Walking to the corridor of the main room, Shu Shu heard Jue Luo's voice in the house.
"Gege is so big, I will buy four more sets of summer clothes, two sets are made of pomegranate silk, the color is bright...the other two sets of outer robes are made of solid gauze, Gege is not heat-resistant..."
"I can replace the window screens in Gege's house, so I'll use the piece of jade-colored soft Luoyan and the rest to make a tent..."
"I cook a bowl of bird's nest for Gege every morning...I bought two kilograms of bird's nest before, and I still have another kilogram in the warehouse..."
Everything was related to him, and Shu Shu could only feel the circles under his eyes burning.
Although she had a fever three years ago and awakened her memory, knowing that she was born in two lives and lived in an Internet era without imperial power and free food delivery, it did not affect her happiness in this life at all, just because she has the best parents and family in the world.
"Gege is here..."
A maid had already seen Shu Shu, and while saying hello, she picked up the curtain and welcomed Shu Shu in.
In the next room, Jueluo was sitting by the Kang. He was in his forties, wearing a purple-red Ning silk robe. His long and thick braids were tied into a single bun on his head. He had no other accessories except a string of eighteen agarwood seeds on his lapel.
Several steward wives stood with their hands down and listened to orders.
Seeing the girl coming, Jueluo closed the account book, sent the steward's wife down, and then ordered the maid next to her: "Go and make a bowl of almond tea for Gege, and add a plate of dried meat..."
When Shu Shu heard about the food, she couldn't help but touch her belly. She really felt a little hungry.
Seeing that the girl's clothes were loose, Jue Luo felt distressed and rubbed a handful on her back, but she said angrily: "It's your mother who spoils you. How old are you when you are picky about food? Are you not as sensible as Xiao Liu? You are so skinny. hand……"
Xiaoliu is Shu Shu’s younger brother, he is seven years old this year.
Shu Shu also felt sorry for herself. She was nearly 1.7 meters tall and was not fat before the draft, weighing just over 100 pounds. However, after half a month in the palace, she lost more than ten pounds and looked thin.
It wasn't that she was deliberately picky about food, but that the food in the palace was really not flattering.
Especially for this group of showgirls staying overnight, the dishes provided are fixed. The meats include pork and chicken, which are either stewed or roasted. The vegetables include cabbage and radishes. The stir-fried dishes taste like boiled rice What came out was full of vegetable smell and was really unpalatable.
Shu Shudun carried some rice cakes and milk tea to keep him from starving.
"I want to eat mutton pot and braised mutton. I'll wait for the day before they take a break and order more Dongzi dishes..."
Shu Shu said, she was also greedy and felt her mouth watering.
Shu Shu is the eldest sister, and she has five younger brothers. They are all studying now, especially the three older brothers. One is in the Eight Banner Right-wing Official School and the two are in the Zhenghong Banner Official School. Because they are studying day-to-day, they leave early and come home late. Only Xiu Shu is the eldest sister. Only Mu can catch people during the day.
It was rare for Mr. Jueluo to see the girl show her childishness, and her eyes became more and more doting: "You can eat it if you want, it's not a rare thing..." After saying that, he couldn't wait for a moment, and immediately ordered the maid to go to the kitchen to send a message: "Go to the mutton shop and buy a lamb. , it takes half a year, and I also want more Dongzi vegetables. Cucumbers and spinach are my favorites, so I want to buy them from more restaurants..."
Shu Shu's eyes lit up and he added: "Go to the fish market and buy a few kilograms of open river fish to make meatballs. Enie likes to eat that... Amma loves fried tofu, and she also bought a few kilograms of tofu and fried it herself. The ready-made ones outside are not clean. , all use old oil; go to Xisi to buy chess piece sesame cakes, Fu Song and Zhu Liang both like to use that with the pot..."
It was an ordinary day, but the two of them were having a lively dinner without being too chatty.
