Chapter 889: Walking Together (Thanks to Baiyin Alliance Leader Qiu Moxing
Shu Shu snorted softly and said to Xiaotang: "Next time I ask you, just tell me what I said, you all should be the emperor, and the son-in-law should choose a good person..." Lan
So don’t cling to those crooked melons and cracked dates at home.
If you are really thoughtful, you can choose outstanding nephews as alternatives.
Xiaotang nodded and said, "I understand."
Shu Shu looked at the girls and felt reluctant to take them away.
But she also knows that in the eyes of people nowadays, a woman's flowering period is limited and cannot be delayed for too long. The maximum is twenty or twenty-one. No matter how old a marriage is, there will be problems.
After a while, Brother Jiu came back.
When passing by the next time, he saw Ruyi on the paper table. He slowed down and turned his head to take a second look.
When he saw Ruyi's appearance clearly, his eyes widened, he held it in his hand with surprise, put it under his nose and smelled it, measured the length with his fingers, and then took Ruyi into the room with surprise.
"Is this a great change? Is this really what I withered with my own hands?" Brother Jiu sat by the kang, shocked.
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Isn't it still the same? It's just that the luster is more restrained."
Brother Jiu took her hand, looked at her fingers carefully and said, "Are you hurt?"
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "I didn't use the carving knife, it was just polished with sandpaper..."
Brother Jiu gently rubbed her wrist and said, "You must be so tired that your hands are sore."
Shu Shu let him rub it and said, "Ruyi hasn't carved the words yet? What words should I carve?"
Brother Jiu also practiced calligraphy at a young age, and it is not ugly when he writes seriously.
It's just that Shu Shu really can't trust Brother Jiu's handiwork, so he plans to keep a close eye on it.
Brother Jiu thought about the comparison between Ruyi before and now, and admitted that his carving skills were inferior.
He thought for a while and said: "I think it is not good to engrave the word "longevity", as if to remind Khan that Amma is old. In this case, forget about the pictures of bats and peaches..."
What are other auspicious words?
Others are looking forward to wealth, longevity and happiness, but the emperor seems to be lacking for nothing...
Brother Jiu's eyes fell on Shu Shu's hair.
Shu Shu wiped her hair today and now has her hair braided with a hairpin with the word "Fu" on it.
He had practiced this hairpin seven or eight times before, and he had become familiar with the carving of the character "福" and it was relatively smooth.
He asked: "How about just using the word 'blessing'? I will also give half of the remaining blessing to Khan Amma?"
Shu Shu glanced at him.
Okay, now that I have become successful, I can start carrying water.
However, the word "福" on Brother Jiu is indeed well engraved.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "The meaning is good, this is it..." Lan
Brother Jiu touched her old clothes and said, "Why do these clothes look like they were from the year before last?"
Shu Shu nodded and said: "These are the clothes from the year before last. They are suitable for this season. I asked someone to find them."
Brother Jiu was unhappy and said: "This is too frugal. How can I wear it for three years?"
Shu Shu turned over the cuffs, showed them to him, and said, "It's made from a bunch of beads. It's soft and warm. I've only worn it a few times, so I didn't ask anyone to change it..."
Leather clothes are not changed once a year. Most of them are changed to silk and satin on the outside so as not to look dull.
This kind of leather clothes did not get wet, unlike other clothes that faded in color after being put in the water several times. Shu Shu also liked the feeling of being old and not new, so she didn't ask anyone to renovate it.
Brother Jiu said: "Do you like this material? Just ask someone to make a few more, and then wear them differently."
This kind of small sweater can be worn in spring and autumn, and can be worn under a large sweater in winter, so it can be worn three seasons a year.
Shu Shu shook his head and said: "I don't like it, I just happened to wear it. I still have the ermine skin lying around. When the cashmere comes out this year, I will use that to make clothes..."
This piece of leather is made from lambskin that has never seen the light of day.
I just wore the clothes I had before and just went out to look for this material.
Hearing her mention cashmere, Brother Jiu said: "The official ship from Jiangning has arrived, and this batch of materials will be sent to Guangshu. Later, I will write to Cao Yin and ask him to make a few pieces for you."
The colors are good, suitable for autumn wear..."
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "There is no need to make it individually, just ordinary colors. When we all wear it, cashmere will become common in the future, and even if it is not exported, it can still be sold at a high price."
In this way, it will become a virtuous circle, and trade with Mongolia will continue.
Brother Jiu was careful about Shu Shu's food and clothing, and still wanted Shu Shu to dress better.
Shu Shu seems to prefer foreign goods...
Brother Jiu thought that in addition to the tributes from each province, he would also send people to pay attention to the tributes from other vassals in the future...
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The few days passed by in a hurry and were not mentioned.
This day is March 18th, the day of Wanshou Festival.
Shu Shu and Brother Jiu woke up early.
Brother Ninth put on the golden prince uniform, had a few bites of breakfast, and stepped out.
Happy birthday sooner rather than later.
They wanted to leave the city at the opening of the city gate.
He still asked people to prepare a carriage, and there was also a carriage for the Wanshou Festival. In addition to He Yuzhu, Sun Jin and other close attendants, he also brought Fusong, Erhe, Chunlin and others.
The Tenth Prince and his wife were still in Haidian, so there was no movement at the door of the Tenth Prince's Mansion.
There are carriages and horses at the entrance of Sibeile Mansion and Babeizi Mansion.
The fourth elder brother has come out and is talking to the eighth elder brother.
