shop in Jiaozhou Prefecture, several shops in Dingzhou, Jingcheng and other places, trading houses in Guangzhou Prefecture and Mingzhou Prefecture, and a Zhuangzi in Heikou Bay.

There are also several merchant ships. This is a legal merchant ship, and there should be some that are illegal.

The Zhu family's business is managed by Qin Hai's father Qin Jin and several confidants.

Qin Jin is Wang Qing who ran out with little Dong Yihe.

He is sixty-two years old today.

Qin Hai and his eldest son Qin Zhen followed Zhu Qian in the military camp. Qin Lei, also known as Brother Hong, is a hidden stakeholder and specializes in secret front work. Qin Lei also has a twin brother, Qin Li, who follows Mr. Qin to manage the Zhu family's business...

On the morning of September 12th, Ding Xiang was talking to Mrs. Zhu when a shopkeeper was brought in by the mother-in-law.

The shopkeeper, who was in his forties, bowed and said with a smile, Madam, Mi Zhixiang has made some fragrant powder in advance, and the rosary and pendants will have to wait for some time.

As he spoke, he placed a pastel porcelain jar on the Eight Immortals table.

Mrs. Zhu smiled and said, Thank you for your hard work, Manager Ji.

Aunt Wei handed over a purse.

Shopkeeper Ji took it, thanked him, and left.

Mrs. Zhu opened the porcelain jar, and the fragrant powder inside was black and red.

A faint aroma wafted out.

Mrs. Zhu put the porcelain cover back on with a smile in her eyes.

She cleaned her hands and led Ding Xiang to the side room.

The patterned table on the kang has been replaced by a rectangular table with short legs, covered with a layer of flannel.

Seagull held a small enamel incense burner and placed it on the table.

Yanzi came over with a tray and put several azure porcelain jars and plates on it.

Huang Ying put in a few more small spoons and small brushes.

Of so many things, Lilac only knows the incense burner.

Ding Xiang asked, Auntie, what is this?

Mrs. Zhu introduced them one by one with a smile, This is the incense burner, this is the incense cup, this is the incense bottle, and this is the charcoal basin... These seven items are fire props, including incense spoon, incense shovel, ash press, incense chopsticks, Xiangzhuan...

Mrs. Zhu opened the lid of the small incense burner, scooped out the incense ashes with an incense shovel and put it into the incense burner. She scattered the ashes with incense chopsticks and flattened them with ashes.

Finally, use an incense broom to sweep away the ashes around the incense burner and take out the incense seal.

The white incense ashes are covered with dark red incense powder. Light the incense powder with incense charcoal, and then close the stove lid.

As a few wisps of cigarette smoke floated up from the stove cover, the rich fragrance came out.

This is the ancient way of incense.

It’s much more troublesome than throwing incense tablets into the incense burner, lighting incense sticks, or putting incense pills directly into the sachet.

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