Chapter 143: Unbearable (first update, asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket)
"What's going on with these bastards? Did they do it on purpose? They don't even know how to move a stool out?"
Brother Jiu still couldn't help it and complained to Shu Shu in a low voice.
"Maybe I can't care..."
Shu Shu didn't care.
There were more than a dozen stoves of various sizes in the dining room, which was also crowded with people.
Everyone is busy and minding their own errands. It is not a place for socializing.
In the Queen Mother's tent.
Concubine Yi is already here and is talking about today's festival.
"The whole lamb will be roasted in the evening, and then I will share the lamb chops with each other..."
Concubine Yi's laughter was clear and clear.
The Queen Mother nodded and said: "Here it is for you, and leave a portion for Brother Five, he also likes this..."
After Shu Shu and Brother Jiu came in, the Queen Mother's eyes fell on the food box, with joy on her face: "Pie?"
A nanny put down the small table, and Shu Shu responded to the Queen Mother while approaching to set the table.
Today's pie is a lot smaller than yesterday, about the size of a bowl.
It's also much thinner than yesterday.
And the number is not much, only four.
The Queen Mother looked at everyone and saw the pickled cabbage noodles and four bowls of noodles. There was doubt on her face. She hesitated for a moment and said to Shu Shu and Brother Jiu: "How about you follow along and try it..."
On weekdays, there are four plates and four bowls, and a table is set for one person.
It took several people to prepare these things today, and the old lady was also confused.
I don’t know if it’s for one person or several people.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "I was about to ask Grandma Huang for pie. I came here after dinner last night and saw that Grandma Huang ate deliciously. I went back and thought about it for half the night..."
The Queen Mother widened her brows and said with a smile: "This is delicious, try it..." After saying this, she looked at the nun beside her and asked: "Did the two concubines send it to you?"
"Don't worry, Madam, I've given them all away..."
Grandma said.
The Queen Mother turned her head and said to Shu Shu and Brother Jiu: "Sit down and try it..."
Four people, each sat in a corner and each shared a piece of pie.
I don’t know how the pie tasted yesterday, but today’s pie is indeed good.
The pie crust is very soft, and the filling inside has been fried for easy digestion.
The pie was thin and not too big, so Brother Jiu could finish it in just a few bites.
The Queen Mother swallowed the last mouthful, with a look of unfinished expression on her face.
There was a big bowl of pickled cabbage noodles left, but it contained more soup and less noodles.
When divided among four people, there is only one bowl for each person, including soup and water.
The noodles inside are fried and very soft after cooking.
After soaking in the soup for a long time, the noodles are filled with the flavor of the soup.
The Queen Mother thought it was normal at first. After taking a bite, she noticed something different. She looked down for a while and asked Shu Shu: "Is this fried noodles made from buckwheat?"
As early as when the team came out, Shu Shu sent food to Concubine Yi after being reminded by Wu Fujin.
In addition to street vegetables, there are two boxes of noodles.
There is a box among them, which Concubine Yi specially brought to the Queen Mother as a filial piety.
Shu Shu nodded: "Mongolian buckwheat is fragrant. Fried noodles made with this are more delicious than ordinary white noodles..."
The Queen Mother said happily: "This tastes good and is not hard to eat. I will prepare more later and let them experience it when they get to Horqin..."
Shu Shu responded with a smile.
Perhaps there is an advantage to using the Queen Mother's stove, that is, you can prepare some additional vegetables.
I've been out for more than ten days now, but I'm not even halfway through the trip yet.
According to Brother Ninth, it is early to return to Kyoto for the energy saving, and it may be even later.
Because the route of this northern patrol is different from the original one, this detour will take ten days longer.
After the Queen Mother finished her breakfast, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu came out from here.
Brother Jiu whispered: "Do you want to accompany me every day?"
Not only is it hard work, but the taste of the Queen Mother is different from that of young people.
Just like the noodles, Brother Jiu usually eats soft noodles because of his bad gastrointestinal condition, but they are not so soft.
After eating it, it was so mushy that I couldn't even pick it up, so I had to use a spoon.
"Look at the fifth sister-in-law's side..."
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "If Fifth Sister-in-law recovers in the past two days, it would be better for Fifth Sister-in-law to accompany her..."
Shu Shu could see that the Queen Mother was kind, but she also maintained a sense of propriety with her grandchildren.
Except for her fifth elder brother, she is not close to any other princes.
In the past, Brother Ninth would definitely have nagged her again, despising Shu Shu for being stupid, etc. He worked hard himself and pushed the matter of showing his face to others.
I don’t feel that now.
"It's better for us to eat by ourselves. Whatever is pleasing to our heart, we prepare it according to our own taste."
Brother Ninth came to a conclusion.
Shu Shu smiled and did not refute.
The sky is getting slightly brighter.
The two returned to the tent.
The meals here have been brought in and are only for the couple.
Shu Shu didn't know when the two would come back, so he left a message for the 10th and 13th princes to use for themselves.
Brother Jiu's appetite is there. He is full with a small pancake and a bowl of noodles.
Shu Shu ate it alone. It happened that today there was a dish of braised pork, which also came with lotus leaf cake, so she ate most of the plate with this.
By the time the carriage was hitched and the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs began to collect the tents, it was already dark.
Shu Shu took a look at herself. She was wearing an ordinary flag uniform and one-inch-high flag shoes. They were all in order, and there was nothing to fault about them.
Walnut and Xiaoyu followed, each holding a package in their hands, one containing spare clothes, and the other containing small daily items.
