My father-in-law is Kangxi

Chapter 1229
Today is October [-]th, Shu Shu's birthday.

Brother Nine wanted to make a big deal of it, but was stopped by Shu Shu, and he was away from home, so there was no need to bother.

It's not a whole birthday either, it's not necessary.

That's why they asked people to kill a few sheep, and they celebrated the "Gold Awarding Festival" together.

Here at Shu Shu, she ate half of her meal and served another longevity noodle.

Shu Shu ate several mutton chops and drank two bowls of mutton soup. She was almost finished.

This big bowl is filled with soup, although there are a lot of noodles, but there are still some that can't be eaten.

Thinking that Brother Jiu didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food, she ordered an empty bowl and gave Brother Jiu half of it.

Brother Jiu hesitated and said, "This is longevity noodles, do you still like it?"

He felt a bit like an old man, and believed in those omens and omens.

Believe in good omens and avoid bad omens.

Shu Shu said: "Why are you unhappy?"

Brother Jiu took the noodle bowl, still hesitating.

Shu Shu looked at him and said: "My long life alone is different from the long life with my master. I am looking forward to the future..."

Brother Nine nodded, and said boldly: "Of course, when the parents grow old, and the children also divide into a small family, the one who will accompany you the most and for the longest time will be Grandpa."

These words were said by Shu Shu and Brother Jiu after their wedding.

What came and went again and again entered the heart of Brother Jiu and was regarded as truth by him.

The couple ate longevity noodles.

Xiaotang led people to evacuate the table, and the walnuts were replaced with barley tea.

She saw that Shu Shu ate too much.

Shu Shu rode a horse for half a day in the afternoon, and didn't want to take a walk anymore, so she drank two cups of barley tea to digest her food.

Brother Jiu took out a one-foot-square brocade box, and said proudly, "Guess what is the birthday gift prepared by the master?"

Shu Shu looked at the brocade box, looked at the size, is this a collar?
Or a longevity lock?
Anyway, it should be jewelry or something else, and I won't use this kind of flat box one and a half inches high.

"I can't guess, what is this?"

Shu Shu asked cooperatively.

Brother Jiu opened it and placed it in front of Shu Shu as if offering a treasure.

It is a set of accessories, a pink coral necklace inlaid with gold, three pairs of pink coral gourd earrings, and a string of pink coral sea pearls with eighteen sons.

This coral powder is very fresh and well-balanced, and it also has a luster.

Which woman does not love jewelry?
Especially such a pretty and lively one.

"It's so beautiful, how big is this coral, can it produce such a large coral bead?"

Shu Shu held the eighteen sons and said in surprise.

This bead is about the size of a thumb cap, with a diameter of more than three centimeters.

After hearing this, Brother Jiu compared and said: "The five-foot-high coral, in addition to this set of jewelry, I also left an eight-inch-high coral bonsai, and the rest are two boxes of rice beads, I keep it for you to play with." , are all in the mansion, and have not been brought out."

When Shu Shu heard that five-foot-high coral was used as raw material, she really wanted to say a few disappointing words.

That is, you can't be such a prodigal!
But she endured.

This is Brother Nine's intentions. It's better than the coral trees piled up in the warehouse.

Among corals, true red is rare, and white and light pink are common in the market, but it is also rare to find a well-proportioned and bright pink like this one.

She also looked at the metal work of the gourd earrings, which is made of filigree, which is made by internal manufacturers.

"I asked Ji's family to buy the coral tree? When did you send it to Beijing?"

Shu Shu asked.

Brother Jiu nodded and said, "It took forty days of work to arrive before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it was finished at the end of September."

Shu Shu immediately asked Walnut to take the makeup mirror, and tried on the earrings and collar.

The color of this earring is pretty, but the style is an orthodox gourd, which can be worn on weekdays or with auspicious clothes.

"Looks good, thank you Lord, I like it very much!"

Shu Shu turned around, looked at Brother Jiu and smiled.

Brother Nine said: "This year it's Coral, next year I'll find another one, it's the same every year."

Shu Shu nodded and said: "Then I'll wait, and I will wear the jewelry prepared by my master in the future."

The atmosphere is just right.

Although the two of them didn't realize their idea of ​​soaking in the hot spring in the tent, they closed their eyes and went to bed early, and asked for water twice...

