The next day.
Shu Shu woke up early.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, she looked at herself in the mirror.
I went to bed early last night. I look good, my cheeks are rosy, and my chin has become somewhat rounded after the new year.
Brother Jiu came over, looked at her and said, "What are you looking at?"
Shu Shu sighed and said, "I've been thinking about food all day long, but I haven't moved much. I've become fat."
Brother Jiu looked at her carefully, nodded and said, "You are a little fat. I can't even move you in my arms!"
Shu Shu rolled her eyes at him.
At this time, shouldn't I say I'm not fat, or should I be more plump?
It's really a long way to go to expect him to coax people.
The couple finished washing and the dining table was set.
Today's breakfast looks very simple.
There are sesame cakes with fried dough sticks and sesame cakes with meat.
Served with salty soy milk.
Two side dishes, shredded five-spice tofu and shredded red mustard greens.
Brother Jiu thought it was weird: "I haven't heard of this way of eating it, sesame cakes with fried dough sticks?"
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I heard it's a breakfast stall outside the front door. It's cheaper than sesame pancakes with meat, but the fried dough sticks are crispy and will satisfy your cravings."
The fried dough sticks this morning were all fried together years ago, and they lost their crispiness after being evaporated.
But sandwiched between sesame seed cakes, it doesn't have any flavor.
Brother Jiu ate it and thought it tasted okay.
Shu Shu picked up the fried dough sticks and soaked them in salty soy milk.
The salty soy milk is based on the recipe in Shanghai. Place dried shrimps, seaweed, chopped green onion, soy sauce, and balsamic vinegar at the bottom of the bowl, and then pour the boiling soy milk into it.
Because there is less balsamic vinegar, there is only a slight bean curd, which is not very obvious.
Shu Shu ate just right and felt that all she needed was a rice ball.
When the stove is turned on the day after tomorrow, steam the glutinous rice and make rice balls.
Brother Jiu originally disliked the soy sauce color of salty soy milk. Seeing Shu Shu eating it with relish, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and tried to take a sip with a spoon.
Different from the sweet soy milk commonly seen in the palace, this salty one tastes better.
Brother Jiu immediately finished a bowl and said, "Is this easy to make? I'll make this as a 'sacrifice' tomorrow morning. Khan Ama will probably like it..."
Shu Shu said: "It's very simple. When you get back, I will tell you how to write down the prescription and send it to you too!"
Brother Jiu hesitated for a moment and said: "Well, this soy milk is not a valuable food, and it won't be sold for much money if you make flowers. I'll just give the recipe to Khan Amma!"
Shu Shu: "..."
He seems to be getting more and more stingy and stingy.
Brother Jiu looked up, saw Shu Shu's eyes, and hummed: "Who told me to have a loose-handed Fujin? If I don't be more careful, I will not be able to live in the future?"
Shu Shu said obediently: "From now on, I will listen to you when I do something wrong. If I do something wrong, I will stop you."
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "How could there be something wrong with you? Aren't you 'Chang Youli'?"
Shu Shu saw him kicking his nose and face, pinched his waist, and said: "What is that man, 'Chang Lapi'?"
I study hard every night and don't like to finish class.
He talks about rest, but his hands are not honest.
Brother Jiu smiled and said: "Isn't this very good? The husband sings and the wife follows, and they are all from Chang's generation..."
The couple chatted for a while and then left the second house.
Shu Shu was led by Xiao Chun, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Song, and Brother Jiu was followed by He Yuzhu and Sun Jin.
It was still Shenwumen who got on the bus.
One bodyguard and fifty guards followed.
Coincidentally, he happened to be Chang Shan's bodyguard.
They were the same people who accompanied the couple to Baiwang Mountain a few days ago.
"Fourth uncle..."
Shu Shu saw him and Fuli said hello.
Chang Shan turned sideways and said with a smile: "It wasn't our turn, so I was free. When I heard that I was going to your house, I grabbed the job..."
Shu Shu smiled and said, "Amma must be happy."
Chang Shan and Qi Xi were brothers of the same clan, and they were very close when they were young.
When they got older and each had their own errands, the exchanges between them became less frequent.
Brother Jiu was standing by and acted very kindly. After getting on the carriage, he said to Shushu Digu: "I noticed that you have a lot of relatives. I feel like I can run into them at any time."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Do you know how many people there are in the Eight Banners?"
Brother Jiu chuckled and said, "Are you looking down on people again? The Ding book is compiled every five years. The last time it was thirty-five years ago, there were 456,000 strong men in the Eight Banners. According to the ratio of one Ding to five people, the population of the Eight Banners is almost Around 2.28 million..."
"What about the proportion of strong men in the Manchu, Mongolian and Han armies?"
Shu Shu asked next.
Brother Jiu frowned: "The Han troops of various colors accounted for 69%, more than 314,000 ding; Manchuria accounted for 20%, 91,000 ding, and Mongolia accounted for 10%, 49,000 ding."
Shu Shu said: "There are only a few Manchus. Let's just say that there are seventy-four left leaders of Zhenghongqi. The inheritance of this worldly job is in the hands of twenty or thirty families. For example, the first counselor leader where our family is located. , now there are a total of fourteen left collars, four Jueluo left collars, five and a half Dong E clan left collars, three and a half Gao Rita Tar clan left collars, one Goryeo Han clan left collar..."
"The seventh sister-in-law's family is in the third council leader. There are fifteen left leaders in total, divided into five families. Hadanara holds three left leaders..."
