The fourth elder brother looked at the golden abacus of the ninth elder brother and was speechless for a long time.
Gold is heavy, and an abacus as big as a palm is not light. Why should you carry it with you?
Don't you mind the belt falling?
The ninth elder brother noticed the fourth elder brother's gaze and said proudly: "This is specially customized by my brother Fujin. The frame, pillars, and beads are all semi-hollow and will not sink."
The corners of Brother Si's mouth twitched. Isn't this really coaxing a child?
Brother Jiu remembered the dowry he saw in the morning and asked with some doubts: "Is Khan Ama too kind to the Tong family? The title of Heshuo's consort is equivalent to that of Chaopin Gong, plus the title of the Tong family's suspension of title
First-class dukes, the Tong family is equivalent to three dukes. When Xiaojiu gives birth to an elder brother, who is the grandson of the royal family, he will definitely become Princess Shang, the daughter of the princess, and then he will be a consort..."
The descendants of the princess are also of golden blood, and according to convention, they are also married to the clan and Jueluo.
In this way, the future of the Tong family has another guarantee.
Fourth elder brother also frowned when he thought of the Tong family.
He had not replied to Longkodo's letter before, and Longkodo was dissatisfied. After returning to Beijing, he had already found opportunities to "encounter" the third elder brother twice.
However, his relationship with the Tong family cannot be separated even if they are constantly cut.
Before, it was the support of Empress Xiaoyi, but now there is a new relationship with her sister.
Brother Jiu was a little worried and worried: "If my brother doesn't get close to my mother-in-law, will Khan Ama think I'm cold?"
Brother Si's expression remained unchanged, but his heart couldn't help but be alert.
Cultivating kindness is better than generating kindness.
In her heart, Khan Ama may not be happy that she is too close to the Tong family, but it is not good to be alienated from the Tong family, as it would be suspected of being ungrateful.
He looked at Brother Jiu and said, "I heard that your house and the Guo Luoluo family haven't had any human relations in the past two years?"
Thinking of this, Brother Jiu leaned back in his chair and said angrily: "Mr. Guo Luoluo, the leader, was arrogant when he was there. He only curried favor with Yuqing Palace and didn't take the prince's grandson seriously. Am I still being arrogant?
Get close to them in the past?"
The fourth elder brother thought for a while and said: "At this moment, at that moment, since I am the head of the Daobao family, I still have to pay respects on the face. The Khan Ama admires filial piety, and this also has the dignity of a concubine."
When Brother Ninth saw the glory of the Tong family in the morning, he felt guilty and said reluctantly: "Well, even if he is from Hutu, how can he be our mother's brother?"
The fourth elder brother felt a headache thinking about the interpersonal interactions in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
He rubbed his temples and said, "You have already left the palace, and the favors that should be left should also be left."
They were all very polite to their subordinates, but rarely interacted with their clan relatives and descendants of the three families. There was a lot of gossip outside, saying that the Ninth Prince and his wife were "alone".
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I am the most impatient of these favors. This is enough for now. My brothers have not neglected me. My uncles are following everyone's example and are respectful. In addition, the in-laws and in-laws are also included. That's enough."
The fourth elder brother wanted to persuade him again, but the ninth elder brother had already urged him: "Fourth elder brother, please hurry up. The glutinous rice cake will be cold and you won't be able to open it."
The fourth elder brother then stopped and made a quick move.
Brother Jiu touched the abacus, wiped his hands with a wet towel again, and then directly took a gluten cake burrito to eat.
A gluten cake as big as an adult's palm, as thin as a cicada's wings, with eggs, shredded green onions, etc. sandwiched in the middle to form a burrito.
Brother Jiu slowly ate four burritos, with different dishes each time, and finally came to the conclusion: "The weather is dry now, but the rolled vegetables are still delicious."
The fourth brother ate a burrito rolled with shredded pork and eggs, but did not eat stir-fried vegetables.
Because the main ingredient of stir-fried vegetables is bean sprouts.
Ever since he heard from Brother Jiu that there were additives in bean sprouts, he asked people to inquire about it, and he could no longer eat bean sprouts.
Now there are bean sprouts in the dining room, which are prepared for the people below.
After all, at this time, everyone is starting to prepare winter vegetables. In addition to cabbage, radish, and bean sprouts are also good choices.
He glanced at Brother Jiu, a little strange.
Brother Jiu said: "Mung bean sprouts are crispy and refreshing. You can also try soybean sprouts and black bean sprouts. We grow this in water in the kitchen of our house. We even grow peanut sprouts. They are delicious..."
When the two of them put down the kuaizi, the fourth elder brother asked the question in his heart: "Weren't you picky about the bean sprouts before? Why are you still eating them today?"
Brother Jiu said: "I picked the bean sprouts from outside, but isn't this the bean sprouts from Fourth Brother's own home?"
Brother Si looked at the bean sprouts and pinched off the heads and tails. They looked no different from ordinary bean sprouts.
"How did you tell?" Brother Si asked.
Brother Jiu said proudly: "With your love for cleanliness, you know that the bean sprouts outside are not suitable, so you will definitely not ask anyone to buy them from outside again..."
At this point, he pointed to the bean sprouts and said: "These bean sprouts grown in clear water, without fertilizer, are not as big as the ones outside, and they are not as straight as the ones outside!"
The fourth elder brother's face turned dark immediately after hearing this.
It turns out that in order for the bean sprouts sold outside to grow well, one thing needs to be added, and that is child urine.
Three years after moving out of the palace, I ate bean sprouts for two and a half years!
