When Brother Jiu came back, he handed the documents from the four shops to Shu Shu.
Shu Shu was very surprised and said: "I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to check the room?"
Regarding the shop here, the couple had no plans to reach out to it before.
The icing on the cake, it doesn't matter.
Brother Jiu said: "No, I was following Khan Amma to see the palace. Khan Amma praised me, so I mentioned it..."
Otherwise, the praise is too vain.
Afterwards, it passed without mentioning black or white.
He won't be knighted until later in life, so it's hard to mention the merit again.
Shu Shu felt relieved after hearing this.
If I reach out to plan something, even if Kangxi agrees after his death, I will feel uncomfortable; this is what I asked directly from Kangxi, and I deserve it, which is just right.
Otherwise, it would be a lot of credit but also a burden.
She said: "Then I will write a letter to the capital tomorrow and get some help from the shop."
Previously, when following the Holy Driver, everyone was moving slowly.
If we really want to mobilize supplies and people from the capital, it will take only ten days.
Most of the Mongolian princes who came to visit the court have not yet arrived, so the shop will be opened this year.
According to Brother Jiu's plan, the manpower and goods of the pastry shop, restaurant, tea house, and rouge shop can all be dispatched from the capital, which is also convenient.
Shu Shu calculated in his mind and said: "The rouge shop is just a tea shop, and the pastry shop and restaurant can only be opened for a few months and they won't make much money."
Brother Jiu said: "Let's work on it for a year and see if you want to make adjustments next year."
There are many profitable industries, but under Kangxi's nose, they can't occupy them all.
Just one or two of the above will be enough.
Shu Shu nodded.
In this shop, profits come later.
Since the couple is not short of money, they don't have to worry much about this.
Brother Jiu said: "I will take a three-day rest starting tomorrow. I will take you around the area?"
Taking advantage of the fact that there are fewer Mongolian princes coming to court now, they can move more freely.
When the Mongolian prince comes to court, the princesses and eldest daughters of Fu Meng will also come, and then the couple will be free.
Shu Shu said: "I'm going to pay my respects to the Queen Mother tomorrow morning. I won't be free until later, so I can take a look around."
The couple lived here for most of the winter last year and became familiar with the neighborhood.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Then go to Yueya Valley to fish..."
The winter before last, I broke the ice and caught it. It was a small fish with long fingers, no small spines, and tender meat. It was delicious even if it was braised or fried.
As soon as Brother Jiu said this, Shu Shu became greedy and said, "Let's take a break and go fish it out. It's just in time to eat it at night."
Brother Ninth has no objection.
The couple was tired of riding in the car all the way, but they also wanted to move around more.
They had a simple lunch, took a short rest after the meal, and the couple were ready to go out.
The Crescent Valley is just eight miles southwest of the palace, and you can get there in a short carriage ride.
Chun Lin, Xiao Song, He Yuzhu, Zhou Song and others brought fishing nets, barrels and other things with them.
Because this place is outside a slope and inaccessible, there are not only small fish but also other things in the stream.
When you go down a net, you have to take two or three with you.
It is blue-grey in color and has claws. The small one is as long as the thumb and the large one is as long as the index finger.
Brother Jiu was disgusted when he saw it and said: "What is this? Why is he so big..."
Shu Shu's eyes were bright, he picked one up and said excitedly: "This is a cricket, this one is good, catch this one..."
A dozen or so people worked together, but there wasn't much. In an hour, they only grabbed half a bucket.
Shu Shu's saliva is almost secreted.
When Brother Jiu saw this, he remembered the shrimps he had eaten before, which looked a bit like crickets, and asked, "This...is also a shrimp?"
Shu Shu nodded and said, "I'll have this tonight. I can serve it as a treat."
It just so happened that I received a reward today, so it was not so abrupt to show my filial piety.
With the Queen Mother here, naturally one cannot only show filial piety to the Queen Mother.
When it was time for dinner, Brother Jiu personally went to the palace to deliver food, first to the imperial court and then to the Queen Mother.
He didn't come back until he finished running errands.
As for brothers of the same generation, there are none.
I made a total of three bowls of cricket tofu using these crickets, and the remaining one was used to make spicy crickets.
However, we caught a lot of small fish, including two buckets, so we sent some to several dining rooms next to each other.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu were both full from dinner.
Brother Jiu had rice with crickets soaked in tofu, while Shu Shu finished off a plate of spicy crickets.
Who can put down this bite?
After Shu Shu finished the whole plate, she was still unsatisfied.
Brother Jiu saw that she loved to eat, so he planned to send someone to Crescent Valley every day.
Eat a few more meals while no one notices.
When there are more people looking for it, it will not be easy to eat...
*
Palace, imperial palace.
Kangxi took a spoon and was also eating cricket tofu.
Unlike the inexperienced Ninth Prince, Kangxi had eaten this dish in Wula, Jilin during his early eastward tour. He didn't expect that this dish also existed in Rehe.
I went to Mulan Paddock earlier and had not eaten this dish when I passed by it.
He looked at Liang Jiugong.
"Jiuye Jing said that he took Fujin to arrest him personally..." Liang Jiugong explained hurriedly.
Kangxi thought about Brother Jiu's journey all the way, and invited the imperial doctor twice, and even asked him personally. As a result, when he arrived at the place today, he started to feel happy and was speechless.
"My mouth is getting greedier and my face is getting thicker..."
Kangxi commented.
Today, I complimented him and started asking for things.
However, the ninth elder brother also reminded Kangxi that these older sons should be rewarded early if they have merit in the future, so as not to save up for the time when it will be no good to get a high title, not to be high, and it is not good to feel wronged.