Brother Ninth plans to send it off.
Shu Shu firmly refused: "I took the time to see Fifth Brother and ask how Fifth Sister-in-law is doing... It would be great if Fifth Sister-in-law could take over for me..." He lowered his voice with the last sentence.
Brother Ninth didn't force himself.
When Shu Shu and his entourage arrived in front of Yifei's carriage, Xianglan was outside the carriage and saw the situation and came up to greet her.
Concubine Yi heard the noise in the carriage, opened the curtain, and looked happy when she saw Shu Shu: "Lao Jiu let you come over..."
Shu Shu stepped forward and said with a smile: "It was Mr. Jiu who urged my daughter-in-law to come here. I just wanted to send her here... My daughter-in-law was thinking that the tenth and thirteenth brothers over there are young, so there must be someone to keep an eye on her.
I didn’t ask Master Jiu to send it..."
While Yifei was greeting her to get in the car, she complained: "It's a good thing I didn't come. It's just a chance to see her every now and then. If I see her every day, I'll be pissed off by him..."
Shu Shu smiled, but it was hard to speak.
At this time, you would be a fool to follow your mother-in-law's advice and find fault with your husband.
But Brother Jiu's performance has been really poor these days, so if he were to praise him harshly, it would be a bit false.
Concubine Yi didn't mean to embarrass her, she just said: "Please help E Niang think about what to eat at the dinner? It would be fine if we were the only ones, but today the prince of Aohan Banner is coming to court, and the banquet must be decent, plus
This is such a big festival, we ourselves have to have a good meal..."
If a banquet is given in the capital, all kinds of exquisite tableware can dazzle the Mongol princes.
While away from home, there are abundant ingredients in the camp kitchen, but this temporary stove is not as good as in the palace.
The ingredients are too complicated and difficult to prepare.
Shu Shu thought of the "double sandwich". After the filling in the middle was replaced with sauced lamb, it was just right for Mongolian tastes.
Meat, mainly cattle and sheep.
Since it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes are a must.
When we are in the grasslands, how can we skip the mooncakes made with milk skin? Mooncakes made with milk dregs?
There are also Tijiang mooncakes that are popular in Beijing. If possible, you can take the opportunity to prepare more, and eat the rest on the way, as well as an extra snack.
Su's mooncakes that have not reached the capital can be prepared.
As for the saying that Mongolians don’t eat mooncakes…
It's just a statement from later generations.
Mongolians also celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but in the past they were nomadic, their diet was relatively monotonous, and mooncake making was a bit complicated, so it has not become popular in Mongolia.
However, when the Mongolians became wealthy, many people built cities and settled there, and their food became richer, so Mongolian mooncakes appeared.
One is mooncakes made of various dairy products, and the other is steamed mooncakes made of buckwheat noodles, brown sugar, and nuts.
Shu Shu thought of something and said a few words to Concubine Yi.
In one morning, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had almost the same menu.
There are four snacks, four main dishes, four bowls, four plates, and four side dishes.
As soon as the carriage stopped here, Brother Ninth had already reined in the reins and came over: "Mom, are you done discussing it? Old Ten is looking for something to eat, and the girls are fooling around..."
Shu Shu was already calm.
It's better to just say to pick people up if you use such a careless excuse.
Yi Fei glanced at Brother Jiu lightly and said to Shu Shu: "Go back and have a good rest. You are tired from the past two days... You don't have to get up so early tomorrow. I have prepared a breakfast list in advance and sent it to the dining room."
Just a room...I will tell Aunt Bao that if the Queen Mother has anything to do with food, I will go over and ask you..."
Aunt Bao is the one Shu Shu has been dealing with these past two days, the steward around the Queen Mother.
Shu Shu breathed a sigh of relief and agreed obediently.
Does this mean you no longer have to work?
very good.
Brother Jiu was standing by, and when he heard the two instructions, he also grinned: "Eniang is wise, she doesn't leave the stove, she just talks when she goes..." At this point, thinking of the neglect of the kitchen servants, he hummed softly.
Said: "Those slaves, on the other hand, didn't even move a stool and asked Dong E to stand and wait. What do you mean? I don't believe it. Those masters don't even have a seat when they are not cooking. They stand all day long..."
Concubine Yi was impatient: "I've been talking nonsense all day long, and I'm going to go away soon..."
Brother Jiu hummed softly, and with annoyance, he turned over and dismounted, and wanted to hug Shushu and get on the horse.
But in this motorcade, how many pairs of eyes are watching?
Shu Shu quickly said: "After sitting all morning, my legs are straightened, so I still want to go back..."
Brother Jiu had no objection, so he took the horse and left with Shu Shu.
Looking at her son and her daughter-in-law's back, Concubine Yi's face suddenly dropped and she told Xianglan: "Go and find out which bastard is blind and dares to bully the master..."
The good prince Fujin was coaxed by the Queen Mother and others, and it was others' turn to show off.
Xianglan also looked ugly: "I'll go right now..."
Shu Shu belatedly realized that he had been targeted in the past two days.
She was very puzzled: "What's the meaning of this insignificant little gesture?"
Brother Jiu snorted coldly: "I guess it was because you were young and weak, and you were under the command of the Queen Mother, so I just treated you lightly. I only cared about the Queen Mother's master's food and drink, and didn't care about anything else... It's a beautiful thought.
, I’ll go find Khan Amma to make the decision! These bastards are embezzling themselves and don’t allow others to investigate? If you want revenge, I’ll wait for you. What’s the point of bullying you..."