The two brothers were dressed similarly, standing there, looking quite serious.
Seeing this, Brother Ninth hesitated a little whether to step forward.
For the sake of Fourth Brother, I should step forward.
But for Brother Eighth's sake, I don't want to go.
At this moment, Brother Si had already seen him and waved to him.
Brother Ninth Brother had no choice but to take a few steps forward and said: "Brother Four, Brother Eight has also come out, just in time..."
When he saw clearly what the eighth prince looked like, he felt puzzled.
Seems to have lost a lot of weight.
The Eighth Prince was not fat to begin with, but now he looks a bit like he is wearing it, and his cheeks are deflated.
It has only been about twenty days since we last met, and I estimate that I have lost more than ten or twenty kilograms.
Brother Jiu hesitated and said: "Brother Bage, are you...have you been ill recently? It looks like you are getting better..."
Brother Ba smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just because of the change of seasons. I have some dietary irregularities, but it's almost gone."
Brother Jiu nodded.
Since the Eighth Prince said this, he would just listen to it.
It's just that he feels a little strange in his heart.
Did the Eighth Prince lose weight because of the Yaqib couple’s sentence?
The timing is really coincidental.
It's true, it doesn't seem surprising.
The people around me are not flesh and blood, but we still have feelings of flesh and blood.
In that case, it can also prove that the eighth elder brother is not cold-hearted, but he can also be warm-hearted at times, but this warm-heartedness is not meant for brothers.
The fourth elder brother glanced at the ninth elder brother, his eyes passed over his hands, and he swallowed the scolding words.
Originally, I called someone over because I wanted to tell him to change horses.
The weather is neither hot nor cold, and you are not in your seventies or eighties. What kind of carriage do you want to take?
But when the person arrived, thinking that his hand was still injured, the Fourth Brother changed his mind and said: "Since Khan Ama allows you to come over today to celebrate your birthday, then the 'football ban' is over. It's time to work hard."
Brother Jiu nodded and said, "Brother, I understand."
Anyway, there were twelve elder brothers in the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he didn't have anything to worry about for the time being. He could just spend half a day there every day to look around.
Moreover, he also discovered a new route, no longer needing to go around the imperial city.
Go directly through the imperial city and enter the palace through Donghua Gate. You still have to walk two miles less on the way...
Seeing that it was getting late, the three brothers went to the city gate without delay.
The group of people left the city directly from Deshengmen and followed the official road towards Changchun Garden.
After walking for a while, there was movement on the official road behind me.
He Yuzhu separated the curtain and said: "Sir, it's Prince Zhi and Sanbeile..."
The two brothers' mansions are next to each other, and they are here together now.
Brother Jiu ordered: "Make way and stop..."
He Yuzhu responded and went.
There was movement here, and the fourth and eighth brothers, who were riding in front, also got the warning and followed suit to give way.
The eldest brother and the third brother rode together.
Brother Ninth picked up the carriage curtain and said hello directly: "Goodbye, eldest brother, hello, third brother..."
The eldest brother reined in the reins, glanced at the ninth brother, nodded and said: "You look good, it looks like you have recovered!"
Brother Jiu smiled and said, "I would also like to thank you for the dendrobium. I drink it every other day to strengthen my stomach and spleen. I can eat half a bowl more."
The eldest brother said: "As long as it works, I'll ask someone to buy some for you later."
Brother Jiu was not polite and said: "The relationship is good, my brother will pay for the dowry money of several nieces!" Lan
The eldest brother didn't take it seriously and urged his horse forward to talk to the fourth and eighth brothers.
What is a dowry without a dowry?
It's not a good thing, I can't bear to hear this...
The third elder brother was nearby, but he listened to everything.
Young...
Xiaotangshan has seen a profit, is it ready to divide the money?
The third elder brother's face lit up with joy, he reined in his horse and came closer, saying: "What did the ninth brother just say? Dendrobium? Isn't this easy? The third elder brother sent people to help you, and the third elder brother also has disciples working outside...
..."Lan
The ninth elder brother glanced at the third elder brother and said: "Third elder brother, are you becoming more and more generous? Are you no longer like you?"
It's just that this kind of attentiveness for nothing makes people feel uneasy.
The third elder brother laughed and said: "Brother is just afraid of being at a disadvantage, so he raised him in someone else's house when he was young. The palace gave him cakes and snacks to eat, and let others take them away. He couldn't get two out of ten pieces, so he became a child.
I have the habit of protecting my food, and I am afraid that I will suffer a loss. What is so stingy about this normal courtesy?"
After hearing this, Brother Jiu couldn't bear it and said, "What about the nanny, the nanny is watching?"
The third brother hummed softly: "The worst thing is them. They also have their own flesh and blood. They always feel that they are on the wrong side. If I take care of you, it's like I'm treating the one in the family wrong. I'm taking advantage of him to make up for the other one.
At that time, they were young and learned to speak late. When they were bullied, they could not speak out, so they intensified their efforts. They even cut most of the fabrics out of my clothes, replacing old cotton with new cotton..."
Brother Ninth Brother is also an Ama now. He couldn't listen to this and said angrily: "Then what happened next? Have you cleaned up?"
The third elder brother nodded and said: "Later I started talking, so I told Khan Amma about the matter, and Khan Amma asked someone to beat them and abort them..." Lan
After hearing this, Brother Jiu felt relieved.
But it’s true that those servants in the palace have learned lessons from past mistakes, so why don’t they remember...