"Here bring me another bowl of porridge." Master Jiu pushed the bowl aside and glanced at the eunuch serving the meal.
The little eunuch raised his head and glanced at the fourth master tremblingly. Before the fourth master spoke, the ninth master next to him glared and said: "You slave, you are so sleepy. I am eating at my brother's house and you are still being polite."
.What are you doing? Are you sensible?"
This really means not treating yourself as an outsider! Even the slaves have been trained.
Although this little eunuch is young, if he wasn't loyal and clever, how could he ask Fourth Master to stay by his side to serve meals? When Ninth Master trained him, he was really unambiguous at all.
The little eunuch quickly shrank his head and filled another half bowl of porridge for Master Jiu.
"What's wrong?" Master Jiu looked at the half bowl of porridge in front of him with dissatisfaction. He didn't want to give it to him or something? In a bowl as big as a fist, how many mouthfuls can a half bowl of porridge take?
"You've eaten two baskets of steamed dumplings. How much more do you need to drink?" Fourth Master said with a dark face, "What time is it now? It's time for lunch soon, so just eat these."
Master Jiu’s joke. Was it because the slave didn’t give him food just now because he overdosed?
How old are you? After leaving the palace and opening a mansion, there is really no annoying nanny whispering in his ear about eating. He cannot eat this or touch that. It is so annoying.
It's so easy to come here shamelessly, even the one who eats smoothly is disliked by others.
Besides, what does the fourth child mean by ‘lunch’? If you have some snacks at noon, can that be called lunch? Isn’t it all supported by the one you had in the morning?
I was not convinced, but I finished the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls. Then I raised my head and greeted Lin Yutong, "Sister-in-law Fourth, this porridge is really good."
Of course it’s good! It’s made with spring water from space, added with red dates and rice of various colors produced in space. It’s very nourishing. You’ve got a big advantage.
My heart was throbbing with pain, but I still smiled and said, "Jiu Di likes it."
"I like it! I like it. Let's eat this porridge tonight." Master Jiu smiled at Lin Yutong and said directly.
night?
Are you planning to stay here for a day?
We have even planned what to have for dinner.
Lin Yutong felt as if the smile on his lips had froze, "Okay. I'll cook two more dishes tonight."
The fourth master glanced at the ninth master, stood up, and then turned to Lin Yutong and said: "I have gone to the front. Don't leave the house either. I asked someone to invite two female storytellers. Now that they are energetic, I asked them to come in and wait.
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What fun can a person have when he hears about books without even having anyone to listen to his complaints? But Lin Yutong still accepted Fourth Master's wishes, "Okay! I'll call Mo Yaqi over later. We two happened to have something to do in the afternoon.
Already."
The fourth master nodded and let Lin Yutong tie his cloak for him before he stood up and went outside.
Master Jiu followed the footsteps of Fourth Master and ran outside staggeringly. He also said in his heart: I didn't expect that Fourth Brother was really good to Fourth Sister-in-law. He even thought about things for entertainment. Besides, he could have breakfast with Fujin. This
Still relatively rare.
He counted on his fingers, it seemed that it was a reward to be able to spend time with his unconscious Fujin twice in a month.
Thinking of this, I still feel a little guilty towards Dong E.
Waiting for you to finish this busy period... Oh! No!... Waiting for me to finish eating during this period and spend more time with Fujin at home?
Fourth Master's body has almost recovered after being nursed back to health by Lin Yutong. Walking outside, there is wind on the soles of his feet.
Master Jiu was actually out of breath following him. When he got to the study, he was still holding tea and panting.
The fourth master glanced at the ninth master with dissatisfaction. Looking at his appearance, he knew that he had given up on riding and shooting skills long ago. Therefore, he looked at the ninth master with an increasingly dangerous look.
Master Jiu was dissatisfied. What kind of look was that? Why did it look like contempt?
He can always lie down and never sit, and he can sit but never stand. Naturally, his physical strength cannot be compared with before.
It feels better after I drink a cup of tea. But when I wait to change the tea, it’s just boiled water?
The little eunuch even suggested enthusiastically: "Master Jiu, there is some sherbet. How about I serve you with one?"
Damn! Are you a girl?
He looked into Fourth Master's cup and saw that it was also boiled water.
"Fourth brother, your family has no money to buy tea?" Master Jiu shouted carelessly.
The fourth master glanced at him coolly, but before he spoke, he saw Honghui, Hongyun, and Hongshi, and the three children filing in.
Seeing Master Jiu, he was stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to greet him.
Master Jiu looked at his coffin-faced fourth brother, and the expression on his face softened instantly. He asked the three children about their homework in turn before sending them to class next door.
It is really intoxicating to not have a separate courtyard for teaching children.
I don’t think it’s inconvenient for people to come and go.
Now is the New Year, and there are many New Year gifts. Jiuye thought, there must be a lot of people visiting at home. How many people would be shocked to see him in the study with the fourth child.
But he really miscalculated. The servants who came and went were all here to deliver gift orders and posts. But fortunately, he was invited in by the fourth master, and he didn't meet any of them for most of the morning.