In addition to the nine members of my own family, the next door uncle's family of three, mother and daughter also thought about it.
It was just an impromptu decision, and there was no reason to invite people to eat on the same day. It was not a treat, but a treat.
Jueluo Shi said: "Send someone back to send you a leg of lamb and two pounds of cucumbers... Your uncle and cousin are weak and they both care about health and don't eat non-seasonal dishes. Only you, Amo, like to use shredded cucumbers to make noodles. …”
Shu Shu listened, remembering the refreshing taste of braised noodles, and became greedy again: "Then let's also make noodles tomorrow morning, cucumber braised noodles, mutton braised noodles..."
"How many stomachs, this comes up one after another..."
Jueluo Shi complained, but still asked the girl next to her to write it down.
After Shu Shu finished half a plate of dried meat and drank a bowl of almond tea, she thought of business and told her about Guidan's complaint.
Feeling that Luo's family was no longer as loving as before, she immediately frowned: "What kind of shabby settlement is this? Why do you act so unruly? Not to mention the concubine's family, even the upright queen's family are very polite to our family. It's their turn." Arrogant? Let’s just file a lawsuit. Anyway, it’s not our family that is causing embarrassment! What is the prince’s elder brother afraid of? The emperor has more than a dozen elder brothers..."
Shu Shu couldn't hide it, so she waved her hand and sent the maid down, then she whispered in Jue Luo's ear the "hidden story".
Jue Luo couldn't help but be stunned, and then smiled and glared at her daughter: "This strong and petty appearance is really random, just like your Ama, but the elders can solve it with just a word, but they have to make these tricks... It's up to you It's noisy, as long as you don't suffer a loss..."
*
At dusk, young cousin Fusong came back after traveling all day.
Fusong is one year younger than Shushu. He is the eldest son of Uncle Shushu. He lost his mother at birth and his stepmother did not tolerate him. He grew up in Dong E's family. He and Shushu have a Xiao father and a Xiao mother. They look like twins of dragon and phoenix, and their feelings are also related to Shu Shu's. Brothers and sisters are generally the same.
Because he was born out of the clan, he could not fill the vacancy in the clan, but he could not join the military register among ordinary bannermen to fill the "flag vacancy". Fusong was destined to be a free man in the future. In the past six months, he became his cousin Shu Shu's right-hand man. Help Shu Shu take care of the shop outside.
Fusong went out today, followed Shu Shu's instructions, followed Guidan, found the craftsman in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and coerced and induced him to give a corresponding confession.
"That bastard is really rough in what he does... He didn't even think about the hush money for the manpower he found, and just gave him twenty taels of silver as labor fee... He also scolded Sun Zi in his heart, how could there be such a precedent..."
Fusong took a big gulp of tea and said with a bit of contempt: "Those fake jewelry are made in a workshop related to the inner manufacturing office. They are listed in the workshop book. Are you stupid..."
Shu Shu put away the confession, knowing that it was safe.
Fu Song put down the tea cup and asked curiously: "Guidan is really willing to pay for the shop? What if he cheats?"
Shu Shu was very sure: "Even if he can't let it go, someone has to let it go... The more noble one is, the more face-conscious they are... How can this be the case for a high-ranking prince? Guidan, on the other hand, is probably used to being rampant in Shengjing. I have no scruples..."
*
Dinner will be in the main room today, and we will wait until the brothers from the official school have finished school before we start cooking the pot.
Qi Xi and Jue Luo took the main seats, with Shu Shu on the left and Fu Song on the right. The other sons sat among the sisters and brothers according to their order.
Fusong is a guest, and according to the rules, he should sit at the top of the junior generation. However, no one in the Dong E family treats him as a relative. He is always treated like his own son, so he is naturally ranked behind Shu Shu.
