At the beginning of the year, the group arrived at the inn outside Changping County and settled down directly.
Shu Shu mentioned to Brother Jiu that he wanted to go to the county town and have a restaurant.
Summer is long, and there is still more than an hour before dark, so there is enough time.
Brother Jiu naturally agreed, but also sent He Yuzhu to tell Bose and Deyi.
There is no need to mobilize troops when entering the county. The one hundred accompanying troops can be placed at the post station, but they must also be accompanied by bodyguards.
After a while, the escort and the luggage cart were left behind, while the others continued walking along the official road.
The county seat is still about ten miles away from the inn, so it's fast, we'll be there in two or three quarters of an hour.
When he arrived at the gate of the county town, Bose called the city gatekeeper, showed his guard badge, and directly ordered: "Which is the biggest restaurant in the city? Ask someone to take you there..."
The city gate official said hurriedly: "This is Sifang Restaurant. I will take you there personally..."
The first-class bodyguard is the third grade.
You must know that the county lord is the seventh grade.
Looking at the group of tall and powerful guards, there is no need to think that there are also noble people in the carriage. It is a carriage covered with red wheels and red wheels, so it cannot be ignored.
Bose let the city gatekeeper lead the way, and the group went directly to Sifang Restaurant.
It is a five-room, two-story restaurant located in a lively area along the street.
Because it was dinner time, there were already many people sitting in the restaurant lobby.
The city gatekeeper woke up and entered the restaurant and told the shopkeeper: "Hurry and clear the second floor, the noble man is here..."
The shopkeeper hurriedly asked people to clean up the second floor, and then sent someone to inform the boss.
By the time Shu Shu helped Brother Jiu's carriage, the owner had already brought the shopkeeper to greet him at the door of the restaurant.
When Brother Jiu got off the carriage, he knew that he was wearing a yellow belt and was a clan master.
Looking at the regulations on carriages, this is a carriage with a red wheel and red cover that can only be used by the family members of the county prince and above.
Shi Fujin was most afraid of being looked at as a monkey. When he got out of the car and saw the women on the street who were all dressed in Han Chinese clothes, he thought he would be watched.
But I thought too much.
With so many guards surrounding him, how could anyone dare to look at him with a straight eyebrow?
Even if you are curious, you just take a few glances from a distance.
Just like when everyone passed by the lobby, there was silence in the lobby, and the diners were also careful.
When we arrived at the private room on the second floor, everyone felt much more at ease.
Brother Jiu glanced at He Yuzhu, and He Yuzhu told his host: "Just gather a few tables and order some quick dishes. There are four tables in total, all of the same style..."
The owner agreed.
This is also Brother Jiu's habit when he goes out. He doesn't say that he divides his food into different categories in order to appear superior.
You don’t eat it every day. Since you come out to try something new, you won’t be stingy with your money.
When the host brought the shopkeeper down, Shu Shu also told Xiao Chun and the others: "No need to wait, you can go down and eat too..."
As for the guards, they sat in the private rooms on the left and right.
Xiao Chun responded, but did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he poured tea, served Shu Shu and wiped his hands before taking Xiao Tang, Xiao Song and the others down.
Brother Jiu glanced at He Yuzhu with disgust and said, "What are you still doing? You don't even wink at all!"
He Yuzhu looked at Shu Shu.
Shu Shu put a clean towel in her hand and said with a smile: "I'll serve you..."
Brother Jiu proudly took the towel and wiped his hands.
Shi Fujin looked on and smiled sullenly.
The ninth elder brother couldn't tell her directly, so he showed off to the tenth elder brother: "Look at you, ninth elder brother, how lucky I am. Your sister-in-law is considerate..."
The tenth elder brother smiled, took the towel from the girl's hand, and said: "Then brother, let me learn from the ninth sister-in-law, and be more considerate..."
With that said, he took Shi Fujin's hand and carefully wiped Shi Fujin's hands.
