Chapter 314: Know yourself and the enemy(1/2)
After the couple finished chatting, Shu Shu asked Xiao Chun to take off the red cloak and trim it.
When it's time to watch, the little spring is sewn and wrapped in brocade.
Early the next morning, the tenth elder brother came.
This is to go to the Yamen with Brother Jiu.
Although the two brothers are in different yamen, they can work together.
Although they had handed over the post, it was not advisable to go to the inner hall too early. When they asked someone to pass the message yesterday, they had already agreed to go there.
Before that, the two brothers can still go to their respective yamen, so they can go to Dianmao today without delay.
Behind Brother Ten were two eunuchs, one of whom was carrying some snack bags.
Brother Jiu pointed to the brocade package and said: "Your sister-in-law prepared this for you Fujin, let Ping An take it..."
Ping An is the empty-handed eunuch behind Brother Ten.
He who carries the burden is called longevity.
The two are not relatives, but they both happen to have the surname Wang.
Their names were both given by the imperial concubine during her lifetime.
The tenth elder brother did not ask what was in the baggage. He looked at Shu Shu and thanked her: "I'd like to trouble my ninth sister-in-law to trouble you..."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "What are you talking about? I was in such a hurry this time that the dining room had no time to prepare. I will ask someone to make some milk cakes and milk rolls to send over, and let Gege taste the milk food in our palace..."
Milk was not uncommon in the palace.
There is a supply under each master's name, for drinking milk tea or drinking directly.
The tenth elder brother said: "Then ask someone to send the items from the three institutes, so that the ninth sister-in-law will not have enough..."
Shu Shu was not polite to him and nodded: "Well, if you are rich, ask someone to make milk tofu."
The most commonly eaten food in Mongolia is mutton.
There is mutton in Lifanyuan's supply, but there must not be much of it.
Shu Shu thought of this and reminded the tenth brother: "You can send someone to pick a good mutton shop on Dongsi Street and buy a few sheep to send to them. It's cold now, so they can store them. Fujin, Gege and the others It’s also convenient to use…”
Besides, living there are not only the three princesses of Abahai County, mother and son, but also the royal family’s entourage, who can eat as much as they want.
Brother Ten nodded and said: "Well, I will send people to buy it soon. I was thinking about bringing something with me before, but the snacks in the imperial dining room are too simple..."
Shu Shu thought of the two barrels of Guangxi sweet oranges that Brother Jiu mentioned yesterday.
In the middle of winter, a bucket of green fruit trees with golden oranges hanging on them is a very decent gift and will definitely make the Mongolians calm down.
But she just thought about it and had no intention of changing her mind.
This fruit tree is just dispensable to Mongolian guests.
For a few children, maybe they can have a little more joy in the sad and boring days of observing filial piety.
She said: "You can also buy a basket of Dongzi vegetables, they are not available in Mongolia."
The tenth prince also agreed.
He is not short of money.
Besides, these things don’t cost much.
It is this idea that should make Prince Fujin and Princess happy.
Before leaving, I thought of Brother Fourteen, and Brother Ninth told me: "If you send someone to deliver a lunch box at noon, please serve it with kuding tea to defeat the anger of Fourteenth..."
Shu Shu smiled and listened, nodded and said: "I know..."
This is really a good brother. In addition to attacking mentally, he also attacks physically.
The tenth elder brother was standing by, listening to the two people talking, and knew that he was going to bring food to the fourteenth elder brother, so he also joined in and said, "Sister-in-law nine, put more dried shrimps. When the fourteenth child was young, there were woodlice in them. I was shocked. Seeing this
I’m not greedy anymore…”
Shu Shu couldn't stand listening anymore and waved her hands to urge the two of them to leave quickly.
They really cheat each other more than the other brothers.
Forget it about Shopee.
Shu Shu felt embarrassed after hearing this.
She was also the one who was scared.
It took two years for this to change.
Those who care about others should not use this to stimulate Brother Fourteen.
Kuding tea can be paired with it.
Because the fourteenth elder brother named him to eat sweet osmanthus, Shu Shu was a good sister-in-law, so she followed him.
So the dessert at noon was a dish of sweet-scented osmanthus and yam.
There is also a dish of sesame amber walnut kernels.
These two desserts, paired with Kuding tea, will not be so greasy.
The remaining dishes are braised pork, homemade meat sausage, Sixi meatballs, and egg skin meat rolls.
Because it was cold, I did not use cold dishes and added two vegetarian dishes.
Sweet and sour cabbage, stir-fried spinach.
There is also a soup, which is vegetarian meatball and tofu soup.
The soup was served in a casserole.
The outside is also covered with cotton before being put into the suitcase.
The others were also put into lunch boxes with cotton covers.
It was estimated that there were still two quarters of an hour until noon, so Li Yin took two young eunuchs to send him off in person.
When Li Yin came back, he brought two wallets with him.
One was rewarded by the thirteenth elder brother, and the other was rewarded by the fourteenth elder brother.
Inside are two small silver pins.
Such a reward is not too small.
Shu Shu said: "You can keep it yourself..."
This is the future butler, and Shu Shu has no intention of using him as an errand boy, but right now he is really short of manpower.
Shu Shu said: "You can ask Mr. Cui later if there are any familiar disciples and disciples who can recommend him. Someone who can get started when he comes over. Someone who knows the basics is better than someone chosen from outside... There needs to be one person in the study at the front, as well as the concierge.
Put one..."
To avoid showing up again, like yesterday, the fourteenth elder brother went directly to the main house without any notification and no one to stop him.
"We also need to add someone to the foreign affairs department. He should be more intelligent. He usually goes to the imperial kitchen to propose regulations, goes to various places to spread messages and run errands..."
There is really no one around Brother Jiu.
Sun Jin also knows the basics and has outstanding abilities. It is more useful to stay with Brother Jiu than to stay in the Second Institute.
As for asking Manager Cui...
That's because Manager Cui is currently in an awkward situation.
He is the eunuch in charge of my elder brother, and he is responsible for managing and supervising his place.
But first it was Nanny Liu and then Yao Zixiao, so it was inevitable that he would make an oversight.
Shu Shu felt that there was no need to be harsh.
Know people, know faces, but don’t know hearts.
Needless to say, Aunt Liu is both a wet nurse and a nanny, and she is more senior than Manager Cui next to Brother Nine.
Even if Manager Cui is sent by the emperor, he still has to consider the young master's preferences and take a step back from Nanny Liu.
As for Yao Zixiao, if he hadn't exposed himself, who would have thought that a young eunuch who entered the palace at the age of ten had a master behind him?
Half a year after Shu Shu's marriage, Manager Cui was very respectful and cooperative with her mistress, allowing Xiao Chun and the others to successfully take over the general affairs of the second house.
Shu Shu appreciated his kindness and was willing to reciprocate his kindness.
Li Yin's expression became more and more respectful, he responded, and went out to talk to Manager Cui.
When he went out, Walnut said: "Fu Jin, I heard that a few days ago, Guiyuan started to learn accounting from sister Xiaochun..."
Walnuts, peanuts, hazelnuts, and longan are the four maids Shu Shu chose after she married in.
Among them, walnut and peanut are bigger, and both of them are sixteen years old.
Hazelnut and Guiyuan are younger, both thirteen years old.
Hazelnut was born under the name of Concubine Yifei.
To be continued...