When we passed by the inn for a break at noon, everyone got off the carriage, all bleary-eyed.
Throughout the morning, everyone except Kangxi had a good night's sleep on the carriage.
Brother Ninth got out of the carriage wearing a bell and a hood. Not only was his body brand new, but the calfskin boots under his feet were also brand new.
He also wore lambskin gloves in his hands and stood on the snow, stretching.
The thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers saw this and gathered around.
Seeing his makeup, the two brothers looked strange.
The thirteenth brother just laughed, and the fourteenth brother said directly: "Why is the ninth brother wearing such a hat? Isn't this what a child wears?"
None of them wear such hats now.
Brother Ninth said proudly: "Hey, there's nothing you can do. Who told your Sister-in-law Ninth to worry about me? She dislikes the ordinary mink hat and frozen ears, so she specially asked someone to make this..."
As he spoke, he stamped his feet and said, "The boots are also new. I wear several pairs of them."
Brother Fourteen felt awkward and said: "It's warm in the carriage, so you don't need such thick boots, right? You look weird covering your feet..."
Brother Ninth Brother became more and more proud and said: "Yes, so your Ninth Sister-in-law also asked someone to make two pairs of soft-soled cotton slippers. They are worn in the carriage and only when you get off the car..."
The fourteenth elder brother curled his lips, glanced at the thirteenth elder brother, and muttered: "Compared with the ninth elder brother, are we too rough? Mommy's preparation is not careful!"
Brother Thirteen shook his head and said: "The mothers also do their duty. Sister-in-law Ninth is the one who takes care of Brother Ninth carefully."
The eldest brother saw them standing outside talking and not going into the inn, so he urged: "What are you doing outside? Come in quickly. After dinner, you have to hurry!"
Today in Gyeonggi Province, all roads are royal roads, and the roads are fast. We have only walked sixty miles now.
After having lunch and feeding the horses, we can walk another thirty miles in the afternoon and stop at the palace.
Brother Jiu said lazily: "I've been bored all morning, isn't this a breath of fresh air?"
The Fourteenth Brother didn't like hearing him show off anymore, so he took the Thirteenth Brother into the inn.
The eldest brother also took a nap in the morning, gave the ninth brother a thumbs up and said: "The carriage has been improved well, and you won't have to suffer when you go out in the winter."
Brother Jiu proudly said: "I am in a hurry and I am not too thorough. It is warm, but it is still bumpy. I will think about it again when I have more time."
The two brothers talked and entered the inn.
Kangxi happened to come back from changing his clothes, and couldn't help frowning when he looked at Brother Jiu's outfit.
Brother Jiu felt too hot, so he took off his hood and untied his cloak.
The inner part is a Ning silk quilted uniform, the outer part is a cashmere vest, which looks very thin, and there is a cashmere melon skin hat on the head.
The eldest brother touched him and said, "Isn't it cold?"
, Brother Jiu said proudly: "It's warm. The material inside is not ordinary cotton, it's mixed with real silk. It's warmer than cotton clothes. The vest also has a cotton lining."
Kangxi took a critical look and said, "If Tandan catches a cold, just keep him where he is!"
Brother Jiu hurriedly said: "My son is in good health and won't catch a cold."
Having said this, he glanced at the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers and said, "It's the two of you who were sneezing just now?"
Brother Thirteen felt a little embarrassed and nodded.
Maybe it was because it was too warm in the carriage, so I sweated a lot. When I got off the carriage, I felt a little bit cold.
Brother Jiu looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Bring a box of brown sugar ginger tea."
He Yuzhu responded and went out to get it.
The ninth elder brother ordered Sun Jin to fetch boiling water, and the thirteenth elder brother's eunuch to fetch the tea set.
After a while, He Yuzhu brought the tea box.
It’s not what everyone imagined, it’s just squares of brown sugar.
There was also a bamboo tweezer in the box, so He Yuzhu picked five pieces and put them into washed tea bowls, and poured boiling water on them.
The brown sugar melts quickly, and a strong ginger flavor wafts over.
Brother Fourteen looked at it curiously and said, "Brother Ninth, where is Jiang? There is no scumbag."
