Today is New Year's Eve. Everyone is busy. After leaving the Shenwu Sect, they dispersed.
Bafujin thought that everyone was in twos and threes, each with his own close friends, so he got on Sifujin's carriage, and he could also ask Sibeile Mansion about the hot springs.
Their family bought land early and has already asked people to build a house this year.
Shi Fujin went to the inner hall to visit Tai Ji and sent Salvia and Gastrodia elata over.
Shu Shu went home alone.
It happened that the steward of Xiaotangshan Villa came over with food, so she met him.
A total of two carts of vegetables were delivered to the city today. According to Brother Jiu's instructions, the palace sent an extra fifty kilograms, making up one hundred and fifty kilograms. The remaining fifty kilograms were sent to the prince's residence.
A few days ago, as a New Year's gift, Shu Shu sent Dongzi dishes to every house, but Shu Shu didn't ask anyone to send them again today.
Everyone has prepared the New Year’s Eve dinner. Each family’s designated New Year dishes are almost the same, so there’s no need to add any extraneous details.
"When can it be supplied?"
Shu Shu asked.
Some vegetables are grown one crop after another, such as leeks, beans, and eggplants, while some are replanted, such as Chinese cabbage and radishes.
The steward thought for a moment and said, "With the new crop of cabbage and celery produced after the New Year, we can supply it until the end of March."
Shu Shu ordered Ging Guo to give a reward and asked people to go down.
It's just a coincidence that in April, the vegetables are not available on the market, but all kinds of wild vegetables are on the market, so there is no shortage of vegetables.
This afternoon, the ninth elder brother was not there as usual. He went directly to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to attend the foreign vassal banquet with other princes and elder brothers.
It just so happens that the dining room is making frozen dumplings today, with more than ten kinds of fillings, including pork and sauerkraut, leek and shrimp, shepherd's purse, mushrooms and chicken, pickles and diced pigeon meat, mutton and celery, beef and green onions, and Vegetarian leek and egg, vegetarian assorted vegetables and spinach vermicelli.
Shu Shu asked Xiaotang to cook family portrait dumplings, with a few of each filling.
It was boring to eat alone, so she invited Xiaosong, Xiaotang and Gingguo to eat together.
Last year, I ate it with Mrs. Bo and Zhaojia Gege.
This year, Zhaojia Gejia caught a cold and did not go to the main hospital for fear of overcoming the illness.
Xiaotang didn't go home as usual, and because Baiguo couldn't do it, he couldn't go home for the holidays until after the new year.
Xiaosong here, go home in the afternoon.
During the first month, they eat New Year's dishes and don't cook many new dishes. Xiaotang will be free by then, which is perfect for Ginkgo to rest for a few days.
Gingguo is the youngest and the most junior, so she sits next to him.
Xiaosong and Xiaotang are much more comfortable.
Xiaosong is Shushu's companion since he was a child. He is different from the other three. In addition, he thinks less. He is eighteen years old, but he still has a pure heart.
Xiaotang is much more stable, but after working in the kitchen for a long time, she has developed a problem of not liking to eat. After eating a plain assorted dumpling, she didn't put it in any more, and could only eat it with sesame sauce radish skin and coir raincoat cucumber.
Shu Shu looked her over and said, "She's too thin. Is it because of the smoke? Go to the dining room at the back and give more orders. Don't stare at her. There's a stove master there."
Xiaotang said: "For a while, I have been cooking New Year dishes since the New Year. I have been looking at the big fish and meat all day long. I just tried the dishes and ate a lot, and then I got a little tired. I just need to clean my stomach and it will be fine."
After hearing this, Shu Shu ordered Xiaotang: "Cream a cake of aged Pu'er. The one is the best to scrape off the oil and get rid of the greasiness. But don't drink it on an empty stomach, so as not to hurt your stomach."
Xiaotang agreed and said: "Then I'll open a piece of cake, wake up, and prepare it for Fujin and Master Jiu."
