When the ninth elder brother returned to his elder brother's place, he discovered that it was a coincidence.
My brother's place actually has roast goose for dinner.
"Sent from Zhuangzi?"
Brother Ninth said.
Shu Shu said: "In the next ten days, I will have it every day. I asked someone to send four cages of geese. I want to try the difference between goose down and duck down."
Later generations of goose down sold like crazy.
Brother Jiu knows what duck down is.
I made duck down cushions at home last year and they were indeed soft.
"This probably won't work. The goose feathers are big, and the quill in the middle looks hard." Brother Jiu said.
"Try it and reserve more later. When Jiang Ning's master arrives, he will clean the grease and remove the smell, and he will not be able to make a coat." Shu Shu said with a smile.
The biggest function of down is to fluff up and isolate air.
It's a waste to use it as a seat cushion.
Brother Jiu didn't stop him and said, "I'll write a letter to Cao Yin later to urge him."
When they got down to the dining table, Brother Jiu talked about Guidan's return.
"They didn't show any dignity, so they just acted as herdsmen. From then on, they were tied to the Daling River."
Brother Ninth sighed.
In fact, it was also a way to save face.
In the future, if Sanguan Bao finds out anything inappropriate, he will deal with these people directly.
Daobao and Guidan's father and son were considered to be separated from the Guo Luoluo family.
Shu Shu said: "Don't think too much, sir. Even if the emperor holds you accountable, it is also appropriate. If the debts are wiped out after death, then all the elderly people will break the law to make money."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "I'm just a little worried, so I won't mention it anymore. There's no need to say anything to the empress and fifth brother."
It started to rain lightly outside, and the couple stood in front of the window, feeling the coolness.
"The rain this spring and summer has been good..."
Shu Shu was thinking about potatoes and her mouth was filled with excitement.
You should be able to eat mashed potatoes and French fries every day next year.
Brother Jiu also thought of this and said: "Last time Gao Bin came and mentioned it, saying that the potatoes will be harvested this month and the corn will be later..."
Shu Shu was impatient and couldn't wait any longer, so she said, "I'll ask Fourth Master later. Give us some potato seeds and try planting autumn potatoes."
Brother Jiu glanced at her and said, "As for the seeds, I and Gao Bin have told us to leave a basket of potatoes for us to try eating."
Shu Shu listened with expectation.
That means you don’t have to save the seeds and you can have a big meal.
A few days ago, it was not uncommon to make a potato banquet for the whole egg banquet.
Potato meatballs, potato pancakes...
Last year's tomato seeds have been planted in Zhuangzi, and this year the vegetables delivered by Zhuangzi include tomatoes.
All the ingredients are ready, all that's left is the potatoes.
Shu Shu couldn't wait.
Maybe it was because the ground was soft after the rain, so potatoes started growing at Gaobin's side the next day.
There happened to be a potato experimental field just northwest of the West Garden, next to the horse farm.
After the fourth elder brother reported the matter to the imperial court, Kangxi ordered several princes' elder brothers who lived in Haidian to come to the imperial palace.
The thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers also followed.
In order to hide their laziness, the Ninth Elder Brother and the Tenth Elder Brother were hanging around in Changchun Garden, and they were also caught.
When it was reported to Qingxi Bookstore, all the princes and elder brothers were a little confused.
This is neither a new year nor a holiday.
Everyone looked at each other.
The eldest brother is here, and the prince is here.
Between the remaining three elder brothers and the fourteenth elder brother, there is a shortage of a fifth elder brother and a seventh elder brother.
Kangxi glanced at everyone. Except for the prince, who was wearing fine clothes, everyone else was wearing homely clothes, and said: "Let's go dig potatoes together. You are the prince's brother, so you must know how to farm."
Everyone responded.
Brother Jiu quickly took a look at the sky outside.
It's okay, it's overcast and cloudy, but it doesn't look that sunny.
It's early in the morning, and those who leave early and come back early should be back by noon.
Although it was not the first time for the thirteenth and fourteenth elder brothers to line up with their brothers, they were still excited.
This time it was Cong Wuyizhai who called them.
Haha, now I’m looking at it from behind, and I won’t let Xue Xue be a errand in the future.
The Fourteenth Brother came up to the Ninth Brother and whispered: "Ninth Brother, Ninth Brother, you are the smartest, can you tell me which department Thirteenth Brother and I will go to in the future?"
Brother Ninth rolled his eyes at him and said, "What's the matter? Are you afraid that Brother Thirteen will go to the Ministry of War first and lose your land?"
The fourteenth elder brother bared his teeth, but did not deny it, saying: "I'm just a little worried."
Brother Jiu hummed softly: "Stop dreaming, do you still want to run your own territory? Brothers all take turns, and by the time those who have endured ten or eight years have learned all the errands, they will not grow up in the supervision department." For a long time, it will probably take three or two years to change the yamen, or two or three people will supervise a yamen with complicated affairs..."
It boils down to one word, decentralization.
Brother Fourteen smiled and said: "That's good, otherwise it will cause trouble to others. They are big and will take up all the good places."
Although this younger brother may be arrogant, he doesn't have bad intentions.
Brother Jiu pointed to the front and said, "Hasn't Khan Ama punished you yet?"
After hearing this, the fourteenth elder brother's cheeks puffed up, he glared at the fourth elder brother's back, and complained to the ninth elder brother: "Tell others to take care of me, huh, that person is chattering like a monk chanting sutras, but he just takes the I used chicken feathers as arrows, and following the instructions given by Khan Amma, I wished I had to go to the school grounds to block people every day when I came back, it was so annoying."
