On the ninth day of October, the holy driver patrolled the Yongding River and ordered the emperor's eldest son, fourth son, and thirteenth son to accompany him.
When the Holy Emperor left the capital, the atmosphere in the palace was different.
Even the Ministry of Internal Affairs seemed to relax all of a sudden.
Brother Ninth was also in a good mood, so Gao Yanzhong took action. Xiaotangshan ended well, and all the land that needed to be bought was bought.
In addition to the plan, two more pieces of forest land were purchased about ten miles away from the palace.
This is like a chat, but it was specially ordered by Brother Jiu.
There are two mature orchards, one growing apples and pears, and the other growing walnuts and chestnuts.
All dried and fresh fruits are available.
For the rest, don’t worry.
Just wait until next spring and the flowers bloom, and then plan your palace.
Two years is enough time to cultivate to perfection.
"On the tenth birthday, Brother Fourteen is thinking about coming over and will stay at home for one night..."
When Brother Jiu came back that day, he told Shu Shudao.
A child who was a little more naughty at first seems to be well-behaved now.
Shu Shu didn't feel disgusted at all, and just smiled and said: "The emperor is not here, so you don't have to ask for leave to go to the study?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "How dare he skip class directly? He just comes out early in the afternoon and goes to the palace early the next morning."
Shu Shu nodded and said, "Will Tenth Brother serve wine over there?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "No, it's just a birthday party. It should be a meal for the family."
Shu Shu didn't say anything else, just said: "Then it will be my birthday from now on?"
"Yes!" Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Sisters-in-law will also be considerate. If you want to have wine, we can do it next year."
Although no outsiders were invited to the two dinner parties, they were the hosts and had to accompany them throughout the whole process, which was energy-consuming and not easy.
Shu Shu shook her head and said, "I'm so tired and I don't like to treat guests."
Brother Jiu thought about the money he spent last time, but still felt his body hurt, and said: "This little kid's gifts come and go. Our family will suffer from it in the future. There are several in each of their families... …”
Shu Shu had a headache after hearing this and said, "It's too noisy and I can't stand it. We just have one or two at home."
Brother Jiu glanced at her belly and said, "Just one is enough. Your health is important. Giving birth is so scary. I don't even dare to think about it."
It's usually uncomfortable to have a boil on your body, let alone such a big fleshy pimple, which will grow up little by little and eventually appear.
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Shu Shu took his hand and said: "If this one is a little brother, then let's wait for a few years and wait until the 24th or 5th before we have a little one; if it's a little princess, let's wait for two years and recuperate." If I have a good body and want another one, I won’t dare to do it one after another like my sister-in-law!”
Brother Jiu's hand tightened, he glared at her and said, "Take it back quickly, why are you comparing yourself to my sister-in-law? I'm not afraid of taboos!"
He hummed softly: "It's just this one, what if there are two, the palm of the hand and the back of the hand, and we are also biased?"
Shu Shu didn't argue with him, just smiled and talked about today's pastime, saying: "I didn't expect that gold mining is quite interesting. When the baby is born next year, I will also make a small object for you..."
As the undressed men and women entered the palace to serve, everything in the prince's palace became orderly.
Zhaojia Gege in Xixiaoyuan also got an old priest as his master and started his gold mining career.
Just in front of the yard where she lives, Shu Shu asked someone to prepare a small gold and silver workshop. In addition to the basic tools for goldsmithing, a carbon furnace for forging was also prepared.
The weather was perfect today and I had nothing to do, so Shu Shu went for a walk and fell in love with it all at once.
Gold is soft and is fun to hammer and draw directly.
After hearing this, Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "You are not allowed to go there in the future, it is unclean!"
Um?
Shu Shu looked at Brother Jiu and didn't understand why he said that.
Brother Jiu said: "Gold and silver craftsmen don't have a long lifespan. They are prone to lung diseases as they get older. It should be because they are poisoned by gold."
After saying this, Shu Shu understood.
It should be respiratory disease caused by dust entering the body, or lung disease caused by excessive accumulation of heavy metals.
It was like a mountain across the street, and she didn't pay attention to it at all.
She slapped Brother Jiu and said angrily: "Since I know it, why didn't you remind me earlier? It doesn't matter Zhaojia Gege..."
Brother Jiu rolled his eyes and said, "That's what an old craftsman who has been in the industry for ten or twenty years would do like this. She is an apprentice and doesn't know how many days she has the patience to learn. It's too far-term to think about."
The double standard is obvious.
Shu Shu planned to go back and remind Zhaojia Gege to wear a mask or reduce the time in the gold and silver workshop.
Having hobbies is a good thing, but health is also important.
The next day, after breakfast, Brother Jiu went to the House of Internal Affairs, and Shu Shu asked Walnut to invite Zhaojia Gege over.
Zhaojia Gege was wearing home-style clothes, and her sleeves were specially narrowed so that she could make gold when wearing an apron.
Seeing Shu Shu, Zhaojia Gege brought some gold rings over and said, "Fu Jin, look, the ring that I pressed yesterday was made from a plum blossom mold..."
Shu Shu took it and looked at it. Because it was a pressed ring, the colors were relatively uniform and the weight was about the same. Each ring only cost about one yuan. It was suitable for girls to wear. The edges were polished and looked smooth.