Brother Jiu proudly said: "It contains ginger juice, of course there is no dregs. Otherwise, if you take one sip and your mouth is full of shredded ginger, it would be so uncomfortable."
After saying that, he looked at the hot teacup, hesitated for a moment, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to put it on, personally brought a cup to the Eight Immortals table in front of Kangxi, and said: "Khan Ama, you also have a cup of tea, To drive away the cold..."
Kangxi glanced at him angrily and said: "It's so hot in the carriage, what's the point of driving away the cold? It's so hot that you'll get angry!"
He was wearing thick cotton clothes and thick boots. It was so hot in the carriage that he couldn't sit still even if he removed the end cover. Later, he had to open the window crack and let in some heat to get better.
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "You should have told me earlier. My son also has tea to relieve the fire."
With that said, he ordered He Yuzhu: "Bring the Osmanthus Longjing tea."
Brother Fourteen heard this and asked curiously: "Brother Ninth, what kind of tea did you bring?"
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said: "Not many, there are only four kinds in total. In addition to these two, there are also ginseng, red date tea and jasmine black tea. Your sister-in-law, Jiu, is trembling. You need to bring two more kinds first. Which one can be mixed well?" Milk tea powder and herbal tea with candied fruits, it looks like what a little girl drinks, I didn’t let you bring it..."
As for milk tea, we drink it every day in the palace, but we really don’t have it when we go out.
The fourteenth elder brother said regretfully: "It would be great if I brought it with me. It is inconvenient to make milk tea when I go out, so I thought about it9."
The ninth elder brother glanced at the fourteenth elder brother and said, "What's the problem? If you want to drink it, just ask someone to cook it!"
Brother Fourteen shook his head and said, "No need, there's no milk outside."
At this moment, He Yuzhu came back and brought in a new tea can. This time he used a teapot and brewed a pot of Osmanthus Longjing tea.
The eldest elder brother didn't let the ninth elder brother take over, he took the tea cup and went to serve tea at the Eight Immortals table.
Kangxi drank a cup of ginger tea, which was sweet in his mouth. He smelled the refreshing taste of osmanthus and Longjing tea, and motioned to his eldest brother to sit down next to him.
Brother Jiu then told He Yuzhu, "If your Fourteenth Master wants to drink milk tea, go find a can of milk powder."
He Yuzhu trotted and stumbled out again.
Brother Fourteen said in surprise: "Milk powder? Made of milk?"
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Yes, isn't it because your Sister-in-law doesn't trust me when I go out? I'm afraid that I won't be able to sleep well on a table outside, so I can sleep soundly with a bowl of milk!"
Kangxi felt blinded by the way he was shaking his head, and couldn't help complaining to his eldest brother: "Dong E's family is fine in other aspects, but he is too used to Lao Jiu, and he is not a child. Do you need to be so careful?"
The eldest brother felt sad in his heart.
When Da Fujin was here, he was also considerate and considerate. Although he couldn't be as considerate as Jiu Fujin, it was not much different.
He smiled and said: "My younger brothers and sisters are virtuous, but Lao Jiu is weaker than the other brothers. With such a considerate person by my side, Khan Ama and my concubine can rest assured..."
Kangxi felt a little sour in his heart, feeling that not only was he relieved, but he also had to beat his ninth elder brother.
Otherwise, Brother Jiu's tail raised like this would be too annoying.
When He Yuzhu brought the milk powder can in, he added two spoons to the brewed green tea, and mixed it up to have a bowl of hot milk tea.
The fourteenth elder brother held it and couldn't put it down and said: "It smells more fragrant than the milk tea in the palace."
After he took two sips, he was even more satisfied and said: "It tastes really good!"
The milk tea in the palace is made from brick tea or loose black tea. The tea taste is stronger and slightly bitter.
The tea I am making now is Longjing tea with a light fragrance, which tastes better when paired with milk.
Seeing this, the eldest brother took another clean tea cup, mixed a bowl, held it in front of the emperor with both hands, and said: "Khan Ama, give it a try too..."
Kangxi took a sip and was a little surprised.
The milk flavor is more intense.
With a sudden thought, he signaled Brother Jiu to bring the milk powder can forward, looked at it carefully, and said, "How is it made? Is it easy to process?"
