When it was a little later, there was a "recommended dish" from the ninth prince on the royal dining table in Qingxi Bookstore.
A dish of sesame sauce and spicy and sour flavored dough, and a plate of sesame-flavored sesame biscuits with meat.
Kangxi couldn't help but smile when he saw it.
If you are in the mood to eat meat, this should be good.
Kangxi glanced at Liang Jiugong, and Liang Jiugong said: "Master Jiu came to the garden as an errand in the morning. He also stood by the lake for a while, ordering people to buy some fry and fill the pond..."
Kangxi was slightly satisfied, this was the responsibility of an adult man, and it would be inappropriate to just rely on him when things happened.
"Where's the Tuoyuan Bookstore?"
Kangxi asked.
Liang Jiugong thought for a while and said: "I heard that the Crown Princess went to the Fourth Institute in the morning and brought little Princess with her. Jiu Fujin personally came out to welcome her in, and when she came out, she also sent him out; then the Crown Princess went to the Third Institute, too.
Wufujin welcomes him in and sends him out..."
Kangxi felt relieved.
If the Crown Princess comes forward, the matter will be resolved satisfactorily.
This is how it should be.
Yesterday, the prince was reckless and did not do it carefully. No wonder a good-tempered person like Lao Wu was provoked to lose his temper.
Thinking of this, he looked at the "honored dishes" in front of him and said, "How many places did Brother Jiu and Jiu Fujin send?"
Liang Jiugong actually asked, bowed and said: "It's the Imperial Palace and Danbo Weide Palace, but at noon, my brother sent them all..."
Kangxi was confused after hearing this.
If you want to say that Brother Jiu and Jiu Fujin are stingy, they have given away several places; if you want to say that they are generous, they have left behind the Tuoyuan Bookstore.
Kangxi didn't need to think about it to know that this was Jiu Fujin's decision.
From now on, we should stop eating at the Toyuan Bookstore.
As for when it will happen again, I really can’t say.
He sighed and said nothing else.
Suddenly I remembered an old saying among the people, "If you are not stupid, you are not deaf, and you are not a family man."
Forget it, let them polish it off on their own...
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A deserted place is a palace of virtue.
The Queen Mother also liked the Roujiamo with minced green peppers, saying: "This one is similar to the previous one, and it's more delicious than that one..."
Jiugege said: "This meat is braised, and there is still gravy in it; the sandwich is bacon, which is drier than this one, and a little choking..."
After finishing the meal, the Queen Mother said: "Go over to Shu Shu's place and ask your fifth brother why he went into the garden yesterday. I heard he seemed angry?"
Jiu Gege said: "Where does Sister-in-law Jiu know what is going on in the garden? Others may have misunderstood. Brother Five is not an angry person. There must be something going on. He came in and then went out again..."
The Queen Mother pointed in the direction of Tuoyuan Bookstore and said, "There's nothing going on over there, right? Or is that elder brother being naughty again?"
Jiuge said: "Grandma, you are overthinking. If we really go to the study to cause trouble, the fourth brother should be the one to step forward. How can the fifth brother care about this..."
The Queen Mother thought about the same truth, and then she felt relieved and said: "It's okay if it's not, don't let others bully you..."
When Wu Fujin came to say hello, Jiu Gege said hello in advance, and then the matter was vague...
The events of that day were a new chapter. It seemed that nothing was left behind, but something seemed different.
Brother Jiu knew about the Zhuangzi in Haidian and said: "What I know about that position is that it is next to the Zhuangzi in Prince Jian's Mansion..."
Shu Shu said: "Can we build a garden?"
Brother Jiu was not very satisfied and said, "Let's see if we can move it closer..."
The key is that I don't want to have anything to do with the prince.
Especially Zhuangzi, who was previously the prince's supporter of Gege. Brother Jiu was disgusted when he thought of it and said: "According to me, I should ask someone to take over to raise pigs..."
He actually thought about raising pigs.