Shu Shu praised: "Not bad, it shows that I have a foundation and can do small jobs."
Zhaojia pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "My slave has also been drawing patterns for the past few days. I will finish the drawing later and try it out. You can then choose the pattern..."
Seeing that she was as happy as a bird, Shu Shu couldn't help but smile, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait."
But if you call someone to say what you need to say, you still have to say it.
She first asked: "Seeing that it's mid-month, we will prepare various New Year's gifts next month. Your family will also send people to give you gifts. Who is left in your family? Is there anything you want to prepare?" "
Zhaojia stopped laughing and said: "There should be six people in the slave family now, slaves Mafa, slaves Ama, Enie, and an adopted cousin. I heard that we got married the year before last, and last year we got married. Got a nephew..."
The family sent people to deliver letters to her a few years ago, just because they were thinking about the few taels of money she had a year.
She held her breath and ignored him.
It wasn't until she entered the second house last year and became the princess in the prince's backyard that her family stopped complaining that life was tight. Instead, they collected a hundred taels of silver and asked someone to send it to her.
Zhaojia also accepted it calmly.
If he hadn't entered the palace by choice, his family would have purchased a dowry for him.
However, the prince's affairs could not be hidden from Aunt Liu, so she was sidetracked and extorted money from her on the pretext of arranging for her to go to bed before Wang Gege.
Later, Fujin was rewarded at his wedding.
In the past two years, although Fujin has not allowed them to go to the front yard, he has not deducted daily necessities.
Now that she has saved some money, her original intention remains the same, she still doesn't want them to take advantage.
She thought for a while and said, "Why don't I prepare it myself? Making clothes and a pair of purses for the slaves Ani and Ama can be regarded as filial piety. They were willing to send the slaves into the palace in the first place, but they chose to have children of their own flesh and blood." Li, no need to make do with it."
Shu Shu let her go and said: "I didn't know anything about the gold industry before, and I didn't know the disadvantages. I went to see it yesterday and found that it was not only smoke and fire, but also broken gold and silver when the silver and gold were beaten. Jumping out, people stay in the house for a long time and easily get shortness of breath. Since you, Mafa, are an old craftsman, you should be aware of this shortcoming..."
After hearing this, Zhaojia became nervous and said: "Fu Jin, it takes a long time for a master to feel uncomfortable. He is a slave or an apprentice. Don't worry about that."
Shu Shu comforted you: "I won't stop you, but your body is your own. You have to learn to cherish it. It's okay when the weather is hot. In this climate, you can wear a mask and cover your mouth and nose, and you can feel at ease." On weekdays, I also have a bowl of white fungus soup or radish soup in the dining room to moisten my lungs."
Zhaojia nodded hurriedly and said, "I must take good care of my body. I will sew a mask when I get back."
Others don't know what a mask is, but Zhaojia knows.
Last winter, the eunuchs who were sweeping outside the two houses were all given three-piece sets of cotton hats, gloves and masks.
This is also the reason why Jiu A Ge and his wife have such a different reputation among wrappers and eunuchs.
In the eyes of the eunuch, Jiu Age and his wife were the most considerate masters in the palace.
It doesn't matter on weekdays, but I'm sorry.
Can sympathize with their hard work.
Zhaojia felt a little more at ease when she thought of this.
Fujin is such a person. He doesn't say much, but he does a lot.
In the past two years, I have been very tolerant of them.
Wang Gege...
I am smarter than myself, but I just can’t figure it out...
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In a blink of an eye, it is October 11th, the birthday of the eleventh prince.
There was no banquet and no post was given.
However, as usual, birthday gifts from each government have been sent to them long ago.
Shu Shu couldn't really just give him a pair of solitary golden lions. He had to prepare a birthday gift, which was richer than other people's birthday gifts.
There are two kinds of noodles and peaches, and then there are two clothes, a mink hat, a pair of cowhide boots, and a pair of purses.
There were no one else eating longevity noodles with them, just Shu Shu and the ninth elder brother, and the fourteenth elder brother who came back with the ninth elder brother.
This side today seems to be not very thick.
The ninth elder brother and the fourteenth elder brother looked down, and the two brothers looked critical at the same time.
These two are more like brothers.
Seeing Brother Jiu wanting to nag, Shu Shu pinched him on the table.
The couple had a tacit understanding, and Brother Jiu swallowed his words.
When they arrived at Brother Fourteen, Shu Shu gave him a sideways look and became obedient.
Brother Ten, on the other hand, did not pay attention to the other people's eyebrows and lawsuits. He only looked at Shi Fujin and said in a voice so soft that it could drip water: "Thank you for your hard work, Fujin!"
Shi Fujin shook his head and said, "It's not hard. I enjoy doing it and I'm happy to make noodles for you."
The corners of Brother Ten's lips curled up and he said: "On your birthday later, I will make some noodles for you..."
Shi Fujin thought for a while and said: "How about silver noodles? It's a lot of trouble. I got lost in the process of mixing the noodles. I had to add noodles and water several times..."
Brother Ten shook his head and said, "It's okay. If you can do it for me, I can do it for you. You can teach me when the time comes."
Shi Fujin nodded and said, "I'll teach you. I'll do it again when the time comes and I won't be so stupid."
Brother Ten smiled and said: "You're not stupid, you're so smart. You learned it in just one try..."