Seeing his change of expression, Brother Jiu coughed lightly and said: "This is nothing, don't think about it carefully. If you really want to think about it carefully, you can't eat the vegetables grown in this land; there are also pigs. People in the countryside outside, pigs
Above the circle is the toilet..."
The fourth brother was so disgusted that he hurriedly said: "Okay, it's going to be dark outside, you should go home quickly, be careful, my brothers and sisters are thinking about you!"
If I ask Brother Jiu to continue chanting, he won't be able to eat anything.
Brother Jiu took a look at the sky outside and realized that it was indeed sunset.
He calculated the time in his mind. Sifujin started it in the morning, which would take most of the day.
He said: "Don't worry, it's not even updated yet..."
Anyway, the two families are on the same street, so it doesn't matter even if it's curfew time. I just walk in front of my house and don't go to other streets.
While the two brothers were talking, there was movement outside. It was Si Fujin's nanny who came next to her. She said with joy in her cheeks: "Master Beile, Fujin has given birth to his third elder brother. Mother and son are safe!"
The fourth elder brother immediately got up and went to the main room.
When he saw Brother Jiu, he stopped again.
Brother Ninth also followed suit and said: "Congratulations to Fourth Brother for having a legitimate son. Come and see Fourth Sister-in-law quickly. My younger brother has returned after hanging up his bow. We in Fujin are also concerned about Fourth Sister-in-law's condition."
Since he was not an outsider, Fourth Brother did not treat him politely. He nodded and followed grandma to the main courtyard.
Bows, arrows and red silk have been prepared long ago.
If a boy is born, his bow will be hung on the left side of the door, while if a girl is born, a red silk bow will be hung on the right side of the door.
In addition to announcing the good news to relatives and neighbors, it also reminds people passing by to be quiet and not to disturb the mother and baby.
Brother Jiu hung up his bow with his own hands, left Sibeile Mansion and returned to the Prince's Mansion.
It was not dark yet, and there was movement at the door of Sibeile Mansion, which caught everyone's attention.
*
Ninth Prince's Mansion, Shangfang.
The lights are already on in the house.
Shu Shu was bored, holding the "Book of Rites" in his hand and looking at the clock. It was already the first quarter of the year.
She planned to pick up the Four Books and Five Classics and teach them to the children.
But right now, she couldn't stand it.
It took nearly an hour for Ninth Prince to go to Sibeile Mansion.
She couldn't help but be a little worried, not about Brother Jiu, but about Si Fujin, whether something was wrong.
After all, this elder brother is unprecedented in history.
She held a string of sandalwood beads in her hand and couldn't help but stir the beads.
It’s just that the elder brother who has never been seen in history is missing?
It’s not unusual to have two of your own, one from the Five Baylor House, and multiple royal grandchildren from the Four Baylor House, right?
It's just that other people have no influence on the main line of history, but it is not necessarily the case that Sibeile Mansion has a third elder brother.
At least Honghui didn't do anything to Xiaosi when he couldn't stand still.
There was the sound of footsteps outside, a bit messy and hasty.
After hearing this, Shu Shu's heart suddenly lifted and she sat up from the kang.
With the sound of the door opening and closing, Brother Jiu trotted back, looking a little embarrassed.
It turned out that it was raining outside, and Brother Jiu came back despite the rain.
Only then did Shu Shu realize that the wind was blowing outside and the autumn wind was bleak.
She hurriedly got up and took a clean towel and handed it to Brother Jiu: "Why did you come back despite the rain?"
Brother Jiu didn't take the towel, but leaned forward.
Shu Shu raised her arm and wiped the raindrops from his face.
"It rained so hard that the wind only started to blow when we were leaving Fourth Brother's house. As a result, the rain started falling as soon as we walked a few steps..."
As he spoke, there was a burst of thunder outside, followed by autumn rain.
Shu Shu touched Brother Jiu's clothes and felt relieved that they were indeed not very wet.
The couple walked to the door, opened the door and looked at the rain outside, looking at each other.
"How does Qin Tian Jian calculate the days? I hope this rain comes quickly and goes away quickly..."
Brother Jiu frowned.
He felt that there were some metaphysical sayings that he had to pay attention to.
According to current wisdom, it is better to have sunny weather on your wedding day than to rain. There is an old saying among the people that "if it rains on your wedding, the bride's life will be short."
Shu Shu looked at the rain outside and said nothing, feeling uncomfortable.
The rain came quickly, but after it started falling, it slowed down a bit, not like a shower.
I just hope it can stop before noon tomorrow.
*
Sibeile Mansion, east wing of the main courtyard.
The fourth elder brother looked down at the third elder brother. Although there was vernix on his face, the imperial doctor had seen it and found that he was in better condition.
Perhaps because he stayed in his mother's womb for half a month longer, the third brother's fetal hair was thicker and his fingernails also grew better.
Si Fujin's face looked tired, but he was in good spirits. His eyes were glued to Third Brother and he couldn't bear to look away.
When the fourth elder brother saw this, he couldn't help but was stunned. For some reason, he thought of Concubine De and the fourteenth elder brother, and also thought of Honghui.
It is also ten months of pregnancy, and a mother should treat her children equally, but when it comes to it, she still prefers the youngest.
Does every mother prefer her younger son more?
He lowered his eyes and planned to visit Honghui later.
Honghui has moved to the front yard to live by himself in preparation for entering the palace to go to school next year.
Get used to living on your own first, so as not to reveal your timidity later when you are not used to it after entering the palace.
"Rumble..."
The thunder outside broke the silence of the room.
The couple looked at the window at the same time.
Si Fujin's lips moved and he swallowed the words as they reached his lips.
Seeing this, Brother Si comforted him: "Don't worry, it won't last that long..."
As he said this, he felt uncertain in his heart...