Chapter 1404 Don’t waste it (rolling to ask for monthly votes)
The more people get married this year, the more people will have children next year.
Every year at the end of the year, there are so many things to do.
For the matron of the house, most of the social interactions involve various banquets.
However, the three sisters-in-law in front of me are not sociable, so they are less interested in mentioning this.
Shifu Jin said: "People nowadays talk in circles and don't know what they mean. They have to abide by all kinds of rules. They look like little wives. They don't like to go to other people's houses. They feel uncomfortable sitting straight for a long time."
Jiu Gege said thoughtfully: "The Sinicization of the Eight Banners is good or bad for women."
The good thing is that the lineage is clear; the bad thing is that there are too many restrictions.
In the past, if the husband was alive and the housewife was established, she could still be the head of the family; if the husband died and the children were young, the widow would be the head of the family, and she could either remarry or take care of the children, as she wished.
Nowadays, if there is no backbone, one must obey the son; if there is no son, one must let the clan arrange whatever it is.
Jiu Gege is a person who loves reading and likes Confucian rules. She originally wanted to be a princess who cultivates women's ethics and respects the rules of women, and becomes a role model for a daughter-in-law. However, after spending several years with Shu Shu, she became immersed in it and realized that she had gone astray before.
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With her status, she was loved and raised by the Queen Mother, but when she went to the courtier's house, she had to put shackles on herself and look at other people's faces, just to find trouble.
The principle of a husband being a wife comes after the principle of a king being a minister.
This is her foundation.
From then on, Jiugege will be able to gain a deeper understanding by looking at the Confucian classics and the restrictions on women.
Shi Fujin also started reading in the past few years, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, everyone is stunned. How can they give birth to strong heirs when they are all delicate and weak..."
Speaking of this, she praised Shushu: "Just talking about Sister-in-law Ninth, Fengsheng and his brother and sister have been raised well. It's because Sister-in-law Ninth has a strong body..."
After praising Shu Shu, she couldn't help but praise herself, saying: "I am not as good as Sister-in-law Ninth, but I am no worse than other sisters-in-law. When the time comes, my child will also be a calf..."
When Jiu Gege heard about having children, she was still a little shy, but thinking about the nieces and nephews she had just met, all of them fair and tender, she also felt a little eager...
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Changchun Garden, Housekeeping Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Gao Yanzhong was on duty here. Brother Jiu came over and talked to Gao Yanzhong about the holy cavalry patrolling the Yongding River.
This time the holy driver's tour was relatively tight, and there was no time to arrange purchases on the road. The logistics were supplied here, and everything was carried by Beijing.
When the time comes, Gao Yanzhong will bring someone from the kitchen to accompany him.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "Keep an eye on the garden dining room and prepare the preparations. When you go out, you will mainly eat street vegetables. In addition to the small pickles in the dining room, you can prepare some more and add more oil and salt..."
Thinking of Yu Qian's light diet, Brother Jiu added: "Bring a refrigerator specifically for fresh vegetables, and bring more quma vegetables. Yu Qian will serve one portion every day. It's easy to get angry when traveling in hot weather, so that one is light."
Gao Yanzhong listened carefully, wrote it down, and said with some comment: "Jiuye, it is mainly supplied by the prince. I heard that Yuqing Palace does not supply according to the regulations, and the food is exquisite on weekdays."
Brother Jiu glanced at him and said: "Lao Gao, why are you confused? You are a doctor from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not a doctor from Yuqing Palace. The prince has no one to bring the dining room from Yuqing Palace, so he is just following Khan.
Ama is just enjoying the meal, why should we ask him to order some food? What about Si Beile and Brother Thirteen, do you want to order?"
Having said this, he looked at Gao Yanzhong solemnly and said, "Don't be confused. The Jin family has learned from the past. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is only the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Khan Amma, not anyone else's!"
Gao Yanzhong hurriedly said: "Thank you Jiuye for your teachings. I am a slave who wants to be wrong and just wants to be safe."