The ninth elder brother thought about the fourth elder brother's tendency to scold others, and felt sorry for the fourteenth elder brother, and said: "It's annoying enough, it's better to just punish him by copying books."
Brother Fourteen nodded and said: "That's right. If I really have to copy books, I'm not afraid anymore. It's homework anyway, but I can't bear to recite scriptures every day."
The ninth elder brother said: "From now on, don't talk about the eldest elder brother and the younger elder brother. They form gangs. Khan Ama doesn't like to hear it. Besides, the next fifteen elder brothers are also growing up gradually. They are the younger ones." Where’s my brother?”
The fourteenth elder brother listened thoughtfully.
That seems to be the case.
Little brother is not a good word.
Not only does it mean that you are young, but it also means that you have low status.
No matter how many elder brothers the emperor father has after him, there is a separation from him.
The one in the front is not a little brother, but the one in the back is really a little brother.
The fourteenth elder brother puffed up his chest and looked a little high-spirited.
In the future, the brothers will get older, and the younger brothers below will not be able to reach each other. It will also depend on the group of brothers among them.
Uh-huh, Ninth Brother can't count, Tenth Brother can't count, it's up to him and Thirteen.
Except for the fourteenth elder brother who took the ninth elder brother Didi Gugu and the prince to accompany Kangxi, the others were also in twos and threes.
The eldest brother is followed by the eighth brother.
"I heard that you are still asking about 'Sanqi'? Isn't it enough? How much do you want? I have a pound saved and I'll ask someone to deliver it to you. If it's not enough, don't tell me. I'll ask outside."
Brother Ba said: "I guess I need to prepare more. Thank you, brother. It's not difficult to find ordinary Panax notoginseng, but I need the new Panax notoginseng with a certain vintage. That's why I got nervous for a moment."
The eldest brother said: "Okay, I understand. I'll ask someone later to ask."
He thought of the scars on the fifth elder brother's face.
Although for men, scars on the face are a sign of bravery, no one is willing to become ugly.
The fifth elder brother has spent the past two years eating and sleeping, and doesn't like to go out to meet people. Maybe it's because of the scars on his face.
That scar was created to protect him.
The eldest brother asked the eighth brother: "How is the effect? Can it really remove scars?"
The eighth prince thought for a while and found out that the eight blessings were indeed a little lighter now.
He said: "It should be effective. Even if it can't be restored to its original state, it won't be bad if it continues like this."
The eldest brother nodded and noted this down.
The fourth elder brother was asking the tenth elder brother about the dowry of his clan daughter.
"I heard that some people are concerned about these things. There are many poor clans who don't have any betrothal gifts. You have to be careful and don't let others misappropriate them." He warned carefully.
It doesn't matter if a man gets married a few years late, but a woman's flowering period is only a few years. If she delays, she won't be able to find a suitable marriage partner.
Brother Ten nodded and said: "Brother Ninth is also worried about this. First, the Ministry of Internal Affairs intercepted the dowry money and replaced it with a dowry, just to avoid being embezzled. But if you are really shameless, this thing is also called I'm worried, my brother has already mentioned it to Prince Jian and Sunubeizi, and Prince Jian sent out two Jueluo scripts to keep an eye on these people's marriage."
It's time to put it off until the old girl. With the dowry, marriages in various families are accelerated, basically in the second half of the year.
The fourth elder brother nodded and said: "That's good. People who come to the clan's house will also be a shock to them."
The clan's birth, old age, illness and death, weddings and funerals are all inseparable from the clan's mansion, and they do not dare to offend the people of the clan's mansion easily.
The third elder brother avoided Lao Ten and pulled the thirteenth elder brother to talk about the Northern Patrol.
When they get out of the ambush, the holy driver will patrol outside the fortress, and there is already a rumor coming out.
The eldest elder brother, the third elder brother, the fourth elder brother, the fifth elder brother, the eighth elder brother and the 13th elder brother, the 14th elder brother, the 15th elder brother and the 16th elder brother are all retinue.
"Who was a retinue at such a young age? Brother Sixteen is only six years old this year..." Third Brother's tone was sour.
Such a young brother, who is similar in age to his son, is actually not a problem.
But the group in front of them were all in their teens, and they were well versed in civil and martial arts. They eagerly waited for the opportunity to serve as retinues.
The results of it?
When I arrived at my little brother's place, I started to draw my bow and was about to follow the retinue.
The third elder brother felt sour, so he took the thirteenth elder brother and complained: "Before, the thirteenth brother was the most favored. In the future, the youngest son of Khan Ama will have to be replaced."
The thirteenth elder brother didn't have much contact with the third elder brother, but he really didn't have a good impression of this elder brother.
Now that he heard him say "the most favored", the hairs on the back of Thirteenth Brother stood up, and he said hurriedly: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it. It's just that brothers are old and have errands, and sometimes they can't get out of work. Brother There were two more times when I was with the Fourteenth Brother before the emperor..."
The third elder brother touched his chin and said: "We didn't have any errands at the time, and we didn't follow him every time."
The thirteenth elder brother said: "It's different. My elder brothers are the eldest elder brothers. They have been on separate missions since they were ten years old. Before my younger brother joined the retinue, he had never even been out of the Forbidden City..."
The third elder brother nodded and said with pride: "That's right, there were not many people who went on business trips before Cheng Ding..."