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A night of lingering.

Early the next morning, Shu Shu decided to sleep in, and tossed until midnight last night.

My back was a little sore from riding a horse, but it got even worse after tossing and I didn't want to move.

Brother Jiu here, still remembers the business trip this time, got up and went out for a while, and had a small meeting with everyone.

Starting today, Erhe and Fuqing divided into two shifts, and took turns accompanying Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying to the Rehe Canyon to survey the terrain, draw a sketch map, and prepare for the site selection of the palace.

Cao Shun took people to check the nearby temples, and lit lamps and prayed for him and Fujin in the temples.

Gao Bin took people to check the meadows and rivers around the palace to see if there were any hunting and fishing places.

The fifty imperial guards who came out this time, plus one hundred guards from the House of Internal Affairs, couldn't just sit idle.

No matter what, the others listened to the orders, and when they arrived at Gao Bin's place, they said, "Master Jiu, shouldn't Rehe be the place where wild beasts should be strangled? The land over there is sparsely populated, and it's far away from the official road, so it's not very popular. If people bother you, the surrounding area is surrounded by mountains, there must be big guys, if you don’t kill them, you will have to call people to build a house next year, and you will not be safe.”

Brother Nine always listens to advice.

Seeing that what Gao Bin said made sense, he nodded and said: "Okay, then you bring more people, and you have all the bows, arrows and waist knives, so let's toss around in Rehe."

He asked Gao Bin to walk near the palace before because he was too lazy to go far.

But if the hunting place is far away, he can choose not to go.

A pile of errands were explained, and everyone went to prepare separately.

Except for Cao Shun's errands, everyone else is "official".

Brother Jiu's trip is also a business trip.

Brother Jiu made arrangements and went back to catch up on sleep.

This winter is the time to sleep well.

When the couple woke up, it was already early noon.

Shu Shu finally came back to life.

Hearing Brother Jiu talk about the errands of the subordinates, Shu Shu thought of several officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and said: "They want to check the size of the palace and the size of the palace, and expand the palace if there are not enough. Do they continue to go north? ?”

This official road is from the capital to Mulan paddock.

There are some palaces and palaces built in the early years in the middle, but they are all simple and lacking.

Brother Nine patted his forehead, "Master, I forgot about those people, and I didn't think to call them in the morning, let them rest for a day, and let them go to the Mulan paddock tomorrow."

The husband and wife were talking, and Walnut came in and said, "Master Jiu, Fujin, the spring guard is back, and I'm asking to see you."

Brother Jiu was a little surprised, and said to Shu Shu: "Master told him not to come back in a hurry, what's the matter?"

Shu Shu thought for a while, and said: "It should be that the capital is fine, so there is no delay!"

Not to mention other things, just say that these people in the mansion go hunting, and without Chunlin, people can't be at ease.

Among the few bodyguards currently recruiting, Chunlin is the youngest, but he has become the main force by virtue of his ability.

Brother Nine ordered Walnut, "Call me in."

The walnuts responded.

Shu Shu said: "Where is He Yuzhu?"

On weekdays, when people inside and outside ask to see, it is He Yuzhu who comes to pass on the message.

Brother Nine said: "Even with Sun Jin, Master sent Cao Shun to go to the temple to light the lamps."

He didn't plan to move today, so he didn't leave He Yuzhu and Sun Jin around.

Shu Shu recalled what Brother Nine said to the Mongolian headman yesterday, and said: "It's a trivial matter to arrange their local people to be on errands, but if the descendants become a shortage in the world, then you need the emperor's grace, should you write a letter to the imperial court?" gone?"

Brother Nine curled his lips and said: "If you don't write it, Ama Khan hasn't replied yet, the writing is too dense."

Shu Shu thought that Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying were going to survey and draw a sketch, and felt that there was no bottom line.

In this cold weather, two Confucian scholars are working outdoors, so listening is hard work.

This canyon is connected, and the radius is also tens of miles.

She felt that it would not last long if Zhang Tingzan and Cao Yueying went to survey, so she suggested: "Master, please tell Erhe and Fuqing to study hard with the two adults. The job, it might fall on their heads..."

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The next update will be around 6 noon on July 22.

(End of this chapter)