Sons, don't let them become resentful.
Liang Jiugong didn't answer, he just looked at the bowl of cricket tofu longingly.
It smells fresh.
When Kangxi saw it, he laughed and scolded: "Why haven't I rewarded you with delicious food? You're a loser!"
Liang Jiugong hurriedly said: "I'm just curious, why is this called tofu?"
Kangxi asked someone to serve him a bowl and said, "Try it and you will know..."
Liang Jiugong thanked him, took it with both hands, took a sip, and was speechless at once.
It tastes like tofu, more like tender egg custard.
When the dining table was removed, Kangxi was not polite and ordered Liang Jiugong: "Go to Brother Jiu and ask where you caught this cricket, and then have someone copy the recipe and send it over..."
Kangxi's appetite for food was only mediocre, but he thought this dish was delicious and would be more suitable for women.
There is no need to worry about the Queen Mother. Jiu Age and Jiu Fujin are filial and will not fall behind other than to show respect.
The concubines who followed this time, Concubine De, were qualified, concubines, concubines Min, and the royal concubines were favored...
*
Liang Jiugong came forward in person, and Jiu Age naturally explained the location of the Crescent Valley in a lively manner, and also asked Xiaotang to copy a recipe of the cricket tofu recipe.
When Liang Jiugong left, Brother Jiu sent out the ginkgo and twelfth month, and said to Shu Shu: "Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect that Khan Ama would still be here today..."
Shu Shu was also surprised.
You must know that Kangxi never paid attention to appetite and never showed any preference in meals.
The reasons for such changes are worth pondering.
Brother Jiu's mood was very complicated and he said: "This is also a special case. In the early years, no matter how favored the empress and the concubines were, they were not so considerate about their diet and daily life..."
Shu Shu shook her head and said, "It's different. Several concubines have children."
Therefore, no matter how much Kangxi favored him, he wanted to avoid being too eye-catching because he was afraid of causing speculation in the previous dynasty and affecting the prince's status.
The beloved concubine who was young and childless did not have so many worries.
Brother Ninth, the surrogate mother, felt a little dissatisfied and said: "Fortunately, our empress has senior qualifications and was awarded the title of concubine at the front, like the Min Concubine and the Liang Concubine, but now they have moved to the back. It's strange that I feel so comfortable."
This is talking about the ranking of palace concubines.
After getting married to the concubine, she was given the concubine's position, and her position was moved to the top of the concubine's position.
Later, the daughter born to a concubine died in infancy, but the concubine position was still provided.
When the next time the harem is promoted, this person will definitely be there.
Shu Shu said: "In terms of status in the palace, apart from the heirs, the holy family comes first, and seniority is not the most important."
The couple said a few words and then let the matter go.
It’s just that I don’t have to worry about spicy crickets tomorrow…
*
When Brother Jiu went in and out of the palace, the sky was bright and his actions were under his nose.
Therefore, whether it is the prince and princes in the palace, or the clan ministers outside the palace, almost everyone has received the news and knows that the ninth elder brother "respects" today.
Here, the prince, looking at the table full of food, has nowhere to put down his chopsticks.
There were blisters in his mouth, and he was not thinking about eating. The regular dishes served in the palace kitchen were all made with thick oil and red sauce. He only picked up a chopstick of pan-fried fish and ate chazuke rice directly.
Hearing that this was the fish sent by Brother Jiu, the prince was a little surprised.
I didn't pay attention to it before, but now I realized that the filial piety that Brother Jiu paid in the palace was only to the emperor and the queen mother. When he was in the palace, there was also the Yifei department, and there was no Yuqing Palace.
However, whether it was the tributes brought to the palace by the royal family, princes or local officials, they all had a share in the Yuqing Palace.
Why did Brother Ninth become the exception?
Immediately, the prince thought that Jiu Age and his wife loved to give things away, and they often went to Tuoyuan Bookstore to give things away when they were in Haidian West Garden.
It seems that if other princes have it, they have it; if other princes don't have it, they don't have it.
What does it mean?
Did Brother Nine do it on purpose or unintentionally?
*
Outside the palace, in the side room, at the eldest brother's place.
The eldest brother is drinking, already the second bottle of dinner.
Dafujin sat across from him and his wife. When he saw this, he quickly took a bite of dried fried fish and said, "Have a few bites of vegetables. Uncle Jiu asked someone to bring this fish."
The eldest brother nodded, took some food, glanced at Dafu Jin, and said: "The Queen's grandmother is impatient to socialize with people, so there is no need to go there often, so as not to disturb the Queen's grandmother..."
If he, the eldest son of the emperor, does not stand in the way, there is no need for Dafu Jin to gain the advantage of being the eldest sister-in-law of the royal family.
When he left Beijing before, he had hesitated whether to take Da Fujin out, but he still couldn't bear it.
Otherwise, it is justifiable to leave Dafu Jin in the palace to take care of several princesses.
Dafujin lowered his eyes and said: "I am the sister-in-law. If I don't come forward, my ninth and thirteenth younger siblings may be inconvenienced..."
The eldest brother said: "The princesses will return to court in a while. The imperial grandmother is not short of people to talk to. The ninth brother and sister don't like Zhang Luo very much. The thirteenth brother and sister will not let Chang go over to pay their respects..."
Dafujin nodded and said, "Well, it's up to you..."
*
I lay down for two days and came back to life, but my nose is not my own, and my throat is not my own either. Every time I swallow, my eardrums will flap. Please take care of yourself.