In the middle of the table, there are two copper pots, one is a pot with mutton and pickled vegetables, and the other is a pot with mutton soup and fish head. There are also a table full of hot-boiled vegetables, eight plates of mutton, two plates of mutton and coriander balls, two plates of fish balls, and two plates of baby spinach. , two plates of cucumber slices, two plates of fried tofu, two plates of fungus, two plates of vermicelli, two plates of mung bean noodles, two plates of chess piece sesame cakes, and a large bowl of snow pear and white fungus soup. This was a return gift from the lady next door.
Qi Xi looked at the fish balls placed in front of his wife and the plate of fried tofu in front of him, and the corners of his mouth almost burst into tears: "I'm about to eat this, but we are so filial and considerate... I hope these stinky people Boy, wait and drink from the northwest wind..."
Shu Shu personally filled a big fish head and handed it to Qi Xi: "It's because my daughter is unfilial, and Ama Ene is worried..."
Shu Shu has been in the palace for half a month, and she is not the only one who has lost weight?
Jue Luo's body shape was not obvious yet, but his round face was somewhat oval; Qi Xi's was very obvious, his thin cheeks were deflated, and his eyes were all blue and black.
Qi Xi looked at the fish head and thought that the girl was already sixteen years old. Even if she asked for grace to choose a son-in-law, she would not be able to delay it for a few years. He only felt that his chest was sore. He turned to his wife and said: "Why don't we have a son-in-law... I can’t bear to leave home for half a month, let alone give it to someone else..."
Jueluoshi glanced at her husband and was too lazy to answer.
It was true that the couple had never thought about raising a child for their precious daughter, but after asking around, they gave up the idea.
Who is the son-in-law of a decent family?
Most of the people who can nod are those who come from families with flaws, but how can the character of a boy with such a foundation be guaranteed?
A good girl, with good looks and a good family, but she can't find a match for her, so she has to recruit such a person as her son-in-law?
Qi Xi was still sighing, feeling that Luo was worried about the younger ones, so he told his eldest son Zhuliang and nephew Fusong: "Don't get stuck when you see the younger ones eating fish...especially Xiaoliu, who is not long." Remember, his throat gets stuck every time he eats fish...Don't give him fish meat, just make fish balls and eat them..."
Shu Shu comforted Qi Xi and said: "Amma, my daughter is not in a hurry to get married. It would be better to wait until twenty years before proposing marriage... Anyway, I won't leave Zhenghongqi. I will come back when the time comes..."
Qi Xi also had the same plan. He was reluctant to let the girl marry far away. He nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right, we won't marry far away..."
After hearing this, Zhu Liang hesitated and looked at Shu Shu to say what he wanted to say.
Shu Shu directly took the chess piece of sesame cake and put it over. Zhu Liang took the plate with both hands and shut up knowingly.
Xiaoliu was eating the fragrant fish balls with a look of intoxication on his face. He looked at Jueluo Shi and begged him seriously: "Enie, my son should also be a little princess. He doesn't have to study with his husband. He can think about delicious food with my eldest sister..."
In the Dong E family's junior ranking, the eldest son Zhuliang is the "Xiao Er", and the youngest son becomes the "Xiao Liu". Those who don't know better think that they are following the eldest cousin Shu Shu, but they are actually following the eldest sister Shu Shu. 's ranking.
Jueluoshi thought for a while, shook his head to his youngest son and said, "No, who has such a black little princess? Then don't throw it into your hands. You'd better go to school and wait until Cheng Ding can make a living on his own..."
Xiao Liu's little face shrank into a ball: "But the Three Character Classic is too difficult..."
Shu Shu comforted: "You have just become enlightened. Don't worry. Come over in the evening and I will make up for you..."
Xiao Liu smiled happily and said: "Okay, okay, then I will go see my sister every day from now on..."
Qi Xi looked at his youngest son with disgust and remembered one thing: "Don't disturb your sister, and study with your husband... I will take you to the palace in a few days... The emperor wants to choose haha beads for the fifteenth elder brother... "