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "It is convenient at the Prince's Mansion. There is an oven and a small millstone. You can bake it dry first and then grind it into powder. You need to use new milk that is within two days..."
At this point, he glanced at Kangxi and said, "It may be inconvenient to stay in the nearby place. There is not so much firewood."
When the wife asked someone to do this, the couple discussed it.
If it is easy to process, it may become a business on the grassland like cashmere.
But it's not very realistic.
There are no big trees on the grassland, and all the herdsmen's daily fuel is cow dung. If it is enough for daily use, it is not enough for other things.
Kangxi visited the north many times, and he also knew the life of the herdsmen. After listening to Brother Jiu's words, he understood the reason.
The eldest brother said: "The palace can also do it, and the milk will be abundant. When the time comes, Khan Ama can reward people."
It is now the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi. Many of the ministers who entered the officialdom in the early years of Kangxi are old.
The imperial father has always been nostalgic and considerate of his old ministers. He often sends people to visit him, and he is often rewarded.
Kangxi nodded and said to Brother Ninth: "Go back and tell the imperial kitchen to note this down."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Well, the palace can also prepare more. It will be convenient for Khan Ama to take it with him when he goes on tour."
Brother Fourteen had already finished a cup of milk tea and was making a second cup. After hearing this, he said, "Brother Ninth, the milk powder is like this, so what does the milk tea powder you just mentioned look like?"
Brother Jiu pointed at the brown sugar ginger cubes and said: "First boil it like that, and then grind it into powder. The color is yellower than milk powder. I use black tea. There are salty and sweet ones. Add salty ones. Fine salt, sweetened with icing sugar..."
Brother Fourteen looked at the tea cup and felt that the milk tea in front of him was bland.
He wants to drink salty milk tea and he also wants to drink sweet milk tea!
Wood.
Capital, Ninth Prince's Mansion, Shangfang.
The dinner table has been set.
Today's hotpot meal is the radish and beef offal hotpot named by Shu Shu.
It contained beef, beef tendon, beef heart, tripe, beef intestines, and beef louvers. It had been stewed all morning and was very soft. Later, two vegetarian items, white radish and fried tofu, were added.
Shu Shu's mouth watered when she smelled it.
She personally filled a bowl for Madam Uncle, mainly with large pieces of white radish, and said: "Ah Mou, try the radish first, it's more delicious than meat."
Then, she served herself a bowl, which was also mostly radish.
Mrs. Bo looked at the radish in the bowl and was a little surprised.
Shu Shu is very picky when she is little, and radish is one of the vegetables she doesn’t like to eat.
I only ate the cold dish made from green radish skin with two chopsticks. I didn’t eat much of the other white radish and carrots because they were too strong in taste.
Not to mention the stewed white radish, even the white radish put in the meat stuffing, she wouldn't eat it even if she didn't.
When did tastes change?
At this moment, Shu Shu couldn't wait anymore and urged: "Ah Mou, try it quickly, the radish is almost melting when stewed."
Mrs. Bo nodded, moved her chopsticks, and took a bite of radish.
Just like Shu Shu said, it melts in your mouth and your mouth is filled with juice.
The beef soup neutralizes the taste of radish, and it tastes refreshing without the fishy smell of radish.
Mrs. Bo smiled. This was not because her taste had changed, but because she was picky.
I guess I never forgot this dish after eating it in the palace.
Who would have thought that white radish cooked like this is so delicious.
Shu Shu ate several pieces of white radish and then said with satisfaction: "I have been thinking about this bite for a long time. I never thought of it before..."
Mrs. Bo said kindly: "You can eat whatever you want. It's convenient to go out now. If you don't have it in the house, just send someone to buy it outside. Don't be short-tempered!"
Hearing what Mrs. Bo said, Shu Shu was really greedy.
After eating carrots and beef offal, who can not miss Cantonese-style morning tea?
In addition to ingredients such as prawns and crab roe, other ingredients are also common.
Money belly, black pepper beef ribs.
Cured carrot cake, lotus leaf glutinous rice chicken.
Steamed pork ribs with black bean sauce, steamed chicken feet with black bean sauce·