Shi Fujin smiled broadly and said, "I am as lucky as Brother Nine!"
Brother Ninth: "..."
Inexplicably, it hurts my eyes.
He couldn't help but whispered to Shu Shu in a low voice: "So it's okay for us to have a little Gege. A brat is not good at all. When you have a daughter-in-law, all you see is the daughter-in-law..."
These words are sour.
Shu Shu grabbed a handful on his waist.
She somewhat understood Kangxi's mood.
The ninth elder brother felt sour when he saw the tenth elder brother getting close to Shi Fujin, and he thought Kangxi would become even more sour.
The ninth elder brother has a "fake mother-in-law" mentality at best, while Kangxi should have a "real mother-in-law" mentality.
After a while, the dried fruits, fresh fruits, candied fruits, and pastries on the table arrived first.
The fresh fruits are peaches, pears, apples and small black grapes.
Now is not the time for apples and grapes to go on sale.
The small black grapes are not big in size, but they are sour and sweet, and taste delicious.
The apple is not big, but it tastes good.
When the waiter served the food, Shu Shu stopped and asked, "Are these apples and grapes produced locally?"
The waiter replied respectfully: "It's from the Wang Family Orchard in the north of the city. This is the first fruit of this year..."
Brother Jiu, who was nearby, also became interested and said: "I was just thinking about what to bring back, and this is just right..."
Just as Xiao Chun came in to pour tea, Shu Shu ordered: "Bring some money and ask the shop assistant to go over and order some apples and grapes!"
Xiao Chun agreed, took twenty taels of silver, and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter accepted it respectfully and went to send a message to his employer.
After a quarter of an hour, some dishes came out one after another.
In this kind of restaurant, some semi-finished dishes are prepared.
For example, a dish of crispy pork elbow and a dish of braised silver carp with sauce. Although they are big dishes, they are served very quickly.
Shifujin wanted to eat mutton, so there were actually two mutton dishes, mutton meatballs stuffed with winter melon, and braised lamb chops. There were also fried turtle doves with sauce, and hare meatballs, all of which were freshly eaten.
The rest is stir-fry, stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried spinach powder, stir-fried river shrimp, stir-fried tofu.
There are also several cold dishes, fried river fish, fried mushrooms, salted almonds, and spiced dried radish.
Although it is not as exquisite as the prince's dining room, it has a new taste.
"Pot smell" is a common problem, not only Shifujin has it, Shushu feels that she also has it, and she eats with gusto.
Even Brother Jiu ate a few more bites of food than usual.
By the time the group of people came down from their meal, it was already dusk.
There was a carriage parked at the door of the restaurant, with several baskets of apples and several baskets of grapes on it. The orchards had sent them fruits.
He Yuzhu ordered the people to drive directly to the inn with them.
When they arrived at the inn, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu came to watch and thought the fruit was good.
The person who drives the cart to deliver the fruits is the little boss of the orchard.
Brother Jiu then asked: "How much is left of the first crop? When will the second crop come?"
The little boss thought for a while and said: "There are still a few baskets of apples left to pick, and the ripe grapes have been picked. It will take three or five days to pick the rest..."
Calculating this way, the grapes ripen earlier than other places.
What's rare is that this grape is sweet and not sour.
Brother Jiu then discussed with Shu Shu: "How about we order some more and send someone to pick them up in a few days? We can also send some to the city later and ask my father-in-law and mother-in-law to try it too?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Let's decide. Not only this one, but also those that mature at the end of the month can be added directly to the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Also, it can be steamed like canned peaches, or you can steam canned apples and keep them for eating in winter.
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Then set it more, and it will always be dispersed."
He then asked He Yuzhu to order fruits with the little boss.
Not only the fruits and grapes will be available in a few days, but also before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I left a deposit of fifty taels of silver and simply wrote a receipt.