When the dining table was removed, Shu Shu asked Ging Guo to pass Xiao Song's purse.
"You go home in the afternoon and won't come back until the third day of the Lunar New Year. I'll give you the New Year's red envelope tomorrow first."
Xiao Song took the answer and said: "Then I will give Fujin New Year's greetings in advance today..."
As she said that, she knelt down and kowtowed "bang bang bang".
By the time Shu Shu pulled her, she was done.
Shu Shu rolled her eyes and said, "Why do you kneel so well?"
Even between master and servant, there are not many times when it is necessary to kneel down.
Xiao Song said: "My slave Ama said that I should be grateful and remember to repay Fujin. I can't think of how to repay you at the moment. I'll kowtow a few first and then talk about it."
Shu Shu felt reluctant after hearing this.
Xiaosong is nineteen years old. Even if it drags on, he is not too young.
Even if Montenegro wants to keep his daughter for two more years, he still has to consider the world's circumstances.
This year, when Xiaosong returns home for the New Year, Heishan will probably mention Xiaosong and Chunlin's marriage.
Xiaosong was still confused and couldn't understand the purpose of Heishan's instructions.
Shu Shu looked at Xiaotang. Of the four people who grew up together, Xiaotang was the only one left.
But Xiaotang is loyal. Xiaochun and Walnut have gone out one after another. Ginguo is young and not very thoughtful yet, so she thinks more.
"Fu Jin, the two girls next to Zhaojia Gege, one of whom is older, will be released when she turns 20, too?"
When the time comes, prepare a little girl to replace her.
The new batch of little girls who came into the house last year were all servant girls, and we had to prevent them from getting involved with Zhaojia.
Master and servant have been together for more than ten years and have a tacit understanding.
After listening to Xiaotang's words, Shu Shu knew what she meant. He looked at Bai Guo and said, "Among the little girls who came in later, except for the two who stayed in the main room, how are the others?"
Bai Guo said: "There are two who are good at needlework and work with Sister Peanut; there are two younger ones who are in Ning'an Hall, there are two more stable ones who work with Grandma Xing, and there are two ranking It belongs to the eldest sister, learn the rules from Aunt Qi."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Then go back and pick one of the two in the sewing room. There are special sewing people. It's not easy for a little girl to do this all the time. It will hurt her eyes."
In the evening, Ningshou Palace, Yikun Palace, and Dutong Palace all came to present the New Year's Eve plates.
Shu Shu also sent a plate to Dutong Mansion and a plate to Xiquayuan.
Brother Ninth didn't come back until after midnight. He smelled of alcohol and looked tipsy.
The dining room had prepared sobering soup. Brother Jiu drank it and asked someone to prepare a bathtub. He took a bath and even washed his hair before he felt better.
"Last year, I was just making up the numbers. As my brothers toasted to the prince and Taiji, this year I am the one being toasted..."
Although I didn't drink a few cups, I still smelled of alcohol.
Although he received more attention than last year, it was obvious that Brother Ninth did not appreciate it.
"Hmph! Everyone is daydreaming, thinking about Niguzhu's arrival. It's really embarrassing for them! Not to mention that Niguzhu, we are planning to ask for grace to marry the Eight Banners. Even if we don't marry the Eight Banners, we will only marry Mongolia. Choose from the Mongolians who stay in Beijing as errands, who will marry thousands of miles away?"
Just mentioning this, Brother Jiu became indignant and said: "Don't look at their big-faced faces. They all have stature but not stature, and looks but no appearance. They give birth to little cubs that are ugly even by designation!"
Shu Shu felt uncomfortable listening.
It's not a bad thing to have a girl from one family begging for help from hundreds of families, but it has to be divided at some point.
If Niguzhu is really about to get married, it's time to find a husband for her, and those who come to her are not so hateful. But Niguzhu is not yet one year old, and what she is worried about at this time is not because of the reputation of "auspiciousness". I came here just for Brother Jiu's money.
