After hearing the reason, the tenth elder brother let go of his worries.
However, when he heard that Fourth Brother was returning to Beijing, he was also ready to make a move.
Immediately, thinking that he would have to master the Zhengbai Banner siege tomorrow, he could only stop thinking.
Although there are many princes in the escort this time, the brothers are all under the flag and have to follow the five flags to surround them.
There are only three princes without banners, as Khan Amma had previously ordered.
I didn't have a suitable reason, and I couldn't go to the imperial court to ask for leave.
After a simple meal, Fourth Brother and Erhe returned to Beijing.
There are no carriages.
When the Holy Spirit came out this morning, except for the 10th, 13th, and 14th princes who rode in carriages, the other princes all rode horses.
The same goes for fifth elder brother.
The emperor is reorganizing the clan, and if he dislikes the clan for not practicing riding and shooting, they princes must set an example.
I came here from Xingwei, so it would be unreasonable to come here by car again.
Because Fourth Brother and the guards were there, Erhe's speed was slower than when Erhe came alone. Shen Chuqian returned to the capital.
Brother Jiu was holding Shu Shu in his arms to catch up on his sleep, and was still stunned when He Yuzhu woke him up.
"Master, the fourth master is back and is waiting for me in the front yard..."
He Yuzhu whispered.
Shu Shu also woke up.
Brother Jiu glared at He Yuzhu and said to Shu Shu: "Go on to sleep..."
Shu Shu glanced at the clock on the Baibao Pavilion, sat up, and said: "It's almost an hour, and I will feel sleepy if I sleep at night..."
Brother Jiu's face became better now. He looked at He Yuzhu and scolded: "No expression! What are you doing in a hurry? Don't disturb Fujin's rest in the future!"
He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "It's my slave's fault. I won't dare to do it next time."
Brother Jiu then said: "Who did you say was coming?"
It turns out I didn’t hear it clearly.
He Yuzhu glanced at him and said: "Sibeile is here, coming back from the Nanyuan paddock with the guards..."
Brother Jiu stiffened and said hurriedly: "It would be disrespectful if you didn't push me earlier!"
Is that my brother? He is also a picky brother.
He Yuzhu was helpless.
Shu Shu thought of Tudou and said, "I should have come back for Tudou. Please go ahead."
Brother Jiu nodded, got off the kang, put on his cloak, and headed forward.
Before the potatoes are harvested, Shu Shu has many plans.
French fries, mashed potatoes, mace potatoes...
But when I think about the size of an egg, I always feel that it doesn't look like the crunchy flour potatoes in my memory...
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Prince's Mansion, front hall.
The fourth elder brother even drank several bowls of hot tea before he got impatient and waited for the belated ninth elder brother.
Before he could get angry, Brother Ninth had already apologized: "I had a lunch break before, and He Yuzhu went over to wake my brother up. He was late."
After hearing this, the fourth elder brother's expression softened slightly, and then he felt something was wrong. He took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, and said, "How long have you been asleep?"
Brother Jiu said: "I lay down when I was still young..."
The fourth elder brother shook his head and said: "Napping during the day to nourish the mind is the way to maintain health, but it should not be too long, otherwise you will have a restless sleep at night!"
Brother Jiu didn't like to listen to big ideas and said: "Fourth brother, are you also shocked by the weight of the potatoes? If you really want to talk about it, the piece of land is less than half an inch, slightly less, and the row of seedlings in the middle is not very big.
There are only one hundred and ninety-eight plants in the density. If they are planted more densely, there should be two or thirty more plants, so that the weight can be increased by twenty or thirty pounds..."
Brother Si asked: "Where is the potato?"
Brother Jiu said: "The stone mill is ready in the warehouse next to the greenhouse. You can try making powder..."
The fourth elder brother was impatient and said: "Then let's go!"
The two brothers went from the front hall to the warehouse on East Road.
Because it was used as a warehouse, it was very cold inside.
The two brothers were wearing hoods and cloaks, so they were not afraid of the cold, but they also looked at the potatoes in the bamboo basket, thoughtfully.
According to the information found, these potatoes cannot be frozen. They will rot after freezing, so storage is indeed a problem.
Brother Jiu said: "I was thinking of taking out a hundred kilograms and letting people test how much powder they could produce."
Brother Si shook his head and said: "You don't have to try it like that. Make powder according to the big one, the medium one, and the small one. Each weighs ten kilograms."
Brother Jiu was puzzled and said: "You still need to divide them like this. Aren't the big ones and the small ones all potatoes?"
Brother Si said: "Try it."
There is a drying oven in the dining room of the Prince's Mansion, which is used to make dried meat and dried meat.
Brother Jiu thinks it should be relatively simple, just wash the potatoes, grind them into a slurry with a stone mill, precipitate the wet powder, and then take the wet powder to the kitchen to dry.
Xing Quan and his son take charge of the work, while the ninth elder brother and the fourth elder brother only give orders.
Seeing that the mashed potatoes were yellow, Brother Ninth showed disgust and said to Brother Four, "Brother Four, should I peel them?"
Fourth Brother was unsure, but his expression remained unchanged and said, "No need, we'll wash it out later."
Xing Quan and his son are good at work, but they are definitely not good at technology, so they don’t dare to try the next step.
Brother Jiu then told He Yuzhu: "Go to the dining room and ask if anyone knows how to make cornstarch. Come over and try it..."
He Yuzhu responded, but a moment later it was Xiaotang who followed He Yuzhu.
Brother Jiu asked curiously: "You can even make cornstarch?"