When the time comes to collect the fruit, the settlement will be based on the current price.
Brother Shi and Shi Fujin were nearby, each holding a bunch of grapes.
The tenth elder brother said: "Sister-in-law Ninth, if we have rich grapes, can we make wine?"
Shu Shu had asked people to restore thick wine and brew pear wine before, but she had never tried it with wine.
She said: "You can try it first then..."
If it succeeds, it will be wine; if it fails, it will be a collection of microorganisms.
Shi Fujin looked at the half bunch of grapes in his hand and said, "Can we dry the raisins? Raisins are delicious, and the braised mutton rice with raisins is also delicious!"
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "These grapes are small and contain little sugar. When dried, they become skin and seeds, which are not delicious. The raisins we eat are all from the northwest, and they are dried from large grapes."
Shi Fujin was not disappointed and said: "Then eat this dry, it's delicious dry!"
Young Master Shu Shu had to remind: "It doesn't taste sour after eating it, but if you eat it in large quantities, it can easily damage your teeth."
Shi Fujin smiled and said: "It's okay, my teeth fell out. I'll have porridge tomorrow!"
I really can’t talk about it, but during breakfast the next day, Shi Fujin lost his teeth.
She was so pitiful that she covered her cheeks while eating plain eggs.
This place is only more than 40 miles away from Haidian. We set off after breakfast and arrived at Xinwusuo at noon.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu simply cleaned up and distributed apples and grapes.
The garden dining room is the big one, with two baskets of apples and two baskets of grapes. He Yuzhu was asked to send a message to Dong Dianbang, the manager of the garden dining room, to divide out half a basket of grapes, half a basket of apples to pay tribute to Huichun Villa, and the rest to follow the emperor's arrangements.
The Danbo Weide Palace in the West Garden also has a large head, a basket of apples and a basket of grapes.
The remaining ones are Xinwusuo and Hechisi No.4, where the prince and prince Fujin live, with two plates of apples and two plates of grapes in each place.
The tenth elder brother and the fifth elder brother are doubled.
The eldest brother happened to be away, so the head office was saved.
By dinner time, apples and grapes were seen everywhere.
The apples are not big, only the size of a child's fist. They are very different from the ones brought by local tribute in autumn, but they are better than fresh.
The same goes for grapes. This is the first time the palace has seen such small grapes.
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Qingxi Bookstore.
Kangxi looked at it with disgust, but still ate half an apple and half a bunch of grapes.
He also thought the grapes were sweet.
Perhaps the greatest achievement of being a parent is that when the children grow up, they know how to be filial to their parents.
Even if he is not good at writing or martial arts, and his qualifications are ordinary, this kind of filial piety is rare.
Kangxi decided to copy a scripture after finishing his dinner, and offered it in front of the Buddha. He also asked the Buddha to bless him so that his son could have everything he wanted and have children. Otherwise, what a disappointment it would be...
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In Huichun Villa, Concubine Yixian drooled over two plates of fresh fruit.
Peilan said: "If you want to eat it, just take two grapes. The apples have been steamed in the kitchen..."
Concubine Yi picked two grapes, held them in her mouth, and said with a smile on her face, "It's time to take Ping'an's pulse tomorrow. I'll ask the imperial doctor how long I'll have to avoid eating them. It's already been two months!"
She could only eat steamed fruit, and every time she took a bite of watermelon, she felt like she was starving to death.
Peilan said: "Last time I asked, I said it would be best to hold on for three months!"
Concubine Yi grimaced and said, "In another month, many fruits will be off the market."
Peilan thought for a while and said, "Then do you want to say hello to Master Jiu and help the queen store some fruits?"
There are many icehouses under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
There should be a lot of space now, and the ice cellar can be used to store things until ice harvesting this winter.
Concubine Yi shook her head and said: "Forget it, it's not worth the trouble just to have a bite of food..."
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The next update will be very late, you can watch it tomorrow morning.