Brother Jiu said: "Whether it is the prince or other princes, everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs respects them, but they have to remember who is the real master. If you seek perfection in everything, it will be easy to be incomplete everywhere. Just follow the rules in everything."
Gao Yanzhong responded respectfully.
Thinking that Gao Yan was in his fifties, his energy was gradually declining, his eldest son and second son were living abroad, and the youngest son was still young, Brother Jiu said: "Although we cannot imitate the nepotism of the Jin family, if one or two are not eye-catching, no one will pay attention.
, your two sons-in-law are both in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so there is no need to avoid too many taboos. If you are qualified enough, it would be a good idea to recruit one of them."
Even those who were officials in the former dynasty were busy with official duties, and they also had nephews and nephews running errands.
Gao Yanzhong said: "Xie Jiuye reminds me that being in this position is the best protection for my son-in-law. If I let them take advantage of me, it will be easy to turn a favor into an enmity."
The Gao family also had other relatives, but Gao Yanzhong did not promote them because he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back after he started.
Nowadays, no one can help. If the in-laws are dissatisfied, they can only murmur in private. If you really want to mention someone, others will be jealous.
When the time comes, there will be a swarm of swarms, and no one can stop them.
Brother Jiu saw that he had an idea, so he stopped talking, left the check-in room, and planned to go out to the garden.
At the entrance of Xiaodongmen, as soon as the ninth elder brother came out, he saw the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother arriving on horseback.
"Fourth brother..."
Brother Jiu stepped aside and greeted.
The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother dismounted.
The thirteenth elder brother also met the ninth elder brother.
The two brothers were looking at a construction site next to them, just south of Beiliu Suo, where craftsmen from the construction department were working.
Brother Si asked: "When was the construction here completed? It's a mess and dusty..."
Brother Jiu said: "It's almost time. The bulk will be finished before the Dragon Boat Festival and the work will be suspended. When the Holy Master is away, we can start the next work."
The Thirteenth Brother smiled and said: "There are also six courtyards. Then when we come back next year, everyone can live here. It will be convenient to pay tribute to the Imperial Grandmother."
Brother Jiu looked at him and said, "Let's see how Khan Ama distributes them..."
In fact, the previous eleven courtyards, including the six in the north and the five in the south, could be allocated to the prince's elder brother, which would be exactly the number fourteen.
As for his future princes, it is still early for them to become Ding and they can continue to live in Hechi Four Houses.
But with Jiugege and living in my elder brother’s house, it’s a little hard to arrange.
Now a new building has been built in advance to prepare for a rainy day.
Fourth Brother also thought about the reason and said nothing, but in his heart he did not agree with Jiu Gege staying here with everyone.
Favors are favors, rules are rules.
The princes can come here to pay their respects to the old grandmother, but the princess still has to follow the rules here.
When a princess marries outside, in addition to being considered a member of the royal family, she is also considered a member of the Tong family, including Bu Xi.
The Jiugege couple are not suitable to live in Brother's house.
Even though Princess Rongxian was favored, she only stayed for a few days and then returned to the city. In addition to having to arrange the marriage, it was also because this was near the imperial garden.
In addition to the dowry, the people serving her include Mongolians from Bahrain, who are not suitable to stay here permanently.
The same principle applies to Jiugege.
In addition to the fact that no prying eyes are allowed near the imperial garden, it is also inconvenient for Prince Fujin and his family to come and go due to their foreign husband.
Relatives are relatives, but foreign men of similar ages often see each other and are embarrassed.
But Jiu Gege was called by the Empress Dowager, and it was hard for others to remind her.
A courtyard has been built here, and five rooms to the south have been vacated. It is suitable for a princess to stay there. It is far away from Changchun Garden, but it is not too far.
The fourth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother, looking unsteady, but he was becoming more and more organized, and he also knew how to deal with the world.