"The Eight Banners are related to each other. What they mean is that this is a Shishi family. There are 20 to 30 Shishi families in Manchuria under the One Color Banner. The Eight Banners add up to only more than 200 people. There are also families like ours and my fourth uncle's family. The tribesmen are divided into two or three banners. According to the surname, there may be dozens of families, but they are not just relatives with relatives..."
Brother Jiu was silent for a while and said: "When we lower the flag in the future, we won't also be included in the left collar of Jueluo, right? At that time, will we be organized under the left collar of others, or will we be a separate left collar?"
Shu Shu shook his head: "I don't know about that. No prince has lowered the red flag yet, but it shouldn't be listed alone..."
The left collar is measured in units of Ding, with two to three hundred Ding being one left collar.
For example, the eldest brother is Yiding according to his household registration.
Is there still a separate left collar?
Most of them were led by Jueluo Zuo who settled in Xianglan Banner.
"When Emperor Shizu was emperor, the clan had a population of 419. Now it is only over 2,200, accounting for only one thousandth of the population of the Eight Banners..."
Having said this, Brother Jiu paused and said, "Do you know the current total population of the Qing Dynasty?"
Shu Shu thought for a moment and said, "One hundred million?"
It seems that it reached 150 million in the last years of Kangxi. Now it is almost 100 million, right?
Shu Shu guessed.
Brother Jiu sighed and said: "In the past 29 years, we have conducted a population check. The total total is 110 million. The population of the Eight Banners only accounts for two percent, not even half..."
Shu Shu was silent.
Therefore, those in power had no confidence, respected Confucianism, and strengthened imperial power.
The journey was very short, and the couple arrived at the place while chatting.
Brother Jiu sent someone yesterday to come over this morning.
Therefore, the whole government is very orderly.
Zhu Liang and his brothers all took leave, and even Xiao Liu came back from the palace.
As soon as the carriage entered the street, the Dutong Mansion got the news, and everyone was waiting at the door.
When the carriage stopped, Brother Ninth got out of the car first, and saw his father-in-law and his family all looking at him.
Brother Jiu's chest puffed up, he turned around and helped Shu Shu out of the car.
Jue Luo Shi has already stepped forward.
In public, national etiquette naturally comes first.
Shu Shu didn't wait for her to squat down, then directly helped her and said: "Don't move, Enie, let's go in quickly..."
After saying that, she held up Jue Luo's arm, and the mother and daughter walked inside.
Shu Shu's eyes fell on Jueluo's belly, which was much more pregnant than the time she saw it in Prince Zhijun's palace in the winter months.
According to the seventh month of pregnancy, it is now six and a half to seven months, which is already the third trimester.
Immediately, Shu Shu realized something was wrong.
"Where are Amu and sister-in-law? Why are they missing?"
As for the uncle and Xizhu and his son, because they are weak and afraid of the wind, they stay indoors in winter.
Jueluo Shi whispered: "You, Amo, said you would come over during dinner, but your sister-in-law... is having a confinement period..."
Shu Shu was surprised: "When... were you conceived?"
Haven't heard of it yet in Dongyue.
As for miscarriage...
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I saw Ah Mou and said everything was fine at home, so she didn't have to worry about it.
Jueluo smiled bitterly and said: "On the Lantern Festival, the young couple had an argument for some reason, so your sister-in-law made an appointment with Qingru to watch the lanterns. But as soon as she arrived at the lantern festival, something didn't feel right, and she couldn't keep it when she came back..."
Shu Shu felt a little nervous.
My sister-in-law looks strong, not weak.
Is it because of close relatives?
So you can't sit still?
Then Shu Shu thought about the relationship between her cousin and cousin-in-law. In fact, it was not close, especially since they were both concubines and had maternal blood pulses.
Maybe it’s the seeds that don’t work?
Shu Shu knew that she shouldn't express her anger. Her cousin didn't have much contact with her, but the brother and sister had never blushed since they were young.
But for Xi Zhu, I also drew a circle in my heart.
Parents' genes are passed on to their children.
Such a shameless biological mother, and a selfish and cowardly biological father...
Shu Shu also had questions about Xi Zhu's character.
Maybe he's not a bad person, but he's also something people can't trust too much.
Qi Xi already saw Chang Shan, and he came forward with two "haha" sounds. The brothers hugged each other as a greeting, and the two clan brothers exchanged greetings.
Qi Xi asked people to welcome the guards to the side hall in the front yard, and asked the butler to go outside to ask for a classy meal.
As for Chang Shan, he was considered a member of the family, so he was invited to the inner courtyard.
Chang Shan said with a smile: "Second brother, stop working. I haven't seen my eldest brother for a while. I'm going to see my eldest brother and sister-in-law..."
He was not an outsider. Seeing him say this, Qi Xi did not stay as a guest.
Fusong and Zhuliang gathered around Brother Jiu and escorted him into the courtyard.
Brother Jiu also had joy on his face.
Finally, there is no need to separate the front hall and the backyard.
He followed Shu Shu's family directly to the main courtyard.
Everyone went directly into the Toji Room.
Everyone recommended Shu Shu and Jiu Age to sit on the kang.
The ninth elder brother has a distinguished status, and Shu Shu has also been upgraded to the rank of aunt.
Shu Shu did not move, but supported Jueluoshi and asked her to sit down first before sitting next to each other.
Brother Jiu followed suit, so he invited Qi Xi to sit down.
But he couldn't do it next to Qi Xi, so he sat on the Taishi chair beside the Kang.
Others and Brother Jiu were a little reserved, but Xiaoliu was familiar with him and said: "Brother-in-law, when can I go to your house to play? I could see my sister when I was in the garden before, but I couldn't see her even once when I returned to the palace. …”
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