Shu Shu also thought of his pigs in Baiwang Mountain and said: "They will be ready for slaughter by the end of the year..."
Not only this place, but Zhuangzi in Tongzhou and Daxing also asked people to raise some.
Brother Jiu said: "They are all made into sausages or bacon, and will be used as gifts at the end of the year..."
This is so practical.
If they can come up with a better recipe and make it taste better, they can also give it away.
When Shu Shu saw that Brother Jiu was in good spirits, he prepared to go out.
Start directly from Haidian and go a hundred miles north to Hongluo Temple.
If you really have to travel, you can get there in one day, but it's just too hard and unnecessary.
This road is all official road, and there are inns every forty miles.
When I went there, I stayed one night at the inn.
Stay one night in the temple the next day.
Returning on the third day, we still have to spend one night on the road.
In this way, it will be four days and three nights.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is making arrangements for the northern inspection tour and has also released a rough itinerary.
Brother Jiu calculated the time and said: "The Northern Patrol will be in the second half of the month, so around the middle of the month Khan Amma will be escorting the Queen Mother back to the palace. If we go, we will leave before the tenth day of the lunar month at the latest..."
The couple met each other and took the imperial calendar to choose a date.
It was July before, but it is still July now, a leap July.
On the sixth and ninth days of the leap seventh month, it is appropriate to go out and pray for blessings.
The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is too hasty, hurry up early instead of late.
The two of them discussed the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, that will be three days later.
Shu Shu said: "I'll send someone to your Majesty's place tomorrow. If it's convenient, I'll go there to say hello. I have to tell your Majesty..."
This can be considered a "long trip", so it is not easy to be self-sufficient.
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Let's go then. I'll also say hello to the guard office and prepare the manpower..."
Having said this, he said: "I forgot to mention this to Lao Shi. Do you want to make an appointment with Lao Shi and his wife?"
Shu Shu naturally had no objection. She also thought of Wu Fujin and said, "It just so happens that Fifth Brother is here these days. Do you want to ask Fifth Brother and the others as well?"
After hearing this, Ninth Brother hesitated and said: "Fifth Brother is different from us. When we talk about asking for a child, it is more to relax. Fifth Brother and the others have been married for three years..."
If you ask for a child and don't get it, you will be laughed at.
Shu Shu was speechless.
She hadn't thought about it that much before.
How old is the fifth brother?
He is four years older than Brother Jiu and is twenty-one this year.
Wufujin is younger, nineteen years old this year.
Is this what others see as fertility difficulties?!
According to the current saying, it is true.
There has been no movement for three years after getting married. In an ordinary family, they would have divorced their wife.
"But if you call me the tenth brother or the tenth brother or sister, you can't call me the fifth brother or the fifth sister-in-law, okay?"
Shu Shu hesitated.
Brother Jiu said: "I don't want to go with them anyway, so let's go and beg first and let them go by themselves later."
Shu Shu was fine and didn't feel any restraint in getting along with Wu Fujin.
The ninth elder brother is afraid that the fifth elder brother will nag him.
Then just let him.
The ninth elder brother did not delay, and immediately sent someone to invite the tenth elder brother to come over and talk about the matter.
When Brother Ten was thinking about Xiu Mu, he took Shi Fujin out for a walk. After hearing this, he agreed and said, "Go, let's go together!"
Otherwise, when he arrived in Haidian, he would just stay with his brother, which was not much different from the palace. He was worried that Shi Fujin would be bored.
Brother Jiu said: "It's been four days before and after. Bring enough luggage and manpower..."
The tenth prince returned to the fifth place to prepare in great spirits.
Xiaochun and Walnut started making lists to prepare things for Shushu and Brother Jiu when they go out.
Shu Shu saw that the two of them had written three lists and had not yet finished, and said: "Okay, try to make it as concise as possible without going to so much trouble..."
There are quilts, mattresses, tents, and pillows. These are all duplicates. In addition to the ones you need, you also need to bring replacements.