In fact, this is normal. Those with high status will not come to the door in person. Instead, they will send slaves below, which is a courtesy that goes beyond the reach of others. There are those with lower status, who will receive gifts from others, but the fourth master will not let down his status.
meet them.
Therefore, there is a saying that the fourth master's house is difficult to enter.
This is completely different from the way Ba Ye's mansion opens its doors wide and welcomes visitors from all directions.
Mr. Jiu drank eight glasses of water and went to the toilet three times, but no one came to the door. Mr. Fourth did not ask him, as if he knew the reason for his visit, and the old man was spreading paper there to practice calligraphy.
"Come here, wait for the pen and ink." Master Jiu stood up and glanced at Master Fourth. Can you write? I can also write.
Master Jiu is indeed somewhat talented in this area. The modern way of writing Manchu in Latin was invented by Master Jiu.
Don't be fooled by this man, he is really proficient in Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, and even Russian. He integrated Latin letters into Manchu and made it simple and easy to learn, so that it can be used by future generations, which shows his talent.
The Fourth Master didn't even raise his head, he just waved his hand.
Jiuye snorted, and in order to show off, he actually wrote out the new font he had originally had in mind.
At noon, Honghui and others came in with their noon homework and showed it to Fourth Master. After they finished reading the homework of several children, Fourth Master said to Jiuye, "Where is yours?"
Master Jiu was dumbfounded. Did he even check his homework?
Hongshi saw Master Jiu blushing and thought Master Jiu had not finished it. So he whispered: "Uncle Jiu, if Amma punishes you later, you cry." Cry and you will not be punished. Where can you find such a good thing?
ah.
Master Jiu's face turned redder. He was angry!
Hong Yun glared at Hong Shi, who could hardly hold back his laughter.
Master Jiu angrily showed his new font to Master Four. Humph! Do you understand? Master Jiu thought arrogantly.
The Fourth Master first frowned, then narrowed his eyes.
Honghui said: "The character Jiu Shu..." It's a newly created font.
Fourth Master read it a few more times and said, "There is still room for improvement."
Nonsense! The formation of this font is something that can be figured out in a day or two?
Master Jiu snorted disdainfully.
Honghui smiled and said: "Amma, Uncle Jiu should be in charge of the vassal affairs. Most people are not at Uncle Jiu's level."
The Lifan Yuan mainly manages the affairs of ethnic minorities such as Japan and Mongolia, and is also in charge of diplomacy with Tsarist Russia. The six divisions of the Lifan Yuan are responsible for titles and salaries, tribute, boundary demarcation, official system, military punishment, household registration, farming and animal husbandry, taxation, and inns.
Trade, religious and other government orders, such as the Lama Department and Mulan Paddock, are all under the jurisdiction of the Lifan Yuan.
It's definitely a good job.
But how could it be his turn? Master Jiu curled his lips and didn't take it seriously.
Fourth Master's eyes flashed, "Write two more pages of this carefully this afternoon."
Master Jiu became even more angry! Are you really giving yourself homework?
But no matter how angry he was, he still had to endure it and wait quietly for snacks. Who knew that Fourth Master's family would have a serious lunch.
What I had for lunch was spinach noodles. In the middle of winter, I mixed the noodles with green vegetables. It was really... Master Jiu was satisfied with the meal, but he started to feel sick.
There is a dish of white-cut pork head on the table. It tastes really amazing. This thing is only available in restaurants that don't have countertops. They eat serious meat, usually mutton, beef, and even pork after leaving the palace.
. Unexpectedly, the fourth brother had no taboos and even ate pig head meat.
Of course, the taste is still good. Jiuye picked up another chopstick of meat and suddenly felt that the fourth child was actually not so aloof and down-to-earth.
Hongshi, the unlucky boy, whispered to his uncle Jiu again, "I also eat pig head meat, but Ama won't let me eat more. The roasted pig's trotters made by my aunt are also delicious. I asked my aunt to cook them for us in the evening."
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Master Jiu nodded. If the roasted pig's trotters are of similar quality to this pork head, then it's worth trying.
Hongshi breathed a sigh of relief. He just ate it yesterday. If it weren't for the signature of Uncle Jiu, his wife probably wouldn't have made it.
The fourth master gave the young eunuch a look, and the plate of meat in front of the ninth master was gone.
there is none left!?
Instead, there was a plate of cold bean sprouts. Seeing that Master Jiu was just looking at it without moving his chopsticks, the little eunuch thoughtfully put a small plate of cold enoki mushrooms over.
This is not for meat!
You have to take care of how much you eat, and you have to take care of what you eat. Whether it can still be a pleasant meal.
Hongshi reminded: "A combination of meat and vegetables. How can Uncle Jiu only eat meat? If you get fat later, Aunt Jiu will probably not like you."
The first wife said that if she gained weight, the future Fujin would not like her anymore.
He reminded Uncle Jiu out of good intentions.
Master Jiu's face instantly became embarrassed! This unlucky kid is definitely just like his Amma, why is he so annoying? (. )