My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1223 Cup Bow Snake Shadow
Although there was a little accident when we first arrived at the Chaohe River, when we were about to leave the riverside, everyone was only happy.

Too many catches.

There are eighteen baskets of fish, five baskets of large fish over one foot long, weighing more than 200 catties; and thirteen baskets of miscellaneous fish half a foot long, weighing more than 600 catties.

There are also a basket and a half of river prawns, plus six buckets of snails that have spit out the mud from the fish's head, a soft-shelled turtle the size of a face plate, and more than 100 catties of dried salted fish.

Just watching, I feel satisfied.

Let alone the other thing, it is the treatment of the soft-shelled turtle, Brother Jiu is a little hesitant.

"It's not good to be respectful if you eat the strange ones directly. Why don't you keep them by your side? Turn back and the lotus pond in Nancheng has been repaired, and you can keep it in the lotus pond?"

He discussed with Shu Shu.

Shu Shu thought for a while, and said: "It's not easy for us to take it out of the customs. It's better to ask the old man to help raise it first. When we come back, we will buy fish and take it away together."

It would be a pity to save him from freezing to death due to poor care on the way.

Brother Jiu also felt that this was more appropriate, so he told Gao Bin: "You settle the previous account, and leave some silver as a deposit for the next time."

Shu Shu glanced at the barrels of snails again, this average person doesn't know how to talk.

Right now, there is no manpower to pick out the meat.

Shu Shu said to Gao Bin, "Take the snails back too, please pick the meat and salt it, and take it with you when you come back."

Gao Bin complied, and went to find the fish to settle the bill.

The money for the fish was paid out of the walnuts in the morning.

The fish didn't dare to close its head.

However, Gao Bin remembered the market price of the fish he bought a few days ago, how much the big fish cost, how much the small fish cost, and how much the river shrimp cost, but he didn’t know the prices of the snails and soft-shelled turtles.

He asked the fish handle, and the fish handle said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the snails get stuck in the mud, no one will buy them. Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, it costs six cents a catty."

This price is very cheap, equivalent to the price of half a catty of fish and two taels of pork.

As for the soft-shelled turtle, there is no price for the head of the fish. It is an uncommon item in the market, and it is only said to be filial piety.

Gao Bin made a calculation in his mind, the price of fish was [-] renminbi, the price of river prawn was doubled, the price of snail was the same as that of fish, and the price of dried salted fish was [-] renminbi.

In this way, it was almost 26 taels of silver, so I directly calculated an integer and gave 30 taels, and the remaining four taels were the money for the manual work of picking snails and the money for the turtle.

In addition to the settlement today, I also gave 20 taels of silver when I was scheduled to return.

The fish didn't expect to give so much, holding the silver seal, his hands were trembling...

A group of people returned the same way.

In the carriage, Brother Nine talked about those fish, and said, "I'll have a meal tonight. The big ones are almost enough. What about the small ones? It's too difficult to clean up."

Shu Shu thought of the town mark of Gubeikou Commander-in-Chief, tossing them to come to the palace to serve as guards for two days, it's not easy to reward money, so why not just send some miscellaneous fish over there, and add another meal?
Immediately, she denied the idea again.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.

I find it difficult to clean up on my own side, let alone the big pot of food in the green camp.

What's more, this is the Qing Dynasty. Unlike the later generations, the prince and the general should keep a distance, otherwise they will cause trouble for each other.

She said: "Ask the palace manager to arrange some people to make crispy fish and take it with you, and add food for everyone on the way."

Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's fine, it's convenient to eat at noon."

Fortunately, there are some people here in the Xinggong, otherwise, the few kitchen masters they brought with them would really be too busy.

When they got back to the palace, four carriages loaded with fresh meat were parked directly outside the annex.

Brother Jiu helped Shu Shu out of the carriage, and Xiaotang came to ask for instructions.

Shu Shu ordered: "The big fish is braised in soy sauce, and I will add vegetables to everyone in the evening. The miscellaneous fish will be made into crispy fish as a road dish, and the river prawns will be made spicy. If there are any leftovers, I will make shrimp paste and put it on the road to serve with noodles... "

Looking back at the number of miscellaneous fish, Xiaotang felt lingering fear, and said, "Fu Jin, this will take a lot of work."

Shu Shudao: "Call the maid in the palace, and then call the person in the guard's kitchen..."

In this way, more than 20 people can be gathered together.

Xiaotang nodded and said, "That's enough."

When Shu Shu and Brother Jiu entered the palace, Xiaotang went to find Gao Bin.

Right now there is oil and wood in the dining room of the palace, but they are all in abundance.

This fried fish consumes a lot of fuel, and it is estimated that it will be used up. They will leave the customs tomorrow morning, so they have to find a way to make up for it.

This is what Brother Jiu and Shu Shu ordered, and they must be responsible for the expenses along the way, so as not to be talked about.

Gao Bin looked up at the sky.

Today is shorter, and it is dark at the beginning of the year.

The county has the most shops, but Miyun County is ninety miles away from here!
The surrounding villages may also be incomplete.

Fortunately, the county magistrate's brother hadn't left yet, so Gao Bin went over to talk about the oil and firewood, and asked him to help buy fifty catties of oil and two carts of firewood for the palace dining room tomorrow.