Shu Shu hurriedly said: "You don't have to do this. One set is enough. It's only three nights in total. How dirty can it be?"
Then he saw several wash basins and foot basins, and Shu Shu also said: "Go, go, just keep two, one to wash your face, one to wash your feet..."
There were three orders, but one and a half were reduced by force.
Shu Shu remembered that there were poor and disabled people begging near the temple, and told Zhou Song: "Take a few pieces of silver and go to the nearby town to exchange for some money back..."
Then he said to Xiao Chun: "Xiao Chun, go with me. If you see a cloth shop, buy some pieces of coarse cloth. The color should be dirty, dark blue, dark cyan..."
Xiaochun said: "There are two pieces of Songjiang cloth in the warehouse that have not been used yet. What is Fujin going to do?"
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "No Songjiang cloth, just old coarse cloth. When the time comes, it will be cut according to the material of a suit of clothes. If there is anyone who needs alms outside Hongluo Temple, just give alms directly..."
As for the Songjiang cloth, it is all high-quality Songjiang cloth from the Neigong. It is as soft as silk and satin. It is also very expensive. The color is also very light. It is made from a close-fitting material and is too thin.
Only then did Xiaochun realize what was going on, so she hurriedly responded and followed Zhou Song out.
Brother Jiu was listening, thoughtfully, and said, "If you don't give me the money, are you afraid that you won't be able to keep it?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to part with the flowers, or it's inconvenient to spend them. The really poor people probably won't be able to get any money at all..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said: "Scientists, farmers, industry and commerce, all the people are content with their own jobs, how can anyone be so poor that he is begging? Is it because he is lazy and slippery?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "Gyeonggi Province has suffered from drought nine times out of ten years, and farmers' income is limited. If there are natural and man-made disasters and cannot withstand changes, they will become poor..."
Brother Jiu said: "But this is the capital, under the emperor's feet, and he can't even take care of the people here. What do those officials think?"
Shu Shu thought for a while and said: "How can a local official not want to enrich the people? Maybe he can't find a suitable way..."
Brother Jiu looked at Shu Shu and said, "What if we were given a piece of land to enrich the people? Do you have any good ideas?"
Shu Shu was not in a hurry to speak.
What Ninth Brother said is impossible.
The system of the Eight Banners is different from the vassal system of the previous dynasties in that it "does not break the soil."
She asked, "What idea have you come up with?"
Brother Jiu flexed his fingers and said: "Grow vegetables, raise pigs, plant fruit trees..."
Shu Shu said: "If you grow vegetables, Dongzi vegetables are expensive. The firewood and charcoal invested are valuable and require skills. If the seasonal vegetables cannot be sold at a high price, it is better to grow grain. The same is true for raising pigs. You must be careful.
Swine fever; as for planting fruit trees, it takes three to five years of work. There is only investment and no profit. I am afraid that it is difficult for ordinary people to meet the requirements, and there is not so much land to plant fruit trees on a large scale..."
Brother Jiu frowned and said, "Then there are no other ways to enrich the people?"
Shu Shu remembered a few folk proverbs from later generations, "No farming means no stability, no work means no wealth, no business means no life."
In today's farming society, agriculture is still the foundation for social stability.
She said: "Agriculture, industry, and commerce, the majority of farmers are farmers. Food is the most important thing for the people, and farming is also fundamental. If you want the people to be rich, you must think about increasing production and income, such as dredging water conservancy and strengthening irrigation; such as introducing grain seeds to resist drought and cold;
Such as improving tools, intensive farming, saving manpower, etc..."
Brother Jiu listened carefully with longing.
He whispered: "It would be great if we could break up the soil and seal the vassal state like the previous dynasty. Our family would definitely be the richest and the people's lives would be the best..."
Shu Shu said with a smile: "If I want to try it, I don't have to worry about the title of feudal lord. I have divided up several imperial estates..."