Now everyone inside and outside the capital knows that Brother Jiu is not short of money and is a rich man.
Brother Ninth Brother began to worry and said: "No, let's look in advance, pay attention first, and ask Khan Amma for grace in advance, otherwise I won't be happy if we don't save everything and people will worry about it."
Shu Shu said: "Well, I'm not happy to listen to you either."
If the daughter-in-law is inappropriate, let it go, there is room for discipline.
If this son-in-law really belonged to a foreign vassal, just looking at Kangxi's attitude towards the lawsuit between Princess Duanjing and his father-in-law, we would know that it would be difficult for his parents to get involved, and how much they were in harmony.
Brother Jiu thought about the person he knew and said with helplessness: "If there is no suitable one, let's look at it again. If it doesn't work, just wait until the flag is lowered and choose among the children of my banner."
With such an additional identity of master and servant, the elders of the son-in-law's family will not dare to support him.
Shu Shu also thinks this is good.
Anyway, no matter who you marry into, you will marry down, so choose someone who is obedient.
Shu Shu peeled off half a grapefruit, which was used to remove heat and grease, so she gave a piece to Brother Jiu.
Brother Jiu didn't like hardship, but he frowned, finished eating, and then said critically: "The other fruits can be ripened on the trees. This fruit has a big tree and cannot be transported to the north. It is not sweet when eaten. We were here last year If you eat it in Jiangnan, even though it loses a lot of water, it is still sweeter than this."
Shu Shu said: "If I want to eat something cooked from a tree, I have to go to Guangzhou."
Thinking that Guangzhou was currently a customs house with many merchant ships anchored, Shu Shu thought about durians.
It's a pity that durian is a southern fruit now, so it's hard to come by.
This kind of fresh fruit is perishable and takes up space, so few merchants will sell it.
Merchant ships from Southeast Asia still mainly sell spices and gems.
Brother Jiu said with hope: "Khan Ama has often patrolled the north in recent years. He has patrolled the east two or three times and the south three times. He can just go to other places when the time comes. I'm too shameless to take you with me, let's just go out on our own, it's more troublesome than working at home."
Shu Shu listened and thought deeply.
Following the holy cavalry team, although there is less freedom, it is really worry-free.
She was very excited just like Brother Jiu.
It seems that there are three more southern tours.
As for other places?
Outside the Great Wall, Yongding River and Yeling, these are almost available every year.
Huh?
It seems that there is another tour to the west. Those who have arrived in Xi'an must not have been there yet, otherwise Brother Jiu will mention this.
There was also a trip to Mount Wutai, Brother Jiu didn’t mention it, that means he hadn’t been there yet…
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Qianqing Palace, Xinuang Pavilion.
The night banquet for the imperial concubines of Qianqing Palace, who were staying up late for the New Year, had not yet begun, but Kangxi was sobering up in Xinuang Pavilion.
Today at the foreign vassal banquet, he drank two more cups.
Thinking about the bonsais that had been given to them in the past few days, he looked at Liang Jiugong and said, "How many bonsais are left? What is left?"
Liang Jiugong did the math in his mind.
The Queen Mother got a bonsai of chrysanthemums.
Concubine Hui is a camellia.
Queen Yifei is a hibiscus flower.
Concubine De is a Narcissus.
Minbi peach blossom.
And the pomegranate flower.
Of the ten principal positions in the harem, he originally thought that apart from those who were filial to Ningshou Palace, there were only eleven pots left, and the emperor would share the rain and dew evenly, but it turned out that it was not the case, and he was the one who picked the rewards.
He replied: "Your Majesty, there are six pots left, which are orchids, roses, lotus, jasmine, osmanthus and wintersweet."
"Rose..." Kangxi mused, and said: "Appreciate bells and concubines... Jasmine, reward kings and nobles..."