The magistrate's brother is like a fish head, he is also worried, afraid that today's errands will be screwed up and Gao Bin will be offended.

Although Gao Bin has no rank, he is only in charge of the prince's side, but seeing how polite the guards are to him, he knows that the weight is not ordinary.

He was not afraid that Gao Bin would bother him, but he was afraid that Gao Bin would not trouble him. He really wanted to pat his chest and say yes, so he took people away with peace of mind...

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In the palace, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu washed up briefly, and Cao Shun came to deliver the letter.

Brother Jiu was very happy and told He Yuzhu to call Cao Shun in.

I really wanted to go together. This morning Chunlin returned to Beijing with the seventh elder brother, and the ninth elder brother also asked him to bring a letter to the tenth, fifth and fourth elder brothers.

The brothers were more than 200 miles apart, but they thought of going together.

Brother Jiu received the letter and told Cao Shun to sit down, and then said to Shu Shu: "Except for visiting the mausoleum in winter last year, this is the second time I'm separated from Lao Shi. I'm really not used to it. I think Lao Shi will feel uncomfortable too. .”

Shu Shu nodded and said: "Yes, Master Shi has always relied on Master."

The two grew up together when they didn't remember anything. Brother Nine still has his biological mother and half-brother, while Brother Ten has only Brother Nine.

However, he did not read the letter in a hurry, but looked at Cao Shun and said, "Is there any movement in the Tong family?"

Cao Shun shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it."

When he set off yesterday, the Tong family was indeed in peace.

As for what happened last night, he was already on the road and didn't know about it.

Brother Jiu said again: "How is everything in the Prince's Mansion?"

Cao Shun went back to the story of Niguzhu's long teeth, and also talked about the recent situation of Brother Fengsheng.

In front of Fuqing, he mentioned the county magistrate's imperial physician, but he didn't say anything now.

Times have changed, and it can be said that the two masters are not at ease on the road.

Shu Shu heard that Akdan was hugged by Shi Fujin, and said to Brother Jiu: "I left a bottle of magnolia flower dew for my ten younger siblings, which I often use."

After hearing this, Brother Jiu blamed her and said, "Why did you think of this? Grandfather should also wipe some, so he obediently let Grandpa hug him."

Shu Shu said: "I didn't think of this at first."

Cao Shun was so careful, he only rested in the capital for half a day, and he still remembered to visit a few young masters, Brother Jiu also appreciated it, nodded and said: "They are all well, don't worry about Master and Fujin, you have worked hard too, take care Rest."

Cao Shun followed suit.

Only then did Brother Jiu boast to Shu Shu: "Fortunately, there is Cao Shun. Otherwise, the people in the whole house don't know who to order. Gui Yuan will have to practice for a few years, and his body needs to be taken care of."

Guiyuan wore shackles in Shengjing during the first month of the month, and the cold air entered his body, and his rheumatism symptoms became severe in winter, and he needed to stay in bed for recuperation, so he took sick leave and did not follow.

As for Gui Dan, he also stayed in Beijing.

He was seriously ill with Ernie Jin, and if he died, he was the eldest son or the only son, so he also asked for leave to go back to take care of the sick.

Having seen Longkodo's ruthlessness, Brother Jiu thought of Gui Dan, and made a bad guess, looked at Shu Shu and said, "The Jin family's mother's family has lost, is it because Daobao can't tolerate her anymore?"

Shu Shu shook his head, and said: "No, with Guidan here, there is a master behind Guidan, even if Daobao has the heart, he doesn't have the guts."

We are all ordinary people, how many of them can really start to harm people?

If Daobao really had that kind of scheming, he wouldn't be bullied by his brothers and kicked out of the house.

Brother Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "That's good, if it's really that hateful, I'm afraid I can't help but kill my relatives righteously."

After speaking, he opened Brother Shi's letter and read it, then handed it to Shu Shu, and said, "It seems that Fengsheng and Akdan are so happy to leave."

There are six pages in total, three pages are about Fengsheng brothers, one page is about the recent situation of the county lord and Niguzhu, and two pages are about him entering the palace to see him, the situation of encountering brothers, and finally mentioning the Yushi Yamen A few words.

Shu Shu looked at it, and her mood was slightly different.

Everyone is worried that their husband and wife miss their children, but in fact they are very relieved, and they miss it occasionally.

Brother Jiu read the letter from Brother Si for the second time. It only had two pages. He told Brother Jiu to do his errands well, not to be careless, and to return to Beijing after completing the errands.

He handed over the channel: "fourth brother, what does this mean? Afraid that Tong's family will bite the master because of Long Ke? Is this acceptable?"

Shu Shu took it over and looked at it, and felt that the fourth elder brother should try to figure out the holy intention and see through the impeachment intention of Yushi. He was afraid that the ninth elder brother would not understand, so he went back to confront Kangxi, so he asked people to stay outside for a few more days so that the new internal affairs The matter of the governor of the government has been settled.

Otherwise, the fourth elder brother would not repeatedly mention the errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Brother Jiu curled his lips and said: "It seems that the master is cowardly, and he still wants to avoid the excitement of the Tong family. Why? We have accumulated great virtues. Although we didn't save Longkodo's life, we didn't either. Calling people dead in vain..."

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The next update will be around 6 noon on June 20.

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