If the ninth elder brother knew what the fourth elder brother was thinking, he would suddenly realize that there was still something to avoid?
How could he think so much?!
He just felt that it was not good to live in such tight quarters, and he did not want the prince and princess to live separately.
I just want to think that there are nine characters at the moment, and there will still be ten characters who will stay in the capital in two years.
At that time, it was not said that those who valued one princess and not the other had to treat them equally on face.
In that case, you won't be able to live there.
There are also sisters like Princess Kejing and Princess Rongxian who returned to the court from Mongolia. When the time comes, both the Queen Mother and the Emperor will live in Changchun Garden, and it will be hard for them to travel back and forth from the capital.
The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother came from the city to see Your Majesty, so they entered the small east gate.
Brother Jiu waited for them to go in and then returned to Beifu Institute.
Jiu Gege and Shi Fujin have already left.
Shu Shu and the others just moved in today, and it was still a mess here, so they didn't stay long.
The north window was opened in the west room here. Now the north and south windows are open, and the breeze in the hall is cool.
Brother Jiu came back from outside. It was a bit hot, but the draft blew him and he felt comfortable.
"The back room doesn't have a north window. How about asking the county chief to bring Ni Guzhu to live in the front room?"
Brother Ninth said.
In the main house, only the secondary room has a north window, but the main hall in the front room also has a back door, and the windows in the secondary room are also larger.
Shu Shu said: "The backyard is close to the water, and the secondary room also has a north window. It is cooler than the main courtyard. Don't worry..."
Having said this, she handed the drawing on the small table to Brother Jiu and said: "In the back yard, I plan to ask someone to set up a pergola, and surround it with gauze to prevent mosquitoes. The children will be able to play outside sooner or later."
They had set up a pergola a few years ago, but it was only in the main courtyard.
Before coming here this year, they didn't bother to do anything in the yard in a big way, so they only did simple sweeping.
Brother Jiu said: "The main courtyard is also supported, so the sun won't get into the house, and it will be cooler."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "That one, it will be fine in May."
Since Shengjia has spent more time in Changchun Garden in recent years, an ice cellar has also been opened here.
According to the rules of the palace, ice supply started in May and lasted until the end of July.
Last year, Shu Shu recuperated her body without using ice, but this year it was no problem.
Brother Ninth thought of the ice cellar in the palace.
Since both the Holy Emperor and the Queen Mother live here, the ice cellar in the palace has a surplus, and I will ask the emperor how to deal with it later.
Most of them will reward the minister.
Otherwise it will be wasted.
Every autumn, the ice cellar is cleaned to prepare for the ice cellar after the winter solstice.
I wasted a lot last year...
waste……
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu and said: "The 400 kilograms of Chen ginseng cleared out of the palace this year. The earliest ones were accumulated during the Shunzhi Dynasty. They have all rotted. Now there are still more than 1,600 kilograms left, but every year there are still more than 1,600 kilograms left outside the customs."
I need to bring in more than a thousand kilograms more. I’ll put in more and get out less, so I accumulate it year by year..."
In addition to dispensing medicine in the imperial pharmacy, the ginseng in the palace is also rewarded to ministers in front of the emperor.
However, there are not many people who are eligible to receive rewards, so it is not a common practice.
Brother Jiu made a mental calculation and said: "The ginseng consumed in the palace every year has never exceeded 800 kilograms in the past ten years. At this rate, a lot can be evenly distributed every year..."
Previously, the ginseng in the palace was cleared out, some were sold at low prices at Chongwenmen, and some were reported damaged.
"It's a loss. If we sell the extra ginseng every year according to the market price, it will cost tens of thousands of taels..."
Since Jiangnan recognizes ginseng, why is it so cheap for those giant rats?
There is a lot of ginseng in the palace, but it cannot be sold at a high price in the capital, so it can be sold in the south.
Since there are three weaving yamen, all under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, wouldn't it be better to just ask Li Xu and Cao Yin to sell ginseng at the same time?