Although farmers mainly grow crops, if they also do a good job in side businesses while growing crops well, so that everyone can eat well and dress warmly, wouldn't life be more and more comfortable?
Furthermore, the clan leader thought that with the income from the winery, the children in the clan who were good at studying could be sent to study in the town school, county school, or even the prefecture school, and perhaps another talented person like Ding Youtian would emerge.
The clan leader became excited. It seemed that the Ding family was going to prosper, all thanks to the blessings of their ancestors. He thought that he had to quickly burn three more incense sticks to his ancestors and report the good news to them.
The village head's thinking differed from the clan leader's. He was a village official, often traveling to the town and county, so he had a broader perspective. Furthermore, regarding the hybrid grain issue, he had been invited by the prefectural governor, Mr. Fang, and the county magistrate, Mr. He, to speak at various towns and counties over the past six months. His frequent interactions with officials had unknowingly elevated his ideology to a new level.
He was thinking that just having a scholar like Ding Youtian had brought such great benefits to the village. If every child in the village could go to school, and there were more Ding Youtians in the future, more talents could be trained for the court, and their Dingxian Village would become famous in Dayan State.
Both old men were extremely excited.
The news quickly spread throughout the village. Ding Youtian had become famous for his studies. No one mentioned his father, Old Dingtou, but his deceased grandfather Ding Dachuan came back to life in the villagers' mouths.
Back then, while fleeing famine, Ding Youtian's grandfather cried out to the heavens, "God, damn you, you immortal! Why is it that my Ding family will never produce a scholar?" Many of the older generation in the village told this joke to their children and grandchildren. Today, those who laughed at him back then slap their thighs in frustration when they think of it, and they all feel that they were the ones who were truly ridiculous and short-sighted.
Ding Youtian's success not only gave hope to the people in Dingxian Village, but also to the farmers in many surrounding villages. Those families in the villages who did not have clan schools sent their children to Mr. Mo's school in the town. As a result, the news that Mr. Mo had gone crazy quickly reached the ears of Ding Youtian and Jian Ning.
"Madam, if you can cure my mother-in-law's illness, I think you can cure Master Mo as well, right?"
Jian Ning had forgotten the exact date Ding Youtian started calling her Madam instead of Wife. She smiled and said, "Mr. Mo is suffering from a mental illness. I'm not a psychiatrist, so I'm afraid it's difficult to treat. I need to see him before I can make a definitive conclusion."
Since the restoration of the imperial examination system in the Great Yan Dynasty, Master Mo must have taken the exam no less than ten times. Last year, when Master Mo came to Jian Ning's house with his wife and daughter, Jian Ning heard that he was aiming to be the top scorer. In the past, none of the students he taught had ever been the top scorer. As a teacher, the idea that supported him to take the exam was mostly to win the first place in one fell swoop.
This unexpected victory allowed Ding Youtian to take the lead. He was overwhelmed and his spirit collapsed. The madness caused by this situation is not easily cured by drugs.
"If the Madam can't be cured, then isn't there any hope for the Master?"
"That's not necessarily true. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. It can't be said that there is no hope at all."
After Jian Ning finished speaking, Mo Mingyue and Gao came into the yard one after another. They both came to seek medical treatment. Gao was carrying half a basket of eggs in her hand, which was covered with a piece of floral cloth.
"Sister-in-law." Mingyue walked into the room, turned sideways and bowed to Jian Ningfu, tears streaming down her face before she spoke.
"Don't be so polite. I know why you are here. I just talked to my husband about the teacher. He will spare no effort to cure me. Please sit down first, and I will tell you in detail later." After saying this, Jian Ning looked at Gao, not understanding why she came?
"Uh, well..." Gao Shi didn't know what to address her for a moment. After a moment's hesitation, she suddenly put down the basket and bowed to Jian Ningfu. "I greet Princess An Ning. I hope the Princess will be magnanimous and not bother with such a clumsy woman. I kowtow to the Princess."
As she spoke, she was about to kneel down and kowtow. Jian Ning did not stop her. Not only did she not stop her, she also stopped Ding Youtian with her eyes.
After accepting her gift, Jian Ning said, "Tell me, what are you doing here today?"
Gao, holding back her tears, told Jian Ning about Ding Gui's incident, then gritted her teeth and cursed, "It's all because of that damned Old Five! He even dared to cheat his own nephew. I gave him a pill to eat. It will give him immense strength after taking it. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been injured..."
She swallowed the word "Dabao" abruptly and said, "Princess, it was all my fault before. I'm just a country woman who can't read a word and has a shallow eyelid. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold it against me..."
Gao burst into tears. For her son's sake, she had sacrificed her dignity, even degrading herself and making herself look worthless. Jian Ning sighed inwardly, pitiful how loving a parent could be. She wasn't sure she could undo the elixir Feng Qingzi had refined, but she was still willing to let Ding Gui take a look.
"I'm busy today, so please bring him to the clinic tomorrow."
Gao was overjoyed when she heard this. She kowtowed three times without caring about anything else and insisted on leaving half a basket of eggs. She wiped her tears and turned away, thanking him profusely.
Given Jian Ning's temper, she really didn't want to punish Ding Guizhi, but thinking about the fact that he was still a half-grown child, she felt that he had learned a lesson. She also heard that the third and eldest brothers had dragged Old Ding away that day. If Old Ding had actually knelt down and kowtowed to Ding Youtian in public, it would be very troublesome if it got out.
What people say is scary!
Rumors that have been distorted through word of mouth are like a knife that kills without shedding blood. Considering the good things that the third brother has done, she should let Ding Gui see. Whether he can be cured depends on his own fate.
Therefore, as parents, if they usually do good deeds and accumulate virtue, even if they themselves do not benefit from it, their children and grandchildren will definitely be blessed!
Mingyue has lost a lot of weight recently because her father often makes a fuss in the middle of the night. Her complexion looks much worse and she is not as fresh and beautiful as before.
She had wanted to come two days ago, but she thought that Jian Ning and the others would be busy as they had just returned home, so she reluctantly refrained from coming. Now that Gao had gone, she stood up and bowed to Jian Ning and Ding Youtian. "Thank you, sister-in-law. I came in such a hurry today that I didn't bring any gifts. I hope you and my senior brother won't mind. I'll make it up later."
"What are you talking about?" Ding Youtian's mentor was Blind Liu, but the world didn't know it, so he said, "The Master is also my mentor. Junior Sister, there's no need to be so distant. Let's go with you to see the Master."
Mingyue had come alone on foot. Jian Ning had asked Master Ding San to prepare a carriage to take them to the town school, and Master Ding San went immediately. Ding Youtian and Jian Ning's decision to hand over the winery to the clan had truly delighted the three of them, and he drove over to the carriage in great joy.
Several people got on the carriage. Mingyue took the initiative to sit next to Jian Ning and never looked up at Ding Youtian from beginning to end.
To her, Ding Youtian had become her unattainable dream, not to mention that he was the husband of the current princess. As soon as she heard the news, she knew it was time to wake up from her dream!
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