Xiaotang said: "Fu Jin read from the book that mung bean jelly in summer is made from mung bean flour made by slaves."
Brother Jiu pointed to the cleaned potatoes and said, "How do you make potato starch?"
Xiaotang didn't do anything, and said cautiously: "I've never done this before, why don't you make it first like mung bean cornstarch?"
The ninth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother, who nodded.
Since cornstarch needs to be taken, the process should be similar.
Xiaotang first sent someone to the dining room to get a gauze bag.
The mashed potatoes were ready-made, so Xiaotang started to use a gauze bag to squeeze out the pulp.
Squeeze out ten pounds of potatoes into a small bowl of slurry.
When the ninth elder brother saw this, he couldn't help frowning and said to the fourth elder brother: "Fourth elder brother, these can't be much, right?"
Fourth brother also feels bad.
Xiaotang moved the cloth bag in his hand and said, "Master, this can still be washed out."
Brother Jiu was happy and said: "Wash quickly!"
So Xiaotang asked someone to pour water into his pocket and rub it with potato dregs.
There is new slurry water every time, and the water squeezed out by the fifth time is already somewhat clear.
She stopped.
At this time, the potato pulp water in the basin has filled the entire basin.
The ninth elder brother and the fourth elder brother both watched Xiaotang's next move.
Xiaotang was dumbfounded and said, "This needs to wait two and a half hours for the water and powder to separate before it can be dried."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. You can go back first. I will send someone to call you when it is drying."
Xiaotang responded and went down.
Brother Jiu took the cloth bag, glanced at Xing Quan, and then told Xing Hai beside him: "You are strong, rub it some more, see if you can get some more powder, don't waste it."
Women have less strength.
Even if Xiaotang is used to doing errands on the stove and is older than an ordinary woman, she still cannot compare to a young and strong man.
Xing Hai is Xing Quan's eldest son and Xi Zhu's half-brother. He is twenty-five or six years old. He is strong and strong, which is when he is strong.
He responded, followed Brother Jiu's instructions, poured water into the cloth bag and rubbed it again. Sure enough, the water that came out this time was still turbid and contained a lot of cornstarch.
The ninth elder brother raised his eyebrows at the fourth elder brother and said proudly: "An extra half a tael is also good."
Xing Quan rubbed it twice more before Brother Jiu told him to stop.
The remaining two potatoes were made into a paste according to this procedure.
By the time it was finished, it was already time to turn on the lamp.
The rest is to wait until the time is up and then go to the drying oven to dry it.
Zhou Song came over and said, "Sir, Fujin knew that the Fourth Master was here, so he asked the kitchen to prepare meals, and sent his servants to ask you, where is the dining table?"
The ninth elder brother looked at the fourth elder brother.
According to his wishes, it was naturally placed in the main room.
These are brothers, not foreigners.
If it were Lao Shi and the others, Brother Jiu would make the decision on his own.
He was still a little frightened when he was in Fourth Brother's place, and he didn't dare to let him "do as he pleases".
Brother Si said: "Put it in front!"
Seeing the reluctance on the face of the ninth elder brother, the fourth elder brother said: "It will be inconvenient for the younger brothers and sisters later..."
Brother Jiu was right when he thought about it. Fujin was wearing "house clothes", which seemed a bit rude to his elders. It would also be hard to change clothes.
He nodded and said: "Then let's eat in front. You are in for a treat today. My brother Fujin asked someone to stew radish at noon and has been stewing it all afternoon..."
The fourth elder brother felt a little baffled when he heard this.
If this radish is stewed, will it still be radish, or is it not a valuable dish?
But thinking about the dishes he had eaten here before and the few recipes given to him, he became really curious.
The two brothers went back to the front, cleaned up briefly, and set the dining table.
In the middle is a plate of braised beef, with lotus leaf pancakes next to it, a bowl of beef offal, and four side dishes, including roasted eggplant, stir-fried yam with fungus, celery and beancurd sticks, refreshing mixed vegetables, and the staple food is fried beef buns.
In front of the two of them, there was a bowl of soup each.
There is half a white radish and a spoon inside.
Brother Si was originally worried that they were young and did not know how to live a frugal life, but when he saw this dining table, he could not say anything.
He had already heard about the beef in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
When Qi Xi was brought here, there was no one on his back.
They are all Mongolian beef cattle bought from pastures outside the country, not farm cattle.
Shu Shu also sent someone to pick up beef ribs and send some to Sibeile Mansion to make beef bone soup for Honghui and Da Gege to drink.
As if offering a treasure, Brother Jiu urged: "Try this radish first..."
Fourth Brother lowered his head and glanced at the soup bowl, feeling somewhat satisfied.
The soup is translucent and there is no oil on it, making it look very refreshing.
The fourth elder brother took the chopsticks and went to pick up the radishes.
Brother Jiu said: "You have to use a spoon, otherwise it won't be able to pick it up, or it will stew."
Brother Si put down his chopsticks and used a spoon.
When he took a spoonful and put it into his mouth, he understood why Brother Jiu was so proud.
I have heard the term "melt in your mouth" before, but today is the first time I experience it.
No need to bite at all, just swallow it directly.
It seems that what is in my mouth is not a mouthful of radish, but a mouthful of soup...
Seeing the expression on the fourth elder brother's face, the ninth elder brother also lowered his head and started eating.
Who can resist this stewed radish?
But you can't call it "radish and beef offal". It doesn't sound good and doesn't sound grand. It deserves a good name.
Laotang radish?
Fairy radish…
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